Christmas Stockings Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Pretty Stockings Using Patterned Papers!

The holidays will be here before you know it! Have you started on your holiday cards yet?  Today we fun and easy Christmas card by Tatiana that is sure to inspire your holiday crafting!

Tatiana began by cutting out a bunch of stockings using our Stylish Stockings Die Set with pretty patterned papers from our new Christmas Time Paper Pad and Canine Christmas Paper Pad. Then she cut out the heel, toe and cuffs from a glittery white cardstock, again using the Stylish Stockings Die Set. She then adhered all the stocking pieces together and lined them up in three rows on her card base. So pretty!

In the center, she added the glittery message "peace & joy." This was created by cutting out the words from some glittery gold cardstock using the bonus word die from our Christmas Nap Die Set. 

This card is so simple to make! You could cut out tons of stockings and make a bunch of these for holiday greetings this year! To see more of her amazing work, you can visit Tatiana at her blog, Tatiana Trafimovich!

Warm and Cozy Card by Samantha Mann

Warm and Cozy!

Are you feeling chilly? This card by Samantha is sure to warm up your day! She created this adorable and cozy card by combining images from several different stamp sets. She started out with the branch from the What a Hoot Stamp Set, cutting it out with the coordinating What a Hoot Die Set. Then she filled the branch with cozy winter accessories, starting with the mittens from our Sweater Weather Stamp Set, adding the flip flops from our Sun Soaked Christmas Stamp Set, and ending with the stocking from our Holiday Stockings Stamp Set. Don't these items look so perfect together!? She colored all the images in coordinating shades of red and gray, with a pop of green on the holly. She also used the coordinating dies to cut them out (Sweater Weather Die Set, Sun Soaked Christmas Die Set, and Stylish Stockings Die Set). A little bit of twine attaches them perfectly to the branch! 

The whole thing is layered over a fun gingham background that was created using our Gingham Stencil. To finish off the cozy theme, she used the sentiment from the Holiday Stockings Stamp Set, embossed in white! So fun! 

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

Sweet Stocking Place Cards by Ellen Haxelmans

A Place for Every Guest!

Today Ellen has made custom place cards for a holiday table! These adorable place cards are perfect to add to each place setting for a special holiday meal! For each card she created a fun layered design using several NND die sets. She created a stitched banner cut out with our Frames & Flags Die Set, a stitched circle cut out using our Frames Squared Die Set, and an adorable little stocking using our Stylish Stockings Die Set. The stocking is just the right size to add on a letter from our Essential Alphabet Die Set to represent the name of the guest who is sitting in that spot!

Here is a second photo showing how she created them in a lime green color combo too.

These adorable place cards are so cute and easy to create but will make each guest at the table feel special! As you can see, she made them using several different letters to represent all the guests! Such a fun idea to make the holidays feel festive!

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

Holiday Tags by Holly Endress

Deck out your gifts with Holiday Tags!  

Do you want to dress up your gifts this season? Today we are sharing two adorable gift tags by Holly. For the tag on the left, Holly used our Ornament Shaker Tag Die Set to cut out an ornament shape and added the "deck the halls" sentiment inside the ornament using our Ornamental Wishes Stamp Set. Then she added a cute little stocking using our Holiday Stockings Stamp Set. She colored the stocking and cut it out using the coordinating Stylish Stockings Die Set and added it to the ornament! So cute!



For the second tag she cut out a tag using foiled and glitter papers with our Fancy Edges Tag Die Set. Then she added those fun critters from ourAll Aboard for Christmas Stamp Set along the bottom of the tag. She colored them with copics and cut them out using our coordinating All Aboard for Christmas Die Set and then fussy cut the bottom edge to eliminate the white border. For the sentiment she used the "merry" die cut from our Holiday Greetings Die Set and combined it with the word "christmas" from our Nutcracker Squeak Stamp Set. What a fun way to mix and match products to create custom sentiments!

Thank you, Holly, for the beautiful inspiration today! You can find more of Holly's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Hollybeary Creations!

DIY Gift Wrapping by Naki Rager

DIY Gift Wrap! 

