You're so Narly Card by Samantha Mann

Narly Summer Card!

Today Samantha is back with a summer card that is sure to brighten your day! She created this colorful  card featuring our retiring Narly Mermaids Stamp Set. She started by stamping the image of a mermaid holding a narwhal and a few additional single narwhal images. She colored these cuties in fun bright colors, adding a vibrant green tail on the mermaid! She even added pink cheeks and white gel pen accents too! The images were then cut out using the coordinating Narly Mermaids Die Set. 

To make the rainbow of waves for the background she used our Sky Borders Die Set. This die set has a large scalloped edge and she cut out borders using the reverse cut that you get when you cut it out. She made several layers of borders, adding a different color to each one with different distress inks to create that rainbow effect! Splatters of water and white acrylic ink add a fun effect. Once it was all adhered together, she added a fun texture using our Tropical Fish Stencil(also retiring) with white texture paste over the top. 

Then, she added the cute little mermaid to the scene and tucked the two narwhals behind the waves! How adorable! 

Here is a close up so you can see all the amazing details:

We hope this card by Samantha has brightened your day and made you smile!

Note: The Narly Mermaids Stamp Set, Narly Mermaids Die Set and Tropical Fish Stencil are part of our retiring sale and will only be available while supplies last so if you like these designs, 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 Sam over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Shell-ebrate Card by Farhana Sarker

Shell-ebrate!

Today we are sharing a fun under the sea card by Farhana! This adorable card would be perfect for a birthday or to celebrate any event this summer! 

She created a fun seashell background featuring our new Seashell Roundabout Stamp Set. She took the big circle image and embossed it in white and added blue ink over the top. Then she cut it into a square. What a great way to get more milage out of the circular image. 

For the rest of the card, she features products from our Retiring Products category! That cute Narwhal and all the colorful fish are from our retiring Narly Mermaids Stamp Set. She used the coordinating  Narly Mermaids Die Set to cut them out (also retiring). Then, for that fun subtle texture in the background she used our Tropical Fish Stencil, dry embossing it by passing it through a die cutting machine. 

She added the sentiment "Shell-ebrate" from the new Seashell Roundabout Stamp Set to finish the scene. 

Here is a close up image so you can see details:

What a fun and unique way to create a card to celebrate a birthday or any other fun occasion! 

Note: The Narly Mermaids Stamp Set,  Narly Mermaids Die Set and Tropical Fish Stencil are part of our retiring sale and will only be available while supplies last so if you like these designs, make sure you get it while you can and don't forget to see what else is retiring in our retiring sale category!

We hope that you enjoyed this beautiful card by Farhana! You can find more of Farhana's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Everyday Engineered.

Retiring Products Feature Week - Day 5 - Farhana Sarker & Larissa Heskett

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 today we are featuring projects today by Farhana and Larissa!

Farhana created this this sweet card featuing our retiring Narly Mermaids Stamp Set:

How cute is this mermaid with pink hair! Farhana colored the image of the mermaid snuggling a narwhal from our Narly Mermaid Stamp Set in fun bright pastels. Little fish images from the same set add to the fun underwater scene. The background was created by using our retiring Tropical Fish Stencil and a die cutting machine to create a dry embossed effect! What a pretty card to send to a "mermazing" friend! 

Retiring products used: Narly Mermaid Stamp Set, Narly Mermaid Die Set, Tropical Fish Stencil

Additional products used: Banner Trio Die Set

Visit Farhana's blog: Everyday Engineered to see more!

Next, Larissa has created a card featuring the dino from retiring Tea Rex Stamp Set!

How adorable is that dinosaur holding a cup of tea? Larissa created a fun patterned panel by repeatedly stamping the image from our retiring Tea Rex Stamp Set to make a background full of dinosaurs! A fun scalloped frame and sentiment finish out this whimsical card! Wouldn't this be perfect for sending to a friend who loves tea? Detailed product list below.

Retiring products used: Tea Rex Stamp Set

Additional products used: Floral Roundabout Stamp Set (sentiment), Banner Trio Die Set, Frames & Flags Die Set

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

We hope you have enjoyed the inspiration featuring our retiring sets this week!

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!

Thinking of You Card by Larissa Heskett

Thinking of You! 

Today we are sharing an adorable thinking of you card created by Larissa. This sweet card features a kitty mermaid from our Purr-maid Newton Stamp Set, perfect for sending thoughtful wishes. She colored this cute image in shades of purple and teal and cut it out using the coordinating Purr-maid Newton Die Set. Then she layered it over two hearts that were die cut out using our Heart Frames Die Set in colors that match the purple and teal on the kitty. Aren't those coordinating colors so pretty?

