Newton's Nook Designs April Release - Beautiful Plumage + coordinating Die

hello, and what a wonderful day it is!
today is kicking off the Newton's Nook Designs April release!!

I am not kidding when I tell you that i'm in LOVE with this month's release! every item is adorable, and so unique!! 
today the whole team is showing off the Beautiful Plumage + coordinating Die! the new die set is SOOOOOO cool!! when i saw the peacocks i couldn't stop smiling!! I LOOOOOVE this new addition to the 'quilling' theme of sets!
you can totally use these 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 April 14th, right here!

i seriously LOVE these peacock images!! and my first card uses watercolors!

after i stamped the image in black ink, i used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to add the color.  and then with a super wet paintbrush, i pulled the colors down and out to the bottom right corner of the card!

afterwards, i sprinkled it with some white acrylic paint and added lots of coordinating enamel dots in various sizes. i also stitched with my sewing machine along the top of the card!

for my 2nd card, I went with some cool colors in a less messy way!

it's hard to see, but i used a circle stencil and some embossing paste to add some texture behind the peacock. then i die cut the side of the card with the Land Borders Die set! love that is shows a little peek of the stamped plumage on the side!! soooo pretty!

I added some sparkling clear sequins to the card and then heat embossed the sentiment onto a strip of black cardstock! SO MUCH FUN!

Would you like to win the “Beautiful Plumage” Stamp Set?
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 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 April 13th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 14th. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook DesignsAmanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko
Tatiana Trafimovich