Graduation Card by Samantha Mann

Congratulations to a Graduate! 

Today we have a fun congratulations by Samantha that is perfect for a graduate! 

For this creative card she used the image of the kitty in the suitcase from our retiring Stowaway Newton Stamp Set. She colored the image in gorgeous watercolors and cut it out using the coordinating Stowaway Newton Die Set. Next, she added a graduation hat from our Newton's Graduation Stamp Set. So cute! 

For the card background she created a fun woodgrain pattern using our Hardwood Stencil (also retiring) along the side with some metallic gel. She layered the kitty image over the pattern and added the fun  sentiment from our Newton's Graduation Stamp Set into a blue speech bubble over the kitties head. The speech bubble was die cut using our Speech Bubbles Die Set. The finishing touch is the "Congratulations" sentiment, which was embossed in white onto the skinny banner from our A7 Frames & Banners Die Set. What a fun way to celebrate a graduation! 

Note: The Stowaway Newton Stamp Set and Hardwood Stencil are part of our retiring sale and will only be available while supplies last so if you like these products, make sure you get them while you can and don't forget to see what else is retiring in our retiring sale category! 

To say hello to Sam and see more of her amazing creations you can visit her over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy! 

Galloping By Birthday Card by Amanda Wilcox

Galloping By...

Today we are heading to the stables with this adorable birthday cad by Amanda! For her card she is featuring the horse from our retiring Neigh Stamp Set. She colored this duo of ponies in gorgeous neutrals, adding fun pattern spots to their coats. The images were cut out using the coordinating Neigh Die Set. 

She layered this pretty duo of horses onto a tag that was cut out using our Fancy Edges Tag Die Set. Some blue ink applied to the background sets the scene and coordinates perfectly with the ribbon!

For the card base, she created a beautiful woodgrain background using our Hardwood Stencil. She applied transfer paste to the pattern and then used applied the flock texture using a laminator. So cool! She cut the panel out to give it a fun postage edge using our Framework Die Set. 

All that is left is to add the sentiment! She used several words from the Neigh Stamp Set, embossing them in white on black strips and arranged them around the card! What a fabulous layout!

Note: The Neigh Stamp Set and Hardwood Stencil are both part of our retiring sale and will only be available while supplies last so if you like these products, make sure you get them while you can and don't forget to see what else is retiring in our retiring sale category!

To say hello to her and see more of her awesome creations you can visit Amanda over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!

Retiring Products Feature Week - Day 3 - Larissa Heskett & Ellen Haxelmans

It's time to make room for new products so we are retiring select designs! 

These designs are discounted up to 40% off while supplies last so hurry to get your favorites before they're gone for good! Head over to the shop to see what's going away in the retiring sale category!

All week our design team will be sharing inspiration using some of their favorite products from our retiring list and we are featuring projects by Larissa and Ellen
 

 Next, Larissa has created a shaker card featuring the pretty flowers from the retiring Peony Blooms Stamp Set!

For this gorgeous card Larissa colored those pretty blooms in yellow and layered them over a fun shaker card window that was created using our Frames & Flags Die Set. In the background she created woodgrain texture by dry embossing with the retiring Hardwood Stencil. So pretty! She even added a matching woodgrain pattern on the envelope flap for a fun special touch! Detailed product list below.

Retiring products used: Hardwood Stencil, Peony Blooms Stamp Set, Peony Blooms Die Set

Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set, Monarchs Stamp Set (sentiment)

Visit Larissa's blog: Larissa Heskett Designs to see more!

Ellen created two cards using our retiring Peony Blooms Stamp Set and Hardwood Stencil:

Ellen created two gorgeous floral cards using the pretty blooms from our Peony Blooms Stamp Set. She layered them onto pretty heart shaped cards that she cut out using our Heart Frames Die Set. She also added a fun woodgrain pattern to the interior heart using ourHardwood Stencil. So colorful and pretty!   Detailed product list below.

Retiring products used: Hardwood Stencil, Peony Blooms Stamp Set, Peony Blooms Die Set

Additional products used: Heartfelt Roses Stamp Set, Heartfelt Blooms Stamp Set, Heart Frames Die Set, A7 Frames & Banners Die Set

Visit Ellen's blog: Crafty Ellen to see more!

Check back tomorrow for more inspiration!

Don't forget to check out the Retiring Products Category to see everything that is discounted and get your favorites before they are gone for good!

Retiring Products Feature Week - Day 2 - Amanda Wilcox & Tatiana Trafimovich

It's time to make room for new products so we are retiring select designs! 

These designs are discounted up to 40% off while supplies last so hurry to get your favorites before they're gone for good! Head over to the shop to see what's going away in the retiring sale category!

All week our design team will be sharing inspiration using some of their favorite products from our retiring list and we are featuring projects by Amanda and Tatiana!
 

 This card by Amanda our retiring Cosmic Newton Stamp Set is out of this world!

