Inky Paws Challenge #145 - Friendship Theme

 Hi everyone!  A new Inky Paws Challenge starts today!  You have until Friday, April 9th to get your entries in and have a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs online shop!  This is Inky Paws Challenge #145 - Friendship Theme.  

I love sitting on my front porch watching the sun set.  The weather is getting a bit nicer here so hopefully I will be able to do that soon!  I immediately thought of this stamp for the Friendship Theme and wanted to create a great sunset to go with it.  I started by cutting a card base to A6 size, 4 1/2" by 6 1/4".  I then cut a piece of smooth white cardstock so I would have a 1/4" border.  I used purple tape to mask off the bottom portion of my paper.  I blended Distress Oxide Inks Faded Jeans, Dusty Concord, and Kitsch Flamingo for the background.  I then placed NND Sunscape stencil so it would look like the sun is setting and blended Distress Oxide Inks Seedless Preserves, Picked Raspberry, and Abandoned Coral. 

I measured the bottom section of my card and cut a piece of kraft cardstock to that size.  I used NND Hardwood stencil with Distress Oxide Inks Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain.  I used tape runner to adhere it to the bottom portion of my card creating a wood floor look.  To complete the porch window, I cut strips of white cardstock and adhered them to my card with liquid glue and foam tape, adhering one strip right over the seam where the window and floor meet.

Next, I stamped the absolutely adorable image, NND Porch Swing Friends, on Copic friendly white paper, colored it, and cut it out with the coordinating die.  I adhered the image to my card with foam tape, and stamped a few birds from NND Serene Silhouettes stamp set to complete the scene. 

I used the stitched banner die from NND Frames and Flags die set to cut a piece of white cardstock on which I stamped the sentiment in black pigment ink and clear heat embossed.  I inked the edges of the banner and the cardbase with Walnut Stain Distress Oxide Ink, and attached the banner to my card with liquid glue.  I wanted to add a little color to the bottom portion of my card so I die cut pink and green cardstock using the flower and leaf die from NND Slimline Frames and Portholes die set.  I adhered the flower to my card with foam tape and tucked the leaf in behind it.  For the center of the flower I used a large iridescent crystal for some sparkle!

Copic colors used for Pup:

• E50, E51, E53, E55
• Nose - E57, E59

Kitty:

• T1, T2, T3, T5, T6
• Ears - R12, E93
• Nose - R12
• Cheeks - E93

Swing:

• T0, T1, T2

Pink:

• RV10, RV21, RV23, RV25

Yellow:

• Y000, Y00, Y06, Y08

Green:

• YG01, YG03, YG06, YG09

Teal:

• BG10, BG11, BG23, BG15

For finishing touches on this card I added glitter to the blanket and pillows and glossy accents to their cute noses!  Now it's time to get your paws inky creating a Friendship Theme project using your Newton's Nook Designs products!  Be sure to link up to the Inky Paws Challenge!  Hope to see you there!