August Release - Day 4 - Hedgehog Hollow

Today is our second reveal day for our August Release! Today we are revealing our new Hedgehog Hollow stamp set! We are giving this stamp set away one lucky winner so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Hedgehog Hollow

This adorable 4 x 6 stamp set features sweet little hedgehogs! These charming woodland cuties hanging out with ladybugs and mushrooms are perfect for sending a happy hello for any occasion. Pair them with puny sentiments like "living on the hedge" and "hedge hugs" to send sweet wishes to all your friends and family!

Here's some info on the Hedgehog Hollow stamp set: 

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 12 stamps: 9 images and 3 words and sentiments 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, August 19th 

These sweet little hedgehogs will steal your heart! See all the adorable 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 Team will  have extra cards on their blogs and you might even find a fun video or two along the way! Make sure to comment on all the blogs for a chance to win! Details on the giveaway are at the bottom of today's post.

Kimberly created such a fun background for her card using all the itty bitty stamps in this set! The coloring on the hedgehog and mushroom image is so awesome too! 

This little square card by Lydia is so cute! I love how she trimmed around the hedgehog in the teacup to add a bit of fun dimension to the card! 

Samantha created this sweet watercolored scene! I love the added black woodgrain washi up the side of the card! 

Crafty Math-Chick created a fun easel card featuring the hedgehog with his little ladybug friend! How adorable! 

This fall card by Larissa is so lovely! She added leaves to make a fun fall scene for the hedgehog!

Naki did some awesome no-line coloring on her card! This creates such a soft, pretty look! 

Jess created a fun bright neon colored background for her hedgehog in the teacup! So bright and cheerful! Doesn't that "sending hedge hugs" sentiment make you smile?

Stephanie created such a cute woodsy scene! The sentiment added with the clothespin is the perfect touch! 

Danielle created this sweet card! It's so fun how she added all the polka dots and the dots behind the hedgehog in the teacup too! 

This card by Yukari is all about adorable polka-dots! The hand colored grass on the bottom is so cool too! 

Would you like to win the “Hedgehog Hollow” Stamp Set?

This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

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, August 18th at 9pm CST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 19th.

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

Hedgehog Cards by Special Guest, Simon Hurley!

Hi there! My name is Simon Hurley and I am super excited to be on the blog to share a couple of no line watercolors projects using the Hedgehog Hollow.

Usually I don't do too much coloring on my projects, but today I wanted to challenge myself and try my hand at watercoloring.

I started off by second generation stamping all of my images in a light tan water soluble ink, so the lines will disappear as I color.

Then, I brought in the color using various different shades and brands of watercolor to get some fun and different effects. When coloring, be sure to add a darker edge and dark shadows to add more dimension since the lines aren't there.

To finish all of the cards off I cut them at fun and different angles and gave them a colored border with layering card stocks. I popped the sentiments up on foam tape and added the piece onto the card bases using foam tape to add dimension. 

Here are photos of each card:

To see a video on how these cards were made visit me on YouTube here. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! You can check out more of my cards and artwork at Inklipse.com.

- Simon

Newton's Nook Designs & Therm O Web Inspiration Week - Day 5 with Maria & Zsofia

This week Newton's Nook Designs and Therm O Web are partnering for a fabulous inspiration week! All week long both design teams will be sharing ways to add fun foils and more to your cards using Therm O Web products with Newton's Nook Designs stamps! There are prizes too! Read all the way to the end of this post to find out how you can win! 

Today we are featuring projects by Maria and Zsofia! 

First we have two gorgeous Fall Hedgehog cards by Maria: 

Maria created this adorable card featuring those sweet hedgehogs from our Hedgehog Hollow Stamp Set. She colored the hedgehogs, ladybugs and mushrooms with copic markers and then cut them out with the coordinating Hedgehog Hollow Die Set to add to her card. Behind the hedgehogs she created a gorgeous shaker window. She used the Deco Foil Designer Toner Sheets (Wilderness) from with Gold Deco Foil from Therm O Web to create the sparkly tree pattern. She used this for the front of the shaker and framed it with a die cut frame and filled it with sequins. She added a bow on top that was cut out using our Pines & Holly Die Set. She also added a layer of golden inked grass along the bottom using our Land Borders Die Set to complete the Fall scene! 

For her second card, Maria utilized the piece of foil that was leftover from using the the first card when she used the  Deco Foil Designer Toner Sheets (Wilderness) from Therm O Web! You can use these fun leftover pieces to get the most out of your foil! she covered her card in this piece, gluing it over a pale blue background. then she added that cute hedgehog along with some mushrooms from our Hedgehog Hollow Stamp Set across the center of the card. She used the coordinating Hedgehog Hollow Die Set again to cut them all out. She finished off the card with the "thankful" sentiment from our Thankful Thoughts Stamp Set. So lovely!

Visit Maria's blog: Maria Russell Designs to see more and leave a comment for another chance to win!

