A Duo of Heartfelt Cards by Ellen Haxelmans

Heartfelt Card Duo!

Today Ellen has created TWO beautiful cards featuring our new Slimline Masking Hearts Stencil Set, used in two different ways! This set includes a stencil with three heart cut outs. The interior heart cut outs are included so you can use those for masking too! Read on to see how!

For her first card, Ellen created a beautiful Valentine with overlapping hearts:

She stenciled a trio of overlapping hearts in the center using our Slimline Masking Hearts Stencil Set (see details on how to do this below). Once the image was created she added the sentiment "Happy Valentine's Day" from our Heartfelt Love Stamp Set in the center. It was stamped onto a banner from our Banner Trio Die Set and added with a bit of dimension. The whole panel was framed with a light pink scalloped frame that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set. 

How to create the overlapping hearts for this card:

Below we have some tips from Ellen on how this card was created.

1. (left photo) You can match the Slimline Masking Hearts Stencil perfectly on top of a normal 4x6 card front. You will see two cards fit on the rectangle.
   
   
2. (center photo) After you ink blend the first two hearts, you can slide the stencil over and place a third heart in the center. The grid that is etched on the stencil will help you find the middle.
   
   
3. (right photo) I added an ink blend along the sides of the card with brown ink

For her second card, Ellen created a square Thank You Card, using the interior heart as a mask.

For this card, she used our Slimline Masking Hearts Stencil Set to create a gorgeous ink blend around a white heart (see details on how to do this below). She layered this fun inked panel over a gray scalloped frame and a white rounded square that were cut out using our Frames Squared Die Set. The sentiment "Heartfelt Thanks" was stamped from our Heartfelt Roses stamp set onto a banner that was cut out with our Banner Trio Die Set. 

 

How to create the inked heart shape for this card:

Below we have some tips from Ellen on how she created the inked heart shape.

1. (left photo) The Slimline Masking Hearts Stencil Set includes the interior pieces too. When you place your stencil on top of a card (here a square) you can find the middle by using the guide lines on the stencil.
   
   
2. (center photo) Add a spray adhesive or removable tape on one side of the heart to hold it in place. Then use the opening from the stencil that is already on your paper to guide where you place the heart on your project. This ensures your heart is placed perfectly in the middle. Then you remove the outer piece of the stencil.
   
   
3. (right photo) You now color the outside around the heart stencil mask. After you have applied the ink, remove the heart mask to reveal the white center. Don't forget to wash the stencil to remove any adhesive if needed. 

As you can see, the Slimline Masking Hearts Stencil Set can be used in so many different ways! If you have this stencil set or the Slimline Masking Circles & Square Stencil Set, we hope you will share what you make with it with us! You can tag us with #newtonsnook or post in our Create & Share Group on Facebook! 

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

A Llama Fun Birthday Card by Samantha Mann

Llama Fun Birthday!

Today we are having a "Llama" fun with this adorable birthday card by Samantha! She has created an adorable birthday scene featuring the llama from our Loveable Llamas Stamp Set. She colored the llama  in shades of gray, adding a fun texture with dots to make the fur look fuzzy! She added the blanket onto his back, also from the Loveable Llamas Stamp Set after coloring it in rainbow colors. The lama and blanket were cut out using the coordinating Loveable Llamas Die Set. 

To make the scene have more of a birthday theme, she added a trio of balloons stamped from our Fabulous Frenchies Stamp Set. She used the coordinating Fabulous Frenchies Die Set to cut the balloons out, but she also fussy cut a couple out by hand to layer and pop up for a bit of dimension! 

For the background, she created a wonderful landscape by using our Sunscape Stencil and Mountains Stencil with distress inks to add sun rays and mountains! The whitecaps were added using texture paste for even more fun detail!

The sentiment "Have a llama fun on your birthday," also from the Loveable Llamas Stamp Set, was stamped just below the horizon line. 

Here's a close up image so you can see the amazing coloring and the dimension:

Are you as in love with this card as we are? I hope so! 

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

Let Love Bloom Slimline Shaker Card by Amanda Wilcox

Let Love Bloom!

What color of rose is your favorite? Yellow roses are definitely on the top of my list of my list! If you like yellow roses, you will adore this beautiful card by Amanda today. She started out by stamping the flowers from our Roses Stamp Set and coloring them in lovely yellow tones. She cut the flower image out using the coordinating Roses Die Set.

For her card, she chose to create a slimline card layout. She used our new Slimline Circles & Squares Masking Stencil to create a trio squares in soft pink. Then she used the frame from our  Slimline Frames & Windows Die Set to create a shaker window! This frame fits perfectly over the stenciled squares. To add a scallop edged frame behind the whole thing she used the large die from the Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set.  

This shaker window is filled with iridescent circle shapes and is the perfect backdrop for the lovely roses to sit on top. For the sentiment, she added the "Let Love Bloom" Sentiment from our Heartfelt Roses Stamp Set, stamped onto a white banner that was cut out using our Banner Trio Die Set. 

In this close up, you can see all the shimmer from the shaker window and the bit of added sparkle on the flower too!

This incredible floral card by Amanda would be perfect to send to a friend for Valentine's Day or could be used for wedding, engagement or anniversary card too!

To say hello to her and see more of her awesome creations you can visit Amanda over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!

