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Hello Krafty Friends! I’m back as April’s Guest Designer for Newton’s Nook Designs. In this weeks card, Newton is looking through his telescope and sees a shooting star. I used the Cosmic Newton Stamp Set to make a cute slider card, I have many more ideas with this set in mind!
![Reach for the Stars Card by April Guest Designer Jennifer Hartsgrove | Cosmic Newton Stamp Set and Framework Die Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade Reach for the Stars Card by April Guest Designer Jennifer Hartsgrove | Cosmic Newton Stamp Set and Framework Die Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMuA_4O5NgFJF4CPmRuKvdNBuppT2Vpb33Q-tW1r1W0CXt8ofn9M-riURMg-FVUF8t_lmczKxiv7bV5eeF0WXlr_pqT4WTfmt8YTB_c7vD31LgOfdKnZU1HFqLopLDL8MwY5ATU7VgCQ/s1600/mail.jpeg)
Working out the logistics of this slider card, was both exciting and a little frustrating. But…this months theme has been thinking outside of my box, I can’t get “outside” of my house, so I guess I should step outside of my box!
![Reach for the Stars Card by April Guest Designer Jennifer Hartsgrove | Cosmic Newton Stamp Set and Framework Die Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade Reach for the Stars Card by April Guest Designer Jennifer Hartsgrove | Cosmic Newton Stamp Set and Framework Die Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7s0UINKLDgmUlpnaf18IKDp0iTzTI8FsDqmlthBpjXgKt7fx4h1OT9fxOpER2nQh-NPnJDXgYwFDC7MAU632WkgHplxpp4lbm00IL0KfclJUI6-FPRF2Nv5hUCsKMOMqyyJuf5AWWJY/s1600/mail-2.jpeg)
I started my project making my background. I wanted a pretty galaxy sky, I used Distress Oxide Inks to achieve my goal. I did make two large backgrounds so I could get four card panels out of them. On the first one I used Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Seedless Preserves, Twisted Citron, Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot. I first laid down the bright inks, overlapping some to blend in secondary colors. Then I muted them down with Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot to create a nighttime effect. On my second panel I left off a few colors (Squeezed Lemonade, Seedless Preserves, Twisted Citron and Salty Ocean).
![Reach for the Stars Card by April Guest Designer Jennifer Hartsgrove | Background for card using Cosmic Newton Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade Reach for the Stars Card by April Guest Designer Jennifer Hartsgrove | Background for card using Cosmic Newton Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiAxpJMi5qNasPl7AZ5PaBLylfCFYhkwKd2J8H6mFy2y0e_FyaOcJmLxleG2bdtYv31fh_XSgMsi-LmUBXQzU0_AQUFIoIjR1CBLaeIusRiDYMfhWRtsklBFqAKpFG061jabpR7owUq0/s320/mail-3.jpeg)
Once the layering of ink was complete I first sprayed the panels with water, to get the oxide reaction. Then I splattered some watered down white and yellow acrylic paints with a little liquid stardust.
![Reach for the Stars Card by April Guest Designer Jennifer Hartsgrove | Background for card using Cosmic Newton Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade Reach for the Stars Card by April Guest Designer Jennifer Hartsgrove | Background for card using Cosmic Newton Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb96uDDSlXo2uJdDk1Ik5nk6KS6fXJKqkIPnGSB3ChYGmunyitkUpVxeX4Arkg_zUel_LmDro2B1pGw9FwfrpAO_AnUaNQZE9D6IuRHdb6df_cWKUgB_awG22l145Y3VcILGDm7uSa2I/s320/mail-4.jpeg)
On my second panel I also splatter liquid stardust directly, I loved the effect this gave…its sooo shimmery!
