New Winslow & Rusty Collection From Purple Onion Designs Illustrated By Julian Charton

October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 Tatiana1 Comment

Hello and welcome!!!

I’m super excited to start sharing with you new amazing autumn collection of rubber stamps from Purple Onion Designs illustrated by very talented Julian Charlton. There are 5 adorable stamp sets in new Winslow & Rusty Collection that are perfect for cute, clean and simple card making!

My first card that features Winslow & Rusty – Harvest Friends stamp set, turned out as a fun and bright autumn scene. To start, I stamped on Copic X-Press paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink the lovely friends along with a couple of trees from Happy Winter Forest Friends and a few clouds from Happy Skies stamp sets. Both sets are illustrated by Julian as well! I colored the images with copic markers and then fussy cut with my sharp small scissors, leaving a little white edge around.

As always, I’m sharing with you the complete list of the colors used on this project: YR000-YR00-YR02-YR04-YR07-YR07-YR09-YR31; E30-E31-E33-E35; E41-E42-E43-E44; YG00-YG01-YG05-YG09; T0-T1-T3-T5-T7.

An extended A2 size card base (5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″) was made from Neenah Solar White paper. I inked the card front with a very light purple color using Simon Says Stamp Thistle ink and the blending brush to create a sky portion. Then added the hills and grass layers die cutting them from Newton’s Nook Designs Land Borders Die Set. Both layers were also inked with Antique Linen, Vintage Photo Oxide, Twisted Citron and Moved Lawn Distress inks. Finally I stamped the matching sentiment from Winslow & Rusty – Harvest Friends set directly on the card front and assembled all the elements with a bit of dimension.

Hope you like the adorable new stamps and my cute card! As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,
Tatiana

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Newton’s Nook Designs’ August Release and Giveaway – Day 2 – Paw-tumn Newton, Fall Roundabout Stamp Set and Heartfelt Wishes Stamp

August 18, 2020August 17, 2020 Tatiana25 Comments

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the Newton’s Nook August release!

All the new August products will be available for purchase on Friday, August 21st at Newton’s Nook Designs online store and other craft retailers!

The second day of the release will surprise you with lots of different, but not less amazing designs! There is a new super adorable addition to the kitty collection with Paw-tumn Newton stamp set that comes with the coordinating Paw-tumn Newton Die Set. Then we have beautiful Fall Roundabout stamp set that, as other stamps from the roundabout series, coordinates perfectly with Circle Frames Die Set. And finally a gorgeous Heartfelt Wishes stamp set filled with many sentiments in different sizes and styles.

Giveaway alert!! NND is giving away new Paw-tumn Newton and Fall Roundabout stamp sets to lucky winners so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

My first card features the cutest Paw-tumn Newton stamp set. Since the fabulous autumn image from this set is quite big, I decided to keep everything clean and simple and just highlight the stamp with watercoloring. To start, I die cut the kitty plus a couple of pumpkins and autumn leaves with the coordinating Paw-tumn Newton Die Set. I also prepared a faux stitched rectangle from Frames and Flags Die Set while I had my Big Shot die cutting machine on the desk. I worked on Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor paper since I like its texture. I saved the negative parts of the dies and used them inside my MISTI tool for a perfect alignment while I was making the stamping using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and Paw-tumn Newton stamp set. The stamps and the background were colored with regular watercolors from my customised palette.

An extended A2 size card base (5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″) was made from a kraft cardstock. I simply stamped the “SMILE” sentiment from new Heartfelt Wishes stamp set directly on the watercolor background and started assembling all the element together with a bit of dimension.

The second card highlights new beautiful Fall Roundabout stamp set. To start, I heat embossed with a fine white embossing powder the leaves stamp on Strathmore Bristol paper. Then I framed it using a scalloped circle from Circle Frames Die Set and proceeded with coloring using Tombow markers and a small water brush from Pentel.

As always, I’m sharing all the exact colors used here: TOMBOW MARKERS 025, 055, 126, 476, 723, 743, 905, 933, 990, 991.

An extended A2 size white card base (5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″) made from Neenah Solar White paper was embellished with a tone on tone pattern through new just released yesterday Houndstooth stencil with a plain white embossing paste just for something little extra. I let the background air dry and then assembled the card together wrapping a light kraft twine a few times around the card front, popping the colored circle on a foam tape and adding a heat embossed sentiment from the same Fall Roundabout stamp set. A few clear sparkle sequins gave a finish touch to this project.

Would you like to win the “Fall Roundabout” or the “Paw-tumn Newton” Stamp Set? We 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 August 20th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 21st.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Andrea Shell
Tatiana Trafimovich <— you’re here
Amy Tsuruta
Amanda Wilcox

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving nice comments! Have a fantastic day!

Hugs,
Tatiana

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Newton’s Nook Designs 7 Year Celebration Blog Hop

July 17, 2020July 16, 2020 Tatiana47 Comments

Hello and welcome!

I’m so excited to be part of the Newton’s Nook Designs 7 Year Celebration blog hop! You might come here from the talented Andrea Shell!

Giveaway alert!! NND is giving $20 store credits to spend in their online shop to 7 lucky winners so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

In case you don’t know, Newton’s Nook Designs is made up of a husband and wife, Jeff and Jennifer, team located in Southern Wisconsin. Newton was their adorable sweet orange tabby cat and the inspiration for the name and logo. He became the namesake of the company since one of the first stamp designs that Jen sketched was a kitty just like Newton. You can find more about NND and Newton on their website.

