Rainbow Coffee Card by Samantha Mann

A Rainbow of Coffees 

If you can't decide what colors to use on your card, why not try the whole rainbow? Samantha created this beautiful card with a rainbow of colors and a coffee theme featuring our Coffee Delights Stamp Set and Mugs Stencil.

For the beautiful mug background she inked the coffee mugs on our Mugs Stencil with a rainbow of distress inks. Then she removed the stencil and inked the same colors over the top of the stenciled image, using a very light pressure so she didn't cover the stenciled images completely. Once the stenciling was complete, she addd water splatters and paint splatters to add texture to the background panel. 

Next, she colored the row of cups from our Coffee Delights Die Set in a rainbow of colors using watercolor markers. So gorgeous! She cut the image out and then cut another another layer behind it, hand cutting it from vellum to give it an extra shadow. 

Last, she embossed the sentiments in white on black cardstock and added them above and below her image. 

We hope card by Samantha today inspired you to use a whole rainbow of colors on your next creation! 

To say hello to Samantha you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy! 

Simple Sparkly Shaker Card by Farhana Sarker

A Simple Sparkly Shaker Card!

Today Farhana is sharing a how to create a fun and simple shaker card using our Daisies Die Set!

She started with a white card front panel and cut out two rows of daisy silhouettes using our Daisies Die Set. She also cut out black daisy centers and set them aside. She stamped the sentiment from the Hyacinth Stamp Set in the corner of the bottom white panel. 

Next, she took a second card panel and inked it with shades of pink and orange to layer behind the daisies. 

In between the two layers, she created a flat shaker pocket using a piece of thin plastic, leftover from a product packaging. Inside the pocket she added glitter that sparkles when the recipient shakes the card. The white panels were adhered on top of the glitter pocket and she glued on the black daisy centers too. 

A bonus of this technique is that the thin pocket and glitter only shaker make this card light, flat and easy to mail! 

We hope you enjoyed this fun way to create a simple shaker card with recycled materials and glitter! 

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

Hyacinth Thank You Card by Special Guest Brennan Keane

Today we a special guest post to share. We are featuring more inspiring work from the talented young Brennan Keane!  

Hi everyone! If you don’t know me, my name is Brennan Keane, and I’m a floral-obsessed seventeen-year-old teenage boy cardmaker (which is definitely a mouthful). Newton’s Nook Designs was the first company I ever designed for, so I’m beyond excited to be back as a guest designer!

For today’s card, I’m working with the brand-new Hyacinth Stamp Set. I stamped three of these gorgeous florals and colored them up with Copics. For the flowers, I used V17, V15, and V12, with V09 for the centers. For the leaves and stems, I went with YG17, G24, and G21.

Next up is the background! I kept it super simple with some soft ink blending, using the leftover blue and green ink on my blending brushes to mimic the sky and ground.

I used the coordinating Hyacinth Die to cut out the flowers and popped them up with a little foam tape for dimension. For the sentiment, I chose “thank you,” which is also included in the Hyacinth Stamp Set.

Instead of just gluing the card front onto a plain white base, I stepped it up by using a deep aqua cardstock and doing some tone-on-tone stamping with the Cherry Blossoms Stamp. It’s a subtle detail, but I love the extra depth it adds!

Thanks so much for taking the time to check out my post. I absolutely love guest designing for Newton’s Nook and am so grateful to be asked back. Huge thanks to Jen for another opportunity!

Hope you all have an amazing day and happy crafting!

- Brennan

Gorgeous Tulip Card by Samantha Mann

Gorgeous Tulips! 

Today Samantha has created a stunning floral card featuring our Tulips Stamp Set. 

First, Samantha stamped the bundle of tulips from the Tulips Stamp Set multiple times. Then she colored all the beautiful blooms in shades of red and pink using watercolor markers and cut them out with the coordinating Tulips Die Set. So pretty! 

For the card base she inked along the right side of her card front using shades of green distress inks. She added some extra green ink splatters over the top of the green blend. Then she arranged all the tulips along the opposite side and bottom of the card, layering them over each other. She trimmed off any parts of the images that went beyond the card edge. She then added white paint splatters over the whole card, including the tulips. What a gorgeous effect! 

Last, she stamped embossed the sentiment "thinking of you" from the Floral Roundabout Stamp Set onto a black strip of paper and added that on the right side. 

This beautiful card would be perfect to send well wishes to a friend this spring! 

We hope card by Samantha today inspired you to create today! To say hello to Samantha and see more of her beautiful creations you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy! 

Spring Daisies Card by Larissa Heskett

Pretty Blooms to Celebrate Spring!

Spring is the perfect time to send greetings filled with flowers! Today we are sharing inspiration with a card by Larissa using our Daisies Die Set.

Larissa die cut multiple daisy blooms and leaves using our Daisies Die Set and layered them into a trio of flowers. She inked the leaves in two tones of green and added inked edges and pink glitters to the flower centers. So pretty! 

For her card she started with a white card base and added a pretty blue polka dot paper from our Pastel Basics Paper Pad along the top and then she added black ink splatters over the whole card front. For the sentiment she chose "rejoice in spring" from our Easter Lily Stamp Set. 

We love the simplicity of this beautiful spring card and hope it has inspired you to create something today!

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

Bee-utiful Day Card by Diane Morales

It's a BEE-utiful Day!

Spring is the perfect time to send someone wishes for a BEE-utiful day! Today we are sharing a card by Diane that combines our Hyacinth and Beekeeper Newton stamp sets for a charming spring scene. 

She started out by coloring the gorgeous blooms from our Hyacinth Stamp Set in shades of purple. Then she decided to combine the blooms with the cute kitty in the beekeeper outfit from our Beekeeper Newton Stamp Set. She colored the images of Newton, the beehive and lots of little bees to add to her scene. 

To create the scene she started with a blue card base and sprinkled it with light blue ink splatters. Then she cut out grassy hills to place along the bottom using one of the wave dies from our Sea Borders Die Set with green paper. She assembled the card pieces, layering the big Hyacinth blooms behind the hills. The big size of the blooms makes them look like flower filled spring trees behind the beekeeper! What a fun idea!

Hope you enjoyed our inspiration today! To see more creations by Diane, you can visit on her blog, 2sisters project. 

Happy Birthday Card by Farhana Sarker

A Simple Happy Birthday!

Today Farhana is sharing a lovely clean and simple birthday card! 

This card features the adorable mouse from our Birthday Mice Stamp Set. She stamped the mouse onto her card front and then added color to the image with copic markers. She stamped and colored the birthday hat on a separate piece of cardstock and added onto the head of the mouse.

For the sentiment she used the word "happy" from our Happy Easter Die Set. She cut it directly out of her card front, next to the mouse. Then she blended pink and yellow ink on a  separate piece of paper and layered it behind the cut out word. So pretty! The word "birthday" was stamped below it from our Birthday Roundabout Stamp Set.

This quick and simple card is perfect for when you need to create a quick birthday wish!

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