Simply Wonderful Card by Danielle Pandeline

Lovely Spring Roses by Danielle!

Today we have a lovely pastel flower card by Danielle.  She used our fun big roses from the our Love Grows stamp set stamped them on that fun circle card shape. I love the bright pinks and yellows she used to color them. Then she added on a fun butterfly from the Beautiful Wings stamp set. I love how she stamped the butterfly in white and watercolored over the top. She trimmed that cute image out using the coordinating  Beautiful Wings Die Set. Then the finished off the card with the "You are simply Wonderful" sentiment, also from the Beautiful Wings stamp set, embossed in white on vellum! This whole card has such a lovely spring feel! It would be so fun to send out as a Spring hello or Birthday greeting! 

To see more of Danielle's lovely creations,  you can head over her blog, GirlRacerScrap!

Butterfly Cards by Jess Gerstner

Beautiful Butterfly Card Set! 

Jess created this fun quick and easy card sets using images from our Beautiful Wings stamp set!  I love how she masked off a strip of the card and stamped fun ombre colored butterflies and flowers. Then she stamped the big butterfly and used the coordinating Beautiful Wings Die Set to cut it out. This is a super simple layout that you can customize by adding different sentiments. She used the "You are simply wonderful" and the "Happy Birthday", both from the Beautiful Wings stamp set. It would be fun to make a bunch of these in different colors to have on hand when you need a quick card!

Here's a video Jess created showing you how she made this card:

Thanks for the fun inspiration today,  Jess! You can see more of her projects on her blog, Jess Crafts  - and you can also follow her Jess Crafts youtube channel to see more fun videos!

Touchdown Birthday Card by Crafty Math Chick

Hip-Hip Hooray! It's a Birthday Card!

Yay! Sports fans will LOVE this fun birthday card by Crafty Math-Chick! She used our cute dog referee from the Touchdown Tails stamp set to make this fun sporty card! I love the way she colored the dog with shades of gray to make a mostly black and white card and then added pops of green with the scalloped border around the dog and on the sentiment banners! What a fun masculine card! 

Cheers to Crafty Math-Chick today for the fun inspiration! To see more details and other projects, you can visit her blog, Canines & Card Designs.

Watercolor Butterfly Card and Video by Kelly Latevola

Beautiful Wings Watercolor card! 

Today we have a feature by our guest designer for March, Kelly Latevola. She created an gorgeous watercolored card using our new Beautiful Wings stamp set. 

I absolutely love the fun bright colors she used - It reminds me a bit of a tye-died shirt!

She used distress inks to create that beautiful background!

Kelly was also sweet enough to create this video, showing us all the fun techniques she used to create this card! Check it out:

Wasn't that amazing? We'd like to say thank you again Kelly for being our guest designer this month! We really enjoyed having you as a guest and seeing what you created with our stamps!!

You can continue to follow Kelly on her blog, You and Your Big Dreams.

Inky Paws Challenge #30 - Spring Theme

This month's challenge is a Theme Challenge! 

create a project with a Spring Theme!

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to our online store and a Inky Paws Challenge Top Pick Badge to add to your blog! If we get more than 15 participants, we will choose two winners so be sure to tell your friends to play along! 

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, April 8th, 2015 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, April 11th.

We usually pick our favorite entries for each challenge theme but this month we thought we'd switch things up a bit and pick TWO RANDOM WINNERS - so every entry has an equal chance to win. Just follow the guidelines below to qualify.

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky?

• Create a NEW project (card or other paper craft item).

• Your project MUST use at least one Newton's Nook Designs stamped image (or free digital stamp - check out our Freebies page).

• Post your project to your blog or to an online photo gallery such as Flickr, Pinterest, or splitcoaststampers (on splitcoast please use keywords newtonsnook and IPC30).

• Link back to this challenge (if posting in an online gallery copy the link into the photo description). 

• Submit your project to this challenge using the InLinkz widget below. You must submit a DIRECT link to your post page.

• Have more than one great idea? You can enter more than once! Just link up each card separately. 
• TIP: Please make sure your photo in focus  - We can't pick you as a winner if we can't see your card clearly because your photo is blurry! 

Here's some inspiration!

Several of our Design Team Members decided to play along - check out all the awesome birthday cards they created! Read the description below each card to see who made it.