Amanda created a shaker card that is truly out of this world! She features Newton in his space rocket from the Cosmic Newton Stamp Set over a fun shaker background. The starry sky background was created with distress inks and our Cascading Stars Stencil. What a fun setting! Detailed product list below.

Retiring products used:  Cosmic Newton Stamp Set, Cosmic Newton Die Set

Additional products used: Cascading Stars Stencil, Frames & Flags Die Set

Visit Amanda's blog: Twiddler's Nook to see more!

Tatiana created this adorable birthday card using our retiring Fabulous Frenchies Stamp Set.

Send paw-some birthday wishes with this adorable puppy card! This card by Tatiana features the adorable french bulldog puppy and balloons from the Fabulous Frenchies Stamp Set. She layered the images over a woodgrain background that was adding using the retiring Hardwood Stencil for some fun texture.   

Detailed product list below.

Retiring products used: Fabulous Frenchies Stamp Set, Fabulous Frenchies Die Set, Hardwood Stencil

Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set

Visit Tatiana's blog: Tatiana Trafimovich to see more!

Check back tomorrow for more inspiration!

Don't forget to check out the Retiring Products Category to see everything that is discounted and get your favorites before they are gone for good!

Fall Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Fall Leaves & Pumpkins Please!

Today Ellen has created an adorable card that is sure to put you in the mood for fall weather!

For her card she features our Signs of Fall Stamp Set. This fun set has an image with a blank sign and several sentiments that fit inside it so you can easily customize your fall greetings! For her card today, Ellen stamped and colored the image in fun bright fall colors with pops of blue and teal. Then she added the "Fall Leaves & Pumpkins Please!" sentiment, embossing it in white onto the sign. She cut the images out using the coordinating Signs of Fall Die Set.

For her card base she used our Hardwood Stencil to create a woodgrain background. Then she layered it over a fun lime green scallop edged panel that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set. What a fun pop of color! 

We hope you enjoyed this fun fall project today! To see more unique creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen!

Welcome Darling Little One Baby Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Welcome Little One!

Today Ellen has created a an adorable zoo themed baby card! This fun card features the big square image of zoo animals from our Zoo Party Stamp Set. She colored the image using copics and then cut out a yellow scalloped frame for it using our Frames Squared Die Set. In the center of the image she combined words from our Bitty Bibs and Loveable Laundry Stamp Set to create the sentiment, stamped onto a circle that was also cut out using our Frames Squared Die Set. In the background she added a fun woodgrain pattern with our Hardwood Stencil. 

This darling card is perfect to welcome a new baby!

Card Details from Ellen:

Below we have some instructions from Ellen on how to create this card.

1. (left photo) I used Zig Clean Color Real Watercolor Brush Markers to color the image from the Zoo Party Stamp Set and layered it on the scalloped frame from the Frames Squared Die Set.
   
   Colors used: 
   Green: No.041 Light Green, No.400 Marine Green
   Yellow: No.055 Pale Yellow, No.050 Yellow
   Orange: No.052 Bright Yellow
   Grey: No.097 Pale Gray, No.091 Light Gray
   Brown: No.072 Beige, No.068 Deep Brown
   Black: No.090 Gray, No.010 Black
   White: No.071 Flesh Colour, No.064 Oatmeal
   Pink: No.220 Tea Rose, No.222 Pink Flamingo
   
   
2. (right photo) As last step I prepared the card base with distress ink and the Hardwood Stencil. Next I glued the panel on top with the 3D foam.
   

We hope you enjoyed this fun project today and details from Ellen! To see more unique creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen!

Newton's Nook Designs & Therm O Web Inspiration Week - Day 3 with Larissa Heskett & Zsofia Molnar

This week Newton's Nook Designs and Therm O Web are partnering for a fabulous inspiration week! All week long both design teams will be sharing ways to add fun foils and more to your cards using Therm O Web products with Newton's Nook Designs stamps! There are prizes too! Read all the way to the end of this post to find out how you can win! 

Today we are featuring projects by Larissa and Zsofia! 

First up we are sharing a gorgeous mermaid card by Larissa: 

On this incredible card Larissa uses  a stencil from Newton's Nook Designs and applies an opal foil from Therm O Web using transfer gel to create a shimmer background! It's the perfect setting  for that mermaid from Newton's Nook Designs. Products listed below.

 

From Newton's Nook Designs: 

Narly Mermaids Stamp Set | Narly Mermaids Die Set | Seashells Stencil | Circle Frames Die Set | Little Lilies Stamp Set

From Therm O Web: 
Pixie Spray | Stencil Pal | Deco Foil Transfer Gel | Deco Foil Transfer Sheets - Opal

Visit Larissa's blog: Larissa Heskett Designs to see more!

 Next, we have an adorable gnome card by Zsofia:

For her project Zsofia creates a gorgeous woodgrain background by pairing a stencil from Newton's Nook Designs with metallic gel from Therm O Web! It is the perfect background for the adorable gnome scene she created using stamps and dies from the Newton's Nook Designs. She also added flock from Therm O Web onto the clouds and grass to make them fluffy! What a fun special touch! Full product list below. 