 For our last project this week we have three sparkly holiday cards by Zsofia:

For her first card, Zsofia created a lovely winter scene featuring our Winter Memories Stamp Set. She added the skating couple and tree images from the set, cutting them out with the coordinating Winter Memories Die Set. For the sparkly snowy background she used our Petite Snow Stencil along with Deco Foil Transfer Gel and Opal Deco Foil from Therm O Web. She added cut out the word "Christmas" using our Holiday Greetings Die Set with Deco Foil Peel N Stick Toner Sheets and added foil using Gina K Glittering Green Fancy Foil. She also used our Frames & Flags Die Set for the fun scallop edged border.

For her second card, Zsofia featured the cute little mice from our The Nutcracker Squeak Stamp Set, coloring them in lovely shades of purple, blue and mint. She cut them out using the coordinating The Nutcracker Squeak Die Set to add to her card. For the gorgeous snowy background she used our  Snowfall Stencil along with Deco Foil Transfer Gel and Iridescent Deco Foil from Therm O Web. This foil gives such a pretty look when it catches the light! 

For her third card Zsofia created this sweet holiday tree card! She used She used the Deco Foil Designer Toner Sheets (O Christmas Tree) from with Summer Rainbow Deco Foil from Therm O Web to create the sparkly tree pattern. She created a curvy cut on her card front top and bottom using our Land Borders Die Set. Then she added the die cut words on top and bottom using our our Holiday Greetings Die Set with Deco Foil Peel N Stick Toner Sheets and added foil using Gold Deco Foil. Such fun bright holiday colors!

Visit Zsofia's blog: safsafdesign to see more and leave a comment for another chance to win!

There are also more amazing projects today over on the Therm O Web blog so pop over there for more inspiration!

Would you like to win a Prize pack including a $25 store credit to Therm O Web AND a $25 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs? 

Here's how to win: 
Here's how to win: Leave comments on the NND & Design Team blog posts using therm-o-web products all week (November 5-9) to enter. One winner will be randomly chosen from blog posts throughout the week so the more posts you leave comments on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Friday November 9th at midnight CST to comment. The winner will be announced on the NND blog post on Monday, November 12th.

Want another chance to win? Therm O Web will also be giving away a prize pack! Visit the Therm O Web blog each day this week for more inspiration and leave comments there for another chance to win!

Happy Hedgehog Hello by Zsofia Molnar

A Hedgehog Hello!  

Today Zsofia created a an adorable Fall card using our Hedgehog Hollow Stamp Set! She started out with that cute image of the hedgehog handing on the mushroom and colored it in bright shades or red and brown. She also stamped the little mushroom with polka dots from the set, coloring it red too. She cut both of these images out with the new coordinating Hedgehog Hollow Die Set. We just added this die set to our product line so now cutting out those cutie hedgehogs is so much easier!

For her card base, she used our Falling Leaves Stencil with white embossing paste to create that gorgeous background panel. Along the bottom of the card she layered added some coordinating red and white patterned paper and a brown scalloped strip that was cut out using our Sky Borders Die Set.  Then she added the "happy little hello" sentiment, embossed in white onto a black banner from our Frames & Flags Die Set. What an adorable Fall creation! 

Thank you, Zsofia, for the beautiful Fall card today! You can find more of Zsofia's lovely creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign

Hedgehog Hello by Jennifer Jackson

Happy Hello!

Today I have a happy little hello to share using our Hedgehog Hollow stamp set! This set filled with hedgehogs is just TOO cute! One of my favorite images in this set is the hedgehog in the little teacup! He's just so adorable! I stamped him and colored him with zig clean color markers, then added the "happy little hello" sentiment above him, also from the our Hedgehog Hollow stamp set. I added him on to the card and left it simple, just adding a bit of twine, a doily and some patterned paper from my scraps! Do you find you have a ton of patterned paper you don't use? I'm trying to use up some of mine that I've saved forever!! 

Hope you enjoyed this sweet little hedgehog today! If you want to see more adorable cards using this set you can check out our pinterest board here!  

Thanks for stopping by! 

Happy Little Hello Card by February Guest Designer Jennifer Dove

Back to nature with this adorably sweet little hedgehog in a cuppa-love. This little ball of cuteness is part of a large stamp set called Hedgehog Hollow. I love the 4 main images and all the little cute bits and pieces that can go along with it. If you aren't one who like to cut things out then you will be pleased you can also purchase the complimenting dies to go along with it.

   

I decided to create a fun shaker card for this design. Using one of the dies as a frame from Framework Die Set, I added some acetate, foam tape, fun sequins and micro-beads to make the shake, shake, shaker part of it. I love how pink, brown and greens go well together. This card was a no-brainer when choosing colors for this card. I added a little white gel pen to the tips of the hedgehog quills to make the little pricklies stand out. 

