Newton’s Nook – January Release Day 1

Welcome to Newton’s Nook’s first release of the new year! I’m super excited to share everything with you. You’re just going to love it all!!! I really did! Let’s jump in today with two stamp sets and a new die set that works with them both!

Heartfelt Love + Heart Frames coordinate perfectly with the already released Banner Trio dies

Heartfelt Roses + Heart Frames coordinate perfectly with the already release Banner Trio dies

Now that this is out of the bag, I’m super excited to share my card with you today. I used both of these fabulous stamps along with the new heart frame dies and banner trio dies to create a fun interactive card.

For the front, I stamped and heat embossed heartfelt love on a piece of iridescent vellum and die cut it with the largest scalloped heart. Then I die cut the largest heart from red cardstock. I die cut a banner and stamped my sentiment on it and adhered all my layers together.

Then I stamped the heartfelt love image on copic paper and colored it like a box of chocolates! I did the same layering here and moved on to assembling my box. I cut 2 – 1/2 inch strips of red cardstock and glued them to each red heart. I didn’t like seeing the hinges on the inside so I cut a third red heart and added it to the inside of the lid.

For my actual card assembly, I cut a pink card base that measures 5×5 and used a corner rounder punch on all 4 corners. Then I cut a square from white cardstock using one of the square frames dies and wrapped some gold cording around it and tied it with a bow. I added foam tape to the back and popped it on the card base. Then I added foam tape to the back of my box of chocolates and added it to the card front as well.

Would you like to win the “Heartfelt Love” or the “Heartfelt Roses” Stamp Set?We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

Here’s how to win: Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! Thewinner 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 January 21st at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, January 22nd.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Tina Herbeck
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich
Samantha VanArnhem
Amanda Wilcox

Newton’s Nook – Puppy Birthday Wishes

Hey friends! I’m over on the Newton’s Nook blog today with a really fun birthday card that I actually made for my dad this year. I had so much fun building all the layers to this card. I hope you enjoy it too!

I started by stamping and coloring the puppies from Puppy Playtime with my copic markers. Once I colored one, I knew I wanted to do a whole set in the same color combo. I just love it for some reason. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut them all out, including a bunch of the bones too.

Then I die cut the frame and also a panel to go behind it. On that panel I used blending brushes and dye inks over the Confetti stencil. I used liquid glue to adhere the frame and moved on to grounding the puppies. I pulled the windows that die cut with the frame out of the recycle bin (silly me) and used the Sea Borders die to cut them down. Then I blended some green dye ink on those and adhered them down as well.

At this point I was deciding on my sentiment and thought it would be fun to have the big Balloon Shaker in the middle of the party. I die cut all the elements and heat embossed my sentiment from Uplifting Wishes on the acetate and liquid glue to adhere it all together. The shaker bits are Princess Rings embellishment mix from the Twiddler’s Nook store in the Tiana color.

I popped all the puppies up with foam squares and used liquid glue to adhere the balloon and bones down in place. For finishing touches I added glossy accents to the puppy noses and scarves, and black and white glaze pen to their eyes.

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

Trinity Stamps, Newton’s Nook and Lawn Fawn – Cheers!

Hey friends! We had a VERY special birthday in our family last week and I wanted to pop in to share one of the birthday cards I made to celebrate. My sister-in-law turned the big 21 and we couldn’t let it fall by the waist side.

I was able to pull from some of my favorite companies and create this super fabulous birthday card/gift certificate for her brother to give her. I started things off by stamping and coloring the Trinity Stamps Happy Hour set that came out last year. I used the coordinating dies to cut the images out. Next I began working on the background with the Newton’s Nook plaid stencil, some olive green and red ink and then I went over it a second time with Thermoweb transfer gel, and then gold decofoil. Pulling from all of those colors, I used the Newton’s Nook circle frames dies to cut a stitched circle from red glitter paper. Then I used a smaller Spellbinders circle die to cut an olive green one to layer.

