Coordinating Baby Gift Projects by August Guest Designer Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie Cimbalo here and I have my last August guest design post for you.
It has been a fun month for me and such an honor to guest design for Newton's Nook!

Today I use some Newton's Nook - cute as ever baby stamps and dies - to make a set of coordinating crafty items that I needed for an upcoming baby shower.

I'm guessing you can tell this is for a baby girl, since there is soooo much pink!

The four projects for today are:

1. "Welcome baby" decorated gift bag
2. Baby gift wrapped in pink stenciled paper
3. "Welcome baby" tag
4. "Welcome baby" card

First up is the gift bag:



I stamped, heat embossed, cut and colored three onesies from the Loveable Laundry stamp set and a wreath from Happy Little Thoughts to use for my sentiment. The sentiment is from the onesie set and all images were colored with pastel Spectrum Noir markers. The bag was just a plain pink gift bag that I bought to decorate. I've attached the three colored onesies to some twine with tiny clothes pins and added glitter tissue paper inside the bag (along with the gift) and some pink curling ribbon to the handles.

Next up is the gift wrapped in stenciled paper with the attached tag:



I really wanted everything to coordinate so I took some plain white wrapping paper and cut the size I needed to wrap the gift. Next I used Simon Says Ink's "Hollyhock" ink, a blender brush, and the Gingham Stencil from Newton's Nook to create my own wrapping paper to match. The tag on the present was cut with a tag die, covered in a vellum paper from Creative Devotion, and decorated with another onesie and wreath with the sentiment inside. The tag and gift also have pink curling ribbon on them to finish them off.

And last but not least is the card I made to go along with the gifts.


The top white panel was stenciled with the same ink and stencil as the wrapping paper, then cut with a rectangle die and matted on a black panel. Next, I heat embossed the sentiment in white on black card stock and cut it into a strip. I added tiny hearts to some of the squares of the gingham pattern, and one to the sentiment strip, then popped up the sentiment strip on foam tape. The hearts were made with a tiny heart punch I have in my stash. I added the stenciled panel to the card base then added the sweet heart-filled onesie stamped image next to the sentiment.

Here's another look at the baby card:


And there you have it, a matching group of projects all made with the same stamps, dies and stencils from Newton's Nook! I am ready for the baby shower!

I want to extend a huge thank-you to Jennifer and Samantha for inviting me to guest design this month. It has been a lot of fun and an honor to get to share some of my projects made with Newton's Nook products with all of you!

Stay safe and have a wonderful September!

Please stop by my blog and IG anytime!







Find me at my blog,  cimbacreativefun and on instagram at macimbalo

Have a Llama Fun Birthday Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Have a Llama Fun!

Today Ellen has created an adorable llama birthday card using fun bright colors and flock!

For this lovely card she started out by coloring the images of the llama, potted cactus and gifts from our Loveable Llamas Stamp Set. She colored the images in gorgeous bright colors and added a fun speckled fur texture on the llama! For the sunglasses she stamped them on vellum with black ink and then added sparkles with irridescent embossing powder. She cut all the images out using the coordinating Loveable Llamas Die Set.

For the amazing background she used our Sunscape Stencil with flocking (see tips below) and then added a couple of hills along the bottom that were cut out using our Land Borders Die Set to set the scene.  She also used our Framework Die Set to create the postage edged frame around the whole scene. Adorable!

Tips on Flocking

Below we have some tips from Ellen on how she used flocking sheets on her background:

• First I inked a rectangular piece with Distress Ink in pink colors. 
• Next I added the neon yellow flock on top using the Sunscape Stencil. To hold the stencil in place, you can spray the back of your stencil with an adhesive spray or use removable tape.  I laid the stencil over the background and spread Deco Foil Transfer Gel Blanco on the background. Let the piece dry. 
• When it’s dry you place the neon yellow flock sheet (with the flock side down) on the background and heat set it using a laminator. 
• It looks fun as it it, but it’s even more awesome when you stamp on the flock! I stamped the sentiment from the Loveable Llamas Stamp Set onto the round sun shape in the flocked area!

We hope you enjoyed this fun card today and tips from Ellen! To see more unique creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen!

Have a Blast Birthday Card by Samantha Mann

Have a Blast!

