Fresh Squeezed Lemonade card by Jennifer Jackson

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade!

Do you love lemonade? To me, lemonade is a symbol of everything summer! I have been having a ton of fun with the cute critters in our new Freshly Squeezed stamp set! For this card, I colored the image of Lily, our bunny, holding a pitcher of lemonade with watercolor markers. Then I fussy cut her out so I could add her onto my card with a dimensional. I also stamped the "Fresh Squeezed" lemon and hand cut it out to put with her. 

I decided to stick with the yellow and gray color theme and added on some washi tape and pattern paper scraps from my stash to a white card base. Then, to add a bit of fun, I did some watercolor splatters on background paper with shades of yellow. I finished the card off with a bit of yellow and white striped twine! I really love how this came together! I think next time it would be fun to try one with yellow and pink for pink lemonade!

Don't forget to enter our Inky Paws #34 Summer Challenge

There's still time! You still have one week to enter our current inky paws challenge! Our challenge closes next Friday, August 5th at Midnight CST time. To enter, all you need to do is create a card or project using a summer theme and NND products!

The winners of this challenge will get a $10 gift card to our shop! You can view full details and link up your card to our Inky Paws Challenge on this post.

If you don't own a NND stamp set yet you can still play along - just download and use one of the digital freebies on our freebies page.

Thank You Pineapple Card by Danielle Pandeline

Pineapple Thank you!!

Today we have a fun thank you card by Danielle using our Pineapple Delight stamp set!  She stamped the pineapples in fun bright yellow and lime green to make a fun background and then added a fun pink colored one in front! She used the coordinating Pineapple Delight die set to cut it out and added the "thank you" sentiment, also from the Pineapple Delight stamp set.  I love the fun bold colors she used on this! So perfect for the tasty tropical fruit! This thank you will definitely make the recipient smile! 

To say hi to Danielle and see more of her awesome creations,  you can head over her blog, GirlRacerScrap!

Mahalo Card by Lydia Evans

Mahalo!

Today we are sharing a gorgeous hibiscus card by Lydia! She die cut all those hibiscus flowers using our new Hibiscus Die Set! It's so beautiful how she layered all the white ones against the white background. What a great way to add some texture to a card. Then she layered two more flowers and leaves in awesome bright summer colors! Don't they just pop off the page? She added in the "Mahalo" sentiment from the Aloha Newton Stamp set.

To see more of Lydia's work you can head over to her blog Lydia Evans Design and make sure to say hello!

You're My Sweet Tea Card by Crafty Math Chick

Lovely Owl Card!

Today Crafty Math-Chick combined several of our fun stamp sets to create this adorable Sweet Tea card! She used the sweet little jar of tea from the NEW Freshly Squeezed stamp set. Then she made a super cute custom sentiment combining the "you're my" from the Love à la Carte stamp set and the "Sweet Tea" from the Freshly Squeezed stamp set. Isn't that so fun? She also created a fun lemony background combining the little lemons from the Freshly Squeezed stamp set with the big lemon slice from the Sweet Summer stamp set! I love how creatively she mixed all these products!

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

Kitty in Paradise card by Special Guest Taheerah Atchia

Watercolor Paradise card by Taheerah!

Today we have the awesomely talented Taheerah Atchia as our special guest! We are such huge fans of her work and love to share it on our blog! Today she's playing with some of the sets from our recent July release! 

She created this sweet beach card using the image of the kitty in the hammock from our new Aloha Newton stamp set to create this adorable tropical card. It's so pretty how she did loose watercoloring over the image. It really has such a soft and pretty beachy look! She added on the "Find your Paradise" sentiment from the Paradise Palms stamp set, which was also from our latest release. I love how you can mix and match the sentiments from different sets and they all look lovely together! 

Thank you Taheerah for the lovely inspiration today! Now I feel like heading toward a beach!

If you loved this card, you can always view more of Taheerah's work over at her awesome blog, Fill you Paper with the Breathings of your Heart.

Inky Paws Challenge #34 - Summer

This month's challenge is:

create a project inspired by summer!

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, August 5th, 2015 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog.

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 IPC34).

• 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 Summer cards they created! Read the description below each card to see who made it.

Naki created an awesome beach scene combining two or our Newton summer sets. The kitty in the hammock and tropical drink are from the new Aloha Newton stamp set and the kitty with the sandcastle and pail are from the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp set. 

Samantha created an awesome watercolor beach scene on her card. She used distress markers to ink up the palm tree  from our Paradise Palms stamp set and watercolored over the top! The "summer lovin'" sentiment is from the new Dog Days of Summer Stamp set. 

Stephanie created this awesome beach card! She used bright watercolors to color the kitty from the new Aloha Newton stamp set! She also added in the tiny die cut hibiscus and leaf from the Tiki Time stamp set! Such a perfect summery combo!  

What says summer more than a tiki drink? Jess used a whole crew of tiki faces  from our new Tiki Time stamp set across the bottom of her card! I love that pretty sky she put behind them! 

Larissa created some beautiful summer earrings using the Hibiscus die set and shrink plastic! What a fun idea! These turned out amazing! She created those cool backer cards for them using the frame from the Garden Starter stamp set! 

I had fun playing along this month too! I created a dog card using the pup and ice cream from our new Dog Days of Summer Stamp stamp set.  I made a simple card, just adding a sentiment and some washi and flags ups this side using paper scraps! I thought it needed a little bling so I added on a big button! 

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Adventure Awaits Semi-Liquid Shaker by Samantha Mann

Ship in a bottle with a water effect!

Today we have a crazy cool card by Samantha using the ship in a bottle from the Message in a Bottle stamp set. She created an awesome little scene, die cutting out the bottle shape with the Message in a Bottle Die Set. Then made a shaker card with it - but this is no ordinary shaker, she added in hair gel to make a shaker that looks like it's filled with water!  Isn't that the COOLEST? She finished it off with the "Adventure Awaits" sentiment, also from the Message in a Bottle stamp set.

Thank you Samantha for the super cool inspiration today! To say hello to Samantha and see more of her awesome creations, you can visit Samantha's Blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Mahalo Card by Yukari Yoshioka

Mahalo! 

Today we have a lovely relaxing thank you card by Yukari using our new Aloha Newton stamp set. That kitty is so adorable in his little teal hammock on the beach! Doesn't he look so cozy and relaxed? This card makes me wish I was on a beach too! The "Mahalo" sentiment, also from the Aloha Newton stamp set, gives the perfect finishing touch to this sweet card!

Thanks so much to Yukari for the the adorable card today! You can head over to Yukari's blog, Handmade by Yuki and see more details about her project - and make sure to say hello!

Happiness Grows Card by Naki Rager

Happiness Grows!

Today we have a lovely sunflower card by Naki using our Flower Garden stamp set! I love how she stamped and embossed the sunflower in white and sponged inks over the top! What a soft and pretty way to color an image! Then she added the "Happiness Grows" sentiment, also from the Flower Garden stamp set. The cloud background paper and twine give it the perfect finishing summery touch!

To say hi to Naki and see more of her awesome creations,  you can visit her over her blog, Notes from Naki!

Blog Hop Winners!

THANK YOU!

3rd Anniversary Blog Hop Winners!

Thank you to everyone for participating in our blog hop! I was amazed by ALL the sweet comments that were left on our blog! We really enjoyed hearing from all of the amazing fans! Check out below to see if you won! The the winning comments were chosen using random.org

Blog stop 1: Sandy Allnock

$25 Newton's Nook Designs Prize goes to: Beth Rang

$25 Simon Says Stamp Prize goes to:  patty4wp

Blog stop 2: Taheerah Atchia

$25 Newton's Nook Designs Prize goes to: Amy C

$25 Simon Says Stamp Prize goes to: Oh You Made Me Ink

Blog stop 3: Jennifer Ingle:

$25 Newton's Nook Designs Prize goes to: Tami O'Grady

$25 Simon Says Stamp Prize goes to: Carol LFerguson

Blog stop 4: Amy Tsuruta:

$25 Newton's Nook Designs Prize goes to: Jennifer Moyer

$25 Simon Says Stamp Prize goes to: Anna Tracy

Blog stop 5: Newton's Nook Designs

$25 Newton's Nook Designs Prize goes to: Bunny D

$25 Simon Says Stamp Prize goes to: Macimablo

Blog stop 6: Lydia Evans

$25 Newton's Nook Designs Prize goes to: Tracy

$25 Simon Says Stamp Prize goes to: Merrill P

Blog stop 7: Larissa Heskett

$25 Newton's Nook Designs Prize goes to: Pennie Glasser

$25 Simon Says Stamp Prize goes to: Cynthia

Blog stop 8: Samantha Mann

$25 Newton's Nook Designs Prize goes to: Janet

$25 Simon Says Stamp Prize goes to: Kleri F

Blog stop 9: Crafty Math-Chick

$25 Newton's Nook Designs Prize goes to: Teresa Doyle

$25 Simon Says Stamp Prize goes to: Ivy Marino

Blog stop 10: Jess Gerstner

$25 Newton's Nook Designs Prize goes to: Tricia Ann

$25 Simon Says Stamp Prize goes to: Dee Earnshaw

Blog stop 11: Stephanie Muzzulin

$25 Newton's Nook Designs Prize goes to: Cindy

$25 Simon Says Stamp Prize goes to:  Marcy

Blog stop 12: Danielle Pandeline

$25 Newton's Nook Designs Prize goes to: Helen F

$25 Simon Says Stamp Prize goes to: Nathalie Paquette

Blog stop 13: Naki Rager

$25 Newton's Nook Designs Prize goes to: Rowena Miniaci

$25 Simon Says Stamp Prize goes to: Judy

Blog stop 14: Kimberly Rendion

$25 Newton's Nook Designs Prize goes to: Mardi Weber

$25 Simon Says Stamp Prize goes to: Brenda in IN

Blog stop 15: Yukari Yoshioka

$25 Newton's Nook Designs Prize goes to: Bobbie Bluegill

$25 Simon Says Stamp Prize goes to: Sylvia

Congrats to the Winners! Don't forget - you have 5 days from today to to e-mail us at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your prize (make sure to include email address, your full name and which prize you won). If you have won a prize to the Newton's Nook Designs Shop, it's easiest if you already have an account set up with us! If you have won a prize to the Simon Says Stamp shop, I'll be passing your info along to them to get you set up.