Dreamy Kitty Card by Amanda Bodine

Dreamy Kitty! 

This adorable kitty card by Amanda is so dreamy!! She used that cute image of the kitty on a stack of blankets from our Newton's Naptime Stamp Set. She colored the image in lovely bright pastels, giving the kitty an extra cozy stack of blankets to nap on. She used the coordinating Newton's Naptime Die Set to cut out the image. This die set also includes a thought bubble, which she cut out of dark pink and added it to her card to hold the sentiment "may all your dreams come true". For the background, she created a fun pattern using our new Meow Stencil, keeping with the lovely soft pink color theme! So pretty!

Thanks for the fun and cozy card inspiration today, Amanda! To see more of her gorgeous coloring and projects, you can visit Amanda over at her blog,  RutabagaPie Designs! Make sure to say hello while you are there!

It's Your Birthday Right Meow Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

It's Your Birthday Right MEOW!! 

This adorable card by Tatiana is perfect for sending a birthday greeting to a cat lover!  For this cute card she used the image the kitty floating in the sky with balloons from our Newton's Birthday Balloons Stamp Set. She colored the kitty in fun colors using Tombow Markers and trimmed the image out using the coordinating Newton's Birthday Balloons Die Set. For her card base she created an amazing sky full of clouds using our Cloudy Sky Stencil with white embossing paste over a gorgeous distress inked background.  She left space in the lower corner to add the "It's your Birthday Right Meow" Sentiment from the Newton's Birthday Balloons Stamp Set.

Here's a video by Tatiana showing you how she created this amazing card:

Thank you for the fun card and video, Tatiana! If you like this project you can see more of Tatiana's work over on her blog, Tatiana Craft and Art.

Umbrella Shaker Tags by Nakaba Rager

Blue Skies Shaker Tags!

Today we are sharing a set of adorable shaker tags by Naki! She colored four of the fun critter shaped umbrellas using our Umbrella Pals Stamp Set. She stamped them in a light gray color and used watercolors to give them that lovely soft look! The images were all cut out using the coordinating Umbrella Pals Die Set.  Then she used the cute umbrellas to adorn some circle shaker tags. Inside each tag she added sequins and clouds that were cut out using our Winston Takes Flight Die Set. She also embossed the "forecast: blue skies ahead" sentiment onto the back of each tag using our Umbrella Pals Stamp Set with white embossing powder!

What a great way to dress up a gift!  Here's how cute these tags look when attached to a little plant:

Thank you for the fun inspiration today, Naki! If you like this project you can see more of Naki's work over on her blog, Notes from Naki. Stop by and say hello!

Cake Day Card by Holly Endress

Happy Cake Day!

Birthdays are all about the cake, right!? This adorable birthday card by Holly features the adorable image of the kitty with a giant cake from our Newton Loves Cake Stamp Set. She colored the cake in a fun rainbow of colors and added on some white accents with a white gel pen. The image was trimmed out using the coordinating Newton Loves Cake Die Set. To create the card, Holly used our Balloons Stencil with some lime green ink for the background, adding the sentiment from the Newton Loves Cake Stamp Set over the balloons. She added a black banner to help the image pop, using our Frames & Flags Die Set. A bit of rainbow pattern up the side of the card coordinates perfectly with the rainbow cake! What a fun way to send a festive birthday greeting!

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

Blooming Botanicals Card by June Guest Designer Courtney Kreeber

A Pop of Color with Blooming Botanicals

Hi crafty friends.  I have had so much fun this month guest designing for Newton’s Nook.  For my last project I used the Blooming Botanicals Stamp Set.

I started by stamping the large image 4 times covering an entire card front.  I then stamped it again onto another piece of white cardstock and colored with my Copic markers. 

Next, I trimmed down my colored panel and layered that onto a piece of black cardstock and popped that up right in the center of my card. 

I white heat embossed the sentiment and layered that toward the bottom being careful not to cover too much of my coloring 😊.

Last, I added some shimmer and a few details with a white gel pen and called it done. 

Thanks so much for having me for the month of June.  Have a creative and crafty day!

-Courtney

You Make Rainy Days Brighter Card by Samantha Mann

Make Rainy Days Brighter! 

Today we are filling the day with rainbows! This gorgeous card Samantha will brighten even the dreariest day! She created an amazing rainbow cloud background using our  Cloudy Sky Stencil and a whole rainbow of distress ink colors to create that vibrant background! She added some water splatters and then cut the background out using the scallop edge from our Frames & Flags Die Set to add to her card base. She added on two adorable panda umbrellas using our Umbrella Pals Stamp Set and the coordinating Umbrella Pals Die Set. The sentiment "You make rainy days brighter" goes perfectly with this amazing rainbow card.

This card would be great for sending to a friend who needs a little bit of cheer!

If you loved this creative and colorful project by Sam today you can say hello to her and see more of her awesome creations over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Chicken Birthday Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Chicken Birthday Card with a fun Folding Flap!

Today we are sharing a fun folding chicken themed card created by Ellen! She created a fun farmyard scene with a fold up thought bubble using our Speech Bubbles Die Set. She cut the speech bubble shape directly from the card front (see directions below). She colored bubble blue and embossed several sentiments onto using our the Cluck Stamp Set. Along the bottom of the card she created a cute scene using the chickens from the Cluck Stamp Set. She colored those cute chickens and cut them out using the coordinating Cluck Die Set. She also added some hay from the Moo Stamp Set for the chicken on the right to sit on! She completed the scene by adding layers of yellow grass cut out using our Land Borders Die Set.

When you lift up the flap, you see the "It's your Birthday" Sentiment from the Cluck Stamp Set inside the card. She also added in some little confetti bits using the Newton Celebrates Stamp Set and Newton's New Year Stamp Set

Tips on creating this card!
Below we have some tips from Ellen on how to create this card with the fun folding flap!

1.  (Above left photo) Tape your background paper and the front of the card. I used removable tape for this. You can cut the background paper and card base together. This ensures they match exactly. I used the Speech Bubbles Die Set for this. 
2. (Above center photo) Then it’s time to color the front. First I arranged the sentiments from the Cluck Stamp Set and stamped them with embossing powder. Afterwards I inked the panel with blue distress ink.
3. (Above right photo) The last step is to create the inside of the card. I started with die cutting a similar rectangle. As I did in the previous step I did embossed the text, but this time with gold embossing powder. After cutting the grass using the Land Borders Die Set. I colored all the pieces including the stamped illustrations. The last step was to place grass and critters on pop dots on the bottom of the panel.

What a fun and unique way to fold a card for an extra special effect!

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

Happy Birthday Kitty card by Jennifer Jackson

Sweet and Simple Birthday Card!

Hello! Jen here today with a sweet and simple kitty card that is perfect for birthday wishes! To create this card I started with a panel of watercolor paper that was cut out into a scalloped rectangle using our Framework Die Set. Then I stamped the image of the kitty and flowers from our  Newton's Daydream Stamp Set using a waterproof ink. I colored the image using Derwent Inktense Watercolor pencils and a water brush. Then I added the big Happy Birthday sentiment above the image using our Birthday Essentials Stamp Set.  For the background I used our Cloudy Sky Stencil with white embossing paste and created clouds across the top half of a piece of white cardstock. Then I used distress inks to add blue over the top and blended it into green to create a sky to grass effect. 

I hope you enjoyed this card today! I love how this turned out! It's a great way to make a simple yet lovely birthday greeting!

You Make Life a Picnic Card by Maria Russell

You make life a picnic!

Life is a picnic when you have good friends to share it with! Today Maria created this adorable card using those sweet friends from our new Woodland Picnic Stamp Set. She colored the deer holding the picnic basket, the bear with a slice of watermelon and a bunny with a cupcake from the set. She used the coordinating Woodland Picnic Die Set to trim the images out. She placed the bunny and bear in a cute little square, adding the sun in the background using our Sunscape Stencil. She also added in that cute little butterfly using our Bitty Bunnies Stamp Set and coordinating die set. She added in some grass too using our Land Borders Die Set. How cute!

Along the bottom of the card she added another grass border using our Land Borders Die Set and stamped ants along it from the Woodland Picnic Stamp Set. She finished the card off with the "You make life a picnic" sentiment, also from the Woodland Picnic Stamp Set.

Thank you, Maria, for the fun picnic card today! To see more beautiful projects by Maria you can visit her over at her blog, Maria Russell Designs and don't forget to subscribe to her YouTube channel too!

Enjoy the Little Moments Card by June Guest Designer Courtney Kreeber

One Layer Scene with Garden Mice

Hello everybody and welcome.  I love the Garden Mice stamp set and what better scene to create than a garden?

I stamped and masked the images so that my little mice were front and center. I added some flowers in the background with the Dainty Daisies Stamp Set.

I colored the images and the background with my Copic markers and added a few details with a white gel pen. 

I finished off the card with the sentiment and a little sparkle and called it done!

Check out the video below for more information.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative and crafty day!

-Courtney

June Release Now Available + Blog Hop Winners!

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

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

Our new products are now available at newtonsnookdesigns.com

June 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.

