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Newton’s Nook Designs March Release – Holding Happiness

March 12, 2018 Jentimko 39 Comments

Welcome to day 1 of the March Release from Newton’s Nook Designs. We have lots in store for you and the focus is birthdays! Today we have an adorable set called Holding Happiness (with coordinating dies) along with two new stencils, Bubbly and Confetti.

I cannot even say how much I’m in love with this first reveal set! I’m so excited for all the possibilities with it. This sweet gal and her balloons called out to be colored with fun, bright tones and I thought using my Chameleon Markers (and Color Tops) would be perfect. This sentiment from the set is awesome to use with each of the images and I simply stamped it in the corner of this popped up panel. I dug through my collection of sequins to find some that match my balloon colors to add just a little more detail.

I can’t wait to see what the whole team has done with this set…sure to be amazing! And these stencils are another great addition. I’ll show you more with those later this week. Off to a great start for sure. Now on to everyone’s favorite part of release week. A chance to win!!

Would you like to win the “Holding Happiness” Stamp Set?

Each 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 15th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, March 16th.

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.Supplies:

Stamp: Holding Happiness (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Chameleon Pens and Color Tops; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU – card base), Wild Dandelion (Gina K Designs); Accessories: Big Shot, Holding Happiness (Newton’s Nook Designs), Striped Frame Die (Reverse Confetti), Dimensionals (SU), Sequins

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Welcome to the Family – Winnie and Walter Rerun

March 9, 2018 Jentimko 6 Comments

Happy Friday everyone!! I’m thrilled to be here today to help launch a new Rerun Feature and Challenge over at Winnie and Walter. The stamp set for this month is Welcome to the Family with Eveline T Designs.

I think this little set is simply precious and I fell in love with the giraffe. With a baby them in mind, I chose soft Distress Ink Colors and colored this little fellow on Fabriano Watercolor paper. Just a little masking to allow him to sit on the block.

I masked the sentiment as well to mix the script with the print….love the flexibility to do that! Once everything was stamped and colored, I cut the image layer and the gingham paper using cross stitched dies. Finally a little black twine for an added detail.

I talked a bit about the Stamping Away retreat that I attended last week in my post from Wednesday and this is another of the sets so generously given to us by Shay of Winnie and Walter. She really is incredible!! And the Rerun has cards created by some of my retreat friends too so make sure to go see them all!

I’m also linking this with the Simon Wednesday Challenge where the theme is Girl Power and the focus is on Winnie and Walter stamps. Hope you enjoy my card and that you will be inspired to join in this month! Make sure to go check out the Winnie and Walter blog for all the details! Thanks so much for stopping in. See you soon!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Welcome to the Family with Eveline T Designs (Winnie and Walter); Paper: Fabriano Watercolor Paper, Gotta Have Gingham (Lawn Fawn); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Accessories: Misti, Black Twine, Big Shot, Large Cross Stitched Dies (Lawn Fawn)

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Freshly Made Sketches #327

March 7, 2018 Jentimko 9 Comments

How is it already Wednesday again? My last week has been a bit of a whirlwind and I’ll share more about that later in this post. First, though, let’s talk about Freshly Made Sketches. Our sketch designer this week is my friend Jen Mitchell. She always makes the most lovely clean cards and her style is fantastic! She gave us a cool angled panel to use and I love the options with it.

I started with this amazing wood grain stamp from Winnie and Walter called Into the Woods. Isn’t it fantastic?! Putting it on the angle seemed to just work well and I like not having to add a layer. Julie’s Roses (another Winnie and Walter set) gave me this lovely flower and the sentiment. The image looks colored but I actually just stamped using my Misti with the fill-in stamp from the set. I started with Altenew’s Citrus Burst ink and then layered on some Maple Yellow on the edges by re-stamping. The leaves are stamped the same way with Altenew’s Frayed Leaf and Forest Glades inks. I fussy cut the images and added some sequins for a little extra touch.

Now for a little more about me. Last Wednesday, I left on the most wonderful adventure. I was invited to attend a retreat at the Whatever Craft House. Just go look at that incredible house….Yes, click now. I’ll wait. Stamping Away March 2018 was truly a retreat full of inspiration and laughter. I met new friends and some of my stamping idols. All of them were so kind and welcoming. The retreat actually has sponsors that are incredibly generous and I can promise you’ll be seeing the products I received over the next weeks and months (yes, there really is that much!). I want to share one picture of me from the house. These colored stairs are a bit iconic to the house and I remembered to get a photo on the last day. Yes, I was a bit tired (hard to sleep when there is that much stamping to do!) but really happy.

As I sat down to create the card for today, I admit that my creative brain was a bit scattered. So I chose the Winnie and Walter stamps because Shay (who IS Winnie and Walter) was at the retreat. And she is such a fun person! I so enjoyed meeting her and watching her create with her own images…talk about insight into design. She has a crazy amount of talent but is so down to earth. And she was insanely generous to all of us at the retreat!

