Loads of Love Card by Samantha Mann

Loads of Love!

It's a new year and we are ready to spread some love! Today Samantha created a love filled card using our Love Quarry and Valentine Postage Sampler stamp sets paired together! 

To start, she stamped the three construction trucks along with the construction cones from the Love Quarry Stamp Set and colored them in yellow and gray with a pop of pink! She cut them out with the coordinating Love Quarry Die Set. She decided to add a bit more fun by adding in the images of the speech bubbles with hearts and the heart balloons from our Valentine Postage Sampler Stamp Set, coloring them to match and cutting them out with the coordinating Valentine Postage Sampler Die Set. She also added some fun white accents to her images with a white gel pen . 

Next, she cut out the frame with three windows using the Frames & Taags Die Set with pink cardstock. She created a subtle heart background to layer behind the frame using our Petite Hearts Stencil with white texture paste onto the white stitched cut outs. The she added piles of dirt by cutting out hills using the cloud edge from our Sky Borders Die Set and flipping it upside down. She added white and brown paint splatters to her piles of dirt to help give texture. 

She then layered on the construction vehicles. It's so cute how she added the speech bubbles above the cement truck and the big heart balloons behind the dump truck! 

Last she added the sentiment, also from the Love Quarry Stamp Set, embossed in white on a black rectangle. 

We LOVE how all of these elements come together. This card would be perfect for Valentine's Day or just to send a bit of extra love any time of year! 

To see more fun cards by Samantha you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy!

Here Comes Santa Paws Card by Zsofia Molnar

Here Comes Santa Paws!

Newton is so adorable dressed as Santa on a rooftop on this adorable card by Zsofia! 

For this fun and festive card she features the image of Newton in his Santa costume, reading his Christmas list from our Santa Paws Newton Stamp Set. She also stamped and extra mouse to perch on his head and the bag full of gifts from the same stamp set. She colored all the images in holiday colors, adding details with  glossy accents and glitter. The images were cut out using the coordinating Santa Paws Newton Die Set. 

Here is a close up so you can the amazing details in the coloring:

For the card base, she created a rooftop scene. First she ink blended a blue sky with distress inks, adding lots of splatters for snow. Next, she cut layers of scalloped edges using the border die from our Sky Borders Die Set from red paper. She inked the edges for a distressed look and then layered them all together to create a red rooftop. She added the kitty, mice and bag of gifts onto the rooftop.

The finishing touch is the sentiment "Here comes Santa Paws" from the Santa Paws Newton Stamp Set. She stamped it onto a thought bubble from our Speech Bubbles Die Set and added it to the sky. 

What a fun way to create a unique winter scene! We hope this card has inspired you to create scenes on your holiday cards too! You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign.

Halloween Inspiration Week - Day 4 - Donna & Ellen

This week Newton's Nook Designs is getting ready for Halloween with a fun Inspiration week! 

All week the NND Design Team has been  sharing inspiration using some of their favorite Halloween products to get you in the mood for tricks and treats! Today we are featuring cute and spooky projects by Donna Idlet & Ellen Haxelmans.

Donna created this card featuring an adorable duo of trick or treating kittens:

For this card she colored the two sweet kitties from our Trick or Treat Kittens Stamp Set, coloring them in fun bright colors. Isn't that blue treat bag adorable? She also added fun glittery accents to the coloring and cut the "trick or treat" sentiment from our Halloween Trio Die Set out of black glitter paper to match.

Here's a close-up so you can see all the amazing details:

The kittens and their candy were cut out with the coordinating Trick or Treat Kittens Die Set and layered onto an orange scalloped circle that was cut out using Circle Frames Die Set. 

For the card base she added candy corn patterned paper using our Halloween Meows Paper Pad. This pretty pattern works perfectly with the trick or treat theme! So adorable! 

Halloween products used: Trick or Treat Kittens Stamp Set, Trick or Treat Kittens Die Set, Halloween Meows Paper Pad, Halloween Trio Die Set

Additional Newton's Nook Designs products used: Circle Frames Die Set

Visit Donna's blog: Creative Lady to see more!

Ellen created a set of adorable treat boxes, perfect for holding halloween candy!

For the first treat box she cut out a spider print using our Halloween Meows Paper Pad to add to a little black paper treat box. She added a scalloped edge using our  Sky Borders Die Set and then embellished the box with bats and the cute little vampire from our Count Newton Stamp Set. 

