Happy Thanksgiving + Black Friday Sale!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope everyone is having a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday! We want to take a moment today to thank YOU, all of our AMAZING customers and fans! We are hope you are spending our day today filling up on turkey and relaxing! If you are at home doing a little online shopping, make sure to scroll down to the end of this post for details on our Black Friday Sale!

Today I have created a Thank You card featuring our BRAND NEW Coffee House Stories Paper Pad. I am having so much fun creating with the patterns from this new paper pad! Today I chose two coffee themed patterns to make a fun background for my card. I trimmed the two papers to fit inside the large scalloped frame from our Frames & Flags Die Set. I added a ribbon to separate the two paper designs. 

Then I stamped the cute kitty in a mug from our Newton's Mug Stamp Set with waterproof ink. This stamp set includes several sentiments that fit on the mug front. For this card I chose the sentiment "A Big Cup of Thanks."Then I used watercolor markers and cut out the image, giving him gray fur and stripes so that he looks a little like my own gray kitty! I cut the image out using the coordinating Newton's Mug Die Set. I also layered two circles behind the kitty image, cutting them from white paper and vellum using our Circle Frames Die Set. 

I hope you enjoyed this card today! If you're here to find out about our sale this weekend, that's up next!

BLACK FRIDAY sale starts today!

Yep. We know it's only Thursday, but we are staring our Black Friday sale a day early!? It's our BIGGEST sale of the year so head over to newtonsnookdesigns.com to grab your favorites at our best prices & don't forget to pick up some gifts too!

Trick or Treat Bunnies Card by Samantha Mann

Trick or Treat Bunnies!

Ready for a Hoppy Halloween!?  This card by Samantha is sure get you in the mood for tricks and treats!

This adorable Halloween creation features the adorable bunnies and pumpkins from our retiring Hoppy Halloween Stamp Set. She colored this cute duo in fun neutral tones and made their pumpkins a fun pink/orange color! How fun! She also colored the extra pieces of candy from the set and colored them to match. Then she cut the images out using the coordinating Hoppy Hallowen Die Set (also retiring).

For the card she created a gorgeous fuzzy pumpkin background by using our Pumpkin Patch Stencil along with some transfer gel and then adhered the black flocking sheet to create a fun flocked background! 

Over the background she added a layer of vellum to help her images pop and then she added the bunnies and their candy. She also added a fun die cut "trick or treat" sentiment that was cut out using our Halloween Trio Die Set. 

These adorable bunnies are such a fun way to send a happy Halloween hello! 

The Hoppy Halloween Stamp Set and Hoppy Hallowen Die Set are part of our retiring sale and will only be available while supplies so if you like these products, make sure you get them while you can and don't forget to see what else is retiring in our retiring sale category!

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

Hello Fall Card by September Guest Designer Priscilla Joseph

Today we are introducing our Guest Designer for September, Priscilla Joseph! We have been enjoying her creative cards using our stamps on instagram and in entries to our inky paws challenges. We are super excited to share what she creates for us this month! Priscilla will be back each Monday for the month of September with a new projects! Keep reading to find out more about her today and to check out her first project below.

I’m a New England girl who now lives in the Chicago area, where I have enjoyed a 15-year middle school teaching career. Recently retired, I can now pursue my passion for card making full-time, with a lot of “house purging” sprinkled in on the side in hopes of moving to Southern California next year!
Before attending my first “stamping party” one evening in 2002, I never realized that the world of stamps, inks, and cards even existed! I was hooked immediately!

When I am designing my cards, I always try to direct my creatives juices in a direction I have not seen done yet. I’m not sure if I could categorize my “style” . . . some cards are clean & simple; others a little more bold and busy.

Thank you for following me on my journey as I play with stamps, ink, paint & paper… one project at a time.

blog: nubblelightdesigns.com
instagram: nubblelightdesigns

Hello Crafty Friends!
I am thrilled to be the Guest Designer for Newton's Nook Designs for the month of September! I have been a HUGE fan of this company’s stamps, stencils, and dies for many years; so of course, I am excited for this opportunity to be sharing with you a weekly card project. Every Monday this month, I will be showcasing some of the new products Newton’s Nook just introduced for the fall season.

