Enjoy the Little Moments in Life Card by May Guest Designer Adam Karle

I want to tell you all how much I have enjoyed and appreciated this wonderful opportunity to share my work with you this month as a guest designer. The Newton’s Nook company has been great and their products are the best. I have several friends and family enjoying the fruits of my labor creating with their products.

My final card for the month as a guest designer is from the Garden Mice Stamp Set. This has to be one of my favorites because my mom loves all things mice. So this card will be for her.

The focal image from the set I chose is this cute mouse holding a huge mushroom.  I colored it using Copic Markers.

I decided to make the background in a rustic fashion.  I used wood grain card stock for the card base and the frame. The frame can be die cut using the Newton’s Nook Framework Die Set. I used a tree die cut that I had on hand but the trees could also be die cut using the Forest Scene Builder Die Set from Newton’s Nook.

Once I started the assembly I realized the wood grain paper was too dark so I cut and used a piece of craft paper to put behind the trees to lighten the scene. The white layer seemed to bright to me so I used some watered down acrylic black paint to splatter onto the layer. Then I attached the mouse and some bits of grass and sequins to finish the scene. The frame was attached using foam tape to give depth to the card.  My final step was to white emboss the sentiment onto a piece of dark red card stock. 

I hope you enjoyed following me this month and be sure and follow me at www.instagram.com/ark513 for more inspiration and ideas. 

-Adam

Welcome Darling Little One Baby Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Welcome Little One!

Today Ellen has created a an adorable zoo themed baby card! This fun card features the big square image of zoo animals from our Zoo Party Stamp Set. She colored the image using copics and then cut out a yellow scalloped frame for it using our Frames Squared Die Set. In the center of the image she combined words from our Bitty Bibs and Loveable Laundry Stamp Set to create the sentiment, stamped onto a circle that was also cut out using our Frames Squared Die Set. In the background she added a fun woodgrain pattern with our Hardwood Stencil. 

This darling card is perfect to welcome a new baby!

Card Details from Ellen:

Below we have some instructions from Ellen on how to create this card.

1. (left photo) I used Zig Clean Color Real Watercolor Brush Markers to color the image from the Zoo Party Stamp Set and layered it on the scalloped frame from the Frames Squared Die Set.
   
   Colors used: 
   Green: No.041 Light Green, No.400 Marine Green
   Yellow: No.055 Pale Yellow, No.050 Yellow
   Orange: No.052 Bright Yellow
   Grey: No.097 Pale Gray, No.091 Light Gray
   Brown: No.072 Beige, No.068 Deep Brown
   Black: No.090 Gray, No.010 Black
   White: No.071 Flesh Colour, No.064 Oatmeal
   Pink: No.220 Tea Rose, No.222 Pink Flamingo
   
   
2. (right photo) As last step I prepared the card base with distress ink and the Hardwood Stencil. Next I glued the panel on top with the 3D foam.
   

We hope you enjoyed this fun project today and details from Ellen! To see more unique creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen!

Beary Merry Christmas Card by Samantha Mann

Beary Merry Christmas!

It's never too early to start working on those holiday cards! Today we have some fun holiday inspiration by Samantha featuring the adorable Winston's Home for Christmas Stamp Set. This design is part of our Retiring Products Sale right now, so if you like this adorable image, make sure to pop over to our shop and get it before it's gone for good! 

For her beary sweet holiday card, Samantha colored the image of our bear, Winston, driving a car laden with holiday goodies. She then fussy cut the image out by hand to layer it onto her card. For her card base, she created a gorgeous snowy scene. To create the snowy sky, she masked off part of the card at a diagonal and then added distress inks to the top along with white acrylic ink splatters. She also added to the festive feeling by adding ornaments to the sky using our Ornaments Stencil (also retiring) with white embossing paste. So beautiful! 

The Winston's Home for Christmas Stamp Set and Ornaments Stencil are part of our retiring sale and will only be available while supplies so if you like these products, 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!

Hello Summer Card by Amanda Wilcox

Hello Summer!

Although we we are just finally enjoying spring weather here at NND Headquarters, today we are looking ahead to summer with this gorgeous card by Amanda! That kitty eating the watermelon from our Newton's Melon Stamp Set is so cute and we absolutely love the way she colored the image! The spots on the kitty are so fun and it's really cool how she added glossy accents to the watermelon seeds! This image was cut out using the coordinating Newton's Melon Die Set. 

For the fun tropical background, Amanda used our Tropical Fringe Stamp Set. she colored that fun square image in bright colors and then used the Frames Squared Die Set to cut it out with a scalloped edge. She also cut a piece of vellum using the same shape and layered it over the top to soften the colors! This really makes the kitty image pop! She also added the sentiment "hello summer" from the Tropical Fringe Stamp Set, stamped onto the circle that was die cut using the circle that's included in the Frames Squared Die Set. 

For the card base, she added a bit more summer fun by stenciling a water background using our Waves Stencil. This is the perfect finishing touch for this tropical theme! 

We hope you are inspired by this fun tropical card today and are inspired to start thinking about summer!

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

You Make Ruff Days Better Card by Maria Russell

Ruff Days Better!

If you love have a friend who loves dogs, this card by Maria is perfect for sending wishes to let them know you care! 

