Newton's Nook Designs Surprise Birthday Blog Hop

Hi, there lovelies!

Today is a super special day, we're so glad you're joining us! 

All of the Newton's Nook Designs DT members have gotten together to throw a Surprise Birthday Blog Hop for Jennifer, the owner, illustrator, and all around wonderful person behind Newton's Nook!

We are so honored to get to work with Jennifer, and we all just love her so much and wanted everyone to celebrate your birthday with you! We hope you have the happiest birthday ever!

All of us made a card for Jen and of course, we all sent them to her from all over the world! {If mine doesn't get to you today, I am so sorry, Jen!!!}
Here goes my card ;-)

So I live in Western NY and this winter has been pretty cold (we get random 50-degree weather here and there though), and I'm assuming that Wisconsin has very similar weather. I thought a happy birthday song from the beach might give Jen (and Jeff) a nice break from the cold weather!

Oh, my goodness, isn't she just adorable!?
Sunset on the beach, playing the ukulele, don't you wish you were there with her!?
I stamped this cutie from the Aloha Newton Set with Antique Linen Distress Ink on watercolor paper and did some no-line watercoloring. I even gave her little lashes ;-)

I borrowed the music notes image from the Llama Delivery Set, and the sentiments from the Cocktail Mixer Set. I stamped them with Encore Gold Ink, and heat embossed the music notes with iridescent embossing powder to give extra sparkle ;-)

The whole background was sponged with Distress Oxide Ink, the sky is Abandoned Coral and Worn Lipstick, the sand is Antique Linen, and the ocean is Cracked Pistachio. I used the Waves Stencil and Nuvo Glimmer Paste to create these sparkling waves. I had some paste left on my painting knife so scooped that up with my finger and rubbed it onto the pink sky, why waste such pretty thing!? ;-)

{Would you like to win the a $25 gift certificate to the NND store?}
You could be the ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team 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 9pm EST 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

                             Samantha Mann

                       Amanda Bodine

                       Holly Endress

                        Ellen Haxelmans

                       Larissa Heskett

                       Juliana Michaels

                       Naki Rager

                       Maria Russell

                       Jennifer Timko

                       Tatiana Trafimovich

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Huge thanks to Sam for organizing this fun hop today!

To sweet and talented Jennifer Jackson, 
I wish you the happiest, bestest, and the most fun birthday ever today!!! 💗🍰🎈