We have another great sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week. Our designer is Amy O’Neill and she has one that is so clever. I have a friend who lost a sweet kitty suddenly last week so I thought I’d use the sketch to make a card for her.
I pulled out some older products from Newton’s Nook Designs for this one plus a sentiment from Honey Bee Stamps. The kitty is from Furr-Ever Friends and stencil is the Pawprints Stencil. Using some Distress Oxide blue inks I created the partial stenciled panel and a banner.
I added the kitty in black ink and stamped this sentiment from the Rainbow Bridge set and added another sweet one from the same set inside. I thought the clean lines of this were appropriate for such a somber occasion.
I hope you’ll come over and join us. The team has their always great inspiration up and I’d love to see you in the gallery. Thanks for stopping in!
So today is a day that I have really mixed feelings about. A year and half ago, I was given the amazing opportunity to become a design team member for Newton’s Nook Designs. Jen and Jeff Jackson took a chance on me and I am forever grateful! Being on this team has allowed me to stretch creatively with the support of an incredible group of designers. What a privilege! But today, it is time to say goodbye as a team member. Making the decision to leave was a tough one but it is the right one for me right now. I’m going to breathe, create for me and see what stamping adventure comes next.
But first, I want to let you know what I have learned being on this team. I always knew that small business owners were important to our country. Now I know for sure that small business owners are the heart of it. Especially in our creative world, I’m grateful for entrepreneurs like Jen and Jeff. They run Newton’s Nook Designs with love and caring. You see this in their art and humor. And as a design team member, you get to see behind the curtain, so to speak. What did I find?? More love and caring. The design team becomes family. The communication and organization is so impressive. I can hardly find enough compliments for how I feel about the entire experience working with Newton’s Nook.
When I needed to ponder a “farewell” card, I was a bit overwhelmed. I finally decided to create a card with my very first NND stamp. You have seen me return to it often and it remains an all time favorite. In the end, I created something clean, because I guess that is really who I am creatively. I stamped in Versafine Onyx Black and then heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. Then I pulled out my Daniel Smith paints and just painted for fun. I tried to create some color variations on the flowers and just create a pretty summer wreath. I added this sentiment from the stamp set (all of them in the set are fantastic). But I thought that is was perfect for all of you who have supported my work while on the DT. For all the kind and encouraging comments, I cannot tell you how much they mean. Thank you, all of you, for your sweet words!
So over at the Newton’s Nook Blog today, they have posted some cards that are my faves from the last year and a half. I hope you’ll go over to visit and see them. And as with all change, you will find out some fun news over the next few days about who will be joining the team to inspire you. You are sure to be thrilled! Thanks so much for stopping in today. I’m grateful you shared some time with me. See you soon!
Stamps: Happy Little Thoughts (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black; Paper: Bristol Smooth (Strathmore), Bermuda Bay; Accessories: Misti, Daniel Smith Palette (Debby’s Set – Simon Says Stamp), Silver Paint Brush, Sequins (SU)
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)! Thewinner 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 4th Annual Sweet Treats Blog Hop!
The Newton’s Nook Designs Team is hopping along today to share some great Sweet Treats – just in time for Valentine’s Day! Make sure you scroll down to the bottom of this post to see the whole list and hop along and comment for a chance to win!
I am thrilled to be a part of this Sweet Treats Blog Hop today courtesy of Newton’s Nook Designs! I love little treat ideas (and always seem to need one at the last minute!) so this is perfectly timed.
I have created little peat pot containers before but something about using them for Valentine’s Day seemed perfect for me this year. They are super economical so I just get a package and have them on hand. I used some floral wire to create a handle but you could totally go without one too.
To create this cute little tag, I stamped the heart woodgrain heart from the Woodland Duos Stamp Set with Berry Burst ink (SU) and then cut it out with the coordinating Darling Hearts Dies. The “love” comes from the same die set and is so pretty in this berry pink. To keep it from being too “girly”, I used corrugated kraft paper for the tag. I like how it works with the peat pot too. I tied the tag onto the handle with some Berry Burst ribbon. The joy of this….easy to do in an assembly line for a class or for friends and family!
