A Prickly Duo of Cards by Maria Russell

Prickly Cactus Themed Cards!

Today we are sharing a duo of cards by Maria featuring our two cactus themed sets: Cuppa Cactus Stamp Set and Cultivated Cacti Stamp Set. Both sets are so fun and perfect for creating cute summer cards!

For her first card, shown above, she use the images of cacti in coffee mugs from the Cuppa Cactus Stamp Set. This set is easy to pair with any color theme by coloring the mugs different colors. She colored the images with alcohol markers and cut them out using our coordinating Cuppa Cactus Die Set. Then she layered them over a trio of circles that were cut out using our new Circle Frames Die Set. Doesn't this look so fun with the polka dot papers!?

Here is a close up so you can see all the amazing details, including little added white gel pen dots:

For her second card, she created a one layer card using our Cultivated Cacti Stamp Set:

She stamped the flower pots from the set in two rows and added the various cacti onto the pots using bright shades of yellow/orange and green! A few little pink flowers accent it perfectly. She filled the center of the card with fun sentiments.

Making one layer cards is a fun and quick way to create some simple cards to have on hand and this card by Maria is a perfect example!

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!

Cultivated Cacti Card by Nakaba Rager

Lookin' Sharp!

Today we have a "sharp" cactus card created by Naki! She created a row of three adorable cacti using our Cultivated Cacti Stamp Set. This set has a bunch of bold cacti and pots that are fun to mix and match. She stamped three pots and embossed them with mint colored embossing powder on a gray cardstock to give them a fun two tone effect. Then she added a green cactus inside of each pot. A gray strip of cardstock works perfectly as a shelf. Then she added three of the sentiments from the set next to the cacti. Some ink blending and splattering makes a fun backdrop and then she layered the whole image over a patterned paper card base.

Naki hand cut out the pots and flower image on this card but you could also use the coordinating Cultivated Cacti Die Set.

This card would be so fun to send to a friend and is sure to make the recipient smile!
Here is a close up so you can see the details:

Thank you for this fun card today, Naki! If you like this project you can see more of Naki's work over on her blog, Notes from Naki. Stop by and say hello!

June Reveals - Day 2 - Loveable Llamas Stamp Set

Welcome back to our second release day! Today we are sharing an adorable new llama themed set called Loveable Llamas! We are giving the Loveable Llamas Stamp stamp set away one lucky winner so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Loveable Llamas

This loveable 4x6 Stamp Set is filled with llama fun! This set features two adorable llamas who are ready to be adorned with fun blankets and accessories! Choose from three styles of blankets and top them with the suitcases, birthday gifts or pot of cacti to create a unique image. Then use the included sentiments to make cards for birthdays, friendship, and more!

Here's some info on the Loveable Llamas stamp set:

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set 
• 13 stamps: 9 images and 4 sentiments
• Coordinating Loveable Llamas purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 9 dies  
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, June 22nd

Get ready for a LLAMA fun with these projects by 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.

Larissa created this fun upbeat card using the llama from the new Loveable Llamas Stamp Set. She dressed up the llama with the fun accessories and added some gorgeous colors. For her background she used the new Sunscape Stencil to add some sun rays and added black distress ink splatter! 

Holly created this summer birthday scene using the Sunscape Stencil to create a sunny background and adding some hills along the bottom using our Land Borders Die Set. She added on the llama with some fun accessories from the new Loveable Llamas Stamp Set. She also used our Frames & Flags Die Set for the scalloped edge. 

This stunning card was created by Naki using the new Loveable Llamas Stamp Set. She created a fun pastel background for the llama and added fun accessories to dress him up, including shiny gold sunglasses! So fun!

Ellen created an awesome scene using our new products today! She created the sunny background and green hills using the new Sunscape Stencil. She added on the llama and some fun accessories from the new Loveable Llamas Stamp Set. She also used our Framework Die Set for the postage edged border. 

Samantha created a colorful birthday card using our new Loveable Llamas Stamp Set. She used distress inks to create a bright yellow background and added the llama carrying gifts in front. The rainbow washi tape up the side gives the perfect finishing touch! 

Tatiana created this bright and colorful birthday card featuring the llama from the new Loveable Llamas Stamp Set. She colored the blanket and pot of cacti in vivid bright colors and layered the image over a cheerful sunset. For the sunset, she used our new Sunscape Stencil, masked off to just a circle shape! So cheerful! 

Juliana used both llamas from the new Loveable Llamas Stamp Set on her card today. She added some fun accessories to them and layered them over a piece of scallop edged vellum that was cut out using the Framework Die Set. She also used the new Serene Stripes Stencil for that fun background of green stripes!

This cheerful birthday card was created by Jennifer. She used the Sunscape Stencil to create a bright and cheerful sunny background and layered the llama from the new Loveable Llamas Stamp Set over the top. The sunglasses on the llama really help give the feeling of a bright sunny day! 

