September Release - Reveal Day 2 - Touchdown Tails

Today is our second reveal for our September Release and we are featuring the new Touchdown Tails 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! 

Get ready to score some fun with this adorable football themed stamp set! Newton and his friends are dressed for the game and ready to tailgate! Use the cheerleader or referee image for other sport themes too! This set will be perfect for sending cards to sports fans and to scrapbook those fun game day memories too!

The best part is you can color these in your favorite team colors! Being from Wisconsin, you know that Jeff and I are definitely "cheeseheads" so I made the above cards in Packer colors! GO PACK!

Here's some info on the Touchdown Tails stamp set:

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 14 stamps: 8 images and 6 sentiments
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, September 25th

Let's score some fun with inspiration using this new football set!

Check out all the amazing projects below from our Design Team & Special Guest Designer 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's an awesome card by our Guest Designer, Simon Hurley! I just LOVE that watercolor background he created for this! So fun! Make sure you visit his blog, Inklipse to see more! 

Kimberly created such an awesome background for this card! I love how she combined the happy birthday and football to create her own pattern!

This is such a fun shaker card that Yukari created using a whole team of characters! Love the black and white stripes too! 

Samantha created an awesome background with all those little footballs! Plus I love the main image of Winston on the top of the vellum! Such a fun card!

Nina-Marie created this cute team to send out celebratory wishes! I love that background she created and those great intense colors on the characters!

Here's a fun card by Danielle! I love how she created the fun football background with the black on yellow! You could easily change up the colors on this card for those of your favorite team!

Since Football isn't very popular in the UK, Lydia found a different way to use this set by focusing on the bold sentiment and using the stars to create this gorgeous card! Such a creative idea!

Such fun bright colors on this birthday card by Stephanie. It's fun how she left the dog image uncolored to contrast with all the color on the card! 

I love this fun black and white birthday card by Jess! The way she stamped the sentiments across the card at an angle is so fun! This would be such a perfect card to send a football fan for his/her birthday! 

I love the fun colored flags on the side of this adorable card by Crafty Math-Chick. She used the cute dog referee image too! 

Here is a super cute duo of football tags by Larissa! What a fun way to give a gift to your favorite player! 

Would you like to win “Touchdown Tails”?

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, September 24th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, September 25th. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs<---You are here

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Simon Hurley - Guest Designer

Winston is a Football Star!

GO WINSTON!

I had so much fun with the little image of Winston playing football from our new Touchdown Tails stamp set that I made a bunch of cards with it. It was so fun to color him in different colors! NND headquarters is in Wisconsin so for this card I chose the Wisconsin Badger colors of red and white for his jersey! I stamped him onto watercolor paper and colored him with some zig clean color watercolor markers - I'm still learning how to use these - as you can see I don't have them completely under control and went out of the lines a couple of times - but I figured that's part of the fun of watercolor - it doesn't have to be perfect!  

Then I added on some fun pops of yellow paper and washi tape because I felt like the card needed another color. I also stamped a little bold football and added it next to him for fun!

For the second card today I also used the same image of Winston from the Touchdown Tails stamp se tbut this time I colored him in Packer colors -  that's our favorite team! I also colored this images with the watercolor markers and then added in a bit of distress ink on the edges of the paper. I created a fun football background by stamping the little bold image a bunch of times on the kraft paper and then added the "take a time out and celebrate" sentiment on a little banner with some twine.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my cards today! If you like this new Touchdown Tails stamp set you can find it in our shop! 

Football Season Card by Samantha Mann

It's Football Season!

Do you love football? Here at NND headquarters in WI, we are big Green Bay Packer Fans. I think it's a requirement if you live in WI! So we are quite excited that it's football season again! 

Today we're sharing this fun football themed card by Samantha! She used our Touchdown Tails stamp set, stamping the cheerleader bunny and referee dog. She did some awesome coloring on those two and then fussy cut them out to add to her card. I love the fun lightly inked background and black and white stripes up the side. The "You're #1in my playbook" sentiment is also from the Touchdown Tails stamp set. This card would be great to send any sporting fan to tell them how awesome they are! 

Thank you Samantha for the fun card today! To say hello to Samantha and see more of her awesome creations, you can visit Samantha's Blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Touchdown Birthday Card by Crafty Math Chick

Hip-Hip Hooray! It's a Birthday Card!

Yay! Sports fans will LOVE this fun birthday card by Crafty Math-Chick! She used our cute dog referee from the Touchdown Tails stamp set to make this fun sporty card! I love the way she colored the dog with shades of gray to make a mostly black and white card and then added pops of green with the scalloped border around the dog and on the sentiment banners! What a fun masculine card! 

Cheers to Crafty Math-Chick today for the fun inspiration! To see more details and other projects, you can visit her blog, Canines & Card Designs.

Bunny Week - Day 5 - Nina-Marie Trapani & Larissa Heskett

Name the Bunny Week At Newton's Nook Designs!

All week we will be featuring Bunny cards from our design team to get you excited for a NEW bunny set next week! PLUS - we are holding a poll to choose a name for the bunny character! Details for the voting are at the end of this post. 

Bunny Week Cards - day 5:

Today we have bunny inspiration from Nina-Marie and Larissa!

Nina-Marie created this adorable neon card using the cheerleader bunny from the Touchdown Tails stamp set! I love the bright neon stripes and the fun hot pink and yellow coloring on her cheerleading uniform too! This card is so cheerful - plus it's a shaker card - and that always makes a card fun when there is a bit of interaction! 

Larissa created two adorable cards using our Bunny Hop Stamp set! I wasn't including this set at first as one of the bunny character sets since the silhouette of the head is different on it, but when you only see the butt, I think it could definitely be the same bunny, don't you?? LOL! I love how Larissa added a pom-pom tail on this one and that pastel plaid is so perfect for spring! 

And because she was having so much fun, here is another bunny card by Larissa! I love how she did some beautiful and creative masking to create a scene and added in the flower pots and flowers from the Versatile Vases stamp set and the sign from the Winter Tails stamp set! The "Wishing you a day filled with sunshine" is from the Newton's Daydream stamp set! Wow. What a fun combo of images!!

Vote to help us name our Bunny for a chance to win!

What should Newton's Nook Designs name their bunny character? This cute bunny has appeared on six different stamp sets - as a cheerleader, in a hula skirt, buried in snow and more! Now she needs a name! With the help of their design team and friends they've chosen some favorite names but now they need your help. Check out this poll and vote for your favorite name.  Plus - two random winners will be chosen from all the votes to WIN the new 4 x 6 Hello Spring stamp set featuring the bunny! You can vote once a day - until Sunday, March 14th! Winners will be announced on Tuesday, March 15th with the reveal of the new Hello Spring stamp set! 

Head over to our poll to vote - enter here - and share with your friends too!

Football Season Card by Samantha Mann

You're #1 Card

Are you excited that it's football season!? You'll love this adorable football card by Samantha! She used our Touchdown Tails Stamp Set to create a fun card that you can send someone for any occasion! She colored the cute kitty in the football helmet and the dog dressed as referee and added them to this fun card with the "You're #1 in my Playbook" sentiment! She even created a fun background using the football, flag and megaphone images too! This set is so cute and you can customize it to represent your favorite team by changing the colors!

Thank you Samantha for the fun card today! To say hello to Samantha and see more of her beautiful creations, you can visit Samantha's Blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Under the Sea Card by Nina- Marie & a Fond Farewell

Under the Sea Scene with Nina-Marie

Today we are sharing this amazing under sea scene by Nina-Marie! She created this awesome scene by stamping the fish from our Tranquil Tides stamp set in dye ink and then stamping over them with an embossing ink! By doing this, she was able to create the blended inks over the top without effecting the bright colors of the fish! What a fun idea! I love how the scene has so much dimension with all the layers of ink - it's hard to believe it's only one layer!

