Heartfelt Wishes Card by Samantha Mann

Heartfelt Wishes!

Today we have a gorgeous card by Samantha that is filled with love! For her card today she is featuring the sweet duo of love birds from our retiring Darling Duos Stamp Set. She has coloring them in stunning bright colors and carefully fussy cut around the image by hand. She layered this sweet image over a vellum heart that was cut out using our Darling Hearts Die Set. Underneath the image she added the custom sentiment "heartfelt wishes" using words from the retiring Simply Sentimental Stamp Set, embossed in white. She cut around the sentiment by hand and added it to her card. She also added a gorgeous tropical background using our Tropical Leaves Stencil with distress inks.

The Darling Duos Stamp Set and Simply Sentimental Stamp Set are part of our retiring sale and will only be available while supplies so if you like these sets, make sure you get them while you can and don't forget to see what else is retiring in our retiring sale category!

We hope that you have enjoyed this creation by Samantha today! To say hello to her and see more of her amazing creations you can visit Sam over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Fall Anniversary Card by Jennifer Jackson

Happy Anniversary Card

Hello! Today I am sharing an adorable Anniversary card that I created with a Fall theme. For this card I started with that cute duo of foxes from our Woodland Duos Stamp Set. I stamped them and colored them with Copic markers and then trimmed them out using the coordinating Darling Hearts Die Set. I decided I wanted to use them with a Fall theme so I created a background of Leaves using the Falling Leaves Stencil and a few shades of ink to create a fun ombré pattern over ivory cardstock. 

I needed an area to add the sentiment so I cut a curved hill out of Kraft colored cardstock using our Land Borders Die Set. I then stamped the "Happy Anniversary" sentiment using words from our Simply Sentimental Stamp Set in black. I layered this over the bottom of the leaf background and then layered the sweet foxes over that. I added in a little bit of twine to add a finishing touch and the whole thing was mounted on a rust colored cardstock base. 

I hope you enjoyed this card today! You can find these products and more fun Fall products in our shop now!

Custom Envelope Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Create a custom Envelope Card!

Today we have a fun idea by Ellen on how to make a custom card where the envelope and card are one piece! She was inspired by aerograms (or air letters) that were used during the use during the Second World War. These lightweight self-sealing letter cards were introduced for easy sending through airmail!

To make her card, Ellen used an envelope punch board to create the envelope shape out of yellow cardstock. Then she added some stamping to the front panel using flowers from our Lovely Blooms stamp set.

She added some magnet strips on the inside of the envelope flaps and then created some fun pieces to make a cute scene inside the card. She used the cute puppy from our new Terrific Terriers stamp set along with little clouds from the Winston Takes Flight stamp set and flowers from the Happy Little Thoughts stamp set. 

Here's what the front of the closed envelope looks like. She used blooms from the Lovely Blooms stamp set on the background and created a custom sentiment using words from both the Simply Relative  and the Lovely Blooms stamp sets.

For the back side of the closed envelope she added a fun wreath using the  Happy Little Thoughts stamp set. Then she stamped the sentiment inside it and the ribbon using the Terrific Terriers stamp set. 

Don't you just love all the fun details she added to this project! It would be so special to receive a card like this! 

To see more of her lovely projects you can visit Ellen over at her blog Crafty Ellen!

Happy Birthday Deer Card by Stephanie Muzzulin

Masculine Birthday Card

Do you find it hard to make masculine birthday cards? I think this card today by Stephanie would be the perfect guy-friendly birthday greeting! She used the deer head from our Splendid Stags Die Set and die cut out several deer and layered them to get a nice thick embellishment. Then she stamped the "happy birthday" from our Simply Sentimental stamp set underneath! This word stamp set is such an essential set to have because you can use the big words and mix and match them with all the little words to create custom sentiments for all occasions! 

I love the way she kept the rest of the card simple, just layering some pattern papers and adding a bit of rustic ribbon and a staple! Such a fun, classy card! 

Thanks for the yummy card today, Stephanie! To see more of Stephanie's work you can visit her at her blog, Handmade Creations by Stephanie!

Just a few days left to enter our Inky Paws #34 Summer Challenge!

There's still time! You still have until Friday to enter our current inky paws challenge! Our challenge closes this Friday, August 5th at Midnight CST time. To enter, all you need to do is create a card or project using a summer theme and NND products!

The winners of this challenge will get a $10 gift card to our shop! You can view full details and link up your card to our Inky Paws Challenge on this post.

If you don't own a NND stamp set yet you can still play along - just download and use one of the digital freebies on our freebies page.

Happy Anniversary Card by Larissa Heskett

Such a "DEER" couple

I am in love with this beautiful anniversary card today by Larissa! She created and adorable deer couple using our new Splendid Stags  die set. The stag is included in the die set but to make a doe she just flipped the image over after she cut out a stag and trimmed off the antlers! What an amazing idea to stretch your products! She then added the couple to the card with a pretty layered wreath images stamped from our Happy Little Thoughts stamp set and cut out with the coordinating Happy Little Thoughts Die Set.  To finish it off she used the Happy Anniversary sentiment  from our Simply Sentimental stamp set  nd the "to a special couple" from the Holiday Smooches stamp set.