Get Well Soon Floral Card by Maria Russell

Get Well Soon Floral Card 

Today we have a gorgeous floral card by Maria to share! This beautiful get well card features the floral blooms from our Lovely Blooms Stamp Set. Maria embossed the images in white onto kraft colored cardstock and added color with distress oxide inks. Isn't the effect so pretty? She cut the flowers out using the coordinating Lovely Blooms Die Set and clustered the colored images onto the corners of her card. She also added a tonal pattern of flowers onto the background by stamping them with a light brown ink. Some splatters of white and iridescent embellishments add a special finishing touch! 

For the sentiment she embossed "get well soon" from our Heartfelt Essentials Stamp Set onto a black banner that was cut out using our Banner Trio Die Set. 

Here is a close up so you can see the incredible details: 

This card would definitely brighten anyone's day and is perfect for sending cheer someone who hasn't been feeling well! 

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!

Get Wellie Soon by January Guest Deisgner Tricia Barber

Hey there! It's my last guest designer post with you! I have had so much fun sharing with you each week. For my last card, I used the Newton's Rain Boots Stamp Set and the Argyle Stencil Set. This stamp just screams spring! I don't know about you but I have started counting down the days for warmer weather.

I stamped the images out and colored with my Copic markers. I decided to fussy cut a flower and the little yellow chick to pop up on my main panel. Typically, I would cut out all the images I stamped and pop up on a panel but decided to do just the two small images for something different. I stamped the sentiment from Newton's Rain Boots Stamp Set on the main image.



For my background, I used the Argyle Stencil Set and ink blended Distress Oxides in Carved Pumpkin and Picked Raspberry onto pink cardstock. I love these layering stencils and they are so easy to use. I added some final details with my white gel pen. This bright and cheerful card is perfect for get well wishes!



Thanks so much to Newton's Nook Designs for inviting me to be a guest designer!

Happy crafting!

 - Tricia

January Products 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

January 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 Heartfelt Love Stamp Set from Maria Russell's blog: SMILNSTEF

From Reveal Day 1 - Winner of the Heartfelt Roses Stamp Set from Farhana Sarker's blog: Sharon Gullikson

From Reveal Day 2 - Winner of the Smitten Kittens Stamp Set from the Newton's Nook Design's blog: Sheila R

From Reveal Day 3 - Winner of the Love Emergency Stamp Set from Samantha Mann's blog: Dayna

From Reveal Day 4 - Winner of the Newton's Mug Stamp Set from Tatiana Trafimovich's blog: Roxanne Tellini

From Reveal Day 4 - Winner of the Love Café Stamp Set rom Zsofia's blog: Shanna

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.

January Reveals Day 4 - Newton's Mug and Love Café

Today is the final day of our January Release Reveals and we have two more amazing sets to share! If you love coffee and tea, you will adore these new sets. The first set features Newton, popping out of a giant mug and the second one features a duo of mugs with fun sentiments that are perfect for coffee lovers! Scroll down for details. Plus, we are having a giveaway today, so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Newton's Mug

Espresso your love with this 3x4 stamp set. This coffee themed stamp set features a pair of cozy mugs and two love themed sentiments, perfect for sending notes of love for Valentine's Day and more! Add on the wisp of heart shaped coffee steam and create themed backgrounds with the coffee beans too.  Die sets sold separately.

Newton's Mug Stamp Set 

• 3 x 4 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 7 stamps: 3 images and 4 sentiments
• Coordinating Newton's Mug purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 3 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, January 22nd

Love Café

Espresso you love with this 3x4 stamp set. This coffee themed stamp set features a pair of cozy mugs and two love themed sentiments, perfect for sending notes of love for Valentine's Day and more! Add on the wisp of heart shaped coffee steam and create themed backgrounds with the coffee beans too.  Die sets sold separately.

Love Café Stamp Set 

• 3 x 4 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 5 stamps: 3 images and 2 sentiments
• Coordinating Love Café purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 3 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, January 22nd

Whether you drink coffee or tea, these cozy warm beverage themed projects from our Design Team are sure to inspire!

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.

Created by Amanda using the Love Café Stamp Set. Additional products used: Framework Die Set, Mugs Stencil 

Created by Samantha using the Newton's Mug Stamp Set. Additional products used: Caffeinated Cats Stamp Set, Frames & Flags Die Set

Created by Larissa using the Newton's Mug Stamp Set and the Love Café Stamp Set together. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set, Heart Frames Die Set 

Created by Tatiana using the Love Café Stamp Set. Additional products used: Slimline Masking Hearts Stencil Set, Heart Frames Die Set 

Created by Zsofia using the Newton's Mug Stamp Set. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set, Fancy Edges Tag Die Set, Circle Frames Die Set

Created by Maria using the Love Café Stamp Set. Additional products used: Sunscape Stencil, Newton Loves Coffee Stamp Set

Created by Samantha using the Newton's Mug Stamp Set. Additional products used: Speech Bubbles Die Set, Heart Frames Die Set 

Created by Farhana using the Love Café Stamp Set. Additional products used: Frames Squared Die Set

Created by Ellen using the Newton's Mug Stamp Set. Additional products used: Frames Squared Die Set

Created by Tina using the Love Café Stamp Set. Additional products used: Framework Die Set, Smitten Kittens Stamp Set, Heart Frames Die Set 

Would you like to win the “Newton's Mug" or the "Love Café" Stamp Set?

We will chose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

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 January 21st at 9pm EST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, January 22nd

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Ellen Haxelmans

Tina Herbeck

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Maria Russell

Farhana Sarker

Tatiana Trafimovich

Samantha VanArnhem

Amanda Wilcox