Newton’s Nook

Newton’s Nook Designs August Release – Believe in Unicorns

August 14, 2017 Jentimko 25 Comments

Welcome to day 1 of the August release from Newton’s Nook Designs. You are going to have so much fun with this group of stamps. I can hardly wait to share! And we are starting off with unicorns!! Yep really….unicorns! I believe and you will too!!

Look at these adorable images!! They just beg for pretty, bright colors. I stamped them onto Strathmore Bristol paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I watercolored using Zig Clean Color Markers in “rainbow” colors. It is such fun to play with how the colors blend and the unicorn is the perfect place to try out combinations. Once colored, I cut the images out with the matching dies. I also added some extra clouds from the Winston Takes Flight set. Love how so many sets coordinate together. I created a curved layer using the Land Borders Dies and then sponged on a little bit of Distress Ink to help the image pop a bit. I used Melon Mambo card stock to frame the image panel. A clean card that focuses on the bright and happy colors! Such fun to create and I can’t wait to color these images some more!! And here is the best part…

Would you like to win the “Believe in Unicorns” Stamp Set?
This 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)! The winner 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 August 17th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 18th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko (you are here)
Tatiana Trafimovich

Thanks for stopping in today and during this whole week. Make sure you stop back in tomorrow for Day 2 of the release.
Stamp: Believe in Unicorns (Newton’s Nook Designs), Winston Takes Flight (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Zig Clean Color Markers; Paper: Strathmore Bristol Paper, Thick Whisper White (SU), Melon Mambo (SU); Accessories: Land Borders Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Big Shot, Believe in Unicorns Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS), Winston Takes Flight Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs)

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Coffee Makes You Sharper!

August 8, 2017 Jentimko 1 Comment

Today is my day to share a project on the Newton’s Nook Designs Blog and I wanted to share a fun card with this adorable Cuppa Cactus set. It is such a fun set for coloring and I love this sentiment!

I tried a new color combination for today and I really like this pale yellow with the purple. I chose the purple for coloring the cup and then mimicked it with the Sea Borders Dies to add a little scallop edge on the bottom of the image panel. I think it adds an interesting pop of color but it is super easy to create. I pulled out a button, which somehow seemed to be just the right touch for the twine.

Now I know this is a pretty clean card but I wanted just to spend a few minutes on the coloring. Seems like time is at a premium but the coloring was just what I needed for a little “mom break”. Only one more week until school is ready to start and then I’ll have lots more time for more complicated cards. Until then, less layers, pretty colors…yep, totally a summer vibe. I can’t wait until tomorrow. Make sure you come back tomorrow to see what we have up for you to celebrate Freshly Made Sketches 300th Sketch Challenge. Until then, have a great day!

Stamp: Cuppa Cactus (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Elegant Eggplant (SU), Lemon (Simon Says Stamp); Accessories: Big Shot, Cuppa Cactus Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Sea Border Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS), Misti, White Baker’s Twine, Elegant Eggplant Button (SU)

Newton’s Nook Designs and Xyron Inspiration Week

August 3, 2017 Jentimko 21 Comments

Welcome back for a special post today. I’m so excited to share that Newton’s Nook Designs and Xyron have partnered for an amazing inspiration week. Each day this week there are fresh ideas using Newton’s Nook Designs stamps and Xyron adhesives on both the NND blog and the Xyron Facebook page.As I thought about how to best show you both the stamps and the adhesive, I realized that a window card would be perfect for both! I chose the Toucan Party stamp set (it really is fun, don’t you think?!) and created this fun window that depends on the strength of a good permanent adhesive. I colored the images using Copic markers to coordinate with this Color Theory DSP from Stampin’ Up. Want to see the inside?

Because it is easier to explain “in person”, I created a video to show you how I colored the images and created the card.

Here is the direct link: Toucan Window Card on YouTube

Would you like to win a Prize pack including a Mega Runner from Xyron and a $25 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs?

