November Reveals - Day 1 - Cup of Cocoa and Frozen Fellowship + NEW die sets

Today is our first reveal day for our November Release and we're sharing two new stamp sets and two new die sets today! We have a giveaway too so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Cup of Cocoa

Send warm hot chocolate greetings with this yummy 4 x 6 stamp set. Some days call for Hot Chocolate and that's what this set is all about! These adorable little mugs will be so fun to color and use to send warm wishes to all the chocolate lovers in your life! This set has a variety of mug designs that can be used in the winter and throughout the whole year, whenever a "hug in a mug" is needed!

Here's some info on the Cup of Cocoa Stamp Set:

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set 
• 16 stamps: 11 images and 5 sentiments
• Coordinating Cup of Cocoa purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 11 dies 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, November 24th

Frozen Fellowship

What's better than one snowman? How about a whole crowd of Snowmen! This fun 4 x6 stamp set includes one giant snowman stamp that is the just the right size to fill your card front! Add on the fun sentiments and that's all you need for a quick and cute winter card! The large snowman stamp also fits perfectly inside the scalloped frame die from our Flags and Frames die set.

Here's some info on the Frozen Fellowship Stamp Set:

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set
• 3 stamps: 1 large image and 2 sentiments
• Large image fits inside the scalloped frame on the Frames & Flags purr-fect die set (sold separately)
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, November 24th

Fancy Edges Tag Die Set

Create your own custom tag shapes with this fun set. This set features one large tag that is the perfect size for holding many of our stamped character images. After you die cut the tag, try cutting it again with one for the four mini stitched borders to create different tag bottoms. This set also includes a tag hole reinforcement circle and two fun decorative tabs that can be used to embellish the hole on the tag. 

Here's some info on the Fancy Edges Tag Die Set:

• Includes 8 dies: 1 tag, 4 mini stitched borders, 1 tag hole reinforcement circle and 2 decorative tabs 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, November 24th

Frames & Flags Die Set

This set of dies includes some essential basic shapes that are perfect for card making. The large scallop edged rectangle is the perfect size to layer over a standard A4 sized card base and has a stitched detail. The rounded corner rectangle also has a fun stitched detail and can be cut out of the larger rectangle to create a frame or used on it's own. This set also includes three banner dies that are perfect for adding onto your cards and are a great size to stamp sentiments inside. 

Here's some info on the Frames & Flags Die Set:

• Includes 5 dies: 1 scallop edged rectangle, 1 curved corner rectangle, and 3 banners
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, November 24th

Get inspired with these amazing projects 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 - you will find a few extra cards on some of the DT 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.

This sweet snowman card is by Juliana! She used such fun bright colors on those snowmen from the new Frozen Fellowship Stamp Set! She also used the new Frames & Flags die set to cut out the fun scalloped card panel and the little banner too!

Maria created a whole set of adorable tags using our new Fancy Edges Tag Die Set. Isn't it cute how you can dress up the tags with different borders!?  Then she added a fun mug onto each tag using the cute mugs from the new Cup of Cocoa Stamp set. She also added a little bow to each tag using our Pines & Holly Die Set.

This adorable ornament tag was created by Tatiana! She used the big snowmen from the new Frozen Fellowship Stamp set and colored them in fun holiday colors to create a background for this fun circle shaker! 

Ellen features our new Cup of Cocoa Stamp Set on this adorable holiday card! She colored the mugs in fun holiday colors and then added them to the card with the peppermint sentiment and the word "cheers" from the Cocktail Mixer Die Set. She also added some green scalloped borders using the Sky Borders Die Set and some snowflakes in the background using the Snowfall Stencil. 

The pink, mint and black color combo on this card by Samantha is so cute! She colored all those adorable snowmen from the new Frozen Fellowship Stamp Set and trimmed out that fun scalloped card panel using the new Frames & Flags Die Set!

The row of mugs on this card by Larissa look so delicious! How would you choose which one to drink!? She created this cute card using the mugs from the new Cup of Cocoa Stamp set! She also cut out the fun scalloped card panel and stitched banner using the new Frames & Flags Die Set!

This card by Jennifer is so clever! She colored all the snowmen from the Frozen Fellowship Stamp Set in grey tones except the one! It goes perfectly with the "There's snow-one else like you" sentiment! She also cut out the fun scalloped card panel and stitched banner using the new Frames & Flags Die Set!

