Tons of Fun! Valentine Card by Diane Morales

TONS of Valentine Fun!

With February just around the corner it's time to get going on Valentine cards! Today we have a card by Diane featuring our Love Quarry Stamp Set that you are going to totally DIG! 

Our Love Quarry set is filled with adorable trucks hauling hearts and is perfect for Valentine greetings. For her card today Diane chose three of the trucks from the set along with the construction cones and hearts, stamping them and coloring them with alcohol markers. She cut the images out using the coordinating Love Quarry Die Set. 

To create the card she used our A2 Card Layout 2 Die. She cut it out several times using pink, white and kraft colored paper. Then she assembled all the pieces together, using the lower pink square to hold the sentiment. So fun!

This whimsical card is perfect for sending a Valentine's Day wish! 

To see more creations by Diane, you can visit on her blog, 2sisters project.

The Perfect Mix Valentine Card by Amanda Wilcox

Send a Perfect Mix for Valentine's Day!

Amanda is back today with some Valentine inspiration. This sweet card features our Love Quarry Stamp Set and Valentine Word Trio Die Set along with some fun stenciling! 

Amanda stamped and colored the cement mixer truck from our Love Quarry Stamp Set choosing a color palette of red, pink and teal. She also stamped and colored a duo of construction cones using the same colors. She cut the images out using the coordinating Love Quarry Die Set and added some glossy effect to the images for a to add a bit of shine. 

She cut out the banner with the XOXO from our Valentine Word Trio Die Set in three colors (red, pink and white). She used the pink banner base and inserted the red and white letters back in. Then she added the truck and cones to the top of the banner. So fun! 

NOTE: the Valentine Word Trio Die Set is currently out of stock but we have more on the way so make sure to sign up to be notified when it's back in stock on the Valentine Word Trio Die Set product page. 

For the background she used our Bokeh Hearts Stencil Set and our Petite Hearts Stencil. She started with a teal cardstock panel and used the two piece Bokeh Hearts stencil, adding teal ink over both stencil layers. This created a nice tone-on-tone effect. Then she applied more hearts using the Petite Hearts Stencil with white texture paste. The teal cardstock panel was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

She assembled the card together, using dimensional adhesive and layering it over a white scalloped background pane that was also cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

We hope this card inspires you create some Valentine cards. Also, make sure you try Amanda's technique of layering different stencils together!

See more of Amanda's work over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!

Loads of Love Card by Samantha Mann

Loads of Love!

It's a new year and we are ready to spread some love! Today Samantha created a love filled card using our Love Quarry and Valentine Postage Sampler stamp sets paired together! 

To start, she stamped the three construction trucks along with the construction cones from the Love Quarry Stamp Set and colored them in yellow and gray with a pop of pink! She cut them out with the coordinating Love Quarry Die Set. She decided to add a bit more fun by adding in the images of the speech bubbles with hearts and the heart balloons from our Valentine Postage Sampler Stamp Set, coloring them to match and cutting them out with the coordinating Valentine Postage Sampler Die Set. She also added some fun white accents to her images with a white gel pen . 

Next, she cut out the frame with three windows using the Frames & Taags Die Set with pink cardstock. She created a subtle heart background to layer behind the frame using our Petite Hearts Stencil with white texture paste onto the white stitched cut outs. The she added piles of dirt by cutting out hills using the cloud edge from our Sky Borders Die Set and flipping it upside down. She added white and brown paint splatters to her piles of dirt to help give texture. 

She then layered on the construction vehicles. It's so cute how she added the speech bubbles above the cement truck and the big heart balloons behind the dump truck! 

Last she added the sentiment, also from the Love Quarry Stamp Set, embossed in white on a black rectangle. 

We LOVE how all of these elements come together. This card would be perfect for Valentine's Day or just to send a bit of extra love any time of year! 

To see more fun cards by Samantha you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy!

I Totally Dig You Card by Amanda Wilcox

I Totally Dig You!

Today we are digging up some Valentine fun with Amanda!

This card features the cute construction truck digging up hearts from our Love Quarry Stamp Set. She colored the image in fun bright colors and added bits of sparkle and gel accents! The image was then cut out using the coordinating Love Quarry Die Set. 

For the card, Amanda created a fun tri-fold layout! She folded the cardstock in thirds and created two blue inked panels to cover the front folds. She stamped the heart filled image from our heart from our Heartfelt Love Stamp Set and used our  Heart Frames Die Set to cut it out. She also cut out a the larger grey heart using the same die set and framed the smaller heart with that. She adhered these pieces to one side of the folded card front and then added the truck on the top. She also added the sentiment "I totally DIG you!" from the Love Quarry Stamp Set onto a bubble (cut out using our Speech Bubbles Die Set). So cute! 

Inside the card she added more fun using the "Hugs & Kisses" sentiment from the Heartfelt Love Stamp Set along with a traffic cone and second construction truck from our Love Quarry Stamp Set.

