Newton’s Nook Designs’ 7 Year Blog Hop and SALE

Happy Friday, friends!  Newton’s Nook Designs is celebrating 7 years this month – woohoo!  To celebrate this awesome milestone, the design team is having a blog hop, and there are 7 $20 gift certificates up for grabs!  Also, NND is having a sale this weekend, and you can save 20% off your purchase with the code at the bottom of this post!

Kitty Paw-ty Shaker Card by Andrea Shell | Newton's Block Party stamp by Newtons Nook Designs

Naturally, I had to make a birthday card for this hop!  This shaker card just screams CELEBRATION!  I started by stamping that fun scene from Newton’s Block Party onto mixed media paper.  I stamped that cute kitty with the balloon from Newton’s Birthday Bash onto a separate piece.  I colored everything with my Arteza watercolor pencils and a damp brush (I’m still learning how to shade and blend with them, but I love that I can also use them as colored pencils and add some details and depth).

Kitty Paw-ty Shaker Card by Andrea Shell | Newton's Block Party stamp by Newtons Nook Designs

Once my images were dry, I die-cut the large one with the Frames Squared Dies and fussy-cut the kitty and party hat (There are coordinating dies, but I don’t have them).  I die-cut some magenta cardstock with the Frames Squared Dies, taping two dies together to create the frame.  For my shaker elements, I decided to create my own confetti with the Balloon Shaker Dies.  I first applied Rainbow Shattered Glass Deco Foil to a Deco Foil Toner Sheet and then die-cut the sheet a bunch of times.  I love how sparkly the confetti is!

Kitty Paw-ty Shaker Card by Andrea Shell | Newton's Block Party stamp by Newtons Nook Designs

For even more sparkle, I applied Turquoise Sea Glitz Glitter Gel to black cardstock through the Petite Snow Stencil (It reminded me of confetti).  I die-cut black cardstock with the Speech Bubbles Dies and heat-embossed a sentiment from Newton’s Block Party.

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to check out the rest of the hop below.

To celebrate 7 years, Newton’s Nook Designs is giving away a $20 store credit to spend in their online shop to 7 lucky winners!

Here’s how to win:

Comment on the NND Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winners will be chosen at random from the collective blog hop 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 Monday, July 20 at 9pm EST to comment. Winners will be announced on NND blog post on Tuesday, July 21 and will need to contact NND to claim their prize, so make sure you check back to see if you’ve won!

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

Amanda Wilcox

To further celebrate their birthday, NND is having a sale through Monday, July 20th.  Use the code below to save 20% on your purchase (see exclusions below)!

45 COMMENTS

  1. Angie | 17th Jul 20

    So cute – love this design and the colors really pop!!!

  2. Pat Luke | 17th Jul 20

    Wow! I love your design idea of putting that party stamp behind a frame!! You have inspired a whole new concept of shaker cards for me!! Thanks for sharing your awesome creations!!😇

  3. Priscilla Bergman Joseph | 17th Jul 20

    Such a cool shaker!

  4. Rosalie | 17th Jul 20

    So much fun! Great colors and love the shaker!

  5. Avra N Williams | 17th Jul 20

    Cute shaker card!

  6. Chandhini | 17th Jul 20

    Love this shaker card and how DIYed shaker elements. Such a cool idea.

  7. Mary Holshouser | 17th Jul 20

    Love the shaker. The filling is fun.
    Great coloring. thanks for sharing
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  8. Carol Gunn | 17th Jul 20

    You kitty-colouring is amazing, so many different personalities. The shaker is fun and looks like a party by itself. CarolG

  9. Amanda Wilcox | 17th Jul 20

    This card is just soooo adorable! I love the fun design and your shaker is perfect! The black background with the sparkle stenciling…it’s all just perfect!

  10. Iris Esther López | 17th Jul 20

    Great card! Love the confetti.

  11. BECCA YAHRLING | 17th Jul 20

    Absolutely delightful card! And I sure love that it’s a shaker.

  12. Cindy Holmes | 17th Jul 20

    Oh my gosh! This has got to be the most awesome, beautiful and amazing shaker card that I have ever seen! So whimsical looking!

  13. Sunshine HoneyBee | 17th Jul 20

    This shaker card is a true party in a box.
    Melissa
    “Sunshine HoneyBee”

  14. Christina Craft | 17th Jul 20

    Adorable! Love how you colored all the kitties! So pretty! And the foil shaker pieces are so neat!

  15. Andre M. | 17th Jul 20

    These little cuties are having a blast, so fun and festive.

  16. Fikreta | 17th Jul 20

    this si so adorable card!
    love it!

  17. Susie sonnier | 17th Jul 20

    Now that’s a card

  18. Kathy Barrett | 17th Jul 20

    What an absolutely fun paw-ty card! I can’t believe that you made the confetti in the shaker! It looks shiny & sparkly & you can’t even tell it’s made from card stock. So clever!

  19. Jean Marmo | 17th Jul 20

    So very cute!

  20. Titus Debbie | 17th Jul 20

    What a great shake card. So much fun

  21. Betty Tollner | 17th Jul 20

    This shaker card is beautiful! It does scream celebrate! The colors are great!

  22. Marisela Delgado | 17th Jul 20

    So beautiful! Love ut!

  23. Marisela Delgado | 17th Jul 20

    Ooops! I meant love it!

  24. Karthikha Uday | 17th Jul 20

    Super fun shaker card 🙂

  25. Marisela Delgado | 18th Jul 20

    Such wonderful colors!

  26. Denise Bryant | 18th Jul 20

    Fun shaker card! I love all of those peeking kitties! Pretty coloring and details!

  27. Carla Hundley | 18th Jul 20

    Super cute shaker!
    Love all the Newtons
    inside the shaker.
    Carla from Utah

  28. Cheri P | 18th Jul 20

    Such a fun card for any party occasion! I love the items in the shaker portion! Somebody is going to get a super special card!

  29. Kathy J in Ellicott City | 18th Jul 20

    Love the shaker card!

  30. Amy Tsuruta | 18th Jul 20

    oh how CUTE. Love your shaker Andrea!

  31. Cynthia Cole | 18th Jul 20

    Definitely a fun celebration shaker card!

  32. Subhashini S | 18th Jul 20

    What a Pawsome party scene!

  33. KT Fit Kitty | 18th Jul 20

    The more cats, the merrier! Your paw-ty on a card looks like fun, and it’s so adorable! Love the party streamer shaker bits!

  34. Anneleise Hampson | 18th Jul 20

    I would say it is definitely time to “paw-ty” after 7 amazing years! Congrats and here’s to many more! Lovely card!

  35. Sue D | 18th Jul 20

    Cute and festive party cat shaker!

  36. Meghan | 18th Jul 20

    Sooooo cute!!! I love the colors and shape! Great Confetti!!!

  37. Mugdha Gujarathi | 19th Jul 20

    Wow!! Such a fun shaker card! Love the idea of using confetti as shaker elements.

  38. Cécile | 19th Jul 20

    Really cute shaker card. Love all the kitties peeking out! Great idea on how to make shaker elements too.

  39. Anushree Vaish | 19th Jul 20

    Such a cute shaker card!!

  40. Peggy P | 19th Jul 20

    Super fun shaker card love all the beautiful coloring. Thanks for sharing.

  41. Rachel | 19th Jul 20

    Your shading looks awesome to me! Overall fun card 😁

  42. Claire Lamb | 20th Jul 20

    Such a fun card!

  43. Dawn N. | 20th Jul 20

    Your coloring and the fun-fetti are so great!

  44. Mary Reiner | 20th Jul 20

    Love this cute shaker card!

  45. TERESA GODINES | 20th Jul 20

    Super cute. Love that you stamped inside the shaker. Thanks for inspiring me today

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