Newton’s Nook – Back to Basics Release Instagram Hop

Hey friends! The Newton’s Nook Back to Basics release is available in the shop and we’re having an Instagram Hop to celebrate! I hope you’ll head over and join us. It’ll be packed with inspiration!

I always have fun finding medium size dies to create this type of layout with so when I found that the cool notched corner rectangle in this new die set was perfect, I had to test it out.

I started by choosing colors and patterns from the Pastel Basics paper pad and cut one notched rectangle from each one. Then I chose a coordinating but different color to ink my background panel up with. I think the soft pink rounds everything out pretty well. I inked the edges of that panel with pink and splattered it with white paint for texture.

Next, I stamped images from Newton’s Blooms and colored them all with copic markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut it all out and then a little liquid glue to adhere the grass and ladybug to the pot. After arranging everything, I went digging for a shape to stamp my sentiment and ground the images. I found this rounded rectangle in the A7 Frames die set.

After adhering everything in place with foam tape and squares, I finished the design with glossy accents and stardust Stickles in various places.

Remember, Instagram Hop! Lots of inspiration. Lots of fun. Come join us!

Products used today:
Newton’s Bright Blooms stamps and dies
Basic Frames dies
A7 Frames dies
Embossing & Watermark ink
Magic anti-static brush
Embossing powder – frosting
Foam tape
Touch of Gloss
Stickles – stardust

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

Twiddler’s Nook Keeping it Crafty Mini Retreat – Registration Still Open

Hey friends! I wanted to let you know that the Keeping it Craft mini retreat is right around the corner and there are still spots available if you’ve been thinking about joining us.

Here is a sneak peek at the four projects we’ll be creating that day. It’s going to be so much fun. You’ll try lots of techniques and come home with a bag packed full of new products and fun swag, plus your lovely creations!

Click HERE to get to the registration form.

I hope to see you there!

Newton’s Nook – Back to Basics Release Day 3

Moving along with the new products from the Newton’s Nook March release, I have a card to share using the new A2 Card Layout die. This is going to be a super fun staple in your crafting back pocket for sure!

Today I cut the A2 Card Layout three times – white cardstock and two patterns from the Pastel Basics paper pad. I kept the pieces from each that I didn’t use so I have them for later on. I love that about dies like these. Those pieces always come in handy.

I stamped and colored the tulips and butterfly with copic markers before using the coordinating dies to cut them out. Then I cut a banner from the A7 Frames die set to stamp and heat emboss my sentiment on.

I used liquid glue to adhere the frame and four inserts to my white card base. Then I popped everything up with foam squares on that. For finishing touches I added stardust Stickles to the butterfly wings and white gel pen accents to the florals.

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We will be choosing one lucky winner to win a $25 store credit for 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 Tuesday March 19 through Thursday March 21. 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, March 21st at 9 pm ET to comment — winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, March 22nd.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Diane Morales
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amanda Wilcox

Miss Ink Stamps – Oh Capy Day!

How cute is this capybara craze that’s going on? You know me…another critter? Add it on the pile! I love them all!

Hey friends! I’m popping in with another card featuring the Miss Ink Stamps March release. Today it’s Oh Capy Day in a little shaker scene.

I started by stamping and coloring the sweet images with copic markers. Then I cut them out, along with a sentiment strip to go with them. When playing with my arrangement I thought they would be cute around the big “hi” from the Hi Swirl Frame die set.

I did this a little backwards because of poor planning but it really worked out pretty cool. I cut the shadow for “hi” from the front of a 4×5.25 inch white panel, then cut the letters from the shadow that I cut out. Almost no waste this way. Then I lined the window with acetate and adhered my letters on the window. This is when I decided to add grass and sky so I just ink blended over the panel and wiped the acetate off with a clean rag when I was done. Worked beautifully.

I added foam tape the back of the panel and sealed in some dazzle butterflies for my shaker bits. I tied twine around the top of the card and popped all my images and sentiment strip up with foam squares.

For finishing touches I added black glaze pen to capy eyes, glossy accents to noses and stardust stickles to butterfly wings. Isn’t this so fun?!? I think so. It’s a really versatile card too if you needed something for your stash for later on.

Products used:
Oh Capy Day stamps and dies
Hi Swirl Frame dies
Blending brushes
Lawn Fawn ink – cilantro and forget me not
Foam squares and tape
Dazzle butterflies embellishments
EZ tear tape – 1/8 inch (for hi letters)
Glossy accents
Sakura gelly roll glaze pen – black

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

Newton’s Nook – Back to Basics Release Day 2

Yesterday I shared a recap of the release and one project using some of the new goodies. Today I’m back with another project. This time I’m using the Basic Frames die set and Pastel Basics paper pad.

I created a fun card featuring the new Basic Frames dies and Newton’s Bright Birthday stamp set. Aren’t they fun together?!? I love banner shapes so I was itching to use it right away.

I chose a color palette with a little help from my board on Pinterest and colored my image. Then I used the Confetti stencil on a white card base using some of the same colors. I popped the image up on foam tape then tied twine around the top of the banner before adding foam below that to adhere it to my card base.

With part of my sentiment fitting perfectly on the front, I decided to bring the fun to the inside of this card too. I love it when this works out!

Back to the front for finishing touches. I added glossy accents to kitty noses, toe beans and the fire extinguisher. Then I wanted sparkle on the candles so I added stardust Stickles to all of those. Isn’t it so fun!?!

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Diane Morales
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amanda Wilcox

Newton’s Nook – Back to Basics Release Day 1

Hey friends! Did you see the release reveals on the Newton’s Nook blog yesterday? Well, just in case you missed it I’m going to summarize them and then jump into a card using one of the new die sets and paper pad! First up…

Frames & Tags die set

A2 Card Layout die

Basic Frames dies

Pastel Basics paper pad

Brights Basics paper pad

Newton’s Bright Birthday stamps and dies

Oh my word! Wasn’t that a lot of amazing??? It’s all so great and has been a blast to create with! Today I’m using the Frames & Flags dies with the Bright Basics paper pad.

I cut the frame from white cardstock and the largest tag from black cardstock. Then I stamped and colored my image from Newton’s Kite and used the coordinating die to cut him out. I stamped my sentiment part on the tag and part of a piece of cardstock I colored with the same color I used on the kite.

Next I chose paper from the Bright Basics paper pad and cut them down to A2 size. I die cut the green with the new zig zag rectangle in the Frames & Tags die set and popped it up with foam tape on the red polka dots. Then I glued the white frame to that and popped my image and sentiment tag up with foam squares.

For finishing touches today, I threaded black jute twine through the tag hole and added glossy accents to Newton’s nose and the kite tail.

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Diane Morales
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amanda Wilcox

Doodlebugs – Pair of Tags for Thank You Gifts

Welcome to another Mix it up Monday for the Doodlebugs blog! This time I needed a couple of tags for thank you gifts I was giving at work. The gifts were really pretty candles, one pink and one orange, so I pulled my color inspiration from that. It’s a great little trick to remember if you’re stuck for palette inspiration.

I dug through all my fun tag shapes and landed on this awesome see-through tag from Pretty Pink Posh. I cut one orange and one pink, then two white for the back layer. I sandwiched acetate between the layers so I had somewhere to adhere my images.

Trying to decide what images to use, I came across the adorable Mama Elephant Flower Shower set and thought these flowers would be perfect colored in the deep colors I was going for. So I chose two, stamped and colored them, then used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

Next, time to choose a sentiment. Obviously, I needed a thank you style but which one? I felt super punny when I read “thanks a bunch” in the Mama Elephant Banner Greetings die set and couldn’t resist. I cut the solid banner from white and the sentiment layer from black, adhering them with liquid glue.

After popping the sentiment banners and images up with foam on the tag shapes, I tied twine through the holes in coordinating colors and added glossy accents to critter noses and flower centers. Last I added black glaze pen to the critter eyes to help them shine.

These tags added just enough to a simple gift to make it feel special and that little extra.

Products used:
Mama Elephant Flower Shower stamps and dies
Mama Elephant Banner Greetings dies
Pretty Pink Posh Birthday Circles dies
Foam squares and strips
Glossy accents
Liquid glue
1/8″ tear tape
Sakura gelly roll glaze pen – black

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

Pretty Pink Posh – Shake Your Bunny Tail

Hi friends! I had so much fun guest designing for Pretty Pink Posh this month and wanted to be sure to share all the wonderful creations I made. Today is a fun shaker card just in time for Easter.

I die cut all the pieces from the Pretty Pink Posh Bunny Face Shaker die set and used liquid glue to adhere it all together. Then I cut a piece of pink cardstock to 4×5.25 inches and inked it up in light purple with the new Easter Words stencil.

Recycling some stamp packaging, I created a full front shaker pouch with the new Easter Bunnies clay confetti shaker mix. After the shaker panel was filled and sealed up, I adhered it to a white card base with EZ tear tape. Dry adhesive works better on the plastic packaging than liquid.

Last, I just adhered my sweet bunny head to the front of the shaker window with the same tear tape. I left this card with no specific sentiment on the front but I think when I decide who it’s going to I’ll stamp a fun, punny sentiment on the inside.

Products used:
Easter Words stencil
Easter Bunnies clay confetti mix
Bunny Face Shaker dies
Liquid glue
EZ tear tape – 1/4″
Blending brush
Lawn Fawn ink – juice box

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

Miss Ink Stamps – March Release Day

Welcome everyone! It’s release day for Miss Ink Stamps and we’re all celebrating with the new, fun goodies! Today I have a card for you sharing a new addition to the Magical series called Letters. It’s a fabulous addition and was so fun to create a scene with.

I colored everything with copic markers and used my scan-n-cut to cut it all out because we didn’t get dies in time. Then I used a banner die to cut out my sentiment and set it all aside to create my living room scene.

I took and A2 white panel and used my scoring board to create a baseboard. Then I turned the panel the other way and scored from the top of the baseboard up to create a wainscoting look along the wall. I used a few post-it notes to mask things off and ink blended the baseboard and floor.

I used liquid glue to adhere all of my images and sentiment banner, with the exception of Harry. He is popped up on foam squares. Last of all, I came in with glossy accents on all the letter seals and Harry’s glasses.

I hope you’ll take a moment to check out the Miss Ink Stamps store and see all the wonderful new products in today’s release.

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

Coffee Loving Cardmakers – Spring |Summer Hop

Hi friends! I’m happy to be a super sponsor for the Coffee Loving Cardmakers once again. Thanks for hopping along. I’d love it if you took a moment to check out the shop, come back and let me know you’re favorites! Commenting enters you for a chance to win $20 to treat yourself! Click HERE for the Twiddler’s Nook shop.

I’d also like to take a moment to let you know that I’m hosting an in-person craft retreat in April. If you’re anywhere near Salem, OR and would like to join us. You can register HERE.

If you have friends who are close and you wouldn’t mind spreading the word, I would really appreciate it. If I can fill the spots this spring, we’ll be having another even in the late summer for all things holiday!

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

We’re the end of the hop so head back to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog post if you’ve gotten off track or are just starting out here.

Commenting closes March 22 at noon PST. Winner will be announced Sunday on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog.

The winner from the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog hop is beccab33324!

Congratulations! Email me at twiddlersnook@gmail.com to claim your prize.