You're so Narly Card by Samantha Mann

Narly Summer Card!

Today Samantha is back with a summer card that is sure to brighten your day! She created this colorful  card featuring our retiring Narly Mermaids Stamp Set. She started by stamping the image of a mermaid holding a narwhal and a few additional single narwhal images. She colored these cuties in fun bright colors, adding a vibrant green tail on the mermaid! She even added pink cheeks and white gel pen accents too! The images were then cut out using the coordinating Narly Mermaids Die Set. 

To make the rainbow of waves for the background she used our Sky Borders Die Set. This die set has a large scalloped edge and she cut out borders using the reverse cut that you get when you cut it out. She made several layers of borders, adding a different color to each one with different distress inks to create that rainbow effect! Splatters of water and white acrylic ink add a fun effect. Once it was all adhered together, she added a fun texture using our Tropical Fish Stencil(also retiring) with white texture paste over the top. 

Then, she added the cute little mermaid to the scene and tucked the two narwhals behind the waves! How adorable! 

Here is a close up so you can see all the amazing details:

We hope this card by Samantha has brightened your day and made you smile!

Note: The Narly Mermaids Stamp Set, Narly Mermaids Die Set and Tropical Fish Stencil are part of our retiring sale and will only be available while supplies last so if you like these designs, make sure you get them while you can and don't forget to see what else is retiring in our retiring sale category!

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

Shell-ebrate Card by Farhana Sarker

Shell-ebrate!

Today we are sharing a fun under the sea card by Farhana! This adorable card would be perfect for a birthday or to celebrate any event this summer! 

She created a fun seashell background featuring our new Seashell Roundabout Stamp Set. She took the big circle image and embossed it in white and added blue ink over the top. Then she cut it into a square. What a great way to get more milage out of the circular image. 

For the rest of the card, she features products from our Retiring Products category! That cute Narwhal and all the colorful fish are from our retiring Narly Mermaids Stamp Set. She used the coordinating  Narly Mermaids Die Set to cut them out (also retiring). Then, for that fun subtle texture in the background she used our Tropical Fish Stencil, dry embossing it by passing it through a die cutting machine. 

She added the sentiment "Shell-ebrate" from the new Seashell Roundabout Stamp Set to finish the scene. 

Here is a close up image so you can see details:

What a fun and unique way to create a card to celebrate a birthday or any other fun occasion! 

Note: The Narly Mermaids Stamp Set,  Narly Mermaids Die Set and Tropical Fish Stencil are part of our retiring sale and will only be available while supplies last so if you like these designs, make sure you get it while you can and don't forget to see what else is retiring in our retiring sale category!

We hope that you enjoyed this beautiful card by Farhana! You can find more of Farhana's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Everyday Engineered.

Retiring Products Feature Week - Day 5 - Farhana Sarker & Larissa Heskett

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 today we are featuring projects today by Farhana and Larissa!

Farhana created this this sweet card featuing our retiring Narly Mermaids Stamp Set:

How cute is this mermaid with pink hair! Farhana colored the image of the mermaid snuggling a narwhal from our Narly Mermaid Stamp Set in fun bright pastels. Little fish images from the same set add to the fun underwater scene. The background was created by using our retiring Tropical Fish Stencil and a die cutting machine to create a dry embossed effect! What a pretty card to send to a "mermazing" friend! 

Retiring products used: Narly Mermaid Stamp Set, Narly Mermaid Die Set, Tropical Fish Stencil

Additional products used: Banner Trio Die Set

Visit Farhana's blog: Everyday Engineered to see more!

Next, Larissa has created a card featuring the dino from retiring Tea Rex Stamp Set!

How adorable is that dinosaur holding a cup of tea? Larissa created a fun patterned panel by repeatedly stamping the image from our retiring Tea Rex Stamp Set to make a background full of dinosaurs! A fun scalloped frame and sentiment finish out this whimsical card! Wouldn't this be perfect for sending to a friend who loves tea? Detailed product list below.

Retiring products used: Tea Rex Stamp Set

Additional products used: Floral Roundabout Stamp Set (sentiment), Banner Trio Die Set, Frames & Flags Die Set

Visit Larissa's blog: Larissa Heskett Designs to see more!

