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Newton's Nook Designs 5 Year Celebration! Day 3

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Hello, lovelies!

Welcome back to the Newton's Nook Designs 5 Year Celebration!

All the new products will be available for purchase this Friday the 20th in the Newton's Nook Designs Shop!

Today we are revealing 2 more stamp sets, Shark Frenzy and Flamingo Flock!

I absolutely LOVE these big stamps!

And now we have SHARKS 💙

AND FLAMINGOS!!!

Funny because I was just thinking "Jen hadn't made new flamingos" before she showed us this image! It couldn't be any better than this! 💗

Alright, here I go...;-)

Newton's Nook Designs Shark Frenzy Set - Naki Rager

I love sharks, but that doesn't mean I'd jump in the water filled with them like my card today! {LOL} They do make a fun looking gang though, don't they!? ;-) I LOVE how there's one Hammerhead Shark hiding...{LOL}

Just like any species, there are many different types of sharks.

I chose Lemon Sharks for my card ;-) I totally exaggerated the yellow on them, they look more like THIS ↴

(photo resource)

I borrowed the "NOM! NOM! NOM!" sentiment from the Shark Bites Set and heat embossed with white EP on gray cardstock, then chopped it up into 3 little pieces.

I mixed embossing paste and silver glitter ink from the Stella Glitter Pen to make some waves on the background using the Waves Stencil. The sentiment was heat embossed with Silver EP on vellum, which was die cut with Frames & Flags Die Set.

I had little helpers color these for me ;-) The top row is my boy Kai's work, he colored them in less than 5 minutes {LOL} The bottom row is my girl Terra's work, she took her time coloring every and each shark different colors! We know who's more like their mama {Hee Hee}
My twins are turning 5 next month and I am throwing them a party, and the theme is "Sharks and Mermaids"! I know! This release is perfect! The twins and I stamped the image using the Tonic Stamp Platform (it is totally pre-schooler-proof! LOL) on the panel that was die cut with the Framework Die Set. I borrowed the fun "WANTED" sentiment from the Newton Rides West Set, "wanted for the twins' party" 😉

Newton's Nook Designs Flamingo Flock Set - Naki Rager

These lovely birds are oh-so "Pretty in Pink", aren't they!?
Coloring them was an absolute blast! 💗

This sentiment is simply fabulous!

So fabulous that it gave me an idea to give some of my pink birds the sparkly crowns, which I borrowed from the Once Upon A Princess Die Set. I wanted to give boys bowties, but didn't have any that was the right size!

I fussy cut my image then mounted on the vellum with stripes, which was die cut with the Frames & Flags Die Set (man! I just can't stay away from this set! lol)

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Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

One more day left and you really won't want to miss tomorrow's sneak peek so do come back! Then the celebration continues and we'll have a hop on Friday!

Newton's Nook Designs 5 Year Celebration! Day 2

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Hello, lovelies!

Welcome to day 2 of the Newton's Nook Designs 5 Year Celebration!

All the new products will be available for purchase this Friday the 20th in the Newton's Nook Designs Shop! But before you get your hands on them, let's continue the reveal!

We are showcasing 2 fun stamp set along with their coordinating die set, Newton's Summer Treats and Cozy Campers!

EEEEEEEEK 😍

Newton and ice cream, what a treat!

I'm not a camper myself, but these images are SO CUTE 💗

And my fave image of all? The plastic flamingo! 💗

Alright, here are my cards...;-)

Newton's Nook Designs Newton's Summer Treats - Naki Rager

This sweet set comes with 4 adorable images, and my first pick was this cutie with his tongue sticking out to lick his ice cream! EEEEK 💚

I chose peach and mint colors for this card, they seemed just perfect 😉

I had to do little no-line watercoloring with this sweet kitty 💚

This sentiment couldn't be more accurate! It seems like this kitty has had a bad day, even a teardrop, which is a simple sequin trimmed into the shape, on his little face. He'll be okay though, thanks to the ice cream power! 😉💗

here is another simple but sweet card with the new Newton's Summer Treats.
I trimmed down the watercolor paper to 4"x5-1/2" and laid it down on my cutting mat diagonally, placed a few pieces of masking tape every 3/4" to watercolor the stripes. After removing the tape, I went over the whole panel with white pearl watercolor.

