Newton strums a birthday song - entry for Inky Paws Challenge #42

Hi fellow crafters !

Today I'm taking on the Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge. Their theme is Birthday ! Oh... I love birthdays because it is filled with cakes, parties, friends and BIRTHDAY SONG ! So much fun ! 

Going through my Newton Nook's stash, I realised that I do not have a birthday themed stamp set ! :( 

I cracked my brains hard and thought there should be something I could use for a birthday themed card. So, finally, I settled for the Aloha Newton stampset which I have yet used. I think Newton holding a Yukelele is just perfect! Newton strumming a Birthday Song would be so cute !! Here is my one layer card 😀 I love how this turned out ! 

First I started off creating the rainbow using a self made stencil and inked each layer using distress inks (abandon coral, fossilised amber, mowed lawn, broken china, seedless preserve) and covered each line as I blend using finger dauber sponge onto Bristol smooth card stock.

The clouds are then blended using mini ink blending tool with broken china distress inks and the bottom part of the card with cracked pistachio distress ink. I sprinkled some water droplets onto the card to create some water distress marks on my card.

Then, I stamped Newton using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and masked him before stamping the heap of flowers and leaves under him. I colored them in using copic sketch markers and outlined with copic multiliner 0.01 black pen.

Next, I positioned the sentiment from MFT birthday bears stamp set along the rainbow curve and stamped it using versafine onyx black ink. Using the musical notes from Mama Elephant Rock and Paws stampset, I stamped them randomly over and onto the rainbow using Versafine Onyx black ink and filled in the symbols with black marker.

Finally, I highlighted the musical notes with Sakura white gelly roll pen to give them a glossy look. Die cut this front panel with MFT wonky stitched rectangle die and adhered it directly onto a top folding horizontal Neenah Crest Solar White 110 lbs card base. And, my card is done ! 😇

Thank you all for stopping by. Hope to see you back again !

Hugs
Amy

Je T'aime - Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge Entry

Bonjour everyone ! I will never forget my first trip to Paris - City of Love 💓. This place is indeed beautiful and romantic. The iconic Eiffel Tower is very majestic and classy. Today, I've decided to capture these awesome memories in a card and combining inspiration from MarkerPOP color challenge #113 and Newton's Nook Inky Paws Sketch Challenge #40. Here is my take.

For this card, I've used the classy and adorable stamp set from Newton's Nook - Dreams of Paris. Firstly, I stamped the cute kitties onto Neenah Solar White Card stock 80lbs using MFT Hybrid Hot Fudge ink as I will be Copic coloring them (inks details at the end of this blog). Then I used YNS Stitched Square dies (second and third largest) to die cut my focal panel using Neenah Solar White 110lbs card stock. At the same time, I picked some soft pink, light grey card stocks and coordinating pattern papers for my card layers. 

I gold heat embossed the sentiments onto the fish tail strips and gold embossed the Eiffel Tower onto the square focal panel. To add more interest to the plain white card base, I used WE R Memory Keepers Geometric Next Level embossing folder to create some texture look.

For the inner square panel, I used MFT Premium Dye inks in Tickled Pink, Periwinkle and Sno Cone to blend the background.

To assemble my card, I glued the pattern paper and fish tails onto the embossed card base. I cut a piece of golden thread, placed it under the square panel and glued it down. I then added the square frame using foam tape and wrap the gold thread around the square panels twice and secure it with a simple bow.

For the images, I glued the female kitty, followed by the male kitty using foam tape for a little added dimension. Then, added a moustache and two hearts for some detail. For finishing touches, I've added glossy accents onto the moustache and hearts and brushed on some shine to the Eiffel tower and kitties' outfits using clear Wink of Stella glitter pen. And, my card is complete !

Male kitty
Face and body - W1, W3, W5
Outfit - BV000, BV02, BV11, BV13

Female kitty
Face and body - E33, E50, E99, YR20
Outfit - R32, RV29, C3, C5
Inner ears - R30, RV11, RV23

Thank you so much for stopping by. Hope you have a lovely day !

Hugs,
Amy