I heat embossed Happy from Happy Hour on the green circle and die cut 21st from Trinity Stamps Marshmallow Number dies. I used the same ink from the stenciling to go over the top layer of the 21st so it coordinates. At this point I started layering things together and realized that the top of my card was sparse. I dug around and found the scripty cheers die from Lawn Fawn and thought it was the perfect match! I cut it from white cardstock and inked it up with the red and green from the background.

I am so excited about how awesome this card turned out! So much texture and depth with the different cardstocks, layers, heat embossing and decofoil. It’s exactly what I was hoping for.

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

Newton’s Nook – Designer’s Nook Sneak Peek

Hey friends! I’ve been telling you all year about Newton’s Nook’s subscriber only newsletter called Designer’s Nook. Tomorrow my last contribution to it comes out and I wouldn’t want you to miss it. It’s super fun and adorable because it’s all Newton’s Nook! Head HERE to subscribe so you don’t miss out.

A little sneaky peek for you of tomorrow’s inspiration. I hope you enjoy it! Merry Christmas everyone!

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

Newton’s Nook – Destination Christmas

Hey friends! I’m over on the Newton’s Nook blog today with my last post of the year for them. This year has flown by and been an absolute blast being a part of that team too! I hope you’ve enjoyed all the creations and found a little inspiration along the way.

For today’s card I pulled out the recently released Destination Christmas set and colored up a few of the cars with my copics. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and set them aside. I die cut the slimline frames and windows frame from white cardstock, then I used the snowfall roundabout and heat embossed it on the squares that came from the window panel. I inked them up with distress oxides in tumbled glass and blueprint sketch. Using my frame as a guide I adhered the squares down to a panel I die cut with the slimline frames and portholes scalloped rectangle.

I decided to make this a shaker card so I trimmed down a piece of acetate and adhered it to the back of the window frame and lined it with foam tape. I sprinkled some snow queen shaker bits from the Twiddler’s Nook shop and sealed it all up. Using liquid glue I adhered the cars down next and decided on a sentiment.

I cut out a banner from the banner trio set and stamped my sentiment on that. Then I trimmed the edge off and used liquid glue to adhere it down. Finally, I didn’t like the plain card base so I used the Trinity Stamps stripes stencil on a white card base and then popped my scalloped panel up with foam tape.

There’s a lot going on here so I kept finishing touches to just glossy accents to the package bows and accents on the cars like lights, wheels and door handles.

This card is so much fun and I had a blast putting it all together!

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

Newton’s Nook – Black Friday Shopping, Nailed it!

Happy Christmas Season everyone! I’m over on the Newton’s Nook blog today and couldn’t resist making a Black Friday shopping themed card to start the holiday season off.

I started by stamping and heat embossing the Main Street image in white embossing powder, then I added some snowflakes to the sky the same way. This image is also part of the Main Street set. Then I used a blending brush and some white pigment ink to cloud up the edges of my panel a little. I trimmed this panel down just a smidge to 5 3/8 x 4 1/8. Then I die cut a white panel with the land borders die and colored the top edge with a light blue copic marker and popped it up with foam tape. At this point I took some white paint, watered it down and flicked it across the panel for a little extra snow.

Then I stamped and colored the main image from Christmas Haul with my copics. I used the coordinating dies to cut her out and adhered her with a combo of liquid glue and foam tape so she was the same level as the snow bank. I also die cut one of the Banner Trio dies and stamped my sentiment. *Note, because this is die is solid and I needed it smaller, I did partial die cutting before stamping my sentiment. I just die cut half, shifted the die down a little until the stitches matched up and die cut the other part. Then stamped my sentiment.*

I did take the same light blue marker and color the edge of the sentiment banner for a little accent and then popped it up with foam tape too. I added the panel to a red piece of cardstock measuring 4.25×5.5 and used liquid glue to adhere that to a white card base. Now for those fun finishing touches!

