Newton’s Nook – October Release Day 1

Hello everyone! It’s finally time to reveal bits and pieces of the Newton’s Nook Holiday Release! I’m not even wasting time with words today, let’s just get to the good stuff!

Evergreen Frame die

Merry Christmas, Holiday Cheer and Christmas Word Trio dies

Christmas Basics paper pad

I’m using lots of these products on projects throughout the week but for today, I do have two special ones to share to get everything moving!

First, I created a fun shaker card using the new Holiday Cheer sentiment dies and Evergreen Tree Frame die. I used microbeads and flock for my shaker material so it’s light and fluffy but moves around great when you shake it.

I added stardust Stickles for some sparkle on the trees and that sweet bow from the Pines & Holly die set for a pop of red to add something festive to the mix.

This new Christmas Word Trio die set is going to be fabulous separately but they just formed the perfect tree shape, I couldn’t resist giving it a go right out of the gate.

The star on my tree is from the Sky Scene Builder die set and the green stripes are from the new Christmas Basics paper pad.

Isn’t this just so fun and festive?!? I love it!

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

One lucky winner will receive a $25 store credit 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 October 14th through Thursday October 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, October 17th at 9 pm ET to comment — winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, October 18th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox

Doodlebugs – Mixing Critters and Sentiments to Stretch Your Supplies

Happy Mix it up Monday again everyone! I hope this doesn’t get old for you because I truly love it! My brain used to have a hard time reaching for different companies to put on the same card and now it’s like a fun weekly exercise to see how I can extend the life of my crafty stash!

Today we’re playing with cute critter sets that might not have enough or any sentiments in them. So go ahead, grab that other brand and go to town!

Today we’re starting with watercolor and the Pretty Pink Posh Reindeer Friends set along with the new Mama Elephant Holiday Block set. I used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers, including the blender to keep things bolder today. If you wanted to tone down your colors, blend them with water which inevitably removes some of the pigment and lightens them.

Once everything was colored and dry, I used the coordinating dies from both sets to cut them all out. So great that the Mama Elephant dies cut the sentiments in the set too! I love it!!!!

For my background, I embossed a piece of white cardstock with the Spellbinders Tiny Dots embossing folder and glued it to a card base. Then I cut a piece of kraft cardstock 2 inches tall and glued it on top of that. I covered the seam with a strip of black cardstock about 1/4″ thick and proceeded to add my images and sentiment with foam squares.

For finishing touches today, I added red twine wrapped around the top and tied in a bow and I also went ahead and added glossy accents in a couple of places – reindeer noses and the hearts in the sentiment.

I love how happy this card turned out! It’s a little early yet but I think Christmas crafting is going to be extra fun this year!

Products used:
Mama Elephant Holiday Block stamps and dies
Pretty Pink Posh Reindeer Friends stamps and dies
Spellbinders Tiny Dots embossing folder
Foam squares
Glossy accents
Liquid glue

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Doodlebugs – Die Cut Mania, Getting Ready for Christmas

Happy Mix it up Monday everyone! Today I’m sharing more die cut creations but starting to sprinkle in Christmas with my Halloween and fall creations. This time I was thinking about how to stretch some of the products that might not be holiday and I chose the Pretty Pink Posh dump truck die set to start with!

I cut all the pieces from atypical construction colors and used liquid glue to assemble it. I wanted the bed of the truck to sit on top of the “frame” so I just used a little washi tape to keep them lined up while I was playing around with the other elements.

Digging for Christmas gifts to fill my truck with, I landed on the ones in the Spellbinders Delivery Joy die set. I cut the elements and used liquid glue to assemble everything. Then with the help of a little washi tape, I arranged everything taped it together on the front so I could flip it over and add dabs of liquid glue where things overlapped. After letting the glue dry for a minute I could carefully remove the washi tape and it all stayed put!

For my sentiment, I went with the Spellbinders Make it Merry banners and thought the “jingle all the way” sentiment was too cute with this truck load of gifts. I layered the black top banner over white glitter cardstock and offset them for a little extra sparkle. I popped it up on the truck with foam strips.

For my background, I cut 2 of the largest Spellbinders Emerald Cut Labels dies from white cardstock, scored one 1/2 inch from the top and adhered it to the back to create a shaped card base. Then I cut the inner label from teal cardstock and inked it up with the Pretty Pink Posh Trellis stencil and Lawn Fawn peacock ink. That is adhered with liquid glue and my truck is popped up on that with foam tape.

Isn’t this a fun segue into holiday crafting? Now that I’ve filled this truck with gifts, I’m going backward to fill it with pumpkins and when Valentine’s Day rolls around, watch out!!! We’re going to have fun with this!

Products used:
Pretty Pink Posh Big Dump Truck dies
Pretty Pink Posh Trellis stencil
Spellbinders Emerald Cut Labels dies
Spellbinders Make it Merry banner ides
Spellbinders Delivering Joy dies
Blending brush
Lawn Fawn peacock ink
Liquid glue
Foam strips and tape
Reverse tweezers

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Miss Ink Stamps – RELEASE DAY

Happy Saturday everyone! I’m excited to announce that it’s release day for Miss Ink Stamps! Today I have 2 cards to share with you using new layered stencil sets! Two of my favorite fandoms all year long but especially this time of year!

These cards were really fun to whip up and have lots of variety in changing the scenes they create too! It’s so cool!

First, we’ve got the Showtime stencil set and I’ve used the awesome gravestone and sentiment add on today. But you can change that section of the images out for others included in the same stencil set!

Next, we have Halloween hill and it’s amazing too! My favorite character trio are hanging out on the hill right now but this set also comes with lots of options to swap out, plus a border of jack o lantern faces and sentiments to choose from too!

Be sure to check the whole release out, as you’ve see the last few days there are lots of different themes covered this time and it’s all really fun!

Products used:
Showtime stencils
Halloween Hill stencils
Blending brushes
Distress Oxide Inks
Lawn Fawn Inks
Foam tape
Liquid glue
Glossy accents

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Miss Ink Stamps – New Release Sneak Peeks Return

Welcome everyone! I’m back with another sneak peek of an upcoming set in the Miss Ink Stamps release that happens tomorrow! Today it’s a fun and silly shaker card that’s out of this world!

This new set is called Hello From Mars and it’s really fun! I paired it with the Rabbit Hole and Sparkles stencil for an outer galactic background.

I added the images to the back side of the Oh Happy Day frame and then backed that with acetate and foam strips to create a shaker well. I sprinkled lots of Champagne Stardust glitter and sealed it up on the stenciled background panel.

Then I stamped a couple of sentiments on a banner and cut it apart so I could use each half coming out of the frame like the images are.

For finishing touches I added glossy accents to the alien eyes and parts of the phone and radio, along with stardust Stickles to the alien antennae too.

Remember to head to Instagram and comment on the design team posts for a chance to win from the new release!

Products used:
Hello From Mars stamps and dies
Oh Happy Day Frame dies
Sparkles stencil
Rabbit Hole stencil
Champagne Stardust glitter
Blending brushes
Distress Oxide Inks – mowed lawn, seedless preserves, prize ribbon, black soot
Foam strips
Stickles – stardust
Glossy accents

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Coffee Loving Cardmakers – National Coffee Day WINNER

Hey friends! Popping in real quick to share the winner from the National Coffee Day hop with the Coffee Loving Cardmakers.

Thank you to all who took the time to check out the shop, new and returning, and commenting with your favorites! The time you take out of your day to participate is appreciated and the comments really do help me know what people might like as far as themes and products in general.

Now…drum roll for our winner please…

Congratulations Debbie! Please email me to claim your prize.

Miss Ink Stamps – New Release Sneak Peeks

Hello everyone! I’m here today with a little sneak peek of a set coming in the new release from Miss Ink Stamps on Saturday! It’s been a while and this release is definitely making up for it. It’s so full of amazing things!

Today I have a card featuring the new set – Dark Arts! These are just a few of the images in this large set. I had a blast creating this card. When you jiggle it all the pixies, including the cage, float around.

I did this by simply adding circle foam squares to the back of the images, die cutting small holes (bigger than the foam circles) in the background panel, pushing the foam on the image through the hold and attaching a larger circle on the back. Then I lined the back of the panel with foam tape, keeping it away from the moving parts and adhered it to the card front.

Stay tuned on my Instagram later this afternoon for a little slo-mo video of it in action. It’s super fun!

Also, while you’re on Instagram, check out my post and hop around for a chance to win from the new Miss Ink Stamps release!

Products used:
EIEIO Frame dies
Dark Arts stamps and dies
Perspective Floor stencil
Tiny Snowfall stencil
Blending brushes
Foam tape and circles
Glossy accents

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Spellbinders – Embossing Folder Highlights

Hello everyone! Apologies that the blog has been sparse lately. I was really busy prepping for the Keeping it Crafty Retreat and then really needed some recovery time before I felt productive in the craft room again.

