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 4 - Tina Herbeck & Zofia Molnar

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 starting the week out with projects today by Tina and Zsofia
 

 Tina is galloping by today with a card using the retiring Neigh Stamp Set!

This card by Tina is perfect for sending a fun birthday wish to a friend who loves horses! She colored the trio of horses from the Neigh Stamp Set, adding beautiful texture details on the manes! For her card base she used our new A7 Frames & Banners Die Set and added clouds into each open rectangle to set the scene. A fence border completes the fun layout. Detailed product list below.

Retiring products used: Neigh Stamp Set, Neigh Die Set

Additional products used: A7 Frames & Banners Die Set, Fence Die Set, Clouds Stencil

Visit Tina's blog: The Scrappin' Rabbit to see more!

 Next, Zsofia created a fun owl card featuring the our retiring Love Owl-ways Stamp Set!

Zsofia created this adorable Harry Potter inspired card using the owl carrying the letter from our Love Owl-ways Stamp Set. She paired it with a custom sentiment that was created by cutting our letters using our  Essential Alphabet Die Set over a fun blue inked sky background. So adorable! Detailed product list below.

Retiring products used: Love Owl-ways Stamp Set, Love Owl-ways Die Set

Additional products used:, Essential Alphabet Die Set, Framework Die Set

Visit Zsofia's blog: safsafdesign 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!

Galloping By Card by Amanda Wilcox

Galloping By...

Today we are galloping by with a happy hello on this card by Amanda! This fun card features the image of a horse from our Neigh Stamp Set, galloping along over some fun colorful stripes! Amanda colored the image of the horse and cut it out using the coordinating Neigh Die Set to add him to her card. She also added a couple of hay bales using an image from our Moo Stamp Set, cut out with the coordinating Moo Die Set. 

The background was created by stenciling stripes using our Serene Stripes Stencil over a  postage edged panel that was cut out using our Framework Die Set. She finishes off this fun layout by adding the sentiment, also from the Neigh Stamp Set along the bottom edge. 

Amanda also added a fun message on the card inside. She finishes off the "Galloping by" sentiment from the front with the "to say howdy" sentiment on the inside! Another horse finishes off the fun! Both images are also from the Neigh Stamp Set. 

Do you decorate the inside of your cards? With two part sentiments, this is a fun way to add a special touch! We hope you have been inspired to try this on cards you create!

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

You're How Old? Card by May Guest Designer Adam Karle

It's the first Monday of May today and we are welcoming our May Guest Designer, Adam Karle! We have been enjoying his fun and creative cards on instagram and can't wait to share what he creates this month using our products! Adam will be back each Monday for the month of May with a new project! Keep reading to find out more about him today and to check out his first project below.

Hi, my name is Adam and I have been a crafter specializing in cards for more than six years. I am always trying new and different products to stretch my creativity often resulting in new designs and products. When I am not crafting I am playing with my two spoiled fur babies. I am inspired by travel and nature. I am looking forward to sharing my work with you. Please follow me on instagram at ark513 to see more of my work.

Hi all, this is Adam and I am a guest designer for the month of May. I enjoy making cards and tend toward clean and simple as my main style.  I hope you enjoy what I create and follow me each Monday this month.  I am very excited to share my creations with you.

I like to start my cards by stamping, coloring (with Copic Markers) and cutting my focal images. These are from the Neigh Stamp Set by Newton’s Nook Designs.

Now I decide on the card size and what I want the background to look like. I will be making this card a 5”x7” with multiple layers.  I wanted the background to look like a pasture so I cut several shades of green card stock in a swooping manner to resemble hills.

The next layer is a layer 2 in light gray with score lines every ½” to resemble ship lap boards.  I blended gray around the edges to age the layer.

The final layer is the card base with the outside edge ink blended in dark brown.  The paper is faux wood grain.

Now to the assembling of the pieces and layers, I stamped some grass onto the pasture layer and added a white horse rail fence.  Then I decided this layer needed some of the faux wood as a frame.

Added a few embellishing butterflies from the Butterflies Stencil Set which is the Newton’s Nook layered stencil.

I added a sentiment from the Neigh Stamp Set and a few sequins to complete the card.  I hope you enjoy creating your version of this fun card for the horse lover in your life.  

For more inspiration please follow me on instagram at www.instagram.com/ark513.

-Adam

Herd it's your Baa-thday Card by Zsofia Molnar

Farm Animals Birthday Card!

Today we are sharing an adorable birthday card by Zsofia that features cute animals from several of our farm themed products! She used the cow from our Moo Stamp Set, the pig from our Oink Stamp Set, the horse from our Neigh Stamp Set and the sheep from our Baa Stamp Set. She colored all these adorable farm friends and cut them out using the coordinating Moo Die Set, Oink Die Set, Neigh Die Set, and Baa Die Set. 

