So Many Books, So Little Time Card by Amanda Wilcox

Die Cut Focused Card using Books & Blooms

Don't have time to color? Try creating a die-cut focused card to save time! 

This beautiful book themed card by Amanda uses our Bookmark II Die Set and Daisies Die Set.

The stacks of books were created using our Bookmark II Die Set. Amanda cut the dies out multiple times using different colors of cardstock. She assembled the books in stacks onto her card, using a thin strip of brown cardstock as the shelf. 

Next, she added a trio of daisies, cut out using our Daisies Die Set. She arranged the daises on the on both sides of the bookshelf to add a fun touch of whimsy to her card. 

The finishing touch was the sentiment "so many books, so little time" stamped below the shelf. 

This card is so simple to make, just cut out all the pieces and assemble!  It's a quick time-saver to use almost exclusively dies on your card and it's so fun to assemble all the pieces together! If you're short on time or just like to play with die cuts, a card like this is perfect for you! 

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

2024 National Coffee Day Blog Hop

Today we are playing along with the 2024 National Coffee Day Blog hop!

I you like coffee you are going to LOVE this blog hop! There are so may fun stops on this hop featuring coffee themed cards you are sure to be inspired! There will be prizes too on most of the stops! Read all the way to the end of this post for details on the giveaway from us at Newton's Nook Designs and a link to all the stops.

To celebrate National Coffee Day I am sharing a set of coffee themed cards that I created:

To create this card set I started out with our Natural Basics Paper Pad and Fractured Card Layout Die Set.

I chose four patterns from the paper and cut them out using the Fractured Card Layout Die Set. I used the same die set again on brown and white to create the inside frame and the white centers.

Now I had four perfect spots to add in coffee themed sentiments and images!

Card 1:

This card uses coffee die cuts created with our Coffee Silhouettes Die Set and book die cuts created with our Bookmark II Die Set. The sentiment is from our Never Enough Books Stamp Set.

Card 2:

This card also uses coffee die cuts created with our Coffee Silhouettes Die Set and book die cuts created with our Bookmark II Die Set. The sentiment is from our Time for Coffee Stamp Set.

Card 3:

This card also uses coffee die cuts created with our Coffee Silhouettes Die Set. The sentiment is from our Time for Coffee Stamp Set.

Card 4:

This card also uses the coffee grinder image and sentiment from our Time for Coffee Stamp Set.

I've also created a video sharing how I created these cards!

I absolutely adore how this turned out! Here are images of the products that I used today:

Coffee Silhouettes Die Set, Bookmark II Die Set, 

Time for Coffee Stamp Set and Never Enough Books Stamp Set

Natural Basics Paper Pad, Fractured Card Layout Die Set

We also have a BUNCH of designs that have coffee or tea in them. 

You can find them all here: Coffee & Tea Sets

Would you like to win a $25 store credit Newton’s Nook Designs?

Here's how to win: Leave a comment on this blog. We'd love to hear what your beverage of choice is. What's your favorite coffee? Black or flavored? Or do you like tea, hot chocolate, or another warm beverage instead? We will pick one random comment to win! You have one week to enter. Comments will be closed Tuesday, October 1st at midnight ET. The winner will be announced on the NND blog on Wednesday, October 2nd.

Don't forget to head over to the Coffee Lovers Blog to see full hop details. Stops on this hop will be each be giving away their own prizes so you'll want to visit them all! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

So Many Books, So Little Time Card by Donna Idlet

So Many Books!

This fun book themed card by Donna is perfect for sending a cheerful greeting to a book enthusiast!

To create this adorable card she started by cutting out books in a rainbow of colors. She used our Bookmark II Die Set for the book silhouettes and cut them out of patterned papers from our Bright Basics Paper Pad. She cut the images out again from solid colored cardstock and layered in the ovals and rectangles on the book ends. She also cut out a cat using our Cat Silhouettes Die Set and she stamped and colored the clock from our Never Enough Books Stamp Set, cutting it out using the coordinating Never Enough Books Die Set.

Next, she created a bookshelf scene using all of these elements. She stenciled a background pattern using our Basketweave Stencil with a light gray ink on white cardstock. She then cut this panel out using the rectangle from our Basic Frames Die Set to give it a fun stitched edge. She also cut out a brown striped patterned paper strip from our Coffee House Stories Paper Pad. She also cut this strip again using the rectangle from our Basic Frames Die Set so that she could layer it over the background and have the stitching match up. Finally, she added the books, cat and alarm clock onto the shelf. 

For a message she added "So many nooks, so little time" from our Never Enough Books Stamp Set. She also framed the whole panel with a black postage edged frame, cut out using our Framework Die Set. 

What a fun way to combine all these great products together! The cheerful rainbow of books is sure to brighten the day of any book lover!

We hope you have enjoyed this project today. To see more fun creations by Donna, you can visit her blog, Creative Lady!

Always Paws for a Good Book Card by Farhana Sarker

PAWS for a good book!

This lovely card by Farhana features a is filled with stacks of books and a kitty too, making it a perfect way to send smiles to lovers of books and cats!

For her card front she started with a white card base and masked off the bottom. On the top she used stamped the image of a stack of books from our Never Enough Books Stamp Set several times and embossed them in white. Then she inked over it using several Distress inks in soft colors.

