Being Awesome Card by Nakaba Rager

Unicorn Kitty! 

Today we are sharing a super cute unicorn card by Naki! She used the kitty and unicorn costume from the Newton's Costume Party Stamp Set. She colored the kitty in soft grey using no-line coloring and then added the fun unicorn hat coloring it in soft rainbow colors. She trimmed out the pieces using the Newton's Costume Party Die Set and assembled them for her card. For her sentiment she added in the cute saying from the Believe in Unicorns Stamp Set. Doesn't that sentiment go perfectly with this image! So cute! She also added some sparkle in the the background using the Starfield Stencil with sparkly embossing paste to give a fun magical touch! She finished it off with three strips of tiny washi tape and some sequins! What great details!

To see more beautiful projects by Naki,  you can head over to her blog, Notes from Naki and say hello!

Raccoon Card by Holly Endress

Wanna Grab Lunch? 

Today we are sharing a fun raccoon card by Holly!  Her card features that adorable raccoon getting into the food in the trash can from our Raccoon Rascals Stamp Set. She colored the image with copic markers and fussy cut him out to add onto her card. For her card base she created a fun watercolor effect using Distress Oxide inks and then layered clouds over the top using the Cloudy Sky Stencil with some white embossing paste. For her sentiment she used "wanna grab lunch" from the Raccoon Rascals Stamp Set and embossed it with white on a black banner. The banner was cut out using the Frames & Flags Die Set.  Doesn't that sentiment paired with the funny raccoon in the trash can make you smile! So cute! She finished her card off with some striped washi tape up the side.

Thank you, Holly, for the adorable card today! You can find more of Holly's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Hollybeary Creations!

Newton's Sweetheart Card by February's Guest Designer Valliam

Hello There! I'm back again with my fourth and final guest post for this month. I had a wonderful time being a guest designer for Newton’s Nook! Huge thanks to Jennifer, Samantha and the team of Newton’s Nook Design for giving me this great opportunity. My sincere thanks and love to all your nice comments on my cards. It’s been a great month for me!

For today's card, I decided to play with the Newton’s Sweetheart stamps set again. I couldn’t resist playing with these lovey dovey kitty stamps on this set. This time, I picked the stamp where Newton and his sweet girlfriend sharing a bottle of drink. I stamped and colored them using distress inks. For a change, I made them to drink Orange Milkshake 😋. Then, I cut them out using the coordinating die from Newton’s Sweetheart Die Set.

To have a monochromatic look, I used Kraft as the main color for my card. I used the Darice brick wall embossing folder to emboss the Kraft card and inked the edges using distress inks. I just love how the bricked texture turned out!

Then, I used the stitched rectangle die from Frames & Flag Die Set to create the focal panel. I did a background stamping on it using the little paw stamp from Newton’s Sweetheart stamps set.

Next, I used two sentiment banners from Frames & Flag Die Set to create a panel for the sentiment. I stamped the sentiment from Newton’s Sweetheart stamps set on the stitched banner and adhered it on top the plain one and embellished with two gold brad. Finished off the card by adding a little red heart on top of the kitties. I hope you’ve enjoyed my take on this card!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope to see you all again. Have a great day! Hugs!

 :)Thanks! Valliam

Interactive Easter Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Today we have another fun interactive project to share by Ellen! Each month she is sharing an interactive project one week after our new release! 

Today is she's sharing how to make than amazing layered scene in a card:

Here are step-by-step instructions on how to make the interactive layers for this card:

Step one: Die cut the biggest scalloped square from the Frames & Flags Die Set out a colored paper. Also cut a square out of the rectangle so you get a frame.

Step two: 

Cut also a rectangle in the middle of your card base.

Step three: Cut out a cloud border out of a second card base using the Sky Borders Die Set.

Step four:  Glue the sides (that didn’t get any cut) from the two card-bases on top of each other.

Step five: Cut out of the transparency the scalloped rectangle and glue it on top of your frame from the card base. On top of the transparency you glue down the frame from step one.

Now that you have the card layers, you can create your scene any way you would like! For the inside panel of her card today, Ellen created a lovely purple sky and added in a hill using our Land Borders Die Set and a row of houses from our Snow Globe Scene Stamp Set in the far background. then she added in some taller trees from the Fox Hollow Stamp Set and the cute Easter Egg and kitty image from the Newton's Easter Basket Stamp Set. Then she finished it off with some lovely grass cut out using our Land Borders Die Set. 

On the front panel of the card she layered another tree from the Fox Hollow Stamp Set, some Easter eggs from the Newton's Easter Basket Stamp Set and that cute bunny from the Bitty Bunnies Stamp Set on top of the transparency window! 

Here is a little video from Ellen where you can see how all the layers come together to make the fun interactive card!

