Monday, July 15, 2013

{Newton's Nook Designs} Launch Party: Release 1


Welcome to the inaugural release of Newton's Nook Designs! I'm so excited to be here and I hope you are, too. We have lots of cute stamps and projects to share with you this week. There are also prizes to be won so please refer to the details below and have fun hopping!


Today, the Design Team and Guests are featuring Newton's Antics. I used the pair of napping kitties on my card with a couple of their toys. They are paper pieced using patterned paper from BasicGrey's Hey You 6 x 6 paper pad.


I used scissors and a knife to create the overlay on the light coloured kitty, allowing the negative papers from the base layer to show through. On the other kitty, I used a glue pen and tweezers to apply the small pieces to the base.


To create the focal point for my card, I used the Scallop Frame Dies and Flag Tag Dies from Paper Smooches as well as the Tiny Attacher. All of my supplies are listed below.


Would you like to win Newton's Antics?
This set will be given away to two lucky winners!

Here's how to win:
  1. Comment on Newton's Nook Blog. One Winner will be randomly chosen from the comments on the launch party post.
  2. Comment on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Launch Party. 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 18th at 9:00 p.m. CST to comment. Winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 19th. But wait… there's more.
  3. We will also be giving away a gift card on Facebook this week to celebrate our launch - so be sure to pop over there to Like our page and enter to win!
Make sure you check out all the blogs participating in the Launch Party below to enter:


Thanks so much for joining us for the release of Newton's Antics today. See you tomorrow for the Just Say Cheese reveal!

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64 comments:

Elise C. said...

Wow, your paper piecing looks great! Such a cute card! :)

Heather said...

Adorable Emily! I absolutely love it!

Danielle said...

I love your card! The paper piecing makes Newton look like a Siamese. Too cute !

Jingle said...

This is too cute!

Jackie said...

Your card is adorable - I love the paper piecing on the kitties.

Dana said...

LOVE it!! Awesome card, love all the elements in the frame!! The kitties are sooo cute!!

snappy scrappy said...

Adorable...love the paper piecing!!!

Tenia Nelson said...

Super cuteness!!! :)

Gabi MeWi said...

Great card - I love this little mouse...

Audrey said...

Such a fun mix of patterns! :)

Indy's Designs said...

Love those paper pieced kitties! Also love the frame around them! CUTE!

Jessi Fogan said...

I love this layout! So fun. And the paper-piecing detail is crazy cool - love how you made them almost reflections of each other :)

conil said...

Clever girl. Ingenius paper piecing made such an adorable. card.

D- said...

This card is ADORABLE. Love the frame and paper piecing. TFS.
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Katie Ann Brooks said...

how cute and love your paper piecing! I'll be back later to check out the rest of this fab looking launch!

Miriam Prantner said...

Adorable! The piecing is just perfect, love the matching ears!

Unknown said...

so sweet! i love the paper pieced paws! awesome inspiration

Jamie said...

This is so cute!!

Carol said...

Very cute card. I like how you took the negatives so they match.

Petti said...

Your piercing is just great! What a cute card

Isha Gupta said...

Superb card Emily. I love your use of pattern paper and that stunning design.

Unknown said...

Okay, creating the overlay is pure genius! Genius!

Verna Angerhofer said...

Emily, you always make the cutest and creatively designed cards. This is indeed no exception! Just wonderful!

Billie Dee said...

I love how you did your card!

Cat Craig said...

Great paper piecing. Hey look so cute together.

Kay said...

So cute. Thanks for showing how you did the paper piecing. Sweet

Stephanie R/S said...

Omg these are so cute luv them

Unknown said...

So cute!! Love the kitties :)

Ginny said...

Cute card. Newton is so sweet.

Anonymous said...

That card is sooooo cute!! & then I took a peeky at the cutting!! My! You have skills and patience!! LOL

GREAT JOB!!
:) :) :)

Ida said...

Super cute! I love what you did with the kitties and the patterned paper. Lots of fussy cutting but the outcome is so adorable.

Connie and Jack said...

Sweet card, Emily. I'm a sucker for a cute kitty!
-- Connie C.

Jennifer Jackson said...

Great tutorial on how you did the paper piercing! thanks Emily!

albrennick said...

Love the paper piecing, just adorable!!

Kim A said...

I'm impressed by the paper piecing, wow! I'll have to work on my technique a bit!

Queen Mary said...

Emily, I love this little set! I love your paper piecing! I hope I win this set! I don't have a cat set and this one is truly adorable -- especially as you presented it!

Amy Martin said...

Adorable card. Your paper piecing is perfect. What a cute set this is.

Samantha Mann said...

such a CUTE card!! love the frame you made and how you paper pieced the little kittens! LOVE the colors too! so cool!! i'm so honored to be on the team with you!

Unknown said...

What cute kitties!!! Love your colors, paper piecing, and die cuts. Great card.

Purrfect Paper Creations said...

These two kitties are just precious! And love the sentiment!

Chris L.

Jackie said...

I love the paper piecing on the cats!
I will have to get this set as I am a cat lover!

Letty Abad said...

Oh I really want those stamps!! cute card!

Deborah Montgomery said...

Sooooo cute! Thanks for sharing :)

SHartl said...

So adorable and love how you paper pieced those kitties!

Kailash said...

Beautiful mix of patterns Emily, lovely card as always!!

Jennifer said...

Love your card and paper piecing! The mixed paws are sooo cute!

zelda said...

First i discover Newton's Nook Designs. Loving it. then I see there is a give away that I would love to win:) And then I discover all these great blogs that i want to follow!!!

ann marie said...

Sooo.. cute

Elena said...

This card is so cute, Emily! And I love your paper piecing idea!

designbydonna said...

Adorable cats. And I love the paper piecing you did.

Jean Martin said...

Cuties!!! :)

Mary-Anne V said...

Wonderful double paper piecing and the raised frame are just perfect.

trisha too said...

Wonderful card--what super sweet set of kitties!

:)

Anonymous said...

How clever you are with that kitty overlay! Brilliant and I love it. Reminds me of a kitty I had long ago named Cappuccino. This is such a cute stamp set.

stylesplenty said...

This card motivating me to go back to scrapbooking.

Anonymous said...

like the layered cats. Makes them pop. thanks for sharing.

tere said...

Great card! and inspiration

lostinpaper said...

Thanks for showing how you did the pp, I would never have thought of that lol.

Larissa Heskett said...

FABULOUS!! =)

None None said...

Wow - awesome paper piecing! Thanks for showing us how you did it. So cool!!!

Lisa Petrella said...

Excellent paper piecing!!! Newton and friend are just ADORABLE!

amesari88 said...

Awesome work...I love cats!

Jen W. said...

Brilliant paper piecing and I love the way you framed everything!

Gilu J said...

Great use of pattern paper.