I hope that you love this card and that you’ll have time to play along with our sketch. Also, we have a new guest designer for the month of March. Make sure you stop by to say hi to Claire Apostoloff. Thank you so much for stopping in today. I hope you have a wonderful crafty day!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Julie’s Roses (Winnie and Walter), Into the Woods (Winnie and Walter); Paper: Neenah Solar White #110; Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Pocketful of Sunshine Cubes (Altenew), Green Fields Cubes (Altenew); Accessories: Misti, Sequins (SU)

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NND and Therm O Web

March 5, 2018 Jentimko 22 Comments

This week Newton’s Nook Designs and Therm O Web are partnering for a fabulous inspiration week! All week long both design teams will be sharing ways to add fun foils and more to your cards using Therm O Web products with Newton’s Nook Designs stamps! There are prizes too! Read all the way to the end of this post to find out how you can win!
Something about sparkling foil made me know that I should pull out my Cosmic Newton stamp and Starfield Stencil and I’m so glad I did. I will say that the Therm O Web Deco Foil is a new to me product and I love how easy it is to use. The Transfer Gel works just like embossing paste and then you simply foil over it. For Newton, I stamped in Momento ink first and colored with Copics, then stamped again with Versamark (the Misti is a life-saver here!!) and embossed with silver embossing powder. So easy and no worries about messing up your Copic tips with the embossing. I created a short video to show you the whole process!

I have a direct link here if you would prefer: Foiling with Thermoweb and Newton’s Nook Designs

Look to the Newton’s Nook Designs and Therm O Web blogs all this week for tons of inspiration!!

Would you like to win a prize pack including a $25 store credit to Therm O Web AND a $25 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs?

Here’s how to win: Leave comments on the NND & Design Team blog posts using therm-o-web products all week (March 5-9) 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 March 9th at midnight CST to comment. The winner will be announced on the NND blog post on Monday, March 12th.

Want another chance to win? Therm O Web will also be giving away a prize pack! Visit the Therm O Web blog each day this week for more inspiration and leave comments there for another chance to win!

Stamp: Cosmic Newton (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Copic Markers; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Basic Black (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Cosmic Newton Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Starfield Stencil (Newton’s Nook Designs), Misti, Stitched Shapes Dies (SU), Deco Foil White Foam Adhesive (Therm O Web), Shattered Glass Deco Foil (Therm O Web), Deco Foil Transfer Gel (Therm O Web), Laminator

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Truly Grateful

March 2, 2018 Jentimko 2 Comments

Today is my day to share a project on the Newton’s Nook Designs Blog. Even though it is the beginning of March, we are starting to see signs of spring here in Virginia. My daffodils seem almost ready to bloom, if you can believe it. I went a little non-standard and actually started with a set introduced in the fall…Shades of Autumn. But I gave it a spring twist courtesy of the color palette and some flower dies from Lovely Blooms.

I pulled out my Distress Oxide inks in Worn Lipstick and Peeled Paint and created some backgrounds that I could cut with my dies. The green I cut with the Shades of Autumn Dies and Lovely Blooms Dies (the leaves). Then I cut out some blossoms with the Lovely Blooms flowers. I love the variations from the Oxide inks and how they make these dies take on such depth. On some more watercolor paper, I created a background with Broken China Oxide ink and then stamped the sentiment from Shades of Autumn in the middle. I found some pink card stock to coordinate with the flowers and that completes the spring feel, don’t you think? We may yet have a touch of winter coming but at least I can celebrate flowers and greenery in my stamp room!

I hope you like this fun way to use dies! Make sure to stop by the Newton’s Nook Designs blog for daily inspiration. Thanks so much for stopping in and I’ll see you soon!

Stamp: Shades of Autumn (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black; Paper: Strathmore Watercolor; Accessories: Big Shot, Lovely Blooms Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Shades of Autumn Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Misti, Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS)

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Freshly Made Sketches #326

February 28, 2018 Jentimko 8 Comments

Happy middle of the week to you! I am the sketch hostess today over at Freshly Made Sketches and I hope I created a sketch that will be fun for everyone.

With that big panel, I thought it was the perfect time to pull out a big stamp. Dahlia XL from Power Poppy to be exact. I stamped the flower in Versafine Black and colored with my Zig markers. I don’t think I made an actual color combination for a dahlia, but hey…artistic interpretation! *smile* I just wanted to make a bright and happy card and I think this does the job. The sentiment is from the set too and works perfectly for the little panel on the sketch. For the yellow strip, I used some washi tape and put it on a piece of white paper. You get all the effect of the washi but it looks a bit more tailored.

I hope you enjoy the sketch and will consider joining us! The design team has done amazing things with my sketch…I’m always in awe of the different looks all from the same sketch. I’ll be back on Friday with a fun post for Newton’s Nook. Until then, have a great day!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Dahlia XL (Power Poppy); Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth, Audrey Blue (SSS); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Zig Clean Color Markers ; Accessories: Misti, Washi Tape (SU)

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Newton’s Nook Designs Surprise Birthday Blog Hop

February 17, 2018 Jentimko 36 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m super happy to be back with a bonus post today. Today is really special for the Newton’s Nook Designs Design Team because we have joined together for a surprise birthday hop for the amazing Jennifer Jackson. Jennifer is the owner and illustrator for NND and we want to let her know how much we love her! So…happy birthday Jennifer!! Thank you for the opportunities you have shared with us and for all the creative inspiration!I went all in on the bright colors on this card! I love the lime green note card and thought the green and a bold pink would be fun with it. I colored using my Copics and added a sentiment from the same set on the stitched circle. For some more flair, I added striped baker’s twine and some coordinating sequins.

