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Newton’s Nook Designs May Release – Newton Dreams of Italy

May 10, 2017 Jentimko 38 Comments

Did you enjoy day 1 of the May release from Newton’s Nook Designs? Well, I’m sure you will be just as thrilled with the reveal for Day 2! This is my second post of the day so if you are looking for Freshly Made Sketches, just roll to the next post.

I’m going to tell you right now that I have only just started playing with this new set called Newton Dreams of Italy. Just look at the adorable images and so many ways to have fun! But the very first thing that came to mind was use gondola image and create Newton’s very own little river.

I looked up some information on gondolas and found out that they are traditionally black. I found some fun images that showed that the insides have different colors but saw quite a number of versions that were red. I went with that and then made sure that Newton himself was all decked out in the appropriate gear. Isn’t he just too cute?! I created the river using the Land Border Dies on different angles. Then I simply cut it out again using a rectangle. I sponged on Distress Ink to create the water and then on a background panel, I added a little more color to help the water pop. I looked up pictures of the actual Rialto bridge as an inspiration for the shading here (just a little light blue). Finally, I added a little “Ciao bella” (hello beautiful) that you can just imagine coming from our dapper friend here. Hard to see on the black base but I added some striped embossing too. You are going to have such fun with the images in this set. I just know the team has knocked this one out of the park too. Of course you can get the set for free….don’t you love that?!

Would you like to win the “Newton Dreams of Italy” 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 May 11th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, May 12th.

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 release week and I know you will be thrilled to see what comes next. I hope you have a great day!
Stamp: Newton’s Dreams of Italy (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Zig Clean Color Markers, Distress Ink; Paper: Arches Cold PressWatercolor Paper, Basic Black; Accessories: Big Shot, Newton Dreams of Italy Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Land Borders Dies, (Newton’s Nook Designs), Misti Stamp Tool, Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS), Stripes Embossing Folder (SU ret)

Newton’s Nook Designs May Release – Winston’s Tee Time

May 9, 2017 Jentimko 28 Comments

I hope you have had a wonderful start to your week! I’m here to make sure a great week is assured with the May release from Newton’s Nook Designs. There is lots to love with this one and it all starts with an adorable version of our favorite bear, Winston!

Do you have golfers in your life? If so, you need this set called Winston’s Tee Time. As soon as possible! Our friend Winston is having some fun at the course and he comes with some awesome sentiments too. I just love a great pun and this set has them for sure.

I thought a shaker card would be perfect with this set and I’m super happy with the result! I created the frame with some stitched rectangle dies and added texture with a wood grain embossing folder. Then I created the golf green for the inside of the shaker with the Land Borders Die. I stamped the images with Momento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Markers. The little flag was attached inside the shaker area and then I put in some sequins that match Winston’s outfit. My oldest son is convinced that Winston is going to miss his shot but I am pretty sure he is just reading a complicated green. And clearly there are some hazards to deal with, haha! While this set is great for Father’s Day, it is also just perfect for any golf fan! And I just bet you know the best part….you can get the set for free!

Would you like to win the “Winston’s Tee Time” Stamp Set?
This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

Here’s how to win:

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 release week and I know you will be thrilled to see what comes next. I hope you have a great day!
Stamp: Winston’s Tee Time (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers; Paper: Early Espresso (SU), Kraft (SU), Mint Macaron (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Winston’s Tee Time Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Land Border Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Misti Stamp Tool, Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS), Woodgrain Embossing Folder (SU), Foam Adhesive Strips (SU), Window Sheets (SU)

Be Colorful

May 2, 2017 Jentimko 2 Comments

I’m up today over at the Newton’s Nook Designs blog today and I want to share all the details with you here. My project focuses on the Beautiful Plumage stamp and coordinating dies.

