Monday, December 21, 2020

Merry Christmas from Newton's Nook Designs!

Merry Christmas! See you Next Year!  

We are taking a bit of a holiday break for some much needed rest and relaxation! 
We will not be having any new blog posts for a couple of weeks. 
But don't worry - we will be back in January with lots of amazing inspiration! 
Wishing you a wonderful Holiday Season!


Merry Christmas from our family to yours! 
 - Jen & Jeff
(Marlowe & Toulouse)

Friday, December 18, 2020

Season of Joy Card by Larissa Heskett

Christmas Card by Larissa Heskett | Christmas Roundabout Stamp Set and Circle Frames Die Set by Newton's Nook Designs

Season of Joy!

Today we have a fun and festive holiday card by Larissa! This gorgeous card features the big circle filled with cheerful christmas images from our Christmas Roundabout Stamp Set. She colored the image with beautiful vibrant colors and then used the Circle Frames Die Set to cut out the image and a fun scalloped circle to frame it too! She used the image from the Christmas Roundabout Stamp Set again on her card background, stamping it in a very light gray to add a soft pattern. The sentiment "Season of Joy" is also from the Christmas Roundabout Stamp Set and works perfectly, stamped onto the lower corner! A few splatters of black ink add some fun and texture! 

Here's a close-up so you can see all the incredible details on her coloring! We love the rosy cheeks and white gel pen details!

Christmas Card by Larissa Heskett | Christmas Roundabout Stamp Set and Circle Frames Die Set by Newton's Nook Designs

We hope that this card brings you some cheer today as we head into the Christmas Season! 
To say hello to Larissa and see more of her creations, visit her over at her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs.

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Snowfall Card Set and Farewell to Amy Tsurtua

Snowfall Card Set by Amy Tsurtua | Snowfall Roundabout Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
 

Snowfall Card Set!

Today we are sharing a set of snowy cards by Amy! She created a set of four gorgeous cards that would be perfect for sending a holiday or winter greeting! She featured the big circle of snowflakes from our Snowfall Roundabout Stamp Set, embossing it in white off the top edge of a colored cardstock panel. Then she added the sentiment "Winter Greetings", also from the Snowfall Roundabout Stamp Set, embossed in white on a stripe of black and placed that over the top. So simple and yet elegant and pretty!

Snowfall Card Set by Amy Tsurtua | Snowfall Roundabout Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook

Simply changing the color of the cardstock, she created a set of cards all in the same layout. This would be a great way to create a set of cards to give as a gift, or a great way to make quick and easy cards to send out this holiday season! 

Snowfall Card Set by Amy Tsurtua | Snowfall Roundabout Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook

I am sad to say that this project marks the LAST post for Amy Tsuruta as part of our Design Team at Newton's Nook Designs! Although we've only had Amy on our team a short time, she has had a big impact! She has inspired us so much with her lovely color schemes and thoughtful creations. We have learned a lot from her. We are so sad to see go but we know we will continue to be inspired by her in the future! We wish her the very best in her next creative endeavors. We know it will be awesome! You can continue to follow her at her blog, Tsuruta Designs, to see what she creates next!


Please continue to read below for a couple of her favorite creations.

Happy New Year card by Amy Tsuruta | Happy New Year Stamp Set and Bokeh Stencil Set by Newton's Nook Designs
This Happy New Year card by Amy is definitely in our top picks! She created this awesome celebratory card featuring the image from our Happy New Year Stamp Set, embossed in white on a black circle that was cut out using our Circle Frames Die Set. A background created with our Bokeh Stencil Set sets the mood in the background! You can find this card originally posted here.

Ornament shaker tags by Amy Tsuruta | Ornament Shaker Die Set and Fancy Edges Tag Die Set by Newton's Nook Designs
For her other favorite, Amy chose this set of adorable shaker tags! The lovely shaker ornaments were created using our Ornament Shaker Die Set. She added them onto tags that were cut our using our Fancy Edges Tag Die Set. She added patterns to the tags too, using our Tiny Trees Stencil and Reindeer Stencil.
You can find this card originally posted here.
 
