Newton’s Nook Designs & Therm-O-Web Collaboration Week

September 16, 2019September 15, 2019 | marialrussell

This week Newton’s Nook Designs and Therm O Web are partnering for fabulous Fall, Halloween and Christmas inspiration! All week long both design teams will be sharing ways to use Therm O Web products with Newton’s Nook Designs stamps! We also have GIVEAWAY so please make sure to read at the end of this post to find out how you can WIN.

I went NND and TMW crazy and created three projects for you today! I am showcasing (one of my all-time favorite stamp set from Newton’s Nook) the Sweater Weather stamp set and its coordinating dies with the Happy Howl-Oween stamp set and coordinating dies. I am also showcasing a LOT of products provided to us by Therm O Web, which you will be able to see if you watch my YouTube video below. I also would like to take this opportunity to thank Therm O Web for spoiling the NND Design Team with your amazing products.

For my first project, I die-cut a masking paper with a circle die and masked my Bristol smooth white card stock. I inked up my background with some distress oxide inks. I sprayed my inked background with some water to get the oxidize effect and dabbed it with paper towel to dry. I used the Deco Foil Transfer Gel and Newton’s Nook Cascading Stars Stencil to create the stars on my background. I set this piece aside to dry for about 40 minutes and ran it through my laminator with some Deco Foil Ocean Blue Transfer Sheets. I removed my mask and colored the moon a little bit with my B000 copic marker.

To create my scene for my trick-or-treaters, I used a house die from my stash and TMW Flock transfer sheets in Purple Punch, Sunshine Yellow, Black Velvet and White Latte to create my spooky house. I also die-cut the grass using the Land Borders die set.

I stamped my image using the Happy Howl-Oween stamp set and colored the images in with my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. I die-cut the image using the coordinating die. Now that I have all of my elements, I started building up my scene.

I used a white pigment ink and a blending brush to highlight the grass. By doing so, this gave it a more realistic effect since I have a HUGE moon shining over everything! I finished my design by stamping the bats. I also stamped my sentiment in Versamark ink and sprinkled some white embossing powder. I used my Wagner heating tool to heat set the sentiment. Here’s a closer look at the card:

For my second project, I wanted to use the flock transfer sheets and my embossing folder to create a winter scene for my critters from the Sweater Weather stamp set. I have a process video for you for the two Christmas cards. Here’s the first one:

For the second Christmas card, I used the Oh Christmas Tree Designer Toner Sheets , the White Latte Flock Transfer Sheet and the Gina K Designs for TMW Red Velvet Deco Foil to create a fun shaker card:

Here’s my YouTube process video:

I hope you like my projects today. I would be so grateful if you could visit my YouTube channel and subscribe if you haven’t already! The supplies I used are listed and linked below (affiliate links may have been used for some of the items at no additional cost to you).

There are more amazing projects today over on the Therm O Web blog so pop over there for more inspiration!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

Time for prizes! Would you like to win a $25 store credit at Therm O Web or to Newton’s Nook Designs? Both companies will be giving away a prize this week! Visit the Newton’s Nook Designs blog and the Therm O Web Blog to enter for a chance to win! Have an amazing day and happy stamping!

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Only Santa Knows…. (If I’ve been Naughty or Nice)

September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 | marialrussell

Hello everyone! Maria here with you today. Just a quick heads up, the sale is still going strong so head on over to the shop before everything gets sold out.

I know it’s a little too early to even think about Christmas! I want to send mine early this year so I have started creating them already. For my project today, I am showcasing the Little Huggables stamp set with the Naughty-isms stamp set.

To begin, I started by using a “make a wreath” stencil from my stash and stamped the little present images on Neenah solar white card stock. I also stamped the snowflake with some light blue ink, and my bunny from the Little Huggables stamp set.

I colored my images in with my Spectrum Noir TriBlend markers.

I adhered my colored panel to a red patterned paper and glued this piece on to an A2 size card base.

Lastly, I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx black ink and stamped the paw print with Lobster red ink. Here’s my card:

This card is really simple and can be mass-produced. Here’s a little close-up:

I hope you like my Christmas card today. Please visit CAS-ual Fridays Stamps to purchase the stamps that I featured today. Don’t forget to use my coupon code “MARIASENTME” for 15% off your order. Happy stamping!

Newton’s Nook Designs 6-Year Celebration – Day 1

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 | marialrussell

It is that time of the month where the entire design team get so excited to show off the new stamps, dies and stencils by Newton’s Nook Designs. This is a very special month because Newton’s Nook is celebrating 6 years! Yay!!!! You also have a chance to win a $20 store credit for each reveal day so please read through til the end of the blog post to find out more info. [Just a little important note: I know some of you had difficulties finding the comments section. If you would like to leave a comment to participate in the giveaway, the “comments section” will only be ever visible when a single post on Word Press is being viewed. Please click on this particular blog post and you will be able to leave a comment below. Thank you!]

For the first day of the reveals, we are showcasing Corgi Beach + coordinating die with the Hibiscus and Pineapple Layering Stencils, PLUS three (3) new edge stencils. Here’s what they look like:

I started out with an A2 size panel of Bristol smooth white card stock and ink blended this piece with some distress oxide inks. I used the Waves edge stencil and the Clouds edge stencil to create the clouds and the water.

I stamped and colored my images on some Neenah solar white card stock and colored them in with my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. I used the Sea Border and Sky Border dies to create more texture to my ink-blended panel. I adhered this piece on an A2-size side-fold card base and adhered the images with liquid and foam adhesive.

The coconut drink next to the Corgi is from the Aloha Newton stamp set. I love that you can mix and match the stamp sets available at the shop. To finish my design, I added glossy accents to the sunglasses and noses for added interest. Here’s a closer look:

For my second card, I stamped and colored my image from the Aloha Newton stamp set using Spectrum Noir Finesse Alcohol Proof Dye Ink and colored it in with my Spectrum Noir TriBlend markers. I ink-blended some white card stock using the new Clouds and Hill Edge stencils and die cut this piece with a scalloped border die from my stash.

I used the new Pineapple Layering Stencil with some distress oxide inks to ink-blend a panel of Bristol smooth white card stock. I used my Spectrum Noir TriBlend marker in Light Pink blend to add the dots. I attached an A2 size vellum, and adhered my focal image on the front of the card.

To finish my design, I added the sun, the coconut drink and the “Aloha” sentiment from the Aloha Newton die set. I also added glossy accents to the coconuts to add more texture and interest. Here’s a closer look at the card:

Would you like to win a $20 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs? ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win!

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 July 18th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 19th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs

Maria Russell (you are here)

Andrea Shell

Tatiana Trafimovich

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Newton’s Nook Designs June Release – Day 1 – Cat-itude, Paw Print Shaker Die and Meow Stencil

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 | marialrussell

It is that time of the month where the entire design team get so excited to show off the new stamps, dies and stencils by Newton’s Nook Designs. You also have a chance to win a stamp set for each reveal day so please read through til the end of the blog post to find out more info. [Just a little important note: I know some of you had difficulties finding the comments section. If you would like to leave a comment to participate in the giveaway, the “comments section” will only be ever visible when a single post on Word Press is being viewed. Please click on this particular blog post and you will be able to leave a comment below. Thank you!]

For the first day of the reveals, we are showcasing Cat-itude Stamp Set, Paw Print Shaker Dies and the MEOW Stencil:

Here is my card:

I started out with an A2 size panel of Bristol smooth white card stock and ink blended some distress oxide inks. I used the MEOW stencil and white embossing paste to add some texture to the card.

I used the Paw Print Shaker Die to die-cut some card stock, patterned paper and acetate sheet. I assembled the shaker by adding some foam adhesive and used some pink sequins as my shaker element. I adhered this piece onto my ink-blended panel. To finish my design, I die-cut the word “meow” using the die from the Paw Print Shaker set on some glittered card stock and adhered this piece on top of the Paw Print shaker piece. Here’s a closer look:

For my second card, I did most of the steps mentioned above but used Moonstone glimmer paste to add some texture. I die-cut the Paw Print shaker with some colored card stock and stamped the sentiment using the Cat-itude stamp set. This stamp set is a must-have for any cat-lovers!

