Matching Patterned Papers + Stamps! Halloween Cards and Video with Jennifer Jackson

Matching Papers + Stamps!

Hello! Jen here today with a bunch of  Halloween cards that I created using our new Halloween Meows Paper Pad and Halloween Woofs Paper Pad. Did you know that each of these paper pads has patterns in them that coordinate with our stamp sets? That's what I'm going to show you today and there's a video at the end of this post too! 

For my first card today (shown above), I used the stamped image of the Frankenstein kitty from our Franken-Newton Stamp Set with a patterned paper that also features the Frankenstein kitties from our new Halloween Meows Paper Pad! Isn't that fun!? Then I paired it with the diagonal striped paper, also from the Halloween Meows Paper Pad to create a fun two panel patterned background. I cut the black postage edge rectangle using our Framework Die Set and then trimmed the two paper panels to fit inside. The top paper is 3 1/2" wide by 3" tall and the bottom paper is 3 1/2" wide by 1 1/2" tall. 

I also added two circles to hold the sentiment, die cutting them using our Circle Frames Die Set. I cut the kitty image out using the coordinating Franken-Newton Die Set and layered it over the circles and the paper with a bit of dimensional tape. That's it! A fun card that coordinates perfectly! 

I repeated the same card again, this time using the other Frankenstein kitty and his bride from the Franken-Newton Stamp Set:

Isn't it fun how the stamped images match up with the paper patterns?

I created a couple more cards using the same card layout but different stamps and paper patterns. This card duo uses the Newton's Costume Party Stamp Set along with the matching paper from the Halloween Meows Paper Pad:

This time I switched up the colors a bit and used different patterns on the bottoms but it's otherwise exactly the same! The sentiment is also from the Newton's Costume Party Stamp Set and I used the Newton's Costume Party Die Set to cut them out. 

Then I created a third set of cards, this time using the Dress-Up Doxies Stamp Set along with the Halloween Woofs Paper Pad:

Again, I used the same layout, just switched up the colors and paper patterns. The sentiment on this one is from the Happy Howl-oween Stamp Set (which also has a matching paper print in this paper pad), and I cut the images out using the coordinating Dress-Up Doxies Die Set.

Isn't it fun how you can use the mix and match our paper pads and stamp images for quick and easy cards!? There are so many more combos you could create! I hope you'll give this a try!

Here is a video I created showing you how to create these cards! Enjoy!

Don't forget to head over to our Newton's Nook Designs YouTube Channel for more inspiration and subscribe to be informed when we add new content too! 

To Bee or Not To Bee Blog Hop!

To Bee Or Not to Bee Blog Hop!

It's World Bee Day and today we are participating in a World Bee Day Blog Hop, organized by Milka Gubo! This hope has been organized by Milka to help celebrate the 2nd World Bee Day, to support bees and to raise public awareness of the importance of bees and apicultural products. All the stops in this hop will be featuring fun Bee and/or Honey themed projects!  

To play along with the hop we are featuring an adorable Honey Bee Hive Card created by Larissa Heskett! Scroll down to see her beautiful card and details from Larissa on how it was created! 

Hello! This is Larissa and I'm sharing a fun Honey Bee Hive Card Today! 

Have you ever used your Patterned Stencils in order to add dimension and interest to a shaped card Design!!?? For my Honey Bee Hive Shaped Card Base today that is exactly what I'm going to do!! First I Die Cut the Honey Bee Hive from some Lawn Fawn #2 Pencil Cardstock and then I created Mask to add some shading to the layers of the Hive with a light inking of Wild Honey Distress Ink!! Then I placed the Newton's Nook Designs Argyle Stencil Set over the top and used some Purple tape to hold it in place while I inked with Wild Honey Distress Ink!! I removed the Stencil and the Subtle Pattern adds so much dimension to the design!!

Then I placed the second piece from the Argyle Stencil Set over the inked design and lined up the pattern placing more Purple tape to hold it in place!! Then with the help of the Therm O Web Stencil Pal I applied some Gina K Designs Glitter Glitz Gel in White!! I removed the Purple Tape and the Stencil and set it aside to dry!! Swoon!! It adds such a neat affect to the design!!