![Reach for the Stars Card by April Guest Designer Jennifer Hartsgrove | Background for card using Cosmic Newton Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade Reach for the Stars Card by April Guest Designer Jennifer Hartsgrove | Background for card using Cosmic Newton Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhpM6ha3Ro2D4XlsW4we1MaeQdpf9VvbI4LS-ibKgJuk02xR8zd2QpmoCFRDte0VHQGimGg9Llfvl33RIsNLNr2wGKcfe6YymUamn5l5XWdfxh93qz9S4Hzz9bVsbuvQ-nz8J7uyyJzI/s320/mail-5.jpeg)
I then decided to cut my background from the largest die in Newton’s Framework set. Next was my challenge. I wanted to create a shooting star, and all the slider card dies I have in my stash were too wide, so I had to be creative and come up with my own template. My first attempt (the second is shown here) didn’t work exactly like I had wanted, so I tried again. This time I did use a slider die, but modified it and made it smaller on a white piece of cardstock. I also decided that a curve wasn’t going to work properly, because I couldn’t get it to slide smoothly. I made my template, then traced it onto my background panel, and used my pen blade to cut it out. Then I used foam tape, and a dime to make my shooting star slide. The dime for the weight, and the foam tape for dimension. I used a triple layer of foam tape all around the edges of the card and some in the middle for stability. This gave the space needed for the star to slide.
![Reach for the Stars Card by April Guest Designer Jennifer Hartsgrove | Background for card using Cosmic Newton Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade Reach for the Stars Card by April Guest Designer Jennifer Hartsgrove | Background for card using Cosmic Newton Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaNVXIz3DMojwsRcAmZ6lPXgeQbW981dtVffspGRtd5NM3HTspbT6BsUEefMIpoT9tA6p9RHdZ3q102nokdeRu7fs9qPoLpNQf9YXfUN2onl8HqPToYTsi50raI0koSJAqtisP5BxvNo/s320/mail-6.jpeg)
I stamped my images onto a copic friendly cardstock using Lawn Fawn’s Jet Black Ink. Then used the following Copic Markers for my palette:
- Newton’s Fur: Y35, Y38, YR15 and YR16. Ears: R20. Collar: B04, B06, B00.
- Telescope: C2, C3, C4, , C5, `C6, and C8.
- Planets: RV04, RV06, RV09, V12, V15, Y06, B04, and B06.
- Stars: Y06, Y08 and Y19.
- Stardust: Y000, YR00, BG000, R00 and C00.
![Reach for the Stars Card by April Guest Designer Jennifer Hartsgrove | Card using Cosmic Newton Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade Reach for the Stars Card by April Guest Designer Jennifer Hartsgrove | Card using Cosmic Newton Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArMtvL_sio0E6fNhxUvX2j_Ll7tHrEqlLQX98GZ1sIhDY2huDbR480rQhyDEvjkqPB2Y4iPBYQkrF8wYmyaE5zY-qzXGZu0V4CuOPXhCjEtC7VGzTZvRIz2ptflQC-EYgV9fLyzhZSYg/s320/mail-7.jpeg)
I cut grass from black cardstock and used Versamark Ink to stamp my sentiment “Reach for the Stars.” Then I heat embossed with Hero Arts white embossing powder. Next, I adhered all the elements to my card.
As I said above this was my second card, the card on the bottom of this picture was my first. I didn’t care for the sentiment in the sky, I thought it popped much better on the black grass. Plus, I wasn’t pleased with the way the slider was actually sliding. So, I went back to the drawing board and fixed the areas I wasn’t happy with. I’m so glad that I did, I really love my finished card now!
![Reach for the Stars Card by April Guest Designer Jennifer Hartsgrove | Cosmic Newton Stamp Set and Framework Die Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade Reach for the Stars Card by April Guest Designer Jennifer Hartsgrove | Cosmic Newton Stamp Set and Framework Die Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SKgtVvRp-1feNl6of-4SFQVzhkFbqV0teyTPANFX0Codeoph1dNQFX6PlbdAa5-8dPwRI5hrQRC6Akhgk67meco-6omfwA0aljuYw36wkGUfMjXNLyHYoDKjeFXrurJrQLazwAHDCPY/s1600/mail-10.jpeg)
I've also created a video showing you how I created this card:
Thanks so much to Newton’s Nook Designs for having me as their April’s Guest Designer (can you believe April is almost over)?! It was such a huge honor for me to be asked, I truly love their products! They have such a wonderful group of ladies to work with, I’ve enjoyed my time immensely!
Amazing card!
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