Next, she stamped the image of the kitty on the tall stack of books from our All Booked Up Stamp Set. She colored the books using copic colors that coordinate with the background colors. Then she cut the image out using the coordinating All Booked Up Die Set. She layered the image over the inked background, raising it up with some dimensional foam adhesive. Then so added the sentiment "Always PAWS for a good book!" from our All Booked Up Stamp Set. This sentiment works perfectly with the kitty and book images! 

Here are the copic marker colors she used on the image of the kitty sitting on the pile of books: 

This adorable card would be perfect to send a smile to anyone who loves books and cats! 

To see more of Farhana's creations and say hello to her you can visit her over at her blog, Everyday Engineered.

Reading Makes Ruff Days Better Card by Zsofia Molnar

So Many Books!

Today Zsofia has created a card full of colorful books that is sure to make a book lover smile! 

This adorable card features two stacks of books from our Never Enough Books Stamp Set and another stack of books with a puppy on top from our All Booked Up Stamp Set. The book piles from these two sets pair perfectly together! Zsofia stamped the three book images and then colored them in fun bright colors. She also added in the eyeglasses, clock and mug from the two sets. All the images were cut out using the coordinating Never Enough Books Die Set and All Booked Up Die Set. 

For her card, she used our Frames & Tags Die Set to cut the frame with the zig zag edge. She used this as a frame for her scene, arrange all the fun images together and then adding the sentiment "Reading makes RUFF days better!" from the All Booked Up Stamp Set along the top. This fun sentiment really goes perfectly with the puppy sitting on the pile!

If you know someone who loves dogs and books, this would be the perfect card to send to them to brighten their day! 

We hope you enjoyed this fun card by Zsofia today! You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign.

April Reveal Day 1 - Never Enough Books Stamp Set & New Bookmark Die!

We are so excited to begin reveals for our April release! This month we will be filling our shop with books, blooms and bubbles! Today we are featuring our new Never Enough Books Stamp Set and a New Bookmark Die Set! Read on to see more and get inspired with our team's creations! And 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 a $25 store prize! 

Never Enough Books 

Indulge your inner bibliophile with this delightful stamp set! It boasts two unique designs - a towering pile of books and a trio of bookshelves, ideal for crafting heartfelt messages to fellow book enthusiasts. Plus, these designs are tailor-made to fit our Bookmark Die Set and Bookmark II Die Set - a wonderful way to mark your spot in your much-loved novel.

Here's some info on the Never Enough Books Stamp Set:

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 11 stamps: 7 images and 4 sentiments
• Coordinating Never Enough Books purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 7 dies
• Tall images fit inside our Bookmark Die Set and Bookmark II Die Set (shown below)
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, April 19th

Bookmark II Die Set

Embrace your creativity with this enjoyable bookmark die set. Craft a gorgeous stitched bookmark using the outer edge, then enhance it with cute book dies that come with the set. Whether you prefer a vertical stack of books or a charming library of bookends, the choice is yours. What's more, the bookmark shape pairs beautifully with all our tall stamps from the Bookmark product line. For bibliophiles, the creative opportunities are boundless!

Here's some info on the Bookmark II Set:

• Includes 4 dies: 1 bookmark, 2 single books with inside page cut outs, and  3 bookends with decorative cut outs
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, April 19th

Read Along for 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! 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 Zsofia Molnar using the new Never Enough Books Stamp Set and Bookmark II Die Set. Additional products used: Frames & Tags Die Set, Basic Frames Die Set, Bright Basics Paper Pad

Bookmarks by Tatiana Trafimovich using the new Bookmark II Die Set. Additional products used: Cascading Stars Stencil, Bubbly Stencil

Card by Diane Morales using the new Never Enough Books Stamp Set and Bookmark II Die Set. Additional products used: Bright Basics Paper Pad

Bookmark by Samantha Mann using the new Never Enough Books Stamp Set and Bookmark II Die Set. Additional products used: Trailing Leaves Stencil

Card by Amanda Wilcox using the new Never Enough Books Stamp Set. 

Additional products used: Tree Rings Stencil, Frames & Flags Die Set

Bookmark by Donna Idlet using the new Never Enough Books Stamp Set and Bookmark II Die Set. Additional products used: Coffee House Stories Paper Pad, Cat Silhouettes Die Set

Card by Ellen Haxelmans using the new Never Enough Books Stamp Set. Additional products used: Land Borders Die Set, A7 Frames & Banners Die Set, Banner Trio Die Set

Bookmark by Larissa Heskett using the new Never Enough Books Stamp Set and Bookmark II Die Set. Additional products used: Pastel Basics Paper Pad

Card by Farhana Sarker using the new Never Enough Books Stamp Set and Bookmark II Die Set. Additional products used: Frames & Tags Die Set, Coffee Silhouettes Die Set

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

We will be choosing two lucky winners to win a $25 store credit for Newton's Nook Designs online shop! The winners will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring our new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Monday April 15 through Thursday April 18. 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, April 18th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, April 19th.

Newton's Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Diane Morales

Tatiana Trafimovich
Amanda Wilcox