For my first post, I created an autumn-themed card featuring the new stamp set, Fall Friends Stamp Set. This 4x4 stamp set features a sweet dog and cat duo, enjoying a nap on the porch with a rocking chair and decorations for autumn . . . perfect for creating cards for friends and family this fall! This set also has a coordinating die, Fall Friends Die Set.

Lately, I have been obsessed with double layer stenciling using Distress Oxide inks. Today’s card is no exception . . . I used a grid stencil from my stash and the Pumpkin Patch Stencil to create what resulted in a 3D-like background. I loved how it turned out! 

  

Card Details:

• I blended “Fossilized Amber,” “Rusty Hinge,” and “Vintage Photo” inks over a grid stencil onto a 4”x 5.25” piece of white card stock.
• After this layer dried, I used the same three inks to blend again over the Pumpkin Patch Stencil.
• I sponged “Vintage Photo” on again to give a finished look to the four edges.
• I colored the adorable scene of the napping dog and cat with alcohol markers from the Fall Friends Stamp Set. I used the coordinating Fall Friends Die Set to cut it out, then adhered it to the stenciled background layer.
• My sentiment “Hello Fall” was white heat embossed on navy card stock, die cut, and foam mounted above my scene.
• I framed the finished layer using the same navy card stock and then adhered it to a A2 card base.

I hope I inspired you to start you autumn-themed cards if you have not done so yet. 

Stay tuned to a very “haunted” Halloween card next week!

-Priscilla

2019 National Coffee Day Blog Hop

Today we are playing along with the 2019 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. 

Now - onto the inspiration! I created two cards using our Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set and Pumpkin Patch Stencil to play along! 

For the first card I created a fun Fall scene featuring the image girl with giant pumpkins and a coffee mug from and a little single pumpkin from our Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set. I colored the images using watercolor markers and cut them out with the coordinating Pumpkin Latte Die Set. Next a I cut the stitched square shape using our Frames Squared Die Set. I added some brown grass along the bottom of the square using our Hills & Grass Stencil to add to the Fall mood. The sentiment "happy pumpkin spice season" is also from the Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set. 

For the background I created some fun fuzzy pumpkins using our Pumpkin Patch Stencil and orange flock sheets from Therm O Web. To attach the flocking you first use Decofoil Transfer Gel over the stencil. Once the gel is dry, you add the flock by layering it over the top of the stenciled pattern and sending it through a heat laminator. The flock sticks to where the transfer gel was placed.  

I thought the "leftover" piece of flock also looked super cool too with the reverse image so I used that to create a second card!

For the second card I used several of the same supplies. I used another image of a girl with coffee from our Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set. Again, I colored the images using watercolor markers and cut them out with the coordinating Pumpkin Latte Die Set. Just like the previous card,  I cut the stitched square shape using our Frames Squared Die Set. This time I created the scene a little differently. I added clouds using our Clouds Stencil across the sky and I added one layer of grass using our Land Borders Die Set. I added one little leaf floating on the breeze from our Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set. 

As previously mentioned the background is the "reverse" or negative of what you get when you use a flock sheet from Therm O Web. This is a great way to get more milage out of your supplies! I also used our Frames & Flags Die Set to cut the scallop edged rectangle shape.  

I hope you enjoyed this card today! If you like coffee, make sure to check out all of our coffee themed sets in our Coffee & Tea category! 

If you are new to us, you might not know that our company is named after Newton, our real kitty! You can follow us on facebook or instagram to see lots of photos of him! By the way - Newton would be a big fan of this blog hop since he really DOES LOVE COFFEE! I can't leave it unguarded or he will come stick his paw into the mug and then lick it! Silly kitty!

Hope you enjoyed this coffee card today! Make sure you head over to the Coffee Lovers Blog to see the rest of the link up or check scroll down to the end of this post. Stops on this hop will be each be giving away their own prizes so you'll want to visit them all!

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 or something else? We will pick one random comment to win! You have one week to enter. Comments will be closed next Sunday, October 6th at midnight CST.  The winner will be announced on the NND blog post on Monday, October 7th.

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August Reveals - Day 1 - Pumpkin Latte

This is our second post today, to see an adorable zoo themed card by our August Guest, Mindy Baxter, scroll down or click here. 