To fill, all I did was find some candy in a coordinating colors (yeah, I know, shopping with a paper swatch…I’m sure people thought I was a little off). These happen to be chocolate and peanut butter. I barely kept enough for my pictures before my boys were devouring them!! I added some of the berry shredded paper as a final touch.
Sweet Treats Blog Hop Giveaway! Would you like to win a $20 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs online shop?
We are giving them out to TWO lucky winners!
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 Monday, February 5th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the NND blog on Tuesday, February 6th.
Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Welcome back for our last day of the January Release from Newton’s Nook Designs. I know you have been waiting to see him and here he is! Newton! And his sweetheart!! Did you know he had one??
This Newton’s Sweetheart stamp set could not be cuter! I love the sweet images and the wonderful sentiment choices too. When I asked if the sweetheart had a name, I was told no so I am officially petitioning to name her Kate. I might be biased. But let’s face it, orange tabby kitties are so cute when paired with little calico girls, aren’t they?? From the mom point of view, I love the idea of Kate finding a nice fellow from a good family who has a solid “in” with a company. When the company is named after him, all the better!! The long distance relationship might become an issue but we’ll get to that problem later, haha!!
After I colored this cute pair using my Zig Clean Color Markers, I thought they might look great with some woodgrain and kraft texture behind them. I used two of the prints from the Wood Textures paper pack and then added a heart cut from Corrugate Kraft cut with the Darling Hearts die. I love this sentiment for Valentine’s but also for anniversaries! So another amazing release is revealed and the shopping starts tomorrow. But one more time, a chance to win!!
Would you like to win the “Newton’s Sweetheart” 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)! Thewinner 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, January 18th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, January 19th.
Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Thanks for stopping in today and during this whole week. I have had such fun creating for you and am so appreciative of your kind words and support!Supplies:
Stamp: Newton’s Sweetheart (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Zig Clean Color Pens; Paper: Strathmore Bristol, Wood Textures DSP (SU), Kraft Corrugated Card Stock (SU ret); Accessories: Big Shot, Newton’s Sweetheart Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Darling Hearts Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon
Welcome back for day 3 of the January Release from Newton’s Nook Designs. It is also Freshly Made Sketches day so I created a card featuring the sketch with today’s stamp set, Deer Friend.
These little deer images are darling and I love the coordinating sentiments, don’t you?! I colored my deer with Copic markers and then went a little crazy coloring leaves and flowers to go with it. I loved the layered shape option in the sketch so I chose stitched circles…one in white and one with vellum. To add a little more detail but still keep focus on the images, I embossed my white base with a woodgrain texture. I consider this time of year thank you note season so this sentiment was a natural.
On a Freshly Made Sketches note, I want to make sure you saw that the incredible Teresa Kline is joining us as a guest designer so make sure you stop in to welcome her. The whole team has done beautiful work with the lovely Kim Singdahlsen‘s sketch.
Now back to this Newton’s day… I hope you are enjoying this week of reveals as much as I am. Tomorrow is our last day and you know who will be coming!! Until then, here is your chance to win!!
Would you like to win the “Deer Friend” 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)! Thewinner 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, January 18th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, January 19th.
Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Welcome back for day 2 of the January Release from Newton’s Nook Designs. You are going to fall head over heels with today’s set called Sending Hugs. All of the options are perfect for pretty much anyone you could want to create a card for and wait until you see how the dies work.
I chose this cute owl and decided to color him in bright, happy and decidedly “not real owl” colors. I used my Chameleon Pens and Color Tops to create this fun shading. After much debate, I thought this envelope worked well for my sentiment choice. And now, you really need to take note…just look at how the owl is holding the letter. Yep, the dies do that! They cut the “hands” (feathers, paws) out so your little animal can hold the treat! Oh…brilliant!!! Just admit it, you want me to go stamp and cut more out right now, don’t you?? Thank goodness the team has done that and can show you more options!! As a way to accent my owl, I used the Tumbling Hearts stencil and some new Shimmery White Embossing Paste. The sparkle is awesome!
I tried to capture some of the glittery look here but there is so much more wow in person. To match, I added a little strip of shimmer washi tape down the side too. I hope you enjoy this card and now time to get to everyone’s favorite part of release week. A chance to win!!
