Newton's Sending Uplifting Smiles Blog Hop

Newton's Nook Designs 

Send Uplifting Blog Hop!

The Newton's Designs and Inky Paws Challenge team members have combined forces to bring some encouraging cards to make you smile and brighten your day!  With so many of us staying at home and socially distancing to fight the spread of the Coronavirus  it's even more important to find ways to connect with our family and friends. Creating and sending homemade cards is a fabulous way to spread some joy and love!  We encourage you to pull out your crafty supplies and create and send cards to those special people!  

Ready to get some inspiration?  Check out all the stops in this hop for amazing ideas of how you can create and send uplifting smiles!  For an extra bonus for hopping with us, leave a comment on each stop for a chance to win a store credit to the Newton's Nook Designs' store!  (Check the details at the bottom!)

The scene in my card was inspired by friends near me who live in remote areas in the PNW where Internet and even cell service is limited or nonexistent. For them, getting some "snail" mail is a welcomed way to stay connected to the world. 

To create my card I used Distress Inks and Spectrum Noir markers.  I used the Mountains stencil to create the gray mountains in the far background with greener, more rounded mountains in front.  Since I live in the Evergreen State, I added trees in the background using the Whispering Pines stamp set. I stamped, colored and fussy cut the cabin from the Winston's Lake House stamp set before adding more fir trees from the Snow Globe Scenes stamp set. In the foreground, Newton from the Newton's Happy Mail stamp set is happily popping his head out of the mailbox with cards he just received from the owl (Love Owls stamp set) flying out of the clouds from the Sky Scene Builder die set. Who wouldn't want to receive this card?  But wait, do you need more inspiration?  Be sure to hop over to Diane Morales blog (and the rest of the NND & IPC teams) to be wowed! 

Here's the full blog hop list:

Newton's Nook Designs

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tatiana Trafimovich

Amanda Wilcox

Debbie Owens (You are here!)

Diane Morales

Becky Noelle

Crystal Komara

Did you spy some NND products you want to get crafty with?  Then you'll be thrilled to know that Newton's Nook Designs is have a SALE this weekend, so you can stock up on those "must-have" faves!  Check out the store for the details!    

Plus there's a Send Uplifting Smiles Hop GIVEAWAY! {swoon}
TWO lucky blog hoppers will win a $25 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs online ship! Here's how to win:  Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list above)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal 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, April 20th at 9 P.M. EST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Tuesday, April 21st.

Stay safe and healthy!

Hugs, 

Debbie