Here’s how to win:
Leave a comment on the NND & Design Team blog posts using Xyron products all week (July 31-Aug 4th) to enter. One winner will be randomly chosen from blog posts throughout the week so the more posts you leave comments on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Friday August 4th at midnight CST to comment. The winner will be announced on the NND blog post on Monday, August 7th.

Xyron will also be giving away a prize pack! Make sure to visit their facebook page each day this week for inspiration and leave comments there for another chance to win!

Stamps: Toucan Party (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Color Theory DSP (SU); Accessories: Xyron Mega Runner Permanent Adhesive, Big Shot, Toucan Party Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Misti Stamp Tool, Window Sheets (SU)

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Newton’s Nook Designs 4 Year Celebration Blog Hop

July 14, 2017 Jentimko 45 Comments

First of all, today is the day that the 4 Year Celebration release goes live over at Newton’s Nook Designs. To continue the fun, we are having a blog hop and I’m so thrilled to be a part of it.

I told you yesterday that my favorite set from this release was Cosmic Newton (but seriously, choosing a favorite is like choosing a favorite ice cream…I love them all!). I used the new Stampin’ Up Embossing paste with the Starfield stencil on watercolor paper to start off my background. Next I added Chipped Sapphire Distress ink by painting it on with a brush. I got some of the light and dark coloring with that but wanted a little more dark. So I pulled out the trusty acetate and smooshed some more ink on, spritzed with water and applied to the panel. After it dried a bit, I spritzed on a Perfect Pearls mixture (in a spritzer with the powder and some water) to get a shine on the panel. And finally, I splattered on some Smooch Ink to add some extra “stars). I added a bit more of the Perfect Pearls onto the stars to help them pop. For the trees behind Newton, I used the Land Borders Dies. I was thrilled when it looked like the tops of trees in the shadows. Finally, I colored Newton and his telescope with some more Distress Ink. What a fun card to make!! This set just lends itself to fabulous backgrounds and tons of creativity!

I’m sure you notice how much fun I have had with the stencils this week. Well, there is a great deal that you are sure to love!So pretty much you can get the Pawprints stencil free on the order you were already going to make! WIN!! And speaking of winning…there is even MORE to win this week.

Celebrate with us and enter to win!

To celebrate 4 years Newton’s Nook Designs is giving away a $25 store credit to spend in their online shop to 4 lucky winners!

Here’s how to win:

Comment on the NND Design Team and Special Guest blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog hop 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 Sunday, July 16th at 9pm CDT to comment. Winners will be announced on NND blog post on Monday, July 17th and will need to contact us to claim their prize so make sure you check back to see if you’ve won!

Special Guests:

Taheerah Atchia
Crafty Math-Chick
Danielle Pandeline
Stephanie Muzulin
Nina-Marie Trapani
Kimberly Rendino

Newton’s Nook Design Team:

Newton’s Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Jennifer Timko
Tatiana Trafimovich

We hope you have enjoyed this week of celebration as much as we have! Your comments are so kind and your support is appreciated more than I can say. What a privilege it is to share with you all! Thanks so much and see you soon.

Stamps: Cosmic Newton (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Chipped Sapphire), Moonlight Smooch Ink (Clearsnap); Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth, Basic Black (SU); Accessories: Starfield Stencil, Big Shot, Cosmic Newton Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Land Borders Die (Newton’s Nook Designs), Misti Stamp Tool, Perfect Pearls, Winsor and Newton Paints, Heat Tool, White Embossing Powder

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Newton’s Nook Designs 4 Year Celebration – Day 4

July 13, 2017 Jentimko 29 Comments

Today is the last day of reveals for the 4 year celebration with Newton’s Nook Designs. But fear not…we are back tomorrow with a bonus hop to complete the celebration!! But first, I get to share with you my very favorite set from this release! It is called Cosmic Newton. Oh my goodness is it fantastic!

