Friday, July 14, 2017

Newton's Nook Designs 4 Year Celebration Blog Hop

hello!
and happy Friday!

today is the day i've been waiting for all week: the Newton's Nook 4 Year Celebration Blog Hop!!!


SO SO SO fun!

be sure to hop along to increase your chance of winning! Newton's Nook is giving away FOUR $25 gift certificates!! WOW!

AND check this out! the BRAND NEW Pawprint Stencil is YOURS FREE if you spend $75!!




it's no surprise for you to find that i used the ADORABLE Toucan Party stamp set for my card today...I AM IN LOVE WITH IT! ha ha!! 

that may be an understatement!



love it!!

i even used purple!!! what?! i know - that's how much i love this set!
i colored all of the images my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then die cut them with their coordinating dies!



i used a circle mask that i had laying on my desk and the new Tropical Leaves Stencil to create the background! LOVE it! it's clearly the tropical leaves, but not in your face! so fun!


so be sure to hop on to your next stop! do you love the toucans as much as i do? ha!

enjoy!


Celebrate with us and enter to win!

To celebrate 4 years Newton's Nook Designs is giving away a $25 store credit to spend in their online shop to 4 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 16th at 9pm CDT to comment. Winners will be announced on NND blog post on Monday, July 17th 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:


44 comments:

  1. I love your cute and colorful toucan! What a cheerful card!

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  2. this card is so sweet - the layout is inspirational;)

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  3. I do love these little toucans, so many ways to color them! I love the stencil in the circle and the colors you used on the bird, he's too cute.

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  4. So pretty. Love the colors you used.

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  5. What a lovely clean card. I especially like the purple toucan :D

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  6. I love the colorful toucan! She really stands out :)

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  7. Great design. The very faint tropical leaves in the background is lovely.

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  8. I cannot even say how much I love the colors on your toucan!!! What an adorable card! Thank you for a week of amazing inspiration!

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  9. Oh, I just love that purple toucan! Fabulous coloring and design!

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  10. Love the design.
    The muted leaves in the
    back with the colors at
    each corner.
    Fantastic.
    thanks for sharing.

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  11. What a fun card! I just love the stencilled background you created, it is the perfect touch to showcase your gorgeous purple toucan! TFS

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  12. The toucan is bright and cheerful, lovely card!

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  13. WHAT! A purple Toucan! That's madness! I love it! I love how you masked the stencil in just the circle too! Thank you so much for helping to celebrate our Anniversary today!

    -Jen {Newton's Nook Designs}

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  14. Lovely work with the lovely new set, I like the work you done for the background too!

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  15. taht's a very brighlty colored toucan, makes it feel super tropical indeed

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  16. Love how you colored the image. Thanks for the inspiration

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  17. your colouring is gorgeous Sam, I always admire your cards!

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  18. Your cards are always so beautiful..there isn't a color you could use that wouldn't be perfect! I love how you've used the stencil on the circle behind the bird, what a great idea!

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  19. Very cute scene with that gorgeous toucan!

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  20. Pretty card! Love the toucan and the tropical background!
    Happy 4th birthday to Newton's Nook! Enjoying the hop!

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  21. Very pretty. I love the soft leaf background.

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  22. Love the soft inking of the tropical leaves and the nontraditional toucan colours.

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  23. This is so pretty - it's a perfect backdrop for your toucan!

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  24. What creativity you have shown in the choice of background for the wonderful toucan stamp. Thanks for sharing your design with us.

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  25. What a delightful design - love the beautiful toucans and the CAS look of your card.

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  26. Cute. I like the colors and the sentiment.

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  27. This stamps set together with the stencil give a great card !

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  28. Gorgeous card!Thank you for sharing!Happy 4th bday NND!

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  29. Fresh and colourful summer card! :) Love how you made the background. Your card is so adorable with lovely toucan ;)

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  30. This tucan set is so adorable. Love your coloring as well.

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  31. Your colors are so cheery. I love the magenta toucan!

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  32. awesome card, love your background!

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  33. This is such a creative card. I love your stenciled circle of tropical leaves which is the perfect accent for your toucan!

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  34. Really sweet card. The stenciled leaves are great and the colourful toucan is just brilliant!

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  35. I love your bright and beautiful toucan! The leaves and flowers are tropically terrific :)

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  36. Those toucans are the cutest!!

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  37. That is the prettiest Toucan!! I love how you did the circle of leaves, great design.

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  38. What a fabulous wonderful card!! Love the toucan!

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  39. Love that your toucan is so festive and unique in colors!!!

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