Happy Harvest Card by Kimberly Rendino

Happy Harvest!!

Today we're getting in the mood for Fall with this awesome card by Kimberly! She created a fun square card using 4 watercolored squares and fun leaf images from our Falling into Autumn stamp set! She also used the "Happy Harvest" sentiment from the Falling into Autumn stamp set to complete the fall look! This is such a fun idea that you could use with any bold stamp set and color combination!

Thanks, Kimberly for the fun Fall inspiration today! You can head over to her blog, Kimplete Kreativity to see more about her card and say hello!

Christmas Blessings Card by Nina-Marie Trapani

Using Fall stamps to create a Christmas card!

Today I'm sharing this beautiful Christmas card by Nina-Marie using our Falling into Autumn Stamp Set! I love how Nina-Marie shows us how to stretch our stamp sets by using our fall leaf set to create this lovely christmas card! By coloring the "berries" red and the branches green she made them look like festive holly! She also added in the little twig from the  Fox Hollow Stamp Set and made a custom sentiment by mixing the words "christmas" and "to a special couple" from the Holiday Smooches stamp set and adding in the "blessings" from the Falling into Autumn stamp set!

I love how with a little imagination you can take seasonal stamps and make them last all year!

Thanks, Nina-Marie for the fun project today! To see more details and other projects, you can visit her blog, Nina-Marie Design.

Give Thanks Card by Kimberly Rendino

Beautiful Fall Wreath Card!

Oooh! I just LOVE the gorgeous colors on this pretty wreath card by Kimberly! She used sweet little leaf from the Falling into Autumn stamp set and stamped it in a circle in different fall colors to create this beautiful wreath! I love how she added the "Give Thanks" sentiment embossed in gold in the center, also from the Falling into Autumn stamp set. The added gold dots and little brown twine bow give this simple card the perfect finishing touches!

Thanks, Kimberly for the beautiful card today! You can head over to her blog, Kimplete Kreativity to see more of Kimberly's fun creations!

Inky Paws Challenge #25 - Halloween Theme

This month's challenge is a Halloween Theme 

Create a project inspired by the image below:

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to our online store and a Inky Paws Challenge Top Pick Badge to add to your blog! If we get more than 15 participants, we will choose two winners so be sure to tell your friends to play along! 

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, October 2nd, 2015 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, October 5th.

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky?

• Create a NEW project (card or other paper craft item).

• Your project MUST use at least one Newton's Nook Designs stamped image (or free digital stamp - check out our Freebies page).

• Post your project to your blog or to an online photo gallery such as Flickr, Pinterest, or splitcoaststampers (on splitcoast please use keywords newtonsnook and IPC25).

• Link back to this challenge (if posting in an online gallery copy the link into the photo description). 

• Submit your project to this challenge using the InLinkz widget below. You must submit a DIRECT link to your post page.

• Have more than one great idea? You can enter more than once! Just link up each card separately. 
• TIP: Please make sure your photo in focus  - We can't pick you as a winner if we can't see your card clearly because your photo is blurry! 

Here's some inspiration!

Several of our Design Team Members decided to play along - check out all the awesome birthday cards they created! Read the description below each card to see who made it.

This fun owl card by Danielle is perfect for Halloween! I love how she created a fun splatter background and used the sentiment for the owl to sit on. She used the Boo Crew stamp set!

Check out the awesome background on this card by Yukari Yoshioka! Love that curved sentiment too! She used our Newton's Perfect Pumpkin stamp set for this card.

 Crafty Math-Chick created this fun Halloween card! That spooky house paper goes so perfectly with the house image from our Spooky Street stamp set! And I love the fun drippy edge on the tag!

I love that Nina-Marie used a non-Halloween set to create this fun Halloween treat tag! she used the kitty image from the Newton's Birthday Bash stamp set and Halloween colors to make it work!

Samantha created this sweet and girl Halloween card using the puppy dressed as a fairy princess from our Boo Crew stamp set! So adorable!

Stephanie used our Newton's Perfect Pumpkin stamp set for this cutie Halloween card! Isn't her paper-piercing on the had so cute?

Oooh! Such a fun spooky scene by Kimberly! I love the fun inked circle she created for a backdrop for the scene. She used our Spooky Street stamp set.

This gorgeous shaker card by Larissa is perfect for Halloween! I love the way she used our leaves from the Falling into Autumn set around the pumpkin and the "Happy Harvest" sentiment in the center!  

Now it's your turn! What will you create with this sketch? Link up below:

An InLinkz Link-up

Fall Leaves Card by Jess Gerstner

Fun Fall card by Jess!

Are you ready for Fall yet? This awesome card by Jess will put you in the mood for some Fall colors! She created this beautiful fall card using a ton of the fun leaf images from our Falling into Autumn stamp set to create a fun leaf background! then she used the "thanks" leaf sentiment, also from the Falling into Autumn stamp set as a fun focal point! I love the yummy Fall colors she used!

Here's a video Jess created- check it out to see how to make this card:

Make sure to visit Jess at her blog, Jess Crafts  - and you can also follow her Jess Crafts youtube channel to see more fun videos!