Thank you so much, Amy, for the awesome inspiration! We'll miss you! 
If you would like to continue to follow Amy you can always find her at her blog, 
Tsuruta Designs!

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Snow-one Else Like You Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Snowman Card by Tatiana Trafimovich | Snowman Greetings and Snowfall Roundabout Stamp Sets by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade

Snow-one Else Like You! 

If you like snowmen, you will fall in love with this adorable snowman by Tatiana today! She features the snowman holding a sign from our new Snowman Greetings Stamp Set. This set has a variety of different sayings that fit inside the sign and she chose to use the one that says "snow-one else like you!". You could also create a birthday card or thank you card using a different sentiment from this set! For her snowman she chose a fun pink and teal color combo and added fun polka dots with a white gel pen! So cute! She cut the image out using the coordinating  Snowman Greetings Die Set too. 

Snowman Card by Tatiana Trafimovich | Snowman Greetings and Snowfall Roundabout Stamp Sets by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade

For the card background she cut a big circle from a panel of white using our Circle Frames Die Set. Behind the circle cutout she added the big snowflake image from the Snowfall Roundabout Stamp Set, embossing it with white and adding blue ink over the top. She also added some sparkle with sequins in coordinating colors! How pretty! 

Stop by Tatiana's blog, Tatiana Craft and Art, to say hello and see more  of her beautiful work! 


Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Happy Holiday Slimline Card by Zsofia Molnar

Slimline Christmas Card by Zsofia Molnar | Christmas Haul Stamp Set, Christmas Trimmings Stamp Set, Tiny Trees Stencil and Slimline Die Sets by Newton's Nook Designs

Happy Holidays!

Have you tried making slimline cards yet? If not, you will surely be inpired to try them after seeing this adorable card by by Zsofia! She combined lovely ladies from two holiday stamps on this card. The girl with the box full of decorations is from our Christmas Trimmings Stamp Set and the girl with the loads of gifts is from our Christmas Haul Stamp Set. She colored them both using the lovely red, green ad teal color combo and trimmed them out using their coordinating die sets (Christmas Trimmings Die Set and Christmas Haul Die Set). 

For the card, she created a slimline panel covered in trees by using our Tiny Trees Stencil Then she used our Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set to add the panel with the tree circle cut outs. These are perfect for framing the two girls on each side. She added the sentiment from the Christmas Trimmings Stamp Set in the center. The stitched green frame around this panel was added using our Slimline Frames & Windows Die Set and trimming out the center pieces. 

Here are a couple of close-ups so you can see the details:

Slimline Christmas Card by Zsofia Molnar | Christmas Haul Stamp Set, Christmas Trimmings Stamp Set, Tiny Trees Stencil and Slimline Die Sets by Newton's Nook Designs

Slimline Christmas Card by Zsofia Molnar | Christmas Haul Stamp Set, Christmas Trimmings Stamp Set, Tiny Trees Stencil and Slimline Die Sets by Newton's Nook Designs

We hope that you enjoyed this adorable card by Zsofia! You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign.

Monday, December 14, 2020

Love You More than Treats Card and a Farewell to Andrea Shell

French Themed Puppy Treats Card by Andrea Shell | Love & Chocolate, Fabulous Frenchies and Say Woof Stamp Sets by Newton's Nook Designs

Puppy Treats & a Farewell to Andrea!

Today Andrea is sharing a beautiful French themed puppy card! 

She features the cute french bulldog from our Fabulous Frenchies Stamp Set, surrounded by macarons. She did some lovely coloring on the puppy, giving him a fun red and blue outfit, complete with a French beret! Then she used creative masking to surround this cute french pup with a whole stack of macarons using our Love & Chocolate Stamp Set. She stamped them in light colored ink, layering and masking a large stack of them them around the puppy. She colored the macarons using the no-line coloring technique to give them soft edges! They look so gorgeous, and good enough to eat!  
French Themed Puppy Treats Card by Andrea Shell | Love & Chocolate, Fabulous Frenchies and Say Woof Stamp Sets by Newton's Nook Designs

She also added the sentiment "love you more than treats" over the top from our Say Woof Stamp Set. The whole scene is framed with a scalloped edge that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set. What a lovely French inspired card! 