From Newton's Nook Designs: 
Garden Gnome Stamp Set | Garden Gnome Die Set | Land Borders Die Set | Sky Scene Builder Die Set  | Speech Bubbles Die Set | Hardwood Stencil

From Therm O Web: 
Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - White Latte | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Green Envy | Deco Foil Metallix Gel - Copper | Stencil Pal

Visit Zsofia's blog: safsafdesign to see more today!

Make sure to come back tomorrow for more fun with Newton's Nook Designs + Therm O Web!

For a chance to win, enter using the link at the end of this blog post today!

There are also more amazing projects over on the Therm O Web blog so pop over there for more inspiration! Don't forget to enter to win a prize from either Therm O Web or Newton's Nook below! 

Newton's Nook Designs & Therm O Web Inspiration Week - Day 2 with Samantha Mann & Amanda Wilcox

This week Newton's Nook Designs and Therm O Web are partnering for a fabulous inspiration week! All week long both design teams will be sharing ways to add fun foils and more to your cards using Therm O Web products with Newton's Nook Designs stamps! There are prizes too! Read all the way to the end of this post to find out how you can win! 

Today we are featuring projects by Samantha and Amanda! 

First up we are sharing a two beautiful foiled and flocked cards by Samantha: 

For her first card Samantha features a gorgeous cluster of leaves that are flocked and foiled with Therm O Web products using shapes that were cut using dies from Newton's Nook Designs. A gorgeous stenciled background and thank you sentiment add more fun and texture to this unique and beautiful thank you card! Products listed below. 

From Newton's Nook Designs: 

Beautiful Leaves Die Set | Flower Trio Die Set | Floral Roundabout Stamp Set | Hardwood Stencil

From Therm O Web: 
Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo | Deco Foil Transfer Sheets in Lily Pad & Glass Slipper | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets in Emerald Green, Green Envy & Teal Waters | iCraft 3D Double-sided Adhesive Foam Squares

On her second card Samantha created a gorgeous rainbow slimline card. She foiled the background using toner card fronts and foils from Therm O Web. Then accented it with stars, clouds, and a sentiment using products from Newton's Nook Designs (listed below). 

From Newton's Nook Designs: 
Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set | Sky Scene Builder Die Set | Floral Roundabout Stamp Set | Banner Trio Die Set | Cascading Stars Stencil

From Therm O Web: 
Deco Foil Transfer Sheets - Rainbow | Deco Foil Kraft Slimline Toner Card Fronts - Chic Chevron

 | iCraft 3D Double-sided Adhesive Foam Squares

Visit Sam's blog: Sam's Scrap Candy to see more!

 Next, we have an incredible sparkly purr-maid card by Amanda:

For this amazing underwater scene Amanda used stencils from Newton's Nook Designs with flocks (on the seashells) and glitz gel (on the waves) from Therm O Web. The layering of these fun textures makes a gorgeous place to swim for those fish and mermaids to swim by! Full product list below. 

From Newton's Nook Designs:
Purr-maid Stamp Set | Purr-maid Die Set | Scuba Newton Stamp Set | Scuba Newton Die Set | Waves Stencil | Seashells Stencil | Frames Squared Die Set

From Therm O Web: 
Gina K Designs Glitz Glitter Gel - Turquoise Sea | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - White Latte

Visit Tina's blog: Twiddler's Nook to see more today!

Make sure to come back tomorrow for more fun with Newton's Nook Designs + Therm O Web!

For a chance to win, enter using the link at the end of this blog post today!

There are also more amazing projects over on the Therm O Web blog so pop over there for more inspiration! Don't forget to enter to win a prize from either Therm O Web or Newton's Nook below! 

Beautiful Sympathy Card by Zsofia Molnar

Sweet Flowers for Sympathy

Today we are sharing a sweet floral sympathy card by Zsofia. It is always sad when you need to create a sympathy card but they are essential to have on hand. This lovely floral card is perfect for letting someone know you that you care. 

She created this lovely card by using stamping the bouquet of daisies from our Dainty Daisies Stamp Set twice. She colored the florals with soft pinks and yellow centers and used the coordinating Dainty Daisies Die Set to cut them out. Behind the flowers she added a soft gray woodgrain background by using our Hardwood Stencil with gray ink. She also added a few butterfly silhouettes using our Monarchs Stamp Set. The sentiment was stamped from our Heartfelt Essentials Stamp Set. The Heartfelt Essentials Stamp Set is filled with sentiments that are perfect for sending caring thoughts. The sentiment was embossed onto a banner that was die cut out using our Banner Trio Die Set.  All of the sentiment on this set will fit onto the banner dies too, which makes them really versatile. 

To add a finishing touch, a postage edged panel was added to frame the image using our Framework Die Set. 

Here is a close up so you can see all the lovely details. 

If  you don't need a sympathy card, you could easily modify this card by changing the sentiment. It would be lovely for almost any occasion! 

You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign.