Llama Birthday Fun Card by Samantha Mann

Llama Birthday Fun! 

Today we are celebrating a fun birthday with this adorable card by Samantha!

For this card she featured the adorable llama from our Loveable Llamas Stamp Set. She colored the llama in fun neutral tones with added dots for texture on the fur. She also colored the blanket to add to his back and the potted cacti to add onto her card. These images were all cut out using the coordinating Loveable Llamas Die Set. She also added a bow tie and birthday hat to accessorize the llama, stamped from the Pug Hugs Stamp Set and cut out with the coordinating Pug Hugs Die Set. How adorable is that!?

Then, for her card base, she created a starry background on the top half using our  Cascading Stars Stencil with distress inks. 

To create the customized sentiment she stamped the sentiment from the Loveable Llamas Stamp Set, using masking to use the only the words "have a" and "fun on your birthday" by themselves, embossing each on their own black banner.  Then she cut the letters to spell "llama" from the center of her card, using the Essential Alphabet Die Set. She added the black banners with the stamped words onto each side to complete the fun sentiment running across the card! How cool! 

We hope you enjoyed this amazing card today and are inspired to create some fun and creative birthday cards of your own! With a little creativity you can put together fun custom sentiments too!

To say hello to Sam and see more of her amazing creations you can visit her over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!  

 

Bah HumPUG Card by Samantha Mann + Blog Hop Winners!

Bah HumPUG!

Today we have a grumpy pug Holiday card by Samantha that is sure to make you giggle! 

For this funny card, Samantha used the cute pug from our  Pug Hugs Stamp Set. She colored in shades of brown and added a bright red nose and pink cheeks! So cute! She used the coordinating Pug Hugs Die Set to cut the image out before adding it to her card. She also added a Santa hat onto the pugs head using the hat stamp from the Newton's Christmas Kittens Stamp Set and cutting it out with the coordinating Newton's Christmas Kittens Die Set. She added a tiny pom pom onto the hat for a fun and cheerful detail!

For the background, she created a gorgeous background of gold lights using our Light Strings Stencil Set over a blue inked background. This stencil is two layers so it makes using two colors easy. For the layer with the light bulbs she used deco foil transfer gel over the stencil to apply gold foil to the light bulbs!  Then she lined up the second stencil with the light strings and used white texture paste! What a beautiful effect!  

For the sentiment, she used letters from our Essential Alphabet Die Set to spell out "BAH HUMPUG" and cut it out of the background panel. She then layered it over a piece of black cardstock so the letters really pop through! So fun! 

We hope this card has made you smile today! To say hello to Sam and see more of her amazing creations you can visit Sam over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop Winners!

Thank you to everyone for participating in our 9th Annual Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop! We really enjoy reading all of your comments! Check out below to see if you won! The winning blogs and comments was chosen using random.org.

The two following winners each receives a  $25 store credit to newtonsnookdesigns.com 

Winner 1 was randomly chosen from the Channin's blog: Alexandra Y

Winner 2 was randomly chosen from Zsofia's blog: Sue D

Congrats to the Winners! Don't forget - you have 7 days from today to to e-mail us at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com with your full name and email address to claim your prize (it's also easiest if you already have an account set up in our shop).

Sending You a Birthday Pug Card by Tina Herbeck

Birthday Pug!

This fun birthday card by Tina would be perfect for any dog lovers on your list! She features the adorable pug from our Pug Hugs Stamp Set. She colors him using alcohol markers, giving him a fun teal colored birthday hat. Tina cut out her images using a Scan N Cut but you could also use the coordinating Pug Hugs Die Set. 

For her card base she cut out a scallop edged panel using our Frames & Flags Die Set. She added a soft blue hue in the center of her panel to help the images pop. Behind the pup she also added balloons from our Delightful Doxies Stamp Set, coloring them teal, green, yellow and gray and added them behind the pup. Isn't it cute how she used twine to make strings for the balloons? Again, she cut her balloons out using a Scan N Cut but you could also use the coordinating Delightful Doxies Die Set.

To finish off this cute card, she added the birthday pug sentiment from the  Pug Hugs Stamp Set in the lower right corner and added some iridescent sequins around the balloons. 

We hope this fun birthday card by Tina made you smile today! 

To see more beautiful cards by Tina, you can visit her blog, The Scrappin Rabbit!

A Trio of Holiday Cards by Maria Russell

 Holiday Inspiration from Maria!

Today we have THREE adorable Holiday cards by Maria to share! First we have an adorable scene featuring that cute pug from our Pug Hugs Stamp Set! Maria added on a Santa Hat to the Pug and put him under some mistletoe from our Holiday Smooches Stamp Set! She added the "meet me under the Mistletoe" sentiment, also from the Holiday Smooches Stamp Set and some cute little presents from the Llama Delivery Stamp Set. I love how with a little creativity you can mix and match so many of our stamps together! She also used our Frames & Flags Die Set to cut out the rounded corner stitched rectangle panel and the red scalloped card frame!

Next Maria created two yummy cards featuring our new Peppermint Die Set:

For the first card she created  a trio of peppermints using our Peppermint Die Set and cutting them from sparkly glitter paper! She also added on a fun scalloped border and the "merry everything" sentiment along the bottom from our Sentiments of the Season Stamp Set. How fun! 

For her second card she made the card into a tree shape, complete with star on top! Then she decorated the tree with festive peppermints using our Peppermint Die Set. In the center she used the "peppermint kisses and mistletoe wishes" sentiment from the Newton's Candy Cane Stamp Set. I love how perfectly this sentiment goes with those sparkly mints!

We hope these lovely projects by Maria have inspired you today!

To see more beautiful projects by Maria, visit her over at her blog, Maria Russell Designs and don't forget to subscribe to her YouTube channel too!

Pug Hugs Card by September Guest Designer Tracy Freeman

I can't believe my guest design term is over with Newtons Nook It has gone so quick and I have loved every part of it.

I thought as it was my last week I would use my favourite Newtons Nook Stamp set, Pug Hugs. I adore all things Newton but this set just gets me every time (I am also a HUGE pug fan)

I stamped the image and sentiment onto some Canson Watercolor paper using my Misti and then used my Missiongold Watercolours to colour this cutie.

I went with fairly loose watercoloring and added some colours around him and "ground".

Whilst that was drying I took some plaid paper and two dies that I have and created the frame. I love getting more out of my dies and this is an easy way to do that.

I then adhered the watercolour piece flat to the card base and for the plaid piece I used some foam time to add some dimension.

To finish off I added some Clear Droplets and he was done.

I wanted to give a huge thank you to everyone for all your lovely and kind comments and also to the Newtons Nook family for having me as a guest, I really have loved it and I'm very grateful to have been a guest for you.

Happy Crafting!

- Tracy

Pug and Chocolate Cards by Maria Russell

Pug Hugs and Chocolate too!

Today we have TWO adorable cards by Maria! Her first sweet card uses that cute little pug from our NEW Pug Hugs stamp set. She colored him and trimmed him and his little birthday hat out using the coordinating Pug Hugs Die Set and added him to her card inside a cute little frame!  The sentiments, "need a pug?" on the little heart and "Too far fora HUG so I sent you a pug" are also from the  Pug Hugs stamp set. I love all the fun details she added to this card with the little pink banner and heart balloon! So perfect for a festive birthday!

The second card by Maria today features the chocolate covered strawberries from the NEW Love & Chocolate stamp set! So yummy!!! She stacked the berries on fun treat plate from this set, stamping it onto pink polka dotted paper and trimming everything out with the coordinating Love & Chocolate Die Set. She also created her own background pattern on this card, using the chocolate chip stamp from the Love & Chocolate stamp set along with some smaller heart and star stamps from other NND sets! What a fun card! 

