Newton’s Nook Designs March Release and Giveaway – Day 2 – Newton’s Umbrella & Rainy Day Doxie 

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the Newton’s Nook March release! Thanks so much for joining me today! I cannot wait to share with you all the stunning new spring themed products that the NND Design Team and I will be sharing throughout this week!

Please note that all the new March products will be available for purchase on Friday, March 24th at Newton’s Nook Designs online store and other craft retailers!

The second day of the spring release has reserved us two most adorable Newton’s Umbrella Stamp Set and Rainy Day Doxie Stamp Set! I cannot stop smiling when I look at those cutie pies!!! Please note, that in case you’re interested, there are the coordinating Newton’s Umbrella Die Set and Rainy Day Doxie Die Set.

Giveaway alert!! NND is giving away both new Newton’s Umbrella and Rainy Day Doxie stamp sets to lucky winners so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

On my stop of this hop you will find two colorful watercolor cards! I decided to use water based ZIG CLEAN COLOUR REAL BRUSH MARKERS to match the rainy day theme!

Key Ingredients:

• Newton’s Umbrella Stamp Set
• Newton’s Umbrella Die Set
• Spring Blooms Paper Pad
• Sky Borders Die Set
• Cloudy Sky Stencil

Step By Step Instructions:

• Die cut from Strathmore Bristol paper the cat with the umbrella shape, using the coordinating Newton’s Umbrella Die Set and Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting machine. Save the negative part of the die.
• Stamp the outline illustration from Newton’s Umbrella Stamp Set with VersaFine Onyx Black pigment ink, using the negative part of the die as a guide for a perfect alignment inside the stamping positioning tool.
• Color the stamp with water based markers. On this card I used ZIG CLEAN COLOUR REAL BRUSH MARKERS:
  • cat: 052 Bright Yellow & 061 Light Brown & 067 Mustard
  • umbrella peach-orange: 023 Scarlet Red & 220 Tea Rose
  • umbrella red: 021 Light Carmine & 029 Geranium Red
  • umbrella pink: 025 Pink & 200 S.Almond Pink & 230 Pale Rose
  • umbrella brown: 072 Beige
  • umbrella gray: 091 Cool Gray 2
• Trim and score an extended A2 size card base (5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″) from Neenah Solar White paper. I used Tim Holtz Maxi Guillotine Trimmer and Mini Score Board.
• Trim a piece of pattern paper from Spring Blooms Paper Pad with a cloudy sky design.
• Secure the Cloudy Sky Stencil with a low tack tape on the sky piece, mix Sizzix white dimensional paste with Nuvo Moonstone Glimmer Paste on a sleek surface and spread it all across. Help yourself with the palette knives to mix and spread the embossing pastes.
• Die cut two cloudy edges from Neenah Solar White paper 4 1/4″ width and another one from a vellum.
• Stamp the sentiment from Newton’s Umbrella Stamp Set with VersaFine Onyx Black pigment ink.
• Arrange and glue in place all the elements on the card base, by popping some on a foam tape for a fun dimensional look.
• Finish with a few highlights added with a white gel pen and some clear drops.

Key Ingredients:

• Rainy Day Doxie Stamp Set
• Rainy Day Doxie Die Set
• Raindrops Stencil

Step By Step Instructions:

• Die cut from Strathmore Bristol paper all the elements you need, using the coordinating Rainy Day Doxie Die Set and Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting machine. Save the negative parts of the dies.
• Stamp the outline illustrations from Rainy Day Doxie Stamp Set with VersaFine Onyx Black pigment ink, using the negative parts of the dies as a guide for a perfect alignment inside the stamping positioning tool.
• Color the stamps with water based markers. On this card I used ZIG CLEAN COLOUR REAL BRUSH MARKERS:
  • 021 Light Carmine
  • 022 Carmine Red
  • 222 Pink Flamingo
  • 036 Light Blue
  • 042 Turquoise Green
  • 045 Pale Green
  • 048 Emerald Green
  • 060 Brown
  • 061 Light Brown
  • 067 Mustard
  • 091 Cool Gray 2
• Trim and score an extended A2 size card base (5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″) from Neenah Solar White paper. I used Tim Holtz Maxi Guillotine Trimmer and Mini Score Board.
• Trim a slightly smaller rectangle from Tim Holtz Watercolor cardstock.
• Ink it with Distress Oxide inks, using the blending brushes to achieve a nice and smooth transition:
  • Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide ink,
  • Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide ink,
  • Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide ink.
• Secure the Raindrops Stencil with a low tack tape on the inked background and spread a pearlescent embossing paste all across with a palette knife. Lift up the stencil and let the embossing paste air dry.
• Stamp the sentiment from Rainy Day Doxie Stamp Set with VersaFine Onyx Black pigment ink.
• Arrange and glue in place all the elements on the card base, by popping some on a foam tape for a fun dimensional look.
• Finish with a few highlights added with a white gel pen and some clear sparkling sequins adhered with Distress Collage Medium Matte.

Would you like to win the “Newton’s Umbrella” Stamp Set or the “Rainy Day Doxie” Stamp Set? NND will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

Here’s how to win: Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! 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 Thursday March 23rd at 9pm ET to comment  — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, March 24th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Ellen Haxelmans
Tina Herbeck
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich <– you’re here
Amanda Wilcox

That’s all for today! Hope you like these sweet cards! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fabulous day!
Hugs,
Tatiana