To finish my design, I added some 6 mm Pink Heart Droplets by Kat Scrappiness. Don’t you just love the sentiments on this stamp set? Here’s a closer look:

Would you like to win the “Cat-itude” 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 June 13th at 9pm ET to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, June 14th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs

Maria Russell (you are here)

Andrea Shell

Tatiana Trafimovich

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Newton’s Nook Designs May Release – Day 1 – Newton’s Movie Night, Cascading Stars and Popcorn Stencils

May 13, 2019May 12, 2019 | marialrussell

For the first day of the reveals, we are showcasing the following products:

NNDMAY19_NewtonsMovieNight — Newton’s Movie Night and Coordinating Dies

NNDMAY19_StencilsALL — Cascading Stars and Popcorn Stencils

Here is my card:

Here’s how I made it:

stamp the images on smooth white card stock, color and and die-cut the images using the coordinating dies. I used the dies to die-cut the 3D glasses and the popcorn but I fussy-cut the main image.
Ink up an A2 size piece of Bristol smooth white card stock with distress oxide inks. I used Victorian Velvet distress oxide ink.
I smooshed my Aged Mahogany distress oxide ink onto an acrylic block and used my distress sprayer to add water. I then used my watercolor brush to splatter some color onto my inked up background.
I used the popcorn stencil and moonstone glimmer paste to add some glitter and shine on my background, using a palette knife.

I used another die from my stash to die-cut the “wooden floors”. I also used this die to die-cut the colored background. I adhered both panels to my A2-size card base.

I die-cut some diagonal frames in white and pink card stock and adhered them together, and stamped my sentiment.
I adhered all of the pieces onto the card.
I finished my design by adding some glossy accents to the 3D glasses.

Here’s a closer look:

Would you like to win the “Newton’s Movie Night” 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, May 16th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, May 17th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs

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Newton’s Nook Designs April Release – Day 1 – Oink Stamp Set with Picket Fence and Speech Bubble Die Set

April 8, 2019April 5, 2019 | marialrussell

For the first day of the reveals, we are showcasing the following products:

NND_APR9_Oink — Oink Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies

NNDAPR19_StandAloneDies — Picket Fence Die and Speech Bubble Die Set

NNDAPR19_HardwoodStencil — Hardwood Stencil

Here is my card:

Here’s how I made it:

stamp the images on smooth white card stock and die-cut the images using the coordinating dies.
stamp the balloon from the Fabulous Frenchies stamp set and die-cut with the coordinating die.
Ink up an A2 size piece of Bristol smooth white card stock with distress oxide inks. I used Festive Berries and Candied Apple.
die-cut the grass with green patterned paper using the grass die from the Land Border Die set by Newton’s Nook.
die-cut the Picket Fence and the Speech Bubble border using the Speech Bubble die set with some white card stock.
ink up some Bristol smooth white card stock with some Tumbled glass distress oxide ink. Use the “birthday wishes” die to die-cut the sentiment.
use some white paint and smoosh them onto an acrylic block and splatter white paint all over the inked up background.
assemble the card.

Here’s a closer look:

I love, love, love this new stamp set. I also used my Copic multi-liner pen to draw some eyelashes to the piggies. I think they look cuter with eyelashes. I finished my design by adding glossy accents to the balloon. Here’s another look:

Would you like to win the “Oink” 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:

Newton’s Nook Designs

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Newton’s Nook Designs March Release – Day 1 – Newton’s Birthday Trio and Paw-some Birthday

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 | marialrussell

For the first day of the reveals, we are showcasing the following products:

NNDMAR19_NewtonsBirthdayTrio — NEWTON’S BIRTHDAY TRIO

NNDMAR19_Paw-someBirthday — PAW-SOME BIRTHDAY

NNDMAR19_BalloonsStencil — BALLOONS STENCIL

For my first project, here’s how I made the card:

stamp the images on smooth white card stock and die-cut using the coordinating dies.
stamp the balloon from the Fabulous Frenchies stamp set and die-cut with the coordinating die.
Ink up an A2 size piece of Bristol smooth white card stock with distress oxide inks.
die-cut the grass with green patterned paper using the grass die from the Land Border Die set by Newton’s Nook.
Die-cut the “HAPPY” with some white card stock using the Essential Alphabets die set. Color the pieces using Copic markers.
stamp the “It’s Your Day” sentiment on the grass from the Birthday essentials stamp set.
assemble the card.

To finish my design, I put glossy accents on the birthday balloon and added a heart enamel on the cat with Nuvo liquid adhesive. Here’s a closer look:

I really LOVE the Newton’s Birthday Trio die! It cuts all the inside pieces between the cats and the speech bubbles. Here’s another look:

For my second project, I used the Paw-some birthday stamp set and coordinating dies, with the Essential Alphabet die-set.

Here’s how I made this card:

stamp and color the image from the Paw-some Birthday stamp set with Copic markers (or any coloring medium of your choice).
die-cut the image using the Paw-some Birthday die.
die-cut the “BIRTHDAY” letters using the Essential Alphabet die set.
cut some strips from patterned paper.
assemble the card.

Here’s a closer look:

I LOVE that Newton’s Nook Designs make their dies to cut the spaces between the images. This one cuts out the spaces between the dog and the presents. I also LOVE that the dies are pretty inexpensive. I think this is another must-have!

Would you like to win the “Newton’s Birthday Trio” or the “Paw-some Birthday” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

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 March 14th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, March 15th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs

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Newton’s Nook Designs February Release – Day 1 – Loads of Blooms and Flower Trio Die

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 | marialrussell

For the first day of the reveals, we are showcasing the following products:

NNDFEB19_LoadsofBlooms — LOADS OF BLOOMS STAMP SET & COORDINATING DIES

NNDFEB19_FlowerTrio — FLOWER TRIO DIE SET

NNDFEB19_BoldBlooms — BOLD BLOOMS STENCIL

NNDFEB19_BokehStencilSet — BOKEH STENCIL SET

For my first project, here’s how I made the card:

stamp the images on smooth white card stock. The butterflies I added for my scene are from the Newton’s Birdbath stamp set.
color the image using Copic markers or any coloring medium of your choice.
die-cut the image with the coordinating dies.
die-cut the birch trees using the Forest Scene Builder dies and the grassy hill with the land border die.
die-cut the rest of the elements needed to create the scene.
ink up the background on Bristol smooth white card stock with distress oxide inks using the Sunscape stencil. Spray the background with water and dab it dry with a paper towel.
assemble the card on an A2 size white card base.
Finish the design by stamping the sentiment and add a pink heart.

I just love this image so much! It reminds me of those times back when I was a child and my sisters and I were riding our bicycles, gathering flowers around the area. Those were simple times that I will always cherish forever. Here’s a closer look:

I would never trade in those times where my friends and I just enjoyed being kids, riding our bikes, playing games and not wanting to come home when it’s starting to get dark because of dinner. I am certainly thankful we didn’t have smart phones and computer games back then.

For my second project, I used the Flower Trio die, Bokeh Stencil set and the Bold Blooms stencil. Here’s how I made the card:

Ink up some Bristol smooth white card stock using different pastel distress oxide inks with the Bokeh stencil set.
Die-cut the flowers using the Flower Trio Die.

Use a stamping mat and bone folder to shape the flowers and give it a little dimension. If you have a round stylus, it’s better.

Ink up some Bristol smooth white card stock using distress oxide inks and the bold blooms stencil. Spray water and dab it dry with some paper towel. Use clear sequins as shaker element.

die-cut the diagonal die coverplate and adhere acetate sheet. Add foam adhesive to create the shaker well and adhere on top of the background.

adhere the flowers and leaves on the card and finish the design by adding the script sentiment die.

