I Loaf You Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

A LOAF of Kitty Love!

Today we are sharing an adorable kitty card by Tatiana that is perfect for sending a loaf of love to any cat lover! 

To create this fun card she started with the cute image of the kitten wearing a slice of bread from our Knead Kittens Stamp Set. This fun image makes us smile every time we see it! She colored the kitty in shades of gray and added toasty browns to the bread. She cut the image out using the coordinating Knead Kittens Die Set. She also added that cute little speech bubble with a heart inside it from our Never Enough Cats Stamp Set for a bit of extra fun. 

For her card layout she created two stenciled panels using our Petite Paw Prints Stencil and Petite Hearts stencil with white texture paste on gray and pink papers. These two petite patterns pair so perfectly together! She cut a circle from the pink panel using our Circle Frames Die Set and layered the kitty image on top of that. Then she layered the paw prints behind both.  She added the sentiment "I LOAF you" from the Knead Kittens Stamp Set, embossed on a dark pink banner and added some heart and gem embellishments as finishing touches. 

This card would be purr-fect to send to a cat lover for a fun Valentine greeting but could also be used any time of year to send a bit of love! 

We hope you enjoyed this beautiful card by Tatiana today! To see more of her lovely work, you can visit Tatiana at her blog, Tatiana Trafimovich! 

Valentine's Day Banner by Ellen Haxelmans

 

Valentine's Day Banner!

Today Ellen is sharing a fun way to decorate for Valentine's Day with a heart shaped Banner!! 

The hearts on the banner are adorned with the sweet kitty images from our Smitten Kittens Stamp Set, Captivated Kittens Stamp Se and Knead Kittens Stamp Sets and she uses sentiments from our Heartfelt Love Stamp Set. She also includes pretty papers from our Love & Chocolate Paper Pad and cut out circles and banners using our Circle Frames Die Set, A7 Frames & Banners Die Set and Banner Trio Die Set.

Here are a couple more photos of the banner:

Are you smitten with this project? Read on to get tips from Ellen on how she created it!

Here is a tutorial  from Ellen on how to create this Valentine Banner:

• (Left photo above): First I die cut all stamps and shapes. I used the Circle Frames Die Set and Heart Frames Die Set for the hearts and circles. I also used the Banner Trio Die Set and the A7 Frames & Banners Die Set  for the banner shapes.
  
  
• (Center photo above): I wanted text on all white hearts. To have some differentiation I changed the layout a little. On the one you can see on the 2nd picture, I layered a heart on top of the heart. I embossed the sentiments with white embossing powder using the Heartfelt Love Stamp Set. The banners are from the A7 Frames & Banners Die Set. The heart is the smallest scalloped die from the Heart Frames Die Set. The tiny colored heart is from the Smitten Kittens Stamp Set.
  
  
• (Right photo above): On the other white hearts I simply stamped other sentiments on the same banners. The fact that the banners on the second picture are smaller, is because I cut them twice.

• (Left photo above): On all pink hearts I layered different shapes. On top of the banner from the Banner Trio Die Set there are two circle one from the Circle Frames Die Set and one from the Frames Squared Die Set. I also used a pattern paper from the Love & Chocolate Paper Pad.
  
  
• (Center photo above): Next I colroed the illustrations with a watercolor markers. All the illustrations you can see are from the Smitten Kittens Stamp Set, Knead Kittens Stamp Set and Captivated Kittens Stamp Set. Ps. Doesn’t look the dough like a cute blanket?!
  
  
• (Right photo above): The last step was to place the illustration on top of the circles.
  
  
  Here is a quick video so you can see how it looks when it's all assembled:

We hope you enjoyed this fun project by Ellen today and are inspired to decorate your space for Valentine's Day!  To see more creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen

 

You're All I Knead Card by Donna Idlet

Knead Kittens!!

Today Donna has created an adorable love filled kitty card to share! Anyone who has cats know they love to knead, so this image of the kitty kneading a blanket from our new Knead Kittens Stamp Set is sure to steal your heart! She colored the image in soft neutral colors and cut it out using the coordinating Knead Kittens Die Set.

