Newton's Nook Designs Fall & Halloween Release - Spooky Stories Stamp Set + Coordinating Die Set

it's day 2 of the Newton's Nook Designs September release!

check out what we're working with today: Spooky Stories Stamp Set + Coordinating Die Set

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 September 13, right here! 
all of these new products are so fun!
and sooooo versatile!

I made an adorably cute and spooky bookmark!

I die cut the bookmark using the Bookmark II dies from white cardstock. and then I used the Starfield Stencil and Distress Oxide Inks in Chipped Sapphire, Seedless Preserves and Milled Lavender.
I then used some translucent paste on top. 

once it was dry, I used Black Soot Distress Ink over the entire rest of the bookmark.

I stamped the ghost images two times and then colored the images in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers once it was all dry, I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out.

I also fussy cut out some of the extra ghosts and added them around the rest of the bookmark! so fun!

 

I heat embossed the sentiment in white and then used the same blue/purple distress inks around the sentiment.  

so cute!

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

One lucky winner will receive a $25 prize to spend at Newton's Nook Designs online shop! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring our new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Monday September 9th through Thursday September 12th. 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 12th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, September 13th.


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

Newton's Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox

Newton's Nook Designs April Release - Never Enough Books Stamp Set and coordinating Die Set, Bookmark II Die Set

**this is my 2nd post of the day! to see my card for the newest Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, scroll down or click here!**

 

 

welcome to the Newton's Nook Designs April release!

check out what we're working with today: Never Enough Books Stamp Set and coordinating Die Set, Bookmark II Die Set

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 19th, right here! 
all of these new products are so fun!
and sooooo versatile!

my first project is a bookmark!

 

I die cut out the bookmark images, from the Bookmark II Die Set, multiple times from white cardstock. then I added a rainbow of colors with various colors of Distress Oxide Inks! then I added some white splatters all over! 

I die cut the bookmark itself two times: once with white cardstock and once in vellum. I used the Trailing Leaves stencil and some Black Soot Distress Inks to add some pops of contrast to the background!

 

I heat embossed the sentiment from the new Never Enough Books stamp set in white onto black cardstock.  

my second project is a card!

the images from the Never Enough Books stamp set were stamped and colored in rainbows using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. then I die cut them out with the coordinating dies. I also added some details with the white gel pen.

I die cut out the I heart books phrase from the original Bookmark die set 6 times from black cardstock. then I glued them and stacked them all on top of each other. then I die cut out a panel of vellum with the Basic Frames Die Set.

I stamped all of the images in a very soft grey for the background and then splattered some of the same color on top!

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

We will be choosing two lucky winners to win a $25 store credit for Newton's Nook Designs online shop! The winners will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring our new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Monday April 15 through Thursday April 18. 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 18th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, April 19th.


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

Newton's Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amanda Wilcox

Newton's Nook Designs November Release - All Booked Up + coordinating Dies, Bookmark Die Set

so excited to share the new products on Day 2 of Newton's Nook Designs November release!

oh how I love all of these new stamps, dies and a brand new paper pad!! just wait until you see it all! I'm swooning!

but in the mean time, check out what we're working with today: All Booked Up + coordinating Dies, Bookmark Die Set!
we're bookmark crazy over here!

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 November 18th, right here! 

for my first project, I'm sharing a sweet bookmark I made with both the new stamp set and the new die set!

I started by coloring all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. then I used the coordinating dies to die cut them all out!
I die cut out the bookmark itself using the new Coffee House Stories Paper Pad! love that sweet paw print design!

then I used the 'paws here' die and die cut it out of a speech bubble, that was die cut using the Speech Bubbles Die Set! it's inception level die cutting! lol! 

I just love this cute little puppy and his rainbow book stack! ha!

my second project is a layout featuring the dies from the Bookmark Die Set and the papers from the Coffee House Stories Paper Pad! and it features our sweet little kittens! love them!

I die cut out a lot of banners and then arranged them for the background of the layout! then I used the Meow Stencil and some white embossing paste to add some texture on and around a few of the banners!

 

 

I also used the pawprint die from the Bookmark Die set and ink blended with Vintage Photo and Fossilized Amber! then I popped them up for some dimension!

 

 

my last project for today is a card using the adorable All Booked Up stamp set!

 

 

I just love how easy it was to combine these new images with the older Newton's Book Club!  and you know I couldn't resist another rainbow color scheme! lol!

then I used some of the sparkly, clear embossing paste for the background with the Starfield Stencil! love that subtle texture it adds! 

lastly, the sentiment was heat embossed in white onto some black cardstock that was die cut out with the Banner Trio Die Set. and the entire card front was placed over some of the new patterned paper!

Would you like to win the “All Booked Up” 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 October 14th at 9pm ET to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 15th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Tina Herbeck
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich
Samantha VanArnhem
Amanda Wilcox

Sweet DIY Corner Bookmarks

Hello there!
Today I have a tutorial on the Sweet Stamp Shop blog for these CUTE little corner bookmarks! :)

All you want to do is gather some of your favorite 6x6 papers, Sweet Stamp Shop images and some adhesive!

It's seriously so easy!

Be sure to check out the tutorial and share if you make your own!!
Enjoy!

Sweet Holiday Bookmarks with Kids!

Hello!
I have a fun project I made with my little Menn and some Sweet Stamp Shop stamps over on the Sweet Stamp Shop blog today! :) They're little (personalized!) bookmark buddies!

The boys had a BLAST playing with the different accessories! Kids love anything that have a picture of themselves, right? ha!

Those little reindeer antlers and the mustache totally crack me up! The best part is, the stickers are removable, so they can continue to play with the images!

Be sure to head over to the Sweet Stamp Shop blog to see how you can make these quick and easy bookmark buddies too!
Enjoy!

Countdown to Create a Smile July Release!

**this is my 3rd post for the day! whew! be sure to check out my Newton's Nook Designs Shark Week post here! and also the Creative Chick 10th Anniversary Blog Hop Guest post here!**

this is such a fun week for Create a Smile stamps! it's release week! and all week there is AMAZING inspiration going on over on the Create a Smile stamps blog!!

there are 2 new sets being released this month, and they're PERFECT for any kind of celebration...especially birthdays!! love them!

since the set lends itself so easily to birthday cards, i really wanted to do something else with them! those little critters are just SO cute!! so i decided to make a few bookmarks!!!

the idea started out as some bookmarks for my little Mann! (he'll be 7 in August, and we're in the middle of a summer reading program at our library) I thought it would be a fun little gift to encourage him to keep it up! but then...while i was taking pictures i thought...those look pretty adorable in my planner! lol! oh well - i'll make more for me! :D

i colored the cute little animals with copics, and then adhered them to the bookmark. then i used my craft knife to cut along the bottom and side edges of the images so i could hook that over the edge of the paper! LOVE those little peek-a-boo bookmarks!!

i also added some embossing paste to them! it doesn't add too much thickness, and it makes them fun to touch! oh, and both of the bookmarks have some form of distress inks on them (Peacock Feathers and Twisted Citron). the little mole was blended distress ink and the fox has watercolored distress ink!

be sure to head on over to the Create a Smile stamps blog to see even MORE fun creations with these sets! 
enjoy!