I hope Jen enjoys her celebration (and shock of shocks, I actually even got this in the mail!). In true NND style, we have a chance for you to win. See….everyone loves a birthday celebration!

Would you like to win a $25 gift certificate to the NND store?

You could be the ONE lucky winner!

Here’s how to win:

Comment on the hop blogs (see list below) with a birthday message for Jennifer! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective 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, February 18th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Monday, February 19th.

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

Supplies:

Stamp: Sending Hugs (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Chameleon Pens and Color Tops; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Doll Pink (SSS); Accessories: Big Shot, Sending Hugs Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Tumbling Hearts Stencil (Newton’s Nook Designs), Shimmery White Embossing Paste (SU – Occasions), Shimmery White Washi Tape (SU SAB ret)

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Newton’s Nook Designs February Release – Woof Pack

February 15, 2018 Jentimko 27 Comments

Well, it is the last day of the February Release from Newton’s Nook Designs. It has been a great week and I’m super excited to share our final set, Woof Pack.

You had to know that Newton’s Nook would not leave out all you dog people out there. After yesterday’s Company of Cats it is so awesome to have a companion set for dogs. I thought it would be fun to make a few little “windows” for the dogs. I stamped the big background a couple of times and then chose a few of the sweet faces to highlight (other than the German Shepard, I chose pretty randomly….no slights intended, lol…I have a soft spot for Shepards after having one for 12 years). I colored using my Zig Clean Color Markers and then added some frames that were cut with stitched circle dies. The Pawprints stencil was a wonderful “go with” product for the dogs and I added that with embossing paste on Fog Gray card stock.

I thought you might like to see a list of all the breeds that are in the stamp image. Jennifer Jackson was kind enough to provide this and it was super helpful in my coloring.

Left to Right:
Top row: Bulldog, Chihuahua, Boxer, Jack Russell Terrier
Second row: Poodle, Dachshund, Beagle, Basset Hound
Third row: Cocker Spaniel, Yorkshire Terrier, Boston Terrier
Corgi squeezed in between the rows
Bottom row: German Shepherd, Saint Bernard, Pug, Labrador Retriever

This week has been wonderful and I’m always so humbled by the kind comments left for me. Thank you all for your encouragement and kindness. And now, one more chance to win!

Would you like to win the “Woof Pack” Stamp Set?

Each 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, February 15th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, February 16th.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Company of Cats (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Coastal Cabana (SU – retired); Accessories: Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies (SU)

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Freshly Made Sketches #324

February 14, 2018 Jentimko 10 Comments

This is my first post of the day. If you are looking for my NND release week posts just scroll up and down. We have a super sketch for you this week from Freshly Made Sketches and I love the opportunities in this one. No surprise that our sketch hostess, the amazing Narelle, has given us perfect layers to use.

I colored this sweet little bouquet of flowers using my Winsor and Newton paints. Such a fun image from Gina K. I love that there is a matching die set and the flowers seemed just right for the sketch. I added a sentiment from the same set and found a little green piece of card stock to match the greens. The base of the card is a note card from Lawn Fawn. I love the size! A little smaller so that the elements haning off the edge are ok since it will still fit in a standard envelope.

The inspiration from the team is awesome today! Hope you will be able to join us! Don’t forget to check out my Newton’s Nook Designs previews this week too. You have a chance to win the sets just by commenting! Thanks for stopping in today. See you soon!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Hearts and Flowers StampTV Kit (Gina K. Designs); Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth, Lawn Fawn Note Card, Green Leaf (SSS); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black; Accessories: Big Shot, Hearts and Flowers Dies (Gina K Designs), Misti

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Newton’s Nook Designs February Release – Company of Cats

February 14, 2018 Jentimko 30 Comments

Happy day 3 of the February Release from Newton’s Nook Designs. I have such a treat for you today. A new stamp set called Company of Cats that you are sure to adore! (If you are looking for my Freshly Made Sketches post for today, just scroll down a bit)

I have to admit that I actually did laugh out loud when I read this sentiment for my card. So many cat people already know how true this is!! I could not help but think that it would be fun to create a card starting with just one kitty and then revealing the rest. So a pop-up card was born. I masked, stamped and colored this cutie with Copics and then added the yellow with Distress Ink.

I stamped the whole image again and then colored kitties of every kind. I fussy cut them out and made a pop up feature. And then I added the rest of the sentiment. Isn’t it just perfect??!!! I love it!

Would you like to win the “Company of Cats” Stamp Set?

Each 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, February 15th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, February 16th.

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. Back tomorrow for the last day of our February Release.Supplies:

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