Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Newton's Nook Designs January Release - Wild About Zoo

hello! what better pick me up could you need in the middle of the week, than Newton's Nook's January Release?!


today, the whole DT is showcasing the new, super FUN, playful and sweet, Wild About Zoo Stamp set!! i just LOVE these little critters, and the super sweet, coordinating puns! ha ha!! they are perfect for scrapbooking your winter memories, doing a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards (especially Vanetine's Day cards!)!! all of the new sets will be available for purchase on January 16th, right here!

ok, here's my first card :



i created the background with distress inks, and it just came out SO well! i LOOOOVE those pinks, yellows and oranges!! 
i colored the elephant with copics and then popped him up over some crumpled up vellum! i also stamped the sentiment onto the other half of that crumpled vellum, and then embellished the card with lots of wood veneers and enamel dots! 


i added stitching to adhere the vellum and to the vellum heart sticker too! LOVE this card!

my second card was also lots of fun to make, too! and it's another favorite!


a lemur!!!  i LOOOOVE that little lemur! i colored him with copics and then popped him up over that night sky!
to create the night sky i used some watercoloring with some black/really really dark grey mists and recycled packaging! once that was dry, i used a star stencil and some embossing paste to add the stars to the 'night sky'.


I also added that heart washi and some stitching! LOVE it!



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Would you like to win “Wild About Zoo”?
This set will be given away to TWO lucky winners
Here's how to win: 
Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs release 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, January 15th at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, January 16th. 

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

42 comments:

  1. Wow!! I can´t close my mouth!!!!! I can´t tell you how much I like that elephant!!! And the warm background you got !! Thanks for the chance!

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  2. WOW! You've blown me away with the incredible backgrounds you created this month! WHOA! I especially like the spectrum of colors you used with the sweet little elephant, and how beautifully you colored him (look at his little blushing cheeks! AWWWWW!) ~ Meredith

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  3. Oh, my goodness! These are SO CUTE! Love them both!

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  4. what a nice stamp set. I would like to win this

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  5. Wow love your inky designs...they look awesome.

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  6. Wow! Both of your cards are absolutely stunning!! You are the queen of gorgeous backgrounds!! Love them!

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  7. How absolutely fabulous! What incredible color and textures created and yet the adorable NN Zoo animals are still the focal point - wonderful!

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  8. Two adorable cards! Love the cool backgrounds you created! I've been playing with my inks lately too - so fun!

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  9. The elephant is my FAV stamp!!! Love the backgrounds on both cards. Both are fantastic and I just LOVE that elephant card! ♥

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  10. WOW those are great new stamps. The animals are so cute. Your cards are so beautiful. ♥

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  11. I love both of your cards! That little lemur is too adorable! I would buy this set just for him he is so cute! TFS!

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  12. Love both your cards! Your backgrounds are stunning!!

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  13. You did a fantastic job with these cards, I love the lemurs in the night sky.

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  14. Great backgrounds on both of these cute cards.

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  15. I heart both these cards!!! Awesome!

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  16. oh these cards are amazing!!! The second it's my fave! these color shadows give a wonderful depth to the scene.. like a 3D!! :)

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  17. I collect elephants and this one will have to go into my collection.
    Love the card.
    I called the other guy a raccoon. Close I guess
    Both cards are great.
    thanks for sharing.

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  18. Double wowzers on your second card...that sky really rocks!

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  19. Ooohhhh Sam your backgrounds are incredible. how do you do that each time. Don't know which one I love the most. Awesome and that stampset is so so cute. TFS.

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  20. Amazing background for the first card such beautiful colours <3 second card is awesome I love that lemur

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  21. I am in love with that elephant! And your awsome copic coloring made him look so adorable.

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  22. What fun cards with amazingly different effects, one soft and eyepopping LOVE nance459 at yahoo dot com

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  23. BOTH are fabulous! Love the way you used the vellum on that first card! Two cute cards.
    Lynn

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  24. Both your cards are awesome and so original. The vellum was so different on the first card and I really liked your night sky with the lemurs.

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  25. I absolutely adore both cards- the elephant is so sweet and love all your details and the stitching, and the lemur and the starry background is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing

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  26. Loved the lemur card, it is adorable

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  27. Great cards! You've made some amazing backgrounds

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  28. LOVE!
    Both of your cards are adorable but that lemur...awesome.

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  29. I love the background on these they make the stamped images really stand out

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  30. Love how you put the coon on the branch.

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  31. Both cards are incredible!! I love the bright colors with your elephant, and the night sky with the lemur is so dreamy! <3

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  32. Both Cards are AMAZINGLY C U T E !!! TFS!!

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  33. Both of these cards showcase your amazing talents for cardmaking!! Love the way you have colored both to perfection! The putting of the elephant on the vellum circle looks so cool!!!

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  34. Oh you have such an amazing way of utilizing these stamps! I love your style...creative!

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  35. TWO fantastic cards! I'm so loving the gradient on the first one and the second one has such a fun watercolor splatter!

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  36. Love both of these adorable cards with such wonderful coloring!

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  37. Yup super adorable. All that texture is amazing. I really love the lemur in the dark.

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