Halloween Treat Holders

Welcome everyone! Today I’m stopping by to share a couple different treat holders I created for Halloween. The ideas are basic and since Halloween is tomorrow, you could always make them for Thanksgiving or Christmas by changing out the paper and images. Keep that in mind if you’re into this sort of thing. It’s definitely my favorite!

Let’s start with these fun ghost friends! I created the base with a strip of orange cardstock measuring 1.5″x6″. I scored each strip at 2 1/2″ and 3 1/2″ and then used the Spellbinders tag punch to cut each end. I splattered the strips with black metallic watercolor and set them aside to dry.

While those were drying I cut the cute ghost from the Lawn Fawn Scallop Treat Box Haunted House Add On and the actual haunted house from the Lawn Fawn Shadow Box Halloween Add On. I used liquid glue to adhere everything together and then one foam square on the bottom of the house.

These were sized perfectly for Hershey’s Nuggets so when the watercolor splatter was dry I stacked my chocolate inside and threaded ribbon through the holes to keep it all together. Then I removed the foam square release paper and popped those on the front.

The fit is perfectly snug so I didn’t have to use adhesive on the chocolate but they stayed in place. I made enough of these for my whole office in one evening. They came together really quick and turned out so cute!

This next box I just made one of but it would be fun to make lots of these too. I chose a piece of Newton’s Nook Halloween Party paper and followed this tutorial to create my box. It perfectly fits three Hershey’s Nuggets so I slid those inside and tied it closed with black embroidery floss.

I stamped and colored two of the Trick or Treat Newton images like our kitties at home and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. Then I hot foiled a sentiment using the Newton’s Nook Spooky Sentiments hot foil plates and coordinating Banner Duo die to cut it out. I popped the kitties and sentiment banner up with foam squares.

Here’s a side look at the box. It’s the perfect little something to add to a certain someone’s lunch box before they head to school.

Products used today:
Spellbinders Tag Punch
Lawn Fawn Scallop Treat Box Haunted House Add On dies
Lawn Fawn Shadow Box Halloween Add On dies
Newton’s Nook Trick or Treat Newton stamps and dies
Newton’s Nook Spooky Sentiments hot foil plates
Newton’s Nook Banner Duo dies
Newton’s Nook Halloween Party paper pad
Thermoweb hot foil – silver
Foam squares
Liquid glue
Reverse tweezers

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

Newton’s Nook – October Release Day Is HERE!

Yaaaayyyy!!! It’s finally release day everyone! I’m super excited to share one more project with you and then direct you over to Instagram for a hop full of inspiration and more chances to win too!

Today I get to share the other three postage stamps I create while making my card for Tuesday. Aren’t they fun!?! This time I chose the Holiday Cheer sentiment dies to change things up too.

Using a couple more pieces of the Christmas Basics paper pad, I created my background with the Frames & Tags dies. And just like always, everything is added with foam tape and squares for that great dimension.

Finishing touches on this card are glossy accents and stardust Stickles on the stamp images. The sparkle and shine adds a lot.

Remember to head to Instagram and comment on the hop so you can have another chance to win store credit to the Newton’s Nook shop.

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

Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Hop – Sponsor and Card Inspiration

Happy Friday everyone! As always, I’m happy to sponsor the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers hops. They’re so fun and a great excuse to use your holiday stash all year long! Today I have a fun card to share with you featuring Twiddler’s Nook products, perfectly paired with Newton’s Nook!

I had a little fun with the Christmas Tree Line stencil – inking the layers up with Twiddler’s Nook blending brushes, plus a layer of Lunar Paste for some shine. Then I glued a scattering of Twiddler’s Nook gold snowflake confetti embellishments for sparkle among the trees as well.

I pulled out the Newton’s Nook Christmastime paper pad and cut a few strips to pop up with foam tape above and below my stenciling. The top is 1/2″ and the bottom is 1 1/2″ with a 1/4″ extra strip to match the top.

Last, I used a Holiday Greetings hot foil plate and one of the Banner Duo dies to cut my sentiment out. I popped that up with foam squares and my card is all finished.

Surprise, we’re running a little sale for the opening weekend of the hop too! Stock up now and get holiday crafting!

Here’s a start on some awesome products for your craft room:

This little trio works like magic – the brushes magnet to the platform with the caps on the bottom so they don’t fall over but are easy to grab and craft with!

Twiddler’s Nook blending brushes
Twiddler’s Nook color caps (to color code those brushes)
Twiddler’s Nook double wide platform base (so your brushes have a place to live)

Love embellishments? Give this a try. Easy sorting and easy pouring back in the bags.

