Tropical Tiki Bar Card by Amanda Bodine

Meet me at the Tiki Bar!

Get ready for some tropical fun with this card today by Amanda! She created a fun tropical theme using several NND products! She started by creating a fun stenciled background panel by inking dark yellow over our Floral Lace Stencil on a cheerful bright yellow paper! Over the background she added duo of tropical drink tiki mugs using our Tiki Time Stamp and Die Set! To go with the tiki mugs she  colored the toucan and several tropical flowers and leaves from our Toucan Party Stamp Set.  She trimmed them all out using the coordinating Toucan Party Die Set and layered them in the two corners of the card! The Toucans go so well with the Tikis, don't you think!? She finished off the card using the "meet me at the tiki bar" sentiment from the Tiki Time Stamp Set, stamped onto a little white flag cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

What a cheerful card! Now I'm craving a tropical drink! If you like the Tiki Time Stamp and Die Set, make sure to get them soon. They are on sale in our retiring category so once they're gone they won't be available any more! See this set and other retiring items here!

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

You're Tiki-rific Card and Video by Holly Endress

Tropical Tiki!

Are you ready for summer? This cheerful Tiki card by Holly will put you in the mood for some tropical sun and tiki drinks! She used the two adorable tiki mug faces from our Tiki Time stamp set to create the fun duo of tropical drinks! She also added in straws and an umbrella, trimming it out with the coordinating Tiki Time Die Set. Then she added them onto that fun card base with some bright tropical patterned paper and the "You're Tiki-riffic" sentiment! So fun!

Here's a video by Holly showing you how she created her tiki card:

Thank you, Holly, for the tropical fun today! You can find more of Holly's beautiful creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Hollybeary Creations or visit her YouTube Channel for more fun videos!

Cheers to 40 Years Card by Kimberly Rendino

Cheers to 40 with Tiki Drinks!!

Need a reason to celebrate with tiki drinks? How about a 40th birthday? That's exactly what  Kimberly thought when she created this awesome birthday card! She used the fun tiki faces along with the straws and umbrellas from our Tiki Time stamp set and die cut them out using the coordinating Tiki Time Die Set. Then she added them to a kraft card base with some fun colorful stripes up the side! She also used created the custom sentiment "cheers to 40 years" using our awesome Years of Cheers stamp set! This set is so cool because you can use the numbers to create custom cards for any special birthday or anniversary!

Thanks, Kimberly for the the tropical cheers today! You can head over to her blog, Kimplete Kreativity to see more about her card and say hello!

Inky Paws Challenge #34 - Summer

This month's challenge is:

create a project inspired by summer!

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, August 5th, 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 IPC34).

• 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 Summer cards they created! Read the description below each card to see who made it.

Naki created an awesome beach scene combining two or our Newton summer sets. The kitty in the hammock and tropical drink are from the new Aloha Newton stamp set and the kitty with the sandcastle and pail are from the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp set. 

Samantha created an awesome watercolor beach scene on her card. She used distress markers to ink up the palm tree  from our Paradise Palms stamp set and watercolored over the top! The "summer lovin'" sentiment is from the new Dog Days of Summer Stamp set. 

Stephanie created this awesome beach card! She used bright watercolors to color the kitty from the new Aloha Newton stamp set! She also added in the tiny die cut hibiscus and leaf from the Tiki Time stamp set! Such a perfect summery combo!  

What says summer more than a tiki drink? Jess used a whole crew of tiki faces  from our new Tiki Time stamp set across the bottom of her card! I love that pretty sky she put behind them! 

Larissa created some beautiful summer earrings using the Hibiscus die set and shrink plastic! What a fun idea! These turned out amazing! She created those cool backer cards for them using the frame from the Garden Starter stamp set! 

I had fun playing along this month too! I created a dog card using the pup and ice cream from our new Dog Days of Summer Stamp stamp set.  I made a simple card, just adding a sentiment and some washi and flags ups this side using paper scraps! I thought it needed a little bling so I added on a big button! 

