Happy Purr-thday Card by Samantha Mann

Happy Purr-thday!

Blast off! Today Samantha has created an adorable birthday card featuring the kitty and balloons from our Newton's Birthday Balloons Stamp Set. She colored the image of the kitty in fun bright colors, adding white accents with a gel pen. She used the coordinating Newton's Birthday Balloons Die Set to cut out the image. For the background she created a gorgeous sky using our Clouds Stencil with blue and purple distress inks. Added splatters of water give the sky a fun added texture. She also added little white clouds from the Newton's Birthday Balloons Stamp Set, layered on top. The sentiment "Happy Purr-thday" adds the perfect finishing touch! 

This birthday card is perfect for sending a cheerful birthday wish, especially to someone who loves cats!

To say hello to Sam and see more of her amazing creations you can visit Sam over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Being a Unicorn Card by September Guest Designer Kavya

Hi folks, 

I am excited to be back on the Newton's Nook blog with my second guest design post for the month. This time, I have a super cute ink blended CAS card to share. The beauty of this layout is that this can be used with most of Newton's Nook stamp sets with stand-alone images! This is my go-to technique if I want to whip up a quick card for any occasion. So, let's get started! 

• Firstly, use some purple tape (or any tape of your choice) to mask the center portion of the panel. You can definitely get creative and try out other orientations like a diagonal, last 1/3rd of the panel, etc. You are the artist! 
• I then used hybrid inks in three colors - baby pink, pineapple, and baby blue - to ink blend the center portion.
• I colored the unicorn and a few other elements from the Believe in Unicorns Stamp Set using alcohol ink markers and colored pencils. 
• I then heat embossed the sentiment using white embossing ink and finished off the card using some clear sequins. 

Isn't that simple? I hope you liked this quick mini-tutorial. See you all next week!
Thanks,
- Kavya 

Thinking of You Card by Larissa Heskett

Thinking of You!

Today are are sharing a gorgeous card by Larissa that is perfect for letting someone know they are in your thoughts! She features the image of the lovely hummingbird from our Hummingbird Stamp Set, coloring it in gorgeous green and pink hues. Her coloring technique of adding tiny dots really adds a ton of detail and dimension to her image! So gorgeous! She also colored the flowers from the Hummingbird Stamp Set, perfect for the bird to flutter over. 

Here's a close up of her amazing coloring:


She added the images over a blue inked circle sky, cutting them out using the coordinating Hummingbird Die Set. She also adds the sentiment "Thinking of you" from the Floral Roundabout Stamp Set three times around the circle edge. Although the sentiment comes as a straight edge, you can easily create a curve with it onto your stamping block! That is one great thing about photopolymer stamps. She adds a teal scalloped circle frame using our Circle Frames Die Set.

For the card background she adds a subtle pattern of flowers using the large image from the Floral Roundabout Stamp Set. She also stamps this image across the flap of the coordinating envelope for a  lovely finishing touch!



We hope you enjoyed this gorgeous card by Larissa today!

To say hello to Larissa and see more of her creations, visit her over at her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs.

Cat in Box Scrapbook Layout by Samantha Mann

Cats & Boxes!

Today we sharing an amazing scrapbook page by Samantha that any cat owner will appreciate! For this gorgeous page, she used our Meow Stencil along the edges of the layout and on the right side where she planned to add the photo, with white texture paste. Once the paste was dry she added watercolors in pinks, reds, oranges and yellows on top. This frames the photo and the page perfectly and is such a beautiful effect! She also added the images of the kitty in a box, just like the kitty in the photo, from our Newton Loves Boxes Stamp Set and from our Newton's Antics Stamp Set. Adorable!

Here is a close up so you can see the texture: 

If you like to scrapbook, we hope that you are inspired to try our stencils and stamps on your pages! 

To say hello to Sam and see more of her amazing creations you can visit Sam over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Missing You and I'm Sorry Cards by Andrea Shell

Heartfelt Puppy Cards!

Today Andrea has created a sweet duo of cards that are perfect for sending caring thoughts. She started out by coloring two adorable puppies from our Puppy Playtime Stamp Set in black and white tones. The images were cut out using the coordinating Puppy Playtime Die Set. Then she made two cards with the pups using the same color palette and layout but changed the theme with different stencils and sentiments! Such a great idea!