Blast off! Today Samantha created a fun birthday card that is sure to make you smile! She started out by stamping the image of Newton in a rocket ship from our Cosmic Newton Stamp Set and coloring in in vibrant colors! The image is cut out using the coordinating Cosmic Newton Die Set. She added it to her card over a gorgeous sky with shades of blue that was created using distress inks. She added stars to the sky, also from the Cosmic Newton Stamp Set. Then for a fun bit of whimsy, she added a trio of balloons that are being pulled behind the rocket! The balloons are from the Fabulous Frenchies Stamp Set and were cut out using the Fabulous Frenchies Die Set.

Isn't it cool how the colors on the balloons and spaceship have a rainbow effect? So gorgeous and unexpected! It would be so much fun to receive a birthday card like this in the mail!!

To say hello to Sam and see more of her amazing creations you can visit Sam over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Halloween Shaker Card by Amanda Wilcox

Shaking Up a Happy Halloween!

Today Amanda is shaking things up with an adorable Halloween themed shaker card! This fun card uses a bunch of of our favorite fall and Halloween themed products together!

The main star of this card is that cute pug puppy from the new Pug-kin Stamp Set. He's so adorable popping his head out of the pumpkin! She colored this image and cut it out using the coordinating Pug-kin Die Set. She also colored a bunch of pumpkins and leaves from the Paw-tumn Newton Stamp Set to surround the cute little pup! These were cut out using the coordinating Paw-tumn Newton Die Set. The added white gel pen accents really add a fun detail! She also used our Land Borders Die Set to create a hill as a setting for the Pug and pumpkins!  

For the shaker window she used our Framework Die Set to create the yellow postage edged panel. Then she used our Frames & Flags Die Set to cut out the inner window to make it into a frame. Behind the frame, a panel of stenciled leaves created with our Falling Leaves Stencil makes the perfect background! She filled the shaker window with fall colored seed beads, that make a fun rustling sound when you shake it. The finishing touch is the "Happy Halloween" sentiment, stamped from our new Spooky Roundabout Stamp Set onto a banner that was cut out using our Banner Trio Die Set. All these elements combine perfectly for a lovely Halloween card! 

Thank you, Amanda, for sharing this amazing shaker card with us today! To say hello to her and see more of her awesome creations you can visit Amanda over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!

Happy Haunts Card by Maria Russell

Happy Haunts!

We are starting to get excited for Halloween! Today we have an awesome and just a tiny bit spooky card created by Maria that is sure to inspire you!

She started out with that adorable owl wearing the knight's armor from our Knight Owl Stamp Set. She colored that cute little image in neutral tones, adding a fun pop of blue on the moon. The image was cut it out using the Knight Owl Die Set.

For that amazing background she masked off a circle to create a moon, then used distress inks along with our Spiderweb Stencil to create a gorgeous blue and purple web background. She placed the owl over the masked circle and gave him a branch to perch on that was die cut using our What a Hoot Die Set. Such a fun idea! She added the sentiment "happy haunts"  and some little bats onto the sky from our Spooky Street Stamp Set.

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!

Fall Themed Card Duo by August Guest Designer Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie Cimbalo here with another guest design post for August.  I'm so honored to be here sharing my creations with you!

I have two fall themed cards using stamps from the Autumn Newton Stamp Set & Beautiful Leaves Stamp Set, along with the Newton's Nook Gingham Stencil, and a few of the bird feathers stamps from the Newton Birthday Flutter Stamp Set, that I used as falling leaves.

Here's a closer look at my first card:


I inked the clouds using the Clouds Stencil with Distress Ink in "Speckled Egg" and a blender brush. Next I added a little light green ink on the bottom for the grassy ground. I stamped and cut the cute Newton images and colored them with a mix of alcohol markers, Zig Clean Color brushes and Prismacolor pencils. I added the image on the right and the one on the left, directly to the card and then popped the middle image up on foam tape for dimension.

The sentiment was heat embossed in white on brown card stock, then cut into a banner and popped up on foam tape in the top left corner. Here's one last look at my Autumn pile of kitties!


Now that is one cute pile of Autumn goodies!

