Meow's it Going? Slimline Card by Amanda Wilcox

Meows it Going?

What is better than receiving a happy hello in the mail? Today we're sharing a card by Amanda that would certainly make someone smile if they found it in their mailbox!

For this adorable card, Amanda features the trio of kitties playing outdoors from our Captivated Kittens Stamp Set. She stamped and colored each image using gorgeous spring tones and giving each kitty a different fur color. Then she cut the trio out using the coordinating Captivated Kittens Die Set. 

For the card base, she choose to create a slimline card to give room to showcase all three images! She inked the card base with the fun pattern from our Basketweave Stencil. Then she used our Slimline Frames & Windows Die Set to cut a frame. This is perfect because it has three square windows and each kitty gets his own little scene. Inside each window frame she used our Clouds Stencil and Hills & Grass Stencil to create the little scenes. Then she assembled it all together, using dimensional adhesives to give the images some height. 

For the sentiment, she used our Speech Bubbles Die Set to cut a speech bubble and stamped "Meow's it going" inside. So adorable! 

Here are a few close-ups so you can see each little kitties square:

We hope this project by Amanda has made you smile! To say hello to Amanda and see more details you can visit her over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!

Valentine's Day Banner by Ellen Haxelmans

 

Valentine's Day Banner!

Today Ellen is sharing a fun way to decorate for Valentine's Day with a heart shaped Banner!! 

The hearts on the banner are adorned with the sweet kitty images from our Smitten Kittens Stamp Set, Captivated Kittens Stamp Se and Knead Kittens Stamp Sets and she uses sentiments from our Heartfelt Love Stamp Set. She also includes pretty papers from our Love & Chocolate Paper Pad and cut out circles and banners using our Circle Frames Die Set, A7 Frames & Banners Die Set and Banner Trio Die Set.

Here are a couple more photos of the banner:

Are you smitten with this project? Read on to get tips from Ellen on how she created it!

Here is a tutorial  from Ellen on how to create this Valentine Banner:

• (Left photo above): First I die cut all stamps and shapes. I used the Circle Frames Die Set and Heart Frames Die Set for the hearts and circles. I also used the Banner Trio Die Set and the A7 Frames & Banners Die Set  for the banner shapes.
  
  
• (Center photo above): I wanted text on all white hearts. To have some differentiation I changed the layout a little. On the one you can see on the 2nd picture, I layered a heart on top of the heart. I embossed the sentiments with white embossing powder using the Heartfelt Love Stamp Set. The banners are from the A7 Frames & Banners Die Set. The heart is the smallest scalloped die from the Heart Frames Die Set. The tiny colored heart is from the Smitten Kittens Stamp Set.
  
  
• (Right photo above): On the other white hearts I simply stamped other sentiments on the same banners. The fact that the banners on the second picture are smaller, is because I cut them twice.

• (Left photo above): On all pink hearts I layered different shapes. On top of the banner from the Banner Trio Die Set there are two circle one from the Circle Frames Die Set and one from the Frames Squared Die Set. I also used a pattern paper from the Love & Chocolate Paper Pad.
  
  
• (Center photo above): Next I colroed the illustrations with a watercolor markers. All the illustrations you can see are from the Smitten Kittens Stamp Set, Knead Kittens Stamp Set and Captivated Kittens Stamp Set. Ps. Doesn’t look the dough like a cute blanket?!
  
  
• (Right photo above): The last step was to place the illustration on top of the circles.
  
  
  Here is a quick video so you can see how it looks when it's all assembled:

We hope you enjoyed this fun project by Ellen today and are inspired to decorate your space for Valentine's Day!  To see more creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen

 

Flying Butterflies Card by Farhana Sarker

   

Flying Butterflies! 

Today we have a unique and creative card by Farhana featuring a kitty and butterflies that are suspended by fishing line!

For this card, she started by creating a card front with an oval window. She covered her card front with clouds using a printed paper from our Springtime Paper Pad. Then she cut the oval out of the center using our Oval Frames Die Set. 

Next, she stamped and colored the kitty with a butterfly net from our Captivated Kittens Stamp Set. She colored the kitty in neutral tones and used the coordinating Captivated Kittens Die Set to cut the image out. She added the kitty to the lower corner of the oval frame. 