Today is the first reveal day for our August Release! Today we are starting things out with a fall favorite, Pumpkin Spice Latte! Scroll down to see this amazing new set! We are having a giveaway today too, so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Pumpkin Latte

If you love Fall and Pumpkin Spice Lattes you will adore this 4x4 Stamp Set! These set features two lovely ladies and combines our Fall favorites, coffees and pumpkins! The sentiments go perfectly with the PSL theme and you can use the small leaf, pumpkin and coffee cup for fun background patterns too!

• 4 x 4 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 9 stamps: 5 images and 4 sentiments
• Coordinating Pumpkin Latte purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 5 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, August 23rd

Get your fill of pumpkin spice with 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.

Samantha created this vibrant Fall card featuring the lady with the giant pumpkins and coffee from our new Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set. She added some pumpkins around her feet and cut the images out using the coordinating die. She also created and amazing sky with distress inks and added leaves on top using our Falling Leaves Stencil and white embossing paste!

Amanda created this delightful scene with a girl carrying the coffee through the pumpkin patch using our new Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set. Her blue jacket really pops off the background! The stitched rectangle background panel was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set and she added on leaves with  our Falling Leaves Stencil.

Zsofia created this cheerful Fall card featuring the girl holding the giant pumpkins from our new Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set. She added textured leaves in the background using our Falling Leaves Stencil with white embossing paste. She also added the sentiment from the set, stamped onto a banner that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set. The stripes of rainbow argyle along the bottom add the perfect pop of color! 

This amazing shaker card was created by Tatiana. She features the girl with coffee from our new Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set in the front, adding in pumpkins and a squash from our Harvest Tails Stamp Set at her feet. Inside the shaker she added leaves from our Newton's Cornucopia Stamp Set along with beads and sequins. In the background she stenciled leaves using our Falling Leaves Stencil. She also used our Speech Bubbles Die Set to hold the sentiment and our Frames & Flags Die Set for the scalloped frame. 

Holly captures all the fun of fall with this adorable card. She used the image of the girl and pumpkins from our new Pumpkin Latte Set, coloring it in fun autumn shades. For her card she used several fall themed patterned papers and layered the image on the top along with the sentiment from the set and some enamel dots. So perfect for a fun Fall day!

This gorgeous card by Maria is captures the splendor of Fall! She created a beautiful wood background using our Tree Rings Stencil and layered the girl with her coffee from our new Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set over the top! She also added in a cluster of orange, gray and teal leaves using our Autumn Leaves Die set. These products all work so perfectly together!

The colors and patterns on this card by Andrea are just right for a fun Fall greeting! She colored the girl with pumpkins from our new Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set in fun neutral tones. She layered this image over a scallop edged frame that was cut out using our Framework Die Set. In the background she created a lovely argyle background using our Argyle Stencil Set. She also cut a banner using our Frames & Flags Die Set to hold the sentiment.

Ellen created a fun coffee themed card using the girl from our new Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set. Isn't it fun how she colored her boots a vibrant shade of blue? For her card she created a shaped card to look like a coffee mug and used the smaller images from the set to stamp a pattern on it. Then she added the sentiment, also in vibrant blue, and some leaves and pumpkins underneath! Perfect for a coffee lover!

Larissa created this gorgeous card featuring the image of the lady and pumpkins from the new Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set. She colored the image in gorgeous Fall colors, making one pumpkin orange and one white. She added another pumpkin snd some leaves around the girls feet and created a hill using our Hills & Grass Stencil. She also added a scalloped frame around the image using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

This lovely fall card was created by Naki. She created a fun pumpkin patterned background using our Pumpkin Patch Stencil. She added the girl holding coffee from our new Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set in front, coloring her jacket a fun shade of bright blue. To finish off the card she added the sentiment in the corner using metallic ink. 

Would you like to win the “Pumpkin Latte” Stamp Set? 

This stamp set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

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 August 22nd at 9pm EST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 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

Zsofia Molnar

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tatiana Trafimovich

September Reveals - Day 1 - Newton's Thanksgiving, Cornucopia and 2 NEW Stencils!

Today is the first reveal day for our September Release! This month we are releasing fabulous Fall and Thanksgiving stamp sets, die sets and stencils! Keep checking back each day to see it all! Today we are starting things out with our adorable Newton's Thanksgiving Stamp Set, Newton's Cornucopia Stamp Set, and TWO new Stencils! We are each of the stamp sets today away one lucky winner so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Newton's Thanksgiving

Newton celebrates all the food and fun of Thanksgiving in this 4x6 stamp set. That kitty is so cute with his big full belly, turkey and pie! The fun sentiments are perfect for creating festive Thanksgiving cards and more.