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July Release - Reveal Day 2 - Party Pops, Pineapple Delight and Tiki Time!

Today is our second reveal day for our July Release and we are featuring THREE new stamp sets today: Party Pops, Pineapple Delight and Tiki Time! All three sets have coordinating dies too! We are giving a $20 store credit to one lucky winner today too so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

First is our Party Pops stamp set and die set

Hot summer days are better with popsicles! Use our bold popsicle images with your favorite bright colored inks to make some cool summer cards! The two sentiments and loopy line fit over right over the solid popsicle! And don’t forget the chocolate topping! This set also has a coordinating die to make cutting them out a breeze!

Here's some info on the Party Pops stamp set: 

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 10 stamps: 8 images and 2 words and sentiments 
• Coordinating Purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 3 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, July 15th

Next is our Pineapple Delights of Summer stamp set and die set

We love pineapples because they are the symbol of welcome, friendship and hospitality! In this fun little 4 x 4 stamp set we’ve included 3 fun bold pineapple images for you to choose from. If you can’t choose, you can use all three! They are perfect for thank you cards and more. The bold images are perfect to use with colored inks and embossing powders too!

Here's some info on the Pineapple Delights stamp set: 

• 4 x 4 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 8 stamps: 6 images and 2 words and sentiments 
• Coordinating Purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 2 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, July 15th

AND - a third reveal - Tiki Time stamp set and die set

Let’s head out to the Tiki Bar! This cute little 4 x 4 stamp set features a duo of tropical Tiki faces that are perfect for making fun summer cards! These bold images can be used alone, or you can add on the straw, drink umbrella and flowers to make them into tropical drink glasses! Use them for fun friendship cards or to create invites to a summer luau or Tiki party!

Here's some info on the Tiki Time stamp set: 

• 4 x 4 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 10 stamps: 7 images and 3 words and sentiments 
• Coordinating Purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 7 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, July 15th

Check out the fun 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! Most of the designers have additional cards on their blogs and you might even find a fun video or two along the way! Make sure to comment along the way for a chance to win! Details on the giveaway are at the bottom of today's post.

This Tiki-riffic card by Larissa uses our new Tiki Time stamp set and coordinating die set! She embossed three tiki faces and made them into drink glasses with umbrellas and flowers! The added hibiscus flowers below really make it look so fun and tropical! 

Naki used our new Party Pops stamp and coordinating die set for this adorable card! I love how she dressed up the popsicles, adding chocolate to one and sunglasses to another! So fun! 

Samantha  used the Tiki Time stamp set and coordinating die set for this cute Mai-Tai card! It's so cool how she watercolored it with splotches over the ink! It has such a fun hot summer day feeling! 

Lydia created this awesome brightly colored pineapple card using the new Pineapple Delights stamp set! The "Mahalo" sentiment is a sneak peek from a set we will be revealing later this week! 

Crafty Math-Chick created this fun bold and simple card using the Party Pops stamp set and coordinating die set. She added texture on all the popsicles and the chocolate dipped one in the corner! 

This bright tropical Mai-Tai card is by Danielle. She used the new Tiki Time stamp set and coordinating die set to create those fun tropical drinks! I love the fun bright colors and patterns too!

Kimberly created this awesome pineapple card with our new Pineapple Delight stamp set! I love the embossing on kraft paper and the added vellum! Such a fun card! 

I love all the pretty pastel popsicles on this card by Yukari! She used our new Party Pops stamp set to create this yummy card! I love the way she lined up the oval in the center with the pattern and raised to to add the sentiment! 

Stephanie created this sweet pineapple card! I love the soft colors and the sentiment on the woodgrain panel. She used the Pineapple Delights stamp set and coordinating die set. 

This card by Jess uses our new Tiki Time stamp set and coordinating die set. I love how she embossed the tiki faces on black to create a fun background and then added a neon colored tiki drink in the foreground! So fun! 

Would you like to win a $20 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs? 
ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win!

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, July 14th at 9pm CST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 15th.

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

Naki Rager

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka