Friday, July 15, 2016

Newton's Nook Designs 3 Year Anniversary Blog Hop!

hello there!

Newton's Nook Designs is wrapping up their EPIC July release with a very special 3 year anniversary celebration blog hop!!! :) The release is live now and available in the shop! And the first 100 people to order get a FREE mini stamp set!!! Hurry over and get yours! 


i'm so excited!
the whole Design Team is participating PLUS some AMAZING guests!!! be sure to hop along the whole way for your chance to win!! 

my card for this AWESOME hop uses the new Pineapple Delight stamp and die set!! :)


i just LOVE pineapples right now! and hello - rainbows?! yes please!! ha ha!


i colored directly onto the stamp itself with my Distress Markers, then 'huffed' a little onto it, then pressed it onto the paper! :) FUN!
next, i used Peacock Feathers Distress Ink to blend the background and added a few tiny drops of water! 
now stay with me folks, i even CUT my sentiment stamp apart...ACK! i know!!!!! but i just had a vision of it on a curve like this, and masking wasn't working for me! ha! 

so that's it!!
below is the INCREDIBLE list of participants in this hop!! eek!!

Celebrate with Newton's Nook Designs for a chance to win!
Would you like to win a $25 store credit to spend at Newton's Nook Designs online shop? How about a $25 Gift Voucher to Simon Says Stamp?



EVERY Blog Stop in the hop today is giving away one of each! 

Here's how to win: We will pick two random winners from each blog listed below (one to receive a store credit to Newton's Nook Designs and one to receive a gift voucher to Simon Says stamp). Winners will be chosen at random from the comments posted on each of the blogs listed below. You have until Sunday, July 17th at 9pm CDT to comment. Winners will be announced on NND blog post on Monday, July 18th and will need to contact us to claim their prize.


Special Guests:

Newton's Nook Design Team:


116 comments:

  1. I would have never thought to make a pineapple rainbow color, how awesome! Yes, cutting your sentiment apart is tough...I have only done it once. It looks amazing! Great job! Happy 3rd Anniversary Newton's Nook Designs! Thanks for helping them celebrate a major milestone!

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  2. What a gorgeous pineapple...love it!

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  3. Nice to meet you and that pineapple makes me feel hungry. Great colours x

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  4. I adore your fun and chic design!

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  5. What a super cute idea for a rainbow pineapple!

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  6. So fun and clever, simple but pretty. I suffer with cutting stamps apart even though it gives extra flexibility it seems like I have to do it in secret LOL

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  7. Love your artsy pineapple! Very cool. Great modern card design.

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  8. Love your gorgeous card and that curved sentiment!

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  9. Beautiful card. I love the technique you used on the pineapple.

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  10. Gorgeous card. Love how you made the pineapple:)

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  11. This looks wonderful so worth cutting your stamp! Such a sweet stamp set.

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  12. I always get so anxious when I cut my stamps apart, but sometimes it's just so worth it!

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  13. SUPER AWESOME Card Sam!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Rainbow Pineapple!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! HUGS!! =)

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  14. I don't know why I love pineapples on a card but I do. So there!

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  15. So pretty! Love the colors on your pineapple and the pretty background! Awesome card!

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  16. Super smiles when you see this delightful card! We need lots more rainbows right now! Why not in a pineapple?

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  17. Cute rainbow pineapple! Love the clean and simple layout of your card!

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  18. I LOVE how you colored you pineapple, really eye-catching!!

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  19. What fun techniques! Thanks for sharing!

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  20. Cutting the stamp apart? Really? Well why not!

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  21. Love the pine apple card love the technique Im going to this Thanks for sharing and helping me to take my pineapple to the next level....

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  22. Love that pineapple and your watercolored card!

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  23. Quite adorable!! And I love that B&W strip (again!).

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  24. A rainbow pineapple! Very Hawaiian!!

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  25. Wow! Shave ice that pineapple - another great clean and simple card but so amazing!

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  26. What a great summer release. Terrific new images!

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  27. This pineapple is so cute and colourful. Thanks for sharing.

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  28. This pineapple is mouth-watering!

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  29. Love the colors! So cute and fun. Happy Anniversary to Newton and all the design team!

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  30. Wow I love the colors and the sentiment. Great design. Thanks for your talent and positiveness.

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  31. Love, love, love your card! What a sweet CAS design and love the rainbow pineapple!

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  32. I love the clever pineapple coloring and design!

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  33. the rainbow pineapples are so cool!!!

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  34. Super fun and fab pineapple!!!

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  35. Fabulous card, Samantha! I smile every time I see this pineapple stamp :-)

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  36. Oh, such a pretty card! I love the way you coloured it, and that black and white strip really makes the colours pop :)

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  37. Loooove your CAS card, so cute 💙

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  38. Oooh--I like your colorful pineapple.

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  39. Love the pineapple. Colors are great.

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  40. Fab card, I love the many different ways the design team are using this stamp set. Oh don't you just love a blog hop, it's so inspiring!

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  41. love your coloring - and how you curved the sentiment!

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  42. Love your "rainbow" colored pineapple! Lovely design!

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  43. I love your rainbow pineapple. Oh my, stamp surgery! Actually, I've done it, too. And they do go back together, if needed. :-) great card!

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  44. Way cool water coloring on the pineapple and background. Love your card.

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  45. Very pretty card :) Love the use of Distress on the card.

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  46. I love the colors you used in the card. Very cute!

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  47. Personally I think that all pineapples should wear the rainbow! It looks good on 'em. Perfect CAS card.

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  48. Pineapple cards are so popular right now and yours is lovely!

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  49. Beautiful card. Thank you for sharing!

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  50. Beautiful card, love the colors you used.

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  51. Fresh pineapple is yummie and so is your card. Like the rainbow idea.

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  52. Beautiful card, Samantha, love your pineapple and your trendy design!

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  53. I love this!!! Your color combo is adorable!!

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  54. Your work on watercolor is excellent !

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  55. So pretty! Love the watercoloring!

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  56. Beautiful card and beautiful watercolouring! I'm seeing pineapples everywhere! These new stamps are awesome!

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  57. Love the partial sponging with the fun pineapple

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  58. Great card, I love this new release.

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  59. Pretty pineapple with lucious colors.

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  60. Beautiful card and what wonderful color and texture you achieved with the distress markers!! Thanks so much for sharing and to Newton's Nook for offering the lovely prizes!! ~ Blessings, Tracey

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  61. I love the rainbow colored pineapple! Brilliant idea to cut the sentiment!

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  62. A rainbow pineapple...how fun. Great soft inking and black and white detail on the side.

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  63. Cool rainbow pineapple! Thanks for sharing your technique.

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  64. I love all of the beautiful colors on the pineapple!

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  65. A very pretty card Samantha. Who doesn't love a rainbow??? A great card!

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  66. so summery and fun! i never understood why people are so scared to cut their stamps. opens the mind even more to the possibilities!

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  67. Love love love this! That pineapple is beautiful!

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  68. Colorful pineapples. Very sweet.

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  69. I love your fun, colorful card! Great inspiration!

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  70. Nothing says thank you better than a rainbow pineapple! Wonderful card!

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  71. Your rainbow pineapple is wonderful.

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  72. The watercolor on the pineapple is so cute! I love when someone goes out of the box to color something in its non-traditional way. It gives me the courage to try new things!

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  73. Love the color combination you used!

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  74. Always such a pleasure to see what you create! Amazing card!
    Hugs from a fan girl
    Nicole

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  75. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your pineapple card - that side black and white border is DYNAMITE - awesome card!!

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  76. So Awesome! I am in LOVE with that multi-colored pineapple image! WOW!! So cool! What a great idea to use the distress inks! I love the way you "hugged" the pineapple with the sentiment too. Such a fun card!!
    -Jen {Newton's Nook Designs}

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  77. Clean and simple, what a nice card with a lovely pineapple. I like your style.

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  78. Your rainbow pineapple is so cute and creative! What a great card!

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  79. I really like your design! The cool blue of the background makes me think of the waters surrounding Hawaii, the pineapple state. The unusual choice for the pineapple's color makes it even more striking and the simple sentiment is the perfect finishing touch!

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  80. Love your pineapple! So simple and absolutely amazing!! <3

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  81. Love the layering.
    The pineapple is beautiful.
    thanks for sharing.

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  82. Stunning card very lovely thank you for sharing!!!

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  83. Stunning card very lovely thank you for sharing!!!

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  84. Love that colorful pineapple

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  85. How pretty your
    card is! Great
    coloring.
    Carla from Utah

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  86. Love your bright pineapple and curved sentiment!

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  87. I love being inspired to think outside of the box! So many possibilities with this stamp set!

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  88. BEAUTIFUL card!!!
    Your pineapple and design are SO ELEGANT - LOVE IT ALL!!!
    THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION ... looking forward to getting huffy :)

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