I’m back though and today I’m sharing a set of cards I created with very minimal products but if you use them differently, you don’t get bored with the design and can get different looks too!

I’m highlighting the Spellbinders Norwegian Rosemaling 3D Embossing Folder and the banner dies from the Delivery Joy die set for all 4 cards I’m sharing today. I also used the same 4 colors of cardstock throughout, mixing and matching the combos.

I started with A2 pieces of each color cardstock and ran them through the embossing folder. This is a large embossing folder so I was able to move my cardstock around each time and emboss a different section of the print.

After each was embossed, I went over the panels with gathered twigs distress oxide ink and splattered them with gold watercolor. It gives the embossing depth and you know I like my sparkle.

This first card was just trimmed to 3.75×5.5 inches and popped up on a white card base with a teal sentiment banner. I slipped a couple of strips of washi tape on the edge for a little interest.

This panel was trimmed to 5×3.75 inches and also popped up on a white card base. This time I put the sentiment banner front and center.

This idea is like the red one but instead of neatly trimming the edge I tore it off and went over the tear with the distress oxide blending foam again. It’s popped up on a white card base and paired with the red sentiment banner hanging off the edge of the tear.

Last but not least, I went with a full card front glued directly to the base with the sentiment banner front and center like the green card.

Head on photos never show the shimmer of metallic watercolor so here’s a look at that too. It’s amazing how much something this simple adds in real life when someone is opening a card. It’s naturally moving in the light as they pull it out and it’s immediately noticeable.

I hope you’ll give this idea a try and have some holiday crafting fun!

Products used:
Spellbinders Norwegian Rosemaling 3D embossing folder
Spellbinders Delivering Joy dies
Foam tape and strips
Distress Oxide Ink – gathered twigs
Gold watercolor
Liquid glue

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Doodlebugs – Ultimate Mix It Up Monday

Hey friends! I’m over on the Doodlebugs blog for our weekly Mix it up Monday but today is seriously the ultimate mix and match with so many companies together and you’d never know. They just work so great!

Isn’t this just the cutest!!! So easy too! Any order really, you just need that sweet Sunny Studios penguin colored and die cut. The awesome Lawn Fawn candy canes die cut and assembled. I started with red and white but didn’t love it until I added the pink. Be sure to play with this die set! I think I’ll try some mint green next.

Now, use liquid glue to adhere your candy canes crisscross and then add the penguin to the top.

Then stamp and heat emboss your sentiment of choice – the Pretty Pink Posh sentiment strips dies and coordinating stamp sets for the win as usual. I’m tell you, you’ll get your moneys worth from these. There is always something that works!

Now, add foam squares and strips behind your images and sentiment strip.

Now, we’re going to switch to Concord & 9th for an awesome background die. Trim your panel to 3.5×4.75 inches and cut it twice with the Double Stripe Card Front die – once landscape and then again portrait. Then you get this awesome plaid stitching.

I used green cardstock and then ink blended the edges with shabby shutters distress oxide for a little shadow and flicked forest moss ink across the panel for extra interest.

Finally, to assemble it all, I popped the background panel up with foam tape on a white card base and then adhered the images and sentiment strip on that. For finishing touches I added black glaze pen to the penguin’s eyes and glossy accents to his beak.

Can you believe it? We mixed 4 companies together today and they created the cutest holiday card!

Products used:
Sunny Studios Roly Poly Penguins stamps and dies
Lawn Fawn Cute Candy Canes dies
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips dies
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips | Christmas stamps
Concord & 9th Double Stripe Card Front die
Distress Oxide ink – shabby shutters and forest moss
Foam squares and tape
Liquid glue
Reverse tweezers
VersaMark ink
Embossing powder – white
Anti-static pouch
Glossy accents
Sakura black glaze pen

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Coffee Loving Cardmakers – National Coffee Day Hop

Hey friends! Happy National Coffee Day!!! Grab a cuppa if you haven’t already and hop along with us for inspiration and comment while you’re going for chances to win prizes at each stop!

You’ve reached Twiddler’s Nook which is a small Etsy shop who makes and sells craft tools to make your crafting easier, along with a variety of embellishments to add to all your different creations!

Today, I’m giving away a $20 gift code to the Twiddler’s Nook shop so you can curate your own prize!

Take a moment to check out our shop and comment here with your favorite product or something you’d like to see us create.

We’re the last stop but if you’re just getting started, head back to the Coffee Lovers blog to start at the beginning.