This adorable card features the puppy chasing a butterfly from our new Puppy Friends Stamp Set. Maria colored this adorable image and then cut it out using the coordinating Puppy Friends Die Set to add it to her card. On her card she created a lovely outdoor scene. For the sky she used our Petite Clouds Stencil to add small clouds with teal into the sky and then she layered a few larger white clouds using our Sky Scene Builders Die Set. Grass was also added using our Land Borders Die Set. Along the bottom she added the sentiment, embossed in white onto a banner that was die cut using our Banner Trio Die Set. For her card base she repeatedly stamped the "You arf the best" sentiment to create a fun background pattern. What a fun idea! 

To see more beautiful projects by Maria you can visit her over at her blog, Maria Russell Designs and don't forget to subscribe to her YouTube channel too!

Graduation Card by Jennifer Jackson

A Kitty Themed Graduation!

Hello! Jen here today with a fun graduation card! For this card I combined two of our kitty sets. First, I used the image of the kitty with the graduation cap and scroll from our Newton's Graduation Stamp Set. Next, I added the image of the kitty on a stack of books from our Newton's Book Club. I thought these two images paired perfectly for a graduate who loves to read! I colored both images with zig clean color watercolor markers and then cut them out using their coordinating Newton's Graduation Die Set and Newton's Book Club Die Set. 

For the card base, I kept it simple and focused on the school colors of navy and yellow. I cut out a yellow scalloped panel using our Framework Die Set. Then I added the word "yay" from our Birthday Essentials. embossed in white onto a banner that was cut out of silver cardstock using our Frames & Flags Die Set. I then added the kitties around the banner and finished it off with the "Edu-CAT-ed" sentiment from the Newton's Graduation Stamp Set. I simply layered this over a navy panel and gray cardstock base. 

I think this sunny and cheerful card would be perfect to let a graduate know how happy you are for them and their accomplishment!

I hope you enjoyed this card today! Thanks for stopping by!

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!

Retiring Products Feature Week - Day 4 - Ellen Haxelmans & Samantha VanArnhem

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 we are starting the week out with projects today by Ellen and Samantha!

 Ellen created two sweet baby cards using our retiring Winston Takes Flight Stamp Set and Newton Cleans Up Stamp Sets:

The adorable slimline card features Winston in his airplane with the word "congratulations" in the banner!  The fun cloudy sky creates the perfect setting for this image. For her second card she used our retiring Newton Cleans Up Stamp Set stamp set to decorate the card inside with a fun basket of laundry. (card outside shown below features non-retiring baby stamps.) Detailed product list below each photo.

Retiring products used: Newton Cleans Up Stamp Set, Newton Cleans Up Die Set

Additional products used: Lovable Laundry Stamp Set, Stitched Onesie Die Set, Bitty Bibs Stamp Set

Circle Frames Die Set, Framework Die Set, Cascading Stars Stencil

Retiring products used: Winston Takes Flight Stamp Set, Winston Takes Flight Die Set

Additional products used: Petite Clouds Stencil, Sky Borders Die Set, Sky Scene Builder Die Set, Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set, Bitty Bibs Stamp Set (sentiment)

Visit Ellen's blog: Crafty Ellen to see more!

Next, Samantha has created a holiday card using the retiring Festive Flamingos Stamp Set!

Send wishes for a pink Christmas with this flamingo themed Christmas Card! Samantha used the duo of flamingos wearing scarves and Santa hats from our Festive Flamingos Stamp Set. Red and pink paper behind the image gives it a fun modern twist too! So adorable! 

Retiring products used: Festive Flamingos Stamp Set

Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set

Visit Samantha's blog: Sam Van Designs to see more!

Check back tomorrow for more inspiration!

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!

Retiring Products Feature Week - Day 3 -Tatiana Trafimovich & Tina Herbeck

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 Tatiana and Tina!

Tatiana takes to the skies with this adorable card using our retiring Winston Takes Flight Stamp Set.

This adorable card features Winston flying across the sky in his adorable airplane. She added the "hello" to the banner behind the airplane and additional clouds in the sky, also from theWinston Takes Flight Stamp Set. She set the sky scene by creating lines of mountains and clouds using our edge stencils too! Detailed product list below.

Retiring products used: Winston Takes Flight Stamp Set, Winston Takes Flight Die Set

Additional products used: Clouds Stencil, Mountains Stencil

Visit Tatiana's blog: Tatiana Trafimovich to see more!

Next, Tina has created duo of doggie cards using retiring Terrific Terriers Stamp Set!

Each of these sweet cards features one of the terriers from the retiring Terrific Terriers Stamp Set. For the card on the left she colored the pup in shades of brown and added a heart background and heart die cut to make a love themed card. For the card on the right, she colored the pup in shades of gray and then created a birthday card by adding a birthday hat and patterned paper with balloons! So adorable! Detailed product list below each photo.

Retiring products used: Terrific Terriers Stamp Set, Terrific Terriers Die Set

Additional products used: Tumbling Hearts Stencil, Frames & Flags Die Set, Heart Frames Die Set

Retiring products used: Terrific Terriers Stamp Set, Terrific Terriers Die Set

Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set, Christmas Puppies Stamp Set (bone with bow), Pug Hugs Stamp Set (birthday hat)

Visit Tina's blog: The Scrappin' Rabbit to see more!

Check back tomorrow for more inspiration!

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!