I stamped and embossed the images from the Newton's Costume Party Stamp Set and colored them in using Copic Markers!! (Newton: N0, N2 & N4 R00 for the cheeks  Bee Outfit: N8, N6, N4 Y11, Y15 & YR23  Wings: Bg000, BG10) I used the coordinating Newton's Costume Party Die Set to cut the images out and added some White Gel pen highlights, some Aqua Shimmer Pen for some Sparkle and Tonic Studios Black Nuvo Drops to add some dimension!! I also Stamped some of the tiny bee images from the Newton's Day Dream Stamp Set!! I wanted some Bees fling in the opposite direction, so I also used my Ranger Gel Printing Plate along with my Misti Stamping tool to Mirror Stamp a few of the Bees!! Then I Fussy Cut them out!! For the sentiment I Stamped and Embossed the Sentiment from the Loads of Blooms Stamp Set onto a vellum die cut speech bubble using the Speech Bubble Die Sets!! I masked off "Beauty" and Embossed it with some WOW Pearl Gold Glitter Embossing Powder!!



For the inside of the card I stamped and embossed the sentiment from the Newton's Day Dream Stamp Set and stamped another bee image and then added a red foiled heart that I added some Tonic Studios Morning Dew Nuvo Drops too to add some Dimension!!



Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you'll look at your Stencils differently and how you can use them to add dimension and patterns to things other than just A2 sized Card bases!!

- Larissa

To Bee Or Not to Bee Blog Hop!

19 prizes will be given away to 19 winners. Giveaway is opened Worldwide (+18), except for minors.

For your chance to win, hop along blogs of the participating designers and sponsors listed in blog hop list and leave comment on each blog hop stop (22 stops). After commenting, return back to Milka’s blog and add your name to InLinkz, but prior you do, please read Blog Hop details, terms, giveaway rules and privacy policy which are shared in Milka's blog post below InLinkz.

InLinkz closes on May 31st 2019, 11:59 PM CEST. Winners’ names will be announced on Milka’s blog on June 3rd 2019 during the day.

There will be couple additional giveaways along the hop. Details about additional prizes and giveaway rules can be found on blogs that offers additional prizes.


Blog hop list:

1. Milka Gubo
2. Alexandra Suta
3. Alice Huang
4. Amy Tsuruta
5. Donna Mikasa
6. Kathy Curry
7. Ksenija Rizova
8. Larissa Walgemoed
9. Neha Bhatt
10. Nonni Niskane
11. Samantha Mann
12. Sonja Kerkhoffs
13. Tina Pavlovic
14. Valentina Bizjak
15. Gerda Steiner Designs (sponsor)
16. Honey Bee Stamps (sponsor)
17. Lawn Fawn (sponsor)
18. Newton’s Nook Designs (sponsor)
19. Paper Smooches (sponsor)
20. Pretty Pink Posh (sponsor)
21. Uniko (sponsor)
22. Your Next Stamp (sponsor)

Milka Gubo (InLinkz – return after commenting and add your name to InLinkz)

A Fond Farewell to Juliana Michaels!

Saying Thank you & Farewell to Juliana!

Today we are sharing a collection of favorites created by Juliana. We are sad to say this will be our last post featuring Juliana as a member of our Design Team at Newton's Nook Designs! We are so grateful to have had Juliana on our team two amazing years! We've truly loved all her beautiful cards! She has such an eye for color and has inspired us each month with so many creative ways to use our products! Her creations always bring a smile to our faces! Plus, she is such a sweetheart and we've enjoyed getting to know her too. Juliana has been such an awesome member of our NND family! We are so sad to see her go but we feel lucky to have had her on our team for so long! Who knows -  you might see her back now and then for a blog hop or special feature! We wish her the very best as she continues to do fun things in the craft world and will definitely be checking out her blog - 17 Turtles in the future to say hello!

I thought it would be fun to re-share a few favorite cards by Juliana so I asked her to choose her favorite cards from her time on the NND Design Team! She has created so many awesome projects it was hard for her to choose but here are her picks below!

I'm a huge Halloween fan and the adorable Newton's Costume Party is one of my favorites! I just loved dressing up each cat with a different costume. I created the background using the Sky Borders Die Set too!

The mice from Naughty or Mice quickly became one of my favorite Christmas stamp sets from last year!

Being a big lover of all things Christmas, I just adore the cute llama in the Llama Delivery set. Here I combined it with the Snowfall Stencil to create a festive holiday scene. I also tucked in some holly with the Pines & Holly Die Set and used the Frames & Flags Die Set too.

 I love combining multiple images onto one card and the Sending Hugs Stamp Set is perfect for that!
 

Along with their adorable stamp sets, NND also creates some fun stencils and dies like this Tree Rings Stencil and Autumn Leaves Die Set. I also added in a sentiment from the Thankful Thoughts Stamp Set.