We hope you have enjoyed the inspiration featuring our retiring sets this week!

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!

Wish You Were Here Card by Samantha Mann

Wish You Were Here!

Today we are sharing an adorable kitty card by Samantha! She created this fun card using the kitty watching the fish in the bowl from our Newton's Summer Vacation Stamp Set! Isn't this image so cute with the kitty wearing snorkeling goggles? She colored the image and fussy cut it out to add to her card. Behind the image she added some stenciled fish using our Tropical Fish Stencil with shades of green ink. The fish make the perfect backdrop for this fun image!

She added the "wish you were here" sentiment from the Newton's Summer Vacation Stamp Set onto a  vellum thought bubble that was cut out using our Speech Bubbles Die Set. Then she added some fun water droplets too!

If you loved this creative project by Sam today you can say hello to her and see more of her awesome creations over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

April Reveals - Day 4 - Newton's Birdhouse + Mother's Day and Father's Day!

Today is our fourth and final reveal day for our April Release! Today we are sharing THREE more little stamp sets. First we are featuring our kitty, Newton, in our Newton's Birdhouse Stamp Set. Then we are sharing two cute little 2x3 three sets for Mother's Day and Father's Day. We are having a giveaway today too, so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Newton's Birdhouse

Newton is having so much fun watching birds on this cute 3x4 stamp set! He's curled himself around the base of the birdhouse so that he has the best view! Use this adorable set for friendship cards and more! It's the perfect way to send a happy hello!

Here's some info on the Newton's Birdhouse Stamp Set:

• 3 x 4 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 6 stamps: 3 images and 3 sentiments
• Coordinating Newton's Birdhouse die set (sold separately) includes 3 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, April 12th

Mother's Day and Father's Day

Celebrate Mom and Day with these adorable 2x3 sets. The beautiful Mother's Day stamp includes the "Happy Mother's Day" sentiment surrounded by flowers. The Father's Day stamp image is perfect for a Dad who likes to fish and includes the "Happy Father's Day" sentiment surrounded by a fishing pole with a fish on the end.  Perfect for creating a fun cards for Mom and Dad!

Here's some info on the Mother's Day and Father's Day Stamp Sets:

• 2 x 3 photopolymer stamp sets (sold separately)
• Each set includes 1 stamp
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, April 12th

More amazing card for Mothers, Fathers, and more 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.

Tatiana created this beautiful card featuring the new Father's Day Stamp Set in the center. She framed the cute image with a frame stenciled using the new Hardwood Stencil! She also stenciled and awesome fish background to go with it using our Tropical Fish Stencil.

This adorable scene was created by Maria featuring the kitty and birdhouse from our new Newton's Birdhouse Stamp Set! She colored the image with fun colors and added cute stripes to the kitty. Then she created a scene for the image, adding layers of grass using our Land Borders Die Set and a fence using our new Fence Die Set. She added another birdie on the fence and a larger one in the sky from our Newton's Birdbath Stamp Set. So cute!

Amanda created this gorgeous card for mom using our new Mother's Day Stamp Set. She colored the image and surrounded it with little flowers cut out using our Flower Trio Die Sett. She also added a scallop on top and bottom using our Sky Borders Die Set. She created a lovely grey woodgrain background using our new Hardwood Stencil. 

Naki created this adorable kitty scene featuring the kitty and birdhouse from our new Newton's Birdhouse Stamp Set. She stamped the image with light colored ink and colored the image with soft colors and edges. For the scene she added layers of grass using our Land Borders Die Set and added in a fence using our Fence Die Set. The background is a gorgeous blend of distress inks!

Any mom would fall in love with this gorgeous card by Larissa! She used our new Mother's Day Stamp Set combined with the typewriter image from My Type Stamp Set to create a stunning combination. She also added a few extra flowers around the typewriter using stamps from our Lovely Blooms Stamp Set,  Bunny Hop Stamp Set, and Woodland Spring Stamp Set along with their coordinating dies. The beautiful image was framed with a scallop edged frame cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set.  

