An Amazing Mother's Day Card by Samantha Mann

Amazing Mother!

Mother's Day is nearly here! Have you made a card for Mom yet? If not, this card by Samantha is sure to inspire! Samantha created this gorgeous card using the jar and Hydrangea blooms from our Lovely Blooms Stamp Set. She colored the hydrangea bloom with gorgeous shades of blue and purple and layered it over the jar with punches of leaves, also from the set. She used the coordinating Lovely Blooms Die Set to cut the images out.

She used two stencils to create the amazing background. She started with our Hardwood Stencil, creating a tone on tone woodgrain look. Then she layered our Floral Lace Stencil over the top and stenciled it in white in the two corners of the card! What a gorgeous effect!

The finishing touch is the sentiment. She embossed the words from the Lovely Blooms Stamp Set and the Simply Relative Stamp Set in white on black cardstock and then fussy cut them out by hand! So lovely!

We hope that you have enjoyed this beautiful card by Samantha today! To say hello to her and see more of her amazing creations you can visit Sam over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

World's Best Mom Card by Maria Russell

This is our second post today. To see the winners from our Send Uplifting Smiles Blog Hop, scroll down or click here. 

World's BEST Mom!

Mother's Day is just around the corner and today we have a great idea by Maria sharing how to combine several fun sets to create a unique Mother's Day card! 

She started out with the pair of owls from our Love Owl-ways Stamp Set. Although the theme of this set is valentines, these owls also work great to represent a mother and daughter! Maria colored them in browns and added eyelashes to the owl on the left so that they both have a feminine look. She added the cute duo of owls onto a branch that was stamped from our What a Hoot Stamp Set. She stamped and colored two branches and leaf clusters to cut out and add to her card. She also added a birdhouse hanging from the branch by using the image from our Newton's Birdhouse Stamp Set and cutting out just the top part of the birdhouse without using the post. Such a clever idea!

For the lovely pastel clouds in the background she used our Clouds Stencil along with several different ink colors to sponge in those soft clouds. She also added a layer of grass along the bottom using our Hills & Grass Stencil with green ink.

The finishing touch is the custom sentiment "World's Best Mom." This was created by using the words "World's Best" from our Simply Relative Stamp Set and adding the letters to spell Mom, cut out with our Essential Alphabet Die Set underneath. Having an alphabet die set like this makes it easy to customize your sentiments!

We hope this card by Maria has inspired you to look at your stamps in new ways and use stamps for occasions other than the ones they were meant for! 

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!

Mother's Day Card by Samantha Mann

Mother's Day Tulips!

Have you thought about Mother's Day yet? It is just around the corner and will be here before you know it! Today we are sharing a gorgeous card by Samantha that is perfect for sending to a special mother! She created a beautiful tulip trio using our Beautiful Spring Stamp Set. This set has two different tulip tops and stems as separate images so you can mix and match if you like. She used the same image for all three but colored them in different shades of purple. She cut the images out using our Beautiful Spring Die Set. She layered this over a hand inked background that looks like a  whole field of tulips! For the sentiment she combined words from our Lovely Blooms Stamp Set and Simply Relative Stamp Set. These two sets have sentiments in the same style so they mix perfectly together. She embossed the words in white and carefully hand cut around the word mother to give an extra special touch! Any mother would be thrilled to receive this card in the mail! 

We hope that you have enjoyed this beautiful card by Samantha today! To say hello to her and see more of her amazing creations you can visit Sam over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Wonderful Friend Card by Samantha Mann

Wonderful Friend!

Today we have a gorgeous friendship card by Samantha! She used our Cottage Garden Stamp Set to create a this fun and colorful layout! She stamped several of the floral images from the set and embossed them in white to create that awesome floral panel! She used this panel across the bottom of her card and then added black strip above it to hold the sentiment. She created the custom  "wonderful friend" sentiment using words from our Simply Relative Stamp Set. Next she stamped the fox in orange, inking just the nose, feet and tail with a little black too. What a fun way to add a little dimension to a bold image! She cut out the fox using the coordinating Cottage Garden Die Set to add him to her card. behind the fox, she added a strip of teal too. Such a fun color combo!

Thank you Samantha for the fun and colorful creation today! To say hello to Samantha and see more of her awesome creations, you can visit Samantha's Blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Newton's Nook Designs & Xyron Inspiration Week - Day 5 with Tatiana & Ellen

This week we are partnering with Xyron for a very awesome inspiration week! Each day we will have fresh inspiration using Newton's Nook Designs products with Xyron adhesives on the NND blog and Xyron will be featuring  projects as well on the Xyron facebook page! 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 Tatiana and Ellen! 

First up is the a fun panda card by Tatiana

For her card, Tatiana used three cute pandas from our new Playful Pandas Stamp Set and cut them out using the coordinating Playful Pandas Die Set. She created the fun cloudy background using our Sky Borders Die Set. She added layers of clouds across the top and bottom and left a strip of Clear Acetate showing in the center. She cut out the letters to spell "PAOLO" using our Essential Alphabet Die Set. She used the 3" Sticker Maker from Xyron to create stickers with the letters. This is a great way to adhere letters to your projects without having lots of excess glue around the letters! She also used the Mega Runner from Xyron to adhere the other pieces of her card together.