Since I used clear sequins as my shaker element, the die-cut flowers really stood out on this card design. I also added the Crystal clear jewels in the middle of the flowers. Here’s a closer look:

I really LOVE how this card turned out. The Flower Trio die set is a must-have for sure. You can even decorate your Spring wreath using this die. The possibilities are endless! Here’s another look:

Would you like to win the “Loads of Blooms” Stamp Set? This stamp set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

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 February 14th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, February 15th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs

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Newton’s Nook Designs January Release – Day 1 – It’s a Plan and Newton Makes A Plan

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 | marialrussell

For the first day of the reveals, we are showcasing the It’s a Plan stamp set with Newton Makes a Plan stamp set, and coordinating dies. Heres what they look like:

Before I start, I just want to point out that some of the dies are a bit tricky to match up because they are similar in shape and size so Jennifer was kind enough to share this little sheet to help you to number them before you cut the dies apart.

I love decorating my planner. I don’t always have time to do it each month but when I do, I go all out! I use stencils and distress oxide inks to add color to my pages. I also adhered some die-cuts, stickers and other cute elements just to make it cuter.

For my first project, I stamped and colored the little kitties from the Newton Makes a Plan stamp set and colored them in with my Copic markers. Since these images are tiny, I tried to use a maximum of two markers to do my color-blending. I die-cut the little kitties with its coordinating dies.

I used the Sunscape Stencil and the Evergreens Stencil with my distress oxide inks to add color to my planner pages. NOTE: Since I am so over the winter-themed cards you will be seeing a lot of sunshine and happiness on my post this week, haha! I also used my home-made clouds stencil using the Sky Borders die. Here’s my monthly calendar spread:

I stamped the words on the corresponding days from the It’s a Plan stamp set like “yoga” – which I do every Mondays, “shopping”, I do every Sundays and I leave mostly Tuesdays and Wednesdays to do my card-making and/or design team projects. I used the tiny heart checklist also from the It’s a Plan stamp set for my “goals”, “to do” and “my mantra”. I did not fill it all out just yet because I have yet to determine what goals I would like to set for myself this month. To decorate my planner a little further, I used the little kitties for my yoga days, the one inside the laundry basket for my laundry days on Saturdays, the Kitty holding a present for my husband’s birthday this month and the kitty holding a shopping cart for my grocery shopping day.

Here’s a little close-up of my monthly spread:

I used the hearts and circle checklist from the It’s a Plan stamp set to add my “to-do’s”, as well as my weekly goals. Here’s what my weekly spread look like:

Since I colored a lot of the images, I decided to create a card using the Newton Makes a Plan stamp set. Here’s my second project:

I used a circle die from my stash to cut out 6 circles on some A2 size 110 lb Neenah solar white card stock. I used a cat embossing folder also from my stash to add some details onto the foreground. On a piece of Bristol smooth white card stock, I traced the circle and added different colors of distress oxide inks. Here’s a close-up:

To finish my design, I stamped the sentiment from the Newton Loves Cake stamp set on a banner strip with versamark ink. I sprinkled white embossing powder on it and heat-set it using my heating tool. Here’s another look:

Would you like to win the “Newton Makes Plans” or the “It’s a Plan” Stamp Set?
We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

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 17th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, January 18th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs

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Newton’s Nook Designs & Therm-O-Web Collaboration Week

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Newton’s Nook Designs 6-Year Celebration – Day 1

Newton’s Nook Designs June Release – Day 1 – Cat-itude, Paw Print Shaker Die and Meow Stencil

Newton’s Nook Designs May Release – Day 1 – Newton’s Movie Night, Cascading Stars and Popcorn Stencils

Newton’s Nook Designs April Release – Day 1 – Oink Stamp Set with Picket Fence and Speech Bubble Die Set

Newton’s Nook Designs March Release – Day 1 – Newton’s Birthday Trio and Paw-some Birthday

Newton’s Nook Designs February Release – Day 1 – Loads of Blooms and Flower Trio Die

Newton’s Nook Designs January Release – Day 1 – It’s a Plan and Newton Makes A Plan

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