BEE-utiful Spring Day

Hello and Welcome!

 Spring is in the air, and I have a buzz-worthy card to share with you today!

This card was inspired by the bees that are starting to buzz around my garden.

AND! my hope for giant flowers this growing season!

This card features The Super fun Beekeeper Newton and the NEW Hyacinth stamp set.

I started off this card with blue card stock cut into a standard card front shape.

To add interest to the blue sky in the background I splattered 

on a bit of Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.

Next, I used sage green card stock, and the Sea Borders Die Set to create my “grass hill.”

I cut my hill using the dye upside down, using the smooth side of the dye,

no stitching and avoiding the wave at the edge.

A brushing of Bundled Sage Distressed Oxide at the top of the hill gives the hill some depth.

Now that my background and grass are done, I stamped and colored my images.

I laid my Hyacinth on the card and measured from the bottom up.

Since the two stamp sets have different dimensions, I want to make

sure my grass hill and large flowers look as natural as possible.

Once I was happy with my measurements, I glued my Hyacinth’s down

on the front of my card and then glued the grass hill over the top.

Next step was to stamp my sentiment on above the Hyacinth’s

Then I placed my beekeeper and beehive on the front of the card.

Finally, I added all my bees buzzing around my giant Hyacinth.

 Thanks for stopping by

Stay crafty, my friends!

Diane 

Newton's Nook Designs Spring Release - Day 3

 

Hello Everybody!

It is the final Day of our New Release!

For this day we have TWO amazing NEW PRODUCTS

 

Hyacinth Stamp Set + Coordinating Die Sets,

and

 Daisies Die Set

 You all know I love flowers!

The Hyacinth Stamp Set is the perfect add-on for spring flower stamps.

Using the stamp set I made this card.

I kept things simple by using the stamp set and stamping out the background.

Next, I colored all the Hyacinth’s that I stamped on to the cardstock.

To create a card base for this card I used the large

 scalloped die from the Frames And Flags Die Set.

I die cut my card base out of purple card stock to match the theme.

Next, I took my Hyacinth background and cut it down to 3 ¾ by 4 ¾ create my card front.

To break things up a bit I use the stitched hexagon dye from the Hexagon Frames Die Set

 Die-cut with vellum to break up all the color and add a backdrop.

Next, I stamped, colored and die-cut out a Hyacinth for the front of the card.

The banner from the Frames And Flags Die Set is a perfect place for my sentiment.

A couple of matching gems for bling and this card is done.

For the Daisies Die Set

I die-cut all my daisy pieces first.

I decided to assemble my daisies first and see how the card develops.

I used orange and pink card stock and layered the pieces up with foam tape.

 the teal gingham paper from the Pastel Basics Paper Pad is a great match for these colors

I cut one 3 ½ x 5 rectangle of this paper to make my card front.

I attached this to a card base made with matching card stock.

To layer everything up I used the banner from the Basic Frames Die Set.

I secured this piece in the center of my card and then added my daisies to the top.

I used the easter blessing post mark from Easter Postage Sampler Stamp 

as my sentiment for this card.

 

Happy Shopping!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Stay craft everyone!

 

 

DIANE

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

One lucky winner will receive a $25 store credit 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 Tuesday, February 25th through Thursday February 27th. 

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 Thursday, February 27th at 9 pm ET to comment 

-- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, February 28th.

Want another chance to win? We will be having an instagram hop on Friday with a second prize! 

Please join us over on Instagram on Friday, February 28th for details! 

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 Spring Release - Day 2

 

Hello Everybody

It is day TWO of our NEW Release!

Today we are sharing

Spring Heights Stamp Set + Coordinating Die Set

Using this beyond cute stamp set I created not one but two cards!

Backgrounds are fun projects to do when you need some

crafty time but are not out to create a complete project.

Like all card makers I have a stash of backgrounds.

While looking through my stash I came upon these trees that I had created a while ago.

These trees with this stamp set are giving Pacific Northwest.

      These trees were created using the Tree Line Stencil.

                             I used the Frames Squared Die Set to cut out my tree background and a card base.

I colored my cat from the Spring Heights Stamp Set.

I die cut out my cats using the coordinating dye cuts and added them to the front of the card with foam tape.

The circle die that is included with the Frames Squared Die Set fits the

 sentiment from Spring Heights Stamp Set perfectly!

After adding on my sentiment circle, I finished my card by adding 5 cute butterflies to the front of the card.

For my second card I created a card base using the Frames and Flags Die Set.

In my stash, I also found a cute background created with the Cloud Stencil.

I cut this background to fit inside the Frames and Flags Die card base.

I colored my puppy images from Spring Heights Stamp Set.

Once colored I die cut out using the coordinating dies and

 added them to the front of my card with foam tape.

I used the same circle from Frames Squared Die Set

  on the previous card to place my sentiment.

To finish this card I chose the bees from the Spring Heights Stamp Set.

A few of these bees well placed complete my card.

Hope you enjoy my take on these fun new products!

All these new products will be available. Friday, February 28

 

Happy Shopping!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Stay crafty everyone!

 

DIANE

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

One lucky winner will receive a $25 store credit 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 Tuesday, February 25th through Thursday February 27th.

 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 Thursday, February 27th at 9 pm ET to comment --

 winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, February 28th.

Want another chance to win? We will be having an instagram hop on Friday with a second prize!

 Please join us over on Instagram on Friday, February 28th for details! 

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 Spring Release - Day 1

Welcome to the day ONE of our February Release

I am so excited to show you two of our fun new products

That you are going to love for spring crafting!

Today we are introducing

Easter Postage Sampler Stamp Set + Coordinating Die Set

AND

Happy Easter Die Set

I started things off with Easter Postage Sampler

Those carrots in the stamp set just got me!

The first thing I thought of was a little carrot garden.

To create this look I started with A tag made from Bookmark II Die

Simply basic blue card stock for the base of the tag because most of it is

 going to be covered with the layers of the "carrot patch".

To create a “garden” I used green stripe paper from Pastel Basics 6x6 Paper Pad

I took one piece of the card stock and divided it into two-inch strips.

Next, I use Sky Boarders Die set to create “hills” for the top of each of the strips.

Next, I chopped down all the strips.

The largest strip is 4 inches, the medium strip is 3 inches, and the final strip is 1 ½ inches.

I ran each of the strips back through the Bookmark II Die at the bottom of the die,

so that I can have a seamless look on all the layers of “garden” for my tag.

I glued all the strips down onto the front of my bookmark, leaving the

 top portion unglued so that I can insert my carrots.

Next, I stamped out my Bunny, carrots, and sentiment from the Easter Postage Sampler

I glued up the back of my carrots and slid those into my hills.

 I attached my Bunny to the front of the tag with foam tape 

and my sentiment at the bottom of the tag.

I felt like the tag needed some color, so I quickly stamped out a couple of flowers.

After coloring my flowers and cutting them out I added them to the front of the tag.

My next card features the NEW Happy Easter Die Set

This card could not be simpler than I started out by using the A2 Card Layout Die.

I chose bright colorful spring colors of card stock.

After cutting out my colors, I pieced everything together to make sure all the pieces fit.

 I then took the pieces out and using the flower stamps from the Easter Postage Sampler

Along with Versamark ink I stamped on my flowers.

After covering the flowers with clear embossing powder

 and heat setting I had this cool design to go around my centerpiece.

I created a card base out of white card stock,

The frame piece from A2 Card Layout Die. is glued onto the card first.

 All the colorful pieces are then glued back into their spot.

For the Happy Easter Die I chose black and white card stock.

After cutting the pieces out, I glued everything together and set this aside to dry.

Once dried this was added to the front of the card with foam tape.

To finish this card I added on a couple of Easter Lily stamps and a couple of white gems. 

Hope you enjoy my take on these fun new products!

All these new products will be available. Friday, February 28 

Happy Shopping!

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Stay crafty everyone!

 

DIANE

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

One lucky winner will receive a $25 store credit 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 Tuesday, February 25th through Thursday February 27th. 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 Thursday, February 27th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, February 28th.

Want another chance to win? We will be having an instagram hop on Friday with a second prize! Please join us over on Instagram on Friday, February 28th for details! 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Bloom into Spring

Who is ready for Spring??

 This is my favorite time of year.

 I just love everything that comes back to life from winter.

All the beautiful colors that come with the flowers of spring.

In honor of the start of spring I chose to do a fun tag featuring Orchids Stamp.

First thing to do is to die cut your tag out of blue card stock using the Bookmark ll Die.

We are going to do things a bit in reverse.

The next thing I am going to do is take the sentiment and

 stamp it on the tag in the upper left-hand corner.

Now I can use the stamp from the Orchid Stamp and Versamark ink

to stamp a background design on to the front of the tag.

This is a quick and effortless way to give your background some dimension.

Next, I stamped out my Orchid Stamp.

I colored my orchid with bright bold colors.

After die-cutting out my orchard with the coordinating dies,

 I added the Orchard to the front of my tag with foam tape.

For a final addition I used my Spectrum Noir Glitter Pen to add a bit of sparkle to my colored orchid.

Hope you enjoyed my first project of spring!

 Thanks for stopping by

Stay crafty, my friends!

Diane 

Love and Chocolate

Hello Newton Fans!

It is that time of the year when love and chocolate are on everybody's mind.

Speaking of Love & Chocolate, I combining this stamp set with the

Charming Hearts Frame Die to produce this fun card.

I started off by choosing my cardstock colors.

Carnation Pink, Bubble Gum Pink, and White Card Stock.

I die cut out each color using the Charming Hearts Frame Die.

Next came the fun part, I mixed and matched all the pieces

until I produced three card fronts.

I will use one card front for this card and I have two more for cards later!

Once I was happy with all my pieces, I glued everything onto a

separate pieces of cardstock and put them aside to dry.

While I was waiting for the glue to set up,

I stamped out all the chocolates that I wanted to use from Love & Chocolate.

Coloring the chocolates was so much fun!

I always think of See’s candy when I color this stamp set.

All my pieces are ready to go, it is time to assemble the card.

I took Charming Hearts Frame Die card front and placed this front

on a card base that I created using the matching bubble gum pink card stock.

I decided on my placement, and then I added my chocolates to the front of my card with foam tape.

I stamped my sentiment on to the the larger die- cut piece on the top.

With the sentiment done, I was ready to 

add my matching clay heart embelishments.

 

Thanks for stopping by

Sending lots of LOVE!

Stay crafty my friends!

Diane