Birthday Card with Partial Die Cutting by Farhana Sarker

Sky High Birthday Wishes!

Today Farhana is sharing a how to create a fun birthday card using our Sky High Celebrations Stamp Set and Petite Clouds Stencil. 

She started with a white card front panel and stamped the image from the Sky High Celebrations Stamp Set close to the right edge of the card. Then she lined up the coordinating die, cutting only one side of the image. She then cut the remaining part of the front of the card to detach the negative space above and below the image. The image was then colored with copic markers. She also added the Happy Birthday sentiment using the Birthday Roundabout Stamp Set. 

On the inside of the card she stenciled an edge of clouds using our Petite Clouds Stencil with blue ink and added the sentiment from the Sky High Celebrations Stamp Set into the center. 

When the card is closed you can see the cards from the inside! 

We hope you will try this fun way to create a unique card layout! 

To see more of Farhana's creations you can visit blog, Everyday Engineered.

Birdie Birthday Card by Farhana Sarker

Bird Birthday!

Today we're sharing an tweet bird themed Birthday card by Farhana.

For this card Farhana features the adorable birdhouse image from our Birdhouse Greetings Stamp Set. She colored the image in soft spring pastels and cut it out with the coordinating Birdhouse Greetings Die Set. She also stamped a few of the tiny butterfly images, also from the Birdhouse Greetings Stamp Set and cut them out to cluster around her birdhouse. 

To create her card she started with a white card base and added clouds over the front panel using our Petite Clouds Stencil and dry embossing it using her die cutting machine.  Then she added the sentiments on each side of the birdhouse image, stamping each onto onto a flag that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set. She also used blue ink to color the flags. 

What a simple, yet stunning birthday greeting! 

You can find more of Farhana's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Everyday Engineered. 

Sanding You a Sunny Smile Card by Farhana Sarker

Sandy Beach Smiles! 

Today we are headed to the beach again, this time with Farhana! 

This adorable beach scene features the kitty in the sandcastle from our Kitten Beach Stamp Set. Farhana stamped and colored the image in lovely neutral colors and cut it out using the coordinating Kitten Beach Die Set. 

Next, she created a summer beach scene for the kitty using our new Palm Tree Line Stencil over a blue inked background. She added some tiny clouds to the sky using our Petite Clouds Stencil. Some sand across the bottom using our Sea Borders Die Set completes the scene! 

The finishing touch is the sentiment from the Kitten Beach Stamp Set. She embossed the sentiment in white onto a black banner that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set. 

This fun and sunny card would be perfect for send a happy hello to a friend this summer!

You can find more of Farhana's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Everyday Engineered.

A Row of Gull Friends Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Gull Friends!

Today Tatiana has created a card filled with gull friends that is sure to make you smile! 

She stamped and colored a whole flock of gulls using the cute image from our Gull Friends Stamp Set. She cut the images, adding fun blue accents and pink cheeks. Then she cut them out using the coordinating Gull Friends Die Set and lined them up in a row on a mini slimline card with a card base size of 6” x 3 1/2”.  This petite size is perfect for showcasing the small images! 

To create the fun cloudy sky she inked a pink background and then added puffy clouds using our Petite Clouds Stencil with texture paste. Then, she layered waves in front of the gulls using thour Sea Borders Die Set. She added some fun ink splatter details to the waves too. 

The finishing touch is the sentiment, also from the Gull Friends Stamp Set,  embossed in white onto a hand cut black banner and a few irridescent sequins in the sky!

This adorable card by Tatiana would be perfect for sending a fun summer greeting to a friend! 

To see more of her lovely work, you can visit Tatiana at her blog, Tatiana Trafimovich!

Gnome Garden Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Gnomes in the Garden!

Today Tatiana has created an adorable gnome card that is perfect for sending a fun spring greeting! 

Her card features that adorable gnome sitting on a mushroom from our Gnome Garden Stamp Set. She colored the gnome in fun bright colors, giving him a pink mushroom to sit on and added white polka dots to his hat with a white gel pen. So adorable! She also stamped and colored some extra flowers and butterflies from the same stamp set and cut everything out using the coordinating Gnome Garden Die Set. 

To create her fun card layout she used our Frames & Flags Die Set to create a fun scalloped edge from white cardstock and then cut a circle out of it using our Circle Frames Die Set. Behind this circle window she added a fun cloudy sky using our Petite Clouds Stencil! She then layered her gnome, flowers and butterflies in front of the circle window! So cute!

We hope you enjoyed this sweet and colorful card by Tatiana today! 

To see more of her lovely work, you can visit Tatiana at her blog, Tatiana Trafimovich!

You Make Ruff Days Better Card by Maria Russell

Ruff Days Better!

If you love have a friend who loves dogs, this card by Maria is perfect for sending wishes to let them know you care! 