Inky Paws Challenge #21 - Color Challenge

This month's challenge is to a create a project using the colors below

The colors we are Coral, Peach, and Mint

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to our online store and a Inky Paws Challenge Top Pick Badge to add to your blog! If we get more than 15 participants, we will choose two winners so be sure to tell your friends to play along! 

We have a little bit of extra time this month to play along - We're going to run this challenge for three weeks instead of the usual two! Deadline to enter is Friday, June 12th, 2015 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, June 19th.

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky?

• Create a NEW project (card or other paper craft item).

• Your project MUST use at least one Newton's Nook Designs stamped image (or free digital stamp - check out our Freebies page).

• Post your project to your blog or to an online photo gallery such as Flickr, Pinterest, or splitcoaststampers (on splitcoast please use keywords newtonsnook and IPC21).

• Link back to this challenge (if posting in an online gallery copy the link into the photo description). 

• Submit your project to this challenge using the InLinkz widget below. You must submit a DIRECT link to your post page.

• Have more than one great idea? You can enter more than once! Just link up each card separately. 
• TIP: Please make sure your photo in focus  - We can't pick you as a winner if we can't see your card clearly because your photo is blurry! 

Here's some inspiration!

Several of our Design Team Members decided to play along - Remember the colors are just an inspiration - check out all the ways they used them! Read the description below each card to see who made it!

I love the pretty floral card by Lydia! She stamped the flowers from our Fanciful Florals stamp set in the coral, peach, and mint inks and added in the words from the Simply Sentimental stamp set!

Here's some fun inspiration from Samantha! I love how she used the colors to create a fun background and then added black and white roses using the Love Grows stamp set. 

  This card by Yuki also uses the bold flowers from our Fanciful Florals stamp set in the coral with minty colored leaves! I love the added sparkle with the silver letters too! She also used the "for everything" words from the Simply Sentimental stamp set!

Here's an adorable one layer card by Danielle! She used our Flirty Flamingos stamp set, coloring flamingos in shades of coral on a minty background! 

This lovely card by Jess uses our blooms from our Fanciful Florals stamp set in a fun bright bold design! 

This lovely card by Larissa uses our our lovely Beautiful Blossoms stamp set. Love all those pretty layers!

And here's one more card using Fanciful Florals by me - I tried to do color fade from the coral to the mint.  I'm not the best with color blending yet but I think it turned out ok - sort of a "dip died" type of look.

An InLinkz Link-up

Inky Paws Challenge #18 - Just ONE Layer!

This month's challenge is to a Create a project using just ONE layer!

 

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to our online store and a Inky Paws Challenge Top Pick Badge to add to your blog! If we get more than 15 participants, we will choose two winners so be sure to tell your friends to play along! 

You have two weeks to play along. Deadline to enter is Friday, March 6th, 2015 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, March 9th.

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky? 

• Create a NEW project (card or other paper craft item).

• Your project MUST use at least one Newton's Nook Designs stamped image (or free digital stamp - check out our Freebies page).

• Post your project to your blog or to an online photo gallery such as Flickr , Pinterest, or splitcoaststampers (on splitcoast please use keywords newtonsnook and IPC18).

• Link back to this challenge (if posting in an online gallery copy the link into the photo description). 

• Submit your project to this challenge using the InLinkz widget below. You must submit a DIRECT link to your post page.

• Have more than one great idea? You can enter more than once! Just link up each card separately. 
• TIP: Please make sure your photo in focus  - We can't pick you as a winner if we can't see your card clearly because your photo is blurry! 

Here's some inspiration!

Several of our Design Team Members decided to play along - Scroll down to see how they added hearts into their projects and then enter your project at the bottom of the post! Read the description below each card to see who made it!

This adorable one-layered scene was created by Yukari Yoshioka. She used our Newton's Daydream stamp set.

I love the fun way Samantha repeated the words over and over around the flamingos from the Flirty Flamingos stamp set! So fun!

 Danielle created this fun strawberry card using the Sweet Summer stamp set! Love the watercolor mixed with gold foil! 

This card by Jess has so much dimension you can hardly tell it's just one layer! She used the Bunny Hop stamp set and a fun sunburst technique! 

This stunning one layer card is by Kimberly!  I love the look of the gold and black on the Kraft card base. She used the  Falling into Autumn stamp set! So fun!

Lydia got some extra mileage out of some fall themed stamps for this spring card! She used the spooky tree from the Spooky Street Halloween set and the dots from the Falling into Autumn stamp set to created the fun leaves. Then she added the sentiment from the Newton's Daydream stamp set.

Here is a fun and playful one layer card is by Crafty Math-Chick! She even added fur to the koala from the Hanging Around stamp set. I also love the mint green circle she sponged around the words!

Larissa created this fun one-layer scene with lots of creative masking (although she did break the rules a bit by mounting it on another piece of cardstock -lol!)  She combined stamps from Bunny Hop, Versatile Vases, Winter Tails and Newton's Daydream.  What an adorable scene! 

Here was my try at a one-layer card. I stamped the flowers from the Love Grows stamp set and used the "heartfelt" from the Simply Sentimental stamp set. I added a bit of watercolor flicked onto it to add texture!

