Ho Ho Ho Shaker Card by Samantha Mann

Ho Ho Ho!

Samantha is shaking up some fun this holiday with an shaker card featuring our Snow Globe Scenes Stamp Set and Snow Globe Shaker Die Set. 

To create this fun shaker card Samantha stamped and colored the cute little village of houses, reindeer and trees from our Snow Globe Scenes Stamp Set, coloring them in soft watercolors. She cut the images out using the coordinating Snow Globes Scenes Die Set. to create the shaker window she cut out the snow globe and base using our Snow Globe Shaker Die Set. She also created a blue winter sky for the background of her scene using distress inks and added the Santa and reindeer image (also from the Snow Globe Scenes Stamp Set). Inside the shaker window she added cute tiny pom poms to represent snow. So cute! 

She created a white snow filled background for her card using  our Snowfall Stencil with white texture paste. She layered the finished snow globe over the top. Then she cut out the word holiday from our Holiday Cheer Die Set three times, cutting the extra letters off to create "Ho Ho Ho"! What a fun way to stretch this die set! 

We hope this card by Samantha has made you smile today! Do you have your holiday cards done yet? We're still working on them here at NND headquarters! 

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

Stenciled Gift Bags by Ellen Haxelmans

Use Stencils to Dress up a Small Gift!

Want a way to make a small gift seem extra special? Ellen shares how you can dress up the packaging using stencils and die cuts! 

She started out by creating stenciling patterns onto two small flat gift bags. She created one with a cat birthday theme and one with a holiday theme. 

Let's look at the cat themed bag first: 

For this fun bag she used our  Plaid Stencil Set to add a fun teal and pink pattern. This stencil is two pieces and has etching each piece to help you align the pattern so it's easy to add two fun colors. Next she used the small tags from our new Frames & Tags Die Set to cut out two little tags from light pink and teal papers. She added the kitty face from our Pawprint Shaker Die Set and the word "wish" from our Balloon Shaker Die Set. So cute!

Next, let's look at the holiday version:

This time she used our Argyle Stencil Set to add a red and green argyle pattern to her bag. Again, this stencil is two pieces with etching and makes a quick and easy two color pattern. For the tags on this gift she again used our new Frames & Tags Die Set to cut out two little tags, this time from from red and green papers. Then she added the snowflake and word "joy" using from our Snow Globe Shaker Die Set. 

These cute little gift bags would be perfect for sharing a special cookie treat or little gift. We love how easy it is to create them for different occasions just by mixing up the patterns and colors! 

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

Warm Wishes Mug Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Mugs and Warm Wishes!

Today we are sharing a beautiful card by Tatiana that is filled with mugs of warm wishes!

This fun card features the adorable little mugs from our Coffee Silhouettes Die Set. Tatiana cut them out in a rainbow of cozy colors and arranged them in different directions across her card. She cut out the whipped cream toppings and steam, also from the Coffee Silhouettes Die Set and added little snowflakes using our Snow Globe Shaker Die Set.

The message "Warm Wishes" was added by cutting out the letters using our Essential Alphabet Die Set. 

This beautiful card would be wonderful to send as a Holiday greeting or just to send a happy hello in the during cold weather. 

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

Joyful Holiday Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Joyful Holiday Friends

Today Tatiana has created a beautiful holiday card featuring the forest friends from our Festive Fawns Stamp Set. 

For this fun card she stamped and colored the image of the deer and bunny peeking around the snowman from our Festive Fawns Stamp Set. She used fun pastel colors, giving the snowman an adorable pink hat! Then she cut the image out using the coordinating Festive Fawns Die Set. She then cut a pair of tall thin trees using our Forest Scene Builder Die Set to nestle beside the cute image. She added some ink blending to the trees and a bit of snow too. 

She layered the images onto a tag that was die cut from a pice of light blue gingham paper from our Spring Blooms Paper Pad using our Fancy Edges Tag Die Set. She also added a layer of vellum over the patterned paper to soften the look.  She also added the word "joy" and a few snowflakes, die cut using shapes from our Snow Globe Shaker Die Set.

For her card base, she created a soft and sparkly snow background, using our Snowfall Stencil with a mix of white, clear and teal texture pastes. What a gorgeous effect!

Have you started working on holiday cards yet? We hope this card by Tatiana has inspired you! 

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

Joyful Tidings Snow Globe Card by Tina Herbeck

Joyful Tidings!

Today we are spreading joy with an adorable snow globe card by Tina!

To create this adorable card, Tina first stamped the image of the snowman from our Snow Much Cheer Stamp Set. She colored the snowman in cheerful colors, giving her a pink and white scarf, hat and mittens! She cut the image out using the coordinating Snow Much Cheer Die Set.

