July Reveal Day 2 - NEW! Cat Birthday Party Stamp Set

Welcome back to day 2 of our Birthday Celebration! 

Today we are introducing a new set featuring our company namesake and favorite feline, Newton!

NEW! Cat Birthday Party

Newton is ready to celebrate! Create party invitations and birthday cards with this charming stamp set! The images can be used together on a card or to top off a tag! 

• Cat Birthday Party Stamp Set includes 13 stamps: 10 images and 3 sentiments
• Coordinating Die Set includes 10 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, July 18th

You'll find a-MEOW-zing birthday inspirations by our Design Team below!

Check out all the fun birthday projects created by our Design Team! You can click through to all their blogs for details on their cards and leave comments for a chance to win! Details on the giveaway are at the bottom of today's post.

Card by Jennifer using the new Cat Birthday Party Stamp Set, Birthday Time Paper Pad and Card Layout 4 Die Set. Additional products used:  Circle Frames Die Set

Card by Samantha Mann using the new Cat Birthday Party Stamp Set. Additional products used: Bokeh Balloons Stencil Set, Basic Frames Die Set

 

Card by Larissa Heskett using the new Cat Birthday Party Stamp Set, Card Layout 3 Die and Birthday Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set

Card by Jennifer using the new Cat Birthday Party Stamp Set, Birthday Time Paper Pad and Card Layout 4 Die Set. Additional products used: Frames & Tags Die Set
 

Card by Donna Idlet using the new Cat Birthday Party Stamp Set and Birthday Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Cheerful Brights Glitter Paper Pad, Circle Frames Die Set

 

 

Card by Diane Morales using the new Cat Birthday Party Stamp Set and Birthday Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set

 

 

Card by Amanda Wilcox using the new Cat Birthday Party Stamp Set, Card Layout 4 Die Set and Birthday Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Banner Trio Die Set, Birthday Roundabout Stamp Set

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

One lucky winner will receive a $25 prize to spend at Newton's Nook Designs online shop!  The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring our new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Monday July 14 through Thursday July 17th. 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 17th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, July 18th.

Want another chance to win? We will be having an instagram hop on Friday with a second prize! Please join us over on Instagram on Friday, July 18th for details! 

Newton's Nook Designs

Larissa Heskett
Donna Idlet
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales

Amanda Wilcox

July Reveal Day 1 - 12 Year Celebration + NEW Products!

Newton’s Nook Designs is so excited to be celebrating our company's 12 Year Birthday!
- WOW - That's 12 awesome 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 been amazing over the years! We really appreciate every order and are so happy that we are able to continue to run our small business from our home with help from you! 

To celebrate our birthday we are releasing some fun new birthday themed products this month! We will be revealing our new products over the next few days with tons of amazing inspiration! Plus, we will be having a sale starting on Friday, July 18th too, so save the date!! 

Make sure to read all the way to the bottom of today's post for details on how to enter our giveaway for a chance to win today too. 

NEW! Birthday Themed Paper and 3 New Die Sets

Today we are previewing two new basic dies and  two new birthday products that pair perfectly together! The Card Layout 3 (pictured right) and Card Layout 4 (pictured left) are sized to fill the front of an A2 card and look amazing when cut out of patterned papers! Pair with your favorite stamps or add in the happy birthday word die for a complete quick and easy card! 

• Birthday Time Paper Pad includes 24 sheets (12 double-sided designs)
• Card Layout 3 Die, pictured right, Includes 1 die, sized to fit an A2 card front
• Card Layout 4 Die, pictured left, Includes 1 die, sized to fit an A2 card front
• Happy Birthday Die Set includes 4 dies, 2 words and 2 shadow dies 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, July 18th

Join our Birthday Party and Enjoy Inspiration by our Design Team!

Check out all the awesome projects created by our Design Team! You can click through to all their blogs for details on their cards and leave comments for a chance to win! Details on the giveaway are at the bottom of today's post.

Card by Jennifer using the new Card Layout 3 Die, Happy Birthday Die Set and Birthday Time Paper Pad.

Card by Larissa Heskett using the new Card Layout 4 Die and Birthday Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Oval Frames Die Set

Card by Samantha Mann using the new Card Layout 3 Die, Happy Birthday Die Set and Birthday Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Newton's Cupcake Stamp Set, Newton's Cupcake Die Set

Card by Jennifer using the new Card Layout 4 Die, Happy Birthday Die Set and Birthday Time Paper Pad.

Card by Diane Morales using the new Card Layout 3 Die, Happy Birthday Die Set and Birthday Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock

Card by Donna Idlet using the new Card Layout 4 Die, Happy Birthday Die Set and Birthday Time Paper Pad. 

 

Card by Larissa Heskett using the new Card Layout 3 Die, Happy Birthday Die Set and Birthday Time Paper Pad. Additional products used:

 

Card by Samantha Mann using the new Card Layout 4 Die and Birthday Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Newton Loves Cake Stamp Set, Newton Loves Cake Die Set, Newton's Thanksgiving Stamp Set, Newton's Thanksgiving Die Set, Frames & Flags Die Set, Confetti Stencil

Card by Donna Idlet using the new Card Layout 3 Die, Happy Birthday Die Set and Birthday Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock

Card by Diane Morales using the new Card Layout 4 Die and Birthday Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Newton's Birthday Delights Stamp Set, Newton's Birthday Delights Die Set

 

Card by Farhana Sarker using the new Card Layout 3 Die and Birthday Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Birthday Roundabout Stamp Set (sentiment)

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

One lucky winner will receive a $25 prize to spend at Newton's Nook Designs online shop!  The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring our new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Monday July 14 through Thursday July 17th. 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 17th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, July 18th.