This card by Andrea is perfect for any dad who likes the outdoors! She created a gorgeous outdoor scene using our Forest Scene Builder Die Set, Sea Borders Die Set and Land Borders Die Set. She added fun hand colored details to the die cuts to give them depth. The scene perfectly frames the fun image in the sky from our new Father's Day Stamp Set. 

Newton is collecting lots of birds near his birdhouse on this adorable card by Zsofia. She featured the image from our new Newton's Birdhouse Stamp Set and added several more little black birds to the sky around the house. She also added a strip of blue woodgrain pattern behind the image using our new Hardwood Stencil! Such an adorable card! 

Samantha created two gorgeous cards, perfect for Mom and Dad! For Mom, she layered two backgrounds created with our Bold Blooms Stencil and Hardwood Stencil. She cut the floral image out using our Frames Squared Die Set. Then she added the sentiment from our new Mother's Day Stamp Set on a layer of vellum. For Dad she created layers using our Hardwood Stencil and Plaid Stencil Set. She also used our Framework Die Set to cut out the plaid. Again she added the sentiment, this time from the Father's Day Stamp Set on a layer of vellum! 

Holly created this adorable kitty card using the Newton's Birdhouse Stamp Set. She colored the image adding awesome texture and patterns on the kitty and birdhouse! Then she paired the image with lovely bright patterned papers! So adorable!

Would you like to win the “Newton's Birdhouse” 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 April 11th at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 12th. 

Note for Google+ users: Blogger no longer supports commenting with G+ accounts. If you have selected a G+ profile in the past you will appear as an unknown author until you login to Blogger and supply a new display name and avatar. You may do this by going to your Blogger account and going to Settings/User Settings. Once there you can  select "Blogger" as your profile and edit it. Information on these changes to blogger can be found this article. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Amanda Bodine

Holly Endress

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tatiana Trafimovich

Under the Sea Card Duo by Ellen Haxelmans

Under the Sea Cards

Today we have two amazing under the sea themed cards by Ellen using our some or our new summer products combined with our Message in a Bottle Stamp Set! She's created such clever combinations of products!

For her first card Ellen used the mermaid hugging the narwhal from our Narly Mermaids Stamp Set. She colored the image with vibrant colors (love the yellow tail) and cut it out using the coordinating
Narly Mermaids Die Set. Then she colored the scroll from our Message in a Bottle Stamp Set and combined it with the sentiment from the Narly Mermaids Stamp Set. She used the Message in a Bottle Die Set to trim it out.  For her background she created an awesome stenciled area of sparkly fish using our Tropical Fish Stencil with glittery paste. This panel was mounted onto a scallop edged teal colored panel that was cut out using our Framework Die Set.

For her second card Ellen used the big bottle image from our Message in a Bottle Stamp Set and stamped the image inside it from our new Vitamin Sea Stamp Set! So cute! She cut colored everything in fun ocean colors and cut out the bottle and cork using the Message in a Bottle Die Set. For her background on this card she use our Seashells Stencil to create a fun seashell pattern. Again, she mounted the stenciled panel onto a scallop edged orange colored panel that was cut out using our Framework Die Set.

Aren't these ocean themed cards so awesome? It is so neat how you can combine so many of our products together to create unique cards! I hope you are inspired to see what sets you have in your collection that you could use together!

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

July Reveals - Day 1 - Narly Mermaids, Purr-maid Newton, Manatee-rific + NEW Dies & Stencils!

Today is the first reveal day for our July Release! This is extra special for us as we are celebrating the FIVE year anniversary of our company! That means an extra big release with new stamps, dies and stencils! Today we are revealing several of our new products so scroll down to see them! We are also giving away a $20 store credit each reveal day to one lucky winner so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Narly Mermaids

Create fun under the sea scenes with this fanciful 4x6 Mermaid Stamp Set. This enchanting set is filled with delightful mermaids and fish that are perfect for scene building. The sweet mermaid is so cute hugging her narwhal friend. Try using the image of the mermaid with her arms held up to highlight a sentiment.

Here's some info on the Narly Mermaids stamp set:

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set 
• 14 stamps: 10 images and 4 sentiments 
• Coordinating Narly Mermaids purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 10 dies 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, July 20th

Purr-maid Newton 

Newton and his girl kitty friend are so adorable as mermaids in this sweet 4x4 stamp set. Use the fun kitty "purr-maids" along with the fun little fish to create delightful under water scenes and more. These loveable images are sure to make you smile! 