Thanks so much Larissa for making us smile! To see more beautiful projects by Larissa, head over to her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs and say hello to her today!

Today is the LAST day to Enter our Inky Paws #32 - Arrow Challenge

There's still time! Our challenge closes Tonight, Friday, June 10th at Midnight CST time. To enter, all you need to do is create a card or project using some sort of ARROW and NND products!

The winners of this challenge will get a $10 gift card to our shop! You can view full details and link up your card to our Inky Paws Challenge on this post.

If you don't own a NND stamp set yet you can still play along - just download and use one of the digital freebies on our freebies page.

Birthday Roses Card by Jennifer Jackson

Birthday Roses!

Happy Friday! Today I'm sharing a fun birthday card with roses from our Love Grows stamp set! To create this card I stamped the roses and their leaves with waterproof black ink. Then I colored around them using gelatos. I used a bit of water in a wate rbrush to smooth out the colors. To color inside the flowers I just outlined the edges with a pink gelato and then used a water brush to pull the color where I wanted it.

I added the "happy birthday" sentiment using the Simply Sentimental stamp set. This set makes it so easy to create custom sentiments for your cards! Then to finish off the card I took a white gel pen and added some dots around the edges of the roses. I love how this turned out!

Today is the LAST DAY left to Enter our Inky Paws Challenge #30 - SPRING THEME 

Our challenge closes tonight -  Friday, April 8th at Midnight CST time. To Enter, all you need to do is create a card or project inspired by theme SPRING using NND products! 

The winners of this challenge will get a $10 gift card to our shop! 

This time we're going to pick RANDOM winners so everyone has an equal chance to win! You can view full details and link up your card to our Inky Paws Challenge on this post.

If you don't own a NND stamp set yet you can still play along - just download and use one of the digital freebies on our freebies page.

Happy Everything! Rose Card by Jennifer Jackson

Happy Everything! 

I had so much fun playing with watercolors and our Love Grows stamp set to create this card! I stamped several of the roses and leaves on a piece of watercolor paper using waterproof black ink. Then I used distress  inks to color the roses  and the teal background and splattered some ink over them to get the fun watercolored droplets! I love how this turned out. 

Then I stamped the "happy everything" sentiment using words from the Simply Sentimental stamp set on some Vellum. I added the vellum to the card with a piece of gold dotted washi tape (it's always so hard to figure out how to adhere vellum!). Then I added on some wooden heart embellishments and a piece of gold twine to finish it off and added it to the card base!

I love how this card turned out - it's a nice "general" card to have on hand - I could use it for a birthday, anniversary, or even for a wedding card!

A Happy Set of Cards by Stephanie Muzzulin

A Quick and Fun Card set!

Do you have a lot of patterned paper and need a quick gift? Try making a cute set of cards like this one today by Stephanie!  She used some gorgeous pattern papers for her cards and then a strip of white paper on each one, stamped with custom sentiments from our using our Simply Sentimental stamp set! 

This set is so fun to use because you can use the big words and combine them with all the smaller ones to make unique sentiments for your cards! I love this idea of making an entire set of cards - and I KNOW I have way too much patterned paper in my stash that I should use up!!

Special thanks go out to Stephanie for this super cool project today! I hope she inspired you to make a card set of your own! To see more of Stephanie's work you can visit her blog, Handmade Creations by Stephanie!

Join our NEW Newton's Nook Designs Facebook Group!

Do you love to create? We LOVE to see what you create! Share your projects using Newton's Nook Designs Stamps & Dies, be inspired by crafty friends, share ideas & techniques, get sneak peeks, ask questions and connect with the NND Design Team along with your fellow NND fans! You can join here - just click on the "join group" button and we will add you in so you can start sharing!

Gorgeous Retirement card by Jess Gerstner

Congrats in gold and black! 

Today we are sharing this gorgeous retirement card by Jess! She used our fun bold floral blooms and flourishes from the Fanciful Florals stamp set and embossed them in gold on black paper! What a stunning look! She also created a custom retirement sentiment using our Simply Sentimental stamp set! The words "congrats" and "on your retirement" are part of all the mix and match options available in this set - it's a perfect set to have on hand to make cards for all the special occasions that you might need to make cards for!

Here's a video Jess created showing you how she made this card:

Thanks for the awesome card today, Jess! You can see more of her projects on her blog, Jess Crafts  - and you can also follow her Jess Crafts youtube channel to see more fun videos!

Beautiful Blossoms Watercolor Cards by Yukari Yoshioka

Watercolored Note Cards!

Today I'm sharing this beautiful trio of note cards card by Yukari using our Beautiful Blossoms stamp set! I love the fun soft watercolor backgrounds with the white embossed floral images! She also used one of our favorite essential sets, Simply Sentimental to create the messages on the cards! This stamp set is great because you can customize your greetings for any occasion. This set of cards would make a beautiful gift for a friend! 

