Sending Suggles Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Sending Snuggles!

Hello and Happy Friday! Today we are sharing a sweet bird themed card by Ellen that is sure to brighten up your day! She features the sweet duo of love birds shaped in a heart from our retiring Darling Duo Stamp Set. She  colors the birds in reds and purples using copic markers. She added some dot clusters too to give the image texture. The birds were then cut out using our Darling Hearts Die Set, which fits right around the image.

For her background she used our Frames Squared Die Set to cut a square with a scalloped edge and then added layers of clouds over it using our Clouds Stencil.

Here are a couple of close-ups so you can see her process:

Copic colors used: E58, E55, E53 and G03, YG05, YG00 and V09, V06, V04, V00 and RV69, R39, R46, R29, R24

To finish the card she assembles it together and adds the "sending snuggles" sentiment underneath the bird duo on a green banner. A purple polka dot ribbon adds a pretty finishing touch! 

Don't forget- if you like the Darling Duos Stamp Set, this design is retiring and only available while supplies last so make sure to get yours before they are gone for good! You can find this set and more retiring products on sale now in our Retiring Products Category!

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

Heartfelt Wishes Card by Samantha Mann

Heartfelt Wishes!

Today we have a gorgeous card by Samantha that is filled with love! For her card today she is featuring the sweet duo of love birds from our retiring Darling Duos Stamp Set. She has coloring them in stunning bright colors and carefully fussy cut around the image by hand. She layered this sweet image over a vellum heart that was cut out using our Darling Hearts Die Set. Underneath the image she added the custom sentiment "heartfelt wishes" using words from the retiring Simply Sentimental Stamp Set, embossed in white. She cut around the sentiment by hand and added it to her card. She also added a gorgeous tropical background using our Tropical Leaves Stencil with distress inks.

The Darling Duos Stamp Set and Simply Sentimental Stamp Set are part of our retiring sale and will only be available while supplies so if you like these sets, make sure you get them while you can and don't forget to see what else is retiring in our retiring sale category!

We hope that you have enjoyed this creation by Samantha today! To say hello to her and see more of her amazing creations you can visit Sam over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Valentine Treats by Larissa Heskett

Sweet Treats!

Today we have an special valentine treat by Larissa. Can you believe she made those cute strawberry shaped cookies?! They look just like the chocolate covered strawberries in our Love & Chocolate stamp set so she used that stamp set to create an adorable cookie holder and tag!  For the tag she used the tag stamp with the stitched border from the Tag Sampler stamp set and added the "Have a Sweet Day" sentiment from the Party Pops stamp set! Then, of course she added on the chocolate covered strawberry from the Love & Chocolate stamp set and trimmed it out with the coordinating Love & Chocolate Die Set.  So cute!! She added the tag onto her cookie box with a bow and the xoxo heart from the Darling Duos stamp set too! 

What a fun an unique way to tell someone they are sweet this Valentines day!

To say hello to Larissa and see more of her beautiful cards, pop over to her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs.

New Inky Paws Challenge #39!

Heart Themed Challenge!

Today is the start of a a NEW inky paws challenge over on the Inky Paws Challenge Blog! The current challenge is a theme challenge and theme is to use a heart in your project, along with some NND images:

 I wanted to play along so here's what I created:

I created a cute doggie Valentine card using our Darling Duos stamp set!  I stamped the doggie duo on watercolor paper and colored them using inktense pencils and a water brush. Then I trimmed them out using the coordinating Darling Hearts Die set.  I also stamped the image of the heart with the paw print in bright red from the Darling Duos stamp set and cut that out with the Darling Hearts Die set. 

To make the card,  I added some fun pattern paper and a stripe of black and white heart washi tape to a kraft card base.  I stamped the "sweet friend" sentiment, also from the Darling Duos stamp set in black. I added on the fun images and some red twine! 

Hope you enjoyed this project. You can play along with this inky paws challenge until Jan. 27th! Just use NND stamps and a heart on your card. Find details on the Inky Paws Challenge blog.

Inky Paws Challenge #33 - Ombre

This month's challenge is:

create a project using ombre!

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to our online store and a Inky Paws Challenge Top Pick Badge to add to your blog! If we get more than 15 participants, we will choose two winners so be sure to tell your friends to play along! 

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, July 8th, 2015 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog.

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky?

• Create a NEW project (card or other paper craft item).

• Your project MUST use at least one Newton's Nook Designs stamped image (or free digital stamp - check out our Freebies page).

• Post your project to your blog or to an online photo gallery such as Flickr, Pinterest, or splitcoaststampers (on splitcoast please use keywords newtonsnook and IPC33).

• Link back to this challenge (if posting in an online gallery copy the link into the photo description). 

• Submit your project to this challenge using the InLinkz widget below. You must submit a DIRECT link to your post page.