I am sad to say that this card marks the LAST post for Nina-Marie as part of our Design Team at Newton's Nook Designs! We have really enjoyed having her on our Team for the last year  -  and we loved her cards even before she was on our team! She has some AMAZING coloring skills and creates the most gorgeous scenes with our cute critter stamps! We are definitely not saying goodbye for good - we hope she can pop in occasionally to inspire us! Meanwhile, you can always visit her over at her blog - Nina-Marie Design - to visit and keep up with her amazing work!

I thought it would be fun to re-share a few of my favorite cards by Nina-Marie:

(although it was really hard to pick just a few since she has so many amazing ones)

This shaker card with the Newton Loves Coffee stamp set is so adorable! I love all the coffee mugs in the background! This card was first posted here. 

This night scene is so beautiful! I love the snowy night sky! The sweet kitty couple are from Newton's Christmas Cuddles.  This card was first posted here. 

I love how she created a fun football cheer group with this card using our Touchdown Tails stamp set! This card was first posted here. 

Another gorgeous night scene - this one with our Newton Dreams of London set. I just LOVE that sky! This card was first posted here.  

I just love the vibrant red poppies on this card set that she created with our Flower Garden stamp set! This card was first posted here. 

THANK YOU so much, Nina-Marie, for inspiring us!!

Don't forget - if you love Nina-Marie's work you can continue to find her great projects at her blog, Nina-Marie Design!

Don't Forget - Today is the LAST DAY to Enter our Inky Paws #34 - Ombré Challenge

There's still time! Our challenge closes TONIGHT,  Friday, July 8th at Midnight CDT time. To enter, all you need to do is create a card or project using and Ombré 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.

Bunny Week - Day 3 - Yukari Yoshioka and Danielle Pandeline

Name the Bunny Week At Newton's Nook Designs!

All week we will be featuring Bunny cards from our design team to get you excited for a NEW bunny set next week! PLUS - we are holding a poll to choose a name for the bunny character! Details for the voting are at the end of this post. 

Bunny Week Cards - day 3:

Today we have bunny inspiration from Yuki and Danielle!

Yuki created this delightful bunny card using our Touchdown Tails stamp set! Isn't the bunny so adorable in that cheerleader outfit? I love how the "hip-hip-hooray" sentiment can be used for many different occasions. Yuki created a birthday card but it would work for any sort of celebration! I love the fun geometric embossed background too! Super fun! 

This groovy card by Danielle puts me in the mood for summer - although it's barely even spring yet - LOL! I think this stamp of the bunny in the hula skirt from the Beach Party stamp set is one of my favorites! The fun inked shapes and splatters really add such a fun touch to this card! Adorable!!

 Vote to help us name our Bunny for a chance to win!

What should Newton's Nook Designs name their bunny character? This cute bunny has appeared on six different stamp sets - as a cheerleader, in a hula skirt, buried in snow and more! Now she needs a name! With the help of their design team and friends they've chosen some favorite names but now they need your help. Check out this poll and vote for your favorite name.  Plus - two random winners will be chosen from all the votes to WIN the new 4 x 6 Hello Spring stamp set featuring the bunny! You can vote once a day - until Sunday, March 14th! Winners will be announced on Tuesday, March 15th with the reveal of the new Hello Spring stamp set! 

Head over to our poll to vote - enter here - and share with your friends too!

Happy Birthday Deer card by Jess Gerstner

Masculine Happy Birthday Card!

Today Jess combined two great sets to create an awesome masculine birthday card! She used the image of the deer with all the fun geometric patterns on him from our new Adventure Awaits stamp set as the focal point on her card. I love how she has a fun watercolor wash behind him! Then she added in the "Happy Birthday" sentiment and little stars from the Touchdown Tails stamp set! I never would have thought to combine these two sets and I LOVE how they look together! Plus, this is all stamped in black so it would be simple to make a bunch of these birthday cards to have on hand. If you're anything like me, you never have enough birthday cards!

Thanks for the fun inspiration today,  Jess! You can see more of her projects on her blog, Jess Crafts  - and you can also follow her Jess Crafts youtube channel to see great videos too!