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Newton's Nook Designs

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Hi, there, my crafty friends!
Wow, August has gone by so fast, it is almost over!!!
The weather is already cool here and I am so sad that the summer is ending!
Anyway, I am up on the Newton's Nook Designs Blog today with this fun card I made for my niece in Japan!

Newton's Nook Designs Stowaway Newton Set - Naki Rager

Can I say I am very pleased with how this card turned out!!?
I know, that sounds like I am so full of myself but can't help it! {LOL}

I colored this sweet kitty from the Stowaway Newton Stamp Set like my Bramble, his markings are just so unique and interesting! The suitcases were colored with fun colors just because ;-) After watercoloring this adorable image, it was die cut using the coordinating die.

This awesome sentiment was heat embossed with light blue EP on vellum.

I love to staple vellum pieces, I think those little staples look grungy, and add a very interesting texture, and they make sure to hold the piece in place for me as well!

This beautiful bon voyage sentiment die is a bonus die that comes with the Stowaway Newton Die Set. I die cut it from the copper foil paper and mounted on this globe image that was nested inside the instant photo frame. I was totally inspired by this bracelet set that has these adorable rose gold traveling charms on!

My niece and I just started to follow each other on IG in July and talked about her visiting me here in the US. It was too close to plan such a big trip for this summer so my mom and I decided to wait till next summer. I felt bad for making her all excited about this trip and now she has to wait a whole year, so when I saw this bracelet set, I HAD TO get it for her! Those charms inspired me to make this adorable card, hopefully, they'll keep my niece happy until she can get on a plane to visit me!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

Newton's Nook Designs August Release Day 4

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Hello, lovelies!

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

Today is already the final day of the reveal and we have 2 fun sets!

Who's ready for HOWL-oween!!?

Okay, as much as I love Halloween, I'm not quite ready for it yet! {LOL}

But this adorable Happy Howl-oween Stamp set along with the coordinating die set certainly make me look forward to it! ;-)

Ahh! Here's Newton!

He is dressed up as a witch and hiding in a witch's boot!

The Witchy Newton Set is a must-have for this year's Halloween!

Oh.My.Ghostness.!!! 👻

The new Ghosts Stencil couldn't get any more spooky and fun!!!

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

Newton's Nook Designs Happy Howl-oween Set - Naki Rager

Okay, I REALLY LOVE how this card turned out!!!
Halloween is always fun, but what can I say when you have such adorable pups with fun spooky background!!?

These cute trick-or-treaters were watercolored and die cut using the coordinating die.

I colored the pumpkin costume purple instead of the traditional orange just because...;-)

This fun background was really fun to make!

I used the new Ghosts Stencil and Ranger Multi Medium Matte first and when my ghosts were dry, I blended several purple Distress Oxide Inks over them then wiped the excess ink on the ghosts. I added a little bit of orange Distress Oxide ink on the bottom of the panel.

The adorable sentiment was heat embossed with orange EP on this vellum speech bubble, which was die cut using the Speech Bubbles Die Set.

Here's another fun Halloween card with brighter colors ;-)

This little kitty in a funky witch's boot is so fun!!!

This adorable image was colored with Copic. I thought it might be extra fun to play with all these different patterns on the boot and I just LOVE it!!!

I mounted this dark blue vellum crooked and trimmed off the excess, then added this fun yellow and black polka dots washi tape. it's picking up the yellow and polka dots from the image ;-) The sentiment was stamped right on the base then I added some stars using the Cascading Stars Stencil to repeat the yellow.

{Would you like to win the “Witchy Newton” or the “Happy Howl-oween” Stamp Set?}
We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

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 22nd at 9pm EST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 23rd.

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 the reveal week!

All the new products will be available tomorrow Friday the 23rd in the Newton's Nook Designs Shop!

Newton's Nook Designs August Release Day 3

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Hello, lovelies!

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

Today is day 3 and we're showcasing this adorable Autumn Mice Stamp Set along with the coordinating die set ;-)

EEEEEEEEEEEK!!!