Then she created a fun square card for these cuties using the stitched scalloped square and the rounded square dies from our Frames Squared Die Set to make a window frame. She layered the frame over some checkered paper and then tucked an animal into each corner. In the center she used added a decorative die cut shape in light blue and a circle in black, also from our Frames Squared Die Set. The sentiment is from Baa Stamp Set and was embossed in white on the black circle. It's so fun how all these critters surround the sentiment! 

This fun birthday card would be perfect for a young girl or boy  - or for anyone who likes funny puns!

We hope that you enjoyed this fun card by Zsofia! You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign.

Herd It's Your Birthday Card by Amanda Wilcox

A Herd of Birthday Wishes!

Today Amanda has combined all the fun farm animals in our farm category to create a fun slimline farm themed birthday card! 

To create her herd of animals she combined the horse from our Neigh Stamp Set, the chickens from our Cluck Stamp Set, the goat from our Bleat Stamp Set, the sheep from our Baa Stamp Set, the piggy from our Oink Stamp Set and the cow and barn from our Moo Stamp Set! How fun! She colored all the fun friends and cut them out using their coordinating die sets (find them all in the farm category). 

To set the scene, she cut a big long scalloped panel using our Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set . Then she added grass with our Hills & Grass Stencil and a hill with our Land Borders Die Set.  The sentiment "herd it's your birthday" is from the Moo Stamp Set. 

Here are a couple of close ups so you can see all the amazing coloring details:

We hope this card inspires you to use some of our fun farm friends together on your next card!  

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

Happy Birthday on the Farm Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Happy Birthday on the Farm!

Today Ellen has created an amazing Happy Birthday card with a farm scene that uses several NND stamp sets together! 

She started by creating a slimline card base using our Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set to create a long card with a scalloped edge. This long format is perfect for creating scenes! Next, she stamped and colored farm themed images to add to her scene. She used the cow and barn from our Moo Stamp Set, coloring them in shades of brown and cutting them out with the coordinating Moo Die Set. The cute goat is from our Bleat Stamp Set and was colored so beautifully with extra dot details! She cut the goad out using the coordinating Bleat Die Set. For the Horse, she used the image of the horse looking over his shoulder from our Neigh Stamp Set. Again, she colored the image beautifully and cut it out with the coordinating Neigh Die Set. Last, she added in a couple of little chicks using the image from our Newton's Easter Basket Stamp Set.



To create the scene she used our Land Borders Die Set for the hill and the grassy edge, adding on distress inks and splatter for textures. The Happy Birthday sentiment was created by combining a die cut "Happy" using our Holiday Greetings Die Set with the word Birthday from the Bleat Stamp Set. So cute!

Isn't it fun how you can mix and match these farm sets together? You can find them all and a few more in our Farm Category here!

Tips on creating this card

Below we have some tips from Ellen on how this card was created:

How to create a longer die cut border:

You can make your border dies longer by matching the end with each other. Match the piece of paper that’s already cut with the beginning of the dies. Then you cut it again.


How to create a card base with a die cut shape:

1. (left photo) fold your cardstock in half using a bone folder.
2. (center photo) Cut out your panel with the same die you used for your card front. Pay attention you do not cut all the way up to your fold. This makes it possible to have a shaped card.
3. (right photo) Glue your card front on top of your card base. They match perfectly because you used the same die for it.
   
   
   

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

Hay There! Farm Scene Card by Andrea Shell

Hay There! 

Hay There! Did you know we have a whole series of fun farm themed products? Today Andrea uses several of them together on a fun slimline card! She features the horse from our Neigh Stamp Set, the cow from our Moo Stamp Set, two goats from our Bleat Stamp Set, and the cute little piggy from our Oink Stamp Set. These animals are all sized to work together and each set includes images of animals facing front and one facing back so you have a variety of options to create scenes with! They also have coordinating die sets that work perfectly for cutting the images out (used here are the Neigh Die Set, Moo Die Set, Bleat Die Set, and Oink Die Set).

After coloring all these cute farm friends with copic markers, Andrea added them to a fun slimline card! The scalloped panel for the scene was created using our Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set. Inside the frame she created layers of hills created with our Hills & Grass Stencil with distress inks. She also added some mountains along the top using our Mountains Stencil.

For a finishing touch she added the "hay there!" sentiment from the Moo Stamp Set!

She also added in the hay bale from the Moo Stamp Set, perfect for the goat to stand on!