Did you know Hedgehogs have more of a soft quill, but by gosh if you hit the end of them with your bare hands you will know it! I think I need a hedgehog in my life. In the meantime I will just create with this adorable stamp set!

Newton's Nook Designs:

Hedgehog Hollow clear stamps and dies

Framework die set

Copics:

[E40] [E42] [E43] [E44] [E49] [YG01] [YG03] [YG17] [R81] [R85]

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Happy Coloring
 - Jenn Dove

Living on the Hedge Card by February Guest Designer Jennifer Dove

Today was a day to live on the hedge with this happy little Hedgehog from Newton's Nook Hedgehog Hollow Stamp Set. I can hear him saying "oh, what have I gotten myself into?". It is a good thing he has a little buddy to get into trouble with. Everyone needs at least one friend that will cause a bit of trouble whenever possible, it gets that adrenaline going and that will make us live longer...thus giving us more days to create. I like that idea, don't you?

I think I am one of those that likes to live on the hedge just a bit...I mean on the edge. Life can be so "everyday". I encourage you to take time to make today different. Take a moment to people watch, listen to the birds, find an imaginary animal-shape in the clouds, or stick out your tongue and capture a snowflake (I know there are a lot of you that are getting enough of them). Even in the little things we can find a moment of "different".

You can find this set available in the store. I know you will enjoy all the different little sayings and hedgehogs doing fun things.

Newtons Nook Designs: 
Hedgehog Hollow clear stamp set 
Hedgehog Hollow coordinating die set

Copic Markers: [E40] [E41] [E42] [E43] [E44] [E47] [E49] [B01] [B02] [B05] [B06] [R14] [R29] [BV20] [BV23] [BV25] [BV29] White Gel Pen

Happy Coloring
 - Jenn Dove

Retiring Products Feature Week - Day 2 - Amanda & Zsofia

Did you see that we are having a retiring products sale? 

It's time to make room for new products so select designs are retiring! These designs are available at up to 40% off while supplies last so hurry to get your favorites before they're gone for good! Head over to the shop to see what's going away in the retiring sale category!

All week our design team will be sharing inspiration using some of their favorite products from our retiring list and today we are featuring projects by Amanda and Zsofia!

Amanda created this delightful raccoon card using our retiring Raccoon Rascals Stamp Set:

The two raccoons on this card by Amanda are so cute and playful together! She used the retiring Raccoon Rascals Stamp Set, stamping the images of the raccoon in a trash can and the one hanging from a tree branch.  She colored the image in lovely neutral tones, adding in white gel pen accents. The images were cut out using the Raccoon Rascals Die Set (also retiring) and added to her card. For the card, she used our Tree Rings Stencil to create a fun layer of textured wood. This panel was also cut out using our Framework Die Set to give it a fun postage edge. She also added the sentiment "Wanna grab lunch" from the Raccoon Rascals Stamp Set, embossed onto a purple banner that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set.

Visit Amanda's blog: Twiddler's Nook to see more!

  Zsofia couldn't choose which fun retiring product to feature today so she created two fun projects! 

For her first project, Zsofia created a sweet square card using the adorable hedgehog friends from our retiring Hedgehog Hollow Stamp Set. She stamped the two cute hedgehogs, mushroom and ladybug and colored them with alcohol markers. She used the Hedgehog Hollow Die Set, also retiring, to cut the images out and added them to a fun summer scene. For the scene, she used our Frames Squared Die Set to create a scallop edged square and added grass using our Land Borders Die Set along the bottom edge. In the sky she added the sun and clouds using our Sky Scene Builders Die Set. What a perfect card for sending a cherry hello!

Next, Zsofia used our retiring Wedding Frills Stamp Set to create a gorgeous wedding card! She embossed the lovely medallion image with rose gold embossing powder and added the "happily ever after" in the center. For the background, she embossed the lacy floral stamp from the same set, and added soft pink ink and splatters over the top! Don't forget to purchase the coordinating Wedding Frills Die Set too!

Visit Zsofia's blog to see more details!

Check back tomorrow for more fun projects!

Don't forget to check out the Retiring Products Category to see everything that is discounted and get your favorites before they are gone for good!

A Happy Little Hello Card by Stephanie Muzzulin

Happy Little Hello

Today we have an adorable little hedgehog card by Stephanie!  She watercolored the sweet little image of the hedgehog holding the acorn from our Hedgehog Hollow stamp set. Then she added the Happy little hello" sentiment, also from the Hedgehog Hollow stamp set. The added floral background paper and yarn give this the perfect woodsy feel! Such a sweet card! 

Thank Stephanie, for the awesome inspiration today! To see more of Stephanie's work you can visit her at her blog, Handmade Creations by Stephanie!

Just a few days left to enter our Inky Paws #35 Challenge - Use Burlap and/or Lace!

There's still time! You still have until Friday to enter our current inky paws challenge! Our challenge closes this Friday, September 9th at Midnight CST time. To enter, all you need to do is create a card or project using a lace and/or burlap and 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.