February Reveal - Day 1 - Newton's Pot of Gold and NEW border dies!

Today is our first reveal day for our February Release! This month we are releasing awesome new stamps and dies, starting out today with the reveal of our new Newton's Pot of Gold stamp set and NEW border dies! 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!

Newton's Pot of Gold!

Newton has found his pot of gold in this sweet little 3 x 4 stamp set! Use this adorable image for sending cards for St. Patrick's Day and more! Tell someone how lucky you are to have them as a friend or send wishes of good luck! 

Here's some info on the Newton's Pot of Gold stamp set: 

• 3 x 4 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 7 stamps: 2 images and 5 words/sentiments 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, February 17th

Land Borders Die Set!

This set includes two awesome border shapes that will be perfect for scene building! Use curved line with stitching to make hills and snowbanks! The second die is perfect for layers of grass!

Here's some info on the Land Borders die set: 

• Includes 2 border dies that are approximately 6 inches long
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, February 17th 

Get inspired with these lucky projects by 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.

Ellen created such an adorable scene for the kitty and the pot of gold! The shamrock background is perfect to offset the adorable image in the center. She added in some grass too, using our new Land Borders Die set. 

Samantha used just the post of gold, trimming off the cat, to create this amazing card! I love the rays of gold coming from the corner!

The soft pastel colors on this card by Maria are so pretty! She used the image of the kitty and his pot of gold and and created a rainbow leading into it.  Isn't it fun how she added an adorable shamrock border too?

This shaker card by Tatiana is so fun! I love the bright yellow pot of gold and the peek of the shamrocks that are inside the card! She used our new Land Borders Die set to create the curved edge on the bottom of the card.

This adorable card is by Larissa! It's so cute how she colored the stripes on the kitty and added fun green plaid paper and bright green sequins!

This sweet and simple card by Juliana is perfect for St. Patricks Day! It's so cool how she curved the sentiment to fit on her circle! The good luck background is super fun too!

 Naki embossed the image of the kitty and his gold with gold embossing powder! She added a rainbow too and a fun shaker background!  What a fun combo of elements!

This simple card by Jennifer is so eye catching! I love how she kept the layout simple and added some fun sequin bling to the pot of gold! Genius! 

Amanda also created a shaker card with this set! I love rich greens and gold she used on her card! So perfect for St. Patricks Day!

This sweet card by Holly would be perfect to send for St. Patricks day! The plaid background and added shamrocks really go perfectly with the image! I love the added sparkle on the pot of gold too!  

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 Thursday February 16th at 9pm CST to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog post on Friday, February 17th. 

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

SNEAK PEEKS for our February Release!

This is our second post today, to see an awesome birthday card by Guest Designer, Emily Lauritzen, scroll down or click here. 

Our February Release is coming soon!

Ready for some new goodies? Here are a few peeks:

SAVE THE DATE: Reveals start Tuesday, February 14th and
new products will be for sale on FRIDAY, February 17th! 

Birthday Card by February Guest Designer Emily Lauritzen

Hello!  I am back today to share another super sweet card!  This time featuring Newton! Or Newton colored to represent one of my kitties, Storm.


My original plan for this card was to use an ink smooshed background with the colors used in the balloons.  But when I put it all together, it all felt too busy.  So I swapped the background out for a bold patterned paper that coordinated well with the balloons!

The stamp sets I used for this card are Newton's Birthday Bash and Newton's Birthday Flutter for the balloons.  I did a bit of watercoloring with distress inks on my images, using Black Soot for the kitty, Chipped Sapphire, Pine Needles, Broken China, and Fossilized Amber on the presents and balloons.

While those were drying, I worked on the focal panel for the whole scene.  I created a cut file in my Silhouette and repeated the Happy sentiment 3 times down the center.  Once that was cut out, I used a stitched rectangle die to trim it to the size I wanted.  Then framed it with a scallop cut vellum rectangle.  I foam mounted that onto my card base, and then added all my fun little elements along with a few black enamel dots.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'll see you again next week! <3

-Emily

Valentine Treats by Larissa Heskett

Sweet Treats!

