Hey Gull Friend Card by Amanda Wilcox

Hey, Gull Friend!

This summer love the idea of sending out cards to friends, just to say hello!  Today we are featuring a fun summer card by Amanda that would be perfect for just that! 

Today she features a fun ocean scene featuring the gulls from our Gull Friends Stamp Set. These little birds are so adorable perched together near the sea. She colored the images and added gloss to their beaks and fee for a fun special finishing touch. The gull image was cut out using the coordinating Gull Friends Die Set to add to the scene. 

For ocean scene, she created a fun sunny sky using our Sunscape Stencil and added waves using our Sea Borders Die Set. Both panels were also cut out using our Framework Die Set to add a fun postage edge! A purple card base really makes the scene pop!

This card would definitely make the recipient smile! 

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

A Row of Gull Friends Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Gull Friends!

Today Tatiana has created a card filled with gull friends that is sure to make you smile! 

She stamped and colored a whole flock of gulls using the cute image from our Gull Friends Stamp Set. She cut the images, adding fun blue accents and pink cheeks. Then she cut them out using the coordinating Gull Friends Die Set and lined them up in a row on a mini slimline card with a card base size of 6” x 3 1/2”.  This petite size is perfect for showcasing the small images! 

To create the fun cloudy sky she inked a pink background and then added puffy clouds using our Petite Clouds Stencil with texture paste. Then, she layered waves in front of the gulls using thour Sea Borders Die Set. She added some fun ink splatter details to the waves too. 

The finishing touch is the sentiment, also from the Gull Friends Stamp Set,  embossed in white onto a hand cut black banner and a few irridescent sequins in the sky!

This adorable card by Tatiana would be perfect for sending a fun summer greeting to a friend! 

To see more of her lovely work, you can visit Tatiana at her blog, Tatiana Trafimovich!

Smitten Kitten Birthday Tags by Samantha VanArnhem

A Kitten Birthday!

Today we have a fun trio of birthday tags created by Samantha! These adorable tags combine a few different NND products in a way that is super quick and easy! 

She started out by stamping the big circle image from our Birthday Roundabout Stamp Set and embossing it onto red, green and blue papers. This is a perfect way to create fun tone on tone backgrounds. Then she cut each image out using our Fancy Edges Tag Die Set. She also cut out three white tags and layered the colored layers on the top.  

For the cute kittens, she used three images from our Smitten Kittens Stamp Set. To color them, she left them mostly white and added light gray shading and pink ears! So cute! She used the coordinating Smitten Kittens Die Set to cut the kittens out and layered them onto each tag. For a finishing touch she added a birthday sentiment across the bottom of each tag from our Birthday Roundabout Stamp Set, stamping it in a coordinating color! 

Here is a close up of each color:

These fun and easy tags would be perfect for dressing up birthday favors or gifts! 

Thanks, Sam, for the inspiration today! To say hello to her and see more of her work you can visit Samantha over on her blog, Sam Van Designs!

Happy Birthday with Sprinkles on Top Card by Farhana Sarker

A Rainbow of Birthday Treats!!

Today Farhana has created a whole rainbow of fun ice cream treats on this delicious birthday card featuring our Summer Scoops Stamp Set. She started by stamping all the fun treats from the Summer Scoops Stamp Set and coloring them in a rainbow of yummy colors! She fussy cut the images out by hand but you could also use the coordinating Summer Scoops Die Set to trim them out. She layered all her images in a row onto a slimline card, layering them over a fun piece of rainbow patterned paper. She also embossed the sentiment "Happy Birthday with Sprinkles on Top" in white across the top. 

What a fun and tasty card for a birthday greeting! You can find more of Farhana's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Everyday Engineered.

Seas the Day Slimline Card by July Guest Designer Rachel Alvarado

Hello crafty friends! It's Rachel here with one last card to share for you for the month! Thank you again to Newton's Nook for inviting me to be this month's guest. I have greatly enjoyed the privilege of working with these amazing products!