Next, she cut out a snow globe using our our Snow Globe Shaker Die Set. She used white paper for the top and a shimmery sliver paper for the bottom piece! She also cut out some of the tiny snowflake shaker shapes from a sparkly white paper. 

For her card base she ink blended a panel using blue distress inks, leaving the edges darker and the middle lighter to showcase the snow globe. She also added a texture of tiny snowflakes using our Petite Snow Stencil with texture paste. She left a spot near the top to stamp the message "joyful tidings" from the Heartfelt Holidays Stamp Set. Then she assembled all the pieces together, adding some die cut snowflakes inside the globe and some in the sky! 

This magical greeting would be so fun to receive this holiday season!  

To see more amazing cards by Tina, you can visit her blog, The Scrappin Rabbit! 

Magical Snow Globe Card by Zsofia Molnar

Merry Christmas!

There is something so magical about a snow globe during the holidays! Zsofia captures that magic on this beautiful Christmas card today! 

For this gorgeous card she first created a snowy circle using the big snow filled circle image from our Snowfall Roundabout Stamp Set. She stamped the image with Versamark ink and embossed it in white. Then she ink blended soft blues over the top. She cut the image our using the large stitched circle die from our Circle Frames Die Set.  She next stamped the image of the horse and carriage from our Winter Memories Stamp Set and cut it out using the coordinating Winter Memories Die Set. Before adding this image to the circle she also cut out a snowy hill using our Land Borders Die Set to cut out a hill from glittery cardstock. Then she added this image the horse and carriage on top. To make this all into a snowglobe she added the bottom from our Snow Globe Shaker Die Set, cutting it from a shiny silver paper. So pretty! The sentiment was stamped into the sky, using a phrase from our Winter Memories Stamp Set.  What a gorgeous combination of images!

To complete the card, she cut out a scalloped rectangle using our Frames & Flags Die Set. Then she layered it over a piece of peppermint striped paper from our Meowy Christmas Paper Pad. The sentiment "Merry Christmas" was added to the bottom from our Heartfelt Holidays Stamp Set. 

We hope this wonderful card has you humming along a holiday tune and getting in the mood for Christmas crafting! You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign.

A Cozy Story Time Card by Farhana Sarker

A Cozy Story Time! 

Today we are enjoying a cozy storytime card by Farhana that is sure to make warm you up on a cold day!

For this fun card she features the image of the girl reading and drinking a warm beverage from our Sips & Stories Stamp Set. She colored the image, giving her a fun red sweater, and cut it out using the coordinating  Sips & Stories Die Set. 

For her card background she started with a white panel and used our Serene Stripes Stencil to dry emboss the striped pattern by pressing it through her die cutting machine. Then she used the snow globe shape from our Snow Globe Shaker Die Set to cut a window out of the panel.  She made this window into a shaker shape, adding sparkly snowflakes to the background using our Petite Snow Stencil. She also added little snowflake and circle shapes too. Isn't this so pretty? It looks like she is gazing out into a snowy day!

 

The final touch is the sentiment "I'm so glad that you're part of my story" which is embossed in gold onto black cardstock and carefully cut out by hand. 

This card is perfect to send a friend to let them know you are thinking of them during the cold winter days!

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

Snow Globe Scenes Card & Shaker Ornament by November Guest Designer Sybil Brewer

Hello again, Sybil here sharing a card & shaker ornament set that was such fun to make! I copic colored the images from the Snow Globe Scenes Stamp Set and used the coordinating Snow Globe Scenes Die Set as well.

For the card I used an oval stencil and blended oxide inks for the night sky and the snowy, bottom portion of the oval. I then embossed the snowflakes, added stars with a white gel pen and stamped the Merry Christmas sentiment. After adding the stamped images and a few gems to the snowflakes, the card was finished once the scene was adhered to a blue card base.

For the shaker ornament I used the same Snow Globe Scenes Stamp Set and color combos as I did for the card. Using the Snow Globe Shaker Die Set, I cut the outline of the globe several times, gluing each layer together until I had the desired thickness for the shaker bits to move about freely, then I attached it to a layer of acetate to create the window.  I prefer this method rather than die cutting foam which can easily get misshapen in the process. After adding a wintry sequin mix, I used a strong glue to attach the scene portion of the globe. I cut out the base twice and put foam in the center of the two pieces so when attached to the globe it would have the same dimension. I attached sequin trim to the back of the globe so it can be hung as a tree ornament or attached to a package. 

Thank you so much for joining me this week!