The mint and pink color combo on this card by Holly is so yummy! She used a trio of mugs from the new Cup of Cocoa Stamp Set and layered them over a fantastic watercolor background! She also used the fun scalloped card panel and stitched banner from the new Frames & Flags Die Set!

Naki created this awesome card featuring all those cute snowmen from the Frozen Fellowship Stamp Set. She used a ton of fun pretty pastels to color the snowmen and even added cute little pink cheeks! She also used the fun scalloped card panel and the skinny banner from the new Frames & Flags Die Set!

Amanda created this awesome hot chocolate card using our Cup of Cocoa Stamp set! It's so cute how she layered a bunch of mugs together and added Newton from the Newton's Holiday Mischief Stamp Set in the background! 

Would you like to win the “Cup of Cocoa” or the "Frozen Fellowship" Stamp Set?
Each of these stamp sets 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 reveal 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 Wednesday November 22nd at 9pm CST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 24th

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Newton's Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko
Tatiana Trafimovich

Frozen Fellowship Card by January Guest Designer Toni Maddox

Today we have our first post from our January Guest Designer, Toni from Frankie Helps Craft! Her adorable cards on her blog and instagram have caught our eye and we are so excited to share what she creates this month as our guest! Keep reading to find out more about her today and to check out her first project below!

I'm a craftaholic living in the Seattle area with my craft-tolerant husband and crafty cat. My card style is rather eclectic, clean and simple one day to mixed media the next. I'm excited to be guest designing here and looking forward to sharing my designs with you!

Hi, everyone!  Toni of Frankie Helps Craft here with you this month as a guest designer.  This is going to be fun!

For my card I used the Frozen Fellowship Stamp Set. I love that the snowmen can be left relatively plain with just shades of blue to create shadow but their accessories can be prettified to my heart's content. Look how bright and cheery they are! I added all sorts of little details like stripes and dots AND eyelashes!

Although I used an embossed snowflake background that I had on hand, I could totally see using the Snowfall Stencil instead.  You could even make it multicolor!

Thank you and I hope you enjoyed this project today!
- Toni

Supplies used: 

Frozen Fellowship

Snowfall Stencil

Slimline Critter Cards with Matching Envelopes by August Guest Designer Angie Cimbalo

Today we are thrilled to introduce our August Guest Designer, Angie Cimbalo! You are going to love Angies beautiful cards this month. We fell in love with her fun and creative layouts and beautiful color combos over on instagram and can't wait to share what she creates using our products this month!  Keep reading to find out more about her today and to check out her first project below. Then, check back each Monday to see her projects!

Hello everyone, I am so thrilled and honored to be guest designing in August for Newton’s Nook!

My name is Angie Cimbalo and I’m a semi-retired music teacher living in Texas. I live with my sweet hubby Phil, and Zoe, my adorable Goldendoodle “that didn’t doodle!” She was the runt of her litter and now, at 2 1/2 years old, still looks like a mini Golden Retriever puppy. Zoe is my full-time crafty buddy! When I’m not crafting, I’m having tons of fun helping music students and their directors in schools in the area. My husband and I have 4 adult children, 5 grandchildren with 1 more on the way.

I’ve always enjoyed crafting but a few years ago, I discovered paper crafting and card making, and was immediately hooked. I often create clean and simple designs but I also love trying new techniques and learning from the many talented and kind artists in the paper crafting world. Please visit me on Instagram (@macimbalo), my blog Cimbacreativefun, and my new YouTube channel where I have just started making videos.

Many thanks to Samantha and Jennifer for inviting me to guest design this month with Newton’s Nook! I look forward to sharing my projects with you!

I am so excited to be here guest designing and showcasing Newton's Nook Designs for the month of August, thanks so much to Jennifer and Samantha for inviting me. When I first started card making a few years ago, Newton's Nook Designs were some of the very first stamps I ever purchased! 

For my first post of the month, I have some cards for you today with ideas on how to stretch your stamps and dies to use them in creating the all popular slimline card design. Slimlines are all the rage right now and it's fun to discover how to use stamps in new ways to fill up all that extra space you have with the longer card design. I also made envelopes to match for these slimline cards. Here's a closer look of my first card with the matching envelope.

Both card bases are a 8 5/8" by 7 1/4" cut piece of card stock, scored at 3 5/8", and folded in half.

