A Jolly Heart Shaped Holiday Card by Diane Morales

Holly Jolly!

Today we are sharing a festive heart shaped holiday card by Diane!

To create this fun heart shaped card she starts out by stamping the large heart filled with holiday foliage from our Heartfelt Holidays Stamp Set. She adds pops of color to the image and a bit of gold sparkle too. Then she cut the image out using the scalloped heart from our Heart Frames Die Set. This image is designed to fit perfectly inside the heart. She cuts a second heart from shiny gold cardstock, again using the Heart Frames Die Set. This heart frames the first one perfectly and adds a beautiful shine! 

She uses the shiny cardstock again to foil the sentiment "holly jolly" using our Holiday Greetings Hot Foil Plates. The light colored foil really pops on the metallic paper! So fun! She cuts out the foiled sentiment using our Banner Duo Die Set and layers it over the heart.

The holidays are a perfect time of year to add lots of shine and sparkle to your cards, don't you think!?

To see more creations by Diane, you can visit on her blog, 2sisters project. 

Simple Christmas Shaker Card by Farhana Sarker

Christmas Tree Shaker!

Today we are sharing a simple Christmas tree card by Farhana that is perfect for last minute holiday card making!

For her card front she started with a white panel and die cut the tree out of it using the tree shape from our Christmas Trees Hot Foil Plates & Die Set. Next to the tree cut out she added the sentiment " Merry Christmas," from the Heartfelt Holidays Stamp Set.

Next, she stamped the big heart image filled with holiday foliage from our Heartfelt Holidays Stamp Set, embossing it in white. She ink blended over the top using shades of green and blue. Then she layered it behind he tree cut out, adding some 3D adhesive between the layers and clear acetate to create a shaker window. The shaker was filled with iridescent sequins. 

What a perfect way to give the simple card such a fun bit of color and sparkle! 

To see more of Farhana's creations and say hello to her you can visit her over at her blog, Everyday Engineered.

Joyful Tidings Snow Globe Card by Tina Herbeck

Joyful Tidings!

Today we are spreading joy with an adorable snow globe card by Tina!

To create this adorable card, Tina first stamped the image of the snowman from our Snow Much Cheer Stamp Set. She colored the snowman in cheerful colors, giving her a pink and white scarf, hat and mittens! She cut the image out using the coordinating Snow Much Cheer Die Set.

Next, she cut out a snow globe using our our Snow Globe Shaker Die Set. She used white paper for the top and a shimmery sliver paper for the bottom piece! She also cut out some of the tiny snowflake shaker shapes from a sparkly white paper. 

For her card base she ink blended a panel using blue distress inks, leaving the edges darker and the middle lighter to showcase the snow globe. She also added a texture of tiny snowflakes using our Petite Snow Stencil with texture paste. She left a spot near the top to stamp the message "joyful tidings" from the Heartfelt Holidays Stamp Set. Then she assembled all the pieces together, adding some die cut snowflakes inside the globe and some in the sky! 

This magical greeting would be so fun to receive this holiday season!  

To see more amazing cards by Tina, you can visit her blog, The Scrappin Rabbit! 

Snowy Christmas Scene by Farhana Sarker

Snow for Christmas! 

Today we are sharing gorgeous snowy scene by Farhana that is sure to delight. This scene reminds me of traveling home for Christmas on a snowy day, car loaded with goodies! 

For this fun card she started out by coloring the image of the truck laden with Christmas cheer from our Holiday Haul Stamp Set. She chose to color the truck blue and made the gifts traditional red and green with some yellow and blue highlights too. The image was then die cut out using our Holiday Haul Die Set. Here are the copic colors she used if you'd like to try them:

Next, she created an amazing backdrop for the truck to drive into. She started by inking a blue sky and then added a line of trees across the card using our new Christmas Tree Line Stencil. She then used our Petite Snow Stencil to add white snowflakes over the top with white texture paste. Doesn't it look magical!? She finished off the scene by adding a hill along the bottom, leaving room for the "Merry Christmas" sentiment from our Heartfelt Holidays Stamp Set. 

What a magical and gorgeous wintery scene! We hope you enjoyed this lovely card today. You can find more of Farhana's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Everyday Engineered. 

Christmas in July Card by Amanda Wilcox

Christmas in July

Did you today it is exactly 5 months util Christmas? Amanda noticed this and decided to celebrate with a Christmas themed card today! 

For this lovely holiday card she used stamped and colored the nutcracker from our Nutcrackers Stamp Set. She added gold accents to his outfit for a fun festive touch. The image was cut out using our coordinating Nutcrackers Die Set. 

The background was created by using our Music Stencil with gold texture paste over a green inked panel. The postage edge was added by die cutting the panel using our Framework Die Set. So pretty!  The finishing touch is the sentiment "Joyful Tidings" from our Heartfelt Holidays Stamp Set which was embossed in white onto a banner die cut out using our 
Banner Trio Die Set. 

We hope this card has inspired you to get a jump start on your holiday cards! It's never to early to work ahead, that way you won't be rushing to get them done at the holidays! 

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

Cozy Winter Fawns Card by Tina Herbeck

Cozy Woodland Deer

Today Tina has created an adorable woodland winter scene that is perfect for sending warm and cozy wishes on a winter day!

For this fun card she started by stamping and coloring the duo of fawns from our Deer Friend Stamp Set. She cut the images out using the coordinating Deer Friend Die Set. Next, she created a winter scene for them to nestle in. She started with a wintery sky that was created using our Petite Snow Stencil with white texture paste over a blue inked background. She left a spot in the sky to add in the "Peace, Love, & Joy" sentiment, stamped and embossed from our Heartfelt Holidays Stamp Set. This panel was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set to give it a sweet scalloped edge. Next, she added a snowy hill along the bottom, using our Land Borders Die Set to create the hill and again the Frames & Flags Die Set to match up the edge with the background. 

For the forest of trees she used the tall tree die cut from our Forest Scene Builder Die Set. After the trees were cut she colored them by hand to give them some dimension. What a lovely effect!

The final touch is a sprinkle of white paint splatters over the trees and deer. These sweet little deer look so cozy snuggled up in the snow! The recipient of this card is sure to feel the warm and cozy wishes!

To see more fun cards by Tina, you can visit her blog, The Scrappin Rabbit!

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Week - Day 4 - Channin Pelletier

Welcome to day four of our Deck the Halls with Inky Paws week! 

Each day this week we will have a new awesome featured guest and then a BIG blog hop on Friday, December 4th (with some give-aways, of course!) So make sure you come back and visit us every day!

Today's Featured guest is
Channin Pelletier

Hello! I’m Channin Pelletier and I live in sunny Arizona with my husband and our two sweet daughters. I’m a long time crafter and papercrafter. I actually papercrafting started back in junior high by carving my own stamps from erasers for to make handmade cards and scrapbook pages. However, cardmaking has definitely become my favorite crafty hobby!  It’s difficult for me to nail down my style, I’m bit of chameleon! I love clean and simple designs, coloring critters and flowers, and even constructing interactive cards! But overall I love trying to come up with designs that are unique or unexpected!

I’d love it if you checked out my youtube channel at youtube.com/c/ChanninPelletier or my blog at https://channin.wordpress.com or follow me on Instagram @channinpelletier.

Here's what Channin created:

Christmas is all about holly and berries, right!? This gorgeous card by Channin features the beautiful image of holiday berries and foliage in a heart shape from our Heartfelt Holidays Stamp Set. She stamped the image with a light colored ink so she could color it in the "no line" coloring technique. This technique really looks amazing on this image! The soft edges really give it such a lovely hand colored look!! She cut the image out by hand to create the heart shape. Here is a close-up so you can see all the amazing details:

For her card base, she used the red gingham patterned paper from our new Meowy Christmas Paper Pad. This coordinates perfectly with the image, adding the to festive feel! The finishing touch is the sentiment "Joyful Tidings" from the Heartfelt Holidays Stamp Set, embossed in white right onto the patterned paper!