What a fun and unique Valentine! Don't forget to say hello to Amanda and see more beautiful cards by her over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!

Love Quarry Card by July Guest Designer Kay Demonbren

Hi again, and welcome back! Today is my last post as the July Guest Designer for Newton's Nook Designs. This has been such a wonderful experience, and am I grateful to the lovely folks at Newton's Nook for asking me to participate. (all the love)

I'm using the Love Quarry Stamp Set set on my card, and I gotta tell ya, this one was SO much fun! I'm always in need of more masculine cards, and this stamp set was too cool to pass up!


So, this card involved a TON of coloring, but nothing else, really. It's not perfect by any means, but I'm learning, and I'm practicing, and I'm HAVING FUN, which is the most important part.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my cards, and much as I've enjoyed creating and sharing them. Maybe I'll be back soon with some more projects, but in the meantime, I have some markers to refill. Virtual hugs to you all!

-Kay

Bitty Bibs Baby Card by July Guest Designer Kay Demonbren

Hi, and welcome back! Today I'm sharing my second card as the July Guest Designer for Newton's Nook Designs. I'm using the absolutely adorable Bitty Bibs stamp set, the little open heart image from the Love Quarry Stamp Set, and some Copic markers; that's it! This is what happens when I can't make up mind which images in a set to use- I use them all! This super simple card is also perfect for mailing.



I arranged the images and sentiments on the front panel, and stamped them all at the same time. Then I went back in with the open heart image, filling in areas that looked too "empty".

After a good bit of coloring, and attaching the front panel to the card base, this card was ready to go!



So that's it for me today; I hope my card will inspire you in some small way, and I look forward to seeing you again next week!

-Kay

We're the Perfect Mix Card by February Guest Designer Lori U'ren

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Lori here today with my last post as NND February Guest Designer! 

I have really enjoyed myself this month with these adorable stamp sets, just so much fun!

Today I'm using the Love Quarry Stamp Set, which I created as a masculine card! Perfect for the man in your life and not just for Valentine's Day!

This is such a fun stamp and I got a kick out of this sentiment that went along with the cement truck!

I began my card by stamping the images on #80 Neenah Desert Storm cardstock using Hero Arts Intense Black ink. I love how Copic coloring looks on this cardstock. After coloring the images I outlined them with a W4 and W3 Copic marker. 

I die cut my panel with a rectangle die and thought that adding layers would give the card some visual interest. So I die cut a larger navy blue panel and an even larger panel with more of the Neenah Desert Storm. I adhered the first two panels using liquid glue, one on top of the other onto a navy blue A2 sized card base. I popped up the Copic colored panel with foam tape and wrapped orange twine around the panel and tied a bow. This is the twine we receive in our orders from NND.

To finished my card I added white highlights with a Gelly Roll pen and a little shimmer with a Nuvo Shimmer pen. And I found matching enamel dots in my stash which made me so happy! 

I always try to decorate the inside of card, so I die cut another piece of the Neenah Desert Storm, stamped the three cone images, then adhered it on the inside of the card base. And now my card is complete, I love the way this card turned out!

I would like to thank Newton's Nook for inviting me to guest Design for February, I really had a ton of fun! 

Thanks for stopping by today and have an awesome Monday,

Lori

Newton's Nook Designs Sweet Treats Blog Hop!

It's our 6th 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 Valentines 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 wanted to make something fun featuring the cute trucks from from our new Love Quarry Stamp Set. These trucks are so adorable and each one has a little heart on it somewhere or is carrying loads of hearts! Perfect for Valentine's Day!

 
I found some cute little heart gummy candies and added them to mini cellophane bags. I cut a piece of gray cardstock to 3 1/4 inches wide by 5 inches tall and scored it at 2 1/2"  on the long side to create a piece that would fold over the bag. I used our Land Borders Die Set to add hills to the toppers, using a green polka dot paper. Then I colored the trucks  from the Love Quarry Stamp Set with copic markers and cut them out using the Love Quarry Die Set.

On this topper I used the cement truck:

And on this one I used the truck digging up the load of hearts:

I added a sentiment to each one, embossing the sentiments with white embossing powder on black speech bubbles that were cut out using our Speech Bubbles Die Set. Across the bottom of each topper I added black striped washi tape. I wanted it to look like caution tape so I layered it over a strip of yellow paper so that the yellow could show through the parts of the washi that were transparent! The final touch is yellow twine tied around each one. I love how these turned out!

Hope you enjoyed this cute Valentine project today. The next stop on the hop is Ellen Haxelmans! Make sure you hop through all the blogs below and leave a comment for a change to win :)

A quick note, the Love Quarry Stamp Set is currently out of stock but we will have more in soon. If you'd like to be notified when it's back in stock, you can just enter your email on the product page.

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:
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 Monday, February 10th at 9pm EST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Tuesday, February 11th.

