Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Newton's Nook Designs July Release & 2 Year Celebration - Day 1


DIES!   You guys!  
Oh my, I'm so excited!   NND now has DIES!    And how about this cute new Newton set....I just love this one!   Newton on all his pillows and blankets - couldn't be cuter, right?

Newton's Naptime card by Kimberly Rendino for Newton's Nook Designs | double partial die cutting | embossing paste

  I thought I'd really use the new die to its full advantage for this one, so I did a bit of double partial die cutting! Partial die cutting is a really cool technique - just place your die cutting plates so they don't completely cover up the die and then run it through your die cutting machine - you're left with a section of die still attached to your paper.  That's what I did here with Newton - his blankets are still attached to the panel.   After I did that, I placed a circle die so that it cut just the top part of the circle....then all I had to do was use a craft knife to connect the circle and the blanket.   

Newton's Naptime card by Kimberly Rendino for Newton's Nook Designs | double partial die cutting | embossing paste


The background is Distress Ink and the stars are stenciled on with metallic silver embossing paste.   I mounted the panel to some glittery white paper with foam tape so it pops up just a bit.  So now Newton is sitting by the moon, dreaming sweet dreams!

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Would you like to WIN the “Newton’s Naptime” 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, July 16th at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 17th. 
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I'm linking this card up at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything Goes!




40 comments:

  1. What a darling creation!! Love the starry dark background which is perfect for this set!! :) Really wonderful design!! Thanks for sharing! :)

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  2. Oh, my gosh! The starry background is purr-fect for this sweet image. Love this card so much!

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  3. Love the star background super cute

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  4. Oh how cute!!! Great technique! I love the star background. Newton is sooo pretty!

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  5. What an adorable card...love it!

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  6. THIS. IS. AMAZING!!! I love the starry background Kimberly!!!

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  7. oh my goodness! I love you starry background and the way you colored your Newton and his blankets is just lovely!
    Adorable!!

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  8. Newton looks like he's dreaming among the stars. So cute.

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  9. Wow that card looks awesome with the partial diecutting.

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  10. Love how Newton is showcased in the globe.
    Wonderful coloring and the background paper is fun.
    thanks for sharing.

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  11. Such a sweet card! I love the night sky you created!

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  12. What a cute card! I love animal stamps and a die is the "icing on the cake"!

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  13. Soooo sweet! Great layout and coloring!!

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  14. Amazing card. Love the background. TFS mghowell8@msn.com

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  15. Love, Love!!!! Such a sweet card!! Love the night time scene!! Cute stamp set!!!

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  16. What an adorable stamp and die set. I just adore your beautiful background. Such a great idea. Love it.

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  17. Cute stars background...darling card!

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  18. What a beautiful card !!! Your star background is stunning.

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  19. Beautiful star background and I just love the card. Love!!

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  20. Such a peaceful scene... love the star background with the sleeping kitty.

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  21. This is a super nice card! I love all the stars you added! TFS

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  22. I like your coloring and all the stars.

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  23. Adorable card. Love you star background. TFS

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  24. That starry background is just purr-fect and love your soft gray Newton on the pretty blankets.
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  25. I love that star background! The whole card turned out so precious!!!
    TFS!
    Melissa

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  26. Love this card- Newton is so cute with the starry skies and his blankets- great job!

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  27. This is so awesome - love the nighttime feel you made this card have with that gorgeous starry sky background!! Love it!!

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  28. Such a pretty card! Love the dreamy night time scene you created!

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  29. Love the partial die cutting--and the star background is perfect!

    Chris L.

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  30. Love this! Gorgeous background and love that image ♥

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  31. wonderful sentiment, I love how newton is framed with stars :)

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  32. Newton is super cute! I love your DI background with the textured stars! Gorgeous card!

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  33. Love, love love the Metallic stars! So dreamy! And the way you did the partial die-cutting is super fun!!

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  34. beautiful and awesome card, so perfect!!!!!!

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  35. Wow!!! Even though I've had some traumatic cat run-in's during my youth, this card was impossible not to love!! I really liked how the bright colors pair with that gorgeous rich starry sky in the background. And I thought it was so clever of you to tie this sleep-related image into the sentiment of dreams coming true. Clever, clever! I must say that the whimsicality of Newton's soft "bed" reminded me of the princess and the pea. Wonder if Newton has any royalty in him to feel a pea underneath all those layers? In any event, he looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing your talents and the inspiration partial die-cutting ideas with us for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

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  36. Lovely subject and a beautiful background! TFS.

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