Inky Paws Challenge #178 - Beach Theme

 Hi everyone!  A new Inky Paws Challenge starts today!  This is Inky Paws Challenge #178 - Beach Theme.  You have until Friday, June 29th to get your entries in and have a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs online shop!

To start this card I die cut a piece of smooth white cardstock using the large postage stamp die from the Framework Die Set.  To create the background I used Layer 1 of the Retro Sun and Palms Stencil Set with Distress Oxide Inks Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade, and Picked Raspberry.  I then used Layer 2 with black pigment ink and let it dry for a few minutes before splattering the background with gold watercolor paint.  I die cut a piece of kraft cardstock using the Land Borders Die Set, then splattered it with all different colors of watercolor paint to create the sand!  

I stamped this super cute doggie duo and shell from the Beach Barks Stamp Set, and the pail of sand from the Newton's Summer Vacation Stamp Set.  I colored them all with Copic markers and cut them out using the coordinating die sets.  

I stamped the sentiment, which is from the Beach Barks Stamp Set, directly onto the background in black pigment ink and clear heat embossed for some shine!

I assembled my card using a patterned paper from the Summertime Paper Pad as my cardbase.  I popped up all of the images with foam tape for some dimension!

For finishing touches on this card I added accents with a white gel pen, glitter, and glossy accents!  Now it's time to get your paws inky creating a Beach Theme project using your Newton's Nook Designs products!  Be sure to link up to the Inky Paws Challenge!  Hope to see you there!

Newton's Summer Vacation

Hi everyone!  For my first blog post I wanted to share a fun and colorful card I created for Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge #127 - Summer Theme.  

I started my background by blending Distress Oxide Inks Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed.  I then sprayed it with gold shimmer spray and set it aside to dry.  As the spray was drying, I cut out waves with NND Sea Borders dies and inked them up with Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, and Mermaid Lagoon.  I spritzed some water on the waves and set them aside to dry as well.  I then cut out sand from gold glitter paper using NND Land Borders die.  After the gold shimmer spray was dry, I used NND Sunscape Stencil with Distress Oxide Inks Spiced Marmalade, Dried Marigold, and Mustard Seed.  I stamped the sentiment with brown pigment ink and used clear embossing powder over it for a shiny look! 

With all of the background pieces complete, I stamped out images from Newton's Summer Vacation stamp set and a few fish from the Scuba Newton stamp set.  I colored them with Copic markers and die cut them out with their coordinating die sets.  

Copic colors used:

• Purple - V01, V12, V04
• Pink - RV10, RV13, RV14
• Green - YG01, YG03, YG06
• Blue - B01, B02, B04, B06
• Brown - E31, E33, E35, E23

Gray Newton:

• C0, C1, C2, C3 - for stripes
• Belly - C0, C1
• Ears - R20, R32, R43
• Nose - R20

Orange Newton:

• Y35, Y17, YR15, YR16
• Ears - R20, R32, R43
• Nose - R32

Buff Newton:

• YR0000, YR000, YR20, YR31 - for stripes
• Belly - W0, W1
• Sunglasses - C0, C1, C3
• Ears - R20, R32, R43
• Nose - R20

I finished this fun-loving kitty card off by adding gold glitter paste to the sand castle, to the area around the castle, and to the sand in the pail.  I also used a glitter pen for even more sparkle and glossy accents for some shine!  Thank you and I hope you enjoyed my card today!