I just LOVE Jen's adorable mice!!!

Look at these little cuties 💙

Newton's Nook Designs Autumn Mice Set - Naki Rager

Isn't this adorable!!? (If I say so myself...LOL)

This little mouse is so cute chasing some autumn leaves, isn't he!!?

He was watercolored and die cut using the coordinating die then popped on with foam tape.

I absolutely love this adorable sentiment!

Well, okay, I love all of Jen's adorable sentiments {LOL}

I heat embossed this one with light blue EP, I love the cool, light blue against warm fall colors.

It is a bit hard to see so maybe I should have used a darker blue on this one though!

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE the NND Stencil line!!?
The Falling Leaves Stencil was just so perfect to create this fun and quick background!
I used Scattered Straw Distress Oxide on the whole panel, then blended with Tattered Rose to create the peachy color, and blended with Shabby Shutters to create the green on the bottom part of the panel.
Some copper ink was splattered all over the panel, then the gold vellum grass that was die cut using the Land Borders Die Set was placed for my little mouse to run on ;-)

{Would you like to win the “Autumn Mice” Stamp Set?}
This stamp set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

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!

The new products will be available for purchase this Friday the 23rd in the Newton's Nook Designs Shop!

Newton's Nook Designs August Release Day 2

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Hello, lovelies!
Welcome back to the Newton's Nook Designs August Release Week!
Today is day 2 of the reveal and we have this gorgeous Fall Fringe Stamp Set!

The Fall Fringe Stamp Set is a new addition to Jen's Full Card Front Line and I certainly love these beautiful square stamps!

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

Newton's Nook Designs Fall Fringe Set - Naki Rager

You probably thought this card doesn't look very special or unique, didn't you?

Well, take a closer look at it ;-)

I heat embossed the image with copper EP on watercolor paper and colored in with the shimmery watercolor.

I wish my photography skills were better to capture how beautiful and shimmery they really look! All these rich, warm, shimmery colors make this already-gorgeous-image, well, gorgeous! ;-) Plus, maybe you don't really like to color in images, but using the shimmery watercolor, I didn't worry about fancy shading and stuff, it is definitely easier to color!

I trimmed down the square image to where the square frame lines are, then mounted on a copper foil sheet also trimmed to the square to give a wider frame. I chose this dusty blue cardstock for my base to really make the copper pop! I decided not to add any embellishments so that I could really savor all the shimmer and shine!

{Would you like to win the “Fall Fringe” Stamp Set?}
We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

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!

The new products will be available for purchase this Friday the 23rd in the Newton's Nook Designs Shop!

Newton's Nook Designs August Release Day 1

Monday, August 19, 2019

Hello, lovelies!

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

I hope you're enjoying the summer, can you believe it's almost over!!?

Today is the first day of the reveal and we're showcasing this oh-so-pretty Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set along with the coordinating die set!

We're adding another fabulous set to Jen's pretty lady line this month!
This one is called Pumpkin Latte, how pretty is she!!?
Let's take a look at what I created...;-)

Newton's Nook Designs Pumpkin Latte Set - Naki Rager

I love summer, summer is filled with fun and tons of sunbeams make me so happy!

But autumn is such a beautiful season and I do love the rich, warm fall colors ;-)

So that's my color scheme for today's card!

I stamped this image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored in with Copic markers.

This slightly dusty blue with red-brown hair is pretty vibrant and bold compared to my usual style, but I think she looks absolutely fabulous and is making me look forward to the fall!

I pulled out the Pumpkin Patch Stencil and blended pink/red Distress Oxide Ink to create this warm background. I splattered copper ink all over the pumpkins, added the skinny strip of a copper foil sheet, and heat embossed this cute sentiment with copper EP ;-) I love metallic, and I LOVE metallic copper! It's shiny but still warm, such a perfect accent color for fall cards ;-)

{Would you like to win the “Pumpkin Latte” Stamp Set?}
This stamp set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

Here's how to win:

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

Newton's Nook Designs