Newton’s Nook Designs Back to Basics Release – A2 Card Layout Die Set

Hello and welcome to Day 3 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 is all about a fun A2 Card Layout Die Set! One die – so many options: play with dimensions, create shaker layouts, use either the outside frame or the inner frames!

Well, today I decided to come with something different and set aside my coloring media! Instead, I got a little crazy playing with a fun cupcake layout stencil set. I filled in every single area one by one with Distress inks. I used the tiny round blending brushes to help myself with the blending of the tiny openings on the stencils! And, yes, it was fun!!!

Key Ingredients:

• A2 Card Layout Die Set
• Cupcakes Stencil Set
• Birthday Essentials Stamp Set

Step By Step Instructions:

• 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 another A2 size rectangle from the same Neenah Solar White paper for the background.
• Secure layer #1 of Cupcakes Stencil Set on the background with a lock tack tape to prevent any movement and ink every single element with a different color of Distress inks, helping yourself with a tiny round blending brushes. Here’s the list of the colors that I used:
  • Kitsch Flamingo Distress ink;
  • Picked Raspberry Distress ink;
  • Candied Apple Distress ink;
  • Spiced Marmalade Distress ink;
  • Mustard Seeds Distress ink;
  • Twisted Citron Distress ink;
  • Cracked Pistachio Distress ink;
  • Mermaid Lagoon Distress ink;
  • Wilted Violet Distress ink;
  • Antique Linen Distress Oxide ink.
• Lift up the stencil and switch to layer #2 and then to layer #3 following the same steps.
• Die cut the inked background with A2 Card Layout Die Set, using Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine or Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine.
• Stamp the sentiment from Birthday Essentials Stamp Set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
• Fussy cut the sentiment with the sharp small scissors, leaving a little white edge around.
• 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 some white half pearls from Trinity Stamps Vintage Lace Embellishment Mix adheres with Bearly Art – Precision Craft Glue.

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 colorful birthday card! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fabulous day!
Hugs,
Tatiana