Happy Surf Day Card by Donna Idlet

Happy SURF day!

Instead of sending a birthday card to a friend who loves the beach, how about sending a "SURF" day card like this one created by Donna! 

To create this incredible beach scene, Donna started by creating a sunset using our Retro Sun & Palms Stencil. This two piece stencil includes a layer with a sunset and one with palm trees, perfect for filling a card front. She used warm yellow and orange inks on the sun layer and then colored the palms in traditional green and brown. Then she added a sandy beach by cutting an edge using our Land Borders Die Set from kraft colored cardstock. She added a fun dotted texture along the edges to make it look sandy. 

The star of the show is the kitty carrying the surf board from our Newton's Perfect Wave Stamp Set. Isn't she adorable!? Donna colored the image in fun bright summer colors and added pink cheeks and white gel pen accents too! The image was cut out using the Newton's Perfect Wave Die Set. 

The sentiment "Happy Surf Day" was stamped from the Newton's Perfect Wave Stamp Set onto the sky. 

This would be perfect for a summer birthday card, or you could just send a cheerful summer hello!  To see more beautiful cards by Donna, you can visit her blog, Creative Lady!

Happy Birthday Dog Card by Tina Herbeck

Catch a Happy Birthday!

Today we are sharing a birthday card by Tina that would be perfect for anyone who loves dogs!

For this fun canine themed creation she used the image of the pup jumping into the air from our Dog Park Stamp Set. She colored the dog and the image of the frisbee and cut them out using the coordinating Dog Park Die Set. Next, she created a little scene for the dog inside an oval that was cut out using our Oval Frames Die Set. She used our Clouds Stencil to add a cloud filled sky and our Land Borders Die Set to add an edge of grass. What a perfect setting for the pup to play frisbee in! Then she added the "Happy Birthday" sentiment using a stamp from our Cycling Friends Stamp Set.

For the card base she layered bright and colorful patterned papers from our Summertime Paper Pad. What a cheerful summer scene!

We hope this cute card has brought a smile to your face today! To see more wonderful cards by Tina, you can visit her blog, The Scrappin Rabbit! 

Happy Surf Day Card by Zsofia Molnar

Happy Surf Day! 

Today we sharing an incredible tropical birthday card by Zsofia! 

This beautiful summer card features the jeep carrying a surfboard to the beach from our new Beach Bound Stamp Set. She colored the image in fun bright summer colors and fussy cut it out by hand. If you don't like to hand cut there is coordinating die set available (Beach Bound Die Set). 

Next, she cut a circle using our Circle Frames Die Set from white paper. She stenciled two palm trees onto the circle using our Palm Tree Line Stencil. This stencil has three rows of trees that makes it easy to add layered colors to them. She added the cut out jeep onto the circle in front of the trees and added the sentiment "happy surf day" from the Beach Bound Stamp Set onto the bottom. Then she layered this onto her card over a piece of  palm tree patterned paper from our Summertime Paper Pad. What a perfect pairing! 

Here are a couple of close up images so you can see the details. As you know, Zsofia is fabulous at adding all those special details.  Here you can see all the awesome glossy accents added to the jeep:

And here you can see the coloring on the palm trees. She added three rhinestones to the center of each tree top for coconuts! What a fun idea! 

This summer card that is sure to make the recipient smile! It would be perfect for sending a summer birthday greeting or just a happy hello! 

You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign. 

Mini Summer Envelopes by Ellen Haxelmans

 

Mini Envelopes for Summer!

Today Ellen is sharing how she decorated some mini envelopes with a summer theme! Perfect for tucking a little note into a loved one's lunch box or bag! 

Here's a look at the first envelope:

For this one she used the kitty from our Kitten Beach Stamp Set. Isn't the kitty so cute lounging in the beach chair? She colored the image with copic markers, adding speckles to the fur for texture and cut it out using the coordinating Kitten Beach Die Set. For the background she cut a piece of patterned paper using our Summertime Paper Pad and layered the "hello summer" sentiment from our Flamingo Oval Stamp Set on top, embossing it onto a ticket shape that was cut out using our Framework Die Set. 

