Sweet Deer and Wreath Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Such a "Deer" Noel Card!

Today we have a lovely deer themed Holiday card by Tatiana. She used the sweet image of the deer wearing a holiday wreath from our new Festive Fawns Stamp Set. She colored the image of the deer and the little bird, also from the Festive Fawns Stamp Set and cut them out using the coordinating Festive Fawns Die Set. For her card she continued on the wreath theme and created a wreath using branches that she die cut using our Pines & Holly Die Set in two shades of green. She arranged them in a circle on her card and added the deer and bird in the corner. She added the "noel" sentiment  on the opposite side of the wreath as the fawn, using a die cut from the Main Street Christmas Die Set. The background of the card also featured some snowflakes in white from the Festive Fawns Stamp Set. Such a sweet pairing! A baker's twine bow and some sparkly berries on the wreath give the perfect finishing touch!

Here's a close up so you can see all the fun sparkle on the nose of the fawn and the berries on the wreath!

Thank you for the adorable Holiday inspiration today, Tatiana! If you like this project you can see more of Tatiana's work over on her blog, Tatiana Craft and Art.

Trick or Treat Card by Nakaba Rager

Trick or Treat!!

Halloween is tomorrow! Are you ready? Today we are sharing a fun trick or treat card by Naki! For her card she created two adorable kids dressed for trick or treating using the princess from our Once Upon a Time Stamp Set and the knight from our Knights Quest Stamp Set. She was inspired by the costume choices of her kids this year who will be going as a prince and princess! She colored the images with gorgeous no-line coloring and then cut them out using the coordinating Once Upon a Time Die Set and Knights Quest Die Set. She also tucked a purple pumpkin candy holder behind the princess using the image from our Dress Up Doxies Stamp Set! What a fun idea!

To set the scene for these cuties she used the spooky house and graveyard from our Spooky Street Stamp Set. She dressed the scene up with a glittery gold moon in the sky that she added in using our Bokeh Stencil Set as a template for the circle. She also added in some die cut bats and the "trick or treat" die cut sentiment from our Halloween Trio Die Set. What a fun sweet scene with a little touch of spookiness! So perfect for Halloween!

Thank you for the fun sparkle 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!

Happy Holiday with all the Trimmings by Holly Endress

Trim the Tree!

Have you started thinking about Holiday decorating yet? Today we are featuring a card by Holly that might help inspire you! For her card today she is featuring the cute image of the girl decorating a tree from our new Christmas Trimmings Stamp Set. She colored this image in such fun and vibrant colors. That red dress with the green ribbon is so lovely! She also added the star onto the top of the tree, cutting the images out using our Christmas Trimmings Die Set. She also added a banner for the sentiment and a rounded edge rectangle shape using our Frames & Flags Die Set. So perfectly festive!

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

Thankful for the Little Things Card by October Guest Designer Noga Shefer

Hi crafty friends, this is my last post for the amazing Newtons Nook Designs.

I would like to say thank you again for this opportunity to be guest designer this month, I had so much fun!

My card featuring  Autumn Mice Stamp Set , Autumn Mice Die Set and Fence Die Set.

I love this set so much!!

To make this card I took an A2 panel of Bristol smooth cardstock. The background was created by blending Victorian velvet distress oxide ink and spraying some water onto it.

I added white fence from Fence Die Set and white card stock.

Next I colored the images using copic markers. 

I glued them to my panel with foam tape for dimension. 

Next I stamped a greeting from this set using white embossing powder and heat embossed it.

To finish off, I added some clear sequins for decoration.

I hope you enjoy the project I created and feel inspired to create!

Have a wonderful day!
 - Noga

Holiday Wishes for a Deer Friend Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Deer Friends Card!

Today Ellen has combined several fun products to create an adorable winter scene! This scene features the image of the deer peeking around the snowman from our new Festive Fawns Stamp Set. She colored this sweet image and cut it out using the coordinating Festive Fawns Die Set. To make a fun scene she paired it with the little row of houses from our Snow Globe Scenes Stamp Set in the background. She added to the winter theme with layers of snowy hills cut out using our Land Borders Die Set and Sea Borders Die Set. The sparkly sky was created using sparkly embossing paste with our Starfield Stencil. Then she framed the whole thing using  he postage edge from our Framework Die Set.

Ellen is a genius at creating scenes! Do you like to create scenes but don't know where to start? See her tips below on how she created this one!

Tips on creating this scene!

Below we have some tips from Ellen on how she created a fun winter scene!

1. Color your images as you like. I used images from the Festive Fawns Stamp Set and Snow Globe Scenes Stamp Set. Here I used Zig Markers, these are watercolor markers. They help you to have more control over your watercoloring. The images were cut out using their coordinating die sets.
2. Then you can make your background. First I watercolored my background with Holbein Watercolors. Secondly I also added Glitz Glitter Gell in white by using the Starfield Stencil.
3. When everything is dry you can put your card together. I used the biggest frame from the Framework Die Set and added snow hills by cutting borders with the Land Borders Die Set and Sea Borders Die Set.

