No Peeking! Cat Christmas Card by Larissa Heskett

Kitty Christmas Card!

Today we are sharing an adorable kitty themed Christmas card by Larissa! 

For this fun card, she started by using the kitten wearing a Santa hat from our A Kitten Christmas Stamp Set and the cat peeking out of the gift box from our Newton's Gift Stamp Set. For both images she colors the kitties in neutral brown with lots of fur details and speckles! So cute! Then she colors the hat and gifts in Christmas reds and greens, adding details to the image with a white gel pen. She also added a tiny bell to the Santa hat! She cut the cat image out using the coordinating A Kitten Christmas Die Set and the Newton's Gift Die Set.

Here is a close-up so you can see the amazing coloring details:

For her card base she started with a white card and then layered the plaid patterned paper from the Meowy Christmas Paper Pad, cutting it out with our Frames & Flag Die Set to give it a scalloped edge. 

Behind the kitties and gifts she used our Petite Snow Stencil to add sparkly snow the the background, inking over it with a light blue. The kitties and gifts were layered on top to create a cozy Christmas scene! 

 

This gorgeous holiday card would be PURR-fect for sending to any cat lover! We hope you enjoyed this card by Larissa today! To say hello to Larissa and see more of her creations, you can visit her over at her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs.

Holiday Gift Card Holder by Donna Idlet

No Peeking! Holiday Gift Card Holder!

Today we are sharing a fun card by Donna that is also a gift card holder!

For this fun card layout she started with a  card base that was 5 1/2" x 10 1/2." Then she scored it at 2" and 6 1/4" to make a tri-fold card. On the front panels she cut papers from our Canine Christmas Paper Pad to fit over the panels. She also stamped the kitty in the gift box from our Newton's Gift Stamp Set, coloring the gift in traditional holiday colors and adding "From meow to you!" on to the front.  She cut the image out using the coordinating Newton's Gift Die Set and adhered it to the top flap of the tri-fold card so that the image helps keep the card closed with a little circle of velcro on the back. She also added a "no peeking" in the lower corner, stamped onto a circle that was die cut using the little stitched circle from our Frames Squared Die Set. 

Here is what it looks like as you open the card: 

Once fully open, there are three panels inside that were decorated. On the top and bottom she added white cardstock and the sentiments from our Sentiments of the Season Stamp Set. In the center she added more patterned paper from our Canine Christmas Paper Pad and a pocket to hold the gift card! 

What a fun way to make a gift card feel special!

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

2022 Cat Lovers Blog Hop!

2022 Cat Lovers Hop

This week is the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop! This hop is so fun and since the theme is CATS we knew we HAD to play along! To participate in this blog hop, you just have to create a project that features a cat theme  and upload it to the post on Her Peaceful Garden! We hope you can play along since there are some really awesome sponsors and prizes, including one from us at Newton's Nook Designs! 

Here's what I created:

Since we have a ton of different kitty stamp designs in our shop, it was hard to choose what to use for my card today, but I decided to feature our brand new Newton's Gift Stamp Set. This set features the kitty popping out of a gift box and holding a blank tag. The stamp set also includes a variety of sentiments that will fit on the tag so you can customize your greeting. For this card I chose to use "fa la la la MEOW" and created a card with a holiday music theme! I colored the image with watercolor markers and then cut it out using the coordinating Newton's Gift Die Set.

For the background I chose our Argyle Stencil Set and created the fun argyle pattern in that matched the colors I had used on the gift. This stencil set is awesome because it has two layers that easily line up. It's great for making two color backgrounds! I chose to make the diamond layer lime green and the stitching layer pink. Then I cut the panel out with our  Frames & Flags Die Set to give it a fun scalloped edge. 

I wanted to add some music to this card to match the sentiment so I used our Music Stencil with white texture paste on top of some vellum. After it had dried I cut it out into a scalloped circle using our Circle Frames Die Set. I also cut out a smaller scalloped circle using the lime green polka dot paper from our new Christmas Time Paper Pad. This paper pad has some great Christmas patterns but if you like kitties, you'll want to check out our Meowy Christmas Paper Pad too as it's jam packed with cute holiday kitty themes! 

