Thursday, April 11, 2019

Newton's Nook Designs April Release-Newton's Birdhouse + coordinating Die, Mother's Day, Father's Day

wow!!
I can't believe it's already the last day of Newton's Nook Designs April release!


I am super in love with this release, it's FUN and happy and so exciting!
oh how I love all of these new stamps, stencils and dies!! just wait until you see it all! but in the mean time, check out what we're working with today: Newton's Birdhouse + coordinating Die, Mother's Day, Father's Day
you can totally create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase on April 12th, right here

my first card uses the new Newton's Birdhouse set along with the new Speech Bubbles Die Set!!

Find Your Happy Place Card by Samantha Mann, Newton's Nook Deisgns, handmade cards, distress ink, cats, bokeh #inkblending #newtonsnook #cards

this was so fun to make! 
I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color the images, along with the coordinating dies to die cut it out! 
and the sentiment!! ha ha ha! still makes me laugh!
I also used the Bokeh Stencil to create the fun background, which I highlighted with sequins!
the Distress Ink colors I used are Cracked Pistachio, Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn!

Find Your Happy Place Card by Samantha Mann, Newton's Nook Deisgns, handmade cards, distress ink, cats, bokeh #inkblending #newtonsnook #cards

it's hard to tell in the photos, but the sentiment was heat embossed in black onto a vellum speech bubble!

my 2nd and 3rd cards use the new Mother's Day and Father's Day mini sets!

Mother's & Father's Day Card Duo by Samantha Mann, Newton's Nook Designs, distress inks, stencil, handmade cards #cards #inkblending #newtonsnook #fussycut

love them!!
I used the new Hardwood Stencil for both backgrounds - I used it with white embossing paste for the Mother's Day card, and Vintage Photo Distress Ink with ink blending for the Father's Day card!

Happy Mother's Day Card by Samantha Mann, Newton's Nook Designs, distress inks, handmade cards, #inkblending #mothersday #newtonsnook #stencil #embossingpaste

both cards have the sentiment heat embossed in black onto a strip of vellum! then I stamped, colored and fussy cut out the little images and glued them to the sentiment!

Happy Mother's Day Card by Samantha Mann, Newton's Nook Designs, distress inks, handmade cards, #inkblending #mothersday #newtonsnook #stencil #embossingpaste

for the Mother's Day card, I combined it with the Bold Blooms Stencil and Seedless Perserves, Picked Raspberry and Dried Marigold Distress inks! then I used the Frames Squared Die Set to cut it out!

Happy Father's Day Card by Samantha Mann, Newton's Nook Designs, fussy cut, plaid, distress ink,  handmade cards, #cards #fathersday #newtonsnook #distressink

the Father's Day card uses the Plaid Stencil Set! and this time, I used Distress Inks in Peacock Feathers, Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn!

Happy Father's Day Card by Samantha Mann, Newton's Nook Designs, fussy cut, plaid, distress ink,  handmade cards, #cards #fathersday #newtonsnook #distressink

oh! and the vellum was attached with foam tape under the colored images, for both cards! I used the Frameworks Die Set to cut out the plain panel!

Would you like to win the “Newton’s Birdhouse” Stamp Set? This stamp 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 April 11th at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 12th. 

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

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

2nd Annual Cutest Video Hop Ever - honest!!

Hi hi hi!!

Hello and welcome to the 2nd Annual Cutest Video Hop Ever! My little Menn (Jackson and Nolan!) and I are excited to be joining Emily Leiphart for this fun hop, crafting with our kids (or in Simon’s case, with mom) and inspiring the next generation of crafters! We hope you have as much fun watching us craft with our kids (mom), as much as we enjoyed creating these projects to share with you.

yes, that's right...I made a video with my little Menn!! I'm still a rookie, so be kind!! Be sure to check out the video by clicking hereWe hope you have as much fun watching us craft with our kids, as much as we enjoyed creating these projects to share with you. (All of the information can be found on Emily's blog!)





All of the artists' YouTube links are below. Please remember that comments here on the blog, while greatly appreciated, are not eligible for the giveaways below. You must leave your comments on YouTube. The more you comment, the higher your chances of winning.

VIDEO HOP LIST

  1. Catherine Pooler   https://youtu.be/oCEuvP63KaM
  2. Ardyth Percy-Robb   https://youtu.be/HYyEA1_Iw6U
  3. Jill Dewey Hawkins   https://youtu.be/IibysQA5s4o
  4. Marie-Pierre Capistran   https://youtu.be/4TGcsw4-C6I
  5. Natalie Elphinstone   https://youtu.be/xhjWKx73jH4

All of the giveaway and ways to win are below, be sure to check it out!!

My little Menn were super excited to play with my alcohol inks...and they loved it! here are their cards!


be sure to check out the video on YouTube! 

but here are some closeups, too:



Jackson knew right away that he wanted to use the panda from the Be Him stamp set by Waffle Flower!...it's his favorite animal, he knows practically everything about them!




and Nolan used the kitty from Be Her, because...well in his words: he "wanted to make George Washing-cat"...!?! ha ha!


I also joined in the fun and made a card just like theirs! but, of course, I had to add a rainbow!




love it!





SPONSORS + PRIZES



We're incredibly grateful to Ranger Ink and Simon Hurley for sending Simon Hurley create. products to several of our designers, and also to Catherine Pooler Designs for sending her inks to several of our designers.

Thank you so much to all of the wonderful individuals and companies who have donated over 30 prizes for this fun event! The winners will be randomly chosen from all comments left on each of our videos. The more you comment, the better your chances of winning! Comments will close at 11:59 p.m. EST on April 17, 2019 and winners will be announced on my blog on April 24, 2019.

Ranger Ink, 2 Simon Hurley create. Goodie Bags
Jennifer McGuire Ink, 3 Share Handmade Kindness Goodie Bags
Catherine Pooler Designs, 2 ink pads per video
Scrapbook.com, $75 gift certificate + ColorCase 2-pack*
Simon Says Stamp, $50 gift certificate
Avery Elle, $50 gift certificate
Studio Katia, 2 x $25 gift certificates
Winnie & Walter, $50 gift certificate
Pretty Pink Posh, $30 gift certificate
Ellen Hutson, $25 gift certificate
Hero Arts, $25 gift certificate
My Favorite Things, $25 gift certificate
Newton’s Nook Designs, $25 gift certificate
Paper Smooches, $25 gift certificate
The Stamp Market, $25 gift certificate
Waffle Flower, $25 gift certificate

Enjoy!!

Newton's Nook Designs April Release-Moo + coordinating Die

I'm so excited about Day 3 of Newton's Nook Designs April release!



I am super in love with this release, it's FUN and happy and so exciting!
oh how I love all of these new stamps, stencils and dies!! just wait until you see it all! but in the mean time, check out what we're working with today: Moo + coordinating Die
you can totally create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase on April 12th, right here

this may be my favorite card I made for the release!
this scene has me all happy and heart eyes!

Party 'til the Cows Come Home Card by Samantha Mann, Newton's Nook Designs, Distress Ink, cows, handmade card, cards, birthday, party, #distressinks #cows #cards #zigcleancolorrealbrushmarkers

this was so fun to make! 
I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color the images, along with the coordinating dies to die cut it out! 
and the sentiment!! ha ha ha! still makes me laugh!
I used Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks to add color to the ground! the hilly border and grassy border are from the Land Borders Die Set
I used Tumbled Glass to add color to the cloud, which is from the Sky Borders Die Set

Party 'til the Cows Come Home Card by Samantha Mann, Newton's Nook Designs, Distress Ink, cows, handmade card, cards, birthday, party, #distressinks #cows #cards #zigcleancolorrealbrushmarkers

I seriously think those cows are just adorable!! I LOOOOOOVE how they came out when I colored them! and that barn...it just pops!! 

Would you like to win the “Moo” Stamp Set? This stamp 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 April 11th at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 12th. 

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