Newton’s Nook Designs January Release – Day 2 – Caffeinated Cats

January 15, 2019January 9, 2019 | marialrussell

It is the second day of the January reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. I hope you were able to check out yesterday’s reveal. You also have a chance to win each stamp set during release week so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [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 our projects today, the design team is showcasing the Caffeinated stamp set. Here’s what it looks like:

I love to color! Coloring is very therapeutic for me and I normally do it while listening to music or while waiting for my laundry to finish, or even waiting for my instant pot meal to finish cooking, haha!

I stamped the image on some Neenah solar white card stock and colored the images in with some Copic markers. I wanted to use some intense colors so I mostly used dark Copic markers. I altered the image a little bit to make it look like a pyramid of cats. I fussy-cut the image and set it aside.

On an A2 size piece of Bristol smooth white card stock, I inked up my background with some Squeezed Lemonade and Dried Marigold distress oxide inks with the Sunscape Stencil.

To finish my design, I stamped the sentiment on the background and adhered this piece to an A2 size card base. I was soooo bummed that I smeared the sentiment a little. I almost threw out this card out of frustration but I spent so much time altering and coloring the image so I decided to stick with it. I also added the hearts from the Heart Sprinkles Embellishment by Kat Scrappiness. Here’s a little closer look:

I don’t know about you but coffee and kitty? They are my jam! haha! I especially love kittens because they have so much energy and they can basically play all day. I wish I have about 10 of them running around!

Would you like to win the “Caffeinated Cats” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner to WIN this 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.

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Love is in the Air with Newton’s Nook

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 | marialrussell

Hello Newton’s Nook fans! I hope your holidays went perfectly well and you’ve managed to spend a lot of time with your loved ones. 2019 is here and it is time to start this month to welcome the season of LOVE! You will probably see a lot of love-themed projects on the blog this month.

For my project today, I am showcasing the Newton’s Christmas Cuddles stamp set and its coordinating dies (sssh! this stamp set is also perfect for Valentine’s Day projects or an anniversary-themed card), the Tumbling Hearts stencil the Sky Borders die, and the Uplifting Wishes stamp set.

I started out by stamping the image on Neenah solar white card stock and colored them in with my Copic markers. I die-cut the images using the coordinating die. On a piece of Bristol smooth white card stock, I colored my background with distress oxide inks and used my Tumbling Hearts stencil to add the hearts. I die-cut the rest of the elements that I needed to assemble the card. Here’s what it looks like:

To finish my design, I used my home-made clouds stencil using the Sky Borders die and colored the frame to make it look like sky. I also stamped the sentiment with Versamark ink and used white embossing powder and my heating tool to heat set it. Here’s a little close-up:

I added the Heart Sprinkles Embellishment mix from Kat Scrappiness.

I hope you like my card today. The supplies I used are listed and linked below. Have an amazing day and happy crafting!

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Kat Scrappiness January Release – Day 1

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 | marialrussell

Hello my crafty friends. I’m super excited to share my first post for January 2019 and it is the January release by Kat Scrappiness. For Day 1, we are showcasing the Lacy Layered Heart dies and the Stitched Sentiment Strip dies. They go perfectly well together or on their own.

For my first card, I inked up some Bristol smooth white card stock with my distress oxide inks and die-cut the piece with the outer layer of the die. I also die-cut some Lawn Fawn glittered card stock using the lacy heart die. I adhered this piece onto my colored heart with some Nuvo liquid glue.

On another piece of some heavy-duty card stock, I used the Fancy Floral Coverplate die with an embossing mat to dry-emboss the details on the card stock. I think this turned out so beautifully. I love the impression it makes on the card stock.

I adhered the heart on this embossed piece with some foam tape. I also adhered this piece onto an A2 size card base. Here’s what it looks like:

I stamped my sentiment on some black card stock with versamark ink and heat and sprinkled some white embossing powder. I used my Wagner heating tool to heat-emboss the sentiment, and cut this piece using the new Stitched Strip Sentiment dies. I finished the design by adding some Sparkling clear jewels. Here’s a closer look:

I love how this card turned out! I know this is a simple card but that glitter heart in the middle compliments the colored background. Here’s another look:

For my second project, I used the Everyday Brush Strokes stamp set and stamped the image with Ballet Slippers and Pizza Crust inks by Lawn Fawn. I used the Stitched Sentiment Strip die to die cut the middle piece. I used foam adhesive to adhered my foreground on an A2 size card base. I stamped the sentiment on the strips and adhered the pieces using Nuvo liquid glue.

To finish my design, I added the Silver Scissor Sequins mix. Since this is going to a crafty friend, I know she will appreciate those cute little touches that I added on this card. Here’s a closer look:

I added some Nuvo glitter drops on the heart to give it some dimension and shine. I also love how this card turned out.

