An Ombre Spring

Hi there! Happy Thursday! Yes, it's almost Friday! Whoop Whoop!  Since, it sorta feels like spring here in Florida. I decided to use the "Easter Scrambled" stamp set and my new Hero Arts Neon Ombre Ink Pads.  If you haven't noticed I've been addicted to them right now! 

These inks are great for solid stamps, like the eggs on my card. It really shows off the ombre effect.  I really haven't given my washi tape the love it needs so, I picked some green washi tape and used it as grass.  I paired it with a cloud die from MFT and a piece of ephemera from an Amy Tan line. 

I hope this has cheered you up and your are almost ready for Friday!!!  Be sure to check out more inspiration over at our Facebook Fan Page. Post, your creations using NND and wait for the love to flow! 

Thanks for stopping by!

~Danielle

Cuddly Kitties

Happy Friday! Today, starts a new Inky Paws Challenge from Newtons Nook Designs.  The fun color challenge  it great!  You can use the image as inspiration too, but I just chose the color pallet. 

I started off by spraying my card base with some Dylusions spray in white, pretty heavily. I let it drip, run and then dry.  I die cut the cloud from some patterned paper. I had an extra set of trees that I had stamped a while back. I stamped them with distress ink then sprayed a touch of water on the stamp before I stamped it down to get the effect. 

I topped the card off with the snuggling kitties and the meow die cut and a couple of enamel dots. 

Quick Tip: I just colored the meow die cut with a red marker to get it the color I needed. Always a great tip when you don't have the right shade. 

I hope you play along with the Inky Paws challenge.  I would love to see what you create!

~Danielle

Newtons Nook Designs Feb Release - Day 2

Hey there! Welcome to Day 2 of the February Release for Newtons Nook Designs. I hope you had fun yesterday.  Today, we are featuring ?Newton Unwinds" and coordinating Purr-fect Dies.  First off, I love the size of these stamps. They are a little bit bigger than Newton's of the past. 

I kept it a bit simple for this card. I colored Newton and the yarn ball with my copics. I then die cut him out and the heart shape on the sentiment with the coordinating Purr-fect Dies.  There is bit of gold shimmer in the background there. I used Viva Inka Gold and smeared it with my finger ( a great inexpensive crafting tool!). 

Then, I die cut the small doilly from a spellbinders die, to give Newtons some pop!  I then topped everything off with sequins and pink and black gems. 

Would you like to win the “Newton Unwinds” Stamp Set?
This 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 blog release 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 11th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, February 12th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Ka Slagoski - Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to head to the Newtons Nook Designs Store tomorrow to get your hands on the new release! 
~Danielle

Newtons Nook Designs Feb Release - Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of Newton's Nook Designs February release. I have to say, I love this new release. With the cold weather that is finally happening here in Florida, I've been cooking up a storm. So, let's stir things up. Shall,we? 

I decided to dig through my stash and use some neglected patterned papers. Ok, we really know I meant hoarded patterned papers. LoL for the white stamped images on the tag, I used a white big brush pen from Faber Castell. It really gave me a nice opaque white image. To color my pretty mixer I just used colored wink of Stella pens. They are a little streaky, buts I'm ok with that. All the glitter makes up for the streaks. 

Would you like to win the “Made from Scratch” Stamp Set?
This 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 blog release 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 11th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, February 12th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Ka Slagoski - Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to come back tomorrow for Day 2!
~Danielle

Newtons Nook Designs - Sweet Treats Blog Hop

Welcome to the Newtons Nook Designs Sweet Treats Blog Hop!  You should of come here from Stephanie's blog!  If you didn't head on back to Newtons Nook's blog to start from the beginning!  Today, is all about the TREATS! Yum!  I created this tag, featuring "Love A La Carte", "In Slow Motion", and "Wild About Zoo" stamps sets. 

My inspiration came from the Turtle on "In Slow Motion".  I really wanted him to carry the cupcake on his back.  So, to make that happen I used a Memento Tuxedo Black Pen...yes Pen to selectively color the stamp.  I didn't want the strap holding the package on to show.  Don't color those parts!  After I stamped him out, your going to want to stamp the cupcake in it's place. Finally, to make it all come together, finish drawing in the missing parts of the turtle.

Sweet Treats Blog Hop Giveaway!

Would you like to win a $10 store credit to our Newton's Nook Designs?
We are giving them out to TWO lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs release 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 Sunday, February 7th at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Monday, February 8th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Thanks for stopping by! And be sure to head on over to Nina-Maries blog for her fabulous project!

~Danielle