The second box was decorated in the same way, using a ghostly pattern from our Halloween Woofs Paper Pad  with a cut scalloped edge using our Sky Borders Die Set. She added the bats again from our Count Newton Stamp Set and this time featured the kitty on the broom from our Newton's Boo-tiful Night Stamp Set,. The tag features a sentiment and spider from our Spiderweb Oval Stamp Set on a tag cut out using our Tags Times Two Die Set. 

For the third treat box she used a bat paper from our Halloween Woofs Paper Pad. Again she added a scalloped edge with our Sky Borders Die Set and more more bats from the Count Newton Stamp Set. This design features the Bride of Frankenstein from the Franken-Newton Stamp Set. 

What a fun way to us patterned paper and stamps to dress up some Halloween treats! 

Halloween products used: Count Newton Stamp Set, Count Newton Die Set, Newton's Boo-tiful Night Stamp Set, Newton's Boo-tiful Night Die Set, Franken-Newton Stamp Set, Franken-Newton Die Set,  Spiderweb Oval Stamp Set, Halloween Woofs Paper Pad 

Additional Newton's Nook Designs products used: Sky Borders Die Set, A7 Frames & Banners Die Set,  Tags Times Two Die Set

Visit Ellen's blog: Crafty Ellen to see more!

Check back tomorrow for more inspiration!

Don't forget to check out the Halloween Products Category and get your favorites for creating cute and spooky Halloween crafts!

Newton's Nook Designs & Therm O Web Inspiration Week - Day 3 with Farhana Sarker & Maria Russell

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! 

First up we are sharing flights of thanks by Farhana: 

On this incredible card Farhana created a gorgeous butterfly background by combining the two piece stencil set from Newton's Nook Designs with gold flock sheets from Therm O Web. She adds more gold embossed images from Newton's Nook Designs to add more fun texture! The finished effect is truly stunning! Full product list below. 

Butterflies Stencil Set | Heartfelt Butterflies (sentiment) | Banner Trio Die Set | Monarchs | Monarchs Die SetFrom Therm O Web:

Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Tuscan Gold | Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo

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

 Next, we have a collection beautiful rainbow pet sympathy cards by Maria:

For her first card Maria created a rainbow themed pet sympathy card.  She paired the beautiful foiled rainbows from Therm O Web with a die cut sun, clouds and dog silhouettes and a stamped sentiment from Newton's Nook Designs. Full product list below. 

Maria created a second version of this same card style, this time switching the theme from dogs to cats. Pet owners are sure to feel comfort from with this beautiful rainbow theme. She again paired the beautiful foiled rainbows from Therm O Web with a die cut sun, clouds and dog silhouettes and a stamped sentiment from Newton's Nook Designs. Full product list below. 

From Newton's Nook Designs:

Dog Silhouette Die Set | Cat Silhouette Die Set | Furr-ever Friends Stamp Set | Sky Scene Builder Die Set | Clouds Stencil | Sky Borders Die Set

Note: The Cat Silhouette Die Set and Dog Silhouette Die Set are temporarily out of stock but we will be getting more in very soon! If you'd like to be notified they are back in stock, just sign up on the product pages to be notified!

From Therm O Web:

DecoFoil A2 Toner Card Fronts - Rainbows Galore | DecoFoil Transfer Sheets-Mystic Rainbow | iCraft Easy-Cut Adhesive Sheets

Keeping with the rainbow theme, Maria continued to create more gorgeous pet sympathy cards. For this set she continued to use the toner card fronts and rainbow foils from Therm O Web. This time she paired them with the big paw print die and sentiment from Newton's Nook Designs. Full product list below. 

This card uses the same layout with a slightly different rainbow toner card front and more rainbow foils from Therm O Web. She paired them with the big paw print die and sentiment from Newton's Nook Designs. These rainbow cards are perfect for sending caring thoughts for the loss of a pet. Full product list below. 

From Newton's Nook Designs:

Furr-ever Friends Stamp Set | Frames & Flags Die Set  | Pawprints Shaker Die Set

From Therm O Web:
DecoFoil A2 Toner Card Fronts Rainbows Galore | DecoFoil Transfer Sheets Mystic Rainbow | iCraft Easy-Cut Adhesive Sheets

Visit Maria's blog: Maria Russell Designs 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 Designs below! 

Rain or Shine Card by Ellen Haxelmans

  

Rain or Shine!

How is the spring weather where you live? This card by Ellen is perfect for sending someone in any weather, rain or shine! 