Today we have an special valentine treat by Larissa. Can you believe she made those cute strawberry shaped cookies?! They look just like the chocolate covered strawberries in our Love & Chocolate stamp set so she used that stamp set to create an adorable cookie holder and tag!  For the tag she used the tag stamp with the stitched border from the Tag Sampler stamp set and added the "Have a Sweet Day" sentiment from the Party Pops stamp set! Then, of course she added on the chocolate covered strawberry from the Love & Chocolate stamp set and trimmed it out with the coordinating Love & Chocolate Die Set.  So cute!! She added the tag onto her cookie box with a bow and the xoxo heart from the Darling Duos stamp set too! 

What a fun an unique way to tell someone they are sweet this Valentines day!

To say hello to Larissa and see more of her beautiful cards, pop over to her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs.

Paris Kitty Cards by Jennifer Jackson

Oh la la!

I admit that one of my favorite Newton sets is the Newton Dreams of Paris stamp set! Today I'm sharing two cute cards I created with this set! For this card I stamped the eiffel Tower and some hot air balloons on a paper that had a subtle notepad pattern on it. I inked the edges with distress ink and added it to my red card base with some some black cardstock and a red geometric patterned cardstock. 

I colored the kitty with copics, giving him a red and black striped shirt and added him to the foreground of the card. I fussy cut him out for this card but if you don't like fussy cutting this set does have a coordinating die available: Newton Dreams of Paris Die Set. I also added the "oh la la" sentiment on a piece of kraft cardstock that I cut into a banner and inked the edges.  

For my second card us used the image of the kitty in his sweet little beret! I stamped the kitty and the "bonjour" sentiment onto watercolor paper and colored him using inktense watercolor pencils and water. Then I used a Paris Themed embossing folder to create the fun background, inking slightly over the embossed parts to make them pop a bit more! I then added the kitty image onto the card along with some little flags using red pattern paper scraps and, of course, some bakers twine! 

Hope you enjoyed these Paris cards today! If you like this set, you can find more fun cards using it on our Newton Dreams of Paris Pinterest board too! 

Pug and Chocolate Cards by Maria Russell

Pug Hugs and Chocolate too!

Today we have TWO adorable cards by Maria! Her first sweet card uses that cute little pug from our NEW Pug Hugs stamp set. She colored him and trimmed him and his little birthday hat out using the coordinating Pug Hugs Die Set and added him to her card inside a cute little frame!  The sentiments, "need a pug?" on the little heart and "Too far fora HUG so I sent you a pug" are also from the  Pug Hugs stamp set. I love all the fun details she added to this card with the little pink banner and heart balloon! So perfect for a festive birthday!

The second card by Maria today features the chocolate covered strawberries from the NEW Love & Chocolate stamp set! So yummy!!! She stacked the berries on fun treat plate from this set, stamping it onto pink polka dotted paper and trimming everything out with the coordinating Love & Chocolate Die Set. She also created her own background pattern on this card, using the chocolate chip stamp from the Love & Chocolate stamp set along with some smaller heart and star stamps from other NND sets! What a fun card! 

Thanks the fun card inspirations today, Maria! To see more beautiful projects by Maria, visit her over at her blog, Maria Russell Designs!

You Make Life Sweeter Card by Jennifer Timko

Sweet Valentine!

This adorable valentine by Jennifer is so sweet! She used the cute little patterned hearts from our  Woodland Duos stamp set in yellow, teal and red and cut them out using the coordinating Darling Hearts Die Set. I love how she put them in three rows, alternating the colors! Then she added the "you make life sweeter" sentiment from the Love & Chocolate stamp set! I love how she used the small images from these sets to create a stunning card! Sometimes those little images can get overlooked but this card really showcases how versatile they are! She finished off her card with some fun washi tape and twine and made a coordinating envelope too! So awesome! 

Thanks, Jennifer for the amazing inspiration today! To see more creations by Jennifer, you can head over to her blog, Stampin' on the Fly!