For the first card she created a cloud background along the top half of her card using our Cloudy Sky Stencil with distress inks. She added the sentiment "Missing You" from our Heartfelt Essentials Stamp Set, embossing it in white on a strip of black cardstock. She also added a scalloped border from striped paper using our Sky Borders Die Set below This is a lovely way to divide the card! Some black splatters and sequins add a fun finishing touch.

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



For the second card she used the same layout, creating a raindrop background along the top half of her card using our Raindrops Stencil. This time she chose the sentiment "I'm Sorry" which is also from our Heartfelt Essentials Stamp Set.

Both of these cards are so darling and perfect for sharing caring thoughts! They would be great to have on hand when you need a card that expresses just the right thing! 

To see more beautiful creations by Andrea, you can visit her over at her blog, Blissfully Scrappy!

Trick or Treat Slimline Card by Zsofia Molnar

Trick or Treat!

Now that is is September we are getting exciting for Halloween so we are super excited to share this trick-or-treat card by Zsofia! This card is created in large slimline shape, which makes is perfect for a tall scene! Zsofia combines several adorable Halloween stamp sets on this card. Along the bottom she features the three cute Halloween friends, dressed in costumes and holding the word "boo" from our Halloween Trio Stamp Set. She colored the image in neutral tones, adding pops of orange and purple! The image was cut out using the coordinating Halloween Trio Die Set. She also added gloss effects over the purple signs and the noses!

Behind the trio, she sets the scene with layers of black grass cut out using our Land Borders Die Set and a white fence that cut out using our Fence Die Set.

Here is a close up so you can see the amazing details:



Above the trio, she uses our Clouds Stencil to create layers of purple clouds in the sky! Perfect for Halloween! The Halloween Trio Die Set also comes with a bonus "trick or treat" word die, which she used over the purple sky here.



Next, she added some bats in the sky and the friendly ghost with the "boo" in a speech bubble from our Boo Hoo Stamp Set (cut out with the coordinating Boo Hoo Die Set).



Then, to finish it off, the kitty dressed as a bat from our Batty Newton Stamp Set floats across the top of the card! This kitty was cut out using the coordinating Batty Newton Die Set. To add a bit more fun, tis kitty has the "Hoo" speech bubble from the Boo Hoo Stamp Set!


What a fun way to use the space on a larger card to create a charming scene!

We hope you enjoyed this fun Halloween card by Zsofia! You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign.

Wishing Choo-Choo a Merry Christmas Card by September Guest Designer Kavya

Today we have our first post by our July Guest Designer, Kavya, from Handmade by Kavya! We fell in love with Kavyas projects recently on Instagram! Her cards filled with bright colors and creative layouts made us smile and we can't wait to share what she creates using our products this month! Check back each Monday to see them! Keep reading to find out more about her today and to check out her first project below.

Hi! I am Kavya. I have always been a creative soul but I found my true passion when I discovered stamping and die cutting back in middle school. After a brief hiatus to concentrate on school and college, I just got back into cardmaking late last year in Senior year of college to relax myself and I am so glad I did! I like to try out many different styles and techniques, but my love for flowers and cute critters knows no bounds. I also enjoy experimenting and coming up with unique and unexpected ways to use products in my stash! I am beyond excited to guest design for Newton’s Nook as I am huge fan of their super adorable critters. 

Thank you Jennifer and Samantha for the incredible opportunity. I hope I inspire you with my cards this month :)

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Hello everyone, 

I am excited to be guest designing for Newton's Nook for the month of September! Thank you Samantha for giving me this wonderful opportunity! I have four cards with totally different techniques and styles lined up for you this month! If you have been following me for a while, you would know that I don't have a signature style. I like mixing up things and trying to come up with creative ways to use my stash. I am a huge fan of Newton's Nook products as they are versatile and super cute! 

My first card uses some good old distress ink blending scene for Christmas. Here is how I put this together:

• I distress inked my panel using Mermaid Lagoon and Cracked Pistachio. I then tried to create a snow texture by adding water and white ink splatters. 

• I cut the winter scene landscape using my silhouette cameo but you can use a similar die of your choice.
• I colored the images from All Aboard for Christmas Stamp Set using my alcohol ink markers. I like to add darker tones to my images using color pencils later on. 
• After assembling the card, I heat embossed a sentiment on teal cardstock using white embossing powder. (PS: this actually covers up a snafu! I tried embossing directly on to the background but it didn't stand out as much and wasn't aligned properly.)

• Voila! You are done :) 

I hope you liked this card and I can't wait to be back next week to share another style! 

Thanks,

- Kavya