Candy Corn Card by Amanda Wilcox

Time for Candy Corn!

If you like candy corn you are going to love this yummy candy filled card by Amanda featuring our Candy Corn Newton Stamp Set and our Candy Corn Stencil Set. 

For her main image she stamped and colored the adorable kitty wearing the Halloween costume from the Candy Corn Newton Stamp Set. She cut the image out with the coordinating Candy Corn Newton Die Set. She then created a spooky night scene using several die sets. She started by cutting out the stitched rectangle using our Frames & Flags Die Set. She then cut out some black grass with our Land Borders Die Set. For the sky she cut out clouds, stars and a moon using our Spooky Sky Die Set. She assembled all the pieces together, adding a little bit of distress ink onto the yellow moon and the edges of the rectangle. 

To create the candy corn background she used our  Candy Corn Stencil Set. This stencil has three pieces that you can line up easily to create the three different colors. Amanda inked her layers over black cardstock. On the dark cardstock the colors become desaturated and it makes a great spooky or night time look! 

After everything was assembled she added the sentiment from the Candy Corn Newton Stamp Set, stamping it onto a small oval that was cut out with our  Oval Frames Die Set.

We love this fun and spooky night scene! Perfect for Halloween! 

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

Apple Branch Card by Samantha Mann

Creating an Apple Tree Branch

Today we are sharing a gorgeous apple card by Samantha featuring our Autumn Apples Stamp Set and our Cherry Blossoms Stamp Set

She created the gorgeous branch of apples using the apple image from the Autumn Apples Stamp Set. She stamped and colored the apple multiple times and cut the image out using the coordinating Autumn Apples Die Set. To create the branch she used the branch of blooms from our Cherry Blossoms Die Set. She stamped and colored this branch multiple times so that she had enough to span across her card. She cut the images out using the coordinating Cherry Blossoms Stamp Set. She then arranged the apples and the floral branches across her card to create the look of a loaded down apple branch! So cool! 

She wanted a few more little leaves so she used the tiny leaf stamp from our Newton's Hanging Basket Stamp Set, coloring the images and cutting them out using the coordinating Newton's Hanging Basket Die Set. She added the little leaves onto the branch and then spritzed it all with a bit of white paint for a bit of texture. 

She layered everything over a beautiful smoky background that she had created with alcohol inks. The apples really pop over the black!

We love the way Samantha mixed and matched the stamps together to create a unique and beautiful card!

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

A Big Cup of Thanks Shaker Card by Larissa Heskett

Cup of Thanks!

Today we are sharing a beautiful shaker card by Larissa featuring our Newton's Mug Stamp Set. 

Larissa colored the sweet kitty in the coffee mug from the Newton's Mug Stamp Set. This set has several different sentiments that fit on the front of the mug and she chose to make it into a thank you by using the "big cup of thanks" sentiment. She cut it out using the coordinating Newton's Mug Die Set.

Next, she cut out a brown rectangle using our Basic Frames Die Set and used our Falling Leaves Stencil with white ink to add a leaf pattern onto the die cut shape. She then used it for a shaker background, adding sequins underneath a piece of acetate and stitching it all closed. She cut out a scallop edged frame using a paper from our Autumn Meows Paper Pad and cutting it with our Frames & Flags Die Set. She layered it all together and adhered it to a white card base. She added the cute kitty image on top to finish off the card. 

What an adorable thank you card! 

To see more projects by Larissa you can visit her on her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs.

Inspired by Jenn Shurkus!

Celebrating Jenn Shurkus today!

Hello! Jen here and I'm excited to sharing a project celebrate Jenn Shurkus! Jenn has reached the milestone of 20 years of blogging! What an incredible milestone! Jenn is having an inspiration party to celebrate and I am excited to join along! Scroll down to see my projects and pop over to Jenn's blog today to see more inspiration! Plus, we are having a World Cardmaking Day Sale, starting today. Read all the way to the end of this post for details!

I personally have always been a fan of Jenn and her creativity! I love watching her videos and have taken a few of her online classes. Not only is she a fabulous and talented artist but she's a fantastic teacher too! If you haven't tried her classes, I highly recommend them. I also want to thank her for supporting Newton's Nook Designs in her classes and events over the years! Her support of our brand means a lot to us and we really appreciate it. Plus, we are joined in friendship over our love of our feline companions! 

Today Jenn challenged the participants in her inspiration party to choose a card from her blog that inspired us and create a card of our own! It was a hard decision since she has SO many gorgeous projects on her blog but I knew I wanted to create a Halloween card so that helped me narrowed it down. I choose her set of Halloween cards from this blog post using a large stamp from Colorado Craft Company. I loved the way she created two cards, one ink blended over the image and one with colored pieces. I created my own version using our Halloween Postage Sampler Stamp Set.

Although the card that was created by Jenn used one large stamp I wanted to try doing something similar with a bunch of smaller stamps. I used images from the Halloween Postage Sampler Stamp Set and stamped them repeatedly onto panels of Bristol paper using Versafine black ink. This is my favorite ink for getting a crisp image, especially with bold silhouetted stamps. 

For the first card I made sure the ink was dry and then I blended over the images using distress oxide inks. I used Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberries, Carved Pumpkin and Twisted Citron. 

For the sentiment I used "trick or treat" from the Halloween Postage Sampler Stamp Set and embossed it in white onto a 2 inch x 2 inch square of black cardstock. I used dimensional adhesive to add it to the center of the card and then mounted everything onto a black card base. 

For my second card I used Zig Clean Color Watercolor Markers to add color to the images. I purposefully used a few more images that would be good to add color to when I stamped this card panel.

I used markers in shades of purple, orange and green with a little bit of yellow and gray. When I was done I also went back and splattered some purple, green and orange over the panel. I then created the exact same sentiment as the first card, adhering it on with dimensional adhesive. 

I had a lot of fun being inspired by Jenn's blog and creating my own projects!

I hope that you are inspired to look at projects created by another crafter and create new cards of your own! Sharing and being creative with others is one of my favorite things about card making! Make sure to check out Jenn's blog Creative Chick to find more inspiration! 

Thank you, Jenn, for inviting me to be a part of your celebration! Congratulations on 20 years of blogging!!

World Cardmaking Day Sale Starts Today!

If you liked the stamp set I used today, you can get your own along with anything else in our shop for 15% off! It's World Cardmaking Day this Saturday but we are starting the party early! Use code WCD25 at newtonsnookdesigns.com

Thanks for reading today! I hope you have a wonderful crafty day and happy shopping!

    

Haunted House Card by Diane Morales

Spooky Greetings!

With October just one day away we are getting into Halloween crafting! Today we are sharing a card by Diane that is perfect for sending spooky Halloween greetings! 

This features our Card Layout 5 Die Set, Haunted House Die Set and our Halloween Time Paper Pad.

Diane created this fun card using the bat filled paper from our Halloween Time Paper Pad for the background. She cut the paper out using our Card Layout 5 Die Set. She then used the same die set with black cardstock to create the frame. She glued all of the patterned pieces into the frame and layered it over a black cardstock base. 

Next she used our Haunted House Die Set, cutting the house from black cardstock. She added some light yellow cardstock behind it to give the windows and eerie glow. 

She layered the haunted house over a scallop edged oval that was cut out using our Oval Frame Die Set. Then she added the image to the center of her fun bat background. For a finishing touch she stamped the spooky greetings postmark from our Halloween Postage Sampler Stamp Set and cut it out with the coordinating Halloween Postage Sampler Die Set. She tucked the image in next to the haunted house. The orange gives the card such a fun pop of color! 

This spooky card is perfect for sending a ghostly hello this Halloween! 

To see more creations by Diane, you can visit on her blog, 2sisters project.

Autumn Scarecrow Card by Farhana Sarker

Autumn Reads for Fall!

Today Farhana has created beautiful clean and simple fall card using our Autumn Fields Stamp Set.

She started out by stamping the tall scarecrow from the Autumn Fields Stamp Set and coloring the image with alcohol markers. She also stamped and colored the little bird from the same set. She then cut out the images using the coordinating Autumn Fields Die Set. 

For her card she chose a white card base and then stamped the image of the tall sunflowers from the Autumn Fields Stamp Set twice along the right side of the card using dark brown ink. She then layered the scarecrow and bird in front of the sunflowers. What a fun and easy way to a beautiful fall scene! The sentiment "hello Autumn" stamped on the lower left completes the card. 

We hope this quick and easy card has inspired your fall crafting!

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

Spooky Coffees Card by Donna Idlet

Sugar & Scream!!!

Today we are serving a little Halloween humor with our coffee on this fun card by Donna! Her card features our NEW Spooky Coffees Stamp Set and Card Layout 5 Die Set along with some of our favorite halloween themed papers!

Donna began by stamping and coloring all the cute little shaped Halloween mugs from our Spooky Coffees Stamp Set. She cut all the images out using the coordinating Spooky Coffees Die Set. She also stamped and embossed the "sugar & scream" sentiment onto a black circle that she had cut out using our Frames Squared Die Set.

Next she created the card background using our Card Layout 5 Die Set. She used the die multiple times to cut out her favorite prints from our Halloween Meows Paper Pad. She also cut out the layout using the purple glitter paper from our Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock. Using the glittery piece for the frame, she adhered all the patterned pieces inside the frame and then layered  the black circle with the sentiment into the center. Then she added all of the mugs on top, placing them in a circle around the sentiment! 

What a fun card to send to a coffee lover over Halloween! To see more beautiful creations by Donna, you can visit her blog, Creative Lady!