 

This card has such an amazing fun and festive feeling! It will definitely bring joy to the recipient this holiday season!

Thanks so much, Channin for being our guest today! She will be back for our Deck the Halls with Inky Paws blog hop on Friday, December 3rd. Until then, you can visit her at her blog, Crafts by Channin to read more about her adorable projects and say hello!

Tomorrow we will have special Guest Blog Hop with all the guests we've featured this week and a couple more! Plus our FABULOUS NND Design Team - so make sure you come back tomorrow - there will be prizes too!

Santa Paws is Coming Card by Tina Herbeck

Kitty Themed Christmas Card!

Today Tina has created a lovely kitty themed Christmas card that is purr-fect for any cat lover!

For this fun card she started with the image of the kitty peeking out of the stocking from the Newton's Stocking Stamp Set. She colored the image in traditional holiday reds and added fun fur patterns to the gray kitty! Then she stamped the "Santa Paws is coming" sentiment onto the front of the stocking! So cute! The image was cut out using the coordinating Newton's Stocking Die Set.

For her card base she layered two of the patterned papers from our new Meowy Christmas Paper Pad. In the back she used a two toned green stripe. In front of that she used our fun paw print pattern, cutting it out into a scalloped rectangle using our Frames & Flags Die Set. In the center she layered a big circle that was cut out using our Circle Frames Die Set. She added a little bit of blue the the circle center and layered that fun kitty image on top! 

In the upper left corner she added a fun shiny red bow and some branches that were die cut out using our Pines & Holly Die Set. And the final touch is the "Merry Christmas" sentiment from the Heartfelt Holidays Stamp Set. She embossed it in white onto a black banner that was cut out using our Banner Trio Die Set. What a fun and festive card! 

To see more fun cards by Tina, you can visit her blog, The Scrappin Rabbit!

Heartfelt Holidays Card and Tag Set by Zsofia Molnar

Holiday Hearts!

Zsofia has created a gorgeous card with matching tags today featuring our new Heartfelt Holidays Stamp Set. It's super fun to see how you can create coordinating projects using the same stamp set!

For all three projects she stamped and embossed the large holiday heart from the Heartfelt Holidays Stamp Set  in white onto a kraft colored cardstock. She then cut the die hearts out using the scallop edged heart die from the Heart Frames Die Set. 

For the lovely card, she die cut a red bow and some green evergreen boughs using our Pines & Holly Die Set and adhered them tot he top of the heart. Then she used our Banner Trio Die Set to cut out a red banner to hold the sentiment "Be Merry." That red banner really pops off the kraft paper! For the card base she added a soft pattern of foilage using our  Holiday Foliage Stencil and laiyered the heart on top. A bit of red and white twine adds the finishing touch. 

For her gift tags, she used the other two hearts, also adding red banners to them that were die cut using our Banner Trio Die Set. On the tags she used the "Merry Christmas" sentiment. Then She added an eyelet to create a hole to hold the red and white twine to make these into tags! So pretty!

We hope this inspires you to make some fun gift tags using your stamps this year! 

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

Holiday Reveals Day 4 - Heartfelt Holidays, Prehistoric Christmas & Christmas Pheasant

 

Today is the final reveal day for our Holiday Release and we have 3 more fun new stamp sets to share. First, we are adding another gorgeous heart design to our line of Heart Shaped Products. Then we are having some fun with Christmas puns on our new dinosaur holiday set! Last, we have a fun mini set, featuring a pheasant! Scroll down for details. Plus, we are having a giveaway today, so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Heartfelt Holidays

'Tis the Season! Create gorgeous holiday cards using this 4x6 Stamp Set! It features one large heart shaped stamp that is filled with festive foliage! This image is perfect for coloring in multiple colors, or simply stamp or emboss the image for a quick and easy greeting! It also includes seven fun sentiments too. This set is perfectly sized to fit with the scallop edged heart frame on the Heart Frames Die Set and is perfect for layering a heart onto any card! The sentiments on this set are all sized to fit on the die cut banners from our Banner Trio Die Set. Die sets sold separately.

