Newton’s Nook Designs Cozy Release – Newton’s Reading List & Puppy’s Reading List

Hello and welcome to the final day of the Newton’s Nook Cozy release! Thanks so much for joining me throughout this week, for all your sweet and nice comments, love and support! I really appreciate it a lot!

Giveaway alert!! NND is giving two $25 prizes, picked randomly from the Design Team members posts, so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

The final day of the November Cozy Release has reserves us the most adorable kitty and puppy stamp sets! Both new Newton’s Reading List Stamp Set and Puppy’s Reading List Stamp Set are filled with many fun puns that will fit inside the book cover. In case you’re interested, there are the coordinating Newton’s Reading List Die Set and Puppy’s Reading List Die Set.

Working with this cute new critter sets, I decide to come up with two similar layouts, but created in different ways and using different techniques!

Key Ingredients:

• Newton’s Reading List Stamp Set
• Newton’s Reading List Die Set
• Meow Stencil

Step By Step Instructions:

• Die cut from Strathmore Bristol paper a kitty reading a book, using the coordinating Newton’s Reading List Die Set and Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine or Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine. Save the negative part of the die.
• Stamp the outline illustration from Newton’s Reading List 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 stamps with water based markers. On this card I used ZIG CLEAN COLOUR REAL BRUSH MARKERS:
  • 026 Light Pink
  • 220 Tea Rose
  • 041 Light Green
  • 045 Pale Green
  • 050 Yellow
  • 052 Bright Yellow
  • 060 Brown
  • 061 Light Brown
  • 070 Orange
  • 081 Light Violet
  • 091 Cool Gray 2
• Stamp the sentiment on the book cover with VersaFine Onyx Black pigment ink.
• 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 the same from Neenah Solar White paper to use as a background.
• Mask a portion of the background with a lock tack tape. Help yourself with the grid on the craft mat.
• Ink the masked area with Distress inks, using the blending brushes to achieve a soft and smooth transition between the colors. My color combo was:
  • Tattered Rose Distress Oxide ink;
  • Spun Sugar Distress Oxide ink;
  • Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink.
• Secure Meow Stencil on the inked area with a lock tack tape to prevent any movements and add the pattern through the stencil with the same shades of Distress inks that you used before.
• Carefully lift up the stencil and splatter the inked portion with a white gouache diluted with a small amount of water.
• Let the gouache air dry well and then remove the masking tape.
• Arrange and glue in place all the elements on the card front by popping them on a foam tape for a bit of dimension.
• Finish with a few highlights added with a white gel pen and a couple of matching sequins.

Key Ingredients:

• Puppy’s Reading List Stamp Set
• Puppy’s Reading List Die Set
• Woof Stencil
• A Dog’s Life Paper Pad

Step By Step Instructions:

• Die cut from Strathmore Bristol paper a puppy reading a book, using the coordinating Puppy’s Reading List Die Set and Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine or Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine. Save the negative part of the die.
• Stamp the outline illustration from Puppy’s Reading List 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 stamps with water based markers. On this card I used ZIG CLEAN COLOUR REAL BRUSH MARKERS:
  • 031 Cobalt Blue
  • 034 Dull Blue
  • 036 Light Blue
  • 037 Cornflower Blue
  • 067 Mustard
  • 068 Deep Brown
  • 073 Vanilla
  • 082 Purple
  • 091 Cool Gray 2
• Stamp the sentiment on the book cover with VersaFine Onyx Black pigment ink.
• 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 gray pattern paper from A Dog’s Life Paper Pad.
• Secure Woof Stencil on the pattern paper with a lock tack tape to prevent any movements and add ink it with Hickory Smoke Distress ink, using the blending brush. Lift up the stencil.
• Splatter the inked background with Black Soot Distress ink and a white gouache diluted with a small amount of water.
• Trim two white panels from Neenah Solar White paper to place towards the top and bottom parts of the inked background.
• Arrange and glue in place all the elements on the card front by popping them on a foam tape for a bit of dimension.
• Finish with a few highlights added with a white gel pen and a couple of clear sparkling sequins.

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

NND will be choosing two lucky winners to win a $25 store credit for Newton’s Nook Designs online shop! The winners will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring the new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Monday November, 13th through Wednesday November, 15th. 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 Wednesday, November, 15th at 9 pm ET to comment — winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, November 17th.

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Newton’s Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich <– you’re here
Amanda Wilcox

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