For those I added glossy accents to parts of the wreath and packages the lady is carrying and also Wink of Stella glitter brush pen to other packages and her belt and shoes. Last, I added some clear gems in various sizes throughout the whole design.

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

Newton’s Nook Winter Release – Day 4

I can’t even believe that it’s the final day of fun reveals for the Newton’s Nook Holiday Release! It’s been so much fun and I hope you have loved it all. We’ve got 2 sets to share with you today and I had so much fun creating with both of them!

Newton’s Snowman

Happy New Year

As soon as I saw this cute Newton’s Snowman image, I knew I wanted to create a great snow scene for those amazing kitties to build their snowcat in, so that’s what I did!

I started my card by stamping the image from Newton’s Snowman and colored it with my copic markers. Then I stamped the snowflakes from the set in a light blue ink. I used the coordinating dies to cut it all out and moved on to the scene. Using the mountains stencil, I inked up my mountains in 2 layers and added texture paste to the tops. Once that was dry I added a little blue ink to the sky. I used the Framework dies to cut the stenciled panel and also cut a second one for another layer of snow at the bottom. Then I used the land borders on that to create a snow drift. Next, I stamped a sentiment from yesterday’s Snowman Roundabout on there.

I glued my Newton’s Snowman image to the back of the snowdrift and popped that whole piece up with foam squares. I colored the word FROSTY with light blue copics so it glows just a bit. I added a little unicorn Stickles behind the image and snow drift for the look of another layer of snow glistening in the sunshine. Finally I used liquid glue to add the snowflakes and replaced the “O” in FROSTY with one too.

For finishing touches, I added glossy accents to the kitty noses and hats, snowman eyes, nose, hat and buttons and also some Stickles to the snowflakes. Finally, the whole panel was popped up with foam tape on a green card base.

I also made a fun card with the new mini Happy New Year stamp set. It’s simple but really fun and given how things are different this year, I think I’ll be sending more New Year’s cards to friends that we won’t be seeing.

I started this card by using Thermoweb Transfer Gel on a piece of black cardstock using the Bubbly stencil. Once it was dry, I sent it through my laminator with gold decofoil for a fun, festive look of champagne bubbly in the background. Then I die cut the solid balloon from the Balloon Shaker Die set 3 times – two from vellum and one from teal cardstock. I stamps the new Happy New Year image in VersaMark and heat embossed it in gold on the teal balloon. Then I die cut the strings from white cardstock and glued them to the bottom of the balloons.

Finally, I die cut the foiled panel with the Framework die and popped it up on a matching teal card base. I hid glue for the vellum balloons behind the teal one and adhered them down. Then the teal balloon was popped up with foam squares.

Would you like to win the “Newton’s Snowman” Stamp Set? This stamp set 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)! Thewinner 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 November 19th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 20th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Andrea Shell
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amy Tsuruta
Amanda Wilcox

Newton’s Nook Winter Release – Day 3

Yay!!! We’re already to day 3 of the Newton’s Nook Winter Release reveal week. It’s flying by and we’ve got more adorable things to share with you today. I hope you’re ready for more awesome roundabouts because that’s what we’ve got!

Snowman Roundabout

Look at all these cuties!!! They’re so fun and I love the different style of sentiments on this set too! Coloring some of the letters in is so much fun!

Today I decided to make a square card that really features these cute snowman images instead of using it as a background like the Snowfall Roundabout yesterday.

I have found that when I want to use the roundabout stamps like this, I like to die cut the scalloped circle first and stamp my image on that. I find it easier to center for some reason. Just thought I’d share that. 😉 After I did all that I colored the whole panel with copic markers and set it aside. I pulled out the Frames Squared dies and cut a plaid square from those. Then I took a circle from that and one from the Circle Frames and cut them out for my sentiment. The sentiment I chose is actually from Snowman Greetings on day 1. It went so well and fit perfectly inside the circle, I couldn’t resist.

I also pulled out Pines & Holly and cut the holly and bow out. I used copics to color the veins in the holly a little darker and glued them together. Then I added some red flat sequins to the holly berried and center of the bow.