This adorable card features the puppy chasing a butterfly from our new Puppy Friends Stamp Set. Maria colored this adorable image and then cut it out using the coordinating Puppy Friends Die Set to add it to her card. On her card she created a lovely outdoor scene. For the sky she used our Petite Clouds Stencil to add small clouds with teal into the sky and then she layered a few larger white clouds using our Sky Scene Builders Die Set. Grass was also added using our Land Borders Die Set. Along the bottom she added the sentiment, embossed in white onto a banner that was die cut using our Banner Trio Die Set. For her card base she repeatedly stamped the "You arf the best" sentiment to create a fun background pattern. What a fun idea! 

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!

I Just Plane Like You! Circular Easel Card by Amanda Wilcox

I Just Plane Like You!

Today Amanda has created a fun card featuring that cute bear driving an airplane from our Winston Takes Flight Stamp Set. This set has several sentiments that fit inside the banner behind the plane and Amanda has chosen to use "I just PLANE like you!" She colored the cute bear in his plane with copic markers in fun shades of teal and salmon pink. So cute! To cut the images out she used the coordinating Winston Takes Flight Die Set. Behind Winston, she created a sky using our new Petite Clouds Stencil with light blue flock. This adds such a fun fuzzy effect to those clouds!

For the card, she created a circular easel card using our Circle Frames Die Set. She simply cut the large scalloped circle out multiple times, adding folds so that when you open the card up, you can keep it in a standing position.

Here is a side view so you can see how it looks opened up:

The strip along the bottom is popped up using a dimensional so that it holds the card in place! She also added the "you are amazing" sentiment onto this strip using our Floral Roundabout Stamp Set.  

Here is a close-up of the coloring and the flocked background:

We hope you are inspired by this gorgeous card today! Have you ever tried to create an easel card? If you are inspired by this card by Amanda and create a card of your own, make sure to share it with us in our Newton's Nook Designs Create & Share Group on Facebook! We'd love to see it!

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

Oh Sheep! Interactive Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Oh Sheep!

Need a card to make someone smile? Today we are sharing an adorable card with a surprise moving element by Tatiana that is perfect for sending smiles!

Her card features a trio of adorable sheep from from our Baa Stamp Set. Tatiana colored the sheep using copic markers and a fun dotted coloring technique to give them a fun fuzzy look! She cut the images out using the coordinating Baa Die Set. For the scene, she used our Land Borders Die Set for the hills and grass and our Petite Clouds Stencil to add clouds to the sky with white texture paste. She also added a sunshine in the corner using our Sky Scene Builders Die Set. So adorable! In the center she added two hay bales from our Moo Stamp Set. 

Here is the extra bit of fun - the sheep on the top actually leaps back and forth over the hay bales from left (photo above) to right (photo below)!

How to create this card:

Below we have some instructions from Tatiana on how she created the interactive element for this card:

• I trimmed a piece of clear acetate and punched a whole towards the bottom. I slightly rounded the bottom corners with scissors. 
• Then I adhered a small "spin and slider disk” (I used My Favorite Things brand) to the background. The disk can be easily replaced with a round 3D foam piece. 
• I let the glue dry, inserted the acetate piece through the hole and fixed the mechanism with a small paper circle glued to the disk. The bottom part of the slider element was hid under the hay bales. 
• The sheep was popped toward the top part of the acetate on a foam tape.

Here is another look at the card. What a fun way to add an extra special element to a card by creating a piece that moves! The recipient is sure to have fun sliding the sheep back and forth! 

Thank you, Tatiana, for the fun card idea and instructions today! 

To see more of her lovely work, you can visit Tatiana at her blog, Tatiana Trafimovich!

Newton's Nook Designs & Therm O Web Inspiration Week - Day 5 with Farhana Sarker, Maria Russell & Jennifer Jackson

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 Farhana and Maria! 

First up we are sharing a two gorgeous friendship cards by Farhana: 

On her first card Farhana created a beautiful floral card featuring pretty purple roses and hearts using Newton's Nook Designs stamps and dies. Then she added a coordinating purple background filled with tiny sparkly hearts using foils from Therm O Web.

From Newton's Nook Designs:

Heartfelt Roses Stamp Set | Heart Frames Die Set

From Therm O Web:

Deco Foil Toner Card Fronts - Dainty Hearts | Deco Foil Transfer Sheets - Prince Periwinkle

This second card by  Farhana would make any dog lover smile! She uses stamps and dies from Newton's Nook Designs to create a scene. She adds a lovely cloudy sky using by adding fuzzy texture using transfer gel and flock Therm O Web over a cloud stencil from Newton's Nook Designs. Full products are listed below. 

From Newton's Nook Designs:

Garden Gnome Stamp Set | Garden Gnome Die Set | Puppy Friends Stamp Set | Puppy Friends Die Set | Petite Clouds Stencil | Land Borders Die Set

Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo | Stencil Pal | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Blue Sky

Visit Farhana's blog: Everyday Engineered to see more of her beautiful work!