If you love this project by Ellen you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen to see more of her beautiful creations!

Thinking of Mew Card by Samantha Mann

Get Well Wishes for MEW!

Do you know someone who's been sick? The flu has been awful this year so I bet you know someone who could use a cheerful get well wish! Today Samantha is sharing an adorable get well card that would be perfect to send to a friend who's not feeling well!  She used that sweet kitty with a thermometer and cold pack from our  Newton's Sick Day Stamp Set and colored him using Zig watercolor markers. That cheery yellow blanket is sure to make someone smile! She also colored the little tissue box and fussy cut both images out to add to her card. For the card base she used distress inks to make a lovely pink ombré corner.  She finished it off with the "thinking of mew" sentiment.

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

Coffee with Friends Card by Juliana Michaels

Time for a Coffee Break? 

Today we have an adorable trio of kitties sharing coffee on this card by Juliana! She started out with the kitty using the french press from the Newton Loves Coffee Stamp Set. Then she added in the kitty from the Sending Hugs Stamp Set along with his coffee cup. This set is so awesome because the coordinating Sending Hugs Die Set Set cuts around the arms so the kitty can hold the coffee tucked inside them. Then to make it a fun trio she added in the kitty from the Newton's Costume Party Stamp Set. She used the Tumbling Hearts Stencil to make a fun coffee colored heart background and adde the "Coffee is always a good idea" sentiment from the Newton Loves Coffee Stamp Set. It's so pretty how the teal cardstock border matches the coffee mug wraps and gives the perfect pop of color!

Do you have several Newton Stamp Sets? We'd love to see how you'd combine them!

Thanks, Juliana, for the fun coffee inspiration today! To see more creations by Juliana, visit her over to her blog, 17 Turtles!

Ear-resistable Bunny Card & Video by Maria Russell

Ear-resistable Bunnies!

This adorable card by Maria today will definitely make you say "Awwww"!  She created this sweet little scene with using those cute little bunnies from the new Bitty Bunnies Stamp Set. She colored them in pale gray with pink ears noses and cheeks and trimmed them out with the coordinating Bitty Bunnies Die Set. She did the same with the cute little flowers and butterflies from this set and then she added them onto her card along with a pretty leafy oval die (from another company). Isn't that sunset background so gorgeous too!?

Here's a video by Maria showing you how she created her card:

To see more beautiful projects by Maria, visit her over at her blog, Maria Russell Designs and don't forget to subscribe to her YouTube channel too!

More than Naps Card by February Guest Designer Valliam

Hi there! Happy Monday! Hope you all had a fantastic weekend. I’m back again with my third card for Newton’s Nook. For this card, I used the Newston’s Naptime stamp set. This set is definitely an eye catcher! I’ve fell in love seeing him napping on top of the cozy blankets. He is too cute!

I wanted him to be the focal point of my card. So I decided to use bright colors on the layers of blanket to make it pop. I stamped and colored the image using distress ink and die cut the image using the coordinating Newton’s Naptime die set. Next, I moved on to making the background. I wanted a contrast background for this card. So, I cut a stitched rectangle panel using Frames & Flags die set and inked it with Mowed Lawn and Wild Honey distress inks. Then, for the cloud I used the Stitched Cloud Border die set and inked it up with Salty Ocean distress ink. I stamped the sentiment on the cloud panel and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

I tried the inlaid die cutting technique to make a window with a little background scene for this card and it turned out great. I made the window frame using scalloped edge and stitched rectangle dies from Frames & Flags die set. Basically the negative part of this will be the frame. I made four frames and glued all of the layers together for added dimension.

I inlaid the background panel to the center of the frame which I made earlier. Since the frame was made of four layers, it give a little depth to background and then I inserted a piece of acetate sheet on top of the frame layers to give the window a glassy look. Unfortunately, I couldn't capture it on my picture. I finished off the card by adhering Newton on the foreground. That’s all for today. I hope you enjoyed my card today.

Thanks for stopping by and see you all again next Monday with my final card for Newton’s Nook. Have a great week! 
Hugs! :)

Valliam

Surprise Birthday Blog Hop Winner

Jennifer's Surprise Birthday Blog Hop Winner!

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

From Tatiana's blog:

Congrats to the Winner! And thank you for joining in on the fun! 

Don't forget - you have 5 days from today to to e-mail me at samanthamann11(at)yahoo(dot)com to claim your prize!

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

SURPRISE!! It's a Birthday Blog Hop for Jennifer!

Hello! Samantha here! I'm the DT Coordinator for the Newton's Nook Design Team, and today I'm TAKING OVER THE BLOG for a very special occasion...