You all know I like dimension and glitter. There’s no shortage of either on this card. The plaid square is popped up on a red card base, which I rounded the corners on to match. Then the awesome Snowman Roundabout panel is popped up too. The sentiment is attached with a combo of liquid glue and foam squares to keep it level, just like the holly. Then the bow was attached with liquid glue beneath the sentiment circle.

For finishing touches I added a scattering of glossy accents on things like hat bands, coffee mugs and hearts. Then I added unicorn Stickles on things like the snow and hat brims. Finally I added black glaze pen to all the snowman eyes and buttons to give them a little shine and interest.

Would you like to win the “Snowman Roundabout” Stamp Set?This stamp set 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)! Thewinner 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 November 19th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 20th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Andrea Shell
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amy Tsuruta
Amanda Wilcox

Newton’s Nook Winter Release – Day 2

Welcome to day 2 of Newton’s Nook Winter Release reveals! Eeeekkk!! So much fun in store to share with you today! I just love it! Today we’re sharing:

Snowfall Roundabout

These roundabout stamps are so much fun to create with! They make great backgrounds and focal points alike. They’re super versatile and the different themes are so much fun! I love all of these snowflakes and the sentiments are perfect too!

I decided to make a slimline card for today’s card. I started by inking my panel up with distress inks in chipped sapphire, blueprint sketch and salty ocean. Then I spritzed it with water and flicked pearl watercolor all over it. I am impatient so I hit it with my heat tool to help it dry. Then I put the panel in my MISTI and placed the stamp in the center. I stamped it with VersaMark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. Then I moved it over and stamped each side too. Once those were done I trimmed the panel down to 3×8.

Next, I pulled out the new Dear Santa set, stamped one of the images and colored him with my copics. I used the coordinating dies to cut him out and moved on to my sentiment. I die cut one of the Banner Trio banners and stamped two sentiments from the Snowfall Roundabout together. The inked panel is popped up on a white card base with foam tape and then the image and banner are popped up on that.

For finishing touches on my card, I added glossy accents to Santa’s gloves and boots and white gel pen accents on other parts of the image. Then I finished the whole design off with a scattering of gems from my stash to add a little sparkle to those beautiful snowflakes.

Would you like to win the “Snowfall Roundabout” Stamp Set?This stamp set 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)! Thewinner 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 November 19th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 20th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Andrea Shell
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amy Tsuruta
Amanda Wilcox

Newton’s Nook Winter Release – Day 1

Hello everyone!!! It’s time for another fabulous Newton’s Nook reveal week! We’re celebrating the winter release and I’m really excited about all of it! There’s snow everywhere and I know you’re going to love it all! Today we’re sharing:

Snowman Greetings

I just love this set with that cute snowman holding his sign and how all the sentiments fit perfectly inside it! It’s genius and so much fun to color and create with.

For my card today, I colored stamped my snowman and then added the sentiment to the sign. I colored him with my copics and used the coordinating dies to cut him out. I die cut the fancy edge tag from green cardstock and iridescent vellum and popped my snowman up with foam squares on the vellum. I threaded some ribbons through the tag holes and tied them together with twine.

For my background, I used red and green dye inks and blending brushes over the plaid stencil. Then I put the snowfall stencil over that and used texture paste. Once it was dry I die cut it with the Frames & Flags scalloped rectangle.

The rectangle is popped up on a red card base and the tag is popped up on that. Then I moved on to finishing touches. There’s a lot going on but I like to add shimmer and shine where I can so I put glossy accents on the snowman’s eyes, carrot nose, heart and buttons. I used black glaze pen on the bird’s eye and glossy accents on his beak. Then I took unicorn Stickles to the snowman’s hat and scarf randomly.

Would you like to win the “Snowman Greetings” Stamp Set? This stamp set 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)! Thewinner 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 November 19th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 20th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Andrea Shell
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amy Tsuruta
Amanda Wilcox