For this card, I thought it would be fun to play with watercolor paints. So I started with the background. On a piece of watercolor paper, I painted on some blues and even a little purple to create a sky that would be right for the new Starfield stencil. After letting my panel dry, I used the stencil as an embossing plate but running it through my Big Shot with an Impressions Pad and a Silicone Rubber Pad. It gives a subtle embossing look that I was really happy with. You can see me more of the detail here:

But then I returned to using the stencil as just a stencil. I kept it in place and the sponged on some white craft ink on the stars toward the top of the card. Then I brushed a bit of Perfect Pearls on top of that to add some shimmer. I have to confess that I’m pretty in love with the whole effect!! For my friend Newton, I thought he needed a really special rocket to stand out against the sky, so I chose purple for his ship. It is hard to tell here but I added some more Perfect Pearls on the window around Newton and also on the banner.

I hope you have enjoyed all of the release projects this week! The team has certainly provided a ton of inspiration!! And this release has been simply spectacular! And now…your chance to win one more time!

Would you like to win a $20 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs?
ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win!

Here’s how to win:

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner 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 July 13th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 14th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Jennifer Timko (you are here)
Tatiana Trafimovich

Make sure you come back tomorrow for one more day of celebration. We are holding a 4 year celebration blog hop with some pretty special guests joining forces with the design team!
Stamps: Cosmic Newton (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Craft White (SU); Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth; Accessories: Starfield Stencil, Big Shot, Cosmic Newton Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Misti Stamp Tool, Impressions Pad and Silicone Rubber Pad for Big Shot, Perfect Pearls, Winsor and Newton Paints, Heat Tool, White Embossing Powder

Newton’s Nook Designs 4 Year Celebration – Day 3 (and FMS)

July 12, 2017 Jentimko 41 Comments

Back with day 3 of the 4 year celebration with Newton’s Nook Designs. Today we are showing off one set that I just think is adorable. It is called Toucan Party…such fun! I combined the reveal with the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches (where I am the sketch hostess this week).

The first thing I did for this card was pull out the awesome new Tropical Leaves stencil and create this background with Distress Ink (Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn). Just look at what a great foundation it gives a card. Can I tell you how happy I am for these new stencils?? And it seems like all of you are loving them too! Then I stamped the toucan and some leaves and flowers using Versafine Onyx Black ink and colored using more Distress Ink. Want to see my “muse” for this one?

Just look at his amazing coloring!!! Nature certainly does it best so I just mimicked his colors. And I LOVE them!! Check out his little blue feet!!! Yeah…I know. Who can resist that?! Clearly not me! I colored some of the leaves as a background for him and then the flower as a balance element. I used the small panel of the sketch to show off part of the sentiment (and the puns in this one are super fun). Here is the sketch if you want to join in this week…I’d be thrilled to see you!

Would you like to win a $20 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs?
ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win!

Here’s how to win:

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner 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 July 13th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 14th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Jennifer Timko (you are here)
Tatiana Trafimovich

I am so happy that you stopped in today. Tomorrow will be Day 4 of this great celebration and you can start looking forward to a fun extra on Friday!
Stamps: Toucan Party (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth; Accessories: Tropical Leaves Stencil, Big Shot, Toucan Party Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Misti Stamp Tool

Newton’s Nook Designs 4 Year Celebration – Day 2

July 11, 2017 Jentimko 38 Comments

Are you ready for another day of celebration with Newton’s Nook Designs? Yesterday was quite the reveal, don’t you think?! Well, today you get to see two more stamp sets! It keeps getting better!

The first stamp I am going to show you is called Stowaway Newton. Now I don’t know about you, but I know a certain cat (a calico who shall remain nameless, haha) who likes to pack herself in my bag. And when I come home from trips, if I keep the bag closed she simply sleeps on top of it. So when I saw this set, I fell in love. I created the luggage I wish I could carry around airports by coloring with Copic Markers. Behind the image, I used the new Pawprints Stencil and some Distress Ink. This stencil is going to become a go-to with all my Newton stamps! The sweet little sentiments in the set are fabulous and I stamped this one with Versafine Onyx Black. I added a little bit of washi tape along the edge to finish this bright, happy card.