There are so many fun ways to combine our products for creative scenes! We love hearing the process on how Ellen created this!

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

Peace on Earth Card by Samantha Mann

Peace on Earth!

This peaceful scene by Samantha is perfect for sharing some sun on a cold winter day!

She started out by creating a background with a sparkly snowy sky using our Petite Snow Stencil over the blue sky with a yellow glow.  She used white embossing paste and glitter embossing powder for the snow! Once it was dry, she heat embossed the glitter powder to create a sparkly effect.

For the scene she used the cute little fox from our Fox Hollow Stamp Set and colored him in shades of orange, adding a blue scarf and some white gel pen details. She added in trees, also from the Fox Hollow Stamp Set, and snowy hills using our Land Borders Die Set. On the fox  and the hills and trees she added yellow glows so show the warm sun rising over the hill. Isn't it so darling how the fox is soaking up a the warm sun? The images were fussy cut to add onto the card but if you don't like fussy cutting, this set does have a coordinating die set so you could use that instead.

This project by Sam will give you a warm glow today! To  say hello to her and see more of her awesome creations you can visit Sam over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

2019 Cat Lovers Hop!

2019 Cat Lovers Hop

This week is the 2019 Cat Lovers Hop! This hop is so fun and since the theme is CATS we knew we HAD to play along! To participate in this blog hop, you just have to create a project that features a cat theme  and upload it to the post on Her Peaceful Garden! We Hop you can play along since there are some really awesome sponsors and prizes, including one from us at Newton's Nook Designs! 

Here's what I created:

If you're like me, I never have enough birthday cards on hand so when I do have time to create that's what I usually like to make! For this card I grabbed the cute image of the kitty with the trio of balloons from our Newton's Birthday Balloons Stamp Set. I kept the coloring really simple and didn't do any shading, just added flat colors using copic markers to make a quick and easy card. 

For the background I used our Bokeh Stencil Set to create a cool two color pattern. If you haven't used these fun  stencil sets yet, they are so fun to use! The unique Stencil Sets include two pieces and each piece has an etching of the other layer so you can easily line up the layers and create two color patterns. For this card I used pink and yellow. 

Below are links to the products I've used today. Click on the names to find them in our shop!

Newton's Birthday Balloons

Bokeh Stencil Set 

We also have LOTS of other cute kitty stamps too! 

Make sure to check them all out here in our Newton Category. 

I hope you will play along with the Cat Lovers Hop! You have until Oct 26th to link up at Her Peaceful Garden for a chance to win prizes! 

Let's Be Merry Together Card by Maria Russell

Let's be Merry Together Card!

Today Maria created an utterly adorable card that is perfect for sending merry wishes! She used the sweet image of the deer and snowman from our new Festive Fawns Stamp Set. Isn't it cute how the deer is peeking around the snowman to see the bunny!? She colored the image in soft neutral tones with a pop of teal and used the coordinating Festive Fawns Die Set to cut it out to add to her card. For her card she created a scene by cutting hills of snow using our  Land Borders Die Set and layering in birch trees using our Forest Scene Builder Die Set. She added some red bows to the trees using our Pines & Holly Die Set. In the lower corner she also added gifts using our Christmas Trimmings Stamp Set and candies from our Newton's Candy Cane Stamp Set.

Thank you for the merry winter scene, Maria! 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!

Pumpkin Latte Tag Card by October Guest Designer Noga Shefer

Hi crafty friends, I am so happy to guest designing again today for the amazing Newtons Nook Designs.

My card featuring Pumpkin Latte stamp set , Pumpkin Latte Die Set and Fancy Edges Tag Die Set.

I adore this stamp set!

To make this card I took an A2 panel of Bristol smooth cardstock and cut it with this tag die.
One of my favorite things on earth is making tags.

The background was created by blending dried marigold distress oxide ink and ripe persimmon distress oxide ink.

I also splashed white acrylic paint on it.

Next I colored the pretty images using copic markers and glues them to my panel with foam tape for dimension.

Next I stamped a greeting from this set using black ink on a small tag die.

To finish off, I added decorative tabs from Fancy Edges Tag Die Set and added an orange bakers twine.

I hope you enjoy the project I created and feel inspired to create!

Have a wonderful day!

-Noga

NND Sponsors Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #481

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 current challenge going up today features the a Fall theme!

We're sponsoring this challenge so If you head over to their blog and 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:

I love making Fall cards so I was excited to see this challenge theme was FALL! I grabbed the deer pulling the wagon of pumpkins from our Harvest Tails Stamp Set and colored the image using Zig Watercolor markers. I thought it was fun to make the wagon teal but otherwise stuck to fall colors. I cut the image out using our coordinating Harvest Tails Die Set. 