Thanks the fun card inspirations today, Maria! To see more beautiful projects by Maria, visit her over at her blog, Maria Russell Designs!

A Birthday Pug by Amanda Bodine

Birthday Pug!

Happy Friday everyone! Today we have an adorable pug birthday card by Amanda! she used that cue little pug pup from and his birthday hat from our Pug Hugs stamp set. She colored them and trimmed them out using the coordinating Pug Hugs Die Set and added them to her card!  She also added the "sending you a birthday pug" sentiment, also from the Pug Hugs stamp set, along with some fun sequins and trim! Aren't the colors on this card so fun?

Thanks for the super cute card today, Amanda! To see more of her beautiful coloring and projects, visit Amanda over at her blog,  RutabagaPie Designs!

Pug Picnic Card by Ellen Haxelmans

More Summer fun!

I think our Design Team is ready for warm weather! Today we have another summery card, this time by Ellen! She designed a super fun summer scene using some of our newer sets mixed with some older favorites! She created a grassy picnic featuring the cute Pug from our new our Pug Hugs stamp set! She added a yummy lemonade for the puppy using the mug from the  Freshly Squeezed stamp set and a chocolate covered strawberry from the new Love & Chocolate stamp set. What a fun scene! Then she finished the card off with the "Aloha" sentiment from the Aloha Newton stamp set.

This gorgeous card makes me excited for summer even though it's a bit far away! To see more adorable projects by Ellen, you can visit her blog Crafty Ellen today!

January Reveals - Day 3 - Pug Hugs

Dog lovers will adore our reveal today for our January Release! We thought it was time to add a new dog breed to our stamp family and we're introducing the new Pug Hugs stamp set today! We are giving this stamp set away one lucky winner so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Pug Hugs!

Our adorable 4 x 4 Pug stamp set will make steal your heart! These cute pugs are so adorable! Dress them by adding a bow tie or birthday hat and send a "birthday pug" or "pug hugs" to all your friends!

Here's some info on the Pug Hugs stamp set: 

• 4 x 4 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 8 stamps: 5 images and 3 sentiments and words 
• Coordinating Pug Hugs purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 5 dies 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, January 20th

Get ready to say "awww!" with adorable Pug cards 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.

This birthday card by Ellen using our New Pug Hugs stamp set is so cute! She even added in a little birthday treat using the chocolate image from the "Love & Chocolate" stamp set (revealed yesterday) and the bow! such a fun little scene!

Samantha created this gorgeous rainbow of pugs! She embossed the pug images in white and watercolored over them with distress inks! Then she added on coordinating bow ties! So delightful! 

This cute duo of pugs by Juliana is perfect for sending birthday wishes! Those two pugs look so dapper in their birthday hats and bow ties! 

This card by Amanda would be perfect for sending hugs across the miles! That cute little pug looks so adorable in his bowtie! The color combo she used for this card is so stunning too!

Know someone who loves pugs? This birthday card by Larissa would be so perfect to send them! The cute pug is so adorable peeking out of the heart shape! She cut out the heart using the Darling Hearts Die Set. 

This birthday card by Jennifer is so fun! The bright colors and polka dots are perfect for a birthday party and the pug looks so cute in his little birthday hat! 

Need a pug? This card by Naki is so adorable! I love how she colored the pug using no-line coloring! This sweet dog card would be perfect to send to a friend to cheer them up or just to make them smile! 

This birthday card by Holly is so adorable! The bright cheery colors are perfect for a birthday hello! The pug looks so cute dressed in his birthday hat and bowtie too! 

This sweet birthday card by Tatiana would be so perfect to send to a pug lover! It's so cute how she added the hats, hearts and bowties into a window behind that cute doggie! 

Cute pugs times 3! This adorable card by Maria has 3 pugs in a row! What a fun card to send a pug lover! The neutral colors on top with the hot pink on the bottom creates such a fun combo too! 

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 19th at 9pm CST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, January 20th.

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
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko
Tatiana Trafimovich