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

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set 
• 11 stamps: 8 images and 3 sentiments 
• Coordinating Newton's Thanksgiving purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 8 dies 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, September 14th

Newton's Cornucopia

Newton is celebrating the Thanksgiving harvest in this sweet 3x4 stamp set! It features an image of Newton with a cornucopia filled a gorgeous crop of fall food that will be so fun to color! This set is perfect for Fall and Thanksgiving cards!

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

• 3 x 4 photopolymer stamp set 
• 4 stamps: 3 images and 1 sentiment 
• Coordinating Newton's Cornucopia purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 8 dies 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, September 14th

TWO new Stencil designs!

This month we're adding TWO new beautiful stencils to our product line that are perfect for Fall! The Pumpkin Patch Stencil (below left) includes a variety of pumpkins in different sizes along with swirls and vines. The Tree Rings Stencil (below right) features a beautiful cross section of a log that will be perfect for creating unique backgrounds and textures! These new stencils will be perfect for creating beautiful backgrounds for all your Fall and Thanksgiving themed projects.

• Our premium custom stencils can be used with your favorite spray mists, inks, embossing pastes, chalks, paints, and more to add pattern and texture to your paper crafting projects. 
• Each stencil is 6 x 6 and is sold individually 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, September 14th 

Get ready for Fall and Thanksgiving fun with cards by 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.

Amanda created this adorable thanksgiving Scene featuring Newton and the turkey from the Newton's Thanksgiving Stamp Set. Isn't the coloring on those turkey feathers amazing!? She also used the Frames & Flags Die Set for the stitched rectangle panel. 

This gorgeous Thanksgiving card was created by Maria using our new Newton's Cornucopia Stamp Set. She colored that beautiful image and then paired it with the "Happy Thanksgiving" Sentiment, adding it to a banner die cut using our Frames & Flags Die Set. She also used the new Tree Rings Stencil in the background!

This tasty Thanksgiving card was created by Samantha using the fun new Newton's Thanksgiving Stamp Set. She used all the little food images to create a fun tonal background and then added a little scene with the kitty,  pie and turkey perched on top of the sentiment banner. So perfect for a Thanksgiving feast!

This gorgeous Thanksgiving card was created by Ellen! She used the new Newton's Cornucopia Stamp Set as the focal image in the center and added a fun pumpkin background using our new Pumpkin Patch Stencil. She also used the  Frames & Flags Die Set for the scalloped border panel. 

This cheerful pie-themed card was created by Naki using our Newton's Thanksgiving Stamp Set. She featured Newton with his full belly next to a slice of pie! The fun distress inked background is the perfect colors for a fun fall card! she also added on the sentiment and some additional flags using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

This stunning thankful card was created by Holly. She used our Newton's Cornucopia Stamp Set and colored the image in vibrant fall colors. Then she added that amazing background of shiny pumpkins using our new Pumpkin Patch Stencil. The sentiment is a sneak peek from a set revealing later this week!

This yummy card was created by Tatiana. It's so cute how she addd the kitty, turkey and pie all nestled together to celebrate Thanksgiving from our Newton's Thanksgiving Stamp Set. She also created that fun background using embossing paste with our Tree Rings Stencil. She added on the sentiment into a little flag using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

This lovely Thanksgiving card was created by Zsofia using our Newton's Cornucopia Stamp Set. She colored the image in fun fall colors. She used the little leaves from the set to create the fun side panel, embossing them in gold! she also added on that little scalloped edge using our Sky Borders Die Set.

The kitties on this card by Juliana are enjoying a Thanksgiving feast! She used our Newton's Thanksgiving Stamp Set and added two of the kitties from the set along with some extra pie! For the background she used our new Pumpkin Patch Stencil on a panel that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set. Such a perfect way to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday!

Larissa created this sweet interactive Thanksgiving card using our new Thanksgiving Stamp Sets. She added the kitty and pie  from the Newton's Thanksgiving Stamp Set along with the leaves from the Newton's Cornucopia Stamp Set to create a cute little scene. It opens to reaveal a second messge inside too! For the scallop edged frame she used our Frames & Flags Die Set.

Would you like to win the “Newton's Thanksgiving” or the "Newton's Cornucopia" Stamp Set?

This stamp set will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

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

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