Our Design Team Member, Donna Idlet is playing along today too. Here's a little peek at her project:

You can head over to her blog, Creative Lady to see the whole project and more details!

We hope you enjoy the cat hop! I you are not familiar with our brand yet, our company was named after our orange tabby, Newton. Sadly, we lost our 18 year old Newton in 2019. We miss him terribly but he still lives on in our hearts and our stamp designs! Our current resident kitty helper is named Marlowe. One of his favorite activities is walking across my keyboard, but he means to be a "good" helper! LOL! Here's a photo of Marlowe from the other day, he was being all sleepy while keeping me company on my craft desk!

Below are links to the products I've used today. Click on the names to find them in our shop!

Newton's Gift

Christmas Time Paper Pad

Dies used(left to right): Frames & Flags Die Set, Circle Frames Die Set

Stencils used(left to right): Argyle Stencil Set, Music Stencil

We also have LOTS of other cute kitty stamps too! 
Make sure to check them out here in our Newton and Kittens categories.  

I hope you will play along with the Cat Lovers Hop! You have until Oct. 29 to link up at Her Peaceful Garden for a chance to win prizes, including one from us at Newton's Nook Designs! Hope you can play along! 

   

October Reveal Day 3 - Christmas Nap and Newton's Gift Stamp Sets

Today is reveal day three for our Holiday Release! Today we are getting cozy for the holidays with the dog and cat on our new Christmas Nap Stamp Set. Newton is getting ready for more holiday fun, popping out of the gift on the Newton's Gift Stamp Set too! 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 today. 

Christmas Nap

Cozy up and enjoy the simple moments of the Holidays this season! This 4x4 stamp set features a sweet dog and cat duo, enjoying a nap on a chair next to their Christmas tree and gifts, perfect for creating cards for friends and family this Holiday! (Die sets sold separately.)

Here's some info on the Christmas Nap Stamp Set

• 4x4 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 2 stamps: 1 image and 1 sentiment
• Coordinating Holiday Haul purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 1 coordinating die and one bonus "peace & joy" word die
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, October 14th

Newton's Gift Stamp Set

Newton is ready to help you with gift giving on this 4x4 stamp set. This design features our favorite kitty peeking out of a gift  that is sure to make you smile! The gift includes a blank tag and all the included sentiments will fit on the front. It's the perfect way to customize your holiday greetings!  (Die sets sold separately.)

Here's some info on the Newton's Gift Stamp Set

• 4x4 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 8 stamps: 2 images and 6 sentiments
• Coordinating Newton's Gift purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 2 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, October 14th

Get Cozy and Enjoy All the 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.

Card by Tatiana using the new Newton's Gift Stamp Set and Christmas Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: A7 Frames & Banners Die Set, Starfield Stencil

Card by Tina using the new Newton's Gift Stamp Set and Christmas Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set, Bookmark Die Set

Card by Zsofia using the new Newton's Gift Stamp Set and Christmas Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Framework Die Set, Oval Frames Die Set, Frames & Flags Die Set

Card by Ellen using the new Newton's Gift Stamp Set and Christmas Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set, Fancy Edges Tag Die Set, Sky Scene Builder Die Set

Card by Amanda using the new Newton's Gift Stamp Set. Additional products used: Framework Die Set, Holiday Foliage Stencil

Tag by Maria using the new Newton's Gift Stamp Set and Christmas Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Fancy Edges Tag Die Set

Card by Samantha using the new Newton's Gift Stamp Set and Christmas Time Paper Pad. 

Tags by Donna using the new Newton's Gift Stamp Set, Canine Christmas Paper Pad and Christmas Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Fancy Edges Tag Die Set

Card by Larissa using the new Newton's Gift Stamp Set and Christmas Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set

Card by Farhana using the new Newton's Gift Stamp Set and Canine Christmas Paper Pad. Additional products used: Oval Frames Die Set

Would you like to win the “Christmas Nap" or the "Newton's Gift" Stamp Set?
We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set! 

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 October 13th at 9pm ET to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 14th.  

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