Apparently bright and happy was on my mind for today’s release cards because I chose a similar palette for this great set called Cocktail Mixer. I played around with my Distress Inks to created this pair of tropical drinks. Don’t they look tasty?! And what better sentiment than the one from the coordinating die set! I cut the sentiment from Bristol Smooth paper and then colored it using the same inks as the drinks. Kind of a tropical rainbow! Then I did the same rainbow effect for the side border. This is such an easy technique but it creates such a wow effect.

Would you like to win a $20 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs?
ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win!

Here’s how to win:

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner 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 July 13th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 14th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko (you are here)
Tatiana Trafimovich

I am so happy that you stopped in today. Tomorrow will be Day 3 of this great celebration and I also have a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches where I’ll be the sketch hostess. See you then!
Stamps: Stowaway Newton (Newton’s Nook Designs), Cocktail Mixer (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Momento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth, Thick Whisper White(SU); Accessories: Pawprints Stencil, Big Shot, Stowaway Newton Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Misti Stamp Tool, Washi Tape (SU retired)

Newton’s Nook Designs 4 Year Celebration – Day 1

July 10, 2017 Jentimko 40 Comments

I am so thrilled to begin this amazing week celebrating 4 years of inspiration from Newton’s Nook Designs. What it takes to make the leap of faith to start your own company always amazes me but wow am I glad Newton’s Nook Designs is a part of this amazing industry! I might be a little biased but any time art can bring such smiles and joy, it is a wonderful thing and something to celebrate. And celebrate is what we are doing this week! My post today is longer than normal because we are revealing an incredible set of products. Two (yep TWO) stamp sets, four (oh yeah…FOUR) stencils and a new border dies set. And that is only today’s reveal. Hang on my friends! This is going to be fun!

I’m going to start you off with a fun stamp set called Winston’s Lake House. Using Distress Ink in Broken China, I played with the “smoosh” technique for watercoloring. I applied ink to an acetate sheet and then spritzed it with water. Then I laid the acetate down onto Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper to get the cool water effect. I love how it turned out!! The way the color pools was perfect to created the dimension I wanted for the lake. After letting it dry, I used the new Sea Borders Dies (combined with a Stitched Rectangles Die) to created the waves for our little friends. All I had to do was offset the border die to get this look. Fun, right?? I did the same thing with Peeled Paint ink for the ground and used the Land Borders Dies instead. Yep…all the dies coordinate perfectly. Then I stamped the images in Versafine Onyx Black and colored with more Distress Ink. That little cottage is one I want to visit for sure! And not sure what it is about the little dragonfly but I just could not resist adding it on. The corrugated paper seemed like the perfect background for this scene to show off all the details in these new images and dies.So now on to the second stamp set called Lake Advice. I had a ton of ideas on how to use this with the Winston set but I thought maybe it was better just to focus on this sentiment. It is really a great one! I stamped it onto vellum using Early Espresso ink (SU) and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder to make it really stand out. Then I took a piece of the Wood Textures DSP from SU (already a fabulous wooden look) and cut it up to make it look like planks on a palette. I used a darker color of the same DSP for the base.

And now we get to talk about these stencils. You should have seen the response when the DT heard about them. And then again when we saw them!!! Oh, they are fun and so perfect for the release. Want to see them??? Of course you do! I will be showing you more with them as the week goes on too. And then check out what you could win this week!

Would you like to win a $20 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs?
ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win!

