Golden Holiday Card

Hello Newton Fans!

Here today on the blog sharing a golden holiday card.

 

I had no idea Christmas Cactuses were a thing until I saw this stamp set.

Finally a couple of years ago, I found my very own Christmas Cactus at Trader Joe's.

 

This is Holly, she just finished blooming.

 Over the years I have loved watching holly grow and sprout out her flowers.

Every holiday season I enjoy pulling out this stamp set and creating a card inspired by Holly.

To create this year's card, I started with the golden background.

Using the Christmas Cactus, I stamped the image

in a random pattern using Versamark ink onto gold card stock.

I use gold embossing powder and heat set the embossing powder onto the cardstock.

I let the embossed image dry and then die cut the embossed paper with the

banner from the Basic Frames Die Set.

Next, I created a card front and base using red cardstock and the Frames and Flag Die Set.

I stamped, colored, and die-cut out images from the Christmas Cactus Stamp.

I assembled my card front and base and then added the golden layer on top.

Finally, I added my die cut Christmas Cactus on top of the golden layer with foam tape.

I positioned an additional section of Christmas Cactus in the background to enhance 

the card front and allow the foreground image to occupy more space.

To complete this card I created a simple banner with one of

 the sentiments included in the stamp set.

Also I added some gold bobbles for bling.

Hope you enjoyed my golden holiday card.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Stay crafty everyone!

 

DIANE

 

 

Snowy Snowman Card

 

Hello Newton Fans! 

 Here today on the blog sharing a fun winter card with you.

I started this card by selecting one of the sheets of the Falling Snow Towner Card Fronts.

Ater running the snowflakes sheet thru my foiling machine, using silver foil,

what was left is a beautifully foiled card front.

The next step is to create a card base and front.

I did this by using the Frames and Tags Die Set.

I die cut out my toner card and my card base with this die to create a shaped card.

The stamp set of choice for this card is Snowman Greetings.

I colored my stamp in and added a sentiment to the wood panel.

Thie vintage vibes of the stamp goes awesome with the background snowflakes!

To create a place for my snowman to sit on the card

I die cut an Oval from the Oval Frames Die Set.

This oval is die cut out of velum and then I used my white paint pen to add a bit of “snow.”

My card is now ready for assembly.

I attached the snowman to the front of the oval first with foam tape.

Next, I attached the oval to the front of the card with glue.

Once everything is placed correctly, I finished the card by adding puffy embossing powder

by Ranger to the snowy area above the sign.

 

Hope you enjoyed my snowy holiday card.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Stay crafty everyone!

 

DIANE

Newton's Nook Designs Winter Release - Day 2

WELCOME TO OUR WINTER WONDERLAND!

We are on day two of our preview.

Check out these fun NEW products!

Falling Snow Toner Card Fronts

Snowfall Die Set

 Let it Snow Die Set 

Using these products I created this card!

 

The Falling Snow Toner Card Front is the star of the show!

I use my laminator to add silver foil to the front of my toner card.

When the foil was set up, I use the largest scalloped die from the

Frames and Flags Die Set to cut the foil piece and create a shaped card.

With my card now complete, I turned my attention to the Let it Snow Die Set

I created The snowy effect on my lettering my letters by using a technique

that I shared on my blog on October 15th.

I die cut this out and placed it onto its backer.

Next, I use the Snowfall Die Set to create some snowflakes in the same manner.

Once everything was glued together, I decided on placement.

Everything was added to the front of my card with foam tape.

A final touch of added gems to the front of the card for a little more sparkle.

I love the combination of dark blue and silver together and I highly recommend you try it!

When you use when you use toner foil you have all those lovely spent pieces.

I created this card with one of those pieces.

I was experimenting Foil pieces one evening and decided to glue one

of the spent foils to a piece of gray cardstock with two-sided tape.

(more on this later)

Let us just say the results were dramatic!

I thought it would be fun to use the Fractured Card Layout Die to cut this foil out.

I reassembled all of the pieces and created them into a card front and also created a card base.

Next, I used Snowman Postage Sampler Stamp Set to add snowmen

and a sentiment to the front of the card.

I also added the smallest snowflake from the Snowfall Die Set

I also added some sparkly gray sequins and gems to the front of the card.

 

I hope you enjoyed my cards

Our fun new products will be available.

Friday, November 14

Have an awesome day!

Stay crafty my friends

 

DIANE

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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 Wednesday November 12 through Thursday November 13th. 
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, November 13th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, November 14th.

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

Please join me on Instagram on Friday, November 14th for details! 

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  Newton's Nook Designs

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Donna Idlet

Samantha Mann

Diane Morales

Farhana Sarker

Amanda Wilcox

Zsofia Molnar

Newton's Nook Designs Winter Release

 

SNOW HAPPY TO SEE YOU! 

For day one we have a super cute set that

will keep you busy on those chilly winter days.

 

Using the stamp set and paper I created this card.

For this card, I used the Circle Frames Die Set.

For the base of this card I used purple cardstock that I

splatted with white paint to give it a snow like texture.

For the front of the card, I chose paper from the Snow Flurries Paper Pad

This is placed over my purple cardstock base.

Next, I stamped, colored, and die cut out my snowmen

from Snowman Postage Sampler Stamp Set.

I die cut my final circle out of white cardstock to create

a space for my snowmen to hang out.

I added this circle and the snowman to the front of the card with foam tape.

Next, I used the tiny banner from the A7 Frames and Banners Die Set.

The sentiments from Snowman Postage Sampler Stamp Set fit perfectly on the banner!

I ended up chopping down this banner a bit to fix the size of the circle.

To finish this card, I glued snowy glitter around the banner.

 

I hope you enjoyed my cards and tags!

Our fun new products will be available.

Friday, November 14

Have an awesome day!

Stay crafty my friends

 

DIANE

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 Wednesday November 12 through Thursday November 13th. 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, November 13th at 9 pm ET

 to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, November 14th.

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

 Please join me on Instagram on Friday, November 14th for details! 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Larissa Heskett

Donna Idlet

Samantha Mann

Diane Morales

Farhana Sarker

Amanda Wilcox

Zsofia Molnar

Freshly BOO'D

 

Hello Newton Fans

 Today I am here with you to share this fun Halloween card! 

This card started off with the Spooky Halloween Foil

it has been a while since I used toner foil.

 My foiling was a little rough around the edges.

I do not think I had my machine hot enough.

That is OK we can make it look antique.

I used an old school technique that I learned a long time ago when I was first card making.

To do this we first start by heating up the foil paper with our heat gun.

I do this step a couple of times, just heat it up and let it cool.

That is going to give tiny cracks in the foil.

Once the paper is completely cool, you are going to move on to the new next step.

Using some Lost Shadow Distress Ink, I rubbed ink onto my foil to expose those tiny cracks.

I used an incredibly soft cloth to buff off some of the ink and then added another layer of ink.

I kept alternating, adding ink and buffing until I liked what I saw.

I left this piece of altered paper aside to dry.

Once it was dry I used the Oval Frames Die Set to create my shaped card.

 Next, I turned my attention to the stamps I wanted to use.

From Spooky Coffees I used the mummy coffee cup, steam, and sentiment.

From Halloween Postage Sampler I use the ghost.

I stamped, colored, and die-cut all the pieces out.

To create a base for my stamps I used vellum the smaller scalloped oval 

from the Oval Frames Die Set.

The banner comes from Frames and Flags Die Set.

I layered everything on the front of the card using foam tape.

A few extra gems were added to make the card sparkle.

Some Disco Stickles on my ghost to make them shine.

Hope you try this fun technique.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Stay crafty everyone!

 

DIANE

Newton's Nook Designs Christmas Release - Day 3

 

Day three of our Holiday Release

Check out these fun NEW Stamp Sets

 

For the Christmas Time Cats I kept things simple.

A shaped card using the Hexagon Frame Die Set.

Dark blue card stock for the card base.

I added splatters of “snowflake” using Distress Oxide Ink.

The Sea Borders Die creates the snowy ground at the bottom of my card.

I used two fun kitties from Christmas Time Cats

Green Stickles adds a bit of sparkle to the card!

For the Christmas Time Dogs

I started with the card base of green card stock that is distressed.

I cut this out using the largest scallop dye from the Oval Frames Die Set.

I used the smaller scalloped Oval to create a place for my sentiment

and the Super cute puppy Santa from the ChristmasTime Dogs

A bit of Glossy Accent makes the image pop.

 

This and all of the other fun NEW products

Will be available Friday, October 17

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 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 Tuesday October 14 through Thursday October 16th. 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 16th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, October 17th.

Want another chance to win? We will be having an instagram hop on Friday with a second prize! Please join me on Instagram on Friday, October 17th for details! 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Donna Idlet

Samantha Mann

Diane Morales

Farhana Sarker

Amanda Wilcox