• Have more than one great idea? You can enter more than once! Just link up each card separately. 
• TIP: Please make sure your photo in focus  - We can't pick you as a winner if we can't see your card clearly because your photo is blurry! 

Here's some inspiration!

Several of our Design Team Members decided to play along - check out all the awesome Ombré cards they created! Read the description below each card to see who made it.

This gorgeous card is by Larissa. She created ombré birds using the bird image from the Darling Duos stamp set mixed with the die cut feathers from the Points & Plumes die set! I Love the dipped gold edges too!

Jess created a beautiful purple ombré coffee cup background using the little coffee cups from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp set. Then she colored two cute kitties with their coffee cups too! 

Crafty Math-Chick used some awesome ombré background paper featuring watermelons and then added on that cute watermelon stamp from our Sweet Summer Stamp set! I love how that yummy melon slice pops off the card!

Lydia created this sweet pink ombre background and then added on the butterfly and sentiment from the Beautiful Wings stamp set. I love the soft pink and vellum together!

This sweet card by Samantha features the kangaroo and joey from our Hoppy Days stamp set. I love how they're hopping through that gorgeous ombre watercolor background!

Danielle created a sea of sharks from our Shark Bites stamp set  in a blue ombre pattern! All you need is a bold stamp and a couple of shades of ink to make your own ombre patterns!

I love the gorgeous ombré background on this card by Yuki! The flower from our Beautiful Blossoms set and butterfly from the Beautiful Wings set really pop the background off so nicely!

Here's what I created. I used different shades of blue cardstock to create the ombré and cute them freehand with a scissor to make them look like waves. The shell stamps and "Seas the Day" sentiment from our Tranquil Tides Stamp set were stamped in ombré inks and trimmed out with the Tranquil Tides die set.

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Inky Paws #32 Challenge Winners

Inky Paws Challenge #32 Winners!

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last Inky Paws Challenge at here at the Newton's Nook Designs blog! This months Challenge was a to add an ARROW to your project!

Top Picks for Inky Paws Challenge #32

Here are our top picks! Read the description below each card to see who created it - and make sure to visit their blogs and tell them congrats!!

Our first top pick is this gorgeous card by Ellen! We love how she colored the kitties and the arrow really draws your eye to the sentiment! She used the cat images from our Newton Unwinds stamp set. 

Our second top pick is this lovely card by Tatiana! We loved how she created an arrow background, trimming out arrows from a snowflake die that she had! We also loved how she used images from our Made from Scratch stamp set to create a lovely chalkboard feel!

Congrats to Ellen and Tatiana! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $10 store credit!

Inky Paws #32 Favorites

We also wanted to share a couple more entries that we really loved! We chose THREE more as our favorite picks! If you see your card below, contact us if you'd like to get a "favorite" badge for your blog!

We loved how Diane created an arrow with bees from our Winston's Honeybees stamp set.
Such a sweet idea and a fun window card too! 

Jennifer created this fun puppy love card! We love how she used the pups from our Darling Duos stamp set to create the focal point of her card and added a big arrow behind them! 

We also love this sweet Kitty card that Andrea made for her vet! We love how she added little arrows pointing to the kitty and also the tiny arrow background paper! She used our Newton's Sick Day Stamp set. 

Thanks so much!
Thanks again to everyone who entered - It's really so much fun to look through all the entries and see everyones ideas! If you didn't win this time we hope you'll play along again next time! Our next Inky Paws challenge will begin in a couple weeks - on Friday, June 24th!

Puppy Love Card by Larissa Heskett

Must be Puppy LOVE!!

Today I'm sharing this adorable puppy love card by Larissa! Larissa used our sweet pups from the Darling Duos stamp set and cut them out with the heart shape die from our  Darling Hearts die set. She also used the "love" sentiment in black from our Darling Hearts die set. I love the striking combo of black, white and red on this card. It really shows how you can make a beautiful card without doing any coloring! The xoxo background adds the perfect finishing touch. 

Thanks so much Larissa for making us smile! To see more beautiful cards by Larssia, head over to her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs and say hello to her today!

Two Amazing Cards by Larissa Heskett

Two Gorgeous love cards today!

Today I'm sharing amazing cards by Larissa! The first card, above, features our sweet bunny from the Hoppy Days stamp set.   I just LOVE how she stamped that bunny onto fun xoxo paper and fussy cut him out. The added pink glitter to the tail and ear is so adorable! The way she created the shaker card to look like a snowglobe is just incredible!

For the second card today, Larissa used our Darling Duos stamp set to create this colorful bird card. I just LOVE the bright inked background and the way she cut the hearts out with our Darling Hearts Die Set and stitched them back on through their centers! The birds are so pretty too. They almost look like stained glass! 

Thanks so much Larissa for brightening our day today! To see more gorgeous card by Larssia, head over to her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs and say hello!

Sending Snuggles Puppy Card by Nina-Marie Trapani

Puppy Love!