Heartfelt Holidays Stamp Set

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 8 stamps: 1 image and 7 sentiments
• Works with the Heart Frames and Banner Trio die sets (show above, sold separately)
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, October 15th

Prehistoric Christmas

Send dino-mite Christmas cards this year with this unique 4x6 stamp set! This set has four dinosaurs ready to help with holiday fun. Fill your cards with holiday fun using the skiing T-Rex, the tree carrying Triceratops, the Brontosaurus dressed as Santa or the Velociraptor wrapping gifts! All of these fun Dino friends are sure to create unique extraordinary greetings! 

Prehistoric Christmas Stamp Set

• 4x6 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 11 stamps: 6 images and 5 sentiments
• Coordinating Prehistoric Christmas purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 6 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, October 15th

Christmas Pheasant

This holiday bird is sure to bring smiles! The adorable pheasant is so cute wearing a Santa hat on this 2x3 stamp set! Add the funny sentiment and some gifts for a unique holiday card with an extra bit of whimsy!

Christmas Pheasant Stamp Set

• 2x3 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 3 stamps: 2 images and 1 sentiment
• Coordinating Christmas Pheasant purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 2 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, October 15th

Fill your Holiday projects with Fun and Unique HolidayPuns This Year! 

Check out all the awesome projects below from our Design Team below! Then, make sure to click through to all their blogs for details on their cards - you will find a few extra cards on some of the DT blogs and you might even find a fun video or two along the way! Make sure to comment on all the blogs for a chance to win! Details on the giveaway are at the bottom of today's post.

Created by Tina using the new Prehistoric Christmas Stamp Set and the Meowy Christmas Paper Pad (shown Monday on the post: Holiday Reveal Day 1).. Additional products used: Land Borders Die Set, Frames & Flags Die Set, Petite Snow Stencil, Banner Trio Die Set

Created by Amanda using the new Heartfelt Holiday Stamp Set and the Meowy Christmas Paper Pad (shown Monday on the post: Holiday Reveal Day 1). Additional products used: Heart Frames Die Set, Banner Trio Die Set

Created by Samantha using the new Christmas Pheasant Stamp Set and the Meowy Christmas Paper Pad (shown Monday on the post: Holiday Reveal Day 1). Additional products used: Speech Bubbles Die Set

Created by Tatiana using the new Prehistoric Christmas Stamp Set and the Meowy Christmas Paper Pad (shown Monday on the post: Holiday Reveal Day 1). Additional products used: Banner Trio Die Set, Circle Frames Die Set

Created by Larissa using the new Heartfelt Holiday Stamp Set and the Meowy Christmas Paper Pad (shown Monday on the post: Holiday Reveal Day 1). Additional products used: Heart Frames Die Set

Created by Zsofia  using the new Christmas Pheasant Stamp Set. Additional products used: Plaid Stencil Set, Circle Frames Die Set, Frames Squared Die Set

Created by Maria using the new Prehistoric Christmas Stamp Set. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set

Created by Ellen using the new Heartfelt Holiday Stamp Set and the Meowy Christmas Paper Pad (shown Monday on the post: Holiday Reveal Day 1). Additional products used: Frames Squared Die Set, Heart Frame Die Set, Holiday Greetings Die Set

Created by Farhana using the new Christmas Pheasant Stamp Set and the Meowy Christmas Paper Pad (shown Monday on the post: Holiday Reveal Day 1). Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set, Banner Trio Die Set, Holiday Foliage Stencil

 Created by Samantha using the new Prehistoric Christmas Stamp Set and the Meowy Christmas Paper Pad (shown Monday on the post: Holiday Reveal Day 1). Additional products used: Fancy Edges Tag Die Set

Would you like to win the “Heartfelt Christmas" or the "Prehistoric Christmas" Stamp Set?
We will chose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set! 

Here's how to win: Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday October 14th at 9pm ET to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 15th.  

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Ellen Haxelmans

Tina Herbeck

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Maria Russell

Farhana Sarker

Tatiana Trafimovich

Samantha VanArnhem

Amanda Wilcox