Newton's Nook Designs

Hi, there lovelies!

I am up on the Newton's Nook Designs Blog today!

So kids are going back to school, or they already have, and if you're like me, going back to school shopping and getting a teacher's gift are so stressful! But at least, making a card/tag to go with the gift is fun with NND ;-)

This cute kitty holding an apple is a perfect image for teachers!

It is from the Newton Dreams of New York set and it is supposed to be the "Big Apple", but hey, we all love to stretch the sets we own to their maximum use, don't we? After all, aren't we all creative!? ;-)

I was having the most difficult time coloring last week, I don't even know how many of the same images I colored! I was finally happy with this one right here, which was colored with the colored pencils. I stamped him with Antique Linen Distress Ink on Neenah Solar White Cardstock, and I tried to color him fuzzy but it was pretty challenging with the pencils! I die cut this cutie with the coordinating die, and a few more to layer and give a dimension. I prefer this way instead of using foam tape :-)

The little sentiment was handwritten with the Sakura 0.20mm pen then chopped up! 

With the soft colors and soft coloring, I didn't want a big, bold sentiment so this was perfect, especially on my sweet polka dot hearts, which were die cut with the Darling Hearts purr-fect Die set.  

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

Have a lovely day, my friends!

Newton's Nook Designs & Chibitronics Inspirations Week

Hello, my lovelies!

This week Newton's Nook Designs and Chibitronics are partnering for a fabulous inspiration week! All week long both design teams will be sharing ways to light up your cards using Chibi lights with Newton's Nook Designs stamps!

We received their starter kit to work with, thank you so much!

I love the name, Chibi means teeny tiny in Japanese, so perfect, right!?

This is what was inside of the box ;-)

Add-on items are available for purchase at their website (click HERE to visit.)

Alright, here is my take...;-)

Tomorrow is my mom's birthday, and she always appreciates my handmade cards so figured she'd really like this fun, light-up card!

It took me a long time to decide on which stamp set to use with the fun Chibi lights, and thought a lit up Eifel tower would be pretty!

Don't you wish you could be in that hot air balloon with Newton!? 

The night sky was sponged with Distress Oxide ink on watercolor paper with a die cut Eifel Tower as a mask, splattered some water and copper ink all over the panel, then removed the mask.  

I am SO NOT an engineer {LOL} 

So I was pretty overwhelmed, but after watching a couple videos on youTube, I gave it a try and it was not as bad as I thought ;-) See!? It lights up as it's supposed to! {LOL}

Here is a close-up. 

My Eifel Tower was heat embossed with copper embossing powder where I had the mask, and water colored with red gold watercolor in hopes of reflecting the Chibi lights and shine... Well, look at this! These teeny tiny lights are amazingly bright! {Woo Hoo!}

This collaboration was an absolute pleasure, and full of fun!

Now that I have tried Chibitronics and know that it's not scary {LOL}, you must try and see it yourself! It really is a lot of fun, and you'd LOVE your finished project! 

Would you like to win a prize pack including a Starter Kit from Chibitronics and a $30 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs?

Here's how to win:

Leave a comment on the NND & Design Team blog posts using Chibitronics products all week (Aug 21-25) 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 25th at midnight CST to comment. The winner will be announced on the NND blog post on Monday, August 28th.

Chibitronics will also be giving away a prize pack! Make sure to visit the Chibitronics blog each day this week for more inspiration and leave comments there for another chance to win!  

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

We have two more days of the Inspirations Week so do check out the Newton's Nook Designs Blog!

Newton's Nook Designs August Release Day 4

Hello, my lovelies!

Welcome back to the final day of the Newton's Nook Designs August Release!

All the new products will be available for purchase tomorrow Friday the 18th over at the Newton's Nook Designs Shop!

Today, we are showcasing the Autumn Newton set along with the coordinating die set!

I think I say this every month, but I look forward to Newton set and Jen never disappoints me! Isn't this absolutely adorable!!? I'm extra happy about this one because she usually makes fall set for Simon Says Stamp Stamptember, which is only available at their website. 

Here come my cards...;-)

I am so very in LOVE with these cute autumn images!

I love fall, so many pretty earthy colors outside:-) Not to mention nice, cool breeze and clear blue sky! That was exactly what I was picturing while making this card ;-)

This adorable image was heat embossed with tan embossing powder on watercolor paper, water colored, then die cut with the coordinating die. Coloring pumpkins/gourds is so much fun, mixing oranges and greens and yellows...:-) For this one, I kept my kitties and background similar colors, warm and earthy.

My second card is all about layers!

We start layering clothes as the weather cools down, and cooler weather lets you dress in fun and warm patterns as well! {LOVE IT!}

Isn't this so sweet!?

It was heat embossed with tan embossing powder on watercolor paper, water colored (which I enjoyed so very much!), then die cut with the coordinating die set. Now that I've made these adorable fall cards, I can't wait for autumn! ;-)

{Would you like to win the “Autumn Newton” 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 DesignsAmanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko
Tatiana Trafimovich

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed the reveal this week!