I hope you like my projects today. These dies are now available at the shop. The supplies I used are listed and linked below. Don’t forget to use my coupon code “MARIA10” for 10% off your order at the shop. Happy crafting!

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Newton’s Nook Designs November Release – Day 3

November 21, 2018November 15, 2018 | marialrussell

It is the last day of the November reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. Were you able to check out the last two days of the reveal? Which one is your favorite so far? You have a chance to win each stamp set during release week so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [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 last day of the November reveals, the design team is showcasing the Newton Celebrates stamp set and the Newton’s New Year stamp set, with their coordinating dies. Here’s what they look like:

I don’t know about you but that cat in the martini glass is the BOMB! I just love, love, love that image.

NEWTON CELEBRATES:

I don’t know if you can tell but I put glossy accents on the martini glass and the olive. To finish my design, I added some champagne jewels by Kat Scrappiness. Here’s a little close-up:

NEWTON’S NEW YEAR:

For my last card, I wanted to create a shaker card to celebrate the occasion. I created my own stencil using my circle dies and colored my Bristol smooth white card stock with different distress oxide inks. I also used my rectangle dies to create my border with the Sky Borders die.

Here’s my card:

I added glossy accents to the champagne glasses and the bubbles! I really LOVE how this card turned out. Here’s another look:

I hope you like my cards today. Which one is your favorite? Would you like to win a $25 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 will be randomly chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Wednesday November 21st at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 23rd.

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

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Newton’s Nook Designs November Release – Day 2

November 20, 2018November 15, 2018 | marialrussell

It is the second day of the November reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. I hope you were able to check out yesterday’s reveal. You also have a chance to win each stamp set during release week so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [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 our projects today, the design team is showcasing the Poinsettia Blooms and Winter Birds stamp set plus the coordinating dies. Here’s what they look like:

Just like I said yesterday since we are featuring a couple of products each day, I will not have any tutorials. If you have any questions or would like to see how I made it, please leave me a message below.

POINSETTIA BLOOMS:

At first, I colored the poinsettia images in pink but I didn’t like how it turned out so I used my red Copic markers to layer on top of the pink. For this card, I also used my all-time favorite Pines & Holly die set and added the berries from the Winter Birds stamp set. For my sentiment I used the Ornamental Wishes stamp set, released last month. Here’s a little close-up:

WINTER BIRDS:

Jennifer was just so kind because she sent us this PDF document that identifies the birds and what they look like in real life.

Here’s how I colored mine:

I just LOVE cardinals! They are so pretty and in my opinion, they are a symbol of the holidays! For my card, I used the Pines & Holly die set once again to decorate my branch and the Festive Forest stamp set for the trees. Here’s a little close-up:

Would you like to win a $25 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 will be randomly chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Wednesday November 21st at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 23rd.

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

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Newton’s Nook Designs October Release – Day 4

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 | marialrussell

It is the last day of the October reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. Were you able to check out the first three days of the reveal? Which one is your favorite so far? You have a chance to win each stamp set during release week so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [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 last day of the October reveals, the design team is showcasing the Slothy Christmas stamp set and coordinating dies, the Happy How-lidays stamp set and coordinating dies with two new mini stamp sets called Mistle-Toad and Fleece Navidad with their coordinating dies. Here’s what they look like:

I stamped and colored all the images with my Copic markers. I die-cut the images with the coordinating dies. Also die-cut the other elements I needed to create my scene. Here’s my first card:

The little stockings are from the Ornament Shaker Dies. The Birch Trees and Pine Trees are from the Forest Scene Builder and the Snow Hills, using the Land Border die set. Since this is a holiday card, glitter is the way to go! I added some stardust stickles to the Santa hat. Here’s a little close-up:

Don’t you just love this little cutie? He represents me around the holidays. I get so tired from traveling, cooking and entertaining that all I want to do is take a long nap.

Here’s my second card with the Happy Howl-idays stamp set.

I added some gold detail on the dog’s jingle-bell collar using my Sakura Gold gel pen. Also added some red stickles to the berries. Here’s a little close-up:

Last but not the least, here’s my card with the Mistle-Toad stamp set. This is so adorable.

I used the Framework die set to add some embossing details to my card stock. I also used the Fancy Edges Tag Die Set and the Pines and Holly Die set, with the Festive Forest stamp set. Here’s a close-up:

To finish my card design, I added sparkling clear jewels and stardust stickles.

Would you like to win the “Slothy Christmas” or the “Happy Howl-idays” 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 October 18th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 19th.