Twiddler’s Nook embellishment tray

Lose your dies all the time? Definitely look at this!

Twiddler’s Nook magnetic die stand

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

Newton’s Nook – October Release Day 4

Today is the final day of release reveals and we all know it wouldn’t be a Newton’s Nook release with a new taste of Newton. So, here you go. Love it and cherish it! This set is ADORABLE!

Newton’s Christmas Tree stamps and dies

I had a blast coloring this sweet image and look forward to trying different kitty combos soon.

After coloring and die cutting the main image, I inked up a portion of a white panel with red ink and splattered it with red ink and white paint. After that dried, I adhered my image with foam squares and stamped my sentiment off to the top left.

I couldn’t resist another reason to use the new Christmas Basics paper pad, so that became my floor. The pieces are glued directly to the panel this time and then wrapped with jute twine for that bit of extra.

For finishing touches today I added glossy accents on kitty noses and Christmas lights. Then I came in with some stardust Stickles on the hats and star tree topper.

Okay everyone, time to chime in with your favorite of the week and what you can’t wait to create with!

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.

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Donna Idlet
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox

Newton’s Nook – October Release Day 3

Are you having fun yet? I am having a blast sharing all of these goodies with you and hope you’re getting excited for release day on Friday! Let’s keep the caffeine flowing for the holiday’s this year with today’s release reveal.

Christmas Coffees stamps and dies

Did you squeal? I did when I first saw this set. And the moment I pulled it out, there was no was I was picking and choosing so everything got stamped and everything got colored! Then EVERYTHING went on the card too!

For the layout, I used the inserts from the A2 Card Layout 2 die, without the frame. I also pulled in another pattern from the Christmas Basics paper pad for my background. Isn’t it perfect?!?

I inked up the bottom of each panel with some teal ink, fading to nothing and then arranged my mugs and cups with foam squares. The sentiment on that last panel just makes me smile. It’s so good!

After arranging everything on the card front, I went in for some finishing touches. First black glaze pen on the eyes and buttons for shine and pop. Then a combo of stardust Stickles and glossy accents on bits and pieces of each mug. Not too much but a little something for everyone.

I couldn’t resist the Stickles on the whipped cream for each mug because it’s like sugar sprinkles sparkling in the light to me. Do you have a favorite mug? I don’t know if I can pick.

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Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox

Newton’s Nook – October Release Day 2

Welcome back! I’m SUPER excited to share today’s product reveals and my project using them! It’s all so fun and has really gotten me transitioning to holiday crafting.

Holiday Postage Sample stamps and dies, Postage Stamp Layout die

Isn’t this new set so fun and festive!?! I love these images and had so much fun making all the postage stamps!

I started by stamping, coloring and die cutting all the bits for six postage stamps, then used my paper trimmer to cut them apart. I chose three for this card and saved the others for later in the week.

I paired my stamps with the new Merry Christmas sentiment dies and my favorite Reindeer stencil for the background. I also used the largest Framework die for that background panel to mimic more postage stamp look.

You know how I am about dimension so it’s all popped up with foam tape and squares. Then I finished the stamps off with stardust Stickles on each one for some sparkle.

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

Newton’s Nook – September Release Day 4

We’re on the final day of release reveals and today is almost as packed as Monday was! Let’s take one more dive and tomorrow you can hop on and snag all of these new goodies for yourself!

Leaf Splendor stamps and dies

Autumn Woofs paper pad

Autumn Meows paper pad

Today I have 2 cards to share with you. First up, a sweet little card using the new Autumn Woofs paper pad and a sentiment from Leaf Splendor. They go so well together!

For this card, I found a sketch on Pinterest and thought it would be fun to try with the new paper pads. I chose my paper and started cutting. The strip is 1.5×5.25 inches and the rectangles are 1.25×2.25 inches.

Then I cut a piece of kraft cardstock and inked the edges up with gathering twigs distress oxide ink. I splattered it with ground espresso ink and stamped my sentiment in the lower right corner before gluing it to a white card base.

I popped the papers up with foam squares and finished the design off with some jute twine wrapped around the inside fold.

Next, I have a simple card using the Leaf Splendor stamp set which started one direction and took a hard left to something completely different. The end result was very inviting for me to mass produce as a fall card to share with extended family.

I started with a piece of watercolor cardstock and my distress oxide inks. These were wild honey, aged mahogany and peeled paint. I was going to add lots of water to blend the colors together, stamp the leaves and die cut them out but I ended up stamping the leaves first, loving the look and turning this into an A7 size card instead.