Last but not least...the final card I created for NND combined some of my favorite characters all on one card! I'm especially smitten with those cute pups from Happy Howl-i-days! This card includes images from Happy Howl-idays, Llama Delivery, Santa Paws Newton, Naughty or Mice, and Slothy Christmas along with the Framework Die Set. 

Thank you so much, Juliana, for the awesome inspiration! We'll miss you! If you would like to continue to follow Juliana and see her creations you can continue to find her at her blog, 17 Turtles!

Being Awesome Card by Nakaba Rager

Unicorn Kitty! 

Today we are sharing a super cute unicorn card by Naki! She used the kitty and unicorn costume from the Newton's Costume Party Stamp Set. She colored the kitty in soft grey using no-line coloring and then added the fun unicorn hat coloring it in soft rainbow colors. She trimmed out the pieces using the Newton's Costume Party Die Set and assembled them for her card. For her sentiment she added in the cute saying from the Believe in Unicorns Stamp Set. Doesn't that sentiment go perfectly with this image! So cute! She also added some sparkle in the the background using the Starfield Stencil with sparkly embossing paste to give a fun magical touch! She finished it off with three strips of tiny washi tape and some sequins! What great details!

To see more beautiful projects by Naki,  you can head over to her blog, Notes from Naki and say hello!

Coffee with Friends Card by Juliana Michaels

Time for a Coffee Break? 

Today we have an adorable trio of kitties sharing coffee on this card by Juliana! She started out with the kitty using the french press from the Newton Loves Coffee Stamp Set. Then she added in the kitty from the Sending Hugs Stamp Set along with his coffee cup. This set is so awesome because the coordinating Sending Hugs Die Set Set cuts around the arms so the kitty can hold the coffee tucked inside them. Then to make it a fun trio she added in the kitty from the Newton's Costume Party Stamp Set. She used the Tumbling Hearts Stencil to make a fun coffee colored heart background and adde the "Coffee is always a good idea" sentiment from the Newton Loves Coffee Stamp Set. It's so pretty how the teal cardstock border matches the coffee mug wraps and gives the perfect pop of color!

Do you have several Newton Stamp Sets? We'd love to see how you'd combine them!

Thanks, Juliana, for the fun coffee inspiration today! To see more creations by Juliana, visit her over to her blog, 17 Turtles!

Sliding Message Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Adorable Bee Card with Sliding Message

Today we have an super cute card by Ellen using a bunch of stamp sets together plus a fun interactive element! For this card Ellen used that cute kitty in a bee costume from the Newton's Costume Party Stamp Set. She created a cute little scene for the kitty using the grass and hill from the Land Borders Die Set. Then she added on stamped some little leaves from the Autumn Newton Stamp Set and flowers from the Happy Little Thoughts Stamp Set and Toucan Party Stamp Set and a tiny little butterfly from the Newton's Birdbath Stamp Set! It's so cute how all those little images work together. She colored them all and cut them out with their coordinating die sets too. Then she added the "special delivery" sentiment from the Newton's Happy Mail Stamp Set onto a little slider panel.

When you pull up the slider you see the message inside:

That sentiment, "Lucky that you're my friend" is from the Newton's Pot of Gold Stamp Set. She also used a bit of acetate from our acetate sheets to make the fun slider!

Aren't interactive cards so fun! It would be such a treat to receive a card like this in the mail!

Do you love this project by Ellen? To seem more of her beautiful creations, you can visit Ellen over at her blog Crafty Ellen!

Unicorn Kitties Card by October Guest Designer Waleska Galindo

Hello Friends Waleska here with my Monday Blog Post as the October Guest Designer!!! I hope you have a great starting week!!  For today's card I gave halloween cards a rest and I used the Newton´s Costume Party Stamp Set for a non halloween card, I dress up Newton as a beautiful unicorn for a card ready to cheer up someone in need!!!

CARD DETAILS:

I used Oxide Inks for the background in colors Worn Lipstick, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Cracked Pistachio, Broken China and Wilted Violet,  I put all the colors on a Ranger Mat and I added a little water, I started smooshing a white card base beginning with the light colors until I smooshed all of the them to create a very colorful background.

I die cut the rainbow and color it with the same Oxide colors from the card base to unify the design, I stamped, cut and color three cats and adhere the unicorn horns to them.  I used 3D foam to raised the cats and cloud.  Finally I added the sentiment and clear sequins as embellishments.