Kimberly created this beautiful spring sky using our new Beautiful Wings stamp set and Beautiful Wings Die Set!

Awww! I love the fun little bunny in the frame on this card by Samantha! She used our Hello Spring stamp set.

This sweet little wagon card by Yukari is perfect for spring! I love the soft colors she used! The wagon is from the Wagon of Wishes stamp set and the "hello friend" sentiment is from the Versatile Vases stamp set.

Nina-Marie got out her watercolors to do some springy no-line coloring! She used our Hello Spring stamp set. You can check out her blog today for a video too!

This beautiful spring card by Stephanie is so cheerful! She used the new Beautiful Wings stamp set and Beautiful Wings Die Set for the butterflies and our Simply Seasonal stamp set for the sentiment.

And here's one by me - I created a fun little card using the chicks and cracked egg from the new Hello Spring stamp set, mixed with some fun bright pattern papers.

An InLinkz Link-up

Hoppy Birthday Card by Yukari Yoshioka

Hoppy Birthday! 

Today we are sharing this adorable birthday card by Yukari! She used the image of the sweet kangaroo and joey from our Hoppy Days stamp set! Then she colored them and fussy cut them out to add to this adorable scene. The grass and sky that she created are so cool! I love the gold sky and can just imagine them hopping along at sunrise! The "hoppy birthday" words are also from the Hoppy Days stamp set. Isn't it cool how she stamped the word "birthday" on the black cardstock? It really makes the sentiment pop! 

Thanks so much to Yukari for this awesome card today! You can head over to Yukari's blog, Handmade by Yuki and see more details about her project and more of her lovely work! 

A Little Kindness Card by Samantha Mann

Sweet Spring Puppy Card! 

Today's card by Samantha will make you say "Awwww!" I just love this sweet puppy grabbing onto the kite! She used the dachshund and kite images from our Delightful Doxies stamp set. I love how she fussy cut out the pup and added it over that fun watercolor background. And the geometric texture adds such a fun touch too! The "a little kindness goes a long way" sentiment is also from the Delightful Doxies stamp set. 

Thanks, Samantha for the adorable card today! For more details on her project and to see what else she's creating, you can visit Samantha's Blog, Sam's Scrap Candy! 

Puppy Love Card by Larissa Heskett

Must be Puppy LOVE!!

Today I'm sharing this adorable puppy love card by Larissa! Larissa used our sweet pups from the Darling Duos stamp set and cut them out with the heart shape die from our  Darling Hearts die set. She also used the "love" sentiment in black from our Darling Hearts die set. I love the striking combo of black, white and red on this card. It really shows how you can make a beautiful card without doing any coloring! The xoxo background adds the perfect finishing touch. 

Thanks so much Larissa for making us smile! To see more beautiful cards by Larssia, head over to her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs and say hello to her today!

Doctor Who card by Taheerah Atchia!

Special Guest Taheerah with a Doctor Who Card!

Today we have a special guest, Taheerah Atchia! We love her beautiful creations and are excited to have the opportunity to feature her work using our brand new Newton Dreams of London stamp set! We are in LOVE with what she created! 

Taheerah took our phone booth image from the Newton Dreams of London  stamp set and turned it into a TARDIS  - just like the one on the Doctor Who TV show. I love the swirly starry sky background she created to go with it too! It's just like the fun show opening where the TARDIS swirls through space!

Are there any Doctor Who Fans out there? Jeff and I both love the Doctor Who series! 

Inside her card, Taheerah added a cute little sentiment with the Union Jack heart stamp. I love how she customized it to create her own sentiment!

Thanks so much, Taheerah for the awesome card today! It was so much fun sharing your creation!

Make sure you pop over to Taheerah's Blog, Fill your paper with the breathings of your Heart and say hello. You can read details about this card and see more of her amazing work too! 

Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

This is our second post today - to see our March Release Blog Hop Winners, scroll down or click here. 

Today I'm playing along with the very fun Coffee Lovers blog hop.

There are going to be TONS of fun prizes too - 

including a $25 store credit from us at Newton's Nook Designs! 

You can head over to the Coffee Lovers Blog for more details on how to play along! 