Here’s how to win:

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner 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 July 13th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 14th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko (you are here)
Tatiana Trafimovich

I am so happy that you stopped in today. Tomorrow will be Day 2 of this great celebration and I know you will be thrilled to see what comes next. I hope you have a great day!
Stamps: Winston’s Lake House (Newton’s Nook Designs), Lake Advice (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Broken China, Peeled Paint, Scattered Straw, Candied Apple, Vintage Photo, Ground Espress0), Early Espresso; Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth, Corrugated Paper (SU, retired), Vellum (SU), Wood Textures DSP (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Winston’s Lake House Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS), Misti Stamp Tool, Ribbon (SU, retired), Gold Button (SU, retired), Linen Thread (SU)

Freshly Made Sketches #295

July 5, 2017 Jentimko 7 Comments

So remember in my post last Friday (for Fancy Friday) where I talked about some of my favorite things from the new Stampin’ Up catalog?? Well, yesterday I showed you a bit of why I love the Color Theory paper and today I’ve got the narwhal!! I love him!! The incredibly talented Narelle Farrugia is our sketch hostess this week at Freshly Made Sketches and I thought her sketch this week gave me the perfect chance to show you this fellow.

He comes from the stamp set called Quirky Critters and actually has a sentiment attached to him. I could not seem to make the sentiment work for the sketch but I really wanted to use him. So….I just cut him out by hand and added another sentiment from Newton’s Nook instead (Beautiful Plumage). I think this one is super fun and perfect for this guy. I stamped the narwhal using Momento Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with Copic Markers. He seemed to fit better on a little square than a circle so I hope Narelle doesn’t mind the switch. For the horizontal element I tried something new. A few weeks ago, my mom was here to visit. She is an amazing quilter and believes in supporting local quilt shops wherever she travels. Hmmm….that may explain where I get that from! As we were looking around (and the shop here in Warrenton is called Kelly Ann’s Quilting…a gorgeous shop!), I was falling in love with all the prints and patterns, wishing they were all paper. Then I spied this tiny rickrack trim (in multiple colors no less!). Needless to say, I grabbed it right up. Isn’t it fun??? Ok, well, I’m completely off track for my post but seriously, shops like that are so inspirational! Since this rickrack matched the narwhal perfectly, it was clearly meant to be. I match the bling elements of the sketch, I added some Sparkling Clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh. They are clear but have a bit of gray tint to them so I love them on cards with gray.

Well, I hope you love this little guy as much as I do. Not sure why, but he really does crack me up. I showed the card to my husband and he said it was just like the narwhal from the movie Elf. So on that note….”Bye Buddy”! Thanks for stopping in today! Hope your week is great!

Supplies:

Stamp: Quirky Critters (SU), Beautiful Plumage (NND); Paper: Smoky Slate (SU), Thick Whisper White (SU); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers; Accessories: Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies (SU), Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS), Sparkling Clear Sequins (PPP), Rickrack

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Lovely Yellow Blooms

July 4, 2017 Jentimko 2 Comments

Today is my day to share a project on the Newton’s Nook Designs Blog and I just had to continue with making pretty summer cards with this Lovely Blooms stamp set. This flower set really is awesome for coloring!

Is there such thing as a yellow hydrangea?? I’m not sure but I created one in any case. Using my Chameleon pens, I colored the flowers and the leaves to coordinate with this new Color Theory DSP from Stampin’ Up. I LOVE this paper! It is the perfect background for almost any image but it really shows off this flower. The sentiment is a go-to for me lately and it comes from the Happy Little Thoughts stamp set (NND). I colored some Basic Pearls with the Olive Chameleon pen and added those fora little more detail. The whole image panel is on a Crushed Curry card base.

For those of you in the US, I hope you have a wonderful and safe 4th of July!! So glad you stopped in today. See you tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches!

Stamp: Lovely Blooms (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Chameleon Pens (Y03 Warm Sunset, OL3 Olive Green); Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Color Theory DSP (SU), Crushed Curry; Accessories: Big Shot, Lovely Blooms Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Misti, Basic Pearls

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