Visit Tatiana's blog: Tatiana Craft and Art to see more view her video today. Leave a comment on her blog too for another chance to win!

Next, we have an adorable magnetic closure tag by Ellen:

To create this adorable tag Ellen used our Fancy Edges Tag Die Set to cut out a double tag (leaving the top part connected as a hinge. She decorated the front of her tag using our Serene Stripes Stencil to create a fun striped background. Then she added on the image of a lady holding a gift from our Holding Happiness Stamp Set. She also added on the word "wish" from our Balloon Shaker Die Set. She used the 1.5" Sticker Maker from Xyron to create a sticker with the wish die cut so that it was easy to adhere to her tag. She also added on the tiny word "big" using the Simply Relative Stamp Set.

For the Inside of the tag, she added the Happy Birthday to you sentiment from our Uplifting Wishes Stamp Set. She also added a strip of magnet across the bottom using Magnet Tape from Xyron to keep the tag closed. She also used the Mega Runner from Xyron to adhere the other parts of her tag together. 

Visit Ellen's blog: crafty ellen to see more and leave a comment for another chance to win!

Would you like to win a Prize pack including a Mega Runner from Xyron and a $25 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs? 

Here's how to win:Leave a comment on the NND & Design Team blog posts using Xyron products all week (June 25-29) 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 June 29th at midnight EST to comment. The winner will be announced on the NND blog post on Monday, July 2nd.

Xyron will also be giving away a prize pack! Make sure to visit the Xyron facebook page each day this week for inspiration and leave comments there for another chance to win!  

Interactive Hello Baby Card by Ellen Haxelmans

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

Today is she's sharing a fun window card with a hidden message!

Here are step-by-step instructions from Ellen on how to make a card like this:

1. (Photo on Top Left) First think of an idea on what you want to create and start coloring the images. I started with some elements from the “Deer Friend” and the “Fox Hollow” stamp set and colored them with Copic Markers.
2. (Photo on Top Right)When the images are colored, first check where the window should be placed on the outside of the card. If you know that you can cut the window (I’m using the stitched frame from the Newton’s Book Club Die Set for it).
3. Finish the outside of your card. Maybe you can give it color with a stencil or keep it white as I did with a little bow on the side.
4. As last step you create a flat inside portion. I created a scene with Oxide inks and added a grass border using the Land Borders Die Set. I added the two smallest flags using the Frames & Flags Die Set to hold  the title. The sentiment uses word stamps from the Loveable Laundry Stamp Set and the Simply Relative Stamp Set set to created a lovely message.

Here is how the finished card looks when it's closed. 

Just part of the scene peeks out from the window:

When the card is opened the message is revealed along with the rest of the scene:

Here's one last close-up of the scene so you can see the amazing details in the coloring:

What a fun way to send a surprise message!

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

April Reveals - Day 2 - Wedding Frills Stamp Set + NEW Floral Lace Stencil

Today is the second day for our April Release! Today we are celebrating weddings and more with the beautiful new Wedding Frills Stamp Set and Floral Lace Stencil! We are giving the Wedding Frills Stamp stamp set away one lucky winner so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Wedding Frills

Celebrate the happy couple with this elegant 4x6 stamp set. Inspired by lacy wedding gowns and décor this gorgeous set is features exquisite lacy florals that are sure to make stunning cards! All four sentiments fit inside the lacy medallion shape to make a custom greeting for a wedding, shower, anniversary card, or party!  The coordinating die set also includes a bonus circle die that can be cut out of the larger lacy medallion shape or cut from another paper and layered on top of the lacy medallion image to hold the sentiments in the stamp set.

Here's some info on the Wedding Frills stamp set:

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set 
• 9 stamps: 5 images and 4 sentiments
• Coordinating Wedding Frills purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 6 dies 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, April 20th

Floral Lace Stencil

Create gorgeous lacy backgrounds with this exquisite floral lace stencil. The delicate floral medallions are the perfect way to add a bit of elegance and charm to your cards and projects! Use it with colored inks or pastes on white cardstock if you'd like the lace to appear white. 

• Our premium custom stencils can be used with your favorite spray mists, inks, embossing pastes, chalks, paints, and more to add pattern and texture to your paper crafting projects.
• Each stencil is 6 x 6 and is sold individually 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, April 20th
  

Celebrate weddings, celebrations and more today with inspiration 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.

This elegant wedding card was created by Juliana. She used the new Floral Lace Stencil to create an embossed background for this fun gatefold card. Then she used image from the Wedding Frills Stamp Set, embossed in gold for the front of her card!

Maria created this beautiful card using the flowers from the Wedding Frills Stamp Set to create a wreath of flowers and added the "Happily Ever After" in the center! So perfect for a special day!

Amanda used the Floral Lace Stencil to create a soft and pretty background and then added the lacy medallion and flower from the Wedding Frills Stamp Set, embossed in white over some burlap for a fun shabby chic look!