For her card, she used a black cardstock base and added layers of heart and stripe patterns using the prints from our new Love & Meows Paper Pad. She then used our Heart Frames Die Set to cut out a large pink scallop edged heart and a smaller gray heart. These make the perfect spot to layer on that kitty image. She also stamped the sentiment "you're ALL I knead" onto the gray heart and added in a couple of sparkly heart gems. So adorable! 

This card is sure to make any kitty lover smile! 

To see more beautiful cards by Donna, you can visit her blog, Creative Lady!

Newton's Nook Designs Sweet Treats Blog Hop!

It's our 8th Annual Sweet Treats Blog Hop!

The Newton's Nook Designs Team is hopping along today to share some great Sweet Treats - just in time for Valentine's Day! Make sure you scroll down to the bottom of this post to see the whole list and hop along and comment for a chance to win!

For my stop on the hop today,  I created an adorable set of tags for some homemade mini bread loaves using our new Knead Kittens Stamp Set. Since this stamp set is kitty and bread themed, I thought it would be the perfect combo! 

I started by stamping and coloring two of the kitties from the set, the one wearing the bread slice over his head and the one kneading a blanket. I colored them to look like our kitties. The one wearing bread is meant to look like our kitty Marlowe and the one kneading the blanket is a lighter gray, like our kitty Toulouse. I used Zig Clean Color watercolor markers to color them. Then I cut them out using the coordinating Knead Kittens Die Set. 

Next, I cut out two tags using our Fancy Edges Tag Die Set. I cut the tag shape out multiple times, using different colors and then trimmed and layered them together to make two tags, one that was teal and link and one that was yellow and pink. I used the stitched border edge, also part of the die set, to create the fun fishtail bottoms.  I also cut out two fun decorative toppers, using the tag and border dies with pretty prints from our new Love & Meows Paper Pad.  I embossed the sentiments, also from the Knead Kittens Stamp Set, onto the bottom section of each tag and layered the kitty images above them. Then I simply tied them onto my mini bread loaves using fun pink ribbon. 

Here is a close up of the light grey kitty tag (Toulouse): 

Here is a close up of the darker gray brown kitty tag (Marlowe): 

I often joke that our kitty Marlowe looks like a "loaf" so he was definitely my inspiration when I designed this set! 

I hope you have enjoyed this cute Valentine project today! The next stop on the hop is Donna Idlet! Make sure you hop through all the blogs listed at the end of this post and leave a comment for a change to win :)

Sweet Treats SALE!

As an extra treat to you, we are celebrating with a SALE! 

Use code TREAT to receive 15% off your order this weekend! 

Now through Sunday, February 6th at www.newtonsnookdesigns.com

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Sweet Treats Blog Hop Giveaway!
Would you like to win a $25 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs online shop?
We are giving them out to TWO lucky winners!

Here's how to win! Sweet Treats Blog 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, February 5th at 9 pm EST to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, February 7th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Donna Idlet

Ellen Haxelmans
Tina Herbeck
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich

Amanda Wilcox

Loaf Life Card by Maria Russell

Loaf Life to the Fullest! 

Today we have a sweet kitty card created by Maria that is sure to make you smile! For this adorable card she features the kitty wearing a giant slice of bread from our Knead Kittens Stamp Set. She colored this adorable image using alcohol markers and used the coordinating Knead Kittens Die Set to cut the image out. 

For her card, she chose a paw print and heart patterned paper sheet from our Love & Meows Paper Pad, adding them onto her card in two panels. Then she cut out a stitched rectangle using our A7 Frames & Banners Die Set. The kitty fits perfectly inside the rectangle and she added the sentiment "loaf life to the fullest" above the kitties head. This funny sentiment with the bread pun is so perfect with this image! A few heart embellishments add the finishing touch! 

This sweet card would be perfect to send someone for Valentine's Day or just to send a loving smile any time of year! 

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

January Reveal Day 1 - Knead Kittens Stamp Set + New Stencil, Die Set & Paper Pad!

Welcome to the first reveal day for our January Release! This month we are excited to share new products with Valentine and Love themes and more! Today we are sharing another brand new patterned paper pad! This fun new product features patterns with cat and love theme that are perfect for Valentine's Day and beyond! Make sure you check out our new stencil and A7 die set too, perfect for those who like to make larger 5x7 cards! Plus, we are having a giveaway too, so make sure to read all the way to the bottom of today's post for details on how to enter. 