To create the fun suspended butterflies she stamped a bunch little butterflies from the Newton's Blooms Stamp Set, Gnome Garden Stamp Set, Daffodils Stamp Set and Bitty Bunnies Stamp Set. She colored all these pretty butterflies, make two of each so they could be two sided. She cut them all out with the coordinating die sets.  Then she adhered them to fishing line, back to back, with the fishing line glued between them. Then she attached the fishing lines at the top and bottom. The little butterflies look as if they are suspended in the sky and can spin back and forth too! Here is an image of how that looks from the inside of the card:

And here is the finished card when it is closed. She also added the sentiment "Meow's it going?"  from our Captivated Kittens Stamp Set, stamped onto the stitched rounded edge banner from the A7 Frames & Banners Die Set. 

What a fun technique! How cool would it be to receive a card like this in the mail!?

You can find more of Farhana's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Everyday Engineered.

 

 

Bee Happy Card by Tina Herbeck

Bee Happy!

Today we are reminded to just "BEE happy" on this sweet card by Tina! For her sweet card today, she features the adorable image of the kitty batting at a bee from our new Captivated Kittens Stamp Set. She colored the image with copic markers and adds fun tiger stripes to the kitty. Then she uses the coordinating Captivated Kittens Die Set to cut the image out. She creates a simple scene for the kitty by cutting out a scalloped circle using our Circle Frames Die Set and inking it with green and blue for grass and sky. Then she stamps the sentiment, also from the Captivated Kittens Stamp Set. 

For the background, she uses a fun rainbow foil and a polka dot toner pattern from Therm O Web to create a polka dot of rainbows! What a great setting for that happy image! 

We hop this fun and cheerful card by Tina made you smile today! 

To see more beautiful cards by Tina, you can visit her blog, The Scrappin Rabbit!

Newton's Nook Designs & Therm O Web Inspiration Week - Day 5 with Farhana Sarker, Maria Russell & Jennifer Jackson

This week Newton's Nook Designs and Therm O Web are partnering for a fabulous inspiration week! All week long both design teams will be sharing ways to add fun foils and more to your cards using Therm O Web products with Newton's Nook Designs stamps! There are prizes too! Read all the way to the end of this post to find out how you can win! 

Today we are featuring projects by Farhana and Maria! 

First up we are sharing a two gorgeous friendship cards by Farhana: 

On her first card Farhana created a beautiful floral card featuring pretty purple roses and hearts using Newton's Nook Designs stamps and dies. Then she added a coordinating purple background filled with tiny sparkly hearts using foils from Therm O Web.

From Newton's Nook Designs:

Heartfelt Roses Stamp Set | Heart Frames Die Set

From Therm O Web:

Deco Foil Toner Card Fronts - Dainty Hearts | Deco Foil Transfer Sheets - Prince Periwinkle

This second card by  Farhana would make any dog lover smile! She uses stamps and dies from Newton's Nook Designs to create a scene. She adds a lovely cloudy sky using by adding fuzzy texture using transfer gel and flock Therm O Web over a cloud stencil from Newton's Nook Designs. Full products are listed below. 

From Newton's Nook Designs:

Garden Gnome Stamp Set | Garden Gnome Die Set | Puppy Friends Stamp Set | Puppy Friends Die Set | Petite Clouds Stencil | Land Borders Die Set

Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo | Stencil Pal | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Blue Sky

Visit Farhana's blog: Everyday Engineered to see more of her beautiful work!

 Next, we have two more incredible cards by Maria:

For her first card Maria created an adorable scene that is perfect for sending a smile to a friend! She used stamps and dies from Newton's Nook Designs to create the scene. She added flock from Therm O Web to the sun and grass for a fun bit of texture. She also added created fuzzy clouds using a cloud stencil from Newton's Nook Designs with transfer gel and flock from Therm O Web. So cute! 

From Newton's Nook Designs:
Newton's Birdbath Stamp Set | Newton's Birdbath Die Set | Land Borders Die Set | Circle Frames Die Set | Sky Scene Builders Die Set | Petite Clouds Stencil

From Therm O Web:

Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - White Latte | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Green Envy | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Emerald Green | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Sunshine Yellow | iCraft Memory Tape Runner XL | iCraft 3D Double-sided Adhesive Foam Squares | Pixie Spray

For her second project Maria created this amazing gnome card! She created a fun rainbow background and added sparkly hearts over the top using Toner Sheets and foil by Therm O Web. Then she layered the gnome and vellum heart over the top using stamps and dies from Newton's Nook Designs! The sparkles and rainbow give this card such a lovely magical feeling! 

From Newton's Nook Designs:
Garden Gnome Stamp Set | Garden Gnome Die Set | Heart Frames Die Set | Land Borders Die Set | Banner Trio Die Set

From Therm O Web:

iCraft Memory Tape Runner XL | iCraft 3D Double-sided Adhesive Foam Squares | Pixie Spray | Deco Foil Clear Designer Toner Sheets - Dainty Hearts | Deco Foil Transfer Sheets - Enchanted Rose

Visit Maria's blog: Maria Russell Designs to see more today!