Honestly, all the images are so stinkin' cute with ice cream in their paws, but I had to use this guy because he is just so cool with his sunglasses! 💙 And this sentiment is so ironic and fun with him! I stamped him with Antique Linen Distress Ink, watercolored, then die cut with the coordinating die. His sunglasses had to be really cool so I painted over with blue and yellow pearl watercolor. I kept the whole design "cool" with blues and silver/grays ;-)

Newton's Nook Designs Cozy Campers Set - Naki Rager

I've only gone camping once in my life (that was enough for me! LOL), and seeing the beautiful clear sky that displayed countless stars was simply breathtaking for a girl who was growing up in a busy city! So that was my inspiration for this card.

This adorable little camper and my favorite plastic flamingo were stamped with Black Ink and colored with Chameleon Markers then die cut with the coordinating die set. The sentiment was heat embossed with Silver EP on navy vellum, which was die cut using the Land Borders Die Set.

The background was heat embossed using the Starfield Stencil and glow-in-the-dark EP on navy cardstock. I also applied glow-in-the-dark crystal drops to the lights on the camper, the windows, and the flamingo. (I'm a total child when it comes to glow-in-the-dark stuff, it's just so fun!)
*A little tip; "Charge" them with direct lights using something like a flashlight so they glow brightly. I've been having a little trouble with heat setting EP and messed up this one too. Some of my stars do glow, but not very bright! 😞

My second card with the Cozy Camper Set takes a place the opposite of my first card.

I thought adding some sunrays using the Sunscape Stencil and Gold Tinsel EP on vellum would make a fun background!

I just cannot get enough of these cute little flamingos! {LOL}

If I ever were to own a camper, I'd totally have it painted and decorated cute and bright! The little patio set is so adorable, too! 💙 All the images were stamped with black ink and colored in with Chameleon Markers then die cut with the coordinating dies. The grass was die cut with the Land Borders Die Set from this patterned paper and layered on different levels to give dimension.

This sentiment is so adorable and so true 💚

I like my sentiments casually blend in my designs so for this card, I used the Sky Borders Die Set to create this little puffy cloud that sits nicely in the corner.

{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:

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

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Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

We still have 2 more days of the reveal left and you really won't want to miss them so make sure to come back!

Newton's Nook Designs 5 Year Celebration! Day 1

Monday, July 16, 2018

Hi! Hi!! Hi!!!

July is such an exciting month because Newton's Nook Designs celebrates their anniversary and this year, it is a big 5! WOW!

We are going to celebrate all week with the reveal of the new products, and we have tons of fun, new sets! AND we will have a blog hop with fabulous guests, too!

I love July Release, not only it's a big release month, but Jen usually has fun summer stuff, and this release is no different! Today, we are revealing 3 stamp sets along with their coordinating die sets and 2 stencils! OH.MY.WORD.!!! 💗

Mermaids and Narwhales...

We couldn't possibly ask for more, could we!!?

I was dying to color these adorable ladies! 💗

Okay, I may have spoken too soon...

YES! PURR-MAIDS!!!

Let's just say, I cannot wait to see what the rest of DT members have created with these cuties as we were all super psyched to see this set! 💗

And when you thought "this release is already so fabulous!", here we are with these cute little chunky "Floaty Potatoes! They're soooo cute 💗

Call me a broken record, but I am so happy to see new stencils every time!

And now look at this GORGEOUS design 💗

I totally flipped out when I first saw this new stencil!

My hubby's passion is marine life, especially the corals. He actually wanted to be a marine biologist but you know, life doesn't always go the way you want... Anyway, We've been married for almost 20 years now and I know a bit about a lot of different marine lives myself 😉 So this stencil is just perfect for us!

Alright, are you ready?

I have TONS of photos this week so brace yourself!

Newton's Nook Designs Narly Mermaids Set - Naki Rager

I ended up with this trio of mermaid cards, I just wanted to color them all! {LOL}

All the images from the new Narly Mermaids Set were heat embossed with White EP and watercolored then die cut with the coordinating die set. Here's my mermaid #1 with her fish friends, she immediately reminded me of Ariel from the Disney's Little Mermaid! They were all watercolored then pearl watercolor was added for some shimmers 😉

I paired her with this adorable sentiment 😉

It was heat embossed with metallic Silver EP to match the metallic washi tape.