-Sybil

Winter Reveals Day 2 - Snowfall Roundabout

Welcome back for more snowy inspiration from our Winter Release! Today we are featuring snowy fun with a new Roundabout Stamp Set! Scroll down for details. Plus, we are having a giveaway today, so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Snowfall Roundabout

Create gorgeous snowy cards with this 4x6 Stamp Set! It features one large circle stamp, filled with a variety of beautiful snowflakes! Stamp the image with a colored ink or emboss it for a quick and easy winter greeting! It also includes 5 versatile snow themed sentiments. This set is perfectly sized to fit with the scallop edged circle frame on the Circle Frames Die Set and is perfect for creating circle cards or layering a circle onto any card! The sentiments on this set are all sized to fit on the die cut banners from our Banner Trio Die Set.

Snowfall Roundabout Stamp Set 

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 6 stamps: 1 image and 5 sentiments
• Works with the Circle Frames and Banner Trio purr-fect die sets (shown above right, sold separately)
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, November 20th

Let's have a Snow Day with inspiration from 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.

Created by Larissa. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set , Circle Frames Die Set, Banner Trio Die Set

Created by Amanda. Additional products used: Dear Santa Stamp Set, Dear Santa Die Set, Banner Trio Die Set

Created by Zsofia. Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set, Banner Trio Die Set

Created by Amy. Additional products used: Snow Globe Shaker Die Set, Circle Frames Die Set, 

 Land Borders Die Set

Created by Maria. Additional products used: Bitty Bibs Die Set, Circle Frames Die Set, Banner Trio Die Set

Created by Samantha. Additional products used: Banner Trio Die Set, Snowfall Stencil, Beautiful Blizzard Stamp Set, Beautiful Blizzard Die Set, Essential Alphabet Die Set

Created by Andrea. Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set, Ornament Shaker Die Set

Created by Tatiana. 

Created by Ellen. Additional products used: Frames Squared Die Set, Circle Frames Die Set, Banner Trio Die Set

Would you like to win the “Snowfall Roundabout” 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 November 19th at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 20th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tatiana Trafimovich 

Amy Tsuruta

Amanda Wilcox

Tag Trio and Gift Box by Maria Russell

Special Touches for Holiday Gifts!

Today Maria is sharing two projects that are perfect for adding that special touch to your holiday gifts! First, she created a trio of adorable tags using our Sweater Weather Stamp Set. She stamped the kitty, bunny and fox wearing sweaters from the set and colored them in fun bright pastels. She also added fun details like rosy cheeks on the animals and sparkles on the hats! She used the coordinating Sweater Weather Die Set to cut the images out. Then she created the sweet tags using our Fancy Edges Tag Die Set with a mix of gingham and polka dotted papers. This die set is fun because it has several mini borders that you can mix and match to create fun borders and edges for your tags! To finish them off she added the word "joy" die cut out using the bonus words from our Snow Globe Shaker Die Set too! 

Next she created a custom gift box that is perfect for a small and special gift! She used our Naughty or Mice Stamp Set for the image of the mouse opening the present. She colored this sweet image and cut it out with the coordinating Naughty or Mice Die Set. She created a scene for the mouse adding some blue distress inks to the sky.  A snowy hill was added along the bottom, cut out with our Land Borders Die Set. To add to the holiday scene she used the fun bold tree from our Festive Forest Stamp Set, cutting it out with the coordinating Festive Forest Die Set. This tree is the perfect size to match with that little mouse! Such a fun combination of images!

Thank you for fun ideas for dressing up gifts, Maria! 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!

Fun with Frame Dies by Ellen Haxelmans

Frame Up some Holiday images!

Today Ellen is showcasing our frame dies and combining two fun hobbies! She features a set of cross-stitched images created by her mother-in-law that work perfectly for holiday cards when framed with our die sets!

You could use our frame dies to create frames for so many things! Try using them with photos or hand painted images to make fun and unique cards like this! The possibilities are endless!

For the first card, she features a cross stitched snowflake and created a square card using our Frames Squared Die Set for the red scalloped square and the kraft colored stitched square. After assembling the card she added on the word "joy" cut from sparkly gold paper using our Snow Globe Shaker Die Set.

For the next card, she uses the Frames Squared Die Set again, this time cutting the square shapes from shades of brown paper. She then uses the decorative square, also from the Frames Squared Die Set to cut out the cross-stitched image of a squirrel and layers that in the center. She adds the word "merry," die cutting it from shiny red paper using our Snow Globe Shaker Die Set. The final touch is some holly added to the bottom, cut out using our Pines & Holly Die Set.

Last, she features a cute cross-stitched Santa. She cuts the image out using our Fancy Edges Tag Die Set. This die set also has a fun top oval that folds over the tag hole and she adds that in red. She also cuts out a scalloped edge frame using our Framework Die Set to layer with the tag. 

Here is the result! How cute is this card!?

Inspired to try creating fun cards and framing images with our frame dies? You can find these and more fun shape dies in our shop under our Shape Dies category!

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