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Newton's Nook Designs 5 Year Celebration Blog Hop!

Friday, July 20, 2018

Hello, lovelies!
Welcome to the Newton's Nook Designs 5 Year Celebration Blog Hop!
I hope you've enjoyed the reveal week and are ready to place your order today because the new products are available for purchase in the Newton's Nook Designs Shop today!

I know it is so hard to pick which sets to order first, especially with such a big, fabulous release this month! So let us inspire you a little more and hopefully help you make your decision!

Newton's Nook Designs Purr-maid Newton + Shark Frenzy Sets - Naki Rager

I have a pair of birthday cards to celebrate Newton's Nook Designs' 5th anniversary!
Okay, and for my twins who are also turning 5 in August...😝
I love shakers, they're just so pretty and so fun with tons of sequins and confetti and bead seeds 💗 And celebration should be fun just like shakers!

Newton's Nook Designs Shark Frenzy Sets - Naki Rager

My hubby's aunt loves to make cakes for my kids and when she asked them what kind they wanted, my boy Kaius said SHARKS, and my girl Terra said MERMAIDS. My plans were to have a pool/water gun party so what they picked were just perfect! Then Jen showed us the July Release and I was like, it was meant to be...{LOL}

I do love these big stamps, and the Shark Frenzy Set is simply awesome!
For my Kai, I heat embossed the image with silver EP and waterolored with pearl colors. I colored them in fun colors like a few shades of blues, silver, yellow, purple, and orange for the hammerhead shark. I die cut the frame from dusty blue cardstock and acetate sheet using the Framework Die Set. I cut out the window using the regular paper trimmer. I added a bunch of confetti and bead seeds, and 5 of silver glittery number 5s die cut using the Essential Alphabet Die Set. The sentiment is from the Birthday Essentials Stamp Set and was heat embossed with aqua tinsel EP on vellum and fussy cut, then ran through the Xyron sticker maker to add adhesive.

Newton's Nook Designs Purr-maid Newton Sets - Naki Rager

Oh, my little diva Terra sure loves her pinks and glitter and everything girly 💗
She LOVED the Purr-maid Newton Set while I was working on my reveal projects, so I had to use this adorable purr-maid for her. And well, everything pink and sparkly...{LOL}

I heat embossed my purr-maid with rose gold EP and watercolored with pearl colors (yes, even her fur! Mermaids are sparkly everywhere and I'm just trying to be true...LOL) then die cut using the coordinating die. I borrowed the branch coral from the Tranquil Tides Set and it was heat embossed with gold tinsel EP and die cut with the coordinating die. I used the same sentiment from the Birthday Essentials Set and it was heat embossed with rose gold EP on vellum and fussy cut, then ran through the Xyron Sticker Maker. I filled up this card with a bunch of mermaid colors, which are pinks, purples, greens, and gold ;-) The frame is from the Frames & Flags Die Set, I just cannot stay away from those dies!

Celebrate with us and enter to win!

To celebrate 5 years, Newton's Nook Designs is giving away a $25 store credit to spend in their online shop to 5 lucky winners!

Here's how to win:

Comment on the NND Design Team and Special Guest blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog hop 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, July 22 at 9pm EST to comment. Winners will be announced on NND blog post on Monday, July 23 and will need to contact us to claim their prize so make sure you check back to see if you've won!

Special Guests:

Newton's Nook Design Team:

Newton's Nook Designs

The celebration isn't over yet!

Look at this awesome sale over at the Newton's Nook Designs Shop!

I love sales, I take total advantage of them when I see them...{LOL}

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

Have a fabulous weekend! 😉💙

Newton's Nook Designs 5 Year Celebration! Day 4

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Hello, lovelies!

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

All the new products will be available for purchase tomorrow Friday the 20th in the Newton's Nook Designs Shop! This week has been so exciting but just wait till what you see today...!!!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK 😍

Is it just me or small things are just so stinkin' cute!!? {LOL}

Not only that, all these little images are simply ADORABLE 💗

Alright, I'll show them in the alphanetical order...;-)

If these teeny weeny sweet treats won't make you melt and squeal, I don't think I can help you...{LOL} Oh, if I ever saw kitty ice cream cone or donut, I could never eat them though! Too cute! 💗

Newton's Nook Designs Cat Treats Mini Set - Naki Rager

This sweet little sentiment inspired me to make a super sweet card with these little sweets 💙💗💛
I sponged the background with Tattered Rose and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Inks. I can't quite get a hang of spraying Distress Mica Spray so I actually dipped a paint brush in the bottle and splattered it! I think I like it a lot!

