Friday, July 15, 2016

Newton's Nook 3 Year Blog Hop!


We are celebrating 3 awesome years!!!   Woo-hoo!   Congratulations, Newton's Nook!  Hop along with the design team and special guests as we celebrate this special occasion!

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I wanted to play with some of the new dies that were just released (available in the NND store right now!!) - I added color to the Hibiscus die by ink blending with Lawn Fawn inks, and I stamped the pineapple from Pineapple Delight with several shades of ink using the rock-n-roll technique.   
To create my tropical scene,  I used the Garden Window die to cut a white oval, black rectangle and yellow rectangle.   I layered all three pieces in the center of my white cardstock base and stamped the sentiment in the upper right hand corner of the oval and heat embossed it with black powder.

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I added my die cut pieces, mounting some directly to the oval and using foam tape for dimension on other pieces.  I love how fun and tropical this turned out!   Ahhhh.....time for a vacation, I think!    All the tropical goodness we've seen this week has me longing for a beach vacation.....Hawaii sounds good! ;)

Be sure to hop along with us, and if you'd like to see more sneak peeks, follow me on Instagram!



Celebrate with Newton's Nook Designs for a chance to win!

Would you like to win a $25 store credit to spend at Newton's Nook Designs online shop? How about a $25 Gift Voucher to Simon Says Stamp?



EVERY Blog Stop in the hop today is giving away one of each! 

Here's how to win: We will pick two random winners from each blog listed below (one to receive a store credit to Newton's Nook Designs and one to receive a gift voucher to Simon Says stamp). Winners will be chosen at random from the comments posted on each of the blogs listed below. You have until Sunday, July 17th at 9pm CDT to comment. Winners will be announced on NND blog post on Monday, July 18th and will need to contact us to claim their prize.


Special Guests:

Newton's Nook Design Team:


There is also a fun promo going on now in the NND store - the first 100 orders receive this fun mini Thank You stamp set!    Head over and check it out!

110 comments:

  1. Absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!!!!

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  2. Yes, you definitely have a card that inspires a tropical vacation! I love the colors. Great job! Happy 3rd Birthday Newton's Nook Designs! Thanks for celebrating their birthday!

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  3. Awesome card! Congrats on the anniversary!

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  4. Wow feel like having a holiday with this card love the colours you have used. x

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  5. Beautiful card! Love the dimension!

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  6. So pretty! The black and yellow background really make those images pop

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  7. Oh so pretty! Hibiscus and Pineapple scream summer and fun to me. I love your card!

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  8. This is a beautiful card. Thanks for sharing

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  9. Stunning card. LOVE the black background behind the brightly colored flowers and it make the whole card POP!!!

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  10. This card is summer! Love the stamp sets used with the dies.The hibiscus flower is my daughters favorite flower so it is a must have die.

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  11. Wow is this ever gorgeous! So realistic and fun.

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  12. Love your tropical card! Pretty flower and greenery, and that pineapple is awesome too! The hibiscus die set is fabulous, at the very top of my wish list!

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  13. Such lively card! Thanks for sharing and your inspiration.

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  14. Your card took me away to a good place. lol Awesome.

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  15. The texture you created with the rock and roll technique is just spectacular!

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  16. Great card! I love the way the colors pop off the card!

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  17. Wonderful card love the colors thank you for sharing.Happy Anniversary to Newtons and the design team great job you guys thank you we appreciate you guys Thanks again

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  18. Love your fun tropical card! Makes me want to go somewhere tropical!

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  19. This is just lovely and I really love that black embossed sentiment - so shiny & delicious!

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  20. Very nice! Love the tropical feel of your card.

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  21. Sweet summer card, flowers on my wish list now!

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  22. Very pretty with these wonderful colors.

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  23. ohhh! So pretty with the black background.

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  24. Pineapple and flower is perefct card.thanks for sharing

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  25. Lovely summer card!Happy birthday Newtons Nook!

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  26. Yes you are right, all these tropical cards along this hop has made me long for a beach vacation also. Love this card, thanks for sharing. And Happy Anniversary NND and team!