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

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Newton’s Nook Designs October Release – Day 3

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 | marialrussell

It is the third day of the October reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. Were you able to check out the first two days of the reveal? Which one is your favorite so far? You have a chance to win each stamp set during release week so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [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 third day, the design team is showcasing the Holiday Stockings stamp set (NOTE: you can cut these images using the Stylish Stockings Die Set), and the Ornamental Wishes with the Ornament Shaker Die. Here’s what they look like:

For my first project, I stamped the images on some smooth white card stock and colored them in with my alcohol markers. I die-cut the images using the Stylish Stockings die set. I die-cut another piece of white card stock using a square die from my stash to create the windows for my card. I embellished the stocking with Stardust Stickles and set them aside to dry.

I die-cut the Merry and Bright sentiment using the Holiday Greetings Die set, featured on the first day of the reveals. Here’s my card:

I absolutely ADORE the images on the stockings! I can’t even pick a favorite because they are all so cute! This stamp set is a must-have for your holiday cards. Here’s another look:

For my second project I used the Ornament Shaker Die with some silver glittered card stock. I used the double-sided adhesive foam to create my shaker well and used some sequins from my stash. I die-cut the top piece of the ornament with gold glittered card stock and used a bow punch from my stash. I also die-cut some pine boughs with white card stock to decorate my ornament.

To finish my card design, I die-cut the “Happy Holidays” sentiment using the Holiday Greetings die set and adhered these pieces on my card.

This Ornament shaker die is another must-have for sure! Wouldn’t you just love receiving a holiday card with this shaker ornament?

Which one is your favorite from today’s reveals? I would love to know.

Would you like to win the “Holiday Stockings” or the “Ornamental Wishes” Stamp Set? Each 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 October 18th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 19th.

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

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Newton’s Nook Designs October Release – Day 2

October 16, 2018October 14, 2018 | marialrussell

It is the second day of the September reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. I hope you were able to check out yesterday’s reveal. You also have a chance to win each stamp set during release week so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [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 our projects today, the design team is showcasing the Nutcracker Squeak stamp set and coordinating dies with Caroling Newton stamp set and coordinating dies. Here’s what they look like:

I stamped my images on some neenah solar white card stock and colored them in with my Copic markers. I die-cut the images using the coordinating dies. I also die-cut the trees and the snow hills using the Forest Scene Builder dies and the Land Border dies. Here’s my first card:

I absolutely LOVE the Forest Scene Builder dies. Nt only did it come with the birch trees but I also came with little birds and Pine trees. Here’s a little close-up:

Don’t you just love the little mice? They are so adorable and super cute!

For my second card, I also used the Music stencil and covered their beanies with stardust glitter.

Would you like to win the “Nutcracker Squeak” Stamp Set or the “Caroling Newton stamp set? Each 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 October 18th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 19th.

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

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Newton’s Nook Designs September Release – Day 4

September 13, 2018September 8, 2018 | marialrussell

It is the last day of the September reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. Were you able to check out the first three days of the reveal? Which one is your favorite so far? You have a chance to win each stamp set during release week so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [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 last day of the reveal the design team is showcasing one 4 x 6 stamp set and TWO mini stamps and dies – the Thankful Thoughts stamp set, Tea-Rex stamp set and coordinating die and the Slothy Coffee stamp set and coordinating die. The “slothy” cracks me up! What a perfect name for this stamp set!

This is going to be a long blog post since we are featuring three stamp sets today so please be patient 🙂

I cut an A2 size piece of Bristol Smooth white card stock and inked up my background using some sponge daubers and the new Pumpkin Patch stencil. I used Wild Honey and Mowed Lawn distress oxide inks.

This stencil is so cute and a definite must-have for fall projects! This stencil will also be perfect to use on a scrapbook layout!

I used an oval die to die-cut the window on my card base. I also used the same oval dies to die-cut an oval frame for my card. I covered my inked up background with some vellum and adhered the frame with some foam adhesive. I die-cut the leaves and acorn using the Autumn leaves die set to adorn my card.

To finish my design, I stamped the sentiment using the Thankful Thoughts stamp set with Versafine Vintage Sepia ink. Here’s a little close-up:

I love the details on the Autumn Leaves. I colored the leaves with distress oxide inks and the acorn with my Copic markers.

For my other projects I colored the images once again with my Copics. For the tags, I used the Fancy Edges Tag die set.

I stamped the background with Fog ink. The coffee cup is from Newton Loves Coffee stamp set and Spooky Street stamp set.

This tag will go with a gift set that I am sending to a friend of mine who loves drinking tea. I think it is so adorable!

Here’s my Slothy coffee card:

Here’s a cute tag with the Slothy Coffee again.

Whew! I am now going to make myself a cup of coffee! That’s it for today! I hope you like my projects. Would you like to win the “Thankful Thoughts” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner to WIN this 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 September 13th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, September 14th.

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