For this beautiful spring card she features the trio of kitties with umbrellas and rain suits from our Newton's Rainy Day Trio Stamp Set. She colored the kitties and their gear using cheery spring colors and cut the image out using the coordinating Newton's Rainy Day Trio Die Set.  She also colored the little frog from the Newton's Rainy Day Stamp Set, cutting him out with the coordinating Newton's Rainy Day Die Set. 

For her card base she created a rainy day scene using a raindrop printed paper from our Springtime Paper Pad. She added grass and a hill along the bottom using our Land Borders Die Set and clouds along the top using our Sky Borders Die Set. The cheerful yellow sun is from our Sky Scene Builder Die Set and she framed the whole scene with a yellow scalloped border using our Frames & Flags Die Set. 

We hope whether your day is gloomy or sunny, this card has added some cheer to your day! 

 To see more adorable creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen!

 

Retiring Products Feature Week - Day 1 - Samantha Mann & Maria Russell

note: This is our second post today, to see a fun card by our Guest Designer, Jennifer Ingle, scroll down or click here. 

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 Samantha and Maria!

 Samantha created an out of this world card featuring the our retiring Cosmic Newton Stamp Set. 

Newton is rocketing in to the sky in his spaceship on this adorable card. She added in a gorgeous starry sky using our Cascading Stars Stencil and layers of clouds with our Sky Borders Die Set. The custom sentiment "MEOWT of this world" was created by cutting out letters with our Essential Alphabet Die Set to pair with the sentiment from the Cosmic Newton Stamp Set. So fun and creative! Detailed product list below.

Retiring products used: Cosmic Newton Stamp Set, Cosmic Newton Die Set

Additional products used: Cascading Stars Stencil, Sky Borders Die Set, Essential Alphabet Die Set

Visit Sam's blog: Sam's Scrap Candy to see more!

Next, Maria created a beautiful card featuring our retiring Happy Little Thoughts Stamp Set. 

Maria created a fun shaker card, framing the shaker window with that beautiful floral wreath.  She added in a bow on the bottom using our Baby Bibs Die Set. The background layers were die cut using our Frames & Flags Die Set with white cardstock and a patterned paper from our Love & Meows Paper Pad. Detailed product list below.

Retiring products used: Happy Little Thoughts Stamp Set, Happy Little Thoughts Die Set

Additional products used: Baby Bibs Die Set, Frames & Flags Die Set, Love & Meows Paper Pad

Visit Maria's blog: Maria Russell Designs 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!

Cozy Cats & Coffee Card by Zsofia Molnar

Cozy Kitties and Coffee!

Today we are sharing a cozy card by Zsofia with two of our favorite things: Coffee and Kitties! For this sweet card she combined our Newton's Antics and Time for Coffee stamp sets! What a purr-fect pairing!

She stamped and colored the image of the two cozy kitties, along with two balls of yard and a toy mouse from our Newton's Antics Stamp Set. She colored the kitties in soft grays and chose teal for the yarn and pink for the mouse. Next, she stamped the image of the french press and two coffee mugs from the Time for Coffee Stamp Set. She matched the colors on the mugs to the mouse and added teal to the top and handle of the french press to coordinate with the yarn. Such sweet colors! All the images were cut out using the coordinating Newton's Antics Die Set and Time for Coffee Die Set.

For her card, she cut a strip of white to match the width of the card and arranged all the die cut elements on top, leaving room on the right side for the sentiment, stamped in teal from the Time for Coffee Stamp Set. She added a teal scalloped border along the top and bottom, using our Sky Borders Die Set. 

For the card background, she used the coffee bean patterned paper from our Coffee House Stories Paper Pad. These elements all work so purr-fectly together, don't you think!? 

You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign. 

Blue Skies Ahead Card by Samantha Mann

Blue Skies Ahead!

Know someone who has been down or under the weather? This card by Samantha is sure to cheer anyone up! For this card she features two panda umbrellas from our Umbrella Pals Stamp Set. She colored the pandas in soft neutrals and added pretty pink cheeks and white gel pen accents! The images were cut out using the coordinating Umbrella Pals Die Set. 

For the card she created an amazing rainbow background using our Sunscape Stencil. She filled each sun ray with a different rainbow foil! So beautiful! Then she added blue inked areas between the rays with distress inks, adding lots of water and white ink splatters! Across the card top she added layers of clouds using our Sky Borders Die Set. The sentiment was embossed in white onto black cardstock and she fussy cut it out before adding it onto the cloudy sky.  

What a gorgeous and cheerful card! It's sure to brighten anyone's day!

To say hello to Sam and see more of her amazing creations you can visit Sam over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!