Happy Haunts Card by Maria Russell

Happy Haunts!

We are starting to get excited for Halloween! Today we have an awesome and just a tiny bit spooky card created by Maria that is sure to inspire you!

She started out with that adorable owl wearing the knight's armor from our Knight Owl Stamp Set. She colored that cute little image in neutral tones, adding a fun pop of blue on the moon. The image was cut it out using the Knight Owl Die Set.

For that amazing background she masked off a circle to create a moon, then used distress inks along with our Spiderweb Stencil to create a gorgeous blue and purple web background. She placed the owl over the masked circle and gave him a branch to perch on that was die cut using our What a Hoot Die Set. Such a fun idea! She added the sentiment "happy haunts"  and some little bats onto the sky from our Spooky Street Stamp Set.

To see more beautiful projects by Maria you can visit her over at her blog, Maria Russell Designs and don't forget to subscribe to her YouTube channel too!

August Reveal - Day 4 - Pug-kin and Knight Owl!

We hope you have been enjoying our Fall and Halloween reveals this week! Today is our last reveal day and we are share two adorable mini stamp sets, complete with funny puns! Scroll down to view the Pug-kin and Knight Owl 2x3 mini sets. Plus, we are having a giveaway today too, so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Pug-kin

This adorable 2x3 stamp set is perfect for sending Halloween smiles. This set includes a cute pug puppy, nestled in a jack-o-lantern, along with the "pug-kin" sentiment! This fun image will certainly tickle the funny bone of dog lovers at Halloween!

• 2 x 3 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 2 stamps: 1 images and 1 sentiment
• Coordinating Pug-kin purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 1 die 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, August 21st

Knight Owl

This whimsical 2x3 stamp set is sure to make you laugh! It includes an owl wearing a knight costume with the "knight owl" pun. What a great way to add a smiles to your cards for Halloween, fall or just for fun!

• 2 x 3 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 2 stamps: 1 image and 1 sentiment
• Coordinating Knight Owl purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 1 die
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, August 21st

Enjoy Some Spooky Yet Cute Inspiration from our Design Team!

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.

Maria created this fantastic Halloween card featuring our new Knight Owl Stamp Set! This fun layout includes three circles cut out using our Circle Frames Die Set. She added purple clouds behind the owl using our Clouds Stencil and black grass using our Land Borders Die Set. Behind the other circles she added yellow distress ink with bats and the "Trick or Treat" die cut form our Halloween Trio Die Set. These items combine perfectly for a fun Halloween card! 

Andrea created a playful Halloween card combining several new products. She created a fun purple and black web background using our new Spiderweb Stencil. She added the adorable pug in a pumpkin from the new Pug-kin Stamp Set. The sentiment is from our new Batty Newton Stamp Set and fits into a banner cut out with our Banner Trio Die Set. The stitched rectangle shape was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

Amanda created a scene that is fitting for this owl in knight armor! She colored the image from our Knight Owl Stamp Set and added trees around him using our Forest Scene Builder Die Set and grass using our Land Borders Die Set. The starry background was created using our Cascading Stars Stencil. She paired the Knight-Owl sentiment with "thinking of you" from the new Heartfelt Essentials Stamp Set. She also used our Framework Die Set and Frames & Flags Die Set for the stitched and postage edge frames. 

Larissa created this adorable Halloween card featuring the pug from the new Pug-kin Stamp Set. Isn't he so cute popping out of the pumpkin? She added a distress inked sky behind him and a couple of bats from the Halloween Trio Die Set. The patterned paper frame was cut out with the Frames & Flags Die Set to give it a scalloped edge. She also used the Gingham Stencil on the envelope flap. 

Amy created this charming card with the new Knight Owl Stamp Set. She colored the armor on the owl with pops of purple to match her card base. The layers of white, purple and gray were cut out using the Framework Die Set. She added pattern to the gray layer using our new Houndstooth Stencil. The sentiment was added onto a banner from our Banner Trio Die Set. 

This whimsical Halloween card was created by Tatiana. She stacked three images from the Pug-kin Stamp Set with the pug peeking out of the top one. In the background she added webs using our new Spiderweb Stencil. She also added the sentiment to a little banner from our Banner Trio Die Set and added more flags using our Frames & Flags Die Set. 

Zsofia created a whole castle scene for her owls! She added two owls in armor from the Knight Owl Stamp Set onto the castle and aded a custom sentiment in the sky by cutting letters using our Essential Alphabet Die Set. So adorable!

Samantha created this adorable Halloween card featuring a pair of pugs! She used the larger pug from our Pug Hugs Stamp Set and paired it with the smaller pug in the pumpkin from our new Pug-kin Stamp Set. She also combined sentiments from both sets to complete the theme! She added a scene behind this duo using our Land Borders Die Set and Fence Die Set. The bats in the sky are from the new Batty Newton Stamp Set. 

Ellen created a card that is perfectly fitting for the knight theme! She used the owl in knights armor from our Knight Owl Stamp Set and created a tiny scene for him on the small decorative square from our Frames Squared Die Set. She added clouds using our Sky Scene Builders Die Set and a branch using our What a Hoot Stamp Set. For the background she used our Houndstooth Stencil with sparkly blue texture paste for a fun and regal look. She added the scalloped border and the flag that holds the sentiment using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

Would you like to win the "Knight Owl" and the “Pug-kin” Stamp Set? 
We will choose TWO lucky winners to each win this duo of stamp sets!

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 August 20th at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 21st. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Newton's Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Andrea Shell
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amy Tsuruta
Amanda Wilcox