She also added little die cut heart on the envelope flap using a heart from our Heart Frames Die Set. 

Here is a the second envelope:

For this adorable beach design she used our beach design she features the car carrying a surfboard from our Beach Bound Stamp Set. She colored the image and cut it out using the coordinating Beach Bound Die Set. For the green striped background she again used a piece of paper from our Summertime Paper Pad, cut to fit on the envelope. Then she added a yellow banner (cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set) and a scalloped square (cut out using our Slimline Frames & Windows Die Set). The surf's up" sentiment is from the Beach Bound Stamp Set. 

She also added little die cut detail on the envelope flap using a bow from our Pines & Holly Die Set. 

What a cute way to dress up a little note! Have you ever thought of decorating your envelopes? We hope this has inspired you to try! 

To see more adorable creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen!  

Aloha Friend Card by Zsofia Molnar

Aloha!

Happy Friday! We are ending our week with an amazing sunset beach card by Zsofia! 

This beautiful summer card features the kitty playing a ukulele from our Aloha Newton Stamp Set. Zsofia stamped and colored the kitty in lovely neutrals with a pop of pink and cut the image out using the coordinating Aloha Newton Die Set. 

Next, she created a gorgeous beach for the kitty to play music on! She use our two piece Retro Sun & Palms Stencil Set to create a sunset background. To do this she used the first layer of the stencil (with the sunset) and inked it in hues of pink and orange. Then she layered the second stencil over the sunset (with the palms) and added the palms using a black glitter paste over the stencil. How pretty! 

The sandy beach was created by die cutting an edge using our Land Borders Die Set and she added texture to the sand using embossing powder. She also added gloss to the kitties guitar. 

Here are close-ups so you can see all the incredible textures:

She also added sparkle by cutting out the word "Aloha" from the Aloha Newton Die Set from metallic glitter paper. The word "Friend" is from the Tropical Fringe Stamp Set.

What an amazing summer card! We hope you have enjoyed this inspiration today and are inspired to add textures to your cards!

You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign. 

Sea You at the Beach Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Sea You at the Beach! 

We are spending a lot of time at the beach this week! Today we have fresh summer inspiration from Tatiana, who has created this adorable beach scene filled with kitty friends! 

To create this card she stamped and colored two of the kittens from our Kitten Beach Stamp Set. She used neutral colors paired with soft summer pastels to color the images. She also added fun speckles to the sandcastle and white gel pen accents to add fun detail! She also stamped and colored the image of the beach bag filled with summer accessories from our Summer Moments Stamp Set, cutting it out with the coordinating Summer Moments Die Set. And, to complete the beach theme, she stamped and colored the van carrying surfboards from our new Beach Bound Stamp Set, cutting it out using the coordinating Beach Bound Die Set. 

For her card base, she created a beach scene by inking soft brown along the bottom for the sand and then adding waves along the top using our Waves & Splashes Stencil with blue ink. Some ink splatters add texture to the sand too. Then she assembled all the elements together on top of the beach. The sentiment from the Summer Moments Stamp Set in the top corner finishes the card off. 

We hope you've enjoyed this trip to the beach today! To see more of her amazing work, you can visit Tatiana at her blog, Tatiana Trafimovich!

A Butterfly Hello by Samantha Mann

A Butterfly Hello! 

There are so many fun things you can do with our stencils and today Samantha is sharing a fun technique on this beautiful butterfly card! 

For this gorgeous card she used our Butterflies Stencil Set. This is a two piece stencil set and she used layer one (which has the butterfly silhouettes) and pressed Versamark ink over the stencil. Then she embossed the silhouettes in silver. 

Next, she used the second layer from the Butterflies Stencil Set (with the butterfly wing details) and used deco foil transfer gel to add rainbow foil over the top. Some of the silver embossing from the first layer melted when she used the heat laminator to apply the foil but the effect is still super cool! 