For the background, she stamped a white panel full of little fish using images from our Narly Mermaids Stamp Set in a random pattern. Then she added black paint speckles and some iridescent sequins to give a fantastical underwater look! 

What a beautiful card! This sweet card is sure to make the recipient smile!  

To say hello to Larissa and see more of her creations, visit her over at her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs.

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! 

I Wuf You Pirate Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Pirate Puppy by the Sea!

Today Ellen has created a fun nautical scene featuring the dog wearing a  pirate costume from our Dress Up Doxies Stamp Set! She colored the dog with copics, adding cute little speckled details and cut him out using the coordinating Dress Up Doxies Die Set. Then she used a bunch of other NND stamps and dies to created the fun tall scene! For the layers of sky, sand and sea, she used our Sky Borders Die Set, Land Borders Die Set and our Sea Borders Die Set to create layers of clouds, waves and sand!

She added stenciled waves onto the die cut waves using our Waves Stencil. That cute crab on the bottom is from our Tides of Love Stamp Set. She added in more little fish, seaweed and shells using the little images from our Narly Mermaids Stamp Set, Purr-Maid Newton Stamp Set, Scuba Newton Stamp Set and Manatee-rific Stamp Set. She colored all these tiny little sea themed images and cut them out with their coordinating die sets.

For the sentiment on the top, she combined the "Arrrrf" from the  Dress Up Doxies Stamp Set with the "I wuf you" from the Puppy Playtime Stamp Set.

Ellen is a genius at creating scenes! See her tips below on how she created this one!

Tips on creating this scene!

Below we have some tips from Ellen on how she created a fun tall scene!

1. I knew I wanted to have a sea Valentine's card with the captain dog from the Dress Up Doxies Stamp Set. For the rest of my scene I was looking out for stamps that could fit the scene in the sea and in the air. I choose a few images and colored them. It’s important also to not use  not too many different colors on a card, that’s why I use a few similar colors. This makes the whole card look more cohesive.
2. Then I did take out watercolor paper the largest frames from the Framework Die Set. I die cut the frame twice.
   
   
3. After cutting the frames,  I die cut out the borders from paper that was first cut using the same frames. I used the Land Borders Die Set and Sea Borders Die Set for that. I also took white paper to cut out the largest frames again from the framework die set. Later used the SSky Borders Die Set to make puffy clouds with that white paper.
4. I colored the layered borders with Distress Inks. For the sea I also used the Waves Stencil. The Cloudy Sky Stencil stencil where used for the clouds. Then I did put all die borders together. Some of them overlap, but that’s good to have no gaps inbetween.

There are so many fun ways to combine our products for creative scenes! We love hearing the process on how Ellen created this! If you love this project by Ellen you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen to see more of her beautiful creations!

Newton's Nook Designs & Wow Embossing Powder Inspiration Week - Day 2 with Zsofia & Holly

Newton's Nook Designs and WOW! embossing powders are collaborating all week long to offer you inspiration using their products together! Both design teams will be sharing fun ways to use embossing powders on your projects using WOW! embossing powders paired with Newton's Nook Designs stamps! 

Today we are featuring projects by Zsofia and Holly! 

First up we are sharing a duo of fall themed card by Zsofia: 

On her first card Zsofia features the adorable fox hugging a pumpkin from our Harvest Tails Stamp Set. She cut the fox out using the coordinating Harvest Tails Die Set. Then she layered him over some gold grass cut out using our Land Borders Die Set on a decorative square cut out using our Frames Squared Die Set. She added some leaves along the edge that were cut out using our Autumn Leaves Die Set. She embossed the leaves to look like metal embellishments by coating them with embossing ink and using embossing powder in Metallic Platinum, Caramel Macchiato Pearlscent and Metallic Gold Sparkle from WOW! embossing powders! She also used the Metallic Platinum embossing powder from WOW! for the sentiment. The stitched rectangle shape was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

For her second card,  Zsofia created another Fall themed card. Again, she die cut the leaves using our Autumn Leaves Die Set. She covered the leaves with Versamark Ink and then embossed them using the "Sara Naumann" Trio of embossing powders from WOW! Embossing Powder. Next, she added the sentiment from our Thankful Thoughts Stamp Set using the Metallic Platinum embossing powder from WOW!. She mounted the trio of leaves above the sentiment for a simple yet stunning Fall card!

