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!  

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! 

Happy Brr-thday Card by Amanda Wilcox

Happy Brr-thday!

Today we are featuring a fun cold weather birthday card by Amanda that is sure to brighten and cold day!

To create this adorable card she started by stamping and coloring the adorable kitty creating a snow angel from our Snow Angel Newton Stamp Set! Isn't he adorable!?  She cut the image out using the coordinating Snow Angel Newton Die Set.

Next, she created a fun snow filled card with two layers of snowy patterns. For the bottom layer she created white on white snow with dimension using our Snowfall Stencil with white sparkly texture paste over white cardstock! So pretty! She cut this panel out using our Frames & Flags Die Set to give it that fun scalloped edge. 

For the next layer she embossed the snowflake filled circle from our Snowfall Roundabout Stamp Set in white and added a rainbow of ink colors over the top! That fun pop of color is so unexpected for a winter card like this and we think it will definitely make the recipient smile!  She cut this image out using our Circle Frames Die Set. 

To make this into a fun birthday card, she added the sentiment "Happy BRR-thday!" from our Snowman Roundabout Stamp Set and cut it out using our Banner Trio Die Set. We love that she added purple into the word letters BRR too! The bright colors on this card are sure to make any winter birthday feel cheerful!

We hope you have enjoyed this cheerful card by Amanda today! To say hello to Amanda and see more of her awesome creations you can visit her over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook! 

Festive Cocktail Card by Tina Herbeck

Raise a Glass to the Holidays!

It's time to get into the Holiday Spirit! This card by Tina will definitely put you in the mood for some holiday cheer!

To create this fun card Tina stamped a trio of holiday drinks from our Christmas Cocktails Stamp Set. She colored the drinks in festive colors to coordinate with the holiday theme. Next, she used the coordinating Christmas Cocktails Die Set to cut them out.

For the background she masked off a thick stripe on a white card base. She added ink blended the stripe in  shades of red and added snowflakes on top using our Snowfall Stencil with white texture paste! So festive! To finish this simple card she stamped the sentiment, also from the Christmas Cocktails Stamp Set, underneath the stripe. 

We hope this card has you ready to raise your glass to the holidays! 

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

Always on my Nice List Card by Samantha Mann

ALWAYS on My Nice List!

Know someone who is ALWAYS on the nice list? This card by Samantha is perfect for sending holiday wishes to all your favorite people.

For this beautiful card she started by creating a snowy background over her white card base by using our Snowfall Stenciln with a glittery paste. 

For the star of the card, she  colored the adorable Santa reading his list from our Dear Santa Stamp Set. Isn't it adorable how she made the Santa suit a fun shade of pink instead of the traditional red? She cut the image out using the coordinating Dear Santa Die Set. She layered Santa onto her card with a wreath that was created by cutting out lots of branches using our Pines & Holly Die Set. She added the branches to her card a circle shape with a sewing machine! So cool! Santa appears on one side of the wreath and the message "You're always on my nice list!" is on the other side. The message was embossed onto a vellum banner that was die cut using our Banner Trio Die Set. 

We hope you have enjoyed this gorgeous Santa themed card today! 

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

Happy Holi-Dogs Card by Maria Russell

Happy Holi-DOGS! 

Are you ready for the Holidays? How about the "Holi-dogs"? Today we have an adorable dog themed holiday card by Maria that is sure to make you smile, especially if you like dogs!

This card features that fun pup from the Christmas Puppies Stamp Set. He's so cute peeking out of the giant Santa boot! She colored the image with copics, adding fun spots to his ear and face. She also added some fun texture to the fuzzy white parts on the hat and boot! What a fun detail! The image was then cut out using the coordinating Christmas Puppies Die Set to add to her card. 

For the card base, she created a layered pattern by mixing TWO stencils together! First, she used our Pawprints Stencil with some ink blending to create the base layer. Then she went over the top of that using our Snowfall Stencil with texture paste. What a fun effect! 

The final details is the sentiment "Happy Holi-dogs" embossed in white on a black banner that was die cut using our Frames & Flags Die Set. This cheeful holiday card would be perfect for sending to any of the dog lovers on your holiday card list! 

To see more projects by Maria you can visit her over at her blog, Maria Russell Designs!

Frosty Folks Card by November Guest Designer Sybil Brewer

Today we are introducing our Guest Designer for November, Sybil Brewer! We can't wait to share what she creates for us this month! Sybil will be back each Monday for the month of November with a new project! Keep reading to find out more about her today and to check out her first project below.