I know I'm a bad photographer so just take my words when I say, this pearl is so delicate and beautiful with the pearly watercolor! {LOL}

Next mermaid has a turquoise hair with an orange tail, and she is hanging out with her narwhale and sea star friends 💗 Aren't they simply adorable holding hands and dancing in the sea!?

They certainly are making waves dancing together!

This is another adorable sentiment from the new Narly Mermaids Set and it was heat embossed with Metallic Copper EP to math the Metallic Copper washi tape.

My last lady has beautiful purple hair and a green ombre tail, and she is busy snuggling with her sweet narwhale friend 💚 The sentiment was heat embossed with Gold EP to match the Gold Washi Tape.

All the backgrounds are watercolored with Cracked Pistachio and Faded Lilac Distress Oxide Inks, I also splattered some of the inks, then added sparkly waves using the Waves Stencil and glitter paste.

Newton's Nook Designs Purr-maids Newton Set - Naki Rager

So as I said early, the whole DT is super excited to see these cuties and I'm sure you are too! Newton's girlfriend is so lovely, I had to have a lot of pink for her!

My beautiful purr-maid and her seahorse friends were heat embossed with Rose Gold EP and watercolored with pearl watercolors. The seahorse swims over to the purr-maid to give her a little kiss, isn't it sweet!? 💗

This sweet sentiment was also heat embossed with Rose Gold EP.
The background was sponged with Tattered Rose and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Inks, splattered some water, then those beautiful shells were applied using the new Seashell Stencil and glitter paste.

And here's my Newton 💙
I die cut a few layers of vellum using the Sea Borders Die Set to create an ocean for him to swim in, and added a glittery seafloor and lots and lots of sequins all over the ocean! What a magical ocean, I wish I could swim with him!

He was heat embossed and colored with the pearl watercolors as well.
The position he is in fits perfectly in the waves, I love when things work out on their own 💙

Newton's Nook Designs Matee-rific Set - Naki Rager

These manatees are so chunky and cute 💙
These 2 chubby friends are making a little water whirl!

I heat embossed all the images with Silver EP on watercolor paper and watercolored, then die cut using the coordinating dies. The sentiments were also heat embossed with Silver EP then die cut with speech bubbles.

I just LOVE LOVE LOVE the "Floaty Potatoes" sentiment 💙 What a cute and perfect nickname for them! And did you notice that this manatee can hold stuff with his flappers!? This one found a pretty seashell 😉

They can go round and round and never stop!
I watercolored the ocean with blue and some yellow, then added shimmer with pearl watercolor.

{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:

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

More reveal to come followed by 5 Year Celebration Blog Hop so do come back!

Newton's Nook Designs

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Hello, lovelies!

Hope you're all enjoying this beautiful summer!

I am up on the Newton's Nook Designs Blog today with a little summer treat 🍦💙

Newton's Nook Designs Summer Scoops Set - Naki Rager

The Summer Scoops Stamp Set was released back in 2015 but the Coordinating Die Set was just released with the June Release along with the Coordinating Die Sets for the Aloha Newton and Newton's Summer Vacation Sets! And that was the perfect excuse to finally get this yummy, adorable set 💛

I LOVE ice cream 💛

If it was healthy, I'd totally live off with just ice cream, chocolate, and cheesecake {LOL}

Anyway, this adorable ice cream image was stamped with Antique Linen Distress Ink on watercolor paper and watercolored. I went over most of the image with the pearl watercolor for some shimmer, pretty 💗

This ice cream on cone image was also stamped with Antique Linen Distress Ink on watercolor paper and watercolored, then the fudge topping received some shimmery treatment 😉 I'm actually not a fan on fudge at all, but it does look yummy on my vanilla ice cream with some sprinkles, doesn't it!?

This adorable sentiment was heat embossed with rose gold embossing powder on vellum banner, which was die cut using the Frames & Flags Die Set.

I thought a whole panel shaker with a bunch of bead seeds would be really fun like sprinkles, so I die cut the panel from white cardstock and the Double Sided Adhesive Foam, sandwiched a piece of Acetate Sheets between the 2 panels, poured in a lot of bead seeds in with the panel upside-down and mounted the basecard.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

Make sure to come back next week for the Newton's Nook Designs July Release! It is their 5th anniversary and is a huge one! 🎉💚💛

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