Newton's Nook Designs Holiday Release- Newton's Curious Christmas

Good morning!  Are you ready for another super cute set from the Newton's Nook Designs holiday release?  Today's set is Newton's Curious Christmas- featuring Newton!!  It's a must have for all of his fans:

I chose the Newton in the tree image for my card, stamping in onto a white card base.  I colored it with my Prismacolor colored pencils.  I tried stripes this time so he'd look like my kitty Momo. :)  I added the stars around him with yellow ink and the sentiment off to the left.  Isn't it a fun one?

The papers are from the Echo Park Christmas Cheer 6x6 pad- I am loving it this season!

Would you like to win “Newton's Curious Christmas”?This set will be given away to one lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs listed below. Make sure to check out each  blog and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog will be chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Friday, October 17 at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be posted on the NND blog on Saturday, October 18th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Lydia Brooke

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Shellye McDaniel

Jess Moyer

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Tessa Wise

Heather Hoffman (Guest Designer)

I hope you had time to pop through the design team's blogs- they did such a great job with this set! Thanks for stopping by and for all your sweet comments this week- it's been so fun reading them!!

A Beachy Inky Paws Challenge

Happy Friday!  I'm sure ready for a nice, relaxing weekend!  Today I'm sharing a cute treat box I made for this month's Inky Paws Challenge over at Newton's Nook Designs.  Here is what I made:

I picked the cute image of Newton on a floaty from the Newton's Summer Vacation set to play with, coloring it with my Copic markers.  I fussy cut around him when I was done.
This cute clear triangle treat box from SRM Stickers was perfect for holding some fun gummy shark treats- I'm sure this is what Newton would be snacking on as he's floating out in the bay! :)

I added a few bits of patterned paper to the bottom of the box and chose a sentiment sticker from SRM Stickers to go along with the theme.  I die cut a piece of vellum with a label die and added the sentiment over the tom.  I layered it over the patterned papers and then added Newton to the top.  I finished off the look with a bit of Crushed Curry twine.

Wouldn't these be fun treats for a beachy get together?
I hope you have a chance to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge this week!  For more inspiration, pop over to the Newton's Nook Designs blog- the design team made some cute cards!!

Happy Anniversary Newton's Nook Designs!

Welcome to Newton's Nook Designs Anniversary Blog Hop!  Did you come from Danielle's awesome blog?  I'm so excited to be participating- I can't believe it's already been a year since they've opened their doors.  To celebrate I've created two cards- one using a set from their first release and another using a set from the most recent release.  

My first card features one of my all time favorite stamp sets, Just Say Cheese- the images and puns totally crack me up!  Here is my card:

I wanted to create a bright, clean, fiesta inspired card since I was using the queso image.  I imagined it was sitting in a pretty vintage pyrex dish :)  I colored it with Copics, pulling the colors from the fun triangles paper by Bella Blvd. 

I didn't have the right colors for the tortilla chips so I improvised and dotted the colors that I did have to create a tortilla-ish look :)  It worked ok and I didn't have to worry about shading!

My next card uses a brand new set, Newton's Summer Vacation:

I thought it would be fun to use the same supplies on both cards.  I colored Newton lounging on the beach with my Copics again and fussy cut him out.  I used the leftover strips of paper and scalloped border along the bottom edge of my card and added him just above them.

  

These fun stamp sets always make me happy when I use them!  I'm so glad to be hopping along- I feel pretty lucky to be a part of this team- Newton's Nook Designs is a great company and I wish them many more years of success!

They are such a great company, of course there is a giveaway!!  Here are the details:

Newton’s Nook Designs is so excited to be celebrating their One Year Anniversary - one whole year of getting our paws inky!  To celebrate we have an AMAZING blog hop featuring with our brand new design team and some AWESOME Special Guests! You are going to love all the fun inspiration they're sharing using Newton’s Nook Designs Stamps! 

Celebrate with us and enter to win!

Would you like to win a $10 coupon for Newton's Nook Designs online shop? We will be choosing TWO lucky winners! 

Here’s how to win:

Comment on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! TWO winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the blog hop. 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 20th at 9 pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Monday, July 21st. We are running a giveaway on our Facebook page too so make sure to enter here for another chance to win!!

