Newton's Nook Designs 7 YEAR Celebration Blog Hop!

Newton’s Nook Designs is so excited to be celebrating our SEVEN Year Anniversary
- WOW - That's seven years of getting our paws inky!

We want to take a moment and say that we are so THANKFUL for all of you, our amazing fans and customers! Your enthusiasm for our products and support of our small business has really been the silver lining in what was otherwise a very challenging year! We really appreciate every order and are so happy that we are able to continue to run our small business from our home with everything going on in the world! If you didn't receive our email this morning you can read our letter about the last year here. 

To celebrate, we have a big blog hop today! Make sure to scroll down to the end of the post to see the hop link list and leave them some sweet comments for a chance to win prizes (details at the end of this post).

Every stop on the hop is sharing cards made with our products and I made a card to share today too! For my card I created a slimline card featuring all the kitties!


In the center of the card I stamped the two kittens in a box from our Newton Loves Boxes Stamp Set, coloring them to look like our NEW kittens, Marlowe and Toulouse! The darker brownish gray kitty on the left is Marlowe and lighter pale gray is Toulouse!  Both of our new kittens have distinctive "M" markings on their foreheads so I tried to add that on as well. I'm not very skilled at coloring gray kitties yet but I'm sure I will do much more practicing in the future!

I also wanted to add on the kitties we lost during this last year so I included an orange kitty on the left to represent Newton and colored the one on the right to look a bit like Hobbes! For Newton I used one of our very first Stamp Sets, Newton's Antics. I will always continue to color orange kitties like Newton, since even though he as passed he was a special kitty and remains our company namesake!

The kitty images were cut out using the coordinating Newton's Antics Die Set and Newton Loves Boxes Die Set.

For the slimline card I used an 8.5" x 3.5" card base from Kraft colored cardstock. Then I used our new Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set to cut out the white scalloped border. The square frame with the three windows was cut out using the Slimline Frames & Windows Die Set in lime green. I also used the same die set to cut out the inner squares. I cut a set from yellow and a set from a strip white of paper that I had stenciled colored paw prints onto using our Pawprints Stencil. I arranged the kitties over the three windows and added the sentiment "You're the Best!" from our Thankful Thoughts Stamp Set onto a banner, also cut out using the Slimline Frames & Windows Die Set. I thought that sentiment was fitting because we DO have the BEST FANS!

I hope you enjoyed this project today! Make sure to visit all the blogs listed at the bottom of this post for below for more fresh inspiration today!

And if you feel like shopping, check out our SALE this weekend!

We're celebrating seven years of NND with 20% off your order! 

Now through Monday, July 20 with code: 7YEARS

Shop now at newtonsnookdesigns.com

Celebrate with us and enter to win!

To celebrate 7 years Newton's Nook Designs is giving away a $20 store credit to spend in their online shop to 7 lucky winners!

Here's how to win:
Comment on the NND Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog hop 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 Monday, July 20 at 9pm EST to comment. Winners will be announced on NND blog post on Tuesday, July 21 and will need to contact us to claim their prize so make sure you check back to see if you've won!

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

Newton's Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Andrea Shell
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amanda Wilcox

A Rainbow Thank You Cards and a Fond Farewell to Nakaba Rager

Saying Thank you & Farewell to Naki!

Today we are sharing a duo of rainbow thank you cards by Naki. She created these simple yet beautiful cards by mixing sentiments from our Thankful Thoughts Stamp Set, stamped in rainbows and metallics! For the long card she also used our Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set to add the scalloped die cut panel and on the square card she used our Frames Squared Die Set to add the square scalloped panel. Both cards were finished with colorful sequin accents! These cards are so simple and yet have so much fun and character!

I am sad to say that this project marks the LAST post for Naki Rager as part of our Design Team at Newton's Nook Designs! We have truly enjoyed having Naki on our Team for FOUR incredible years! Naki has wowed us consistently with her amazing no-line coloring skills and use of soft watercoloring mixed with metallics! Her cards are always so unique and we truly loved seeing them each month! Plus, she is just the sweetest person ever and we have truly enjoyed her friendship!  We will always consider her part of our NND family! We are so sad to see her go but we feel lucky to have had her hang out with us for so long! We wish her the very best as she takes a break. You will want to keep her blog, Notes from Naki, bookmarked so you can go back to see everything she has created and check for updates! 

I thought it would be fun to re-share a few of our favorite cards by Naki (although it was so hard to choose just a few):

Isn't it cool how Naki colored the kitties from our Newton's Movie Night Stamp Set in just black and white!? She also used our Popcorn Stencil on this card. You can find this card originally posted here. 

This card is one of my favorites showcasing Naki's no-line coloring! So beautiful! She used our Naughty Newton Stamp Set on this along with a sentiment from our Happy Little Thoughts Stamp Set. This card was first posted here. 

This card was PURRfect for when everyone was searching the stores for toilet paper this year! Again, she used our Naughty Newton Stamp Set, adding in letters using our Essential Alphabet Die Set and textured loops in the background using our Confetti Stencil. Her card was first posted here. 

This card totally made us smile! She created a custom pun on the Doctor Who TV Series, using our Essential Alphabet Die Set for the letters, our Woof Pack Stamp Set for the big crowd of dogs and 3D glasses too! Details on this card are at this post. 

This card expresses how we will feel about Naki and her clever and sweet cards! We love how she colored those kittes from our Newton Loves Boxes Stamp Set and that rainbow heart background is stunning! Find details on the original post here. 

Thank you so much, Naki, for the awesome inspiration! We'll miss you! If you would like to continue to follow Naki you can find her at her blog, Notes from Naki!

Sunflower Thank You Card by Larissa Heskett

Sunflower Thank You

Sunflowers are one of the most beautiful Fall flowers and this card by Larissa showcases them perfectly! She used the beautiful blooms from our Sunflower Days Stamp Set, stamping the image repeatedly around the edge. She colored the flower in gorgeous hues and added a blue sky around them. In the center she added the custom sentiment "thankful for everything" by combining words from our Thankful Thoughts Stamp Set. She added a black scalloped edge using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

Here is a close-up so you can see all the fun details:

Thank you,  Larissa, for the amazing fall thank you card today! To say hello to Larissa and see more of her creations, visit her over at her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs.

Newton's Nook Designs & Wow Embossing Powder Inspiration Week - Day 2 with Zsofia & Holly

Newton's Nook Designs and WOW! embossing powders are collaborating all week long to offer you inspiration using their products together! Both design teams will be sharing fun ways to use embossing powders on your projects using WOW! embossing powders paired with Newton's Nook Designs stamps! 

Today we are featuring projects by Zsofia and Holly! 

First up we are sharing a duo of fall themed card by Zsofia: 

On her first card Zsofia features the adorable fox hugging a pumpkin from our Harvest Tails Stamp Set. She cut the fox out using the coordinating Harvest Tails Die Set. Then she layered him over some gold grass cut out using our Land Borders Die Set on a decorative square cut out using our Frames Squared Die Set. She added some leaves along the edge that were cut out using our Autumn Leaves Die Set. She embossed the leaves to look like metal embellishments by coating them with embossing ink and using embossing powder in Metallic Platinum, Caramel Macchiato Pearlscent and Metallic Gold Sparkle from WOW! embossing powders! She also used the Metallic Platinum embossing powder from WOW! for the sentiment. The stitched rectangle shape was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

For her second card,  Zsofia created another Fall themed card. Again, she die cut the leaves using our Autumn Leaves Die Set. She covered the leaves with Versamark Ink and then embossed them using the "Sara Naumann" Trio of embossing powders from WOW! Embossing Powder. Next, she added the sentiment from our Thankful Thoughts Stamp Set using the Metallic Platinum embossing powder from WOW!. She mounted the trio of leaves above the sentiment for a simple yet stunning Fall card!

Visit Zsofia's blog: Safsaf Designs to see to see more and leave her a comment for another chance to win!

 Next, we have beautiful summer-themed card by Holly:

For her card Holly created a sparkly sea using our Waves Stencil. She inked over the stencil using an embossing ink pad and then added the Mermaid Tails embossing glitter powder from WOW! Embossing Powder to create the sparkly sea! She added on the mermaid and narwhal from our Narly Mermaids Stamp Set. She colored the images, giving them great textures and cut them out using the coordinating Narly Mermaids Die Set. What a fabulous sparkly sea scene! 

Holly also created a fabulous sparkly Christmas card using our Llama Delivery Stamp Set.She colored the llama in fun bright colors and cut the image out using the coordinating Llama Delivery Die Set. For the background she used our Snowfall Stencil with a sponge dauber, adding the embossing ink to just a few of the snowflakes. Then she added the sparkle to them using White Puff Twinkle embossing powder from WOW! Embossing Powder. 

Visit Holly's blog: Hollybeary Creations to see more to see more and leave her a comment for another chance to win!

There are more amazing projects today over on the WOW! blog so pop over there for more inspiration!

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

Here's how to win: Leave comments on the NND & Design Team blog posts using WOW! products all week (September 23-27) to enter. One winner will be randomly chosen from blog posts throughout the week so the more posts you leave comments on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Friday September 27th at midnight CST to comment. The winner will be announced on the NND blog post on Monday, September 30th.

Want another chance to win? WOW! is also giving away a prize pack! Visit the WOW! blog each day this week for more inspiration and details on how to win their prize! 

Newton's Nook Designs & Therm O Web Inspiration Week - Day 5 with Larissa & Ellen

This week Newton's Nook Designs and Therm O Web are partnering for a fabulous inspiration week! All week long both design teams will be sharing ways to add fun foils and more to your cards using Therm O Web products with Newton's Nook Designs stamps! There are prizes too! Read all the way to the end of this post to find out how you can win! 

Today we are featuring projects by Larissa and Ellen! 

First up we have a spooky Halloween card by Larissa: 

Larissa created this fun ghostly background using our Ghosts Stencil with Deco Foil Transfer Gel from Therm O Web.  Once the gel was dry, she added the flock using Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets in Black Velvet from Therm O Web with a laminator. The flock creates a soft fuzzy texture on all those spooky ghosts! She also used our  Framework Die Set to create the orange postage edged frame for the ghosts.

For the ghost in the circle,  she masked off one ghost from our Ghosts Stencil and used a combination of  Glitz Glitter Gel in White and Metallix Gel in White Pearl to create a custom sparkly gel. Isn't the ghost so cute popping out of the sentiment? The "good vibes" sentiment is from our Tropical Fringe Stamp Set and was embossed using glow-in-the-dark embossing powder. The circle was mounted onto a stitched circle that was cut out using the Frames Squared Die Set.

Here is a photo of the how the sentiment looks in the dark:

Visit Larissa's blog: Larissa Heskett Designs to see more!

 Lastly, we have a two beautiful cards by Ellen:

For the first card Ellen used our Serene Stripes Stencil with with Deco Foil Transfer Gel from Therm O Web. She also used the Stencil Pal from Therm O Web to evenly spread the gel. Once the gel was dry, she added the gold foil using Deco Foil Transfer Sheets in Gold Shattered Glass from Therm O Web with a laminator. She die cut the flowers and leaves using our Flower Trio Die Set with Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets in White Latte and Green Envy from Therm O Web. She added a little color to the edges using distress ink.  For the sentiment, she used "many thanks" from our Thankful Thoughts Stamp Set and embossed it in white. She also used our Framework Die Set for the scallop edged panel and Deco Foil White Foam Adhesive from Therm O Web to adhere it together. So lovely!

Next, Ellen created a Christmas card using our Ornament Shaker Die Set. She cut out the shaker shape from the die using Deco Foil White Foam Adhesive from Therm O Web. She added red glitter to the front of the shaker die frame. She also added shiny silver foil to the top of the ornament using Deco Foil Transfer Sheets – Iridescent from Therm O Web. Inside the shaker window she added the sentiment using our Ornamental Wishes Stamp Set and filled the shaker with sequins. She added some pine branches and a pinecone to the top of the shaker using using our Pines & Holly Die Set to cut the shapes from Green Envy and White Latte flock sheets.

For the background she added the polka dots using used Deco Foil Clear Toner Sheets - Polka Dot patterns with Deco Foil Transfer Sheets in Bronze. The scalloped edge was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set

Visit Ellen's blog: Crafty Ellen to see more today!

For a chance to win, enter using the rafflecopter link at the end of this blog post today!

There are also more amazing projects over on the Therm O Web blog so pop over there for more inspiration! Don't forget to enter to win a prize from either Therm O Web or Newton's Nook Designs below! 
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Sweater Thank you Card by Jennifer Jackson

Sweater Thank You!

Hello! Jen here with a fun sweater themed thank you card! Last week it was REALLY cold in Wisconsin! It got down to -35 degrees on one of the days! It's warmer this week but I'm still in the mood for sweaters so when I needed a thank you I pulled out our cute Sweater Weather Stamp Set and Argyle Stencil Set. I've been wanting to pair these two products together and I love how this card turned out. 

