Friday, April 17, 2020

Newton's Nook Designs' Uplifting Smiles Blog Hop!



Newton's Nook Designs Send Uplifting  Blog Hop!
Today the Newton's Nook Designs and Inky Paws Challenge Team members are hopping along to Send Uplifting Smiles! Our goal today is to help brighten your day with uplifting and encouraging cards that will make you smile! We know that many of you are under stay home orders to help fight the spread of the Coronavirus and during this time of social distancing it's more important than ever to keep in touch with family and friends! We encourage you to spend some time creating and sending cards to those who matter to you! Check out all the stops in this hop to get inspired on ways you can send uplifting smiles!  

Leave comments at all the stops on the hop for a chance to win a store credit to our shop (details at the bottom of this post). 



this is such a wonderful reason to get (virtually) together and spread smiles and happy thoughts!


for my card, I used the Newton's Graduation Stamp Set (and coordinating dies), the Speech Bubbles Die Set, the Sunscape Stencil and Newton's Support Stamp Set!



Life is Tough, but So are You Card by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Uplifting Blog Hop, Sending Smiles, Distress Inks, Ink Blending, Encouragement cards, Cards, Clear Stamps #newtonsnook #distressinks #inkblending #encouragement #lifeistough #cards

I stamped and colored the image with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers! then I added foam tape to the back! 


I heat embossed the sentiment onto a black speech bubble and popped that up too!



Life is Tough, but So are You Card by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Uplifting Blog Hop, Sending Smiles, Distress Inks, Ink Blending, Encouragement cards, Cards, Clear Stamps #newtonsnook #distressinks #inkblending #encouragement #lifeistough #cards

for the background, I used Distress Inks in a (literal!) rainbow of colors - because what's better than a rainbow!?!

then I used some Translucent Embossing Paste and the Sunscape stencil to create the rays coming out of the circle!


Inspired?
What will you create? Newton's Nook Designs is having a sale this weekend too so you can stock up on your favorites to make some cards today! Check out their shop at www.newtonsnookdesigns.com for details! 

Send Uplifting Smiles Hop Giveaway!Would you like to win a $25 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, April 20th at 9pm EST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Tuesday, April 21st.



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

32 comments:

  1. Ooh I love the colorful background and the awesome coloring too! Fantastic uplifting card! <3

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  2. Beautiful background.
    Newton holding the globe
    is great - we're all in
    this together. thanks
    for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  3. Love your beautiful rainbow of
    colors background. I also love the
    B&W stripes against the colors.
    Very pretty card.

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  4. I love Samantha's card! I love the saying, and I especially love how the globe pops of the page! Gorgeous!

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  5. Your background is amazing !!...Newton looks so cute on your card!!

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  6. Love the Rainbow colors. Love the sentiment, so uplifting.

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  7. This is so amazing! Love the background and the sentiment is perfect!

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  8. BEA-U-TIFUL!! Newton with his colorful rainbow backdrop and love for all the world is just super! I have long loved your cards and confess I couldn't wait for your stop on the hop - you certainly made me SMILE once again!

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  9. Such a great encouraging card! Love the colors!

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  10. Beautiful background, and love that you made "the world" for this uplifting card cuz this unsettling time is world wide!

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  11. I ADORE your card, that rainbow goodness is perfect.

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  12. What a stunning background! I Love the colors!

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  13. Great rainbow background. Love the card!

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  14. Love it!
    It's amazing card! 😍

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  15. OMG, so cute!!! It's so colorful and cheerful<3<3<3

    Hugs,
    Mary Ellen

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  16. Oh my word!!! This is stunning!!! Amazing combo with great details!

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  17. Sooooo colorful and bright and uplifting card. Nice job. Thanks for sharing

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  18. He is so cute. Love your coloring.

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  19. Spectacular backdrop! Love the myriad of rainbow colors and the brilliant globe. The saying could not be more ideal! And the happy kitty? Purrrrfect!

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  20. This is fabulous! I love the rainbow BG with the black & white strip on the side.

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  21. The lovely Newton is so adorable against the rainbow background with the popped up earth 🌎.. Definitely with all of us together we can fight all adversities.. Thank you for reassurance ❤️❤️❤️

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  22. great sentiment and love the rainbow of colors.

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  23. Cute image and brilliant sentiment turned into an adorable card

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  24. Beautiful background with cute image and lovely sentiment

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  25. I love your rainbow of colors with the globe kitty image! Thanks for brightening my day with this gem! Hugs, Debbie

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  26. This is a great encouraging card especially in such a time as this - love the Newton with the world and the sentiment as well - lovely layout - TFS and for the hop - blessings,

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  27. Great card. I love Newton. The background makes me so happy.

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  28. So eye-catching, Samantha, with your amazing background and gorgeous image and sentiment! Perfect design! It certainly brought a smile and brightened my day! Stay safe! :)

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thank you SO much for taking the time to comment! just like that, you made my day! :D