Get ready to fall in love with this cute puppy card by Nina-Marie using our Darling Duos Stamp Set! The way she colored those puppies is so beautiful with the brown noses and black bodies! Black is one of the hardest colors to get just right and she did such an amazing job! Then she fussy cut out the puppies and added them onto a heart-shaped card! Such a fun Valentine! She added on the "sending snuggles" sentiment, also from the Darling Duos Stamp Set!

Thanks, Nina-Marie for the fun project today! To see more details and other projects, you can visit her blog, Nina-Marie Design.

ONE WEEK LEFT to Enter our Inky Paws Challenge #28 - LOVE Theme Challenge

Have you checked out our latest challenge? You have until Friday, February 5th at Midnight CST time to enter our current inky Paws Challenge. All you need to do is create a card or project inspired by theme LOVE using NND products! 

The winners of this challenge will get a $10 gift card to our shop! You can view full details and link up your card to our Inky Paws Challenge on this post.

If you don't own a NND stamp set yet you can still play along - just download and use one of the digital freebies on our freebies page.

Polar Bear Love Card by Danielle Pandeline

Sweet Bears for Valentine's Day!

Awww! This card by Danielle will put you in the Valentine mood! She used adorable bear couple from the Holiday Smooches stamp set and gave them cute pink and purple scarves. Although this set was released as a Holiday set, you can definitely continue to use it throughout the winter - just change up the colors of the hats and scarves like Danielle did! She also used our Darling Hearts Die Set to create the cut out hearts and word "love" and the Darling Duos stamp set for the stamped hearts!

To see more fun creations by Danielle you can head over her blog, GirlRacerScrap and say hello!

Sending Snuggles Card by Jessica Gerstner

Puppy Snuggles! 

Love puppies? Love purples? You will love this card by Jess! She colored our cute pups from the Darling Duos stamp set and cut them out with our Darling Hearts Purr-fect Die Set! I love the fun purple hearts behind them that match their cute purple collars! She also used the "sending snuggles" and "sweet friend" sentiments from the Darling Duos stamp set! Check out her video below!

Here's a video Jess created showing you how she made this card:

Thanks for the fun inspiration today,  Jess! You can see more of her projects on her blog, Jess Crafts  - and you can also follow her Jess Crafts youtube channel to see more fun videos!

Inky Paws Challenge #28 - Love Theme

This month's challenge is a Theme Challenge! 

create a project that is all about Love!

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to our online store and a Inky Paws Challenge Top Pick Badge to add to your blog! If we get more than 15 participants, we will choose two winners so be sure to tell your friends to play along! 

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, February 5th, 2015 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, February 8th.

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky?

• Create a NEW project (card or other paper craft item).

• Your project MUST use at least one Newton's Nook Designs stamped image (or free digital stamp - check out our Freebies page).

• Post your project to your blog or to an online photo gallery such as Flickr, Pinterest, or splitcoaststampers (on splitcoast please use keywords newtonsnook and IPC28).

• Link back to this challenge (if posting in an online gallery copy the link into the photo description). 

• Submit your project to this challenge using the InLinkz widget below. You must submit a DIRECT link to your post page.

• Have more than one great idea? You can enter more than once! Just link up each card separately. 
• TIP: Please make sure your photo in focus  - We can't pick you as a winner if we can't see your card clearly because your photo is blurry! 

Here's some inspiration!

Several of our Design Team Members decided to play along - check out all the awesome birthday cards they created! Read the description below each card to see who made it.

Here is an adorable Valentine by Jess! She used the cute frog image and "Hoppy Valentine's Day" sentiment from our Hoppy Days Stamp set!  I love how the colors pop off the black background!

Samantha used the cute pup from our Fetching Friendship stamp set for her love-themed creation! Pet lovers will definitely agree that LOVE is a four-legged word! 

Here is delightful Valentine by Yukari! That sweet kitty image, eiffel tower and hot air balloons are from the Newton Dreams of Paris stamp set. I love the scene she created with them! Then she added the "Happy Valentine's Day" sentiment using our Simply Seasonal stamp set! 

Here is an adorable Love card by Stephanie featuring our elephant image from the Wild about Zoo stamp set. I love the big pink bow and the  "Will ZOO be mine?" sentiment on the wood!

This sweet card by Danielle is purr-fect for Valentines Day! This image from the new Darling Duos stamp set is perfect to go with the "I just want to Snuggle" sentiment that Danielle created!

The rainbow hearts on this card by Kimberly look good enough to eat! She used our new Darling Hearts die to cut out the hearts and the "thinking of you" sentiment is from our Whispering Pines stamp set!

And lastly, here is what I created. I used the love birds from our new Darling Duos stamp set and colored them bright colored copics. I cut them out with the coordinating Darling Hearts die set. I also added the small heart & "love" sentiment from the die set. 

Now it's your turn! What will you create? Link up below:

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