I started by creating the argyle background using our Argyle Stencil Set on a piece of kraft colored cardstock. I make the diamonds green with green distress oxide ink. Then I used white embossing paste for the stitching layer. But since I didn't wait for the green to completely dry the white paste picked up some of the green color. Even though I didn't do that on purpose I love how it looks! 

Then I colored the kitty wearing a sweater from our  Sweater Weather Stamp Set with bright watercolor brush markers. Then I cut the image out using the coordinating Sweather Weather Die Set. I added the kitty to the card, layering it over a white circle. For the sentiment I chose the "many thanks" from the Thankful Thoughts Stamp Set and embossed it with white embossing powder onto a black flag that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set

I hope you enjoyed this project today and are staying warm! 

No Whining – Just Good Wine Here Cards by October Guest Designer Bobbi Lemanski

Hi there! It’s Bobbi Lemanski, the October guest designer for Newton’s Nook. Today, I’m sharing some cards using the stamp set, Wine A Little along with a few other sets. You certainly won’t hear any whining from me, because I loved working with this flavorful wine set!  

An Aging Wine is a Fine Wine!

Figure 1: Card features Wine a Little and Beautiful Leaves stamp sets and dies.

My first card pairs Wine a Little (and dies) and Beautiful Leaves (and dies) stamps sets together. Using purples, pinks and reds, I watercolored the background on Canson XL watercolor paper, mimicking the look of spilled wine. The leaves and wine images were colored using Copic Markers in colors that “age” the look of the bottles and their labels. 

Figure 2: A watercolor background mimics the look of spilled wine.

This card has an amazing color vibrancy from the watercolors that contrasts well with the gray-tones of the leaves. No perfection needed here…. spilled wine is good wine in this case!

Book Club Gal Pals

Figure 1: An oversized wine bottle, glass and cork makes fun of the amount of wine consumed at book club.

When I hear wine, I immediately think of my book club gals in my town. These amazing ladies love reading lots of books and drinking fine wine while we discuss each book. This card was completely inspired by them. The phrase from the set was perfect for this idea.

Figure 2: Combining two sets can create humorous and unique card ideas.

I used the lovely ladies in Classy Teachers and Holding Happiness to represent the book club gals. With a few minor modifications to the cake lady (in HH), I was able to create a gal holding a tray of books to go with the two gals from Classy Teachers. I created room for them to gather in using a few lines and a ruler.

Figure 3: Personalize your message with a white gel pen on a black chalkboard.

I love the idea of personalizing the chalkboard with any message. Think of all the things you can do with Classy Teachers! Even if your handwriting is less than perfect, don’t worry. A chalkboard is meant to be a little messy and imperfect (look at mine!)

Wine a Lot… Like a Million, Billion, Zillion!

Figure 2: Alcohol Inks on a transparency sheet create an artistic window.

My next card combines Wine a Little stamp set and dies with the Thankful Thoughts phrase set. One of the phrases in the set says, Thanks a million, billion…etc. I loved the idea of showing lots of gratitude not only in the words, but in the images (as you will see in the inside), too.

Figure 3 Wine a Little  stamps and dies were used to embellish the front.

I also used “You’re the best!” from Thankful Thoughts and “Here’s to you!” from Cocktail Mixer. Sequins accented the images from Wine a Little on the front.

Figure 4 Stacks of wine bottles visually portray the huge amounts of gratitude expressed in words.

I wanted to portray the huge amount of gratitude in the images to match the phrase, so I stacked the wine bottles up to create a wall of bottles in the inside that could show through the window.

The window is covered with an alcohol-inked transparency sheet I created. I find working with alcohol inks to be fascinating. I love how the red and pink inks mixed and blended on this one. I also used Alcohol Lift Ink from Ranger to remove the ink to match the design underneath. By placing the transparency sheet over the cardstock (I put the cardstock piece in a bag to protect it), I matched the bottles and lifted the ink.  You can see it here in this photo with the light capturing the lifted design. It allowed the images stamped in the inside of the card to really show through from the front.  

I’ll have another set of cards to share next week. I raise my wine glass to Newton’s Nook for these great sets and to you, for joining me today! 

- Bobbi Lemanski