This long format slimline card is perfect for showcasing all these critters together. You could also try creating more farm scenes using the chickens from our Cluck Stamp Set or tractors from our Farming Fun Stamp Set. You can find all the farm themed sets on our website here.

Thank you, Andrea, for sharing this fun way to combine the farm animals together!

To see more beautiful creations by Andrea, you can visit her over at her blog, Blissfully Scrappy too!

June Reveal - Day 3 - Neigh Stamp Set

Today is the third day of our June Release we have one more farm animal themed set to share! If you like horses, you will love our new Neigh Stamp Set! This set is so much fun to use for creating birthday cards and happy hellos! Scroll down for details. 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!

Neigh

 Woah! The trio of horses in this 4x6 set are ready to gallop by with some fun! The horses are so much fun to color and create scenes with. Add on the horse themed sentiments to create a card for a birthday, get well wish or just to say hello. The horseshoe is perfect for creating background patterns too!

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 10 stamps: 4 images and 6 sentiments
• Coordinating Neigh purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 4 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, June 19th

If you like this set, don't forget to check out our Moo, Cluck and Oink Stamp Sets to complete the farming theme! 

Woah! You are Gonna Love the Inspiration Created by 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.

The rainbow of colors on this cheerful card by Maria will brighten your day! She created an inked background over a bunch of horseshoes stamped from our Neigh Stamp Set. She also features the horse from the same set, layered onto a slightly angled white panel. This colorful card is so perfect for saying "howdy"! 

Amanda paired the trio of horses from our new Neigh Stamp Set with a beautiful plaid background. To create the two color background she used our two piece Plaid Stencil Set. Then she added navy and green frames over it using our new Slimline Die Sets. What a regal card! 

Tatiana is galloping by with a fun farm scene on her card today. She features the horse and sentiments from the new Neigh Stamp Set and pairs them with the hay bale and barn from the Moo Stamp Set. The background scene includes layers of hills, grass and clouds created with our Hills & Grass Stencil and Clouds Stencil. Such a great pairing of elements!

The trio of horses on this card by Andrea are perfect for sending get well wishes! She used the horses and sentiment from the Neigh Stamp Set to add to her slimline card scene. To create the scene, she used our Hills & Grass Stencil and Clouds Stencil. The whole scene was cut out into the slimline shape using the scalloped border from our new Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set. 

Our new Neigh Stamp Set is perfect for just saying "Howdy!" Samantha created this adorable card featuring one of the horses and the sentiment from this set. Her coloring is so gorgeous with the added freckles and pink cheeks! She created a scene for the horse using our Land Borders Die Set and Fence Die Set with distress inks applied to the pieces. Then she layered them over a stitched rectangle that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set Some clouds were added on using texture paste with our Cloudy Sky Stencil. 

This uplifting card by Tina is perfect for sending a get well wish! She used the pretty horse from our new Neigh Stamp Set, coloring him in shades of gray. For the background she created a mountain landscape scene using our Mountains Stencil and Framework Die Set. A piece of burlap twine gives the perfect finishing touch! 

Naki is galloping by with a lovely birthday wish on this fun slimline card! She used the new Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set, cutting layers out from pretty patterned papers. She also cut out some flowers using the same die set to embellish each side. The horse from our new Neigh Stamp Set takes center stage and the sentiments were added on vellum banners cut using our Banner Trio Die Set.

Ellen has created a lovely slimline card filled with shades of pink for a feminine touch! She layers pieces from our Slimline Frames & Windows and Slimline Frames and Portholes die sets to create layered frames. Inside the squares she showcases two pretty ponies from our new Neigh Stamp Set along with die cut fences and grass using our Fence Die Set and Land Borders Die Set. She even added some woodgrain pattern to the fence using our Hardwood Stencil.  

Woah! Any girl who likes horse will love this sweet floral pony card by Larissa! She created a fun slimline layout by layering frames from our Slimline Frames & Windows and Slimline Frames and Portholes die sets. The she colored two horses from our Bleat Stamp Set, adding them peeking out of the porthole circles. Under each horse, she added a floral garland using our Woodland Spring Stamp Set. In the center the sentiment and horseshoe work perfectly together! 

Zsofia features a trio of horses on her card, perfect for a sending special birthday wish! The horse from our new Neigh Stamp set are so cute clustered around the fence cut out with our Fence Die Set. She also adds a layer of grass using our Land Borders Die Set and clouds in the sky, stenciled on with our Cloudy Sky Stencil. The whole scene has a fun postage edged frame that was die cut using our Framework Die Set. So charming!

Would you like to win the “Neigh” Stamp Set?

This stamp set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

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 June 18th at 9pm EST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, June 19th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tina Smith

Tatiana Trafimovich

Amanda Wilcox