Valentine Treats by Larissa Heskett

Sweet Treats!

Today we have an special valentine treat by Larissa. Can you believe she made those cute strawberry shaped cookies?! They look just like the chocolate covered strawberries in our Love & Chocolate stamp set so she used that stamp set to create an adorable cookie holder and tag!  For the tag she used the tag stamp with the stitched border from the Tag Sampler stamp set and added the "Have a Sweet Day" sentiment from the Party Pops stamp set! Then, of course she added on the chocolate covered strawberry from the Love & Chocolate stamp set and trimmed it out with the coordinating Love & Chocolate Die Set.  So cute!! She added the tag onto her cookie box with a bow and the xoxo heart from the Darling Duos stamp set too! 

What a fun an unique way to tell someone they are sweet this Valentines day!

To say hello to Larissa and see more of her beautiful cards, pop over to her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs.

Honey Bee Treats by Jess Gerstner

Sweet Honey Treats!

Today we have adorable little honey treats by Jess! I love how she created those adorable tags using the bees and the "just bee-cuz" sentiment from our Winston's Honeybees stamp set! The dotted tag edge is also stamped using our new Tag Sampler stamp set and she trimmed out the tags with our Tags Times Two die set! These would be adorable party favors or little gifts for co-workers! Mmmm... now I want some Bit-O-Honeys!

Here's a video Jess created showing you how she made these cute treats:

Thanks for the fun inspiration 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!

Inky Paws Challenge #31- Sketch!

This month's challenge is a Sketch Challenge! 

create a project based on this sketch!

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! 

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, May 13th, 2015 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog.

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 IPC31).

• 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 - check out all the awesome birthday cards they created! Read the description below each card to see who made it.

Our April Guest, Christy played along with our challenge and created this yummy card! She used our Tag Sampler stamp set and Tags Times Two Die Set for the handmade with love tag. The little dotted heart image is from Winston's Honeybees. I love how she paired it with pattern paper that has handmade jars of yummy goodies on it! 

Samantha created this fun card using the sketch! I love the black and white background with the pop of color for the tag! She used our Tag Sampler stamp set and Tags Times Two Die Set for the tag. The ice cream is from the Summer Scoops stamp set. 

Jess created this fun BEE card using our new Tag Sampler stamp set and Tags Times Two Die Set  along with the cute bees from the Winston's Honeybees stamp set! I can just imagine those bees buzzing every direction!

Crafty Math-Chick had fun with our new Tag Sampler stamp set and Tags Times Two Die Set on her card. I love how she added in the ball of yarn from the Newton Unwinds set to create a fun background - and the subtle sweater paper too!

I created a mermaid themed card with this sketch! I used our Tag Sampler stamp set to stamp the tag and I cut it out with the Tags Times Two Die Set. Then I colored the mermaid from the Mermaid Crossing stamp set and fussy cut her out. I added the "have a FIN-tastic birthday" sentiment to the tag, also from the Mermaid Crossing stamp set! 

An InLinkz Link-up

April Release - Reveal Day 2 - Tag Sampler

Today is our second reveal day for our April Release and we are featuring the new Tag Sampler stamp set! We are giving the stamp set away to one lucky winner so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

This fun new 4x6 Tag set is perfect for all sorts of handmade gifts. Create custom tags or cards to coordinate with gifts that have been knitted, crocheted, stitched and sewn! Plus there are some general sentiments that would work for home-baked goodies, papercrafts and other handmade gifts too. These tags will add the perfect finishing touch to all those lovely handmade creations. Cut them out easily using the coordinating Tags Times Two purr-fect die set. 

Here's some info on the Tag Sampler stamp set:

• 4 x 4 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 15 stamps: 6 images and 9 words and sentiments
• Coordinates with our Tags Times Two  purr-fect die set
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, April 22nd

Tag! You're it! Check out the cute tag inspiration below from our Design Team & Guest!

Check out all the amazing projects below from our Design Team & Guest Designer below - Then, make sure to click through to all their blogs for details on their cards - Some of the designers have extra cards on the blogs and you might even find a fun video or two along the way! Make sure to comment for a chance to win! Details on the giveaway are at the bottom of today's post.

Our April Guest Designer, Christy, created this adorable tag for a box of cookies! So yummy!

Here is a pretty tag by Yukari! I love the colors with the gold embossing and bling!

Nina-Marie combined sentiment and tiny yarn heart from this new set with the image of kitty from our Newton Unwinds stamp set! What a fun combo!

What a cute little tag by Lydia! I love the bright colors on the tag and on those cute crocheted granny squares too!

Samantha used a bunch of the tags to make a fun scrapbook page! I love the bright watercolors over the black and white background! Super cool!

Stephanie created a simple tag to add onto this fun card! I love all the buttons and flowers too! This would be so fun to give with a handmade gift!

Here is a fun neon tag card by Jess! I love the contrast of the neon with the black and white!

Larissa created this adorable little treat bag! I love the fun colors on the tag and the addition of the little cupcake from the Winston's Birthday stamp set. 

Danielle created this fun card! I love the simple black and white background! It really makes the colorful tag pop off!

Kimberly created this sweet pastel tag and card to go with a baby blanket gift! What a great way to dress up the lovely gift!

Crafty Math-Chick punched holes and crocheted onto her card! How cool is that? I love the fun frame she created for the tag! This would go great with a hand crocheted gift! 

Would you like to win the “Tag Sampler” Stamp Set?
This 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 blog release 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, April 21st at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 22nd. Note: If you have already ordered this stamp set and you win, you may replace it with any in stock item of equal value. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Christiana Reuling- Guest Designer