 Next, we have two more incredible cards by Maria:

For her first card Maria created an adorable scene that is perfect for sending a smile to a friend! She used stamps and dies from Newton's Nook Designs to create the scene. She added flock from Therm O Web to the sun and grass for a fun bit of texture. She also added created fuzzy clouds using a cloud stencil from Newton's Nook Designs with transfer gel and flock from Therm O Web. So cute! 

From Newton's Nook Designs:
Newton's Birdbath Stamp Set | Newton's Birdbath Die Set | Land Borders Die Set | Circle Frames Die Set | Sky Scene Builders Die Set | Petite Clouds Stencil

From Therm O Web:

Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - White Latte | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Green Envy | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Emerald Green | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Sunshine Yellow | iCraft Memory Tape Runner XL | iCraft 3D Double-sided Adhesive Foam Squares | Pixie Spray

For her second project Maria created this amazing gnome card! She created a fun rainbow background and added sparkly hearts over the top using Toner Sheets and foil by Therm O Web. Then she layered the gnome and vellum heart over the top using stamps and dies from Newton's Nook Designs! The sparkles and rainbow give this card such a lovely magical feeling! 

From Newton's Nook Designs:
Garden Gnome Stamp Set | Garden Gnome Die Set | Heart Frames Die Set | Land Borders Die Set | Banner Trio Die Set

From Therm O Web:

iCraft Memory Tape Runner XL | iCraft 3D Double-sided Adhesive Foam Squares | Pixie Spray | Deco Foil Clear Designer Toner Sheets - Dainty Hearts | Deco Foil Transfer Sheets - Enchanted Rose

Visit Maria's blog: Maria Russell Designs to see more today!

 Last, we have two more fun flocked cards by NND owner, Jennifer, who couldn't resist playing along!:

For her first card, Jennifer gets ready for summer with a fun tropical card. She used the two piece Pineapple stencil from Newton's Nook Designs and added fuzzy green tops to the pineapples using transfer gel and flock sheets from Therm O Web. The cute Koala stamp from Newton's Nook Designs coordinates perfectly with the background! Full products listed below. 

From Newton's Nook Designs:
Pina Koala Stamp Set | Pina Koala Die Set | Pineapple Stencil Set | Banner Trio Die Set | Circle Frames Die Set | Frames & Flags Die Set

From Therm O Web:

Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo | Stencil Pal | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Emerald Green | iCraft Memory Tape Runner XL 

For her second card, Jennifer created a fun scene featuring the new kitten stamps and with dies from Newton's Nook Designs. For the background, she used the two piece butterfly stencil from Newton's Nook Designs and added texture to the butterfly wings using transfer gel and flock sheets from Therm O Web for a fun and happy spring card! 

From Newton's Nook Designs:
Captivated Kittens Stamp Set | Captivated Kittens Die Set | Butterflies Stencil Set | Circle Frames Die Set | Frames & Flags Die Set

From Therm O Web:

Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo | Stencil Pal | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Blue Sky | iCraft Memory Tape Runner XL 

We hope you have enjoyed our fun inspiration week 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 4 with Sam VanArnhem & Tatiana Trafimovich

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 Tatiana! 

First up we are sharing a duo of cloud cards by Samantha: 

For this set of cards Samantha shows how you can use both the positive and negative shapes you get from the foil sheet! She started out by using a cloud stencil from Newton's Nook Designs and applied foil from Therm O Web using transfer gel. A sentiment stamp from Newton's Nook Designs finishes this lovely clean and simple card.

Next, she used the piece of foil that was left after the transfer. You can see it has the negative of the clouds, which also makes a super fun pattern! She created a second card using this! What a great way to use all of the foil! Full product list is below. 

From Newton's Nook Designs:

Petite Clouds Stencil | Birthday Essentials Stamp Set  |  Banner Trio Die Set

From Therm O Web:
Deco Foil Transfers Sheets - Prince Periwinkle  |  Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo

Visit Sam's blog: Sam Van Designs to see more of her lovely work and say hello!

 Next, we have a sweet baby card by Tatiana:

For her project Tatiana created a sweet line of baby laundry using dies from Newton's Nook Designs with a cute foiled hearts added using toner card fronts from Therm O Web. She also added clouds using die cuts and a stencil from Newton's Nook Designs, adding flock using Therm O Web products. So cozy and cute! Full products are listed below. 

From Newton's Nook Designs:

Sky Scene Builder Die Set | Bitty Bibs Stamp Set | Bitty Bibs Die Set | Stitched Onesie Die Set | Frames Squared Die Set | Love Emergency Die Set | Petite Clouds Stencil

From Therm O Web:
Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets in Blue Sky and White Latte | Deco Foil Clear Designer Toner Sheets - Dainty Hearts | Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo | Deco Foil Transfer Sheets - Aqua | iCraft Removable Purple Tape Roll

Visit Tatiana's blog: Tatiana Trafimovich 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!