Retro Summer Card by Samantha Mann

Retro Summer Card

Today we are sharing a beautiful (and simple) summer card by Samantha featuring our Retro Sun & Palms Stencil Set! 

If you know Samantha's work you know she loves beautiful bright colors but on this card she chose a more muted color palette to fit the retro theme and it is truly gorgeous!  The Retro Sun & Palms Stencil Set includes two pieces. The first piece has the big circle for the sun and the second piece includes trees and seagulls. The two pieces layer perfectly together for a fun summer scene. Samantha started with a kraft cardstock base and then stenciled the sun with lines through it, carefully blending the colors across the image.

Then she used the second stencil and added trees with white texture paste and glitter! So pretty!

The gulls were added in the upper corner using black ink. To finish it off she added the sentiment from the Seashell Roundabout Stamp Set, stamped and embossed onto a vellum banner that was cut out using our Banner Trio Die Set.

What a fun retro card! Plus, we love simple this card is to create. The stencils complete the scene and then you just need to add a sentiment.

To see more fun cards by Samantha you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy! 

Cherry Blossoms Circle Card by Diane Morales

Enjoy every moment! 

Have you ever created a shaped card? Today's card by Diane is sure to inspired you to do so! She has created a gorgeous circle card featuring our Cherry Blossoms Stamp Set and Circle Frames Die Set.

She created this beautiful card by cutting out two circles using our Circle Frames Die Set from pink cardstock, creating a card base with them. On the front circle she stamped the floral blooms from our Cherry Blossoms Stamp Set, using a pink ink that was slightly darker than the card to give it a fun tone-on-tone look. 

Then she stamped and colored the same beautiful floral blooms from our Cherry Blossoms Stamp Set twice. She left the blooms white but added soft pinks to the centers for a light and airy look. 

She used the sentiment from the Cherry Blossoms Stamp Set, stamping it onto a small rectangle that was cut out using our Basic Frames Die Set. She added some glitter to the edges of the shape and a few pink gems around the flowers to add a bit of sparkle. 

We love shaped cards and we hope this card as inspired you to create some of your own! To see more creations by Diane, you can visit on her blog, 2sisters project.

Spring/Summer 2025 Coffee Hop Winner

Thank you to everyone for participating in the
Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers 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: Kathy S

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! 

Thanks a Latte Card by Farhana Sarker

Thanks a Latte!

Today Farhana has created a gorgeous clean and simple coffee themed thank you featuring our Coffee Delights Stamp Set. 

For this card she started out by coloring the mugs from the Coffee Delights Stamp Set using copic markers. 

Here are the colors she used: 

Once the coloring was done she cut the image out using the coordinating Coffee Delights Die Set. Then she stamped the same image with black ink directly onto the card base. She did this twice, letting the image bleed off both edges. She layered the colored image on top of the black and white image. Last, she added the sentiment right below the colored mugs. 

This clean and simple card is so easy to make yet it has such a striking appearance! We love how the colored image really pops off the black and white background! We hope you will give this technique a try! 

To see more of Farhana's creations you can visit blog, Everyday Engineered.

Sunshine & Smiles Card by Donna Idlet

Sunshine & Smiles!

Today we are share a beautiful floral card by Donna that features our Floral Delights Stamp Set and Spring Blooms Paper Pad. 

For the main floral image on this card Donna stamped and colored the tall echinacea blooms from the Floral Delights Stamp Set. This fun tall bloom is designed to fit on our Bookmark and Bookmark II die sets but it also works perfectly on a card! She cut the image out using the coordinating Floral Delights Die Set and layered it onto a vellum oval that was die cut using our Oval Frames Die Set.

For her card background she cut strips of patterned papers from our  Spring Blooms Paper Pad and layered them across her card. She then added the vellum oval and flowers over the fun patterned background. For the sentiment she used a little white rectangle cut using our Basic Frames Die Set and stamped the "sunshine & smiles" message onto it. 

This cheerful card is so colorful and fun! It's perfect for sending a happy hello to a friend or loved one! To see more beautiful creations by Donna, you can visit her blog, Creative Lady!   