Look at these sweet faces 💙💗💛
I did some no-line watercolor with these cuties, then colored the sprinkles with gel pens, but I didn't like the colors so I covered them up with Nuvo Crystal Drops. It gave some dimensions and shine, love it!

I couldn't have agreed more with this stamp set!
I literally live in flip-flops until it's too cold to outside, then as soon as snow's gone, I switch back from winter boots to flip-flops! {LOL}

Newton's Nook Designs Flip-Flap Life Mini Set - Naki Rager

This stamp set made me think of beaches because flip-flops are called "beach sandals" in Japan. (you ask me why? I have no clue, never questioned...LOL So I googled it, and apparently, they were descendants of the footwear "zori" that Japanese people used to wear! HA! If anyone's interested, here is the link to Wikipedia.)

I watercolored 3 pairs and die cut them with the coordinating die, then die cut some sparkly sand from glitter paper with the Land Borders Die Set and stand the sandals up in the sand ;-) I added some clouds using the Cloudy Sky Stencil to the blue, summer sky and heat embossed the sentiment with white EP ;-)

OH.MY.GOODNESS...😱

This guy is so adorable, he is my favorite!!! 💗

Have you seen the TV shows "Shaun The Sheep" or/and "Timmy Time"? The goats in both shows are hilarious, when I see/hear goats, that's all I can think of! (I love Aardman 💗)

Newton's Nook Designs Floaty Goat Mini Set - Naki Rager

He is just minding his own business and totally chilling, I adore his lifestyle! This is also me in the pool, I don't really know how to swim, so I just float in my floaty tube or pool noodles (unless I have to hold one of my kids!). It is so relaxing, isn't it!?

I had to do some on-line watercoloring with this dude! The background was also watercolored, and lots and lots of splatters with blues and greens! This super fun sentiment was heat embossed with Silver EP, how cute is this!? 💙💚

How stinkin' cute is this!? 💛💚

Koalas are so cute, I'd hug and hold them all day..., especially if they're holding pineapples! 💗

Newton's Nook Designs Pina Koala Mini Set - Naki Rager

Pineapple has been my all-time favorite, and they make such cute and happy...well, everything!
So I made my own pineapple background using this die on 140 lbs watercolor paper. The paper is so thick, I usually have to run at least twice to completely cut through, but for this, I only ran once to keep the pineapples in the panel. then I did some sloppy, wet-on-wet watercoloring and let it sit to dry.

My sweet pina koala was heat embossed with Enchanted Gold EP and also did wet-on-wet watercoloring. He was die cut with the coordinating die and popped on the panel with foam tape. The sentiment was heat embossed with Yellow EP on this skinny gray banner, and a few clear sequins were added ;-)

This one is called "Vitamin Sea", how cute 💙

And you know what, I do! I really, really do!! I need Vitamin Sea!!!

Newton's Nook Designs Vitamin Sea Set - Naki Rager

As soon as I saw this adorable stamp, I wanted to make a little sign!

I do miss going to beaches 😢 My hubby and I went to one in Florida last year and feeling the waves taking the sand beneath my feet, hearing the sound of the waves, smelling the salty air...I loved it all! Oh, and that water was crystal clear and the sand was so white, it was beautiful! Growing up, I only went into sandy, unclear water with gray sand, still had fun every time though 😉

This is a 3"x5" stretched canvas that I bought a long time ago, to make something like this but never did until now! {LOL} I had to take the staples out from the back to stamp, heat emboss with Copper EP, and watercolor. This canvas isn't for watercoloring so it was a bit difficult but I think it turned out great! I put the canvas back on the frame and stapled on the back, added Jude twine using a hot glue gun (I hate that tool! LOL), and finished up with a couple of nautical charms. ⛵🌊

{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:

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 July 19th at 9pm EST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 20th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Naki Rager

Tatiana Trafimovich

Thank you so much for stopping by!

hope you enjoyed the reveal all week!

The whole DT and fabulous guests will be blog hopping showcasing the new products so do come back! It's gonna be awesome! 💙💚💛

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)

{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!

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:

Newton's Nook Designs