Inky Paws Challenge #139 - Cozy Winter Theme Reminder

 Hi All!  Don't forget you have until Friday, January 15th to get your entries into Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge and have a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs online shop!  This is Inky Paws Challenge #139 - Cozy Winter Theme.

Who doesn't want to be in their favorite chair reading a good book with their best furry friends on a snowy winter day?  I sure do!  To create the window for this card I cut a piece of smooth cardstock to 3 1/4" x 3 7/8" and blended Distress Oxide Inks Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, and Cracked Pistachio.  I then used NND Petite Snow stencil with my favorite glitter paste and set it aside to dry.  I used NND Forest Scene Builder die set and NND Land Borders die set to cut out white glitter cardstock for a snowy scene.  I couldn't help but adding in the red cardinal!  After the glitter paste snow was dry, I adhered the hill, trees, and cardinal.  I cut 3/8" strips to create a window frame which I adhered to my scene with foam tape.  I used liquid glue to attach the window scene to the scalloped teal cardstock which I had die cut using NND Frames and Flags die set.

Next, I stamped out the super cute NND image, A Cozy Day In, in dye ink and colored it with Copic markers.  I left the stamp in place in my stamp positioning tool so after coloring I could re-stamp in pigment ink and clear heat emboss.  I am not great at fussy cutting and I find that it helps when I have the little embossed edge on my image.  

After much debate, I decided on a medium gray cardstock for the card base.  I cut it to A2 size, inked the edges with gray ink, and adhered the scalloped teal cardstock with window scene.  I used NND Frames and Flags die set and the same medium gray cardstock to cut a banner for the sentiment.  I stamped the sentiment in black pigment ink and clear embossed.  I inked the edges of the sentiment banner with gray ink as well and attached it to my card.  I then used a combination of foam tape and liquid glue to adhere the colored image to my card.  

Copic colors used for Orange and White Newton:

• YR0000, YR000, YR20, YR21
• T0, T1
• Ears - R00, R11, R20
• Nose - R20
• Cheeks - E93

Gray Newton:

• T0, T1, T3, T5 - stripes
• Ears - R00, R11, R20
• Nose - R20

Chair:

• BV31, BV01, BV02, BV04
• E13, E15, E29

Blanket:

• R000, R00, R11, R20

Shirt/Socks:

• BG11, BG32, BG15

Pants/Socks:

• C2. C3. C5. C7

Book:

• E13. E15. E08
• Y11, Y15, YR24
• C0, C1

Skin:

• E000, E00, E11
• Cheeks - E93

Hair:

• YR20, YR31, YR23

This card has a lot of sparkle with the snowy window scene so all I did for a finishing touch was to add glossy accents to both kitties noses!  Now it's time to get your paws inky creating a Cozy Winter project using your Newton's Nook Designs products.  Make sure to link up to the Inky Paws Challenge!  Hope to see you there!