2025 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

Today we are playing along with the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop!

If you like coffee you are going to LOVE this blog hop! There are so may fun stops on this hop featuring coffee themed cards you are sure to be inspired! There will be prizes too on most of the stops! Read all the way to the end of this post for details on the giveaway from us at Newton's Nook Designs and a link to all the stops. 

For our stop on the hop today I created a duo of cute coffee cards featuring Newton drinking coffee along with some of our fun die sets:

For my first card I used the kitty from our Newton Loves Coffee Stamp Set paired with our A Hug in a Mug and Filigree Frame Die Sets.

Isn't Newton so adorable with his arms around that to-go coffee!? I colored the kitty image using copic markers. I figured out my card layout first so I knew what color to make the coffee cup, matching it to the background paper. I also colored the kitty orange to look like Newton!

For the card layout I used our Filigree Oval Frame Die Set, cutting it from white cardstock to create the beautiful swirl filled frame. I layered this over a piece of sage green cardstock. Then I added the sentiment using our A Hug in a Mug Die Set. This set includes the words and a shadow die that is a little larger so you can layer them together. I cut the shadow layer out using a piece of yellow glitter paper from our Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock to add a bit of sparkle to the card. Then I mounted it all onto a dark chocolate colored card base. I love how this turned out! 

For my second card I again used the Newton Loves Coffee Stamp Set but this time I paired it with our Thanks a Latte, Basic Frames and Lattice Die Sets. 

On this card I used the image of Newton peeking over the table edge at a cup of coffee! So cute! I colored the image with copic markers. For my card layout I used our Lattice Die, cutting it out of pale yellow cardstock. I layered the lattice panel over some coffee bean patterned paper from our Coffee House Stories Paper Pad. 

For the message on this card I used our Thanks a Latte Die Set. This set also includes the word and shadow dies and this time I cut the words out of yellow glitter paper from our Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock. For the shadow I used dark teal paper. I layered the sentiment and the image of Newton onto a yellow banner that was cut out using our Basic Frames Die Set. 

I had so much fun creating these coffee cards. It's so easy to pair the stamped images with our fun dies!

I hope you enjoyed these coffee cards today! Thanks for stopping by!

If you liked these designs, we also have a BUNCH of additional designs that have coffee or tea in them. You can find them ALL here: Coffee & Tea Sets

Would you like to win a $25 voucher to spend at Newton’s Nook Designs?

Here's how to win: Leave a comment on this blog. We'd love to hear what your favorite warm beverage is. What's your favorite coffee? Black or flavored? Or do you like tea, hot chocolate, or another warm beverage instead? 

We will pick one random comment to win! You until next Friday, May 30th at 9pm  ET to comment for a chance to win. The winner will be announced on the NND blog post on Monday, June 2nd.

Stops on this hop will be each be giving away their own prizes so you'll want to visit them all (see full link up below) and don't forget to head over to the Coffee Lovers Blog to see more inspiration all week!  

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Have a Bee-utiful Day! Card by Amanda Wilcox

Have a BEE-utiful Day!

Today we are sharing a super cute bee themed card by Amanda featuring our Beekeeper Newton Stamp Set! 

For this sweet card Amanda starts out by stamping and coloring a bunch of images from the beekeeper set. She stamps multiples of the honey jars and bees so that she has extras for her card. She colors all the image in soft neutral tones to match the Natural Basics Paper Pad that she is planning on using. Pairing your images with a paper pad can make chosing a color palette so much easier! 

For her card layout she uses our A2 Card Layout 2 Die Set. She cut it out once from white to use as the outside border. Then she used the same die with the heart patterned papers from our Natural Basics Paper Pad. She added the die cut pieces to a white card base with dimensional adhesive. 

Once the background was complete she added all the little images from the Beekeeper Newton Stamp Set, putting some into each die cut shape. She also added the sentiment, embossed in white onto a black cardstock banner that was cut out using our Basic Frames Die Set. 

We think this card is BEE-utiful! How about you? 

See more of Amanda's work over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!