Back with day 3 of the 4 year celebration with Newton’s Nook Designs. Today we are showing off one set that I just think is adorable. It is called Toucan Party…such fun! I combined the reveal with the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches (where I am the sketch hostess this week).
The first thing I did for this card was pull out the awesome new Tropical Leaves stencil and create this background with Distress Ink (Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn). Just look at what a great foundation it gives a card. Can I tell you how happy I am for these new stencils?? And it seems like all of you are loving them too! Then I stamped the toucan and some leaves and flowers using Versafine Onyx Black ink and colored using more Distress Ink. Want to see my “muse” for this one?
Just look at his amazing coloring!!! Nature certainly does it best so I just mimicked his colors. And I LOVE them!! Check out his little blue feet!!! Yeah…I know. Who can resist that?! Clearly not me! I colored some of the leaves as a background for him and then the flower as a balance element. I used the small panel of the sketch to show off part of the sentiment (and the puns in this one are super fun). Here is the sketch if you want to join in this week…I’d be thrilled to see you!
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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 July 13th at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 14th.
Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
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Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Jennifer Timko (you are here)
Tatiana Trafimovich
I am so happy that you stopped in today. Tomorrow will be Day 4 of this great celebration and you can start looking forward to a fun extra on Friday!
Stamps: Toucan Party (Newton’s Nook Designs); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth; Accessories: Tropical Leaves Stencil, Big Shot, Toucan Party Dies (Newton’s Nook Designs), Misti Stamp Tool
41 Comments
You’re right, these stencils are awesome! Your coloring and layout is so lovely!
Your background is just gorgeous. Love the colors of your toucan.
I love the way you colored that pretty bird, and the stenciled background is perfect for this card.
So tropical and fun! I love the touches of purple and the background looks wonderful.
Love your adorable card!
So cute! I love the variation in color in the foliage background 🙂
Such a pretty card.
Love the greenery in the background.
Great coloring.
thanks for sharing.
OH wow, fabulous work, I like that you have that picture captured too!
Who can make a beautoful card? Tou-can! Great tropical colors and such a great background for your sassy bird!
Great job…fab!
Aren’t these the most beautiful & colorful birds?! (Well, don’t tell my Nanday
Conure I said that!) lol The leaves stencil is so perfect with this Toucan set.
Love your pretty card – you did him great justice. 🙂
so very pretty cards!
Like be the stencil background!
Everyting about this just shines! Such beautiful work ~ and the colors are such a beautiful gift from God! We have an amazon macaw (different bird, lol) and the colors are inspring! Love your card and this release ♥
Very nice realistic look that you created on the toucan…great job.
Such a fun card! Love your coloring of the toucan and the stenciled background!
Beautiful cards. Love the purple.
I love that you have “purple” in your coloring of this toucan!
Love how the colors of your bird coordinates with the background. Very pretty
That stenciled background is awesome! And Mr. Toucan is adorable. Cute card, Jennifer, and a great sketch too.
I like how you colored the toucan and the stenciled background.
Aren’t toucans fabulous?!! I just love your take on this!
Another coloring masterpiece – you have knocked this out of the ballpark!
Beautiful card, I do adore the stencils and how you colored the Toucan. Great inspiration.
Nice background. That toucan is adorable.
Such a cute image and so beautifully colored! Love your card and love your sketch!
I just love your beautifully colored toucan! I like to look at photos to help my coloring too. Thanks for sharing with us!
I can dicribe this is one word: fabulous ♥
Awesome card! Love the color combination. Great lay-out of the sketch.
Great card!
Oh wow Jennifer! Your card is just stunning – especially those fabulous vibrant colours you’ve used and that image is just the cutest!
Sweet card. The background stamping is so pretty:)
What a beautiful card. I love the way you coloured in the Toucan image and the beautiful background you created with the stencil. TFS
Your muse is a cute guy 😉 I like the fresh look of your card!
Beautiful card. Love the background. You coloured the toucan perfectly.
Love how you used purple in the toucan image.
I love how you colored the Toucan right down to his beautiful blue feet! And the sentiment spanning the two layers is genius!
This is such a fabulous card Jen! I love the background and I love that sweet little toucan! He’s so cute! Great colouring!
so lovely and cute! I love the sentiment that only the English language can do in a funny way!
I agree with you, Nature is the best one for colors and imagination ! But you are also very talented, your card is awesome !
Gorgeous take on the sketch and I love your color palette! LOVE your stenciled background, too!