Newton's Know How: Watercolored Flamingos Card

Hello!  I have a Newton's Know-how up on the Newton's Nook Designs Blog today.  I thought I'd  share it with you here today too!  It features a fun watercoloring technique and one of my favorite new stamp sets, Flirty Flamingos:

I started with a kraft card base and splattered gray ink all over it.  I added a piece of coral striped patterned paper from the Teresa Collins Designs Something Wonderful 6x6 pad to the card front.  Next, I diecut a piece of watercolor paper into with a journaling card shaped die by Taylored Expressions.  I stamped the flamingo and sentiment with Jet Black Staz On ink.
Now comes the fun part!

I pulled out my favorite blue, coral, and yellow ink pads along with a bit of water in a cup.  I also

pulled out a bunch of q-tips!  Yep, that's what makes the great dotted look! :)

I took turns dotting colors onto my image until it was all filled in.  I let layers dry and then added a little more for depth.  I've made a video to show the technique a little better- enjoy!

I hope you try out this fun technique for yourself!  I love the dotted look and can't wait to try it again soon!

Newton's Nook Designs July Release- Flirty Flamingos

Hi!  Are you ready for another cute set from Newton's Nook Designs?  This one is may be one of my favorites ever- it's Flirty Flamingos and features some wonderful flamingo images!!  Here is what I made:

I used the lovebird flamingos for this card, stamping them directly onto my card front.  I colored them using Copic markers.  I added a bit of gray splatter around them and embellished the bottom with some fun patterned papers, mini doily, brad, and linen thread by Stampin' Up!

I can't wait to pull this one out again!!

Would you like to win “Flirty Flamingos”?
This set will be given away to TWO lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs 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, July 17th at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 18th. 

We will also be having a giveaway on Facebook - so make sure to like our Facebook page and enter to win there! 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Lydia Brooke

Larissa Heskett

Diane Jaquay

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Shellye McDaniel

Jess Moyer

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Tessa Wise (you're here)

I hope you had a chance to pop through everyone's blog!  They did a great job with this fun set, didn't they? :)  Thanks for stopping by here, too!