I created a triple porthole slimline shaker card featuring some cute images from the Tides of Love Stamp Set. I also added some fish and my sentiment from the Scuba Newton Stamp Set. I stamped all of my images onto a piece of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb Card Stock, colored them with Copic alcohol markers (colors listed below), and used the coordinating Tides of Love and Scuba Newton Die Sets to cut them out.

For the base of my card, I trimmed some teal card stock with my paper trimmer and used the gorgeous Slimline Frames & Porthole Die Set to cut my stitched scalloped rectangle piece and my triple porthole piece from white card stock.  I blended some Distress Inks (Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, and Chipped Sapphire) onto another piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb Card Stock to place behind my circular windows.  Once this blending dried, I used the Waves Stencil to add some wavy ripples with white ink.

I stamped my sentiment onto the front of my card with black ink and added both some clear acetate as well as 3D foam adhesive tape behind my top piece of card stock to create some room for my shaker embellishments.  Lastly, I adhered my images to the front of my card with more 3D foam adhesive tape for lots of added dimension.

Copic Colors Used: Teals: G000, BG11, BG23, BG13; Pinks: RV00, RV52, RV17; Greens: G40, G43, G46, G99, Browns: E41, E43, E44; Oranges: YR02, YR07, YR18; Yellows: Y11, Y13, Y15, V12

Thank you all so much for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed my card today!  Wishing you all a wonderful day!

- Rachel

You Lift Me Up Card by Jennifer Jackson

You Lift Me Up!

Hello! Jen here today sharing an uplifting card! This fun card featuring the lovely lady with the bouquet of balloons from our Holding Happiness Stamp Set. I colored the image with copic markers in fun bright colors and added some white polka dots to her skirt with a white gel pen. The image was cut out using the coordinating Holding Happiness Die Set. 

For the background I had fun making a simple scene using our Hills & Grass Stencil along the bottom with distress inks to create a hill and a grassy edge. This is the perfect spot for the girl to stand on. Then I cut the top edge with our Sky Borders Die Set to give it a cloudy edge. The card base is blue so the top edge adds a pop of blue color for the sky. Then I simply stamped the sentiment from our  Uplifting Wishes Stamp Set onto the blank spot in the sky. A bit of polka dot washi tape and twine along the bottom add a finishing touch.

This card was so fun and simple and fun to make! It would be perfect to send a thank you to someone or just to brighten anyone's day!

I hope you enjoyed this card today! Thanks for stopping by!

Hope Your Day Doesn't Bite Card by Samantha Mann

Hope Your Day Doesn't Bite!

Today Samantha is sharing a stunning underwater scene that will definitely make you say "Wow"! This fun card features two of the fun sharks from our Shark Bites Stamp Set. She colored the sharks in gorgeous shades of yellow and gray and even gave them sweet pink cheeks! The images were cut out using the coordinating Shark Bites Die Set.

For her amazing underwater scene she created a background of light to dark using distress inks. She stamped lots of little fish onto the sea (also from the Shark Bites Stamp Set) and added rays of sparkly light from the top using our Sunscape Stencil with glittery paste! Doesn't this look like sun shining down through the water? So cool! 

For her sentiment, she cut out a fun black speech bubble using our Speech Bubbles Die Set and embossed "Hope your day doesn't bite" from the Shark Bites Stamp Set in white. This was then added above one of the sharks.  sHe also embossed the "NOM! NOM! NOM!" with white right onto the water next to him!

This card would be perfect for sending a fun and cheerful hello to a friend and would be sure to make them smile! 

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

Kitty Cupcake Shaker Card by Amanda Wilcox

Time to Celebrate!

Nothing says Happy Birthday better than a cupcake! Today we are featuring a cupcake themed birthday by Amanda featuring our new Newton's Cupcake Stamp Set. She colored the image of the cupcake, giving it yummy pink frosting and adding gray spots to the kitty. Then she stamped the image again on polka dot patterned paper and fussy cut out the cupcake liner to layer on top. She also added a fun cherry on the top of the cupcake, adding gloss to it for extra shine! The images were cut out using the coordinating Newton's Cupcake Die Set.