When I first showed you this set in release week, I focused on one of the pretty peacock images. I thought for today, I could show you a way to use the little feathers and also show off this fabulous sentiment from the set. I stamped the feathers in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored with Copic Markers. I just played with colors that I thought you’d find on actual peacock feathers and these were fun to blend together. The dies make short work of cutting out the detailed images! I took some Thick Whisper White card stock and applied some Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers (of course!) and then cut out a stitched oval. I stamped on this sentiment which I think is really awesome for so many people. I LOVE people who have lots of color and character, don’t you? One of my boys saw this and claimed it as a card for his birthday. Maybe that is a good sign for a teenager. Because to me, being colorful is also embracing being unique.

Because Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge is showcasing Newton’s Nook Designs with an Anything Goes challenge, I’ll be linking this in there as well. Thanks so much for stopping in to visit. Back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches. Wishing you a colorful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Beautiful Plumage (Newton’s Nook); Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Peacock Feathers), Momento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU); Accessories: Misti, Big Shot, Beautiful Plumage Dies, Stitched Shaped Thinlits (SU), Share Kindess Mix Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Dimensionals

Newton’s Nook Designs April Release – Newton’s Birdbath

April 13, 2017 Jentimko 33 Comments

So today is the last day of the April release from Newton’s Nook Designs. So far, there hasn’t been a Newton…were you getting worried??!! No fear, today is the day for all of you who love this fellow!

You know the hardest part about Newton sets?? Ok, besides choosing a favorite. I always debate what kind of kitty he gets to be. For this card, I chose to make him look a bit more like the real Newton (you can see his pictures over on the company site).

I started by stamping the images and coloring them with Copic markers (colors listed below). Once I was done and had the images cut out with the coordinating dies, I thought it best to create a cute little scene. The Land Border Dies with the grass border was exactly what I needed! All you have to do is make one cut and you have two grassy edges. And this sentiment….yes, I have already given you my disclaimer on love them….it is another one that is wonderful to have for so many occasions. Ready to this guy for free?? Here you go:

Would you like to win the “Newton’s Birdbath” 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 April 13th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 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. I hope you enjoyed my April release week projects. Tomorrow is the day when you can get them all!
Copic Colors: Newton – E31, E33, E35, E37, E59, R21; Bird – W2, W3, W5; Birdbath – Y21, Y17, Y35, Y38; Water – B32, B34; Butterflies – V12, V15, V17

Stamp: Newton’s Birdbath (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers; Paper: Wild Wasabi (SU), Thick Whisper White (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Newton’s Birdbath Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Land Border Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS), Misti Stamp Tool

Newton’s Nook Designs April Release – Simply Relative

April 12, 2017 Jentimko 31 Comments

Wow, it is already day 3 of the April release from Newton’s Nook Designs. Today is the day for all of you “sentiment-a-holics”!! You know who you are!

I mentioned yesterday how much I love flower sets but good sentiment sets are another love of mine. And this is an amazing sentiment set!! Just look at all the choices to personalize cards for the people you love. So many of these are options I have not seen in a stamp before and I’m so happy to have them.

I also told you yesterday that the Lovely Blooms set was perfect for coloring and I used it again here to create a frame with flowers. I chose some pretty pinks and purples and stamped a whole bunch of little flowers. Before you know it, I had a virtual garden to choose from. The little dies eliminate any need for fussy cutting and make it easy to create fun groupings. I chose to make this for a teacher that certainly deserves recognition! To be truthful, just having this word choice makes the set a must have! I used the Sky Borders Dies to create a scallop and picked a pretty raspberry card stock as a base. This is a card that you could easily duplicate for all the teachers who need a little pick-me-up this time of year! So now is the time that we all love….

Would you like to win the “Simply Relative” 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 April 13th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 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 the last day of release week and I know you will be thrilled to see what comes next. I hope you have a great day!
Stamp: Simply Relative (Newton’s Nook Designs), Lovely Blooms (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers; Paper: Raspberry Ripple (SU Retired), Thick Whisper White (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Lovely Blooms Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Sky Borders Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS), Misti Stamp Tool, Basic Pearls (SU), Black Sharpie marker

Newton’s Nook Designs April Release – Lovely Blooms

April 11, 2017 Jentimko 28 Comments

Welcome back for another day of release week for the April release from Newton’s Nook Designs. Day 2 has a beautiful flower set called Lovely Blooms.