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Newton's Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Andrea Shell
Tina Smith
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amanda Wilcox

Love Quarry Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Big Wishes!

Today Tatiana creates a scene filled with BIG wishes and little trucks, perfect for a young boy's birthday greeting! She started out with a trio of trucks from the Love Quarry Stamp Set and colored them using water based markers for a fun watercolor feel! She also used the traffic cone image from the same set, stamping and coloring it several times. She cut the images out using the coordinating  Love Quarry Die Set to add them to her scene.

For the scene, she used our Clouds Stencil and Hills & Grass Stencil with distress inks to create layers of hills and clouds. These fun long stencils work perfectly for scene building!

To finish the card and make it into a big birthday wish, she added the sentiment in the lower corner from our Holding Happiness Stamp Set.

Here's a close up so you can see all the gorgeous details:

Thank you for the big birthday ideas today, Tatiana!

If you like this project you can see more of Tatiana's work over on her blog, Tatiana Craft and Art.

January Reveal - Day 2 - Love Quarry

Welcome back for Day 2 for our January Release reveals! Today we are digging in the dirt and sharing loads of love with our new Love Quarry Stamp Set! Scroll down for details! Plus, 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!

Love Quarry

Load up some Love! This fun 4x6 stamp set features a fun assortment of construction trucks moving and hauling hearts! Use the images with the coordinating puns and you will have creations that are sure to crack a smile! This set is perfect for Valentine's Day and can be used for Love and Friendship cards throughout the year too!

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 13 stamps: 8 images and 5 sentiments
• Coordinating Love Quarry purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 8 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, January 24th

Construct some love 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.

Samantha created this darling construction scene using our Love Quarry Stamp Set. She added rows of pretty pink pink dirt to coordinate with the loads of pink hearts that they are carrying! Such a fun idea for making a sweet Valentine or Love Card!  

This Valentine by Tatiana is loaded with love! She created a gorgeous heart background using our new 2 piece Bokeh Hearts Stencil Set. Then she features the truck laden with hearts from the new Love Quarry Stamp Set. She added in a gray heart and the die cut word "love"using our Darling Hearts Die Set. The red and gray color combo is perfect for sending love! 

Zsofia created this sweet card featuring three of the trucks from our new Love Quarry Stamp Set! She colored them in lovely pastels and added them to her card over stripes that she inked in colors that coordinate with the trucks! Such a fun way to combine the images and sentiments from this set. She also added a postage edge die cut using our Framework Die Set.

Tina created a love filled construction scene! She added the trucks from our Love Quarry Stamp Set, coloring them in black and yellow and adding gloss to the the windows! She even created her own caution tape background using strips of colored cardstock. This card is perfect for a masculine Valentine! To see a video by Tina today using these new products, visit our new YouTube Channel here.

Ellen creates a playful scene with the construction trucks from our new Love Quarry Stamp Set. She colored two of the trucks in shades of yellow, adding white accents. Then she created two curvy streets for the trucks to drive on. She added them over a cloudy background that was created using our Cloudy Sky Stencil. She used our Frames & Flags Die Set for the pink scalloped edge  and the banner that holds the sentiment. The pink and blue color combo gives this set a fun feminine look! 

These mini Valentines by Andrea would be perfect for a school Valentine exchange. She used the trucks from our new Love Quarry Stamp Set, coloring them in bold primary colors. She added them onto small square cards, added a stitched square that was cut out using our Frames Squared Die Set. A soft layer of hearts was added behind each truck using our Tumbling Hearts Stencil. 

The trucks on this card by Amanda so so cute getting messy in the mud! She used three trucks from our new Love Quarry Stamp Set and layered them over layers of mud that were created with brown brown paint! What a fun idea! She also added sentiments above each truck, stamping them onto speech bubbles that were cut out using our Speech Bubbles Die Set. 

Naki created a fun and simple card that would be easy to replicate for making multiple copies for a Valentine exchange. She started by embossing rows of trucks from the new Love Quarry Stamp Set in dark gray over a lighter gray background for an awesome tone-on-tone effect! Then she added the sentiment and safety cones on a strip of striking yellow paper to make it pop! 

This trio of mini cards by Larissa are perfect for sharing with friends in a classroom setting! She created these construction themed Valentine cards using the rectangle die cut from our Frames & Flags Die Set. Each card features a different truck from the new Love Quarry Stamp Set, colored in bright primary colors. Then she added a pencil and lollipop to each one for a sweet Valentine treat. The extra touch is a custom sticker with her son's photo added over the lollipops!

The trucks floating into the sky on this card by Maria are so delightful! She added layers of white and blue curves using our Land Borders Die Set. Then  she added three trucks from the Love Quarry Stamp Set colored in shades of brown with red accents. Orange and white safety cones and clouds give it the perfect finishing touch! 

Would you like to win the “Love Quarry” 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 23rd at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, January 24th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tina Smith

Tatiana Trafimovich

Amanda Wilcox