This festive birthday card was created by Maria. She used the llama from the new Loveable Llamas Stamp Set as the center of her card, adding some balloons stamped from the Playful Pandas stamp set (revealed here yesterday). She also created a border of cacti on the top and bottom of her card using images from our Cultivated Cacti Stamp Set! So cool! 

This card by Amanda really has an awesome summer vibe! She created a warm sunny background using the new Sunscape Stencil in shades of orange. Then she added the llama and his accessories from the Loveable Llamas Stamp Set in front. Isn't the fun speckled coloring on the llamas fur so cool!?

Would you like to win the “Loveable Llamas” Stamp Set?
This 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 June 21st at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, June 22nd. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Amanda Bodine

Holly Endress

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Juliana Michaels

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Jennifer Timko

Tatiana Trafimovich

Newton's Nook Designs & Therm O Web Inspiration Week - Day 4 with Tatiana & Maria

Today is day four of our inspiration week with Newton's Nook Designs and Therm O Web! 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 Tatiana and Maria! 

First up is we have two lovely foiled cards by Tatiana:

For her first card, Tatiana created a gorgeous sparkly Unicorn card! She used our Cloudy Sky Stencil and the Deco Foil Transfer Gel from Therm O Web. Once the transfer gel was dry, she added on pieces of Gina K Deco Foil in Silver Sparkle by Therm O Web and heat set it with a laminator! She then stamped that sweet little unicorn from our Believe in Unicorns Stamp Set and added some color to him us Zig watercolor markers before cutting him out with the coordinating Believe in Unicorns Die Set to add onto her card. She also added in some cute little stars from the Cosmic Newton Stamp Set. She layered all the pieces together to create her card, along with some banners that were cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set. 

For her second card Tatiana used the new Designer Toner Sheets (Distressed Lines) and some teal Deco Foil by Therm O Web to create a fun clear panel for the front of a shaker window, heat setting the foil with a laminator. To create the white frame for the shaker window she used the rounded rectangle die from our Frames & Flags Die Set. Then she stamped to large hydrangea blooms from the Lovely Blooms Stamp Set and added some lovely loose watercoloring over the flowers in purple and pink! She also cut out several leaves and branches from the same set and cut them all out using the coordinating Lovely Blooms Die Set to layer them onto her card. For the little "for my mama" sentiment she built her own sentiment using words from our Simply Relative Stamp Set.

Visit Tatiana's blog: Tatiana Craft and Art to see more and leave a comment for another chance to win!

Our second feature today is by Maria who created TWO cute clear front cards!

For her first card Maria used the new Designer Toner Sheets (Pinstripe) and some gold shattered glass Deco Foil by Therm O Web to create a fun clear panel for her card. She added a cloud border on top and bottom using our Sky Border Die Set  and added in a trio of cute cacti using our Cultivated Cacti stamp set and die set. She added the cute "Thanks for sticking by me" sentiment, also from the Cultivated Cacti Stamp Set on the bottom too.

For her second card Maria used the same layout with a polka dot pattern of the new Designer Toner Sheets (Polka Dots) and some aqua Deco Foil by Therm O Web on the clear panel. Again, she added a cloud border on top using our Sky Border Die Set and added a hill on the bottom using our Land Borders Die Set. This layout goes so perfectly with that cute image of a kitty and umbrella from our in a trio  Newton's Rainy Day stamp set and die set! 

Here is a video by Maria showing more details on how she created these cards:

Visit Maria's blog: Maria Russell Designs to see more and leave a comment for another chance to win!

There are also more amazing projects today over on the Therm O Web blog so pop over there for more inspiration!

Would you like to win a Prize pack including a $25 store credit to Therm O Web AND a $25 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs? 

Here's how to win: 
Here's how to win: Leave comments on the NND & Design Team blog posts using therm-o-web products all week (March 5-9) to enter. One winner will be randomly chosen from blog posts throughout the week so the more posts you leave comments on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Friday March 9th at midnight CST to comment. The winner will be announced on the NND blog post on Monday, March 12th.

Want another chance to win? Therm O Web will also be giving away a prize pack! Visit the Therm O Web blog each day this week for more inspiration and leave comments there for another chance to win!

Newton's Nook Designs & Chibitronics Inspiration Week - Day 5 with Larissa and Maria

Today is the last day of our fun collaboration with Newton's Nook Designs and Chibitronics! I hope you have been enjoying the inspiration from both design teams all week! We've shared so many awesome ways  to light up your cards using Chibi lights with Newton's Nook Designs stamps! Don't forget about the prizes - today is the last day to comment. Read all the way to the end of this post to find out how you can win!

are featuring projects by Larissa and Maria!