Would you like to win the “Sending Hugs” 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)! Thewinner 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, January 18th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, January 19th.
Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
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: 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)
Welcome to day 1 of the January Release from Newton’s Nook Designs. Love is definitely in the air and you are going to enjoy this week’s fun and whimsical offerings! We are starting off today with a new stamp set called Love Bites and a stencil called Tumbling Hearts.
This adorable set features some creative pairings that you are sure to love! I’ll admit that the “totally my jam” sentiment called out to be used first. My youngest will often say that the radio is playing his jam when a favorite song comes on so this will be a perfect card for him. I stamped the images onto Bristol Smooth paper and colored using Tim Holtz Distress Inks. I thought this print (retired paper) was the perfect complement to the toast and allowed the jam to pop. When a set is this cute, I think that is all you need to created a fun clean and special (CAS) card. I can’t wait to play with the other images in this set…good for Valentine’s but also for all year long.
The new stencil is another must have for your repertoire. I will be showing it off later in the week but I’m sure the team has some examples to show you today. You can see it and all the images in the stamp set in the graphic below. Now on to everyone’s favorite part of release week. A chance to win!!
Would you like to win the “Love Bites” 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)! Thewinner 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, January 18th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, January 19th.
Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Today is my day to share a project on the Newton’s Nook Designs Blog. With all the cold we have been having, something about flowers is calling my name. So Lovely Blooms was a fun choice that I hadn’t used in a while.
I recently got some Brusho Crystal Colours and this was a great time to give them a go. I played with all the colors in my 5 color pack (available from Stampin’ Up). On Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper, I stamped the jar with Versafine Onyx Black Ink. I filled the jar with water using my paint brush and then sprinkled on the Prussian Blue Brusho. It is super cool to watch the color spread and move. I did the same with the flower and the leaves. The flower uses Gamboge, Brilliant Red and Yellow and the leaves use Moss Green and Yellow. Just put on the water and sprinkle…it is that easy. I had my 11 yo help on the leaves because he thought it was so interesting. Once everything was dry, I cut the flowers and the leaves with the coordinating dies. For the background wash, I sprinkled a little bit of powder into a palette and added water to create the paler version of the colors. I love that you can use this in multiple ways too. I pulled a sentiment from Simply Relative…such a must have set! You can’t see it from this picture but I actually attached the watercolor panel to a pale yellow card base for a sweet surprise when you open the card.
I hope you enjoy this floral burst of color today! 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!
Did you know that yesterday was National Cocoa Day?? I mean seriously, who can NOT be excited about a day devoted to cocoa?! So of course I needed to have some hot cocoa and today I get to share a card that is all about sharing it with those you love. I created this for my December post over at the Newton’s Nook Designs Blog.
The little cups from the Cup of Cocoa stamp set are just so cute and I love all the variations. I chose two that seemed to work well together and colored them to match. Then I chose the little heart from the same set. All of them were colored with Copic markers and then cut using the coordinating dies. While a number of the sentiments from Cup of Cocoa would work nicely here, I thought this one from Love & Chocolate was just perfect for my sweet little pairing. I stamped it in Versafine Onyx Black and then cut out the oval with stitched dies. The cups and heart are popped up using Dimensionals and Mini Dimensionals (those minis are really the BEST). I added a little extra texture in the background with my Softly Falling embossing folder (and it helps keep it wintery). Because hey, there is still time to enter the 2017 Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!
Newton’s Nook Designs is one of the Super Sponsors for the Coffee Lovers Hop so make sure you go check out all the inspiration and enter for a chance to win!! I’m also linking this in to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Stitch It.
I hope you like this card! Don’t forget to stop by the Newton’s Nook Designs blog for daily inspiration!! Thanks so much for visiting today. Hope you have a great day….and it isn’t too late to get that cocoa!
Stamp: Cup of Cocoa (Newton’s Nook Designs), Love & Chocolate (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Copic Markers; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Cup of Cocoa Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Stitched Shaped Dies (SU), Softly Falling Embossing Folder (SU), Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals, Misti
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