All the new products will be available for purchase tomorrow ;-)

Newrton's Nook Designs August Release Day 3

Hello, lovelies!

Welcome back to the Newton's Nook Designs August Release!

All the new products will be available for purchase this Friday the 18th over at the Newton's Nook Designs Shop!

Today is day 3 of the reveal, and we are showcasing the Knight's Quest set along with the coordinating die set! 

Oh man! Princesses yesterday, now the knights!

And do you see that cute but fierce dragon there!? EEEEK!

Alright, here I go...;-)

This handsome knight actually reminded me of King Arthur, and when I say King Arthur, I'm talking about the one from the British TV show Merlin (I miss that show so much!). So he is royal, and I immediately thought of "Royal Blue", and I LOVE blue with yellow! 

He was TONS of FUN to color! 

I wanted a crazy, bright color for his armor, but his royal colors looked so good, I colored it gray ;-) A white horse and gold accents on black and white background really make my knight pop, don't you think!!? 

My second card is all about this cute dragon💖
This poor guy is under attack! But fear not! He is a fire breathing dragon! {wink}
I borrowed the sentiment "I believe in you" from the Once Upon a Princess set ;-) 

He is mad! but still so stinkin' cute 💖
He was heat embossed with black on watercolor paper, water colored, then die cut with the coordinating die. Ohh, I just LOVE his cute, fierce face! 

{Would you like to win the “Knight's Quest” 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 DesignsAmanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko
Tatiana Trafimovich

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Hope you enjoyed it!

We have one more set to reveal tomorrow and you won't want to miss this one!

Newton's Nook Designs August Release Day 2

Hello, my lovelies!

Welcome back to the Newton's Nook Designs August Release!

All the new products will be available for purchase this Friday the 18th over at the Newton's Nook Designs Shop!

Today is day 2 of the reveal and we're sharing the adorable Once Upon a Princess set along with the coordinating die set!

I am so in LOVE with this sweet and enchanting set! 

I'm also loving the fact that Jen is branching out to non-critter images!

These princesses are absolutely adorable, aren't they!? 

Here we go!

My twins (boy and girl) just turned 4 last Monday (I don't even know how that happened!) and this was for the girl :-) She is all about pinks and princesses and shiny things, such a girly girl! 

After heat embossing this sweet princess with tan embossing powder, I water colored her dress pink and gold, and her hair bright brown just like her ;-) Her beautiful castle up on the hill was heat embossed with light gray embossing powder and water colored. The hill was die cut from patterned paper with the Land Borders Die. 

{Ugh! Sorry about my dark photos again!} 

My second card is more simple but still sweet ;-)

Pink and light green are so sweet together, aren't they!?

This princess was inspired by Tiana from the Disney movie The Princess and The Frog, obviously because of the frog prince she's holding...;-) She was stamped with Antique Linen Distress Ink on watercolor paper, no-line water colored, and die cut with the coordinating die. I colored her crown with the gold watercolor but it looked dull and dirty, so I heat embossed only the top part of the image with gold tinsel and fussy cut it. 

{Would you like to win the “Once Upon a Princess” 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
Tatiana Trafimovich

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

We have 2 more sets to reveal so please do come back!

Newton's Nook Designs August Release Day 1

Hello, there lovelies!
Welcome to the Newton's Nook Designs August Release!
All the new products will be available for purchase the Friday the 18th over at the Newton's Nook Designs Shop!
Today is day 1 of the reveal, and we are sharing the ADORABLE Believe in Unicorns set along with the coordinating die set!

You better take a deep breath before scrolling down...;-)

Oh my goodness!!!
Seriously, isn't this just simply adorable!!?
 Okay, ready to see what I made with these cuties!?

Unicorns are such magical creatures, and they all come with sparkly magic dust, right!? The set comes with enough shimmer and shine, I wasn't going to let them go waste! Gosh, even the sentiment has sparkle!

This fabulous unicorn was heat embossed with Gold Tinsel embossing powder because she is that fabulous! Her colors were inspired by Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony ;-) After she was water colored, I die cut her out with the coordinating die, and die cut 3 more with blue, pink, and yellow cardstocks to give her rainbow dimension ;-) Her cloud, which was die cut with the Sky Border Die set, even got some gold embossing powder! 

{The photos of my second card are dark...long story!}
My second card is a total opposite of my first one, black and white!
The reasons for that are #1 just because...{LOL}
#2 It's a magic slider card! When you pull the tab on the side, my handsome unicorn jumps over the rainbow and turns the boring rainbow into a colorful one! 

He was heat embossed with the Rangers Black Sparkle Embossing Powder on watercolor paper, water colored, and die cut with the coordinating die. I added silver shimmery watercolor to the wing ;-) The rainbow was stamped with the Rangers Archival ink on watercolor paper and water colored. Figuring out the tab and lining up the 2 rainbow images took me waaaaay too long {LOL}, but it was well worth it! 

{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
Tatiana Trafimovich

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Hope you enjoyed it!
We have another magical set to reveal tomorrow so do come back!