 First up we have this adorable space card by Larissa:

Larissa used the Chibitronics Starter Kit along with our Cosmic Newton stamp set to create a fun interactive space scene! This card has not one but TWO interactive elements! It lights up AND the space rocket moves along the slider! She started out creating a pretty night sky using distress inks with a bunch of little stars and a planet in the sky added in using our Cosmic Newton Stamp Set and coordinating Cosmic Newton Die Set. She added a moon in front and the image of Newton in his space rocket too! The "You're out of this world" sentiment is also from the Cosmic Newton Stamp Set. When you press on the moon the planet light sup orange and the stars light up yellow! 

Visit Larissa's blog: Larissa Heskett Designs to see more and leave a comment for another chance to win!

Our second project today is also a space themed card by Maria:

Maria used the Chibitronics Starter Kit along with our Cosmic Newton  and Cultivated Cacti stamp sets to create a fun interactive space scene! I love the 'push here' added to let the recipient know to press that cactus! So clever!  The starry sky she created using our Cosmic Newton Stamp Set and really pops against that black landscape she created with the Land Border Dies. The "Never Stop Dreaming" sentiment is also from the Cosmic Newton Stamp Set. When you press on the cactus the moon lights in a brilliant white!

Visit Maria's blog: Maria Russell Designs to see more and leave a comment for another chance to win!

How about one more bonus project?  

I couldn't resist creating a quick light-up card too! 

I used the Chibitronics Starter Kit along with our Newton Loves Cake Stamp Set to create a fun interactive birthday card! I thought this image would be perfect with all the candles on top of the cake! I stamped the image on watercolor paper and colored it with inktense pencils in fun bright colors. Then I pieced tiny holes in the flames and set up two little chibi lights behind them. When you press the kitty, the candles light up! 

I hope you have had as much fun this week seeing all the light-up cards as we have had creating them!

Would you like to win a prize pack including a Starter Kit from Chibitronics and a $30 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs?

Here's how to win:
Leave a comment on the NND & Design Team blog posts using Chibitronics products all week (Aug 21-25) to enter. One winner will be randomly chosen from blog posts throughout the week so the more posts you leave comments on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Friday August 25th at midnight CST to comment. The winner will be announced on the NND blog post on Monday, August 28th.Chibitronics will also be giving away a prize pack! Make sure to visit the Chibitronics Blog each day this week for more inspiration and leave comments there for another chance to win! 

Newton's Nook Designs & Xyron Inspiration Week - Day 1 with Naki and Ellen

This is our second post today! To see an amazing Birdbath card by our Guest Designer, Cynde Whitlow, scroll down or click here. 

This week we are partnering with Xyron for a very awesome inspiration week! Each day we will have fresh inspiration using Newton's Nook Designs products with Xyron adhesives on the NND blog and Xyron will be featuring  projects as well on the Xyron facebook page! 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 Naki and Ellen! 

First up is the is adorable cactus card by Naki:

For her card, Naki used our Cultivated Cacti Stamp Set to create that trio of adorable cacti! To add some more whimsy to her card she cut out a cake stand using our Love and Chocolate Die Set, added an umbrella from the Tiki Time Stamp Set and sunglasses from the Newton's Summer Vacation Stamp Set! The sentiment "Thanks for Sticking by me" is from the Cultivated Cactus Stamp Set. She used the Teresa Collins Mega Runner by Xyron to put it all together!

Visit Naki's blog: notes from Naki to see more and leave a comment for another chance to win!

Next we have an interchangeable magnetic card by Ellen: 

Ellen used our Toucan Party Stamp Set to create a cute little toucan that attaches to the card with a magnet on the back. She used the Teresa Collins 1.5" Create-A-Sticker Machine from Xyron with a magnet cartridge to make her magnets. She trimmed out the Toucan and the magnet using the coordinating Toucan Party Die Set.  She also added in that cute floral wreath for the toucan to sit in using our Happy Little Thoughts Stamp Set and coordinating Happy Little Thoughts Die Set.  She also added in a fun blue leaf background using our Tropical Leaves Stencil. 

She created a total of three different toucans that you can use to decorate the card front, complete with accessories! (The bow tie and birthday hat are from the Pug Hugs Stamp Set and the stocking hat is from the Fox Hollow Stamp Set. 

Visit Ellen's blog: crafty ellen to see more and leave a comment for another chance to win!

Would you like to win a Prize pack including a Mega Runner from Xyron and a $25 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs? 

Here's how to win: 
Leave a comment on the NND & Design Team blog posts using Xyron products all week (July 31-Aug 4th) to enter. One winner will be randomly chosen from blog posts throughout the week so the more posts you leave comments on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Friday August 4th at midnight CST to comment. The winner will be announced on the NND blog post on Monday, August 7th.

Xyron will also be giving away a prize pack! Make sure to visit the Xyron facebook page each day this week for inspiration and leave comments there for another chance to win!