Happy New Year card by Taheerah Atchia

Happy New Years Eve!

Today is the LAST DAY of 2014! Can you believe it? What a year!

Today I'm sharing this adorable kitty card to celebrate 2015 by Taheerah Atchia! She used the kitty and balloon image from the Newton's Birthday Bash stamp set. I love how she used it with lots of gold bling to make it just "Purr-fect" for a celebratory New Year's Eve Card! So adorable! She also used that fun squiggly border image from the Love à la Carte stamp set to make some fun streamers and the stars from the Newton's Curious Christmas embossed in gold! This is so fun and festive!

To see more of her work, head over to Taheerah's Blog, Fill Your Paper with the Breathings of Your Heart!

We wish everyone a safe and happy New Year's eve - whether you're heading out on the town or staying home in your pjs with your family! 

Happy New Year card by Samantha Mann!

Happy New Year Card with Kitty!

Today I'm sharing this fun card by Samantha Mann just in time for the New Year! Are you ready for the new year yet? There's only a couple days left in 2014! Samantha used the image of the fun basket of champagne from the Basket of Wishes stamp set  - which is just perfect for a New Years card! She also snuck in a cute kitty - from the Hanging Around stamp set, peeking off the card edge - ADORABLE! I also love the bright colors and star background! What a fun way to celebrate the new year!

To read more details on how she made this card, make sure to visit Samantha's blog Sam's Scrap Candy.

Back in Stock - Winter Favorites! Our four Winter Sets that were sold out are now back: Beautiful Blizzard, Flaky Family, Winter Tails and Holiday Wishes are all now available at newtonsnookdesigns.com

Thank you Card and Farewell to Tessa Wise!

Saying Thank you & Farewell to Tessa!

Did you receive some great Holiday gifts? It's time to get working on those thank you cards now! Today I am sharing a sweet little thank you card by Tessa Wise! Tessa created this adorable card using the "snow" pup from our Flaky Family stamp set. This set is meant for creating your own snow family but Tessa has shown us how you can take out just one image and make a non-holiday card with it too! She added in the "thanks" banner  and the little "so much" from the Winged Wishes stamp set.

I am sad to say that  - this card marks the LAST post for Tessa Wise as part of our Design Team at Newton's Nook Designs! We have really enjoyed having Tessa on our Team! She has been with us since day one! She started this journey with us on our very first Design Team about a year and a half ago -  and we've loved every minute! Her bright and colorful designs have really ALWAYS made us smile! We are so sad to see her go but we've enjoyed having her hang out with us for so long! We definitely wish her the very best as she continues to do fun things in the craft world and will definitely be checking out her blog - Crafty Girl Designs - often to say hello!

I thought it would be fun to re-share a few of my favorite cards by Tessa:
(although it was really hard to pick just a few since she has so many great ones)

This was one of the first cards Tessa created for us on her first month on the team! I still LOVE those patterned kitties! So adorable! The kitty image and sentiment are from Newton's Antics, the very first "Newton" set we released!  Her card was first posted here.

This is still another of my Favs that Tessa Created. I just love the pink fox from the Sweetheart Tails stamp set paired with the fun grey, olive and teal. First posted here. 

 I just love the cute pink card with the snowman from the Frozen Friends stamp set. Such fun colors for a winter card! First posted here. 

 This card showcases some awesome watercolor skills by Tessa using the Love Grows stamp set! First posted here.

This card is a an awesome example of Tessa's eye for using with bright colors - I just love the color combo and bright colorful coloring on that kitty from the Newton's Birthday Bash set! First posted here.

I love the technique Tessa used for coloring with q-tips on this card using our Flirty Flamingos stamp set.  First posted - with video - here.

And a more recent favorite - I just love how Tessa cut around this snowman family from the Flaky Family stamp set  with such precise detail! So amazing! First posted here. 

Thank you so much, Tessa, for the awesome inspiration! We'll miss you!

Don't forget - if you love Tessa's work you can continue to find her great projects at her blog, Crafty Girl Designs!