This romantic card was created by Ellen. She used the lacy flower images from the Wedding Frills Stamp Set stamped in black onto a heart with the sentient in the center! She added lovely gold accents to make it special. She also used our Sky Borders Die Set to create a scalloped edge dividing the black and red background. 

This gorgeous card by Tatiana is perfect for a newlywed couple! She used the new Floral Lace Stencil with white embossing paste on a stitched rectangle panel (cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set). Then she added some vellum with a scalloped edge (cut out using our Sky Borders Die Set). Last she added on gold letters using the new Essential Alphabet Die Set. 

Samantha created a sweet pink wedding card that is so delicate and pretty! She stamped the lacy flower images from the new Wedding Frills Stamp Set along three edges and embossed them in white before adding pink ink and splatter around them.

This card by Holly is perfect for a special couple! she used the new Floral Lace Stencil to create a fun lacy background. Then she layered the stitched rectangle panel over the top l (cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set). She layered some images from the new Wedding Frills Stamp Set to complete the look. You could change the colors to match the wedding party's dresses too! 

This sweet long card by Naki is the perfect size for holding a gift of money to give to the bride and groom! She used lovely stamped lacy floral images from the Wedding Frills Stamp Set combined with burlap and sheer ribbons to create a gorgeous shabby chic look! 

Larissa created a gorgeous card for a special Mom! She inked background with Distress Oxide inks with the new Floral Lace Stencil and then used the a negative foiling technique. How fun! She also used our Simply Relative Stamp Set to add on the "World's Best" and die cut the letters for Mom using our new Essential Alphabet Die Set. 

This elegant wedding card was created by Jennifer! I love the kraft and white together! She used our new Wedding Frills Stamp Set to emboss the lacy images in white and added on some extra little flowers and pearls! She also used our Frames & Flags Die Set to cut out the scallop edged panel.

Would you like to win the “Wedding Frills” Stamp Set?
This 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 April 19th at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 20th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Amanda Bodine

Holly Endress

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Juliana Michaels

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Jennifer Timko

Tatiana Trafimovich

Mother's Day Gift Box by Ellen Haxelmans

A Sweet Gift for Mom!

Today we have a super cute way to package a little gift from Ellen! She created this adorable little gift box for her mom for Mother's Day but you could easily make use this idea for a birthday or other occasion just by changing the sentiments! She started out with an beautiful hydrangea and leaves, stamped from our Lovely Blooms stamp set. She colored the bloom gorgeous shades of yellow then cut out the flower and leaves using the coordinating Lovely Blooms Die Set. She added this to a top of a little carton along with a banner that uses the "for my mother" using words from both the Lovely Blooms stamp set and the Simply Relative stamp set.

Inside the container lid she added a pretty wreath using the Happy Little Thoughts stamp set and coordinating Happy Little Thoughts Die Set.

What a fun way to give a little gift set to someone special!

Don't forget to visit Ellen over at her blog Crafty Ellen to see more of her lovely creations!

For My Mum Mini Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

A Beautiful Mini Bouquet card!

Today we are sharing this adorable mini floral card by Tatiana! She created this little shaped card using the the vase a flowers from our Lovely Blooms stamp set! She inked up those flowers, leaves and jar using Distress inks. Then she die-cut them all out using the coordinating Lovely Blooms Die Set. To make it into a card, she jut the jar out twice to create a shaped card base and glued together only the top part so that it opens and you can leave a message inside.  Then she added stamped "for my mum" using the words from the Simply Relative stamp set on a little circle tag that was die-cut using our Tags Times Two Die Set. 

Isn't this adorable? I love the idea of shaped cards! Who else is inspired to create a shaped card now!?

Make sure to you take a minute to visit Tatiana on her blog, Tatiana Craft and Art! Leave her a comment and see more of beautiful creations!

Glad You're My Special Friend Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Kitty Friendship Card!

Ellen is amazing at making scenes on her cards and today's card is one of my favorites! Those kitties hanging out together having coffee and cake are SO adorable! She did such an amazing job coloring all those cute images and giving them a fun watercolor background!

She used several of our stamp and die sets to create this adorable scene! The kitty with the french press and the coffee cups are from the  Newton Loves Coffee stamp set! The kitty with the cake on a plate is from our Newton Love Cake stamp set. Then she added on the cute birdie and butterflies from the Newton's Birdbath stamp set. What a fun combo of images! She also snuck in a bit of grass behind those kitty friends using the grass border from our Land Borders Die Set.

To finish the card she added in a custom sentiment she created using "Glad you're my" and "friend" from the new Simply Relative stamp set and the word "special" from the new Lovely Blooms stamp set! These two sets have words that work so perfectly together!

Then, for some more fun, she created these adorable earrings using the little butterfly from the Newton's Birdbath stamp set! She colored the cute little butterflies and trimmed them out with the coordinating Newton's Birdbath Die Set before inserting them into those cute little earrings! What a fun little gift this would make for a friend!

To seem more of her beautiful creations, you can visit Ellen over at her blog Crafty Ellen!