Christmas is just around the corner! Have you wrapped up your holiday gifts yet? Today Naki is sharing two adorable gifts that she dressed up using NND products! She started by wrapping her gifts in kraft paper. Then she stamped the cute images of Newton dressed as a Santa from our Santa Paws Stamp Set in the corners of the packages! She added a bit of color to the images using colored pencils. Then she created two adorable tags using our Fancy Edges Tag Die Set. Then she added on cute little stockings using the Stylish Stockings Die Set. It's so cute how she attached the tags to her packages with a strip of washi tape too! What a fun way to make your gifts feel extra special!

To see more beautiful projects by Naki,  you can head over to her blog, Notes from Naki and say hello!

Holiday Reveals - Day 3 - Stylish Stockings and Reindeer Roll Call

It's the third reveal day for our October Release! Today we are featuring a 2 new stamp Sets, Stylish Stockings and Reindeer Roll Call! We have a giveaway too so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Stylish Stockings

The cute patterned stockings in this 4 x 4 stamp set are so fun to stamp! The bold style of this set makes it easy to create cute and quick Holiday cards! Just ink up the images with your favorite colored inks and go! These sweet stockings work great with embossing powders too!  The coordinating die set also includes stitched toe, heel, and cuff shapes that can be cut from any paper and layered over the stocking to create an extra fun bit of detail!

Here's some info on the Stylish Stockings stamp set:

• 4 x 4 photopolymer stamp set 
• 8 stamps: 6 images and 2 sentiments
• Coordinating Stylish Stockings purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 5 dies 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, October 20th

Reindeer Roll Call

Never forget the names of all the reindeer with this adorable 3 x 4 stamp set! It features a list of all the reindeer names as one big stamp and includes several small reindeer and snowflake images. Try using the sentiment for the focal point of your card and creating fun backgrounds with the smaller images!

Here's some info on the Reindeer Roll Call stamp set:

• 3 x 4 photopolymer stamp set 
• 6 stamps: 5 images and 1 large sentiment
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, October 20th

Reindeer, stockings, and adorable 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.

Ellen created a set of wonderful tags using the new Reindeer Roll Call Stamp Set. She added on deer cut from acetate using our Splendid Stags Die Set and some pinecones and branches using our Pines & Holly Die Set!

Maria created this festive card using four stockings from the new Stylish Stockings Stamp Set with stitched tops using the coordinating die Stylish Stockings Die Set! She also added on the "merry everything" sentiment using the Sentiments of the Season Stamp Set (revealed on our Monday post here).

Larissa created this beautiful card using the new Reindeer Roll Call Stamp Set. She added a bit of watercolor behind it and mounted it on some pretty plaid that's perfect for the Holidays!  

Naki created this charming Christmas card using our new Stylish Stockings Stamp Set. It's so cute how she added on the stitched tops using the coordinating Stylish Stockings Die Set and embellished them with pom-poms!

This splendid holiday card is by Juliana. She used the big reindeer name stamp from the new Reindeer Roll Call Stamp Set as her focal point and embellished around it with pinecones and swag from our Pines & Holly Die Set! She also created that pretty green background using our new Holiday Foliage Stencil! 

This card by Holly is so warm and cozy! She used the new Stylish Stockings Stamp Set and added on the stitched toppers with the the Stylish Stockings Die Set using some glittery paper! She also created that pretty snowflake background using the new Snowfall Stencil! 

Jennifer created this striking chalkboard card using the new Reindeer Roll Call Stamp Set. This set is so perfect for the chalkboard look! the tine bits of added red sparkle really add the perfect holiday touch! 

Tatiana created a delightful pattern using all the different stocking options from the new Stylish Stockings Stamp Set. She added on some glittery gold heel and toe pieces using the Stylish Stockings Die Set for the perfect bit of holiday sparkle!

This festive card by Amanda uses our new Reindeer Roll Call Stamp Set. It's so fun how she used the sentiment on one side and reindeer images up along the other edge! 

Samantha created a whole rainbow of stockings using our new Stylish Stockings Stamp Set. It's so cute how she has them sewn on with stitching! She also added some lovely snowflakes onto the card base using the new Snowfall Stencil with embossing paste! 

Would you like to win the “Reindeer Roll Call” or the “Stylish Stockings” Stamp Set? Each of these stamp sets 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 October 19th at 9pm CST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 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