today is the start of the HOLIDAY release extravaganza for Newton's Nook Designs!
today the whole team is showing off the Sun Soaked Christmas stamp set...a personal favorite of mine since I live in South Carolina and it's never cold here! ha!! (last Christmas it was 95 degrees...i remember because we were moving and it was HOTTT!!)
you can totally use this to scrapbook, create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase on October 28th, right here!
my first card uses the adorable palm tree scene!
i watercolored my images with Distress Markers and then, yes! i fussy cut them out! It was actually easier than you might think! The background was created by pressing my Distress Ink pads onto my rectangular acrylic block (Blueprint Sketch, Tumbled Glass and Vintage Photo). i spritzed the block with water and then pressed it onto my card front!
i splattered the whole thing with white acrylic paint to give it a 'snowy' feel! love how it came out!!
my second card is just as 'distressy', but not as watercolor-y! ha!
i used lots of layers to create the sandy beach! i die cut pieces from white cardstock, and then blending on Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Inks. the sky was created with Blueprint Sketch and Peacock Feathers. then i splattered water onto the whole thing!
i watercolored, fussy cut, and tucked in the little shells and sandals, and then heat embossed the sentiment! LOVE how this came out! :)
Would you like to win the “Sun Soaked Christmas” Stamp Set?
This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!
This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!
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 blog release 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 27th at 9pm CST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 28th.
Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
loved both your cards :) the splatter snow on the first and the layers on the second are simply AWESOME.
ReplyDeleteLove them both!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful coloring on both of your cards! I live in
ReplyDeleteSo. Florida where it's never cold either. lol But your first card reminds me of when back in '77 we had snow flurries & they let us out of class to see them. Of course they melted as soon as they hit the hot ground.
Super cards. I love how you colored each one so uniquely. How fun to be in an area for Christmas where one would wear flip-flops, not here in the State of Washington. :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful scenes you created for your projects. Love the stockings hanging from the line between the palms. TFS
ReplyDeleteLove the palm tree scene, is very cute and the christmas flip flops are super fun!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteYour backgrounds are spectacular and perfect for these stamps!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are so festive and so tropical at the same time!
ReplyDeleteThese are great cards. I love the tropical feel to this Christmas set.
ReplyDeleteThese are both very nicely done Samantha. I love the backgrounds, so beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteso nice cards!
ReplyDeleteI love the background!
ReplyDeleteOh these cards are so amazing! Love the "sandy" feel to them! Wonderfully done!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE the Palm Tree card. Everything has so much detail and I love the snowflakes. The beach card with the water background and the flip flops in the sand, so cute. Even the shells and the starfish are adorable.
ReplyDeleteLOVE both of these cards! The tree scene is so pretty and I love the added white splatter! The flip flop card with the layers of sand is so perfect for a beachy greeting! Totally like a postcard photo!
ReplyDeleteWow! I just love your work--so pretty and beautiful background color too! Love the beach scene!
ReplyDeleteGreat distress work and splatters!!!
ReplyDeletethe flip-flops in the sand are fun.
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are darling.
thanks for sharing.
Very beautiful card ! I love how you create your scene and those flip flops in the middle of the sand is so funny ! I love also those presents under Santa's socks ! Very nice watercoloring ! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteCute beach-y scenes with awesome coloring!
ReplyDeleteOh wow!!! Too adorable!!!
ReplyDeletewow, you knocked it out of the park, love how you showcased this fun new set!!
ReplyDeleteI love both of your card and the one with the flip flops is very creative!!
ReplyDeleteSamantha, your cards are awesome. Just love the coloring on the 1st card. The colors are beautiful. The 2nd w/ the flip flops on the beach take the cake. Love em both. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGayle
Awesome cards!
ReplyDeleteHow cute your
ReplyDeletelovely cards
are!
Carla from Utah
Fun!
ReplyDeleteI like how you tucked the flip flops in the sand
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