Special Guests 
Jennifer Ingle
Emily Leiphart
Jocelyn Olson
Simon Says Stamp

Design Team:
Taheerah Atchia
Lydia Brooke
Larissa Heskett
Diane Jaquay
Samantha Mann
Crafty Math-Chick
Shellye McDaniel
Jess Moyer
Stephanie Muzzulin
Danielle Pandeline
Tessa Wise

I hope you have fun hopping along today!  Don't forget to leave comments along the way for your chance to win something fun! :)  Thanks for stopping by here, too!

Newton's Nook Designs July Release- Newton's Summer Vacation

Good morning!  I have another fun card for you today featuring another great set from this month's Newton's Nook Designs release!!  This one is a full set of Newton- doing what kitties dream of doing on their summer vacation!!  So cute! Hee!  Here is my card:

I chose the image where Newton is building a sand castle.  I just love this little image!  So imaginative and cute!  I stamped Newton and the bucket onto white cardstock and colored them with Copic markers.  I fussy cut around them and put them aside.  I stamped the sandcastle and the sand in the bucket onto Sahara Sand cardstock and used Copics to color them, too.  I added a poof of Crumb Cake marker with my Spritzer tool to give it a sandy look and cut them out as well.
Then I built my card.  I created a base out of light blue cardstock.  I cut the waves and sand panels using the Custom Panels die set by Avery Elle.  I layered the waves onto my card so they would peek out from behind the sand.  I stamped the bucket, sentiment, and Newton onto the sand and layered my colored pieces over the top.  I added some shadows around them to give them a little dimension.  I layered it on to my card using dimensional adhesive dots and then added a strip of striped paper to finish off the look

Isn't Newton just the cutest?

Would you like to win “Newton’s Summer Vacation”?
This set will be given away to TWO lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs release 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, July 17th at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 18th.  

We will also be having a giveaway on Facebook - so make sure to like our Facebook page and enter to win there! 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Lydia Brooke

Larissa Heskett

Diane Jaquay

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Shellye McDaniel

Jess Moyer

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Tessa Wise (you're here)

I loved this release so much!  Using each set just made me smile- they are so stinkin' cute!!  I hope you had as much fun with this release as we did!  Thanks for stopping by!

Newton's Nook Designs July Reveal- Newton's Day Dream

Hello!  I am so excited for Newton's Nook Designs newest release- these stamps are SOOO cute!!  I can't get enough of them!  Today we are showing off the new mini set featuring Newton- Newton's Daydream.  He's sleeping the day away like any good cat :)  Here is what I made:

I thought this one would be fun to watercolor!  I stamped Newton out onto the watercolor paper and colored him in using residual ink from my ink pads as well as a watercolor palette.  The colors I chose came from the fun background papers I used by Bella Blvd.  I gave him stripes like my kitty Momo has :)

This stamp set just makes me smile!  I'm sure you will too when you see it!

Would you like to win “Newton’s Daydream”?
This set will be given away to TWO lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs release 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, July 17th at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 18th. 

We will also be having a giveaway on Facebook - so make sure to like our Facebook page and enter to win there! 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Lydia Brooke

Larissa Heskett

Diane Jaquay

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Shellye McDaniel

Jess Moyer

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Tessa Wise (you're here)

This week will be so fun!  Be sure to stop by again- I'll have a new Newton's Nook Designs card for you every day along with lots of chances to win the newest sets!

Newton's Nook Designs Holiday Release: Newton's Holiday Mischief

Good Morning!  Today is the start of the holiday release from Newton's Nook Designs!

Today we are showcasing the adorable Newton's Holiday Mischief set!  It is so fun!  Here is the card I made:

Every stamp in this set is so adorable!  It was hard to pick which one to play with first!  Finally, I chose this little kitty, looking to enjoy some of Santa's cookies and milk!  I stamped him in black ink onto natural ivory cardstock and colored him using my newly aquired Prismacolor pencils!  The sentiment I've used is a sneak peek of another new set- Holiday Wishes- which will be debuting on Wednesday this week!

Of course, since it's release week, Newton's Nook Designs is giving away stamp sets!  Here are the details on their giveaway:

Would you like to win Newton's Holiday Mischief?This set will be given away to Two lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

1. Comment on Newton's Nook Design blog: http://www.newtonsnookblog.com. One Winner will be randomly chosen from the comments on the Holiday release posts.

2. Comment on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Holiday release blog hop. 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, October 17th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 18th.

Make sure you check out all the blogs participating in the Launch Party below to enter:

Tessa Wise

Jocelyn Olson

Samantha Mann

Jennifer Ingle

Alice Wertz (Guest Designer)

Danielle Pandeline (Guest Designer)

It looks like the whole team loved this set!  Their cards are so cute!!  I hope you get a chance to pop over and enjoy them all!

Well, I hope you enjoy your day!  I'll be back tomorrow with another post for Newton's Nook Designs holiday release- it's another cute one, too!

Thanks for stopping by!

-tessa

Happy Harvest with Newton's Nook

Good Morning!

I just got back from the dentist! :) You know how that goes!  Hee!  Luckily all the people at my office are so friendly and fun!  I don't mind going so much.

I wanted to pop on because there is a new challenge up on the Newton's Nook Designs Blog today!  I had fun playing along!

Here is the sketch:

And here is the card I came up with using it:

I enjoyed coloring the image with my Copics this time around!  The papers are from last year's October Afternoon Witch Hazel line.  I still love that plaid!

I hope you have time to play along with the sketch!  Pop over to the Newton's Nook Designs Blog to see what the other designers did with the sketch!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-tessa

Calico Kitties Card

Hi There!

What are you up to today?  I'm still visiting my family on the west coast and I'm loving every minute of it!  I seriously wonder why I live all the way on the other side of the country sometimes... Don't get me wrong- I love it there, too but it's just not the same as being home :)

I thought I'd share a little card I made recently using the cute Newton's Antics set by Newton's Nook Designs!  The kitties are just too fun and I can't get enough of them!  Today I created a couple of cuddling calico kitties :)

Aren't they cute paper pieced together?  I used Pebbles Inc. Family Ties line for this, stamping the kitties onto the plaid and floral designs and cutting them out.  I stamped them again on my white panel and watercolored a little shadow around them.  I pieced the patterned kitties on to the top, popping up the plaid one to give it some dimension.

After they were pieced together, I added some stamped hearts above them and built my card.  I love the sentiments in this set, too!  They work perfectly with the kitty theme!

Well, I'm going to keep it short today- off on a few adventures in the next couple of days then it's back to DC!  Gotta enjoy it while I can! :)

-tessa

Newton's Nook Designs Launch Party: Newton's Antics

Welcome to day 1 of the Newton's Nook Designs Launch Party!! 

Today we're sharing our cards using the 1st release- the Newton's Antics set!  We love kitties at my house so this set is dearly loved!  I was inspired by Newton himself for my card today and created a card with a cute orange kitty:

I stamped Newton onto some speckled white cardstock along with his toy mouse.  I colored them in using a mix of copics and water based markers.  I added a little shadowing with some light gray ink and a water marker.

When I was finished coloring, I trimmed the cardstock down for my card, cutting around Newton's tail at the top.  I also stamped the cute sentiment.  The patterned papers are from the 6x6 About a Boy collection by Echo Park.

This card was so fun to make!  Coloring kitties might be one of my new favorite things! lol!  You'll love it- and you can win it!  Here are the details:

Would you like to win Newton's Antics? This set will be given away to Two lucky winners!

Here's how to win:

1. Comment on Newton's Nook Design blog: http://www.newtonsnookblog.com. One Winner will be randomly chosen from the comments on the launch party post.

2. Comment on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Launch Party. 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, July 18th at 9pm Central Standard Time to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 19th.

But wait… there's more. We will also be giving away a gift card on Facebook this week to celebrate our launch - so be sure to pop over there to like our page and enter to win! https://www.facebook.com/newtonsnook

Make sure you check out all the blogs participating in the Launch Party below to enter:

Jennifer Ingle

Emily Leiphart

Samantha Mann

Jocelyn Olson

Tessa Wise

Heather Campbell

Jean Martin

Audrey Tokach

Chari Moss

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you get a chance to check out what the whole team made!!

-tessa