The Newton´s Costume Party stamp set is so great because you can use it for many occasions! I hope you like my card and I inspire you to use this and other sets in different ways!

Have a wonderful week!

Happy Halloween Card by October Guest Designer Waleska Galinda

Hello Friends!!! Waleska here... and for today's card poor Newton was so scared he jumped to the wall.  Every time I make scene cards, I try to think on a special scenario and work with my images! Let me share with you how I created this one:

CARD DETAILS:

I wanted to create a scene with a spooky wall with Newton hanging because he is so scared after seeing that spooky frame or mirror.  I cut a cream cardstock for the front of my card and sponge the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  To make the down part of the wall I used a score board and score every 1/2 inch to create a wall texture and sponge it again with Walnut Stain Distress Ink to accentuate the raised lines.  I cut a strip of cardstock in the same color and adhere it to the scored panel with foam.

After I had my wall I stamped the spooky frame from the Creepy Cameos Stamp Set with Versafine ink and added clear embossing powder, for the inside part of the frame I used gray cardstock to simulate glass and stamped the creepy skull that scares Newton.  Finally I added the very frightened Newton from a non halloween stamp set called Naughty Newton to the wall and I added the sentiment from Newtons Costume Party Stamp Set.

I hope you like my card and I could inspire you to create and think outside box with your stamps to create fun scenes!  I hope you have a great starting week!

Trick or Treat Card by October Guest Designer Waleska Galindo

Hello Friends, Waleska here from craftinglovew with another Halloween card. (I told you I am a HUGE Halloween fan) I used our friend Newton in different costumes for a fun Trick or Treat scene.

CARD DETAILS:

For the background  of my card today I used oxide inks, and because they blend so well you can almost mix any colors beautifully.  My secret is to start with the lightest color so you don't contaminate your blending tools and get a smoother look, so I started with Spiced Marmalade Oxide Ink at the bottom and Seedless Preserves Oxide Ink for the up part.  In the middle where the two colors meet all you have to do is splash some water and it would look awesome!!! I traced and cut a hill, I sponge it with Peeled Paint Oxide Ink and adhere it to my card base to be the ground for my scene.

I glue the house silhouette and also the moon.  To  make the moon I sponge a circle die cut with Pumice Stone regular distress ink and splash some water with a distress sprayer.  To add more texture you can also sprayed  it with some shimmer.

I finally stamped and color the witch cat from the Newton´s Boo-tiful Night and the Newton from

Newton´s Costume Party and added the Mask so he can also be dressed up for Halloween.  I stamped 3 bats with Versafine Onyx Black ink for a more spooky feel and added the sentiment from the Spooky Skeletons set.

I love to mix sets to create cards and Newton's Nook stamps are great to do that!!! I hope you liked my card today!  

Have a Spook-tacular Day!!

Hope Your Day Doesn't Bite Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Today's card by Ellen is sure to make you smile! She created an adorable water scene using several stamp sets. How cute are those two kitties!!? The kitty wearing the shark costume is from the Newton's Costume Party Stamp Set. She also colored a cute pirate hat from the Newton's Costume Party Stamp Set and added it onto the kitty from the Newton's Antics Stamp Set.  She trimmed out the kitties using the coordinating dies from both sets. Then she created a scene for them using the Land Borders Die Set and Sea Borders Die Set. She added in some cattails on the the sides from the Winston's Lake House Stamp Set. To finish off the card she added in the funny "Hope your day doesn't bite" and "Nom! Nom! Nom!" sentiments from the Shark Bites Stamp Set

This combo of images is so creative and fun! I love the idea of using the costumed kitties to create cards for occasions other than Halloween!

Do you love this card by Ellen? To seem more of her beautiful creations, you can visit Ellen over at her blog Crafty Ellen!

Trick or Treat Kitty Card by Juliana Michaels

Trick or Treat! 

Today we have an fun Halloween card by Juliana using the cute kitty wearing the witch hat from our Newton's Costume Party Stamp Set! She colored a fun shade of orange for Halloween and cut the kitty and hat out using the coordinating Newton's Costume Party Die Set. Then she added in the cute duo of pumpkins from the Fall-ing for You Stamp Set and added them next to the kitty with the "trick or treat" sentiment from the Newton's Costume Party Stamp Set! The fun spiderweb background gives the perfect touch for Halloween fun too!

Thanks, Juliana, for the fun card today! To see more creations by Juliana, visit her over to her blog, 17 Turtles!