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  27. Wonderful card, happy, sunny and oh so right for a vacation. Hope you get to go soon.

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  28. Totally beautiful card! Love your color choice and how balanced the layout is. Perfect to make someone a super happy recipient!

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  29. really cute card, love the flower and pineapple combination

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  30. Beautiful card - the crisp embossing really stands out and is a wonderful contrast to the hibiscus flowers which are beautifully colored.

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  31. Totally fabulous card, Kimberly. I love the bright tropical colors and that pineapple stamp is calling my name :-)

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  32. Pretty card! The embossing is fabulous, and I love the way the pineapple and flower look together. That black really helps the colours pop!

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  33. Tropically summery. Beautiful. Melanie x

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  34. The card brings back memories of vacations in Hawaii! Beautiful!

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  35. Very pretty card Kimberly. Your work is always amazing!

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  36. Another beautiful card using the pineapple and flowers. I love how you have the flowers over hanging the frame, that's a nice touch!

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  37. Love the black against the yellow! Stunning card!

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  38. Gorgeous card. Love the blending on the hibiscus.

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  39. Such a beautiful card! I love the embossed sentiment. It can be so hard to make black embossing look good, but you did a perfect job!

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  40. Very cute card!! Love the colors!

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  41. I think I'm smelling salt water and feeling sand between my toes! Very tropical and summery.

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  42. Beautiful card, thank you for sharing. Aloha from Hawaii!

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  43. A very beautiful and wonderful card.

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  44. Wow, bright and beautiful, Kimberley, love your Hawaiian design! Let's party!

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  45. Gorgeous card! Everything is so perfectly placed - amazing!

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  46. This is absolutely beautiful! I love the pineapple and hisbiscus together! Happy Anniversary to Newton's Nook! Love these new stamps and dies!

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  47. pretty card, I love this new release!

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  48. You've had a busy week with company release ;) -- Love the layout and use of the images on this card

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  49. This is a really pretty card and I'm with you about time for a vacation. This blog hop has really been a wonderful tribute to Newton's third year and summer.

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  50. Beautiful card! Makes me want to visit Hawaii again.

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  51. Love the clean design and vibrant colors what a great card.

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  52. Love your card. Dies have become one of my favorite tools for card making.

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  53. This is a beautiful bright card! I love it!

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  54. This is such an awesome card Kimberly! ♥ IT!

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  55. This is gorgeous! Love these dies!

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  56. Very festive. Aloha! Cute card.

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  57. Your card took me back to the islands and made me smile!

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  58. I love your card, so beautiful! I love the vibrant colors and the shading of the pineapple.

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  59. Beautiful tropical card! Love that great color!

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  60. What a great use of color to brighten up a summer day!

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  61. OH, MY WORD - SO AWESOME!!! Love the classy and super elegant feel this card has to it!! You have created a Tropical delight and masterpiece!!

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  62. This is gorgeous! I love the way you inked the hibiscus flower and combined it with the pineapple! What a lovely summery card!! Thanks for celebrating with us!!
    -Jen {Newton's Nook Designs}

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  63. Loverly. If we can't all go to Hawaii, it is nice to know we can make a card to dream about islands.

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  64. Such a pretty card and a great use of the new stamps and dies! :)

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  65. Aloha! Thanks for sharing this lovely design on the hop! The colors are so eye-catching and I love the stamps / dies you used to create this card!

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  66. Amazing coloring! I love the different shades of yellow on your pineapple! It's all so perfect! <3

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  67. Beautiful.
    The colors are so pretty and the flowers
    are great.
    thanks for sharing.

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  68. Love the pineapple, hibiscus and tropical leaves. You did an awesome job on this card.

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  69. Very pretty card,
    great coloring.
    Carla from Utah

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  70. Oh, the possibilities with this stamp set! Just the thing to keep summer around all the time.

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  71. BEAUTIFUL card!!!
    LOVE the design, LOVE the colours, LOVE the sentiment too!!!
    THANK YOU for sharing your INKY INSPIRATION :)

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  72. Really lovely card so summery! You have a very nice blog thank you for sharing!!!

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