Newton's Nook Designs - Love Cafe

Hello everyone!

Today I’m on the Newton's Nook Deigns blog sharing this sweet and cozy card featuring products that are perfect for coffee lovers and Valentine vibes alike.

For this card, I started with the Fractured Card Layout Die, which makes creating interest so easy. I love how this die breaks the card front into fun sections—perfect for showing off patterned paper without overwhelming the design.

I am using papers from the Love and Meow Paper Pad, choosing a mix of hearts, plaids, and XOXO patterns to create a playful and romantic feel. The pops of pink, red, and aqua pair beautifully with the coffee theme and really bring the card to life.

The adorable coffee cups are from the Love Cafe Stamp Set. I stamped and colored them to look warm and inviting—because who doesn’t love a cup of coffee shared with someone special? I added a few coffee beans for a fun little detail and extra charm.

For the sentiment, I stamped and embossed it, I used the Framework Die Set, which frames the saying perfectly and helps it stand out against the busy background. “Love is in the air and it smells like coffee” just makes me smile every time!

This card would be perfect for Valentine’s Day, an anniversary, or even just a “thinking of you” card for a fellow coffee lover.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope this card inspires you to mix patterned papers, fun layouts, and a little coffee-themed love in your next project. 💕☕

NEWTON'S NOOK DESIGNS - January 2023 RELEASE - REVEAL DAY 4

Hello everyone!

It's the last day of the January Reveals with Newton's Nook Designs! All the products I have featured this week will be available tomorrow,  Friday, January 20th. Today the design team is featuring “Never Enough Cats” Stamp Set and coordinating Dies. For more inspiration please visit Newton's Nook Design Blog to see what the design team has created.

Here is my card I created.

Here is how I created the card:

• A2 card measuring 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2.
• Cut the background using the Framework Die with from the "Love & Chocolate" Paper Pad.
• Stamped and die cut the image from the "Never Enough Cats" stamp set, colored with alcohol markers.
• Stamped the sentiment from the "Never Enough Cats" stamp set, die cut the sentiment using the  Frames Squared Die set (used the circle and cut in 1/2)

• To finish off the card, I stamped the hearts on Kraft paper and die cut them, then stamped and die cut the bubble and added it to the card.

Here is a closer look at the cats and their friend in the background.  This is another adorable set!  This product will be available tomorrow!

Would you like to win the “Never Enough Cats” 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 January 19th at 9pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, January 20th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Donna Idlet

Ellen Haxelmans

Tina Herbeck

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Maria Russell

Farhana Sarker

Tatiana Trafimovich

Amanda Wilcox

Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you have been inspired this week from the NEWLY release products.  If you are interested in any of the products I showcased this week you can find them on the Newton's Nook Designs store tomorrow!

Kat Scrappiness - Inlaid Smooches Coverplate Die

Hello everyone!

I am here with Kat Scrappiness, Inc., featuring the NEW A2 Smooches Coverplate Die, Love You Sentiment W/Shadow Die and Sending My Love Sentiment W/Shadow Die. I hope you have had a chance to visit the Kat Scrappiness blog to see what the design team has created with the new release.

Here are my cards for your inspiration:

Here is how I created the card:

1. Cut & Score White A2 Top Fold Card Base: 4 1/4″ x 5 1/5″.
2. Die cut the A2 Smooches Coverplate  using pink and red cardstock.
3. Added double stitched adhesive to each coverplate and inlaid the red lip on the pink coverplate and the red lips on the pink coverplate.  
4. Die cut Love You Sentiment W/Shadow and Sending My Love Sentiment W/Shadow Dies with black card stock.
5. Die cut  the shadow from the Love You Sentiment W/Shadow vellum added the Love You sentiment 
6. Stamp and heat embossed the "MWAH!" from the Valentine Quokka Stamp Set, die cut with KS 
   Boxed Sentiment Strips Dies.
7. Die cut KS Wonky Wavy Stitched Heart Dies and Sending My Love Sentiment W/Shadow Die.
8.  Assembled cards and added some KS heart embellishments.

Thank you so much for stopping by, please head over to Kat Scrappiness blog for more inspiration.

Here is a list of supplies I used on my card, Affiliate Links used at no additional cost. Thank you for your support.

RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE BLOG #151 - I Love You!

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I am here with Retro Rubber Challenge Blog with a new inspirational photo challenge, which is make a card with black and white and add some red. I hope you will join in on the fun. Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get more inspiration, the design team has some wonderful creations!

I am also entering my card into the February 2021 Monthly Mix Challenge, the theme is “Love in the Air”. You just need to create a LOVE themed card – Valentine, Anniversary, or Wedding card.  Click here to enter into the challenge.

The rules to play along with Retro Rubber Challenge is very simple, make sure the stamp you use on your project is at least one year or older. For more details on the rules, you can find them over on Retro Rubber Challenge blog.

Here is my card for your inspiration. The image on my card is by Gina K. Designs mini stamp set called All You Need is Love that was released in February 2019 and the sentiment is also by Gina K. Designs Love is All You Need that was released in January 2019. 