So at this point, I cut the large scalloped rectangle in the A7 Frames die set from a muted green cardstock in my stash and trimming the leaf panel just smaller than the stitching edge. I stamped and heat embossed my sentiment, using the coordinating die to cut it out.

I plain card front wasn’t working for me so I ink blended gathered twigs distress oxide on the edges and spritzed it with the sprayer too. After popping all the layers up with foam tape I finished the design off with jute twine again.

If you can’t tell that’s a favorite for my fall themed cards. I love the rustic touch it gives to any 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 Monday September 9th through Thursday September 12th. 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 12th at 9 pm ET to comment — winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, September 13th.

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

Newton’s Nook – September Release Day 3

Alright friends, let’s switch gears to some beautiful fall images. We’re sticking with the bookmark theme though so all the bases are covered!

Autumn Reads

I love the mix of tall and small images in this set. It’s going to be great for bookmarks like I have to share today but also pairing with your other bookish and coffee images for fall on regular size card fronts.

I stamped my images from Autumn Reads in brown copic-friendly ink and colored them with my copic markers. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

This time I pulled out the Bookmark dies and cut my main one from kraft cardstock. I inked up the edges with distress oxide ink for a little depth and stamped my sentiment in the center.

I glued the images directly to the bookmark and threaded my ribbons through the top.

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Samantha Mann
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Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox

Newton’s Nook – September Release Day 2

Today we’re continuing with the spooky Halloween theme but we have just one stamp and die set to share. It’s really fun and going to be versatile for both bookmarks, tags and little scenes.

Spooky Stories stamps and dies

I created a couple of bookmarks to share today but am really itching to also create some mini scenes using these fun images really soon!

I used the new Bookmark II dies for both of these bookmarks. Starting soft and pastel with the ghosts and going to a dark night sky for the cool bats!

I stamped the sentiment and images with gray ink so it wasn’t harsh and used the book stack dies from the Bookmark II set. I added the ghosts like they’re coming out of the spooky stories, keeping everything flat since it’s a bookmark.

For this second one, I started with a dark blue background, heat embossing the sentiment at the bottom. Then I stamped and die cut the bat image from Spooky Stories. I colored the moon with some yellow markers and used a blending brush to add dark blue to the rest.

I stamped and colored the witchy Newton from Newton’s Boo-tiful Night, cutting it out with the coordinating die. I didn’t like the white edge so I colored it with a dark blue marker so it blended in better.

Not thinking about my bookmark rule, I did pop all of these images up with foam squares. Oops, you know how much I like my dimension. Haha!

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

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge – Shaker Card

Hey friends! I’m happy to announce that Twiddler’s Nook is the monthly sponsor for the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge. The theme is coffee, Christmas and this month – cute critters! This was so fun to to mull over and create for! Ultimately, I landed on m favorite Newton’s Nook goodies, turned into a shaker card featuring a couple of Twiddler’s Nook embellishments as the shaker bits!

I’ve been heavy on pink lately so forgive me now but Christmas and Halloween are going to be a bit non-traditional this year. Hence, I started with a pink panel for my background stenciling and I love it!!! I cut that out with the Newton’s Nook Basic Frames rectangle and created a shaker pouch with some leftover packaging. I filled that with Candy Cane clay embellishments and Rosetta Pixie Dust Micro Beads.

For my images, I combined Newton’s Mug with sentiments and holly from Newton’s Gift. Don’t they go so perfectly? I love how it turned out! I also love combining my sentiment inside these large images. It’s so genius!

To pull it all together I cut the largest Frames & Flags die from the red polka dot paper in the Bright Basics paper pad and popped it up on a white card base. Then I glued the shaker panel to that with EZ Tear adhesive tape. Last, I popped my image up on that with foam squares.

For finishing touches I just added a bit of glossy accents to Newton’s nose and the berries on the holly. Just a little something extra.

Products used:
Twiddler’s Nook Candy Cane clay embellishments
Twiddler’s Nook Pixie Dust Micro Beads – Rosetta
Twiddler’s Nook Blending Brushes
Twiddler’s Nook Double Wide Platform Base
Twiddler’s Nook Blend Brush Caps
Twiddler’s Nook Pressure Pal
Newton’s Mug stamps and dies
Newton’s Gift stamps and dies
Newton’s Nook Bright Basics paper pad
Newton’s Nook Flags & Frames dies
Foam tape
Liquid glue
EZ Tear adhesive tape
Glossy accents

Remember to hop over to the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge blog and link up your entries for a chance to win a $35 gift card to the Twiddler’s Nook shop this month! (Spoiler…if you spend the whole gift card at once you, you get free shipping!)

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