Happy New Year Card by Amanda Wilcox

 

Happy New Year!

Have you finished your Christmas Cards and are ready to move on to the New Year? Or maybe you're planning on Sending our New Year's Cards instead?  Either way, today we have the purr-fect New Year's inspiration by Amanda!

This card features the cute image of Newton on a giant firework from our Newton's 4th of July Stamp Set. Although this stamp set has a 4th of July theme, all you need to do is change the sentiment to stretch it's use for other occasions! Amanda colored the image in fun bright pastels and cut it out using the coordinating Newton's 4th of July Die Set. Then she created a coordinating background for the New Year theme using our Fireworks Stencil with fun bright pastels! 

She layered Newton onto the sky and added the "Happy New Year" sentiment from our Newton's New Year Stamp Set, stamped onto a circle that was die cut using our Circle Frames Die Set. She added a few sparkly stars and silver splatters for a finishing touch!

What a fun way to get more out of your products! We hope this creation has helped you to think about ways to use your holiday stamps in different ways! 

We hope you enjoyed this Happy New Year card today! To say hello to Amanda and see more details you can visit her over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!

Cheers for You Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Cheers For You!

Today Ellen is sharing a fun celebratory card using our Newton Celebrates Stamp Set. Although we shared many cards over New Year's Eve using this stamp set, she wanted to show how you can use this card for any celebration throughout the year!

For her card today, she colored the kitty in the martini glass from the Newton Celebrates Stamp Set using copic markers. She added such fun patterns to the fur and sweet pink cheeks too! The image was cut out using the coordinating Newton Celebrates Die Set. She also colored a chocolate from the Love & Chocolate Stamp Set and some bubbles and confetti from the Newton's New Year Stamp Set. She used the coordinating Love & Chocolate Die Set and Newton's New Year Die Set to cut these out. 

For the card base, she created a slimline card using our Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set to give the pink panel a fun scalloped edge. Then she added to the celebration theme by using our Bubbly Stencil with orange and yellow distress inks and layering that on top of the scalloped frame. 

To finish out the card, she used the word "cheers" on the top, cut out using our Cocktail Mixer Die Set from pink glitter paper. The "for you" was stamped from our Newton Celebrates Stamp Set and embossed in white. 

We hope you enjoyed this fun project today from Ellen! To see more unique creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen!

Happy New Year Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

The New Year is nearly here!

The holidays are fast approaching and before you know it we will be celebrating the start of the New Year! The duo of friends on this card by Tatiana are ready to help you celebrate! She used the adorable image of the cat and dog bursting open a bottle of champagne from our Newton Celebrates Stamp Set. The image was cut out using the coordinating Newton Celebrates Die Set. She added it to her card along with two champagne glasses stamped from our Newton’s New Year Stamp Set. The glasses were cut out using the coordinating Newton’s New Year Die Set. She also added some gold sequins and confetti the Happy New Year Sentiment to the top! Along the bottom is a strip of glittery confetti created using our Confetti Stencil too! So fun! 

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

Thank you for the celebratory greeting today, Tatiana! If you like this project you can see more of Tatiana's work over on her blog, Tatiana Craft and Art.

Oink Trio of Birthday Cards by Ellen Haxelmans

Squeal! You'll Love with These Piggy Cards by Ellen!

Today we have a trio of adorable piggy cards created by Ellen! She used the adorable pig images from our Oink Stamp Set to create three fun pig cards! For the first card (shown above) she used the piggy with the birthday cake. She colored the image and used the coordinating Oink Die Set to cut the image out. Then she layered it over a fun yellow splattered background that was cut out using our
Frames Squared Die Set.

If you like this splattered look on this little background piece, scroll to the end of this post for instructions on how to do this technique! 

For the background she used our  for the large scalloped border. She also cut out the stitched rectangle using our Frames & Flags Die Set and stenciled confetti on it using our Confetti Stencil.

For the second piggy card, Ellen used the image of the pig with the big bow from our Oink Stamp Set and paired him with a pie slice from our Newton's Thanksgiving Stamp Set. So cute! She cut the images out with the coordinating Oink Die Set and Newton's Thanksgiving Die Set. She used a similar layout as the last card, adding layers using our Frames & Flags Die Set and Frames Squared Die Set. This time she used the Hardwood Stencil for the background panel.

The third piggy card using the cute image of the pig from our Oink Stamp Set lying on the ground. This time she paired the pig with the champagne glass from the Newton's New Year Stamp Set  and party hat from the Newton Celebrates Stamp Set. She used the coordinating dies to cut the pieces out and layered them again with shapes from our Frames & Flags Die Set and Frames Squared Die Set. On this card she also used our Bubbly Stencil for the background bubbles and added the "sip happens" sentiment from our Wine a Little Stamp Set.

Here's a little tutorial from Ellen on how to make the Splattered Backgrounds! 

• First apply your ink. It's best to use an ink that reacts with water like Distress ink or Oxide inks. I used Oxide inks. After that I used water. For this I use a mini mister with water. Take out the nozzle and tap with your finger on it. The water drops will fall on your paper. Wait till you see the ink reaction from the water and then dab wet areas away with a towel.
• You can do the same ‘tapping’ technique with white Dylusions White Linen ink. The only difference is that I heat it with my heat gun to dry.
• The last step is to apply a glimmer ink. For this I use Glitter Sprays are my favorite. After you sprinkled the ink, you dab the ink off with a towel.

If you love this project by Ellen you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen to see more of her beautiful creations!

Season's Givings Blog Hop

Happy New Year & a Blog Hop! 

Happy New Year Everyone! Today we are thrilled to be participating in the Seasons Givings Blog Hop! The idea for this wonderful hop was created by Latisha Yost and it's all about thanking our blog readers.

If you are new to our blog - WELCOME! We hope you will keep coming back for more inspiration this year! If you are already a reader - THANK YOU! We are so grateful for all of you who read our blog every day and we are happy for the chance to say thank you for your support of our small business!!

Just in case you aren't familiar with our brand, we are a small husband and wife company - Jen and Jeff- run out our home in southern Wisconsin. Jen is the creative side and is the artist behind all the adorable stamp designs in our shop. Jeff is more on the analytic side and runs the business and web side of things! Although we both definitely help each other whenever we can, Jen looking over spreadsheets and Jeff helping decide on product design ideas! We are supervised by our two adorable kitties - Newton, who is the namesake of our company, and Hobbes, who is his sweet, slightly younger brother. 

Here's a quick photo of Newton (he's the orange one - just like our logo) and Hobbes in their favorite snuggly spot!

Happy New Year Card! 

Since today is the first day of the New Year I wanted to share a New Years card I just created with everyone!

I have been having so much fun with our new Newton Celebrates and Newton's New Year Stamp Sets! Those kitties with the champagne make me smile! For this card I used the kitty holding the bottle from the Newton's New Year Stamp Set and the kitty holding the champagne glass is from the Newton Celebrates Stamp Set. They are so cute together! I colored both images using Copic markers and cut them out with their coordinating die sets. For the background of this card I cut a panel of shiny silver paper and then used our Bubbly Stencil with white embossing paste over the top! For a bit more texture, I layered a piece of vellum that I cut into a stitched rectangle using our Frames & Flags Die Set over the top. Then I added a black banner, also cut out with the Frames & Flags Die Set and layered the kitties over the top. I wanted to add the year onto the banner so I got out our Essential Alphabet Die Set to add in the 2019. This die set is perfect for adding custom words and numbers to your cards! I finished out the card by stamping the "happy new year" sentiment from the Newton's New Year Stamp Set on a yellow circle and tucking it behind the kitties! 

I love how this turned out! I hope you enjoyed this card today and the blog hop too! Read on to find out how you can win and make sure you check out the other blogs in this hop since EVERY stop has a prize giveaway!! How awesome is that!?

New Years Sale is on now! 

We are having a sale right now if you'd like to try some our products at a discount! You can receive 19% off your purchase by using code NEWYEAR19  at  Newton's Nook Designs! Offer good through January 2!

Enter to Win! Season's Givings Hop Prizes! 

We will be choosing one lucky winner to win a $25 store credit for Newton's Nook Designs online shop!

To enter, we ask that you do one or more of the following:

• Follow newtonsnook on Instagram for inspiration and kitty photos too!
• Sign up for our e-newsletter for weekly inspiration and sale information!
• Join our Create & Share Facebook Group where you can connect with other fans and share projects

Then leave a comment on this post telling us which of the above you have done. If you already do all the items above you can still enter, just leave a comment saying you are already a follower. 

You have until Sunday, January 6th at 11 pm EST to enter -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, January 7th.

The WHOLE blog hop!

There are a ton of awesome stops on this hop so make sure you check out the whole list below for more chances to win prizes at each stop!

Lawn Fawn

Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine

Hero Arts

Papertrey Ink

My Favorite Things

Reverse Confetti

My Sweet Petunia

Picket Fence Stamps

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Ink Blot Shop

Indigo Jade Art

Sunny Studio Stamps

Paper House Productions

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Newton's Nook Designs <--- You are Here

Latisha Yoast

Lydia Fiedler

Lori Craig

Dina Kowal

Nichol Spohr

Chari Moss

Jenn Shurkus

Vera Yates

Ashley Newell

Beth Pingry

Giovana Smith

Dana Joy

Heather Hoffman

Margie Higuchi

Mindy Eggen

Julie Tilman

Cindy Lawrence

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Kelly Latevola

Emily Midgett

Ilina Crouse

Emily Leiphart

Kristie Goulet

Debi Adams

Tracey McNeeley

Wanda Guess

Ashley Harris

Tracey McLennon

Janine Tinklenberg

Amy Rysavy

Caly Person

Marcie Sharp

Mary-Ann Coulter

Amy Tsuruta

Tricia Barber

Shemaine Smith

Christine Meyer

Lisa Henke

Shellye McDaniel

Kathy Schweinfurth

Yvonne Van Der Grijp

Lynette Kaufmann

Laura Williams

Dana Tatar

Cheiron Brandon

Patti Gilliam

Gracie Chavez

Carisa Zglobicki

Debbie Seyer

Mariana Grigsby

Michele Woerner

Deborah Saaranen

Lisa Stein

November Reveals - Day 3 - Newton Celebrates and Newton's New Year

Today is our final reveal day for our November Release and we're sharing two new celebratory and New Year themed stamps sets! We have a giveaway too so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Newton Celebrates

Get ready to party with Newton! In this fun 4x6 stamp set, Newton is ready to help you celebrate any occasion. He's so cute hanging out in the Martini Glass, raising a toast and opening champagne with his puppy friend. This set is perfect for any party or celebration through the whole year!

Here's some info on the Newton Celebrates stamp set:

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set 
• 12 stamps: 5 images and 7 words/sentiments 
• Coordinating Newton Celebrates purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes5 dies 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, November 23

Newton's New Year

Bring in the new year with this adorable 3x4 stamp set! Newton is ready for a glass of champagne and to say cheers! The cute image of the kitty with the champagne would also be great for celebrations and anniversaries throughout the year!

Here's some info on the Newton's New Year stamp set:

• 3 x 4 photopolymer stamp set 
• 6 stamps: 4 images and 2 sentiments 
• Coordinating Newton's New Year purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 4 dies 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, November 23

Celebrate with fun projects by our Design Team using these two new designs!

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.

This card by Juliana is perfect for a New Years celebration! She combined the two sets revealed today, using the kitty with the champagne bottle from the new Newton's New Year Stamp Set with the kitty raising his glass from the Newton Celebrates Stamp Set. She cut out the black stitched rectangle panel using our Frames & Flags Die Set.  For the background she used shiny gold foil with our Confetti Stencil! 

This fun card by Zsofia is perfect for a party or birthday card any time of year! She used the kitty in the Martini glass from our new Newton Celebrates Stamp Set. She added on the party hat and layered the image of a fun blue sun ray background using our Sunscape Stencil. She added on the word Party" using die cut letters from our Essential Alphabet Die Set and adding in some gold party streamers using our Balloon Shaker Die Set. 

This Happy New Year card by Naki is so celebratory! She used the images from our new Newton's New Year Stamp Set, coloring the kitty with fun shades of gold and navy. Then she used the coordinating  Newton's New Year Die Set to cut the outline of the kitty in several colors to layer behind him for a fun effect! For the background she repeatedly stamped the "cheers" and added some confetti in lime green!

This adorable birthday card was created by Holly using our new Newton Celebrates Stamp Set. She added the birthday hat to the kitty in the Martini glass and added it to her card with fun bright colored papers! She also used our Frames & Flags Die Set to cut out the Scalloped Edged panel, stitched rectangle panel and banner for the sentiment! 

Time to party with Newton and his friends on this adorable card by Tatiana! She used the images from our new Newton Celebrates Stamp Set to create a fun party theme. She colored the images in fun bright colors and cut them  out with the coordinating die set. She layered them over a fun confetti background that was created using our Confetti Stencil. Perfect for a celebration or birthday card!

Samantha created an adorable tag that would be perfect to tie onto a bottle for a celebratory gift! She used the kitty from our Newton's New Year Stamp Set, along with two champagne flutes. She added the fun images to a tag that was cut out using our Fancy Edges Tag Die Set. She finished it out with the "Cheers" die cut from our Cocktail Mixer Die Set

Maria created a fun shaker card that is perfect for a New Years Celebration! She used the kitty with the champagne bottle and the champagne flutes from our Newton's New Year Stamp Set! She added them to her fun shaker filled with tiny stars. Along the bottom she created a big scalloped border using our Sky Borders Die Set. 

If you are throwing a Holiday party, this card by Amanda would be perfect for creating invitations! She used the image of Newton in the cocktail glass from our Newton Celebrates Stamp Set and colored the drink bright green! Then she paired this with fun red and green patterned paper and the "let's party sentiment." Perfect for Holiday celebrations! 

Ellen also created a little gift tote using our two new sets together. She used the kitty with the champagne bottle from the new Newton's New Year Stamp Set with the kitty raising his glass from the Newton Celebrates Stamp Set. She also added in the "Cheers" die cut from our from our Cocktail Mixer Die Set. For the background she created a lovely yellow and orange argyle pattern using our new Argyle Stencil Set! What fun!

This amazing card by Larissa would be perfect for a Holiday Party! She used the image of the kitty in the martini glass from our Newton Celebrates Stamp Set and added on the hat, coloring it in candy cane stripes! For that amazing background she used BOTH our new Plaid and Argyle Stencil Sets. She layered the Plaid using one of the stencils twice to get a 3 color pattern. Then she added the argyle on top using foil! What a fun technique!

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

ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win! 

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 Wednesday November 21st at 9pm EST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 23rd.

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Newton's Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Zsofia Molnar
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Tatiana Trafimovich