Here's some info on the Purr-maid Newton stamp set: 

• 4 x 4 photopolymer stamp set 
• 9 stamps: 6 images and 3 sentiments 
• Coordinating Purr-maid Newton purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 6 dies 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, July 20th

Manatee-rific

Go with the flow and enjoy the adorable manatees on this 3x4 stamp set. This set includes two graceful manatees and some fun sentiments to match. Use the coordinating die set to cut around the arms on the front-facing manatee so it can hold the shell, starfish or heart!  

Here's some info on the Manatee-rific stamp set:

• 3 x 4 photopolymer stamp set 
• 7 stamps: 4 images and 3 sentiments 
• Coordinating Manatee-rific purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 6 dies 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, July 20th

TWO new Stencil designs!

This month we're adding TWO new beautiful stencils to our product line! The Tropical Fish Stencil (below left) features a variety of tropical fish swimming along in various sizes and is is perfect for creating under sea scenes and more! The Seashell Stencil (below right) features a variety of lovely seashells along with sand dollars and starfish that will be perfect for creating beachy backgrounds for all summer projects.

• 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, July 20th

Get ready for under sea fun with cards 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.

Tatiana created this adorable card using the girl and boy kitties from the new Purr-maid Newton Stamp Set! She used the Tropical Fish Stencil with white embossing paste on white cardstock for the top and bottom, adding a wavy edge using the Sea Borders Die Set. 

This splendid manatee card was created by Samantha using our new Manatee-rific Stamp Set and coordinating die set. She colored the two manatees and added the seashell between the arms of cute manatee on the right. For the wavy water background on her card she used our Waves Stencil! 

Juliana created this charming card using our new Narly Mermaids Stamp Set and die set. The mermaid and her narwhal friend are so adorable together. She added layered of waves  and sand behind them using our Sea Borders Die Set and Land Borders Die Set. The whole scene is on a panel cut out using the scallop edged rectangle from our Framework Die Set! So cute! 

Amanda created this gorgeous sea themed card using our new Manatee-rific Stamp Set and coordinating die set. She created an amazing seashell circle using the little shells and starfish from the stamp set. The bright colors on the manatees and shells really pop against the gray. She she created the stenciled background using our new Seashells Stencil! 

Maria created and incredible under water scene featuring the kitties from the Purr-maid Newton Stamp Set and their little fishy friends. She added layers of vellum waves in front of them using our Sea Borders Die Set and added a piece of coral from the Tranquil Tides Stamp Set. For the background she used our Waves Stencil on a panel cut out using the Frames & Flags Die Set. 

This delightful mermaid birthday card was created by Larissa using our new Narly Mermaids Stamp Set. The mermaid and her narwhal friend are so adorable together. She layered them onto a heart and then created her own black and white background using all the smaller images in the stamp set along with some black splatter and sequins. 

These two kitties are "mermaid" for each other! This enchanting under water scene was created by Ellen featuring the kitties from the Purr-maid Newton Stamp Set. Isn't it so cute how she added pink and blue freckles to their faces!? She included waves and sand using our Sea Borders Die Set and Land Borders Die Set too.  

Holly combined sparkly embossing paste with our Seashell Stencil and lovely watercolors to create the stunning sparkly background on this card. They she layered over the lovely mermaid from the new Narly Mermaids Stamp Set and the sentiment stamped onto a banner from the Frames & Flags Die Set. So pretty!

Naki created this marvelous interactive card using our new Manatee-rific Stamp Set and coordinating die set. She added the two adorable manatees onto a circle where they can spin around! She also included a sentiment in each corner so you can look at the card horizontally or vertically!

Zsofia created this card using our new Narly Mermaids Stamp Set. She colored the mermaid with fun bright pink hair and then fussy cut the arm so she could have her hug the narwhal. For her background she used white embossing paste with our Seashells Stencil for the top and some fun pink alcohol inks for the bottom! Such a mermazing card! 

Would you like to win a $20 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs?

ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win!

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 July 19th at 9pm EST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 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
Zsofia Molnar
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Tatiana Trafimovich