Want another chance to win? We will be having an instagram hop on Friday with a second prize! Please join us over on Instagram on Friday, July 18th for details! 

Newton's Nook Designs

Larissa Heskett
Donna Idlet
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales

Amanda Wilcox

Sneak Peeks! New Products Coming Soon!

SAVE THE DATE:

Previews of new products will be shared Monday, July 14 - Thursday, July 17.

New products available for sale Friday July 18th at newtonsnookdesigns.com

So Many Books, So Little Time Card by Amanda Wilcox

Die Cut Focused Card using Books & Blooms

Don't have time to color? Try creating a die-cut focused card to save time! 

This beautiful book themed card by Amanda uses our Bookmark II Die Set and Daisies Die Set.

The stacks of books were created using our Bookmark II Die Set. Amanda cut the dies out multiple times using different colors of cardstock. She assembled the books in stacks onto her card, using a thin strip of brown cardstock as the shelf. 

Next, she added a trio of daisies, cut out using our Daisies Die Set. She arranged the daises on the on both sides of the bookshelf to add a fun touch of whimsy to her card. 

The finishing touch was the sentiment "so many books, so little time" stamped below the shelf. 

This card is so simple to make, just cut out all the pieces and assemble!  It's a quick time-saver to use almost exclusively dies on your card and it's so fun to assemble all the pieces together! If you're short on time or just like to play with die cuts, a card like this is perfect for you! 

See more of Amanda's work over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!

Special Day Card by Samantha Mann

Celebrate a Special Day!

Don't forget to celebrate the special days in the lives of your friends and family. Whether it's a birthday, anniversary, graduation or other special occasion, this card by Samantha is sure to let someone know how special they are! 

This card features our Dainty Daisies Stamp Set, Lattice Die and Petite Flowers Stencil.

Samantha stamped the bundle of daisies from the Dainty Daisies Stamp Set several times and colored the blooms in various shades of pink. Then she added white paint splatters over the top for a fun textured look. It's almost like droplets of water on a rainy day! She cut the florals out using the coordinating Dainty Daisies Die Set.

For her card background she used our Petite Flowers Stencil with white texture paste, applying it onto white cardstock to create a beautiful tone on tone textured background. 

Next she cut out the beautiful lattice frame using our Lattice Die and layered this over the textured panel. The daisies were added over the top, layered over each other and adhered with dimensional adhesive. If a  stem or bloom went over the edge of the card she trimmed it with a scissor. 

Last she added the sentiment, embossed in white onto a black banner that was cut out using our Banner Trio Die Set.

Here is what we learned from Samantha today:

• Don't be constrained by the size of your card. If images go off the edge you can just trim them to align to the card size.
• Combing layers and textures (like vellum and texture paste) gives your card an extra special touch!

To see more fun cards by Samantha you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy!

Little Lilies Card by Samantha Mann

Just Because

Do you ever send a card to someone just because you are thinking of them? Samantha has created a beautiful floral card today featuring our Little Lilies Stamp Set and our Trailing Leaves Stencil, perfect for sending thoughtful wishes for anytime. 

To create this gorgeous card she started by stamping and coloring the stem of lilies from our Trailing Leaves Stencil multiple times. The lily image is great because it's so easy to color with just the white and green. Samatha did add a bit of shading to the white areas with light gray and added accents with a white gel pen. She then cut out the florals using the coordinating Little Lilies Die Set.

For her card base she started with a white panel that was the same height as her card and just a little narrower than the width of the card. She cut out three purple glitter rectangles using our  Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock with our Frames & Tags Die Set. She adhered the glitter rectangles to the white panel and then used our Trailing Leaves Stencil to add leaves over the top with white texture paste! Wow! So pretty! She arranged the lilies over the fun background panel, layering them along the left side.

The final touch was the sentiment "just because" which she embossed in black onto a black banner that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

We love the textures of the glitter and the stencil paste layered together! We hope you will give this fun technique a try!

To see more fun cards by Samantha you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy!

Celebrate! Birthday Shaker Card by Larissa Heskett

Birthday Shaker Card

Don't have time to color? Today Larissa shares an idea on how to create a colorful birthday card without spending time coloring! 

For this card she features the image of three kitties blinded by all the candles on the birthday cake from our Newton's Bright Birthday Stamp Set. She stamped the image in black and cut it out using the coordinating Newton's Bright Birthday Die Set. 

She leaves the image uncolored but uses a paper filled with colorful stripes from our Birthday Woofs Paper Pad to add color. She cuts the paper out using our Basic Frames Die Set to give it the banner shape and layers it behind the stamped image for an instant pop of color. Next she cuts a banner out of lime green cardstock using our Banner Trio Die Set and stamps the sentiment from our Birthday Roundabout Stamp Set onto the banner. 

She decides to add more color by creating a shaker pocket to layer behind the banner. She uses a clear sleeve and adds sparkle and color with purple, blue and sliver sequins inside the pocket. This adds color AND fun to the card!

To finish the card she layered the shaker panel over a blue scalloped card panel that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set.  

We hope this card inspires you to try different ways to add color to your card. If you don't have time to color, bright cardstock colors,  patterned papers and sequins are the perfect way to brighten up a card!

To see more projects by Larissa you can visit her on her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs.