Woo hoo!!! I’m so excited to be back with release reveals for another amazing Newton’s Nook release! We’re gearing up for holiday crafting so get ready!!! Let’s see what’s coming…

Four new products to chat about today – Christmas Greetings stamps, Christmas Party paper pad, Gift Builder dies and Essential Gift Tags dies! I’m smitten with it all and I have 2 projects to share with you today.

First off, you know I love making gift tags so that’s obviously where I started. Then I had some more fun with the Christmas Greetings stamps and that fabulous paper pad to create a card to share today too.

Straight away I cut the tag shapes from the paper pad and a couple of pink ones too. Then I started playing with those fun Gift Builder dies and just created a bundle of different color combos. Once that was done I played around putting them together in different arrangements. I added a sentiment to the larger one but left the other with just images.

For my card, I cut the largest Framework die from white cardstock and trimmed the stocking patterned paper to fit inside the stitching. I glued those together and cut another layer the same size from vellum. Then I stamped and heat embossed my Christmas Greetings sentiment in the center and hid some tape runner behind that to adhere it to the panel. I tied the ribbon around the top and thought it was missing something.

That’s when I went digging for my Christmas Postage stamps and added the stockings with foam squares to that. I love that they hang the opposite as the paper pattern. I added the panel to a red card base with foam tape and finished the design off with some stardust Stickles on the stockings.

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

One lucky winner will receive a $25 prize 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 Tuesday October 14 through Thursday October 16th. 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 16th at 9 pm ET to comment — winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, October 17th.

Want another chance to win? We will be having an Instagram hop on Friday with a second prize! Please join me on Instagram on Friday, October 17th for details! 

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

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

Okay, today it’s going to get a little controversial. Are you team candy corn or team no thank you? I live so far in the land of team candy corn, I can’t even hear you if you’re somewhere else. Lol!!! Hence, today’s fun Newton’s Nook card!

I used the candy corn stencil set on black cardstock with distress oxide inks for a toned down but cool background. Then I splattered it with white paint for some texture and interest.

Next I used a combo of Newton’s Candy Corn images, Spooky Sky dies, Land Borders dies and Frames & Flags dies to create a cool scene. My image is colored with copic markers and everything is assembled wit ha combo of liquid glue and some foam squares.

Then I stamped a sentiment from Newton’s Candy Corn on the smallest in the Oval Frames die set and popped it up with foam squares. Finally I popped the whole scene panel up with foam tape and glued the whole thing to a white card base. For finishing touches I just added some white gel pen accents to the Newton image.

Products used:
Newton’s Candy Corn stamps and dies
Frames & Flags dies
Oval Frames dies
Spooky Sky dies
Candy Corn stencils
Distress Oxide Inks – mustard seed, ripe persimmon, spiced marmalade and white
Foam tape and squares
Liquid glue

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

Hey friends! I’m excited to be on the Newton’s Nook blog today with a fun way to use the postage sampler collection, not as postage stamps! Those are fun but sometimes they get old or they aren’t what you’re in the mood for. These sets are good for so much more though!

This one really called to me with that great big sentiment! I knew it needed to be in the center of my icon grid. So I pulled it out plus a handful of others, stamped and colored everything. Next, I used the coordinating dies to cut it all out.

Taking my vibe from the colors I used on the images, I cut a piece of white cardstock with the largest Framework die and taped off the edges. Then I ink blended distress oxide inks from kitsch flamingo to scattered straw, that was light so I added a little carved pumpkin at the bottom and blended it back up. Then I spritzed the panel with water and blotted it dry. SO PRETTY!

Next, I arranged my images on the panel and popped each one up with foam squares. I took my gray ink pad direct to the edges of my card base and then popped the framework panel up on that with foam tape too.

To finishing things off I added bits of glossy accents and stardust Stickles to different images, not all but most of them.

Products used:
Halloween Postage Sampler stamps and dies
Framework dies
Foam tape and squares
Distress Oxide ink – kitsch flamingo, scattered straw, carved pumpkin
Lawn Fawn narwhal ink
Glossy accents
Stickles – stardust

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Hey friends! It’s finally release day for Newton’s Nook and we’re having an Instagram Hop to celebrate! Below are details for my card but be sure to head to Instagram to hop along and comment there for chances to win today!

After I finished my cards using these two new sets – Autumn Fields and Pumpkin Tails – I absolutely had to try this design out with the scarecrow sticking out of the pumpkins! Isn’t it totally meant to be?!? I think so!

So, after stamping and coloring my images, I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and then inked up a sweet background with the Pumpkin Patch stencil. I used cream cardstock for the base and the mini blending brushes to get the different colors mixed in on this single stencil. I love that it almost has a watercolor look to it.

Next, I cut a piece of brown cardstock with the largest Frames & Flags die, then cut the center out of that panel with the largest Basic Frames die. It fits perfectly creating a great scallop border. I glued that to the stenciled panel and popped up my images with foam squares. Then I placed the whole thing in my MISTI and stamped my sentiment in the upper right corner.

For finishing touches I added glossy accents to all kitty noses, pumpkin stems and parts of the scarecrow too! I’m completely smitten with how this card turned out! It might just stay on my craft desk for the season.

Products used:
Autumn Fields stamps and dies
Pumpkin Tails stamps and dies
Frames & Flags dies
Basic Frames dies
Pumpkin Patch stencil
Blending brushes
Lawn Fawn dye inks
Glossy accents
Foam squares

Remember to head to Instagram for the hop and another chance to win!

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

Today is the last day of Newton’s Nook September Release reveals and it’s as cute as ever! I can’t stop coloring these images, they’re so sweet!

Autumn Fields stamps and dies and Pumpkin Tails stamps and dies

I’ve got another couple of cards to share with you today featuring both stamp sets but also a take on how to use the new Card Layout 5 die we revealed on Tuesday!

Given that both stamp sets are more fall vibe, it was easy to cut the Card Layout 5 die from a perfect green cardstock and use both elements on my cards.

I started with the frame on a kraft panel ink blended with the Falling Leaves stencil and splattered with gold watercolor. The pups from Pumpkin Tails fit perfectly as a focal point in the middle of the layout design.

Then I stamped my sentiment on a banner from Frames & Flags and popped it up with foam tape as well. I finished this design off with bits of glossy accents on the poppy noses and collar tag.

For the layout on this card, I drug my brown ink pad across a white cardstock panel for textured inking. Then I splattered the panels from the Card Layout 5 die with gold watercolor and let them dry while I colored my images from Autumn Fields.

With the panels dry, I added foam tape to the back of each one and placed them back in my die for alignment. I centered that on a grid mat and carefully pressed my inked panel into the panels that were sitting in my die. They picked up perfectly and I instantly had my background.

Next I added the sunflower image with liquid glue and popped everything else up. Then I stamped and heat embossed another sentiment on a smaller banner from Frames & Flags and popped it up on the upper right side of the design.

I finished this card off with some glossy accents on various parts of the images as well.

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

One lucky winner will receive a $25 prize 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 Tuesday September 9 through Thursday September 11th. 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, September 11th at 9 pm ET to comment — winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, September 12th.

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

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

We’re back for day 2 of release reveals on the Newton’s Nook September Release! More fall fun to share with you today. Let’s take a look.

Autumn Postage Sampler stamps and dies and Halloween Postage stamps and dies

Today I have a card featuring each stamp set to share with you. One using the postage vibe and one showing how you don’t have to use them that way at all!

My first card features the Halloween Postage Sampler stamps and the coordinating Postage Stamp Layout die together.

For this card, I inked up the postage stamp centers with distress oxide inks and then stamped images from Halloween Postage Sampler on each one. I used a little washi tape on the back of each to hold the center into the frame and then liquid glue to adhere them together how I wanted. After that was dry, I added foam tape and set them aside.

I cut a gray panel with the largest Framework die and inked it with the Ghosts stencil using white pigment ink. I inked up the edge of my card base with that tried and true direct to paper technique using orange ink. Then I popped gray panel up with foam tape and added the stamps on that. I thought things were a little lacking so I went back and added ghosts, the postmark and a little spider on my baker’s twine.

To finish things off I added some stardust Stickles to the ghosts and spider.

Now, for my Autumn Postage Sampler card, I chose an assortment of my favorite images to stamp, color and die cut. Then I trimmed a kraft panel down to 3.75×5 inches and ink blended it from the top fading out. I spritzed it with water and blotted it dry before stamping sentiments from the stamp set across the panel.

Once that was done, I added my images with foam squares and popped the whole panel up on a white card base with foam tape. For finishing touches on this card I added stardust Stickles and glossy accents on the images with a scattering of enamel dots across the design.

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

One lucky winner will receive a $25 prize 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 Tuesday September 9 through Thursday September 11th. 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, September 11th at 9 pm ET to comment — winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, September 12th.

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

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

Hi friends! I’m so excited to bring you sneak peek reveals of the Newton’s Nook September release! It’s full of all things fall and Halloween so you know my heart is full and ready to share! Let’s look at today’s reveals.

Card Layout 5 Die, Autumn Coffees stamps and dies, and Spooky Coffees stamps and dies

I have two cards to share with you today so let’s not waste any time!

First up, I have a card featuring Autumn Coffees, paired with a few older dies and stencil.

I chose a few adorable images from Autumn Coffees to color and die cut out. Then I cut the sentiment from Coffee Frames dies three times from white cardstock and glue them together. Next, I pulled out the Circle Frames dies and cut the largest from blue cardstock and the next one down from cream. I ink blended the center of the cream panel with brown ink and splattered it with water. Then I adhered the sentiment with liquid glue and mugs with foam squares.

Next I ink blended a kraft panel with the Basketweave stencil, going around the edges with more ink after removing the stencil for a little depth. I glued that to a card base and popped my circle panels up on that with foam tape.

I finished things off with glossy accents on the mugs and stardust Stickles on the whipped cream and steam.

Now let’s get spooky with a fun shaker card! I started by stamping and coloring a handful of mugs and then used the coordinating dies to cut them all out. Then I ink blended the Jack-o-Lantern stencil set on pink cardstock, going around the edge with more pink for depth and interest at the end.

Next I cut the inverted scallop rectangle from Frames & Flags from black cardstock and lined the back with vellum. I added foam tape and sealed in some shaker bits on my stenciled panel.

Next I popped some mugs up on the shaker panel with foam squares. Then I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment on the smallest Framework die and added a mug to one end. This is popped up on the card front with foam squares as well.

I finished everything off with glossy accents on different bits of the mugs.

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

One lucky winner will receive a $25 prize 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 Tuesday September 9 through Thursday September 11th. 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, September 11th at 9 pm ET to comment — winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, September 12th.

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

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

Happy Release Day for Newton’s Nook! We’re having a fun Instagram Hop that I hope you’ll join in on. It’s extra packed this month with guest designers along side the design team!

For the hop I decided to create a gift tag using two of the stamp sets and the new paper pad. Aren’t they too fun together!?! I love it!

I simple cut the bookmark tag from patterned paper, then chose another pattern and cut it out with the same die based on where I wanted it to fit on my tag. Then I glued them together and cut a white paw from the die in the same bookmark set. I stamped my sentiment and went over the stitching areas with a black pen to make it more legible.

I stamped and colored my images from Cat Party and Dog Party, using the coordinating dies to cut everything out. Then I popped everything up on the tag with foam squares and threaded some ribbon through the hole.

For finishing touches I came in with stardust Stickles and glossy accents on parts of each image.

Remember to head over to Instagram for inspiration, and be sure to comment as you hop along for another chance to win!

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

Okay, here we are…the final day of release reveals! We’ve got one more stamp and die set to share with you before we let you loose to shop these awesome new goodies and start crafting your own creations!

Birthday Postage Sampler stamps and dies

This is a really fun staple set to have in your stash whether you like to create with the postage stamps or not. These images are fun and perfect for celebration themed crafting. I have two cards to share with you today.

For this card, I stamped and colored my images, die cutting them before adding them to the Postage Stamp layout die. I also ink blended and stenciled the inserts of each stamp before decorating them with the colored images and postage details. I finished the design off with the Happy Birthday sentiment die being cut from the same paper as my background to tie it all together.

I wasn’t done playing with these birthday postage stamps or the new card layout dies so I have one more card for you today.

It’s bright and fun and ready to party! For this card, I cut the card layout die from white cardstock and used distress oxide sprays to color the inserts. I used liquid glue to adhere the frame and inserts to a card base.

Then I added my fun postage stamps and die cut sentiment directly to that. In the end I liked the idea of the postage stamps stopping at the layout frame instead of the card edge so I used a craft knife to carefully cut them away and it worked pretty well!

To finish things off I added some glossy accents and stardust Stickles to the stamp images. It goes well with the glitter cardstock sentiment!

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

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