I hardly knew where to start with this set. If you follow me, you know I love myself a flower. And this set is full of pretty images to mix and match. I finally settled on creating a watercolor styled card but kept it simple. I sponged Distress Ink onto watercolor paper creating some ombré effects and then stamped over the sponging with the images. The coordinating Lovely Blooms Dies made short work of cutting things out so that I could create this pretty little arrangement. The script sentiments are really great so I chose to create this one for mom. Um….sorry mom, should have given a spoiler alert. I added a few sequins for a finishing touch and I just love the effect you get on this with no actual coloring required.

Of course, if you love to color, this set is totally for you too! I’ll show you what I mean tomorrow! Until then, you have a chance to win this set with just some simple commenting.

Would you like to win the “Lovely Blooms” 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 April 13th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 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 release week and I know you will be thrilled to see what comes next. I hope you have a great day!
Stamp: Lovely Blooms (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Paper: Marina Mist (SU), Thick Whisper White (SU), Tim Holtz Watercolor, Basic Black; Accessories: Big Shot, Lovely Blooms Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Misti Stamp Tool, Heat Tool, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (SU), Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Newton’s Nook Designs April Release – Beautiful Plumage

April 10, 2017 Jentimko 30 Comments

Happy Monday to you! Today is the start of release week for the April release from Newton’s Nook Designs. This release is so perfect for spring and you are going to love it!

This new set is a really lovely start to the April offerings, don’t you think? The swirl images are always so pretty and the peacocks are fabulous! The sentiments that go with this set are also ones you are sure to love.

I decided to emboss the image with gold onto vellum and I love the effect. Using Copic markers, I colored on the back of the stamped image to create the color variances in his feathers. This technique is very forgiving and fun to do. Here is a closeup so you can see him a little better.I added another vellum panel over the card base. Using the coordinating die cuts for the set, the peacock is super easy to cut out. To help him stand out more, he is up on a stitched circle and I added some gold thread behind him. I know you will love all that the design team has to show you and here is your chance to get the set for free!

Would you like to win the “Beautiful Plumage” 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 April 13th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 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 release week and I know you will be thrilled to see what comes next. I hope you have a great day!
Stamp: Beautiful Plumage (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versamark, Copic Markers; Paper: Surf Blue (Simon Says Stamp), Thick Whisper White (SU), Vellum (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Beautiful Plumage Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Misti Stamp Tool, Gold Thread, Gold Sequins (SU and Pretty Pink Posh)

Newton’s Nook Designs – Cottage Flowers

April 4, 2017 Jentimko 2 Comments

I’m up today over at the Newton’s Nook Designs blog today and I want to share all the details with you here. My project focuses on the Cottage Garden Stamp Set and coordinating dies.

The art in this beautiful stamp set is unique and really pretty but I also fell in love with the sentiments. I created this card to show one of them off and to also highlight that the dies are able to multitask. On a piece of watercolor paper (Tim Holtz Distress), I sponged on some different Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn, Blueprint Sketch and Squeezed Lemonade then splattered on a bit of water. Using the dies, I cut out the flowers big and small. Additionally I created a frame with the ovals from my Stitched Shapes dies. I stamped the sentiment in Picked Raspberry onto a white base (using the Misti helps since I needed to stamp a few times given the nature of Distress Ink). All I had to do was group my flowers and add some Basic Pearls.

I love when die sets lend themselves to quick cards and I think these flowers are ones I’ll return to again and again (and of course, all the other adorable shapes in the set!). Back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches. Thanks so much for stopping in. See you soon!