An InLinkz Link-up

Love Owl-ways Card by Jess Moyer

Love Owl-ways! 

Jess Moyer created this fun card using several different sets combined to make a fun Valentine wreath! The big bold leaves are from the Falling into Autumn stamp set and she stamped them in a circle to create a fun wreath! She added also a few little fun leaves using a leaf stamp from the Wild Child stamp set in dark green.  The sweet little owls, heart border and "love Owl-ways" sentiment are from the Sweetheart Tails stamp set - which is perfect for valentine and love cards! 

I love how Jess used some stamps that were meant for different times of year and combined them into a funValentine scene! It's so much fun to see stamps being stretched for more uses and occasions! 

Here's a video Jess created- check it out to see how to make this card:

Make sure to visit Jess at her blog, Jess Crafts  - and you can also follow her Jess Crafts youtube channel to see more fun videos!

Beautiful Holiday Wreath Card by Lydia

Beautiful Wreath by Lydia!

Today I'm sharing this really awesome leaf card by Lydia!  Lydia used the small bold leaf stamp from the Falling into Autumn stamp set.  She stamped all those pretty leaves overlapping in a circle to create a fun and festive wreath. Then she added on red dots with copic markers. Such a fun idea! The sentiment "be merry" and the little holly leaf are from the Christmas Delivery set and they add just the perfect finishing touch along with some gold splatters! To see more projects by Lydia, make sure to visit her blog, Lydia Evans Design!

Here's an image of the set she used - You can see it's really meant for Autumn but I love the idea of using it for Christmas too!

If you like this stamp set - make sure to check out our Falling into Autumn board on pinterest  - it's jam packed with inspiration!

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws - Day 2 - Jennifer McGuire

Welcome to day two of our Deck the Halls with Inky Paws week! 

Each day this week we will have a new awesome featured guest and then a BIG blog hop on Friday, December 5th (with some give-aways, of course!) So make sure you come back and visit us every day!

Today's Featured guest is
Jennifer McGuire

An avid stamper, Jennifer McGuire has been sharing her card and scrapbook creations in countless publications and online since 2002. Notably, her work has been showcased in two special issues from Creating Keepsakes magazine: 101 Things to Do with Your Scrapbook Supplies (2007) and 101 Creative Ways to Use Your Scrapbook Supplies (2010). Most recently, her endeavors include sharing technique videos and inspiring stampers through Online Card Classes, which she co-founded with her dear friend Kristina Werner, and serving as Education Director for Hero Arts. Thanks to the high-energy classes Jennifer teaches both in-person and online, thousands of stampers all over the world have come to love stamping and cardmaking. Jennifer is both Copic and Ranger certified, which helps her take her students’ creativity to the next level.

You can currently find Jennifer’s work at Online Card Classes; at the Hero Arts blog and website and in their catalog; and, of course, at her own blog, Jennifer McGuire Ink. Jennifer resides in Cincinnati with her husband Ken, stepdaughter Audrey, son Colin, and daughter Lila. Her stepdaughter Kay attends college in Texas.

http://www.jennifermcguireink.com

Here's what Jennifer created!

When I asked Jennifer which of our holiday sets she'd like to work with she suggested she could use our Falling into Autumn stamp to create a project for Christmas - and she definitely succeeded! I love this idea of creating a whole tree from the fun leaves in this set! 

Thanks so much, Jennifer for being our guest today! She will be back for our Deck the Halls with Inky Paws blog hop on Friday, December 5th. Until then, you can visit her at her blog, Jennifer McGuire Ink to see a VIDEO of her project today!

Tomorrow we will have special Guest Amy Sheffer from Pickled Paper Designs 

so make sure you take some time to come back and visit us again! 

Happy Thanksgiving from Newton's Nook Designs!

Happy Turkey Day From Newton! 

Hope you are having a Wonderful Thanksgiving holiday today and are relaxing and spending time with your family and friends! If you have any left over turkey or pie, Newton would be glad to help you out with that!  No joke, he really would try to eat pie - he loves cookies and coffee too! He's such a silly kitty! Does anyone else have a kitty or puppy who likes coffee and cookies? Here's a pic above of his usual "begging" stance! 

Give Thanks Card

Today I wanted to share this fun Fall Card - I sent this to my family in celebration of Thanksgiving! This card uses our Falling into Autumn stamp set. This set is so great because you can create beautiful fall and thanksgiving cards but you can also just use it to say thank you for any occasion! I stamped the leaves with various ink colors on watercolor paper and then before they had completely dried I went over the edges with a water brush to give it that fun "painterly look" I love this effect!

Holiday Kick-off Sale starts tomorrow!

Make sure to head over to newtonsnookdesigns.com tomorrow to save! 

Shop early - Friday only - all orders are 25% off - Use code NNDFRIDAY25

Sale continues all weekend - all orders are 20% off - Saturday through Monday  - Use code NNDSALE20 

PLUS - we've added a bunch of sets at discounted prices to our SALE category - and you can use the coupons in addition to the sale prices - so make sure to check those out for even bigger discounts!