Heartfelt Snowman card by Larissa Heskett!

Snowman Love  

Here's a fun way to use your snowman set for something other than a Holiday card!  Larissa Heskett used our cute snowman from the Frozen Friends stamp set inside a big heart cut-out to create this adorable card! I love the bright colors she used and the cute glittery snowflakes she added inside the heart shape.  She also also used the "heartfelt" from the Simply Sentimental set.  This would be a great card to send as a thank you for some christmas gifts - or even as a valentine!

Here's a close-up of the heart:

Thanks so much Larissa for the inspiration today! Please make sure to head over to Larissa's blog, Larissa Heskett Designs and say hello to her today too!

Hope everyone is having a nice Holiday weekend and visiting with Family and Friends! We'll be back here on Monday with some more fun inspiration!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Newton's Nook Designs!

Hope you are having a fabulous Holiday & enjoying your time with family and friends!

I haven't had a chance to share this "merry" card yet so I thought I'd share it today:

This card uses the super cute image of Winston driving a card and I created a scene so it looks like he's heading through the woods to bring Holiday Cheer! This image is from our Winston's Home for Christmas Stamp set!

Merry Christmas to all of you
from Jen, Jeff, Newton and Hobbes

 

Meowy Christmas Kitty Card by Taheerah!

Meowy Christmas Eve!

Hope everyone is ready for Christmas since it's just one day away - unless of course you open gifts on Christmas Eve - then it's already here for you!

Today I'm sharing this adorable kitty Christmas card by Taheerah Atchia using the kitty from our favorite Newton's Holiday Mischief stamp set. I love how the pretty snowflake background and the soft colors with accents of metallic gold and red! This is so adorable - and a perfect Holiday Card for any cat-lover!

To see more of her work, head over to Taheerah's Blog, Fill Your Paper with the Breathings of Your Heart!

Beary Merry Christmas by Shelly McDaniel

Have a Beary Merry Christmas!

Can you believe Christmas is only a couple days away? How did that happen so fast? I'm sure everyone has all their cards done and presents wrapped and they're all set to load up their cars to deliver them like this image of Winston, right? I really love this image of Winston, our bear, in the card bringing holiday cheer from our Winston's Home for Christmas stamp set. Shellye did such a cute job of coloring it with bright colors - love the red car - and the bow on the front is super cute! 

Saying Farewell to Shellye

I have a bit of sad news today - this card marks the LAST post for Shellye on the Newton's Nook Design Team! We have really enjoyed having Shellye on our Design Team for the last six months! She's an incredible paper crafter and has continually inspired us with great ideas for combining colors and textures! I thought it would be fun to re-share a few of my favorite cards by Shellye:

Card featuring Newton's Summer Vacation - first posted here.

Card featuring Flirty Flamingos - first posted here.

Card featuring Falling into Autumn - first posted here. 

Card featuring Winstons Home for Christmas - first posted here.

Thank you so much, Shellye, for the awesome inspiration! We'll miss you!

Don't forget - if you love Shellye's work you can continue to find her great projects at her blog, Papered Cottage!

Happy New Year Card & Video by Jess Moyer

A sparkly Kitty for the New Year! 

I know most of you are probably still doing last-minute Christmas prep but today we're taking a little break from Christmas cards to share this awesome sparkly New Year card by Jess!  Jess created this awesome card using the image of our hanging kitty from the Hanging Around stamp set with some super fun sparkly paper! I love how she created a row of sparkly banners for the kitty to hang on! Then she used our fun "happy" from the Simply Sentimental stamp set along with some cute letters to create the fun big "happy new year" message! This is so pretty! I just love all the sparkle!

Here's a video Jess created- check it out to see how to make this card:

Make sure to visit Jess at her blog, Jess Crafts  - 
and you can also follow her Jess Crafts youtube channel to see fun videos!

Happy Howl-idays by Crafty Math-Chick!

Happy Howl-idays!!