Here's what I created:

I used our Newton Loves Coffee stamp et since it features our favorite feline and, of course, coffee. I stamped the image of the kitty hugging the "to go" coffee mug onto watercolor paper. I colored the image using Distress markers and added a bit of distress ink on the paper edges. I used the "Coffee is ALWAYS a good idea" sentiment, also from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp set above the image. Then I layered it with a kraft colored doily, some plaid paper and striped washi tape. I added on a bit of blue twine and teal epoxy dots too. I love how this turned out!

True story - our real kitty, Newton, DOES LOVE COFFEE! I can't leave it unguarded or he will come stick his paw into the mug and then lick it! Silly kitty!

Hope you enjoyed this coffee card today! Make sure you head over to the Coffee Lover's Blog to find out how you can link up your card to play along -- There are a TON of prizes, including one from us at Newton's Nook Designs!

March Release Now Available + Blog Hop Winners

Are you ready to get your paws inky with our new stamps?

Winners from the blog hop are posted below - scroll down to see if you won

Our new products are now available at newtonsnookdesigns.com

Plus - we just added a new die sets to coordinate
with previously released Beautiful Blossoms stamp set! 

Beautiful Blossoms Die Set

This coordinates with our Beautiful Blossoms stamp set.

March Blog Hop Winners!

Thank you to everyone for participating in our blog hop. We really enjoy reading all of your comments! Check out below to see if you won! The the blogs and the comments were chosen using randomnumbergenerator.com.


For the Hello Spring stamp set from Larissa's blog: 

For the Beautiful Wings stamp set from Nina-Marie's blog: 



For the Newton Dreams of London stamp set from Samantha's blog: 

Congrats to the Winners! Don't forget - you have 7 days from today to to e-mail us at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com with your full name and shipping address to claim your prize.

Remember - you can shop online now - our new release is up in the store! 

March Release - Reveal Day 3 - Newton Dreams of London

 

Today is our third reveal day for our March Release and we are featuring the new Newton Dreams of London stamp set! We are giving the stamp set away to one lucky winner so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Newton is heading out on an adventure to London! This adorable 4 x 6 stamp set features our favorite kitty enjoying the sites of London. It will be so fun to color the images of this kitty having fun dressing in a Welsh Guard costume, wearing a Union Jack t-shirt and floating away in the rain with his umbrella. Use the images of the iconic Big Ben, the double decker bus and more to create fun scenes and backgrounds! This set also includes some fun sentiments will make great friendship and birthday cards!

Here's some info on the Newton Dreams of London stamp set:

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 15 stamps: 11 images and 4 sentiments
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, March18th

This set also has a coordinating die - Newton Dreams of London Die set:

• This die set coordinates with Newton Dreams of London stamp set and has 10 dies 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, March 18th

Travel to London with these adorable cards from our Design Team & Guest!

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

Awww! This card by our Guest Designer, Kelly Latevola is so amazing! I love how she made the kitty look like Mary Poppins! What a fun night scene!! 

Wow! This rainbow watercolor card by Lydia is so incredible! It's so cool how she embossed all the London elements in white and then colored over the center! The "Evenin' Guv'na" sentiment on the black finishes the card perfectly! 

This card by Kimberly is super so fun! I love how she colored the  sweater and created a coordinating Union Jack heart shape too (using our Darling Hearts Die set)

Yukari created a fun birthday card using several of the fun stamps in this set! I love the fun distress ink background too! 

Jess used the fun "Evenin' Guv'na" sentiment to create a fun background of words - perfect for the kitty in his Welsh Guard univorm to sit in front of! 

This fun scene by Nina-Marie is so cool! I love the night sky with big moon! The kitty floating off with the umbrella is too adorable too!

Such a sweet card by Samantha! I love the contrast of the teal and blue heart with the red and black Welsh Guard uniform! 

This card by Larissa is so striking! I love the black and white icons in the background with the fun shaker and colored kitty in the the front! So fun! 

This card by Crafty Math-Chick is so adorable! The "I Heart London" border  is so fun along with the little thought bubble!

Danielle created this super fun card! I love the paint splattered background and is that blue phone booth will be fun find for Doctor Who fans! 

I love the soft coloring and purple umbrella on this card by Stephanie! Perfect for a rainy day!

Would you like to win the “Newton Dreams of London” 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 blog release 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, March17th at 9pm CST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, March 18th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Kelly Latevola- Guest Designer