Thanks so much to Yukari for the awesome inspiration today. You can head over to Yukari's blog, Handmade by Yuki and see more details about her project. 

Congratulations Card by Crafty Math Chick

Congrats Card with this Smart Puppy!

Do you have any more graduation parties to go to? Our neighborhood has been filled with them the last few weeks!  This sweet Congrats card by Crafty Math-Chick would be perfect to give to a grad! She used our cute little image of the labrador from our Fetching Friendship stamp set and added an adorable little handmade graduation cap for his head - Don't you just love the little tassel? Then she added in the fun "congrats on your graduation" sentiment using words from our popular Simply Sentimental stamp set. Then she paired these images with the perfect graduation hat paper and some glittery stars! I love how the color combo is mostly silver and black with just a slight touch of red! You could change the accent color to match the graduates school colors too!

Thanks, Crafty Math-Chick for the fun card today! To see more details and other projects, you can visit her blog, Canines & Card Designs.

Enter our Inky Paws challenge #22
Color Challenge!

Have you checked out our latest challenge? You have until Friday, July 10th at Midnight CST time to enter our current inky Paws Challenge. All you need to do is create a card or project using a Birthday theme & NND products! 

The winners of this challenge will get a $10 gift card to our shop! You can view full details and link up your card to our Inky Paws Challenge on this post.

If you don't own a NND stamp set yet you can still play along - just download and use one of the digital freebies on our freebies page.

Inky Paws Challenge #21 - Color Challenge

This month's challenge is to a create a project using the colors below

The colors we are Coral, Peach, and Mint

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to our online store and a Inky Paws Challenge Top Pick Badge to add to your blog! If we get more than 15 participants, we will choose two winners so be sure to tell your friends to play along! 

We have a little bit of extra time this month to play along - We're going to run this challenge for three weeks instead of the usual two! Deadline to enter is Friday, June 12th, 2015 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, June 19th.

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky?

• Create a NEW project (card or other paper craft item).

• Your project MUST use at least one Newton's Nook Designs stamped image (or free digital stamp - check out our Freebies page).

• Post your project to your blog or to an online photo gallery such as Flickr, Pinterest, or splitcoaststampers (on splitcoast please use keywords newtonsnook and IPC21).

• Link back to this challenge (if posting in an online gallery copy the link into the photo description). 

• Submit your project to this challenge using the InLinkz widget below. You must submit a DIRECT link to your post page.

• Have more than one great idea? You can enter more than once! Just link up each card separately. 
• TIP: Please make sure your photo in focus  - We can't pick you as a winner if we can't see your card clearly because your photo is blurry! 

Here's some inspiration!

Several of our Design Team Members decided to play along - Remember the colors are just an inspiration - check out all the ways they used them! Read the description below each card to see who made it!

I love the pretty floral card by Lydia! She stamped the flowers from our Fanciful Florals stamp set in the coral, peach, and mint inks and added in the words from the Simply Sentimental stamp set!

Here's some fun inspiration from Samantha! I love how she used the colors to create a fun background and then added black and white roses using the Love Grows stamp set. 

  This card by Yuki also uses the bold flowers from our Fanciful Florals stamp set in the coral with minty colored leaves! I love the added sparkle with the silver letters too! She also used the "for everything" words from the Simply Sentimental stamp set!

Here's an adorable one layer card by Danielle! She used our Flirty Flamingos stamp set, coloring flamingos in shades of coral on a minty background! 

This lovely card by Jess uses our blooms from our Fanciful Florals stamp set in a fun bright bold design! 

This lovely card by Larissa uses our our lovely Beautiful Blossoms stamp set. Love all those pretty layers!

And here's one more card using Fanciful Florals by me - I tried to do color fade from the coral to the mint.  I'm not the best with color blending yet but I think it turned out ok - sort of a "dip died" type of look.

An InLinkz Link-up

Kitty Graduation Card!

This is our second post for today - to see blog hop winners scroll down or click here. 

Curtain Call Totally Tassel Challenge!

Today is the start of a brand new challenge at the  Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge blog and it's sponsored by us Newton's Nook Designs! That means if you enter a card in their challenge you have a chance to win a gift card to our shop! How awesome is that?

I love the cute tassels in this image for this challenge - so fun! I decided to play along with this fun graduation card:

I needed a quick graduation card so I made this clean and simple card. Although I love the colors in this challenge I ended up making the card mostly orange and black (the school colors of the graduate) and I colored the kitty black since their mascot is the panthers! I used the cat image from one of our first - and still favorite sets, Newton's Antics. Then I added the words "congrats on your graduation" under him from the Simply Sentimental stamp set. I added a graduation cap by cutting our a square and added on a tiny homemade tassel from orange and white bakers twine. I attached it through  the center and put a brad over the hole. I used a dimensional sticky dot to raise up the hat. And then, washi tape to add in some more of the orange! 

You can create your own project for the totally tassle challenge and enter to win a prize from Newton's Nook Designs! You don't have to have a NND set to enter, just create a card inspired by the image! Pop over to the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge blog to see challenge details and link up your creation!