Newton’s Nook Designs Back to Basics Release – Basic Frames Die Set

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the Newton’s Nook Back to Basics release! Thanks so much for joining me today! I’m so excited to introduce you all the stunning new products that the NND Design Team and I will be sharing throughout this week!

Giveaway alert!! NND is giving a $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!

Today on my card I’m featuring four wonderful new products: Basic Frames Die Set, Newton’s Bright Birthday Stamp Set plus the coordinating Newton’s Bright Birthday Die Set and Pastel Basics Paper Pad.

Today I cannot help featuring the most adorable birthday cats from the new Newton’s Bright Birthday Stamp Set! I colored the illustration with copic markers inspired by the colors from Basic Frames Die Set and then created a matching layout for the card front, mixing and matching the dies of different sizes and shapes!

Key Ingredients:

• Basic Frames Die Set
• Newton’s Bright Birthday Stamp Set
• Newton’s Bright Birthday Die Set
• Pastel Basics Paper Pad

Step By Step Instructions:

• Die cut all the elements you need from Neenah Solar White paper, using the coordinating Newton’s Bright Birthday Die Set and Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine or Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine. Save the negative parts of the dies.
• Stamp the outline illustrations from Newton’s Bright Birthday Stamp Set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, using the negative parts of the dies as a guide for a perfect alignment inside the stamping positioning tool.
• Color the stamps with COPIC MARKERS. I used on this card:
  • brown cat E40-E41-E42-E43-E44
  • gray cats C00-C0-C1-C3-C5
  • pink RV000-RV10-RV11-RV13
  • red R0000-R02-R05
  • yellow Y11-Y13-Y15-Y17
  • green YG0000-YG01-YG06
  • blue B0000-B000-B00-B01
  • brown E0000-E30
• 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.
• Die cut the layout elements with Basic Frames Die Set:
  • a dotted pink panel, using the largest frame from Basic Frames Die Set and Pastel Basics Paper Pad;
  • a big fish-tail banner from Neenah Solar White paper;
  • a green striped panel, using the biggest round corner die from Basic Frames Die Set and Pastel Basics Paper Pad;
  • a solid yellow panel, using the small round corner die from Basic Frames Die Set.
• Heat emboss in white on yellow the sentiment with VersaMark clear sticky ink and Hero Arts White Embossing Powder. Don’t forget to prep the paper with a Powder Tool Applicator to prevent the embossing powder to stick where you don’t want it!
• Arrange and glue in place all the elements on the card front by popping some of them on a foam tape for a bit of dimension.
• Finish with a few highlights added with a white gel pen. Add a couple of matching enamel dots and a few clear sparkling sequins.

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

NND will be choosing one lucky winner to win a $25 store credit for Newton’s Nook Designs online shop! The winner 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 Tuesday March 19 through Thursday March 21. 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 21st at 9 pm ET to comment — winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, March 22nd.

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
Tatiana Trafimovich <– you’re here
Amanda Wilcox

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