Coffee Is Always a Good Idea Card by June Guest Designer Melissa Andrew

Today we are introducing our Guest Designer for June, Melissa Andrew! We were amazed with her gorgeous coloring and beautiful cards on instagram and can't wait to share what she creates this month using our products! Melissa will be back each Monday for the month of June with a new project! Keep reading to find out more about her today and to check out her first project below.

Hi ya! I’m Melissa – a 40 something wife and mother of two girls and a sweet boy. I currently live in Rockville, MD and work as a research laboratory manager at a Children's hospital in DC. I love paper crafting and specifically card making. Luckily, my sweet hubby supports my crafting habits and has helped me design a tiny piece of heaven called my “Crafty Area”!
Find me on instagram -melissamade2

Hi ya everyone, Melissa here today and I’m super excited to share my first post as a Newton’s Nook Designs Guest Designer!  I adore everything Newton’s Nook Designs and today I used Newton Loves Coffee Stamp Set, Argyle Stencil Set and the Frames and Flags Die Set to create today’s simple card.

I started by stamping the adorable Newton in an alcohol friendly black ink.  I then colored Newton in a calico pattern with my alcohol markers.  I cut little Newton out and added foam dots to his back.

Next, I used the Argyle Stencil Set to stencil in light and dark blue ink on a die cut piece of white card stock.  I used the next to largest die from the Frames and Flags Die Set.

Last, I cut out the scalloped border die from the Frames and Flags Die Set in a light blue card stock.  I then adhered that to an A2 size card base.  I stamped a sentiment from the Newton Loves Coffee Stamp Set in dark blue ink.

I then adhered this Argyle layer to the base layer with foam tape to give the card a bit more dimension.  Newton was added last with foam dots. 

In the end, a few sequins finished off today’s simple card.

Thank you!

-Melissa