For my first card I decided I wanted a lot of birthday celebrating cats to put across the length of the slimline card. The three cats in the center and the sentiment are from the Newtons' Birthday Trio Stamp Set. The cat and duck on the left along with the bird and frog on the right are from Newton's Birthday Flutter Stamp Set, and the cat on the farthest right is from Newton Dreams of Italy Stamp Set. All were stamped in Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and heat embossed in clear embossing powder.

After stamping the images, I colored them with a mixture of Spectrum Noir, Copic, and Altenew alcohol markers along with Prismacolor Pencils. Next I cut them out, and played with them until I found a layout I liked. I like the images against the white background for a clean and simple look, but decided to make an ink blended background instead.


For my background I used 7 Distress Oxide Inks blended with blender brushes: "Squeezed Lemonade", "Mustard Seed", "Cracked Pistachio", "Tumbled Glass", "Broken China", "Pine Needles" and "Mermaid Lagoon". I added some water splatters because I love how these inks react with water. Once the background dried, I adhered all my fun sweet kitties and critters to the card, and then attached the background panel to my slimline card base.


And there you have it, a big birthday bash on a slimline card!

I have dimensions for making a slimline envelope from one piece of 8.5 X 11" paper or card stock on my instagram page HERE. The envelope for my first card was ink blended with the same colors as the card background.

Here's my second card along with the matching envelope I made stenciled with Newton's Nook Gingham Stencil using "Chipped Sapphire" Distress Oxide ink.


I wanted to use the large snowman stamp from the Frozen Fellowship Stamp Set and spread them out horizontally on my slimline card. So I stamped it two times on white card stock and cut out long sections of it from left to right to use in my layout. I colored the snowmen with the same alcohol markers and colored pencils as my first card and played around with the layout until I was happy with it. Before adhering them to my night sky panel, I colored the edges of each cut out with a black marker.


The night sky background panel was made with Distress Oxide inks, direct to paper. I used "Wilted Violet" and "Chipped Sapphire", and dried it with my heat tool in between each layer of ink. The sentiment is from Happy Little Thoughts and is stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder and then cut with circle die.


The tree die cuts are from the Forest Scene Builder Die Set and I cut them a little shorter to tuck them behind the snowmen arrangement.

I added some fun accents with a white gel pen on some scarfs, hats and vests, and added some snowflake sequins, and lots of tiny Nuvo Silver Moon Dust drops in the snowflake centers and around the night sky. Here's one last look at my card:


I hope you enjoyed my slimline cards and will experiment with your stamps and dies to create longer card designs. It's a lot of fun to play with layouts in this way. I'll be back next Monday with more creations and again I'd like to thank Jennifer and Samantha for allowing me to guest design with Newton's Nook this month!

- Angie

Newton's Nook Designs & Therm O Web Inspiration Week - Day 1 with Samantha & Jennifer

This is our third post today! To see an adorable card by our Guest Designer, Kelli Cool, scroll down or click here. To see our 25 Days of Christmas Tags Post, click here!

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 Samantha and Jennifer! 

First up we are sharing a sparkly snowman card by Samantha: 

Samantha featured the giant image of snowmen from our Frozen Fellowship Stamp Set. for her card. To add sparkly highlights onto the snowmen, she used the Deco Foil Transfer Gel from Therm O Web with a paint brush along the sides of the snowmen. Then she foiled the highlights using Silver Shattered Glass Deco Foil by Therm O Web and a laminator. For the "Merry Christmas" sentiment in front, she die cut words from our Holiday Greetings Die Set from Deco Foil Toner Sheets by Therm O Web. Then she foiled them with Gold Shattered Glass Deco Foil. For her starry background she used our Starfield Stencil with embossing paste.

Visit Samantha's blog: Sam's Scrap Candy to see more and leave a comment for another chance to win!

 Next, we have a fun foiled tree card  by Jen (owner of Newton's Nook Designs):

For her card Jen used our Evergreens Stencil with the Deco Foil Transfer Gel from Therm O Web to add the forest of trees. Then she foiled the trees using Lime Deco Foil by Therm O Web and a laminator. Above the trees she added the "merry & bright" sentiment from our Ornamental Wishes Stamp Set. Then she framed the image with the fun postage edge die cut using our Framework Die Set. 

For a chance to win, leave a comment on this blog today!

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!