For the background I used our Falling Leaves Stencil and created an ombré leaf background using yellow to orange inks. I cut it out to fit just inside the stitched edge of the large scalloped panel from our Frames & Flags Die Set. If anyone is curious the size of the rectangle that fits inside it like this is about 4 3/4" by 3 1/2." I also added a green hill using our Land Borders Die Set and stamped the "Happy Fall" sentiment, also from the Harvest Tails Stamp Set in the corner. 

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 in the back -to -school theme  and link it up for a chance to win our sponsored prize! 

Holiday 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

October 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 Christmas Trimmings stamp set from Ellen's blog: Cindy Holmes

From Reveal Day 2 - Winner of the Festive Fawns stamp set from Naki's blog: Jean

From Reveal Day 3 - Winner of the Holiday Fringe stamp set from Larissa's blog: Isabel Z

From Reveal Day 3 - Winner of the Main Street Christmas stamp set from Holly's blog: Nicole Baruth

From Reveal Day 4 - Winner of the Newton's Christmas Kittens stamp set from Tatiana's blog: Becca Yahrling

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!

Holiday Reveals - Day 4 - Newton's Christmas Kittens, Purr-fect Present and Puppy Present

Today the final reveal day for our Holiday release but we we've still got a lot of fun to share! Today is all about cats and dogs with two new kitty sets and one with a puppy! Scroll down to see these fun new sets! 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!

Newton's Christmas Kittens

What is cuter than kittens at Christmas? This adorable 4x4 stamp set feature a sweet kitty family opening gifts together. The kittens playing with the gift wrap are purr-fect for sending Christmas greetings! Add on the Santa hats to make it a Christmas scene, or change up the colors and use the image for Birthday cards too!

• 4 x 4 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 6 stamps: 3 images and 3 sentiments
• Coordinating Newton's Christmas Kittens die set (sold separately) includes 3 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, October 18 

Purr-fect Present & Puppy Present

Do you prefer dogs, cats or both? Either way we have you covered with these adorable new mini stamp sets! These 2x3 stamp sets features an adorable puppy and kitty in gift boxes, ready to create adorable Holiday greetings! 

• 2 x 3 photopolymer stamp sets (sold separately)
• Each set includes 2 stamps: 1 image and 1 sentiment
• Coordinating purr-fect die sets available (sold separately)
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, October 18 

The holidays are getting cuter with these dog and cat images! Check out the fun inspiration 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.

Samantha created this gorgeous kitty card using the new Newton's Christmas Kittens Stamp Set. The kitty family is so adorable with all the different colors of fur! she layered the image over a stenciled background that was created using our new Ornaments Stencil in black and white!

What's cuter than just one puppy? How about three!? This playful Holiday card was created by Tatiana using the dog image from our new Puppy Present Stamp Set. She added some stenciled lights to the background too using our new Light Strings Stencil Set. 

We are loving the pops of pink on this kitty christmas card by Andrea! She used the kitty from the new Purr-fect Present Stamp Set and colored the gift in fun pink and teal shades. She layered the image over the decorative stitched square from our Frames Squared Die Set She also used the new Ornaments Stencil for the background and added the scalloped edge using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

The kitty family on this card by Larissa is so sweet! She used our new Newton's Christmas Kittens Stamp Set and colored the kitty family with matching fur colors. She used the coordinating die set to cut the image out and layered it over a postage edged frame that was cut out using our Framework Die Set. This card would be perfect to send to a family!

Zsofia created an adorable duo of tags using the new Purr-fect Present Stamp Set and Puppy Present Stamp Set. She colored the kitty and puppy with red and blue gifts and added them to two cute tags that were cut out using our Fancy Edges Tag Die Set. She also added little sparkly snow hills onto the tags using our Land Borders Die Set.

 This cheerful card by Holly t would be "purr-fect" for giving to a cat lover! She used our new Newton's Christmas Kittens Stamp Set for the main image, coloring the kitties in neutral gray tones and adding accents with a white gel pen. She layered them over some fun patterned paper shapes that were cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set. So adorable!

This sweet kitty card was created by Maria using the kitty from our new mini Purr-fect Present Stamp Set. The kitty is so loveable over the pink sky background! She added some holly and berries below the image with our  Pines & Holly Die Set. The repeat stamping of the sentiment in the background adds a bit of fun whimsy!

Ellen created this fun Puppy card using the new Puppy Present Stamp Set. She created an adorable snowy hills along the bottom using our Land Borders Die Set and green stenciled hearts in the background using our Tumbling Hearts Stencil. She also added on a die cut "woof" using our Pawprint Shaker Die Set and a scalloped edge using our Frames & Flags Die Set

These mini stamps make the perfect adornment for tags! Naki created this cute duo of tags using the new mini Puppy Present Stamp Set and Purr-fect Present Stamp Set. She colored the kitty and puppy with no line coloring and gave the present extra sparkle. Then she added them onto tags that were cut out using our Fancy Edges Tag Die Set. In the backgrounds she added glittery lights using our new Light Strings Stencil Set too!

Would you like to win the “Newton's Christmas Kittens” 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 October 17th at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 18th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Holly Endress

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tatiana Trafimovich