Hip, hip, hooray!!! It’s release day!!! But first, you have to head to Instagram and hop along with us. Comment as you go for a chance to win credit to the Newton’s Nook shop! Then go wild and snag all these super fun goodies to start your birthday card stash!

Today the card I’m sharing features the Birthday Greetings stamps along with the Cat Builder and Birthday Accessories dies.

Today, I cut the pieces from colored cardstock but used ink blending on all the parts to add depth and interest. I always use liquid glue to adhere bits and pieces together, sometimes reverse tweezers help told them in place while the glue dries.

I had a layout planned in my head, so after all the pieces were cut and glued together. I cut the A2 Card Layout die from white cardstock, saving the frame for another day, using the stitched rectangles that also cut with the frame. I added a sentiment to the longer top rectangle and popped up all my elements with foam squares.

I added those to a green cardstock panel with foam tape. The panel is cut down to 4×5.25 inches. Before gluing that to my card base, I took guava ink direct to the paper so I got a textured color edge instead of another layer of cardstock.

For finishing touches I added glossy accents on parts of each icon. Then stardust Stickles to the party hat and each balloon too.

Just a reminder that today is release day and our Instagram hop is going on. Click here to get started!

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Welcome back again! Today we’ve got three new builder die sets to share with you, plus fun inspiration before the whole lot goes on sale tomorrow!

Cat Builder, Dog Builder and Birthday Accessories dies

With so much goodness to share today, I have two cards to share featuring all of these new products! First up, let’s build a super cute cat and get him ready for the party!

I cut everything for the kitty and party accessories from white cardstock and used blending brushes with dye inks to add my color. Then I used liquid glue and reverse tweezers to assemble everything.

*A great tip, the packaging for these builder die sets has a map to show you how to put the pieces together in different ways. I cut my packaging down and kept that part with the die sets for all of them.

If you saw my post yesterday, you’ll realize that I was very stuck on the Birthday Time paper pad. It fit with everything I was creating this time so why fight it?!? I trimmed another piece down to 4.25×4.5 inches. I stamped my sentiment at the bottom of a top folding card and popped the orange panel up with foam tape. Next, I cut a strip from another pattern in the same set and glued it to the bottom of the orange panel.

Last, I popped my kitty up with foam tape as well and finished the design off with a scattering of flat sequins for some added sparkle and shine across the design.

Next, I took some time to build a dog and some of the super fun accessories that come with him!

For this card, I used the same paper pad plus the Frames & Tags die set for my layout. I took the teal inserts that cut with the frame and splattered them with teal ink. After those were dry, I stamped my sentiment from yesterday’s Birthday Greetings set on one of the smaller rectangles and popped my other elements up with foam squares on the last two.

I chose a pattern for my card front, trimmed it down and glued it to a card base. Not wanting to cover up the fun words, I cut the zig zag rectangle from vellum, added my teal rectangles to it with foam tape and then hid tape runner behind the rectangles to adhere the whole thing to my card front.

*Tip, liquid glue tends to make vellum ripple because of the liquid part so I always try my hardest to use dry adhesive like tape runner.

For finishing touches on this card, I went a different route again and added white gel pen highlights to all of the bits. It doesn’t require drying time but can also change the look of your card completely.

Check out the Design Team blogs for more inspiration and featured project details:

Newton’s Nook Designs
Larissa Heskett
Donna Idlet
Rosie Lopez
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Amanda Wilcox

Happy Wednesday friends! We have a quick two-day set of sneak peeks for the Newton’s Nook August release and then on Friday you get to enjoy a fun Instagram hop for added inspiration (and chances to win) plus the goodies go on sale so you can shop to heart’s content!

Today we have a builder die set and a new sentiment stamp set to share with you.

Cake Builder dies and Birthday Greetings stamps

For my card today, I used all the new goodies but surrounded my color palette around a previously released paper pad called Birthday Time. It’s a great collection of images and patterns in more pastel vibes than bright which was perfect for my crafting mood.

For my cake, I cut all the pieces from various colors of cardstock. Then I took the cake layers and spritzed them with white paint. It gave great texture and toned down the brightness of my cardstock colors. I used liquid glue to assemble it all and moved on to the other elements.

I stamped part of my sentiment on a banner trio die and trimmed the other half with scissors after stamping. My background panel is from the Birthday Time paper pad, trimmed to A2 and glued to a card base. Then I added ovals from the oval frames die set. The white scallop oval is glued to my card base and the teal is popped up with foam tape.

Last, I added the sentiment strips and cake with foam tape. For finishing touches I added stardust Stickles to the candles and glossy accents to the flames and frosting on each cake layer. I feel like these last details really pulled this card together. It went from alright to super cool!

Check out the Design Team blogs for more inspiration and featured project details:

more inspiration and featured project details:

Newton’s Nook Designs
Larissa Heskett
Donna Idlet
Rosie Lopez
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Amanda Wilcox

Yippee!!! It’s release day for Newton’s Nook’s 13 year mini celebration. We’re over on Instagram having an inspiration hop – head there to comment as you hop along for a chance to win. But for now, details on my card today.

Once again, I stamped and colored Newton and used the coordinating die to cut him out. I also went for the cute balloon in the set this time. I glued that to his hand and set it aside to dry.