Once the main image was complete she created a fun shaker shape to layer behind it using our Circle Frames Die Set to create the frame and filled it with yummy pastel sequins! Then she created a gorgeous cupcake background using our Cupcakes Stencil Set. This fun new stencil has three layers so it was easy to create the pattern in brown, pink and red. She then cut the stenciled panel out with our Frames & Flags Die Set to give it a fun scalloped edge. 

For a finishing touch she added the sentiment from our Birthday Roundabout Stamp Set, stamping it onto a pink banner that was die cut using our Banner Trio Die Set. This fun banner has score lines on each end so you can pop it up and give your card some extra dimension! 

What a perfect card for a special birthday celebration! 

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

Little Mouse Hello Card by Maria Russell

Note: This is our second post today. To see the winners from our 8 year birthday celebration scroll down or click here. 

A Sweet Mouse Hello

This sweet card by Maria today is perfect for sending a sweet and cheerful hello to a friend! For this adorable creation, she started with the cut mouse holding a flower over his head from our Garden Mice Stamp Set. She colored the image with alcohol marks, adding cut little stippling details and cut the image out using the coordinating Garden Mice Die Set to add it to her card. 

To create that gorgeous card background she used our Floral Lace Stencil with a rainbow of ink colors. Then she added a wavy stitched border of white on the top and bottom, die cutting the edges with our Sea Borders Die Set. Then she used our Essential Alphabet Die Set to cut out letters that spell out "Hello". 

We hope you have enjoyed this simple, yet stunning card! 

 To see more beautiful projects by Maria you can visit her over at her blog, Maria Russell Designs.

8 Year Birthday Celebration Winners!

Thank you to everyone for participating in our 8 year Birthday Celebration! 

We really enjoy reading all of your comments! Look below to see if you won! 

The the winning blogs and the comments were chosen using random.org

For the first $50 Store Credit -  the winner was randomly chosen from Maria Russell's blog: Kristi H. 

For the second $50 Store Credit -  the winner was randomly chosen from the Newton's Nook Design's blog:  Ms. Pat

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 email address to claim your $50 store credit! (It's easiest if you already have an account set up in our shop)

Friends Fur-ever Card by July Guest Designer Rachel Alvarado

Hello friends! It's Rachel here with a new post featuring some adorable images from the Puppy Pals Stamp Set.

I wanted the focal point of my card to be the two pups so I kept my card rather clean and simple.  To start, I stamped my images onto a sheet of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Card Stock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, colored them with Copic alcohol markers, and used the coordinating Puppy Pals Die Set to cut them out. (All Copic colors that I used are listed at the bottom of this post).

I then set these images aside and next created my card background. I trimmed a piece of white card stock to 4.25" x 11" and scored it on the long side at 5.5" to create a top-folding A2 card base.  I then trimmed a piece of blue patterned paper from the Sunny Studio Stamps Dots & Stripes Pastel Paper Pad to 4.25" x 5.5" and adhered it to the top of my folding card base. Next, I die cut a piece of smooth white card stock with the stitched rounded rectangle die from the Frames & Flags Die Set and lightly blended it with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.

I then stamped my sentiment on the bottom center of my card and adhered this piece to my card base with some 3D Foam Adhesive Tape for added dimension. Lastly, I added my images with some more 3D Foam Adhesive Tape for even more dimension.

Copic Colors Used: Dog on the Left: W00, W1, W3, E43, E44, E47; Dog on the Right: E31, E23, E25, E29; Reds: R14, R35, R37, R39; Blues: B21, B24, B39; Yellows: Y11, Y13, Y15

Thank you so much for stopping by! If you liked this card and want some more crafty inspiration, please feel free to check out my INSTAGRAM feed!