I am sad to say that this project marks the LAST post for Andrea Shell as part of our Design Team at Newton's Nook Designs! We have truly enjoyed having Andrea on our team for TWO incredible years! She also inspired us before that as a previous member of our Inky Paws Challenge Team. Andrea has inspired us with her creative cards and beautiful coloring skills on every project! We have loved every minute! We are so sad to see her go but we wish her the very best as she continues to grow in her creative journey. You can continue to follow her at her blog, Blissfully Scrappy, to see what she creates next! 

Please read below for a personal note from Andrea, along with her favorite creations.

Hi, NND fans and friends!  This was my final project and post as a design team member, and I would like to thank Jennifer and the entire NND team for an amazing two years. It has been such a joy and honor to work with these adorable products and to share my creations with you. Before I say goodbye, I would like to re-share a few of my favorite NND projects.  I hope you find some inspiration!
 - Andrea

Snowman Card by Andrea Shell | Frosty Folks Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs
For this adorable snowy scene, Andrea colored the snowman group from our Frosty Folks Stamp Set. She set the scene using our Forest Scene Builder Die Set and Land Borders Die Set for the trees and snowy hill. She also added snowflakes in the sky with our Petite Snow Stencil. You can find this card originally posted here.

Square Christmas Card by Andrea Shell | Holiday Fringe Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs
Andrea created this gorgeous square Holiday card using our Holiday Fringe Stamp Set. She added on a scalloped frame with the Frames Squared Die Set and a glittery sentiment using our Holiday Greetings Die Set. The fun music was added with our Music Stencil. You can find this card originally posted here.

Kitty Picnic Card by Andrea Shell | Newton's Picnic Stamp Set and Plaid Stencil Set by Newton's Nook Designs
Life is a picnic on this adorable card! Andrea used our Plaid Stencil Set in fun colors for the background. Then she added the kitty from the Newton's Picnic Stamp Set as her centerpiece. The sentiment is in a bubble cut out with our Speech Bubbles Die Set.  You can find this card originally posted here.

Peony Card by Andrea Shell | Peony Blooms Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs
The coloring on these flowers by Andrea is so gorgeous! For this card she features our Peony Blooms Stamp Set and Peony Blooms Die Set. She also adds in a frame with our Frames & Flags Die Set.  You can find this card originally posted here.

Celebrate Kitty Card by Andrea Shell | Newton Makes Plans Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs
This shaker card by Andrea is filled with kitties from Newton Makes Plans Stamp Set! She also used our Newton Makes Plans Stamp Set and Birthday Essentials Stamp Set for the words.  You can find this card originally posted here.

Ruff Days Puppy Card by Andrea Shell | Puppy Playtime Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs
This card is perfect for a cheerful note of encouragement. Andrea used the puppies from our Puppy Playtime Stamp Set and added clouds and grass using our Sky Borders Die Set and Land Borders Die Set. You can find this card originally posted here.

Slimline Beach Scene Card by Andrea Shell | Newton's Perfect Wave and Corgi Beach Stamp Sets by Newton's Nook Designs
This incredible tall slim card by Andrea features our Newton's Perfect Wave Stamp Set and Corgi Beach Stamp Set. The perfect pairing! She also added waves and sand with our Hills & Grass Stencil. You can find this card originally posted here.

Santa's Nice List Card by Andrea Shell | Dear Santa Stamp Set and Reindeer Stencil by Newton's Nook Designs
One last wonderful card by Andrea. On this festive card she featured our Dear Santa Stamp Set and Reindeer Stencil. Our  Banner Trio Die Set is perfect for holding the sentiment! You can find this card originally posted here.
Thank you so much, Andrea, for the awesome inspiration! We'll miss you! 
If you would like to continue to follow Andrea you can always find her at her blog, 
Blissfully Scrappy!


Friday, December 11, 2020

Dear Santa Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Santa Card by Ellen Haxelmans | Dear Santa Stamp set, Music Stencil and Framework Die Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade


Simply Santa!

Today Ellen has created a simple, yet stunning, Santa card! She features the image of Santa with a big stack of gifts from our Dear Santa Stamp Set, stamping it onto a kraft colored rectangle. She then colored the image using colored pencils. Isn't it cool how you color shades of white over kraft paper? 

To frame the image she cut a scallop edged rectangle from light blue paper using our Framework Die Set.  Behind that she added a patterned panel of music, created using our Music Stencil with red ink on kraft paper. So lovely! 

Here is a close-up so you can see her lovely coloring:

Santa Card by Ellen Haxelmans | Dear Santa Stamp set, Music Stencil and Framework Die Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade

Have you tried coloring with colored pencils on kraft paper? We hope you give it a try and if you do, make sure to share your project with us over in our Create & Share Group on Facebook! 

We hope you enjoyed the inspiration today from Ellen! To see more unique creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen!

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Warm and Cozy Card by Samantha Mann

Warm & Cozy Card by Samantha Mann | Holiday Stockings, Sweater Weather and Sun Soaked Christmas Stamp Sets & Gingham Stencil by Newton's Nook Designs

Warm and Cozy!

Are you feeling chilly? This card by Samantha is sure to warm up your day! She created this adorable and cozy card by combining images from several different stamp sets. She started out with the branch from the What a Hoot Stamp Set, cutting it out with the coordinating What a Hoot Die Set. Then she filled the branch with cozy winter accessories, starting with the mittens from our Sweater Weather Stamp Set, adding the flip flops from our Sun Soaked Christmas Stamp Set, and ending with the stocking from our Holiday Stockings Stamp Set. Don't these items look so perfect together!? She colored all the images in coordinating shades of red and gray, with a pop of green on the holly. She also used the coordinating dies to cut them out (Sweater Weather Die SetSun Soaked Christmas Die Set, and Stylish Stockings Die Set). A little bit of twine attaches them perfectly to the branch! 

The whole thing is layered over a fun gingham background that was created using our Gingham Stencil. To finish off the cozy theme, she used the sentiment from the Holiday Stockings Stamp Set, embossed in white! So fun! 

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

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Slimline Christmas Shaker Card by Amanda Wilcox

Slimline Christmas Shaker Card by Amanda Wilcox | Destination Christmas Stamp Set and Slimline Die Sets by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook

Loads of Holiday Cheer!

Today we are sharing a fun and festive slimline shaker card by Amanda! She showcases three of the vehicles laden with holiday decor and gifts from our Destination Christmas Stamp Set. She colored the images in fun and festive colors and cut them out using the coordinating Destination Christmas Die Set. She added three extra gifts to the roof of the station wagon, using the single gift image, also from the Destination Christmas Stamp Set
Slimline Christmas Shaker Card by Amanda Wilcox | Destination Christmas Stamp Set and Slimline Die Sets by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
Once all the images were colored and trimmed out she added them onto a fun slimline shaker card. To create the shaker window frame she used the stitched square window cut out from our Slimline Frames & Windows Die Set, which perfectly frames the images of the vehicles. Behind them she created a scalloped frame with blue cardstock using the largest die from our Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set. She also added snowflakes to the background with our Snowfall Roundabout Stamp Set. Then she assembled the layers together with some dimension between them to allow room for fun little sprinkles and sequins! 
Slimline Christmas Shaker Card by Amanda Wilcox | Destination Christmas Stamp Set and Slimline Die Sets by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
The finishing touch is the sentiment, Loads of Holiday Cheer" from the  Destination Christmas Stamp Set. It was stamped onto a banner cut out using our Banner Trio Die Set.

We hope you enjoyed this gorgeous slimline card by Amanda today! To say hello to her and see more of her awesome creations you can visit Amanda over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!


Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Not a Creature was Stirring Card by Maria Russell

Holiday Mouse Card by Maria Russell | Naughty or Mice Stamp Set and Pines & Holly Die Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook

Not a Creature Was Stirring... Except for Three Mice! 

As the holidays get near, we are enjoying the adorable holiday inspiration from our Design Team! Today we have the most adorable mouse card by Maria to share! She created this fun holiday card using a trio of mice form our Naughty or Mice Stamp Set. She colored each little mouse in fun bright holiday colors and cut them out using the coordinating  Naughty or Mice Die Set

For her card she created a fun bright yellow panel and cut three circles out of it using our Circle Frames Die Set to create cozy spots for the mice! The yellow looks a bit like a big piece of cheese too! She added a mouse to each circle along with a couple of pine boughs that were cut out using our Pines & Holly Die Set. Isn't it so adorable?  She even added bits of sparkle and glitter to the images. 

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

Holiday Mouse Card by Maria Russell | Naughty or Mice Stamp Set and Pines & Holly Die Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook

The finishing touch is the sentiment, embossed in white onto a black banner that was cut out using our Banner Trio Die Set

What an adorable way to send some holiday cheer! 

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!

Monday, December 7, 2020

Winners from the Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop


Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop Winners!

Thank you to everyone for participating in our 8th Annual Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop! We really enjoy reading all of your comments! Check out below to see if you won! The winning blogs and comments was chosen using random.org.

The two following winners each receives a  $25 store credit to newtonsnookdesigns.com 

Winner 1 was randomly chosen from the Angelica Conrad's blog: MOMSNOOZY3



Winner 2 was randomly chosen from Zsofia's blog: Lori Lehnen


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 prize (it's also easiest if you already have an account set up in our shop).



Friday, December 4, 2020

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop!


Welcome to our 8th ANNUAL Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop!!

Make sure you scroll down to the bottom of this post to see the whole link list and SALE info -- there are 14 awesome blogs for you to visit today! Plus you can comment for your chance to win a prize too! Details at the end of this post!
Here is what I created for the hop today:

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop | Christmas card by Jennifer using Destination Christmas Stamp Set and Slimline Dies by Newton's Nook Designs

Today I created this fun slimline card using the adorable holiday vehicles from our Destination Christmas Stamp Set. This set is filled with fun cars, trucks, and a van laden with holiday gifts and decor. I stamped the van, station wagon and truck onto Bristol paper with waterproof ink. Then I colored the images using Zig clean color watercolor markers. I love the look of watercolor and the fun bright colors. Once the images were colored I used the coordinating Destination Christmas Die Set to cut them out. 

Next, I decided I wanted to create a slimline card. I used both of our Slimline die sets to create this. I used the scalloped frame from the Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set. Then I layered the frame with square windows from our Slimline Frames and Windows Die Set over that. 


I wanted it to look like the vehicles were driving down a road so I added a strip of grey along the bottom of each square and layered a hill above it using our Land Borders Die Set with some green polka dot paper. I cut each of these pieces with the Slimline Frames and Windows Die Set too, to make sure they all had the stitched edge. I also made sure to line up the hills so it looks like one continuous scene. To complete the scenes, I added snow to the white squares using our Petite Snow Stencil with some blue ink. 

Once this was all assembled, I added the sentiment "deck the hauls" from our Destination Christmas Stamp Set, embossed in white onto a black banner that was cut out using our Banner Trio Die Set

I love how this turned out! It will be perfect for sending Holiday greetings across the miles! 

Here are some close-ups so you can see the details:
Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop | Christmas card by Jennifer using Destination Christmas Stamp Set and Slimline Dies by Newton's Nook Designs

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop | Christmas card by Jennifer using Destination Christmas Stamp Set and Slimline Dies by Newton's Nook Designs
I hope you enjoyed this card today! Make sure you visit the whole hop for more amazing inspiration from our Design team and guests! The next stop is Tenia Nelson.

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws SALE! 
$5 off every $30 You Spend!
That means $5 off $30, $10 off $60...up to $25 off $150!*
No Coupon Needed  •  Now through Sunday, December 6th!
*Maximum $25 discount per order.


Enter to Win! Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Hop Prizes! 

We will be choosing two lucky winners to win a $25 store credit for Newton's Nook Designs online shop! To enter, just leave comments on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the blog hop. 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, December 6th at 9 pm EST to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, December 7th.

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop List:
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