Sports Enthusiast Birthday Card with Newton's Nook Designs

Hello everyone!  Today it is my turn once again to be featured on the Newton's Nook Designs' Blog - yaay!

I decided to use the opportunity to make a card for my BIL who loves sports using NND's Touchdown Tails set:

I used some referee looking stripes from an 8"x8" stack from a 'CHAMPS' American Crafts (I think) which I thought would pair purr-fectly with the bull dog ref's uniform, and added some sentiments from the set using my Pennant punch from Stampin' Up!  

Hope he likes it - hope you like it too!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

~ Crafty Math Chick

Welcome to the last day of Newton's Nook Designs' March Release!  Today everyone's favorite kitty returns sporting some international flair -- introducing 'Newton Dreams of London' and it's purr-fectly coordinating dies:

Seriously - HOW adorable are these images?!!  And didn't Jen really outdo herself with Big Ben (am I the only one who hears 'Parliament' afterwards from the National Lampoon movie?) and the phone booth and bus and the Guard hat?!!  OMG!!  

I decided to keep it CAS and have some fun with Memento Markers and the 'I {Heart} London' stamp and made this birthday card: 

I hope the recipient likes it - I know she loves London even more than Newton kitty does!

Would you like to win a 'Newton Dreams of London' stamp set?

This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!!

 Here's how to win:

 Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs' release posts. Make sure you check out each of the 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, March 17th at 9 pm CDT to comment -- the winner will be announced on the blog post on Friday, March 18th. 

Check out all these awesome Design Team & Guest Blogs below to enter: 

Newton's Nook Designs
Lydia Evans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Crafty Math-Chick
Jess Gerstner
Stephanie Muzzulin
Danielle Pandeline
Nina-Marie Trapani
Kimberly Rendino
Yukari Yoshioka
Kelly Latevola - Guest Designer

Jess is the next stop on the release hop - I am sure she has created something spectacular for you to see!  Enjoy!  Have a great day - and thanks for stopping by!

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs' March Release ~ Day 2

Welcome to the second day of Newton's Nook Designs' March Release.  Today another pretty faux quilling set joins the NND Family - introducing 'Beautiful Wings' and it coordinating dies!

I love the elegance of quilling, so I decided to make an elegant card in black with gold embossing:

A word of advice - I used reverse tweezers to hold the die cut butterfly pieces as I hit them with the heat gun - make sure your fingers are on the plastic part of the handle and not the metal - OUCH!  LOL!  I do love the effect though.  Inside I used the 'fluttering by to say... Happy Birthday!' and will use this as a birthday card for my MIL.  I hope she likes it, I know my hubby loves the look and feel of heat embossing.  

Would you like to win a 'Beautiful Wings' stamp set?

This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!!

 Here's how to win:

 Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs' release posts. Make sure you check out each of the 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, March 17th at 9 pm CDT to comment -- the winner will be announced on the blog post on Friday, March 18th. 

Check out all these awesome Design Team & Guest Blogs below to enter: 

Newton's Nook Designs
Lydia Evans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Crafty Math-Chick
Jess Gerstner
Stephanie Muzzulin
Danielle Pandeline
Nina-Marie Trapani
Kimberly Rendino
Yukari Yoshioka
Kelly Latevola - Guest Designer

Jess is the next stop on the release hop - I am sure she has created something spectacular for you to see!  Enjoy!  Have a great day - and thanks for stopping by!

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs' March Release ~ Day 1

Greetings!  Welcome to the first day of Newton's Nook Designs' March Release!  Jen has created some adorable sets for you (doesn't she always?) starting with 'Hello Spring':

Some images of our cute soon-to-be-named bunny, some chickies , flowers, Easter eggs, butterflies - something for everyone!  I decided to show some of the little chickies some love with a CAS card:

It doesn't show up well in the photo, but my friend Anna (who happens to raise chickens) taught me this technique using a ruler and a tracing wheel to create a faux stitched border around the outer edges of the card - the sponging really accentuates it, I love the effect!

Would you like to win a 'Hello Spring' stamp set?

This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!!

 Here's how to win:

 Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs' release posts. Make sure you check out each of the 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, March 17th at 9 pm CDT to comment -- the winner will be announced on the blog post on Friday, March 18th. 

Check out all these awesome Design Team & Guest Blogs below to enter: 

Newton's Nook Designs
Lydia Evans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Crafty Math-Chick
Jess Gerstner
Stephanie Muzzulin
Danielle Pandeline
Nina-Marie Trapani
Kimberly Rendino
Yukari Yoshioka
Kelly Latevola - Guest Designer

Jess is the next stop on the release hop - I am sure she has created something spectacular for you to see!  Enjoy!  Have a great day - and thanks for stopping by!

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs' 'Name the Bunny' Hop

Hello crafty friends!  Jen has decided it is time for her cute Bunny to have a name of her own, so this week we are showing of cards in her honor and having a poll & giveaway to encourage you to vote for the name you like best!

I decided to make a card using the cheerleader bunny from Touchdown Tails to create a birthday spinner card for my niece:

I don't know if it shows in the picture, but I added some pink Stickles to the pom pom and the bunny's eyelids and stamped 'Happy Birthday!' in the spinner window.  

Vote to help us name our Bunny for a chance to win!

What should Newton's Nook Designs name their bunny character? This cute bunny has appeared on six different stamp sets - as a cheerleader, in a hula skirt, buried in snow and more! Now she needs a name! With the help of their design team and friends they've chosen some favorite names but now they need your help. Check out this poll and vote for your favorite name.  Plus - two random winners will be chosen from all the votes to WIN the new 4 x 6 Hello Spring stamp set featuring the bunny! You can vote once a day - until Sunday, March 14th! Winners will be announced on Tuesday, March 15th with the reveal of the new Hello Spring stamp set! 

Head over to our poll to vote - enter here - and share with your friends too!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Crafty Math Chick