Here's my next project:


For my second card, I used the Gingham Stencil. I only wanted a small portion of the pattern as a backdrop so I took an oval die and cut it with my Gemini Junior, then used the opening as a mask. I used Distress Oxide "Fossilized Amber" and a blender brush to stencil inside the oval, then removed the mask and die cut the white panel with a dotted rectangle die. The two larger leaves at the top are stamped and cut from the Autumn Newton Stamp Set and the small leaves are really feathers from the Newton's Birthday Flutter Stamp Set stamp set, colored to look like small falling leaves.


The image is from Autumn Newton Stamp Set colored with the same markers and pencils as my first card. After I colored the image I added it to the bottom of the plaid oval. I cut a brown mat for the main white top panel, then heat embossed the sentiment in white on the same brown card stock. The sentiment, from the Beautiful Leaves Stamp Set, was cut with another dotted rectangle die and popped up on foam tape.

After gluing the brown panel to the card base, I popped the white panel up on fun foam for dimension. The final step was to add two colors of Nuvo Jewel drops: "Orange Marmalade" and "Limoncello" in various spots on the card.

Here's one last look at my card:


I hope I've inspired you to make some fall cards - it's such a gorgeous time of year and one of my favorite seasons! I had an awesome time creating with these adorable Newton images in fall colors.

I'd like to thank Jennifer and Samantha for inviting me to guest this month.

It's been so much fun to create with Newton's Nook goodies!

Thanks so much for stopping by!


Find me at my blog,  cimbacreativefun and on instagram at macimbalo

August Release Now Available + Blog Hop Winners!

This is our second post today, to view our project for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge, scroll down or click here. 

 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

August 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 Sips & Stories Stamp Set from Amy's blog: Julie Tucker-Wolek

From Reveal Day 2 - Winner of the Paw-tumn Newton Stamp Set from from Maria's blog: BECCAB33324

From Reveal Day 2 - Winner of the Fall Roundabout Stamp Set from from the Newton's Nook Design's blog: Jean

From Reveal Day 3 - Winner of the Batty Newton Stamp Set from from Tatiana's blog: Wendy Falk

From Reveal Day 3 - Winner of the Spooky Roundabout Stamp Set from from Samantha's blog: Irishtiger06

From Reveal Day 4 - Winner 1 of the Knight Owl & Pug-kin Stamp Sets from from Amanda's blog: Debbie T

From Reveal Day 4 - Winner 2 of the Knight Owl & Pug-kin Stamp Sets from from Andrea's blog: Joan Vancourt

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, 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!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #500!

Have you heard of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge? For each challenge they post a YUMMY cupcake photo and color combo for inspiration! Everybody likes cupcakes, right?

The Cupcake Challenge has currently challenge is currently celebrating reaching its 500th Challenge!  How cool! This is also a perfect reason for a birthday themed challenge to celebrate!

We're sponsoring this challenge too so if you head over to their blog today you can see more inspiration! Don't forget to play along you have a chance to win a $25 store credit to our store at newtonsnookdesigns.com! How awesome is that?

Of course I had to play along -- here's the card I created:

If you are anything like me, I never have enough birthday cards on hand so I was excited to play along with the challenge theme of BIRTHDAY! I grabbed the one of my favorite kitty stamps from the Newton Loves Boxes Stamp Set to create a fun birthday card. I colored the image of the kitty in the stack of cardboard boxes using copic markers. This set doesn't have a birthday hat in it so I grabbed one from the Newton Loves Cake Stamp Set to add onto the kitties head! The images were cut out using the coordinating Newton Loves Boxes Die Set and Newton Loves Cake Die Set.

For the card, I kept it simple, using our Pawprints Stencil with orange and yellow distress inks over the white card base to create a fun cat themed background pattern. Then I added a strip of yellow cardstock across the bottom and added the sentiment from the Newton Loves Boxes Stamp Set. A little bit of white bakers twine is the finishing touch! This card was so simple to make and will be great to have on hand for a birthday greeting for any cat lover! 

I hope you enjoyed this card today! 

Make sure you pop over to the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge blog to see more fun today. We have several other NND Design Team members featured as "Guest Sweeties" for this challenge and some of the regular "Sweeties" (that's what they call their Design Team -- cute, right?) are featuring Newton's Nook Designs stamps too! And don't forget to create a card with the birthday theme  and link it up over there for a chance to win our sponsored prize!