Visit Zsofia's blog: Safsaf Designs to see to see more and leave her a comment for another chance to win!

 Next, we have beautiful summer-themed card by Holly:

For her card Holly created a sparkly sea using our Waves Stencil. She inked over the stencil using an embossing ink pad and then added the Mermaid Tails embossing glitter powder from WOW! Embossing Powder to create the sparkly sea! She added on the mermaid and narwhal from our Narly Mermaids Stamp Set. She colored the images, giving them great textures and cut them out using the coordinating Narly Mermaids Die Set. What a fabulous sparkly sea scene! 

Holly also created a fabulous sparkly Christmas card using our Llama Delivery Stamp Set.She colored the llama in fun bright colors and cut the image out using the coordinating Llama Delivery Die Set. For the background she used our Snowfall Stencil with a sponge dauber, adding the embossing ink to just a few of the snowflakes. Then she added the sparkle to them using White Puff Twinkle embossing powder from WOW! Embossing Powder. 

Visit Holly's blog: Hollybeary Creations to see more to see more and leave her a comment for another chance to win!

There are more amazing projects today over on the WOW! blog so pop over there for more inspiration!

Would you like to win a $25 store credit Newton’s Nook Designs?

Here's how to win: Leave comments on the NND & Design Team blog posts using WOW! products all week (September 23-27) to enter. One winner will be randomly chosen from blog posts throughout the week so the more posts you leave comments on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Friday September 27th at midnight CST to comment. The winner will be announced on the NND blog post on Monday, September 30th.

Want another chance to win? WOW! is also giving away a prize pack! Visit the WOW! blog each day this week for more inspiration and details on how to win their prize! 

You're Mer-mazing Card by Samantha Mann

Simply Mermazing!!

Today we are warming things up with a touch of the tropics by Samantha! For her sunny card today Sam used our the cute mermaid hugging the narwhal from our Narly Mermaids Stamp Set. She colored this cute with bright colored distress inks and cut the image out using our Narly Mermaids Die Set. For the amazing background on her card she used  Distress Oxide Inks to create the pink to yellow orange sky color. She also ink blended onto vellum using blues and tore the edge to add some texture and create waves! She added more texture to the sky using our Starfield Stencil with embossing paste and added some white splatter to the water with white paint. She finished off this amazing card by stamping the sentiment from our Narly Mermaids Stamp Set on a black banner and adding a bit of black and white washi tape up the side! 

Thank you Samantha for warming us up with this sunny card today!

To say hello to Samantha and see more of her awesome creations, you can visit Samantha's Blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Interactive Cards by Ellen Haxelmans

Today we have two fun interactive cards to share by Ellen! Each month she is sharing an interactive project to inspire you! 

Today is she's sharing a pop-up box card and a fun shaker card

First up is the box card: 

Ellen created an underwater scene on the bottom of the box card. She used those cute little fish from our Narly Mermaids Stamp Set. She trimmed them out using the Narly Mermaids Die Set. She also added in that little seashell from our Manatee-rific Stamp Set. She used our Land Borders Die Set for the curvy sand and grass and our Sea Borders Die Set for the waves.

On the top she added another little scene featuring that cute squirrel and some acorns from our Harvest Tails Stamp Set. She also layered in some cattails and a dragonfly from our Winston's Lake House Stamp Set. For the sentiment she chose "you make a nicer place" from our Thankful Thoughts Stamp Set. 

On the side of the box she also included the "many thanks" sentiment from our  Thankful Thoughts Stamp Set. What an adorable little scene! 

If you'd like to see how to create a box card like this, you can check out a previous post by Danielle where she shares the instructions here: Birthday 3D Box Card. 

Next is a fun Halloween Shaker Card:

Ellen created another adorable project to share today. This one is a cloud shaped shaker card! She used the cute kitty on a broomstick from our Newton’s Boo-tiful Night Stamp Set. She colored the image with copic markers and then cut it out using the new coordinating Newton's Boo-tiful Night Die Set. She added this kitty, along with some bats and a moon onto the corner of her cloud. 

Inside the shaker shape she also added the "trick or treat" die cut. This die cut is a bonus die that's included in our Halloween Trio Die Set.  

Here is a close-up so you can all her lovely coloring:

This card would be adorable on it's own, or added onto a fun halloween gift!

If you love this project by Ellen you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen to see more of her beautiful creations!