Supplies:

Stamps: Cottage Garden (Newton’s Nook); Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn, Blueprint Sketch, Squeezed Lemonade); Paper: Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor, Thick Whisper White (SU); Accessories: Misti, Big Shot, Cottage Garden Dies, Stitched Shaped Thinlits (SU), Basic Pearls (SU), Dimensionals

Inky Paws #43

March 20, 2017 Jentimko No Comments

Happy Monday to you all! I hope you had a fun weekend and are ready for a great week. I’m starting off the week with the latest Inky Paws Challenge and it is a great sketch. I could not resist pulling out my Winston Takes Flight stamp and dies again and coloring them with Copics Markers. This fellow really makes me happy!

I stamped the plane and banner onto Thick Whisper White card stock and got to coloring. I thought that our little bear friend would enjoy a red airplane this time. The little banner in this set is super fun and I did not use it last week during reveal week so I showed it here. Love how the sentiments fit right onto the banner! I created a “sky” with some retired DSP and used the Land Borders Dies for the curved edge. I did flip the sketch to landscape but otherwise tried to stay true to it. What a fun one! I hope you will join the challenge and I cannot wait to see how you interpret it.

I went to a Copic coloring class on Friday with the amazing Lori Craig (Copic Flowers) and I just have to say that if you ever have the chance to take one of these, GO!! It was so fun and I learned so much! The rest of my weekend was spent being a soccer mom with the beginning of season tournaments for my boys. Lots of amazing soccer was played and I’m super proud of my lads. Back to the stamp room this week for more coloring and more fun! Hope you have some time to get inky too! See you soon!

Supplies:

Stamps: Winston Takes Flight (Newton’s Nook); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Basic Gray, Blue Polka Dot (SU ret); Accessories: Misti, Black Baker’s Twine (SU), Big Shot, Land Borders Dies (NND), Winston Takes Flight Dies (NND), Dimensionals

Newton’s Nook Designs March Release – Newton’s Rainy Day

March 16, 2017 Jentimko 26 Comments

I can’t believe that it is already the last day of the March release from Newton’s Nook Designs. Today’s set will be an instant classic for all you Newton fans. This one just has my heart!

I feel like acts of kindness are such an important part of our stamping community and this image just embodies that attitude! Little Newton helping his friend makes me happy.

I stamped the image plus a bunch of the rain drops using Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto Thick Whisper White card stock and then colored using Copic Markers (colors listed below). Then I just started coloring away. I debated making the umbrella rainbow colors (which would be totally adorable, by the way) but after creating a green panel, I just kept going with the green. I cut our pair out with the coordinating dies and did the same with the raindrop trios. Having those popped up for dimension is a small detail that makes all the difference. Love that they have a die for it! I created a corner cloud by using the Sky Borders die on an angle and then cutting a second time with a stitched rectangle. I used a base in the same colors as the rain and puddles and then chose this fun yellow envelope to match our duck. I hope this will brighten someone’s day. It will be in the mail soon since I created it with a special someone in mind. Now make sure you get to hopping around because I know you want a chance to win this one!

Would you like to win the “Newton’s Rainy Day” 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 March 16th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, March 17th.

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

Thank you so much for your support of my work and that of the team this week. We just love sharing these release sets with you. Tomorrow is the big day when you can get these…we can’t wait to see what your creativity does with them! I hope you have a great day!

Linking to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Bit O’ Green

Copic Colors: Newton – T0, T2, T5, T ; Duck – Y00, Y11, Y06, Y17; Umbrella – YG00, YG03, YG25, YG17, YG67; Rain/Puddle – BG11, BG13, BG15

Stamp: Newton’s Rainy Day (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, Verafine Onyx Black; Paper: Audrey Blue (Simon Says Stamp), Thick Whisper White (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Newton’s Rainy Day Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Sky Borders Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Stitched Rectangle Die (Simon Says Stamp), Misti Stamp Tool, Dimensionals, Lemon Envelope (Simon Says Stamp)

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