May Release - SNEEK PEEKS!!

This is our second blog post today - to see the Inky Paws challenge Winners post, scroll down or click here.

It's SNEAKY PEEK TIME!

Get ready for some fun - We will be releasing THREE fun new sets this month, with reveals starting tomorrow - Here is a little peek from each set - Any guesses? Hint: Newton fans are going to be excited about one of these sets...

Full reveals will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (one full reveal each day) and will be filled with fabulous fun from our FABULOUS Design Team and May Guest, Jenn Shurkus! 

New stamps will be for sale in the online shop on Friday, May 15th! Make sure you pop through all the blogs on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week and leave comments for a chance to win! 

Inky Paws #20 - Sketch Challenge - Winners!

Inky Paws Challenge #20 Winners! 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last Inky Paws Challenge at here at the Newton's Nook Designs blog! This months Challenge was a Sketch Challenge! 

The challenge entries were so awesome this month! THANK YOU to everyone who entered!  It's always hard to choose the winners each time! 

Top picks for Inky Paws Challenge #20

Announcing.... our top picks! Read the description below each card to see who created it - and make sure to visit their blogs and tell them congrats!!

Our first winner is this beautiful Christmas card by Kim! We love how she used the image of the kitty with the gifts from the  Newton's Birthday Bash stamp set and colored the gifts red and green to make a Christmas card! Her coloring of the kitty is so fun too!  

Our second winner is this fun card by Lynn! We love the cute scene she created with Winston from the Garden Whimsy stamp set watering the flower. The layers of grass in front of him add such fun dimension. 

Congrats to Kim and Lynn! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $10 store credit and get your winner badge for your blog!

Inky Paws #20 Favorites

Since there were so many great cards with this sketch cards, we chose THREE more as our favorite picks! If you see your card below, contact us if you'd like to get a "favorite" badge for your blog!

Nina-Marie turned the sketch sideways and made it into a cute birthday shaker card! So Adorable! She used the Newton's Antics stamp set for the kitty image.

Indy also turned the sketch sideways and created this fun trio of campers using our Sweetheart Tails and Campfire Tails sets. I love the little added "wish you were here" from the Newton's Summer Vacation set too! 

And our third favorite is this card by Tammy! We loved the bright bold colors over the white and the way she added polka dots to the bag that coordinate with the embossed ones on the layer below! Super fun and bright! She used the Newton's Birthday Bash stamp set. 

Thanks so much!
Thanks again to everyone who entered - It's really so much fun to look through all the entries and see everyones ideas! If you didn't win this time we hope you'll try again next time! The next challenge will begin on May 22.

Mother's Day Floral Card and Bracelet by Larissa Heskett

Fanciful Florals for Mother's Day!

Today I'm sharing this gorgeous card by Larissa using the new Fanciful Florals stamp set. Larissa stamped three flowers from our set with a two-tone ink effect and then fussy cut them out to create this beautiful floral trio. She also stamped and fussy cut out a bunch of leaves too! I love all the dimension it has! Then she added the "happy mother's day" sentiment from the Love Grows stamp set. Of course I also love that gorgeous watercolor background too!

And if that's not enough -she made this amazing bracelet too using the floral image from the Fanciful Florals stamp set as the focal point for the charm on the bracelet! This girl is talented, right? How awesome is that?

Thanks so much Larissa for inspiring us today! Please make sure to head over to Larissa's blog, Larissa Heskett Designs to see more details about her work and say hello to her today!

Today is the LAST DAY to enter our Inky Paws challenge #20 SKETCH Challenge!

Have you checked out our latest challenge? You have until TONIGHT - Friday, May 8th at Midnight CST time to enter our current inky Paws Challenge. All you need to do is create a card or project based on this sketch and using & 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.

Bold Floral Ombré card by Lydia Evans

Bold Flowers & Ombré = Beautiful Together!

WOW! That's what I said when I first saw this card by Lydia. She used the pretty bold floral images from our Fanciful Florals stamp set and stamped them in bold black over a gorgeous hand painted watercolor ombré background. This is just SO COOL! The black really POPS out over the awesome blue and green background! I also love the added bit of white dots and the white card stock base. This is such a beautiful card. I think it would be fun to try it in reverse too with white flowers embossed over a colorful ombré background! I'm totally inspired - how about you?

Head over to Lydia's blog today Lydia Evans Design to see more details on her project today! Make sure to leave her a nice comment too!

Don't forget - Our deadline is Friday to enter our Inky Paws challenge #20 SKETCH Challenge!

Have you checked out our latest challenge? You have  just a couple more days - until  Friday, May 8th at Midnight CST time to enter our current inky Paws Challenge. All you need to do is create a card or project based on this sketch and using & 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 Birthday Doxie Card by Stephanie Muzzulin

Happy Birthday Doxie!

Awww - this adorable dachshund birthday card by Stephanie Muzzulin is sure to make you smile! She used the sweet little doxie pup from the Delightful Doxies stamp set and paper pierced him along with the balloon to create a cute little scene. I love the string going from the ballon to the pups mouth! So CUTE! The "Happy Birthday" sentiment is from the Newton's Birthday Bash stamp set. I also love the layers of pattern paper in such adorable little prints! What a sweet card! 

To find out more about her project, head over to Stephanie's blog, Handmade Creations by Stephanie!

Hello Floral Card by Kimberly Rendino

Hello Flowers!

I LOVE the lush blue and green color combo on this card by Kimberly using our Fanciful Florals stamp set! It's so fun how she used that gorgeous minty teal color and then gave the edges a darker tone. It gives the whole card a lovely ombré effect!  She also used the fun "hello" and swirly flourishes from the same Fanciful Florals stamp set! So pretty! The sequins in the flower centers give it the final finishing touch!

To see more, head over to Kimberly's blog Kimplete Kreativity and say hello!

There's still time to enter our Inky Paws challenge #20 SKETCH Challenge!

Have you checked out our latest challenge? You have until Friday,  May 8th at Midnight CST time to enter our current inky Paws Challenge. All you need to do is create a card or project based on this sketch and using & 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.

Meet our May Guest Designer - Jenn Shurkus!

This is our second post today. To see winners from the May Flowers blog hop from this weekend, scroll down or click here. 

Our very special Guest Designer for our May is Jenn Shurkus! 

I'm so super excited to have Jenn as a guest this month! Jenn creates cards in a variety of styles with some cards clean & simple and other designs with complex layers and textures! She also has a GORGEOUS loft where she teaches classes and an adorable kitty, Mister Harley, who also likes NND stamps :)

She will be posting with our Design Team with our May release reveals next week! I can't wait to see what she creates with our stamps! Here's some more about Jenn - Make sure to check out her blog and say hello!

Jenn Shurkus
Creative Chick

Jenn lives in New England, with her kitty Mister Harley and her boyfriend Chris. She's been papercrafting for 15 years, and has played multiple roles in the paper craft industry as an independent store manager, designer and teacher. With a degree in graphic design she is also Copic and Ranger certified. Jenn loves to show people new and clever ideas to design their cards and projects. She has a flair for the "artsy-fartsy" without going over the top. She designs her projects in the way to inspire, but not intimidate. Jenn is eager to share her creative passions with others and encourage their artistic growth. She currently teaches in person and online classes as well as host Loft Art Retreats. You can read more about her, her handsome kitty Mister Harley and wicked cute boyfriend Chris on her blog {creative chick} http://www.shurkus.com/

And here's a cute card Jenn made for a previous inky paws Challenge using our stamps:

This card uses the Newton's Curious Christmas stamp set - but she made it into a valentine! How Cute! We can't wait to see what she does with our May Release!