Since NND is celebrating their 7 year anniversary this year (Woooo-Hooooo!!!!! Congrats!!!!), the idea behind my card was to pick up 7 different kitty stamps and gather together the cutest purr-ty! To start, I die cut using the coordinating die sets and then stamped with my MISTI tool all the adorable cats. I used Strathmore Bristol paper and VersaFine Onyx Black ink since both work great with water based markers. And here’re all the stamp and die sets used on this project starting from left to right:

Newton’s Kitchen Stamp Set and Newton’s Kitchen Die Set
Newton’s Birthday Bash Stamp Set (I have no the coordinating dies for this set so I just cut out the image with a pair of sharp small scissors)
Newton’s Thanksgiving Stamp Set and Newton’s Thanksgiving Die Set
Newton’s Birthday Balloons Stamp Set and Newton’s Birthday Balloons Die Set
Sending Hugs Stamp Set and Sending Hugs Die Set
Newton’s Summer Treats Stamp Set and Newton’s Summer Treats Die Set
Newton Loves Cake Stamp Set and Newton Love Cake Die Set

I colored all the stamps with Tombow markers and let them air dry. Meanwhile, I prepared a slimline card base using NND Slimline Frames And Portholes Die Set from Neenah Solar White paper where I inked a fun background through Pawprint Stencil. I used Simon Hurley’s Clear Skies ink paired with the blending brush. Then I flicked a few tiny shimmer droplets and colorful splotches just for something little extra. The sentiment from Newton’s Birthday Balloons Stamp Set was simply stamped on the background and the colored kitties were popped on foam tape for a fun dimensional look.

As always, here’s the complete list of all the colors used on this project: TOMBOW MARKERS N75, N79, 055, 133, 452, 491, 703, 899, 985, 990, 991, 993.

Celebrate with us and enter to win!

To celebrate 7 years, Newton’s Nook Designs is giving away a $20 store credit to spend in their online shop to 7 lucky winners!

Here’s how to win:

Comment on the NND Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog hop 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, July 20 at 9pm EST to comment. Winners will be announced on NND blog post on Tuesday, July 21 and will need to contact us to claim their prize so make sure you check back to see if you’ve won!

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Andrea Shell
Tatiana Trafimovich <— you’re here
Amanda Wilcox

Thank sooooo much for stopping by and hopping along with us! Have a great week-end!!!

Tatiana

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Have A Beautiful Birthday Card (ft. Newton’s Nook Designs)

June 25, 2020June 26, 2020 Tatiana2 Comments

Hello and welcome!

I’m so happy you’ve joined me today and even more excited to be on the Newton’s Nook Designs blog sharing a one layer watercolor birthday card entirely made using only one stamp set.

In fact, the beautiful flowers on this project come as a cluster with beautiful Roses stamp set. To start, I prepared a mask by stamping roses on a piece of masking paper and fussy cutting with my sharp small scissors right against the stamp lines. Next I trimmed a rectangle large enough to cover an extended A2 size card base (5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″) from Strathmore Bristol paper. I stamped the roses in the corner first using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and my MISTI tool, then I applied the mask on top to protect the image and added more flowers towards the bottom and left edges of my background. At this point I also added a simply stamped sentiment that comes from the same Roses stamp set.

I colored the amazing flowers with water based Tombow markers, playing with cool pinks (markers n.703 and n.725) and warmer shades (markers n.723 and n.743). The leaves were filled with yellowish green tones, using markers n.076 and n.133. I wanted to keep the main focus on the roses and coloring and so, as a finish touch, I added only some tiny colorful splotches and a few clear iridescent sequins.

That’s all for today! Hope you like this sweet card! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

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Newton’s Nook Designs’ June Release and Giveaway – Day 3 – Neigh

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Tatiana32 Comments

Hello and welcome to Day 3 of the Newton’s Nook June release!

All the new June products will be available for purchase on Friday, June 19th at Newton’s Nook Designs online store and other craft retailers!

I’m so excited to introduce you today amazing new Neigh stamp set! This set contains three cute horses and a lot of sentiments that comes in different sizes and styles. In case you’re interested, there’s the coordinating Neigh Die Set too.

Giveaway alert!! NND is giving away Neigh stamp set to a lucky winner 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’ll find a clean and simple project that features some new and “old” products mixed together. First of all I die cut all the shapes I needed for this card using Neigh Die Set and Moo Die Set. I worked on Strathmore Bristol paper since my intention was to use watercolor markers. For the same reason I used VersaFine Onyx Black ink for stamping since it’s waterproof along with my MISTI tool and the negative parts of the dies to help me with the alignment while I was making stamping using Neigh and Moo stamp sets. I let the ink air dry and then colored all the elements with Tombow markers.

As always, I’m leaving you all the exact colors used on this project: TOMBOW MARKERS N45, 026, 062, 452, 723, 856, 905, 925, 946, 947, 977.

To ground my colored stamps, I trimmed a narrow strip of Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock where I inked some hills and grass using Hills & Grass stencil and a few clouds through Clouds stencil. As always I used my favorites Distress inks in Twisted Citron, Peacock Feather and Moved Lawn colors along with the blending brushes to achieve a nice and smooth result. The first part of the sentiment was simply stamped towards the top part of the inked piece while the other was heat embossed on a narrow strip of a black cardstock. Finally I popped all the elements on an extended A2 size white card base made from Neenah Solar White paper and finished with a few matching sequins.

Would you like to win the “Neigh” Stamp Set? This stamp set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

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 June 18th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, June 19th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Andrea Shell
Tina Smith
Tatiana Trafimovich <— you’re here
Amanda Wilcox