- Rachel

Newtons Nook Designs 8 Year Celebration + New Cupcake Themed Products!

Newton’s Nook Designs is so excited to be celebrating our companies EIGHT Year Birthday
- WOW - That's eight years of getting our paws inky!

We want to take a moment and say that we are so THANKFUL for all of you, our amazing fans and customers! Your enthusiasm for our products and support of our small business has been so incredible over the last couple of challenging years! We really appreciate every order and are so happy that we are able to continue to run our small business from our home with everything going on in the world! 

Birthdays are all about the cake, right!? To celebrate, today we have a fun Cupcake themed Mini Release for you! This release features the adorable new Newton's Cupcake Stamp Set, coordinating Newton's Cupcake Die Set and a brand new THREE piece Cupcakes Stencil Set! These three new products are available in our shop now! Scroll down for details and inspiration! Plus, we are having a giveaway and a SALE this weekend, so make sure to read all the way to the end of this post for details on both! 

Newton's Cupcake

Newton is ready to celebrate with this adorable 4x4 stamp set. This set features our favorite feline peeking around a giant cupcake. The front of the cupcake is blank and perfect for you to decorate. The four included sentiments are all sized to fit on the cupcake front too! Add on a cherry and some sprinkles and a birthday hat, all just right for celebrating!

• 3 x 4 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 3 stamps: 1 images and 2 sentiments
• Coordinating Newton's Cupcake purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 1 die
• Available for purchase now in our online shop!

Cupcakes Stencil Set

This layered stencil design has three pieces that help you create multi-colored cupcakes easily! Stencil #1 includes the cupcake bottoms and a little bit of chocolate topping. Stencil #2 includes the frosted tops. Stencil #3 includes the sprinkles and cherries for a final yummy touch! All three stencils feature etching of the opposite layers for easy alignment. This set is perfect for creating celebratory cupcake patterns for birthday cards and more!

• Our premium custom stencils can be used with your favorite spray mists, inks, embossing pastes, chalks, paints, and more to add pattern and texture to your paper crafting projects.
• Includes three 6 x 6 stencils
• Available for purchase now in our online shop!

We are starting the celebration with fun cupcake themed projects from 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.

Created by Tatiana using the new Newton's Cupcake Stamp Set and Cupcakes Stencil Set.

Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set

Created by Samantha using the new Newton's Cupcake Stamp Set.

Additional products used: Fabulous Frenchies Stamp Set & Die Set (balloons), Bokeh Stencil Set

Created by Maria using the new Newton's Cupcake Stamp Set and Cupcakes Stencil Set.

Additional products used: Framework Die Set, Frames & Flags Die Set

Created by Amanda using the new Newton's Cupcake Stamp Set.

Additional products used: Confetti Stencil, Gingham Stencil, Bubbly Stencil, Circle Frames Die Set

Created by Farhana using the new Cupcakes Stencil Set.

Additional products used: Balloon Shaker Die Set, Uplifting Wishes Stamp Set

Created by Samantha using the new Newton's Cupcake Stamp Set and Cupcakes Stencil Set.

Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set

Created by Larissa using the new Newton's Cupcake Stamp Set.

Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set

Created by Tina using the new Newton's Cupcake Stamp Set and Cupcakes Stencil Set.

Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set, Circle Frames Die Set

Created by Zsofia using the new Newton's Cupcake Stamp Set.

Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set, Heartfelt Blooms Stamp Set, Balloon Shaker Die Set

We're celebrating Eight Years of NND with 15% off your order! 

Now through Monday, July 19 with code: 8YEARS

Shop now at newtonsnookdesigns.com

Celebrate with us and enter to win!

Would you like to win a $50 store credit to the Newton’s Nook Designs Online Shop?
We will choose TWO lucky winners! 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 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 Monday, July 19th at 9pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Tuesday, July 20th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs
Tina Herbeck
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich
Samantha VanArnhem
Amanda Wilcox