Hi there, I'm Sybil, and I've been paper crafting for several years but it was the introduction to alcohol makers that my childhood love of coloring returned full force. My husband and I live in Missouri and are long time empty nesters, well almost as our golden retriever Hailey is definitely our baby! When I'm not creating cards to send to friends and family you will find me scrapbooking the hours away.

Instagram: Sybil_stephens
Blog: Color Me Happy

Hi Crafty Friends, Sybil here and I’m tickled pink to be guest designing for Newton’s Nook Designs this month! Here in Missouri where I live it’s getting down right chilly which means freezin’ season is right around the corner. With that in mind I decided to create a winter card featuring the Frosty Folks Stamp Set and Snowfall Stencil. 

First, I created the background by applying Tumbled Glass oxide ink onto Bristol Smooth cardstock with the stencil. I added washi tape to the stencil to prevent it from moving while I added the ink. Then I added Versamark ink on top of the snowflakes on the Snowfall Stencil, followed by clear embossing powder, which once melted with my heat gun, gave the snowflakes a pretty raised and glossy  effect. 

With my background done I moved onto the adorable Frosty Folks Stamp Set. I copic colored the family of snow-people making sure to use a light grey marker on the bodies to give definition and a snowy appearance. Once I finished coloring I fussy cut the image, added foam adhesive to the back and placed it and the sentiment onto the background. I added this to an A2 card base, adhered some sparkly gems to a few of the snowflakes and the card was completed.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

- Sybil 

Hot Chocolate Kind of Day Card by Samantha Mann

Time for some Hot Chocolate!

Nothing makes a cold day better than some hot chocolate! This card by Samantha will definitely make a cold day feel warm and cheerful! She features the adorable mugs from our Cup of Cocoa Stamp Set, colored in rainbow colors! She cut the images out using the coordinating Cup of Cocoa Die Set to stack onto her card! For the card background she used a neutral gray ink and covered it with snowflakes using our Snowfall Stencil with some texture paste! The sentiment, also from the Cup of Cocoa Stamp Set is embossed in white on some black cardstock and then fussy cut out by hand. 

This would be perfect to send to a friend to spread warmth and smiles during the months of winter!

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

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Week - Day 1 - Tammy Stark

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Welcome to day one of our Deck the Halls with Inky Paws week! 

Each day this week we will have a new awesome featured guest and then a BIG blog hop on Friday, December 4th (with some give-aways, of course!) So make sure you come back and visit us every day!

Today's Featured guest is
Tammy Stark

Hi there! I'm Tammy, and I live in southern Nevada with my hubby, two amazing teenage daughters, and adorable pup. I have been crafting my entire life - from scrapbooking, to creating party favors, to more recently, card making. I actually taught scrapbooking classes for many years, and loved it! I discovered stamping and cardmaking when I was looking for products to make party favors for my daughter's birthday, and completely fell in love! I gravitate towards fun, whimsical, and happy designs that make me smile, and I can never turn down a good pun! When I'm not creating, you can find me drinking coffee with my sketchbook, thinking about creating, haha! I am ecstatic to be joining Newton's Nook this month as a guest designer, and can't wait to share my creations with you!

Here's what Tammy created:

Tammy has created an adorable matching card and tag with our Newton's Snowman Stamp Set! 

For the card, she colored image of the trio of kitties building a snowman from our Newton's Snowman Stamp Set in fun wintery colors! She used the coordinating Newton's Snowman Die Set to cut the image out. Then she created a gorgeous slimline scene for the kitties to play in! She our Forest Scene Builder Die Set to cut out some birch trees to set the wintery scene. The gorgeous snowy background was created using our Snowfall Stencil with white texture paste over a blue distress inked background! So lovey! 

The whole slimline scene was framed with a scalloped edge, cut out using the large frame die from our Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set. 

For the matching tag, she used the same colors on the image of the kitties from our Newton's Snowman Stamp Set but switched them up a bit so that the kitties are in opposite colors than they are in the first image. Which version do you prefer?  She created a smaller snowy background on the tag using our Petite Snow Stencil over her blue background. The tag was also cut out using our Fancy Edges Tag Die Set. 

This set of projects is so adorable! 

Thanks so much, Tammy for being our guest today! She will be back for our Deck the Halls with Inky Paws blog hop on Friday, December 4th. Until then, you can visit her at her blog, Paper Pretty Boutique to read more about her adorable projects and say hello!

Tomorrow we will have special Guest Tina from The Scrappin' Rabbit

so make sure you take some time to come back and visit us again! 

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