Newton's Nook Designs June Release | Day 4

Howdy Newton's Nook Fans! It's the fourth and final day of the Newton's Nook Designs June Release. Today we are hitting the trails and heading west with Newton as we check out the Newton Rides West Stamp Set! With a horse-loving cowboy type in my house, this set became an instant favorite of mine!

 Newton's Nook Designs June Release 2017

Yee-Haw Birthday Card | Newton's Nook Designs Newton Rides West


As I mentioned, I fell in love with the Newton Rides West stamp set immediately and I knew I wanted to figure out a way to combine all three of the Newton images onto one card. After playing around with the placement, I came up with this design. I placed all of the images onto my MISTI and stamped them all at once onto a piece of watercolor paper.

Yee Haw Birthday Card by Juliana Michaels featuring Newton's Nook Designs Newton Rides West Stamp Set

I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a Kuretake Waterbrush to color in the images. When working with watercolor markers, I have found that it works really well to add just a bit of color to the edge of the image and then use the waterbrush to blend and move the color around. As you can see, I don't go all the way to the edge of the images. This gives it a fun, playful effect and also helps decrease the chance of your colors bleeding into another area. I also try to color sections that are not next to each to help avoid unwanted color mixing.

Yee Haw Birthday Card by Juliana Michaels featuring Newton's Nook Designs Newton Rides West Stamp Set

To add to the western feel of the design and to frame in the design, I wrapped pieces of jute around the edges of the card.  The final touch was the addition of a few wood veneer stars from my stash.

Yee Haw Birthday Card by Juliana Michaels featuring Newton's Nook Designs Newton Rides West Stamp Set

Giveaway + Blog Hop

Now, let's get to the good stuff! Would you like to win the “Newton Rides West" stamp set? Today you have the chance to win this new stamp set!

Newton's Nook Designs Newton Rides West Stamp Set

If you want to be the lucky winner, all you have to do is leave a comment on the Newton's Nook Designs blog and each of the Design Team blogs! The winner will be chosen at random from all of the blog posts, so the more you comment, the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday June 15th at 9pm CST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, June 16th.

For ever more inspiration and to enter to win, visit all the awesome Design Team Blogs:

Juliana Michaels (you are here)

Supplies


Are you interested in the supplies I used to create this card? To make them easy for you to find, I've listed them below. Affiliate links are used at no additional cost to you and I've linked to them because I use them and love them! Click on the image below each picture to go to your favorite store.





25 comments

  1. So sweet! Love the addition of just on the edges for this fun western card!

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  2. I love the way you used the twine to border the card. So creative!

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  3. Your watercolored images look terrific. Delightful card!

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  4. Sooo adorable and love how you used all the images!!!

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  5. Fabulous card! Thank you for the coloring tips! Love the jute and wood stars!

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  6. Very cute. I like your coloring.

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  7. Oh Newton is darling
    as a cowboy! Darling
    card.
    Carla from Utah

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  8. Super cute! Your coloring is awesome. This Texas girl loves this cowboy set :)

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  9. Oh so cute! Love the coloring details.

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  10. Fabulous card with all the Newton images!! Thank you for the watercoloring tips. I love this look!!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  11. You used beautiful colors for the cats!

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  12. so cute!! cannot wait for this release to go LIVE!

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  13. Wonderful coloring.
    Cute card.
    thanks for sharing.

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  14. WOnderful creation with today's new set!

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  15. Adorable card! I love the bright colors and they way you used all three kitties on one card! Super fun! The twine edge really gives the perfect finishing touch too!
    -Jen {Newton's Nook Designs}

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  16. How fun to see Newton in all his Western Glory!

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  17. Pretty coloring! Newton is so cute!

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  18. Such a sweet card - love your layout and the coloring is perfect!

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  19. Aww, I love how you used three of the kitty images on one card -- looks like a rodeo! Great coloring and spacing, too!

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JULIANA

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