 My card is an A2 card, I used the Gina K. Designs Master Layouts 1 to cut the two layers, the heart is from the Master Layouts 4.  I stamped the image from the All You Need is Love stamp set and colored them with copics. 

Thanks again for stopping by, I love this challenge, I love making black, white and red cards. Please don't forget to stop over at the Retro Rubber Challenge blog and join the fun and check out the beautiful projects the design team members have created.

Here is a list of supplies I used on my card, Affiliate Links used at no additional cost. Thank you for your support.

 

Retro Rubber Challenge Blog #128 - Love Is in the Air

Hello everyone!

I am here with Retro Rubber Challenge blog and we have a new challenge, which is one Love is in the Air challenge, you are to use red, pink and white on your card.  This sounds like a valentine's or friendship card to me.  I hope you will join in on the fun!

If you have not joined our challenges before, the rules are very simple, just use a stamp older than a year and you must include the age (or approximate age) of the stamp in your blog post. I cannot wait to see you take on it.

The stamp set I used is by Concord & 9th, which is one of their mini roundabout stamps called Hugs and Kisses, it was released December 2018.

I stamped the hearts from the roundabout stamp using red, pink and white, my card measure 4 1/4 x 4 1/4, I die cut the words with black card stock and adhered them to my card.  I used mirror red card stock to cut out a heart, used a foam square to add it to my card. 

Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you will play along with the Retro Rubber Challenge Blog.

a2z Scrapbooking - Challenge Shades of Red

Hello everyone!

I am here with a2z Scrapbooking and the challenge for this month is "Anything Goes".  You can link your project here. Please be sure that your project contains at least ONE main HERO ART Product as the focal element!

For my card, I used different shades of Hero Arts red inks for my background.  I cut the heart from the Hero Arts So Sorry Stamp & Cut set and the "love" die cut and sentiment is from the Hero Arts Love Stamp & Cut set.  I finished my card off by adding some splattering of red paint and red sequins. 

If you like any of the products I used on my card, please stop over at the a2z Scrapbooking Esty store. You can also use the code "Donna15" to receive 15% off of a $25.00 order.

a2z Scrapbooking has a Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages. Follow us on these different social media outlets so you won’t miss out on any of the promotions!

I hope I have inspired you to join the challenge this month! You will have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the store! One lucky winner will be announced on March 7th.  Good luck and please come back again soon!

Playing along with the following challenges:

Curtain Call

The Paper Players

Simon Says Mon: Young at Heart

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a2z Scrapbooking - Be Mine

Hello everyone,

I am here with a2z Scrapbooking and the challenge for this month is "Anything Goes".  You can link your project here. Please be sure that your project contains at least ONE main HERO ART Product as the focal element!

I love challenges that are "anything goes", you can test your imagination! As much as I enjoy making Christmas Cards and Coffee Cards, I love making Valentine Cards. I love the colors of pink, red and black together. Here is my card for inspiration:

Closer look at the image:

I am using the new Hero Arts Romeo and Juliet set.  Here is how I put my card together:

1.  My card is an A2 card, and the second layer measures 4 x 5 1/4,
2. I embossed the second layer with the rose embossing folder,
3. I die cut my hearts using the new Hero Arts Nesting Hearts Infinity dies, I took the second and third largest heart dies and centered them on some black card stock and die cut them out,
4. I then die cut the third heart again with the light pink paper,
5. I then stamped the girl and boy image with Hero Arts intense black ink,
6. I took a green and red marker and colored the rose stamp and placed it in the boy's hand to look like he was giving it to his girlfriend, 
7. I used my tape runner and added the black and pink hearts to my card,
8. I then stamped the sentiment from the Hero Arts Floral Heart Stamp and Cut with versamark and used the Hero Arts white embossing powder and heat set it,  
9. I die cut the sentiment and used foam tape to pop the image on my card,
10. I finished my card by adding some Hero Arts Sparkle Gem hearts to my card. 

If you like any of the products I used on my card, please stop over at the a2z Scrapbooking Esty store. You can also use the code "Donna15" to receive 15% off of a $25.00 order.

a2z Scrapbooking has a Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages. Follow us on these different social media outlets so you won’t miss out on any of the promotions!

I hope I have inspired you to join the challenge this month! You will have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the store! Good luck and please come back again soon!

Supplies Used:

InLinkz.com

Paper Smooches - Grande Hugs!

Hello everyone,

I decided to take a little brake from my design team duties and play with a new die set and paper I just bought!  The paper is from Authentique and the collection is called "Beloved" the coffee die is from Paper Smooches called "Cozy Coffee" .  I thought the paper and coffee die went perfect together.  The pink, red and black really makes the card stand out.

If you know me I love anything coffee related and I just had to have this set.  This die is really cool, when you die cut the cup, you get the frame of the cup and each piece in the center is separate.  You can create whatever you want, you could die cut it with white card stock and color or use design paper like I have.

Thank you so much for stopping by, please come back again soon!

Supplies Used:

InLinkz.com