Newton's Nook Designs Sweet Treats Blog Hop 2017!

Hello!
Today Newton's Nook is having a super fun blog hop - all about sweet treats, mmm!! Just in time to get those Valentine's ready! :) 

I had SOOOOO much fun making my little project!

I decided to make some little treat baskets! 

i used an 8.5x11 sheet of cardstock and heat embossed the ADORABLE images from the Beautiful Blossoms stamp set all over it! Once the heat embossing was complete, I added my watercolor all over the whole page with Distress Inks. I used Dried Marigold, Worn Lipstick and Abandoned Coral.

When everything was dry, I die cut ALL THE HEARTS (ha ha!) with the Darling Hearts die! Ha - seriously, as many as I could! Then I arranged the hearts so there were no holes and did LOTS of mod podge-ing! It dried great, and I was able to fold up the edges! I added a little 'handle' with some patterned paper and ribbons to the sides!

(you can see my littlest little Mann trying to sneak a chocolate chip cookie while I was taking the photo - little sneak!!)

Sweet Treats Blog Hop Giveaway!

Would you like to win a $10 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs online shop?
We are giving them out to TWO lucky winners!

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 Monday, February 6th at 9pm CST to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Tuesday, February 7th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Amanda Bodine

Holly Endress

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Juliana Michaels

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Jennifer Timko

Tatiana Trafimovich

thanks a millie!

hello!

today i have a card up on the Create a Smile Stamps blog and it's bright and beautiful! lol!

eeeek! love the watercolor-y rainbow!

to see the whole card, and to read about how i made it, head on over to the Create a Smile Stamps blog!

enjoy!

Create a Smile Stamps Countdown to the January 2017 Release!

hello all! 

Create a Smile Stamps is releasing new stamps this month, and i am in LOVE with them!
i created a couple of cards and i can't wait to share them!

my first card uses the new Welcome Baby stamp set! soooo sweet!!

i stamped the cute images in a soft grey on the background of my card! then i splattered some of the ink onto it.
i heat embossed the sentiment in black, and LOVE how it pops!

i tore a little bit of the cardfront on top and had some bold black and white washi peek trhough! LOVE that little detail, too! i popped up the addooooooooorrable images, that i colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers! soooooo sweet! love how this card came out!

my second card uses MY FAVORITE IMAGE EVER!! ack!!! 

seriously...i swoon! it's from the new Decorated Wishes stamp set, and i could color it in different ways ALL DAY LONG!! ha!

i heat embossed the image and sentiment (which is from the Decorated Wishes-Mixed Add On stamp set!), and then colored it all in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers!
i added some machine stitching along the top of the card, and that's that! wow, right?!

be sure to check out the Create a Smile Stamps blog for more AMAZING and INSPIRING projects by the Design Team! this is an incredible release!

how about a subtle rainbow!?

it's no secret, i LOVE rainbows and all things in rainbow order/colors! ha!
and today, with my card on the Create a Smile Stamps blog, I made a card using rainbow colors - shocking, i know!
i decided to go a little subtle though:

what do you think?
want to learn more? head on over to the Create a Smile Stamps blog to read all about how to make it!
enjoy!

Beachy Day

well, it was 80 degrees here the other day...in January!!! ha ha!! 
hence the inspiration for my card that's up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog today!! :)

first, i stamped the word 'summer' (from the Simply Seasonal stamp set) repeatedly in a light grey ink onto the card front. then I used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color directly onto the stamps of the palm tree and island images! the images are from the Paradise Palms stamp set! once i finished the colored, i stamped them on top of the 'summer' graffiti!

i did the same thing with the sun image. then i added some splatters of yellow around the sun, and blue around the watercolored, blues of the ocean! 
the sentiment was heat embossed from the Aloha Newton stamp set!
hope this card sends some warmth to you, if you're in a cold area! :)
enjoy!

don't (ever!) grow up!

they never listen! 
ha!
today i have a layout up on the Create a Smile Stamps blog featuring my two little Menn!

i tell them every single day NOT to grow up, and yet, they keep growing taller and smarter!
head on over to the Create a Smile Stamps blog to see the whole layout and to read about how this came together!
enjoy! :)

Newton's Nook Designs January Release Day 4 - Newton’s Happy Mail + Coordinating Die

hello again!
we made it to the last day of the Newton's Nook Designs January release!!

today the whole team is showing off the Newton’s Happy Mail + Coordinating Die! this set is PERFECT for just dropping a little note to a friend!

you can totally use this to scrapbook, create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase on January 20th, right here!

my first card is all kinds of color! lol!

i stamped, colored and die cut my images and then created an outdoor, wintry scene!

i used my oooooooold grass punch (yes, PUNCH, people! lol) and watercolored with Distress Inks in Cracked Pistachio and Twisted Citron! then I used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to add some dimension the leaves!

the background is a little watercolor-y with Tumbled Glass and Peacock Feathers, and then i sued a stencil of some snowflakes and embossing paste to create the background texture! love!

i went a little more 'white space' for my second card!

eeek! i think it's adorable! i love that black mailbox, it toally reminds me of ours! lol! i used a die cut circle i had lying around on my desk and drew on some grass with Copics and then blended out the sky with Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass! 

i just love that curled sentiment, too! 

Would you like to win the “Newton’s Happy Mail” Stamp Set?
This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

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 January 19th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, January 20th. 

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

Newton's Nook DesignsAmanda Bodine
Holly Endress 
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko
Tatiana Trafimovich