It is the third day of the October reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. I hope you were able to check the first two days of the reveal. Which one is your favorite so far?? You also have a chance to win each stamp set during release week so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [Just a little important note: I know some of you had difficulties finding the comments section. If you would like to leave a comment to participate in the giveaway, the “comments section” will only be ever visible when a single post on Word Press is being viewed. Please click on this particular blog post and you will be able to leave a comment below. Thank you!]
For today’s release, the design team is showcasing the Main Street Christmas and coordinating dies with Holiday Fringe stamp set.
For my first project, I stamped my images on some Neenah solar white card stock. I fussy-cut the images using my cutter-bee scissors. To create my scene, I die-cut the frame and the trees using dies from my stash.
I inked up the snow hills with some tumbled glass distress oxide inks to give it more dimension then foam-mounted the images onto the card. I also adhered the trees with some liquid adhesive.
To finish my design, I stamped the sentiment on a black strip of card stock with versamark ink. I sprinkled some white embossing powder on this piece and heat-set using my Wagner heating tool. I also used my white gel pen to add some ‘snow” to the houses and Nuvo crystal drops to give the windows some texture and shine. Here’s a closer look:
For my second card, I die-cut a circle with some masking paper and adhered this piece on some some Bristol smooth white card stock. I inked up my background with distress oxide inks – using chipped sapphire, seedless preserves and black soot.
Before removing the mask, I used my watercolor brush to add some white paint on my acrylic block and spritzed it all over my card. I dabbed this piece with my paper towel and set it aside to dry.
I die-cut the trees from the Forest Scene Builder dies and and adhered them on my colored background.
I stamped my images on some Neenah solar white card stock and colored them in with my spectrum noir alcohol markers. I fussy-cut the images with my cutter-bee scissors and foam mounted this piece on my colored background.
To finish my design, I stamped the sentiment using some lobster ink and stamped the flying sleigh with some Versafine onyx black ink. Here’s a little close-up:
The third card is pretty much self-explanatory. I stamped and colored my images with my alcohol markers and adhered this onto a black card base. To ground the colored images, I used a red frame and foam mounted this piece on top of the image.
I die-cut the sentiment from the Holiday Greetings die set and the pine needles using the Pines & Holly die set with some gold card stock. Here’s my card:
I finished my design by adding some glossy accents to the Christmas lights, berries and bows. I know black and red aren’t traditional Christmas colors but I really LOVE how this card turned out. Here’s a closer look:
Would you like to win the “Main Street Christmas” or the “Holiday Fringe” 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 October 17th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 18th.
Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
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These are such amazing sets!
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You have created little masterpieces.
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Absolutely amazing holiday cards! Love the adorable houses…
Thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful cards! I love the detail you added to the houses.
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I just love how you made the windows on the various buildings. SO cute.
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I love these cards! The idea of cutting the Main Street apart is so cool!!! And your set back holiday fringe with the border is so pretty!!!
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Oh my, you’ve made three beautiful cards, they’re really pretty x
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All three cards are gorgeous!
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so wonderful cards!
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gorgeous cards!
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I’m in love with all your cards! What a great idea to use portions of the Main Street Christmas image in your winter scene! Awesome coloring ad details on each card!
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Fantastic set of cards!! Creative take on fussy cutting the houses from the street and using them on your first card! Love your work 🙂
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Beautiful cards!
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Fantastic cards. Love the layering for the
scene in the first card. The row houses and
the coverplate are wonderful. thanks
for sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
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Your cards are so colorful! They make me smile with happiness.
Beautifully designed & colored.
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All three of your cards are terrific! I especially love the coloring on the second card. I think that is by far my favorite from this release so far!
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YOU ROCK! I LOVE the town scenes! And beautiful coloring on the Holiday Fringe!
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Great idea to split the houses to create a multidimensional scene, lovely layering on your second card.
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I love how you cut the Main Street buildings apart for your first card – it turned out super cute. Love all of your cards!
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You created such a festive set of cards! I really love the main street theme!
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Fantastic looking cards! I especially love how you separated part of the main street set and created a lovely hillside theme! Very cool looking!
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Your cards are really beautiful! Love the way you cut apart the buildings on the Christmas village & made your own Winter scene. Also love the red & black with a touch of gold color scheme you used on your Holiday Fringe Card.
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Your cards are beautiful! I love how you split up main street!
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Love how you divided up the row of houses on the 1st word to create this staggered scene. great group of cards today.
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FABULOUS!!!
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so pretty
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Great cards!!
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So delightful. Such stunning colors you used on your second city card! Love the red!
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