For the background, I pulled a piece of patterned paper from the Fireworks pad and trimmed it to A2 size and glued it to a white card base. Then I die cut the Card Layout 5 die from teal cardstock. I glued the frame to the card front and took half of the inserts to splatter with paint and distress spritz sprays.

Once those were dry, I stamped my sentiment on one panel and popped them all up within the frame using foam tape. Last, I added Newton with foam squares, doubled up in some places so he laid flat among the popped up background pieces.

For finishing touches today, I just added another dab of glossy accents to Newton’s nose and then stardust Stickles to the highlight on the balloon.

Please be sure to head to Instagram and hop along with us! You’ll see fun inspiration and have a chance to win while you’re at it!

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

Hey friends! Today we’re celebrating Newton’s Nook’s 13th birthday! We have a little mini release featuring Hula Hoop Newton stamps and dies to share with you!

Isn’t it adorable!?! Today I have a simple card to share featuring this new set and a steadfast favorite, the Bokeh Balloons stencil set!

I started by stamping and coloring Newton, then cut him out with the coordinating die. Then for a simple background panel, I taped off the top portion and inked up the layers of the Bokeh Balloons stencils with like colors – blue, purple and green. I splattered the panel with pearl watercolor for a little sparkle and shine too.

Next, I took a light green ink pad direct to the card front to instant color and texture. When the watercolor splatter dried, I stamped my sentiment along the break and popped Newton up with foam squares.

Finally, I popped the panel up on my card base and finished the design off with a dab of glossy accents on Newton’s nose.

Be sure to check out the design team blogs for more inspiration today!

Newton’s Nook Designs
Larissa Heskett
Donna Idlet
Rosie Lopez
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Amanda Wilcox

Come back tomorrow for more inspiration with this cute little set!

Hi friends. It’s been a while since I’ve been on here. Today I’m on the Newton’s Nook blog sharing this fun ink smooshed card featuring some sweet floral goodies from Newton’s Nook. 

To start, I used the ink smooshing technique to create my background. You accomplish this by taking an acrylic block and inking it up with any ink pad you choose. Spritz that with water and smoosh it all over your paper. The less precise you are the better! Repeat until you have the color density you like. Use a heat tool between smooshes to help the ink layer instead of mixing together. It’s really fun. I highly recommend trying this if you haven’t before. 

Next, I stamped images from Newton’s Blooms and colored them with my copic markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and set it all aside. From the Frames & Flags die set I cut a banner to stamp my sentiment on the left side. This leaves room for the image to overlap the banner when the card is assembled.

Last steps before assembly are to stamp the Floral Roundabout image using the same dark pink ink I used on the ink smooshed background and my sentiment. Then I tore the edge of the background panel for a more distressed look. I splattered the panel with unicorn watercolor for some sparkle and then popped the panel up on a white card base. To finish assembly I added the main image to the banner with liquid glue and then popped everything up with foam squares.

For finishing touches today I added a little glossy accents and stardust Stickles on different parts of the images. Things like ladybug dots, wings and kitty noses. These little things really make your card pop at the end. Totally worth the time.

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Hi friends! It’s Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook joining you today with a spring-themed card. I created a fabulous stenciled background and used one of the adorable Spring Heights images and sentiments to bring it all together.

First, I stenciled the Trailing Leaves stencil on a piece of white cardstock with two tones of green ink – one darker and one brighter. This gives visual variation in the stenciling. I also faded the inking, darkest in the bottom left corner and lightest in the upper right corner of the panel. After that, I removed the stencil and used the same ink to go over the whole panel in the same fashion. Next, I smooshed ink on an acrylic block, spritzed it with water and flicked it across the panel. Then, I repeated that with white acrylic paint. This is my favorite way to add non-dimensional texture to a panel. It’s beautiflul!

Now, it’s time for coloring! I stamped and colored my Spring Heights puppy image with copic markers. After that, I used the coordinating die to cut it out. I also chose a sentiment from this set to stamp and heat emboss on a die cut banner from the Frames & Flags die set.

Once the background panel was dry, I ripped one edge off for a more raw look. Before adding this panel to my card base, I took the green ink pads direct-to-paper by dragging them across the edge of the card base. This is a quick and awesome way to add textured color to your paper; especially if your ink pads have a felt base vs foam.

For assembly now, I popped the stenciled panel up with foam tape on the inked card base. Then I wrapped twine around the sentiment banner and added that to the upper right with foam squares. Last, I added my image with foam tape and finished the design off with glossy accents on puppy noses and flower centers.

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Happy Release Day everyone!!! I’m so excited to share that the Newton’s Nook Retro Party release is available in the shop! Head over and snag your favorites now but make sure you join us on Instagram for a hop with prizes up for grabs too!

For the Instagram hop today, I’m sharing another card featuring Puppy’s Mix Tape and a different pattern from the Retro Mix toner card front pack too.

After foiling my card front, I decided to color my image in a bright rainbow of colors too! I used the coordinating die to cut him out along with a few of the music notes included in the Puppy’s Mix Tape stamp set.

I trimmed the foiled panel down and popped it up on a teal panel, then added a black border between the two. I added Puppy with a combo of foam squares and liquid glue to he lays flat against the raised panel. I added the music notes with liquid glue floating up from him as well.

I finished the design off with glossy accents on Puppy’s nose and toe beans, with stardust Stickles on the music notes and wrapped twine around the top of the card design.

Remember – head to Instagram and hop with us for a chance to win, then head to Newton’s Nook to order your favorites and party with us!

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