Once she was finished with the amazing background she embossed some butterflies from our Monarchs Stamp Set using white embossing powder onto vellum. She cut the butterflies out using the coordinating Monarchs Die Set. Aren't they beautiful!? She also added the sentiment "A Happy Hello" from our Heartfelt Butterflies Stamp Set, embossing it onto a vellum banner that was die cut using our Banner Trio Die Set. 

What a lovely combination of textures with the foil and vellum!  This card is sure to brighten someone's day!

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

Sanding You a Sunny Smile Card by Farhana Sarker

Sandy Beach Smiles! 

Today we are headed to the beach again, this time with Farhana! 

This adorable beach scene features the kitty in the sandcastle from our Kitten Beach Stamp Set. Farhana stamped and colored the image in lovely neutral colors and cut it out using the coordinating Kitten Beach Die Set. 

Next, she created a summer beach scene for the kitty using our new Palm Tree Line Stencil over a blue inked background. She added some tiny clouds to the sky using our Petite Clouds Stencil. Some sand across the bottom using our Sea Borders Die Set completes the scene! 

The finishing touch is the sentiment from the Kitten Beach Stamp Set. She embossed the sentiment in white onto a black banner that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set. 

This fun and sunny card would be perfect for send a happy hello to a friend this summer!

You can find more of Farhana's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Everyday Engineered.

You are Claw-some Card by Amanda Wilcox

 

CLAW-some Summer Card!

Today we are headed to the beach with Amanda who created a CLAW-some summer card! 

This adorable card features the kitty with a sand bucket from our Kitten Beach Stamp Set. Amanda stamped and colored the image, adding fun speckle details to the sand in the pail and gorgeous fur patterns on the kitty. She also stamped and colored a bunch of small seashells from the same stamp. The images were cut out using the coordinating Kitten Beach Die Set. 

Next, she created an awesome scene by layering borders that were cut out using our Land Borders Die Set and Sea Borders Die Set. She colored these fun borders using distress inks and added paint splatters to give them that fun speckled distressed look! She layered them together, trimming them to make a scene that fit inside the scalloped square frame from our Frames Squared Die Set. Then she added the sentiment "You are claw-some" from the Kitten Beach Stamp Set onto a banner that was die cut using our Frames & Flags Die Set. Doesn't that go perfectly with the crab on the image!?

For her card base, she used our Seashells Stencil, inking it up with light teal and peach over a white background. So pretty! She layered her square scene onto the card and finished it off with some orange yarn. 

What a delightful summer creation! Who wants to head to the beach with me now!? 

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

June Products Available Now + 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

June 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 Beach Bound Stamp Set from Donna's Blog: Debbie Frank

From Reveal Day 2 - Winner of the Flamingo Oval Stamp Set from Samantha's Blog: Emma Sleppy

From Reveal Day 3 - Winner of the Dog Park Stamp Set from Larissa's Blog: Dayna

From Reveal Day 4 - Winner of the Newton's Kite Stamp Set from Farhana's Blog: Sherry H

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.

 

June Reveal Day 4 - Newton’s Kite Stamp Set

 

Today is the final reveal day three for our June Release and we have one more adorable design to share! Today our favorite feline, Newton, is soaring by with a kite on this fun uplifting set! Make sure to read all the way to the bottom of today's post for details on how to enter our giveaway for a chance to win today too. 

Newton's Kite

Send sky high greetings with this adorable 3x4 stamp set. This design features Newton flying a kite that is perfect for sending uplifting greetings! Add in the included sentiments to send positive vibes, birthday greetings and thank you cards! 

Here's some info on the Newton's Kite Stamp Set:

• 3x4 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 6 stamps: 1 images and 5 sentiments
• Coordinating Newton's Kite purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 1 die
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, June 17th

Our Design Team is Soaring by with more inspiration today!

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.