 Last, we have two more fun flocked cards by NND owner, Jennifer, who couldn't resist playing along!:

For her first card, Jennifer gets ready for summer with a fun tropical card. She used the two piece Pineapple stencil from Newton's Nook Designs and added fuzzy green tops to the pineapples using transfer gel and flock sheets from Therm O Web. The cute Koala stamp from Newton's Nook Designs coordinates perfectly with the background! Full products listed below. 

From Newton's Nook Designs:
Pina Koala Stamp Set | Pina Koala Die Set | Pineapple Stencil Set | Banner Trio Die Set | Circle Frames Die Set | Frames & Flags Die Set

From Therm O Web:

Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo | Stencil Pal | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Emerald Green | iCraft Memory Tape Runner XL 

For her second card, Jennifer created a fun scene featuring the new kitten stamps and with dies from Newton's Nook Designs. For the background, she used the two piece butterfly stencil from Newton's Nook Designs and added texture to the butterfly wings using transfer gel and flock sheets from Therm O Web for a fun and happy spring card! 

From Newton's Nook Designs:
Captivated Kittens Stamp Set | Captivated Kittens Die Set | Butterflies Stencil Set | Circle Frames Die Set | Frames & Flags Die Set

From Therm O Web:

Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo | Stencil Pal | Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Blue Sky | iCraft Memory Tape Runner XL 

We hope you have enjoyed our fun inspiration week with Newton's Nook Designs + Therm O Web!

For a chance to win, enter using the link at the end of this blog post today!

There are also more amazing projects over on the Therm O Web blog so pop over there for more inspiration! Don't forget to enter to win a prize from either Therm O Web or Newton's Nook below! 

April Reveals Day 2 - Captivated Kittens!

Welcome to day two for our April Release! Today our adorable kittens are back and playing in the garden with flowers and insects! Scroll down for details. Plus, we are having a giveaway today, so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Captivated Kittens

Our kittens are so adorable playing with cute little bugs on this sweet 4x6 stamp set. Inspired by the kittens at NND headquarters, these sweet cat images are sure to steal your heart! Pair the cute kitten images with the cat and friendship themed sentiments to create whimsical cards that are sure to make the recipient smile! Die sets sold separately.

Captivated Kittens Stamp Set

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 8 stamps: 5 images and 3 sentiments
• Coordinating Captivated Kittens purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 3 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, April 23rd

Get captivated with inspiration from our Design Team!

Check out all the awesome projects below from our Design Team below! Then, make sure to click through to all their blogs for details on their cards - you will find a few extra cards on some of the DT blogs and you might even find a fun video or two along the way! Make sure to comment on all the blogs for a chance to win! Details on the giveaway are at the bottom of today's post.

Created by Samantha using the new Captivated Kittens Stamp Set and Petite Clouds Stencil. Additional products used: Slimline Frames & Windows Die Set, Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set, Land Borders Die Set

Created by Tina using the new Captivated Kittens Stamp Set. Additional products used: Land Borders Die Set, Frames & Flags Die Set

Created by Farhana using the new Captivated Kittens Stamp Set. Additional products used: Butterflies Stencil Set, Circle Frames Die Set

Created by Zsofia using the new Captivated Kittens Stamp Set and Petite Clouds Stencil. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set, Hills & Grass Stencil

Created by Tatiana using the new Captivated Kittens Stamp Set and Petite Clouds Stencil. Additional products used: Slimline Frames & Windows Die Set

Created by Amanda using the new Captivated Kittens Stamp Set and Petite Clouds Stencil. Additional products used: Petite Flowers Stencil, Frames Squared Die Set, Frames & Flags Die Set

Created by Larissa using the new Captivated Kittens Stamp Set. Additional products used: Framework Die Set, Framework Die Set, Winston's Lake House Stamp Set and Winston's Lake House Die Set (lily pads)

Created by Ellen using the new Captivated Kittens Stamp Set. Additional products used: Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set, Slimline Frames & Windows Die Set, Land Borders Die Set

Created by Samantha using the new Captivated Kittens Stamp Set. Additional products used: Birthday Essentials Stamp Set

Created by Maria using the new Captivated Kittens Stamp Set. 

Would you like to win the “Captivated Kittens" Stamp Set?

This stamp set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

Here's how to win: Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday April 22nd at 9pm EST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 23.

 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Ellen Haxelmans

Tina Herbeck

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Maria Russell

Farhana Sarker

Tatiana Trafimovich

Samantha VanArnhem

Amanda Wilcox