This sweet little dog Christmas card was created by Crafty Math-Chick! She used the cute pup wearing a holiday wreath from the Canine Christmas stamp set. I love the cute little beads she added to the wreath and her big perfect red bow - so pretty! This card is would be perfect to send the dog-owners on your Christmas card list! 

To see more of her work, head over Crafty Math-Chicks blog, Canines and Card Designs! 

Frozen Friends - Back in Stock:

You can now purchase this set at newtonsnookdesigns.com

Beautiful Holiday Wreath Card by Lydia

Beautiful Wreath by Lydia!

Today I'm sharing this really awesome leaf card by Lydia!  Lydia used the small bold leaf stamp from the Falling into Autumn stamp set.  She stamped all those pretty leaves overlapping in a circle to create a fun and festive wreath. Then she added on red dots with copic markers. Such a fun idea! The sentiment "be merry" and the little holly leaf are from the Christmas Delivery set and they add just the perfect finishing touch along with some gold splatters! To see more projects by Lydia, make sure to visit her blog, Lydia Evans Design!

Here's an image of the set she used - You can see it's really meant for Autumn but I love the idea of using it for Christmas too!

If you like this stamp set - make sure to check out our Falling into Autumn board on pinterest  - it's jam packed with inspiration!

Jar of Christmas treats by Stephanie Muzzulin

Snowflake Treat Jar

Need a quick and adorable gift? Here's a great idea from Stephanie Muzzulin! Stephanie used the snowflakes and sentiment from the Beautiful Blizzard stamp set to make an adorable tag that she added onto a jar full of chocolates! This is such a fun little gift idea for a teacher or neighbor! I love it! 

To find out more about her project, head over to Stephanie's blog, Handmade Creations by Stephanie!

Meowy Christmas Card!

Meowy Christmas! 

Today I'm sharing this card I created with our Newton's Curious Christmas stamp set. I stamped the image of Newton and the snowman onto watercolor paper and colored it with Distress Markers. I love the vibrant watercolor look you can get with these markers! Then I added the "meowy christmas" sentiment from Newton's Holiday Mischief stamp set. 

For the background I used a sweater print stencil and some embossing paste over kraft cardstock. To color the embossing paste I squished a bit of color from the ink pad onto my work surface and then mixed in a bit of embossing paste with it. I made purple and blue to match the coloring on the image. I LOVE how this turned out - and it was so fun to make! 

Inky Paws Challenge #16 WINNERS!

Inky Paws #16 - Christmas Challenge Winners! 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last Inky Paws Challenge at here at the Newton's Nook Designs blog! This months Challenge was to create a project with a Christmas Theme! We had a TON of amazing entries this month! It's always so fun to see everyones creations!

Top picks for Inky Paws Challenge #16

Announcing.... our top picks! Read the description below each card to see who created it - and make sure to visit their blogs and tell them congrats!!

This adorable card by Tatiana is our first top pick! She caught our eye with this fun layout - I love the four squares that show the kitty being "naughty or nice" and the watercoloring is gorgeous!
Tatiana used the Newton's Curious Christmas set!

This adorable card by Vicki is our second top pick! We loved all the extra details she added on this card - the liquid applique on the hat and the paper pierced scarf give it an extra special feel! Vicki used our adorable dachshund from the Holiday Hounds set!

Congrats to Tatiana and Vicki! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $10 store credit and get your winner badge for your blog!

Inky Paws Favorites

Since there were so many beautiful cards, we chose THREE more as our favorite picks! If you see your card below, contact us if you'd like to get a "favorite" badge for your blog!

Michelle was so creative with her card - she used our wizard from the Magical Dreams stamp set and made him into a Santa! So fun!

We thought this shaker card by Corilyn using the Newton's Holiday Mischief set was super cute! The holly in each corner makes the perfect frame!  

We loved this adorable little ornament by June using the kitty from the Newton's Antics set. This is such a cute idea!

Thanks so much!
Thanks again to everyone who entered - It's really so much fun to look through all the entries and see everyones ideas! If you didn't win this time we hope you'll try again in January!