Reveal Day 3 - Tranquil Tides Die + Newtons Antics Die

Today is our Third reveal day for our August Release and we are featuring the TWO NEW DIE SETS! We are giving away a $10 Store credit today to one lucky winner so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win! 

Our first new die set coordinates with the Tranquil Tides stamp set (revealed yesterday): 

Here's some info on the Tranquil Tides purr-fect dies set:

• Stainless steel die set
• Includes coordinating 10 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, August 14th

Our second new die set coordinates with one of our favorites: Newton's Antics

Here's some info on the Newton's Antics purr-fect dies set:

• Stainless steel die set
• Includes coordinating 9 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, August 14th

Here's some inspiration from our team using the new dies

Check out all the amazing projects below from our Design Team 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.

First up - Projects using the new Tranquil Tides die set:

 

Kimberly used the fish die to create the cut out in this cute tag! I love how she used sequins to create a sparkly fish! 

Another fun card using the dies by Larissa! I love how she added in the sign from the Winter Tails stamp set to make an underwater sign like you'd see in a fish tank!

Jess created fun card with the starfish and seahorse dies! I love the bubble border too! Check out her blog post today for a video as well!

SEAS the DAY with this fun card by Lydia! I love the added bits of metallic shine and gold sparkle!

Here is a fun beachy card by Stephanie! I love the fun distressed looking beachy papers and the rope and burlap! 

Next - Projects using the new Newton's Antics die set:

This die coordinates with the Newton's Antics stamp set

Yukari used the Newton's Antics dies to create this adorable shaker card! I love how it looks like the kitty is sitting in a window!

I love this fun and colorful card by Danielle - the background is so pretty and the little cut out kitty looks so happy with his mouse toy!

I love how Samantha cut out footprints across the front of her card using the dies! So fun!

Nina-Marie used the heart die from the Newton's Antics set to create all those fun little heart cut outs! I love that they make the shape of a big heart! What a great way to use the dies without their coordinating stamps! That cute raccoon image is from the Sweetheart Tails stamp set. 

Crafty Math-Chick created this cute little kitty couple snuggling in the corner of her card! I love the added fish background paper. She also used the "happy anniversary" words from the Simply Sentimental Stamp set.

Would you like to win a $10 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs?

This prize will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest 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, August 13th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 14th. 

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

Reveal Day 2 - Tranquil Tides Stamp Set

Today is our second reveal for our August Release and we are featuring the new Tranquil Tides 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! 

“SEAS the Day” with this fun bold 4x6 sea themed stamp set! These fun sea images are uniquely embellished with tiny little bubble details and will be come a fast favorite for summer projects! The solid bold images make for quick stamping - just ink them up in your favorite colors!

Here's some info on the Tranquil Tides stamp set:

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 14 stamps: 11 images and 3 sentiments
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, August 14th

Note: this stamp set has a coordinating DIE SET that will be revealed tomorrow!

Let's get inspired with some awesome creations from our Design Team!

Check out all the amazing projects below from our Design Team 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.

Here is a fun card by our guest designer, Liz Munoz! I love the white embossing with the watercolor wash over it! 

Kimberly created this awesome coral wreath! (what a fun pun on words too!) 

Another gorgeous piece of Jewelry by Larissa! she used the seahorse and bubbles to create this awesome bracelet! 

I love the fun sandy beach on this card by Yukari! Such a sweet summer card! 

Samantha created these gorgeous shells with fun two-toned stamping! So pretty! 

Danielle create this amazing shaker card! I love the blue and gold under the sea scene! 

Here's another gorgeous scene by Nina-Marie. Check out her technique to use the bold images so they look like outlined images! 

This card is so by Jess is so gorgeous! I love the bold black coral and stars with the watercolor background! 

That fun little red crab really pops off this fun nautical card by Lydia! 

Crafty Math-Chick used fun neon embossing to create this colorful sea scene. I love how the seahorse is swimming upside down to say hello to the fish! 

Here's a lovely card by Stephanie! I love the fun paint splatters and shabby distressed look! 

Would you like to win “Tranquil Tides”?

This prize will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest 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, August 13th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 14th. 

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

Liz Munoz - Guest Designer

Reveal Day 1 - Mermaid Crossing Stamp Set

Today is our first reveal for our August Release and we are featuring the new Mermaid Crossing 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 3x4 mini stamp set features sweet little mermaid images! These lovely sea friends are perfect for sending “FIN-tastic” birthday wishes! Use the mermaid hugging her seahorse friend with the “we’re MERMAID for each other” sentiment to create a unique anniversary or valentine card!

Here's some info on the Mermaid Crossing stamp set:

• 3 x 4 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 6 stamps: 4 images and 2 sentiments
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, August 14th

Let's get inspired with some awesome creations from our Design Team!

Check out all the amazing projects below from our Design Team 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.

First up we have this fun shaker card by our guest designer, Liz Munoz! If you look close inside the shaker you can see a tiny sneak peek of tomorrow's release too!

Check out the fun background n this card by Samantha! So cool - and the mermaid is adorable too! 

I love this gorgeous card by Stephanie! The added sparkle makes is so magical and I love how she stamped the tail! 

I love the fun background on this card by Jess! That cute mermaid looks like she's under the deep sea!

Here's a run card by Danielle - I love all the fun pattern prints that draw your eye into that cute mermaid! 

I love the fun bubble background that Kimberly created for her card - such a fun way to make it look like the mermaid is under the sea!

Here is s super fun card by Crafty Math-Chick! She used a fun paper that looks like scales and I LOVE the purple hair on the Mermaid! So cool! 

I love all the sparkle on this card by Lydia. The sparkle on the tail and starfish really make it pop off the fun clean layout!

Larissa created a gorgeous jewelry pendant using the mermaid! It is so pretty with all that sparkle! Plus she created a card to put it on to give to the recipient! Such a cool presentation! 

This shaker card by Yukari is so pretty! I love the soft colors with the pop of black! What fun!

I love the fun clean and simple layout on this card by Nina-Marie! And the coloring on the mermaids hair is gorgeous!

Would you like to win “Mermaid Crossing”?

This prize will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest 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, August 13th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 14th. 

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

Liz Munoz - Guest Designer

August Sneak Peeks!

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

It's SNEAK PEEK TIME!

Get ready for some more fun this week  - We will be releasing Two MORE fun new sets this month and some NEW DIES too! Reveals start tomorrow - Here is a little peek from each set:

Full reveals will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and will be filled with fabulous fun from our FABULOUS Design Team!

Inky Paws Challenge #23 Winners

Inky Paws Challenge #23 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 Summer Theme Challenge! 

We had a some great SUMMER cards entered into this challenge! THANK YOU to everyone who entered! All the beautiful entries always make it SO HARD to choose the winners! 

Top picks for Inky Paws Challenge #23

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 fully colored beach card Tatiana! She colored in all that sand and waves with copic markers! Amazing! She used the images from our Newton's Summer Vacation stamp for the cat on the beach blanket, castle and sand bucket.

Our second winner is this fun shark card by Tammy! We loved how the shark in front is ready to share a "bite" with you and there are two more fins in the back too! She used our  Shark Bites stamp set for the fun shark images.

Congrats to Tatiana and Tammy! 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 #23 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!

Heidi created this fun summer dream scene using our new Newton's Naptime stamp set and die. I love how she added a summer scene into his dream bubble!

This fun trio of summer fruit by Corilyn was so fun! We love the watercolor and bright colors. She used the Sweet Summer stamp set for those yummy fruit slices! 

We loved the fun background on this colorful summer card by Diane. Such a fun layout too! She used the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp set to create this fun summer card. 

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 play along again next time! Save the date: the next challenge will begin on August 21st.