Today is a super special day, we're so glad you're joining us!
All of the Newton's Nook Designs Design Team has gotten together to throw a surprise birthday blog hop for Jennifer, the owner, illustrator and all around wonderful-amazing-kind,generous-creative-inspiring person behind Newton's Nook!
We are so honored to get to work with Jennifer, and we all just love her so much! 

We hope you have the happiest birthday ever, Jennifer!

Be sure to hop along with the team's blogs below for your chance to win a $25 gift card to the NND store! I'll choose the winner by random from one of the blogs, so the more you comment, the better chance you have to win!

Would you like to win the a $25 gift certificate to the NND store?

You could be the ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below) with a birthday message for Jennifer! 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 Sunday, February 18th 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Monday, February 19th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Samantha Mann

Amanda Bodine

Holly Endress

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Juliana Michaels

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Jennifer Timko

Tatiana Trafimovich

February Products 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

February 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 blogs and the comments were chosen using random.org.

Winner of the Newton's Easter Basket stamp set from Jennifer Timko's blog: Paula Desmarais

Winner of the Bitty Bunnies stamp set from Samantha's blog: Pat Luke

Winner of the Company of Cats stamp set from the Newton's Nook Designs blog: Annheidel

Winner of the Woof Pack stamp set from Juliana's blog: 

Congrats to the Winners! Don't forget - you have 5 days from today to to e-mail us at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com with your full name and mailing address to claim your prize. Also please include the name of the set you won!

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

February Reveals - Day 4 - Woof Pack

Today is the forth and final reveal day for our February Release! Since our set yesterday was for the cat lovers we thought we'd also do one for the dog lovers today called Woof Pack. We are giving the Woof Pack.  stamp set away one lucky winner so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Woof Pack

Can't pick a favorite dog? How about a whole crowd of canines! This incredible stamp set includes one giant stamp filled with fun dogs that is the just the right size to fill your card front! Add on the fun dog-themed sentiments and that's all you need for a quick and fun card that is perfect for any dog lover! The large stamped image also fits perfectly inside the scallop edged frame die from our Flags & Frames Die Set.

Here's some info on the Woof Pack stamp set:

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set 
• 3 stamps: 1 large image and 2 sentiments
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, February 16th
• Large image fits inside the scalloped frame on the Frames & Flags purr-fect die set (sold separately)
  
  

Let the Dogs out and enjoy these doggie creations by our Design Team!

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

Maria stamped the big image of dogs a little lower, cropping off the bottom, so she could leave room for the fun sentiment at the top of her layout! Such a fun idea! Her coloring on the dogs is so gorgeous! She also used our Frames & Flags Die Set to create the banner and scallop edged frame.

Holly created this cute and playful card! It's so cute how she kept the base image black and white and then spotlighted a section of the image by coloring it in on a banner! She used our Frames & Flags Die Set to create the banners and scallop edged panel.

Juliana used fun bright watercolors on the crowd of canine friends for this delightful card! Those pups look ready to send a fun greeting to your favorite dog-lover! She also used our Frames & Flags Die Set to create the banner and scallop edged frame.

This cheerful card was created by Samantha. She fussy cut out the left section of the big image to create a  pile of fun doggie pals up the side of her card! She colored them with fun bright colors and cute pink cheeks. Then she layered them over the fun paw print background created using our Pawprints Stencil. So cute!

Naki created this sweet card featuring the dogs colored in gorgeous soft colors! It's so clever how she cut out a heart window for the dogs to peek through to the front of the card! She used our Darling Hearts Die Set for the heart cut outs. 

This fabulous shaker card was created by Larissa! She used the big image of the dogs for the background and then stamped it a second time, coloring and fussy cutting out just the bottom row of dogs to pop up in front of the shaker window! She also used our Frames & Flags Die Set for the scallop edged black panel! 

Ellen stamped and embossed the big dog crowd with black embossing powder on black card stock for that fun background. Then she stamped it again to spotlight a few of the dogs inside the heart and colored them in fun bright colors! She layered the Sentiment over the top on a vellum banner that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

Tatiana colored the big image of dogs using bright zig watercolor markers for this delightful card! What fun vibrant colors! She also created a frame for the image and a set of little banners in the corner using the Frames & Flags Die Set. 

Amanda used a spotlighting technique to feature a circle of colored dogs layered over the black and white image! Doesn't this look so cool!? She added fun pops of blue and pink. That pink poodle is just so cute!

Jennifer cut out three small circles of dogs from the big image to use on her fun card! What a great idea to stretch the set to do more! She added then sentiment onto the rounded stitched rectangle from our Frames & Flags Die Set and also added some fun paw prints on the card base using our Pawprints Stencil. 

Would you like to win the “Woof Pack” 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 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 February 15th at 9pm EST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, February 16th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Amanda Bodine

Holly Endress

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Juliana Michaels

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Jennifer Timko

Tatiana Trafimovich