Love & Meows Paper Pad

What goes better together than love and meows!? This adorable 6x6 paper pad features a love theme with cats! There are 24 sheets of paper, 2 each of 12 different double sided designs, on heavy cardstock with a touch of sheen. Several of the designs feature Newton and his kitty friends along with hearts, love letters and more that will coordinate perfectly with our cat themed stamp designs! Use these patterns to add fun prints to your cards and scrapbook pages too!

Here's some info on the Love & Meows Paper Pad

• 6x6 Paper Pad includes 24 sheets (12 Double-sided designs)
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, January 21st

Knead Kittens

You will "loaf" this adorable 4x6 stamp set! Inspired by the kittens at NND headquarters, this unique set features kitties with bread themes! There is a kitty wearing a slice of bread, one posing like a bread loaf, and one "kneading" a blanket. These adorable images pair perfectly with the funny sentiments for love, birthday and friendship cards! Die sets sold separately.

Here's some info on the Knead Kittens Stamp Set

• 4 x6 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 10 stamps: 6 images and 4 sentiments
• Coordinating Knead Kittens purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 5 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, January 21st

Petite Hearts Stencil

This charming stencil is filled with petite hearts that are perfectly sized to create card backgrounds! The petite size makes them just the right size for pairing with our stamp images. Use this dainty heart pattern to create loving motifs for Valentine's Day, anniversary, friendship cards and more! 

Here's some info on the Petite Hearts Stencil

• 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 one 6x6 stencil
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, January 21st

A7 Frames & Banners Die Set

This amazing die set is essential for creating 5x7 cards! Designed with versatility in mind, this set includes pieces that can be layered and combined to decorate 5x7 cards and more. It has one large rectangle frame with a scalloped edge. Pair this with the large stitched frame, which includes three rectangle window cutouts, perfect for showcasing stamped images or sentiments. The interior cuts also provide three rectangles with stitched edges that can be used in combination with this set or on their own. Also included are two stitched decorative shapes and two small banners that are perfectly sized to layer inside the squares to hold an image or sentiment!

Here's some info on the A7 Frames & Banners Die Set:

• Includes 6 dies: 1 large scallop edged rectangle, 1 large stitched frame with 3 inside rectangle window cut outs, 2 stitched decorative shapes and 2 small banners.
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, January 21st

Let's Fall in Love with the Adorable Projects created by 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 Maria using the new Knead Kittens Stamp Set, Love & Meows Paper Pad, and A7 Frames & Banners Die Set.  

Created by Donna using the new Knead Kittens Stamp Set, Love & Meows Paper Pad, and the banner from theA7 Frames & Banners Die Set. Additional products used: Framework Die Set

Created by Tatiana using the new Knead Kittens Stamp Set, Petite Hearts Stencil and A7 Frames & Banners Die Set.  

Created by Tina using the new Knead Kittens Stamp Set and the Love & Meows Paper Pad. Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set, Frames & Flags Die Set

Created by Samantha using the new Love & Meows Paper Pad. Additional products used: Pawprints Stencil, Circle Frames Die Set, Heart Frames Die Set

Created by Larissa using the new Knead Kittens Stamp Set and Petite Hearts Stencil. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set

Created by Amanda using the new Love & Meows Paper Pad and the A7 Frames & Banners Die Set. Additional products used: Heartfelt Love Stamp Set, Banner Trio Die Set

Created by Farhana using the new Knead Kittens Stamp Set and the rectangle from the A7 Frames & Banners Die Set. Additional products used: Made from Scratch Stamp Set

Created by Zsofia using the new Knead Kittens Stamp Set, Love & Meows Paper Pad and the banners from the A7 Frames & Banners Die Set. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set, Circle Frames Die Set

Created by Ellen using the new Knead Kittens Stamp Set, Petite Hearts Stencil and the banner from the A7 Frames & Banners Die Set.  Additional products used: Framework Die Set, Land Borders Die Set

Would you like to win the “Knead 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 January 20th at 9pm ET to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, January 21st.  

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

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