Card by Tina using the new Newton's Kite Stamp Set and Summertime Paper Pad. Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set

Card by Zsofia using the new Newton's Kite Stamp Set and Summertime Paper Pad. Additional products used: Framework Die Set, Hills & Grass Stencil, Sky Scene Builder Die Set

Card by Tatiana using the new Newton's Kite Stamp Set and Summertime Paper Pad. Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set, Sky Scene Builder Die Set

Card by Samantha using the new Newton's Kite Stamp Set. Additional products used: Essential Alphabet Die Set, Cloudy Sky Stencil, Delightful Doxies Stamp Set, Delightful Doxies Die Set

Card by Amanda using the new Newton's Kite Stamp Set and Summertime Paper Pad. Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set, Sky Scene Builder Die Set

Card by Donna using the new Newton's Kite Stamp Set and Summertime Paper Pad. Additional products used: Clouds Stencil, Frames & Flags Die Set

Card by Farhana using the new Newton's Kite Stamp Set and Summertime Paper Pad. Additional products used: Land Borders Die Set, Petite Clouds Stencil, Tree Line Stencil

Card by Maria using the new Newton's Kite Stamp Set. Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set, Sky Scene Builder Die Set, A Cat's Life Paper Pad, Land Borders Die Set, Banner Trio Die Set, Monarchs Stamp Set

Card by Ellen using the new Newton's Kite Stamp Set and Summertime Paper Pad. Additional products used: A7 Frames & Banners Die Set, Oval Frames Die Set, Sea Borders Die Set, Land Borders Die Set

Card by Larissa using the new Newton's Kite Stamp Set and Summertime Paper Pad. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set

Would you like to win the “Newton's Kite" 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 June 16th at 9pm ET to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, June 17th.  

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

June Reveal Day 3 - Dog Park Stamp Set

Today is reveal day three for our June Release! Today we have a brand new dog themed set to share! Make sure to read all the way to the bottom of today's post for details on how to enter our giveaway for a chance to win today too. 

Dog Park

Head to the dog park with the adorable dog on this 3x4 stamp set. Leaping through the air, this adorable puppy is perfect for sending birthday greetings to a dog lover. Add the frisbee, dog bone or tennis ball in the air for the pup to catch for a fun birthday scene. 

Here's some info on the Dog Park Stamp Set:

• 3x4 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 8 stamps: 5 images and 3 sentiments
• Coordinating Dog Park purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 5 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, June 17th

Enjoy a trip to the Dog Park today with 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.

Card by Amanda using the new Dog Park Stamp Set. Additional products used: Fence Die Set, Land Borders Die Set, Sky Scene Builders Die Set

Card by Tatiana using the new Dog Park Stamp Set and Summertime Paper Pad. Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set, Fancy Edges Tag Die Set, Land Borders Die Set, Christmas Haul Stamp Set, Christmas Haul Die Set

Card by Tina using the new Dog Park Stamp Set and Summertime Paper Pad. Additional products used: Waves Stencil, Land Borders Die Set

Card by Ellen using the new Dog Park Stamp Set and Summertime Paper Pad. Additional products used: Land Borders Die Set, Cloudy Sky Stencil, Framework Die Set, Banner Trio Die Set

Card by Samantha using the new Dog Park Stamp Set. Additional products used: Cascading Stars Stencil, Speech Bubbles Die Set

Card by Donna using the new Dog Park Stamp Set and Summertime Paper Pad. Additional products used: Clouds Stencil, Land Borders Die Set, Fence Die Set

Card by Zsofia using the new Dog Park Stamp Set and Summertime Paper Pad. Additional products used: Framework Die Set, Land Borders Die Set, Sunscape Stencil

Card by Farhana using the new Dog Park Stamp Set. Additional products used: Land Borders Die Set, Petite, Clouds Stencil, Tree Line Stencil

Card by Maria using the new Dog Park Stamp Set. Additional products used: Pawprint Shaker Die Set, Circle Frames Die Set, Furr-ever Stamp Set

Card by Larissa using the new Dog Park Stamp Set. Additional products used: Fence Die Set, Framework Die Set, Welcome New Dog Stamp Set, Welcome New Dog Die Set

Would you like to win the “Dog Park" 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 June 16th at 9pm ET to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, June 17th.  

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