From Reveal Day 1 - Winner of the Cat-itude stamp set from Maria's blog: HSMOM24KIDS 

From Reveal Day 2 - Winner of the Say Woof stamp set from Ellen's blog: Mary Holshouser



From Reveal Day 3 - Winner of the Newton Hangs Out stamp set from Larissa's blog: Cynthia Cole

From Reveal Day 3 - Winner of the Newton's Picnic stamp set from Samantha's blog: Mary Reiner

From Reveal Day 4 - Winner of the Woodland Picnic stamp set from Andrea's blog: Deborah Smart

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 mailing address and the name of the set you won to claim your prize.

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

April Reveals - Day 4 - Woodland Picnic Stamp Set

Today is our final reveal day for our June Release and today we are going on a picnic with some of our favorite friends on our Woodland Picnic Stamp Set! We are having a giveaway today too, so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Woodland Picnic

Our loveable woodland friends are gathering for a picnic on this adorable 4x6 Stamp Set. These sweet little friends are perfect for creating cute picnic scenes, complete with fun picnic snacks! No picnic would be complete without ants so make sure to add those in! This set also includes sentiments that are perfect for creating sunny friendship cards!

Here's some info on the Woodland Picnic Stamp Set:

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 12 stamps: 9 images and 3 sentiments
• Coordinating Woodland Picnic purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 2 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, June 14th

Our Design team is headed on another Picnic today! Please join in!

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.

This woodland scene by Zsofia will steal your heart! She featured several of the forest friends from our new Woodland Picnic Stamp Set and created a scene for them to have their picnic in. She used our Forest Scene Builder Die Set to add in trees and colored a die cut cloudy border from our Sky Borders Die Set green to make it look like tree tops! She also added grass along the bottom edge using our Land Borders Die Set. Did you spy the squirrel hiding in the tree tops? So cute!

This sweet bear and squirrel are enjoying picnic goodies together, complete with the usual picnic ants! Samantha created this fun and whimsical card using the bear and squirrel from our Woodland Picnic Stamp Set and adding an awesome stipe of color behind the critters using distress inks! Love how vibrant this looks!

Andrea created a whole forest of friends sharing a picnic! She used the bear, fox and bunny from our new Woodland Picnic Stamp Set, nestled in a forest of birch trees that were cut out using our Forest Scene Builder Die Set. She also added some grass using our Land Borders Die Set. What an adorable picnic scene!

The deer and squirrel are ready to share a picnic on this card by Tatiana. She used the cute critters from our Woodland Picnic Stamp Set. Isn't that lime green picnic basket so fun? She created her own gingham pattern using our Plaid Stencil Set and overlapping it. She cut the squares out using our Frames Squared Die Set and added a bit of grass with our Land Borders Die Set. Completely adorable!

Larissa created an adorable picnic for all the sweet forest friends in our new Woodland Picnic Stamp Set.  She used our Frames Squared Die Set to create a picnic blanket for them all to fit on. She colored them in gorgeous neutrals adding accents and cheeks with a white gel pen. The sentiment is held inside a cute ticket shape from our Framework Die Set.

The fox on this card by Ellen is so cozy enjoying his lunch in the woods! She created this fun scene featuring the fox, soda and ants from our new Woodland Picnic Stamp Set. Then she added in hills using our Land Borders Die Set. She placed some little trees from our Fox Hollow Stamp Set in the hills and layered it all over a sunny background that was created using our Sunscape Stencil. She die cut the square layers using our Frames Squared Die Set.

This sweet and simple card by Holly is perfect for sending to a friend who has made your life a picnic! She featured the deer, bear and fox from the new Woodland Picnic Stamp Set. She left the deer and bear uncolored and highlighted the image of the fox by coloring him in gorgeous tones! An adorable way to make an image stand out!

Naki created the sweetest picnic scene using all the critters from the new Woodland Picnic Stamp Set. She colored all those lovely friends in soft shades of neutral colors and added rosy pinks to their cheeks! She created a landscape for them using the hill from our Land Borders Die Set and added in a bunch of ants to make the picnic complete! 

Maria created this delightful scene featuring three forest friends from our Woodland Picnic Stamp Set. These cuties are so adorable eating their picnic foods nestled in grassy hills. She added all those little ants along the bottom for a fun border. She completed her scene with a cloudy sky and sun and added the sentiment, also from the Woodland Picnic Stamp Set in the sky. 

With so many cute critters in this picnic, Amanda wanted to feature them all so she created a fun long panoramic card! She colored each of the fun critters from our Woodland Picnic Stamp Set and lined them all up across the card, layering them over hills that we cut out using our Land Borders Die Set. The gorgeous sunny background was created using our Sunscape Stencil. So gorgeous! 

Would you like to win “Woodland Picnic” 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 June 13th at 9pm ET to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, June 14th. 

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

Zsofia Molnar

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tatiana Trafimovich