Spook-tacular Halloween Card by Amanda Wilcox

Spook-tacular Halloween!

Today we are stacking up a pile fun Halloween fun on this cute card by Amanda! 

To create this fun card she started by stamping the fun image of the dog and cat from our Halloween Pile Stamp Set. Isn't it cute how the kitty is up on the dogs shoulders? She colored the image using alcohol markers, adding fun dotted details to the kitties fur. The cut the image out using the coordinating Halloween Pile Die Set. 

Next, she created a fun shiny pink spiderweb using our Spiderweb Hot Foil Plates with pink foil. She also added a bit of ink over the top to add a pink glow along the edge. She cut the web out using the scallop edged rectangle from our Framework Die Set. Then she layered this behind the stack of Halloween friends. So cute! 

She layered this panel over a black card base that she had created using distress inks. Then she finished the card off by adding the spook-tacular Halloween sentiment from the Halloween Pile Stamp Set onto a banner that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set. 

What an adorable Halloween creation! We hope this card has inspired you to create some Halloween cards with a pop of pink! Love this idea!

To say hello to Amanda and see more details you can visit her over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!

Loads of Fall Fun by Jennifer Jackson

Loads of Fall Fun! 

Hello! Jen here today and I'm sharing a beautiful fall card that is sure to make you smile! 

To create this card I started by stamping the image of the wheelbarrow filled with pumpkins and a kitty from our Newton's Harvest Time Stamp Set. Isn't Newton so cut peeking out behind those pumpkins? I know he's having a ton of fun riding along! I colored the image using watercolors markers in browns, oranges and grays. Then I cut the image out using the coordinating Newton's Harvest Time Die Set.

I framed the wheelbarrow image withe a scalloped circle that was cut out using our Circle. Frames Die Set. I also added a bit of brown grass to the bottom of the circle using our Hills & Grass Stencil. 

For my card base, I wanted to add to the fall pumpkin theme so I used our Jack-o'-lantern Stencil Set to create rows of pumpkins. This stencil has three layers: pumpkin bodies, pumpkin stems, and jack-o'-lantern faces. To create the fall look I just used just the pumpkin bodies and stems and skipped adding on the third layer with the scary faces. Using the stencil this way makes it so versatile! 

The last step was to add on the sentiment from the Newton's Harvest Time Stamp Set. I stamped it onto a yellow cardstock banner that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

I hope you enjoyed this fun fall card today! Doesn't it make you want to go to a pumpkin patch? 

Ghostly Good Times Shaker Card by Larissa Heskett

Ghostly Shaker Card!

Today we are shaking up halloween fun with a ghostly shaker card by Larissa! 

For this fun card she started out by cutting out the background scene using a piece of paper from our Halloween Time Paper Pad. She stamped the kitty image from the Ghostly Good Time Stamp Set to put behind the window. Using some foam tape and acetate she made the kitty into a shaker window, adding str and bat sequins inside. She then used our Ghostly Good Time Die Set to make a kitty ghost shaped window in the background panel. 

She framed the whole scene with a postage edged rectangle that was cut out using our Framework Die Set. 

What a fun way to to send a spooky cute Halloween greeting!  We hope you enjoyed this card by Larissa today! To say hello to Larissa and see more of her creations, you can visit her over at her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs.

Happy Howl-oween Card by Guest Designer Brennan Keane

Today we a special guest post to share. We are featuring more inspiring work from the talented young Brennan Keane!  

 

I'm back, back, back again! Hi everyone, my name is Brennan and I am a 15 year old teenage boy who’s obsessed with creating cards with florals! However, I’m here to shock y’all today, because I made a Halloween card!

To start off, I masked a small strip of my card front and blended in some Crown Me ink from Simon Hurley and added a distressed effect with a Distress Ink pad in the color Black Soot. I also added a little water to get the splatter. I then used the new Spooky Line Stencil with some Solar Paste in the color Slippery When Wet to create the eerie Halloween sky!

I used the adorable Ghostly Good Times stamp set and stamped out both the dog and cat ghosts. Now it’s time to color! For the cat, I used Copics in the colors, from darkest to lightest, BG13, BG23, and BG11. For the dog, I used the colors, also from darkest to lightest, Y19, Y18, and Y15.

To finish off the card, I stamped the sentiment “ Happy Howl-oween”!
Lastly, I added a black matte and glued everything onto my card base. I hope you all enjoy this spookdorable (I created a new word!) Halloween card!

As always, thank you to Jen and Sam for another guest design opportunity! Have a great rest of your day everyone and happy crafting!

- Brennan

Happy Halloween Card by Donna Idlet

It's Cider Season!

Fall is nearly here and that means it's time for apple cider! Today Donna has created a card that captures the spice of the season!  

For this yummy card she started out by stamping the duo of dogs ready for trick-or-treating from our Happy Howl-oween Stamp Set. Aren't they so cute in their Halloween costumes? She colored the dogs in classic Halloween colors and then used the Happy Howl-oween Die Set to cut the image out. 

Next, she used our Spiderweb Hot Foil Plates to create a fun sparkly background. She started with a black cardstock rectangle, cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set. She foiled the spiderweb in sparkly silver and the spiders in red! So spooky!

She also foiled the "Happy Halloween" in from our Spooky Sentiments Hot Foil Plates using black foil. She cut the message out using the rectangle banner from our Banner Duo Die Set

For her card base she chose a yellow cardstock and then layered a strip of spider patterened paper over the side, cut from our Halloween Time Paper Pad.

We love the the spooky feeling this card has! 

We hope you have enjoyed this project today. To see more fun creations by Donna, you can visit her blog, Creative Lady!

National Coffee Day Blog Hop Winner

Thank you to everyone for participating in the
2023 National Coffee Day Blog Hop!

We really enjoy reading all of your comments! Look below to see if you won! 

The the winning blog and the comment were chosen using random.org

The winner of a $25 Store Credit from the Newton's Nook Designs blog is: Laraine R

Congrats! Don't forget - you have 7 days from today to to e-mail us at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $25 store credit! 

You can also head over the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog for more winners!

A Corny Halloween Card by Farhana Sarker

Have a Corny Halloween!

Today we are sharing a fun and simple Halloween card by Farhana.

For this card she features the cute image of Newton wearing his Halloween Costume from our Candy Corn Newton Stamp Set. She stamped and colored the kitty and three candy corns to add to her card. For her card today she carefully hand cut out the images but if you don't like to fussy cut, you could use the coordinating Candy Corn Newton Die Set. 

For her card she made a simple inked sky, masking off the card bottom and using three different distress ink colors to blend the top. She added water sprinkles to give it more texture too. Then she simply adhered Newton and his candy corns on top of the inked area and stamped the sentiment below! 

What a fun way to create a simple Hallowen Greeting!

To see more of Farhana's creations and say hello to her you can visit her over at her blog, Everyday Engineered.