Hello and welcome to my stop on the Newton's Nook Deck the Halls with Inky Paws blog hop! I am thrilled to be taking part in this fun holiday event this year and had so much fun creating my card!
I used the new Christmas Cuddles stamp set to create a masked one layer card featuring the adorable cuddling kitties!I love how a little masking can create such amazing scenes without any bulk or dimension.
I created a circle mask by cutting a piece of masking paper to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and then diecutting a circle from it. I traced the circle area onto the white cardstock panel so I could position the kitties and the masking for the ground. I then stamped the kitties, added the masking for the ground and a mask over the stamped image and then adhered the full circle mask on top.
I added Distress inks (Broken China, Chipped Sapphire and Seedless Preserves) to the circle area with an ink blending tool until I had it looking like a night sky. I then added watered down white paint to the sky by flicking it on with a paint brush to look like falling snow.
I carefully removed the mask for the ground from under the circle mask and then I added some Hickory Smoke Distress ink to create the ground that the kitties are sitting on,. Once I had all of the inking done, I removed the masks and coloured the kitties in with Copic markers.
I completed the card by adding some clear sequins and silver stickles to the night sky and then stamping my sentiment underneath. I didn't want to use the entire sentiment, so I carefully cut off the top line and then stamped it onto the card with black ink.
To see how I created my card, you can watch the video below:
Thanks so much for visiting my stop on the hop! The next stop on the hop is Virginia Lu!
Bonus Stamp Release
Newton's Nook Designs is also having a Bonus Stamp Release Today! Make sure you check out their NEW Whispering Pines stamp set. This set is up for sale in their online shop starting today!
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Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop
I love Newton's Nook stamps! I just received an order from them and can't wait to ink them up.
ReplyDeleteLove this card. Great coloring and I really like the cat stamp. Beautiful job!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely adorable scene!!! Love the night sky with all those bright stars and the cute kitties as well!
ReplyDeleteLove the sky on this card! Oh well, kitties are bonus:-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning card!! I enjoyed your masking and watching you color the kitties! The sky looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the card, the cats are so adorable!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome, I love the way you've coloured the kitties and the background is beautiful
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome, I love the way you've coloured the kitties and the background is beautiful
ReplyDeleteLove it!
ReplyDeleteLove the kitties!! And the background is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAdorable--love the lovey cats! Just Purrrrrfect!
ReplyDeleteI love the peaeful scene. I would love to be sitting with them!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the fantastic video. I'm a huge fan of Newton and now I need this set to add to my growing collection.
ReplyDeleteLove the kitties.
ReplyDeleteI love this!!
ReplyDeleteAww.. so cute! Love the kitties in the nighttime scene.
ReplyDeleteNow that's simply the cutest card ever!
ReplyDeleteWonderful card - your masking technique worked out perfectly!
ReplyDeleteI love the card, the cats are so nice
ReplyDeleteAwwwwwe, cute kitties
ReplyDeleteYour kitten couple is darling; love the romantic starry night sky you've created for them! So pretty!
ReplyDelete~carol
super sweet kitties!
ReplyDeletelove your card!
ReplyDeleteis very pretty!
love the kitties.
ReplyDeleteWWOOWOWOWOWOWOOW!! Just AWESOME!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE your Design!! SO FUN!! =) THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)
ReplyDeleteEeek! Just love this lovely starry night scene! Darling kitties!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute - love the circle ... !
ReplyDeleteI am loving this image, it is so cute, and the inking is just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, Love the sky!!!
ReplyDeleteI love these kitties!
ReplyDeleteeeeeeek!!! LOVE this scene Steph! Those kitties are darling... so glad you were part of our Deck the Halls hop!!!
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ReplyDeleteyour card has inspired me to use a stamp I have in a similar way! Love your card
ReplyDeleteCute kitties! Great card!
ReplyDeleteI love Newton! Love your card too.
ReplyDeleteLove, love ,love this card! Love distress ink, love cats, love learning techniques.
ReplyDeleteThe sky is awesome. (not a cat lover) but this card is very cute.
ReplyDeleteCute kitty card!
ReplyDeletegreat technique love it
ReplyDeleteThis card is so adorable!
ReplyDeleteWonderful card. The kitties look fantastic. thanks for showing us the ideas.
ReplyDeleteGreat masking and coloring. At first glance I thought this was a 3-D shaker card.
ReplyDeleteLove this! Great technique.
ReplyDeleteThe kitties are adorable. I love Newton's Nook.
ReplyDeleteaww your card is so sweet..
ReplyDeleteLove it, the night sky turned out beautifully & the kittys are too cute!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute. Love the little cuddly kitties.
ReplyDeleteThe night sky is wonderful.
thanks for sharing.
This card is so pretty! I love the masking you did to create the beautiful night sky! Thanks for the fun video too - it does look like magic when you remove the mask! Thank you so much for being part of our Deck the Halls with Inky Paws blog hop!!
ReplyDelete-Jen {Newton's Nook Designs}
That card is amazing!
ReplyDeleteVery sweet card--I like the colors you used and how you colored the kitties especially!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous background!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful background - I enjoyed your video - thank you! Your tabby colouring of the cats is adorable! Sweet card!
ReplyDeleteHow adorable these kitties are!
ReplyDeleteHow adorable these kitties are!
ReplyDeleteAwesome card! Love your colors!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty and it looks dimensional.
ReplyDeleteAw, so cute, and that was a great video! I'm so glad you were part of our blog hop!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is just too cute!! Beautiful inking and great video too!
ReplyDeleteTheir tails hanging outside the masked circle . . . so cute!
ReplyDeleteMore often or not, we color animals faces. This is so adorable, with the back view. Colors blend well together. Thanks for sharing.
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