Newton's Nook Desgins' October Release ~ Ornamental Newton, Festive Forest, & their Coordinating Dies

Welcome back to the final day of Newton's Nook Design's October Holiday Release.  And today Jen has outdone herself once again releasing not one, but TWO stamp sets - BOTH with purr-fectly coordinating dies!

The first will delight you Newton's lovers out there - please welcome 'Ornamental Newton' and his matching die set:

Isn't it sweet!  Look at those pawsies!!! AWWWWW!  I just wanna kiss 'em!  I envisioned Newton's & Hobbes creating a little mischief by swinging from some baubles hanging from a decorated mantle (using the previously debuted Pines & Holly die set) so I ran some deep red cardstock through my Cuttlebug with a brick embossing folder and created a little fire in the fireplace using the fire from NND's Campfire Tails set (which was a lot of fun to color with Copic markers BTW!):

Our second set offers oodles of styles of trees to use making festive holiday cards - introducing 'Festive Forest' and it's coordinating die set:

I really had so many ideas that I couldn't decide on just one, but when I found a stack of patterned paper that had foiled TREES in it I KNEW I wanted to use it!  However, after discovering the hard way that foil paper is difficult to stamp on I went with this CAS card instead, and just used the pretty patterned paper on the bottom and a glittery three dimentional star embellishment from Recollections instead, I hope you like it.  

Would you like to win the 'Ornamental Newton' or the 'Festive Forest' stamp set?

We will pick TWO WINNERS - one to win each stamp set!

Here's how to win:

Comment on the NND blog and the Designs Team 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, October 27th at 9 pm CST to comment -- the winner will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 28th.  

Check out all these awesome Design Team below to enter: 

Newton's Nook Designs
Lydia Evans
Jess Gerstner
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Crafty Math-Chick
Stephanie Muzzulin
Danielle Pandeline
Naki Rager
Kimberly Rendino
Yukari Yoshioka

Stephanie Muzzulin is the next stop on the hop; I am sure she has created something spectacular for you to see (she always does!).  Thanks so much for stopping by!  

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs' October Release ~ Holiday Tweets

Welcome to the third day of Newton's Nook Designs' Holiday Release (sorry I missed the first few days - I am still recovering from that spinal fusion I had and Jen & Jeff were generous enough to give me some additional time to recuperate).  Today's 'tweet' little set will delight bird enthusiasts and is perfect for the welcome to the neighborhood, congratulations on your new home and holiday cards alike -- introducing Holiday Tweets:  

(I KNOW!  Isn't it the cutest?!!)  I decided to use the largest image in the set combined with some birdie themed papers from Echo Park's 'North Pole' stack to create this holiday card (I will admit, I am WAY behind this year - I usually have about 90 cards made by now; I only have two - EEK!!)

I tried to color the birdies like their cardstock counterparts using my Copic markers, and tried to match the ornaments to the leaves.  I really do adore this set.  (I am a big bird lover and have lots of feeders in my yard so I have the pleasure of seeing these little guys from time to time.  Living in Virginia I am currently being totally spoiled since the state bird (actually Virginia is a Commonwealth) is the cardinal and we have TONS of those beautiful feathered babies everywhere out there.  They look so vibrant against the snow in the winter - I just LOVE it!!  

Would you like to win a 'Holiday Tweets' stamp set?
This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

Here's how to win:

Comment on the NND blog and the Designs Team 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, October 27th at 9 pm CST to comment -- the winner will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 28th.  

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

Newton's Nook Designs
Lydia Evans
Jess Gerstner
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Crafty Math-Chick
Stephanie Muzzulin
Danielle Pandeline
Naki Rager
Kimberly Rendino
Yukari Yoshioka

Stephanie Muzzulin is the next stop on the hop; I am sure she has created something spectacular for you to see (she always does!).  Thanks so much for stopping by!  

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs' Christmas Favorites Week

Hello Everyone!  We’re getting in the mood for Christmas with our some of our favorite Christmas stamp sets by Newton’s Nook Designs! Get inspired all week long with beautiful christmas cards on the NND blog as the NND Design Team features some of their favorite Christmas stamp sets! Plus, you can save 10% off on any stamps currently in the Christmas category (and their coordinating dies) in their shop! The new NND christmas stamps will be released later this month too, so stay tuned for more holiday fun! 

I decided to showcase Newton's Holiday Mischief:

To make a card for our neighbors, who owns a pretty grey kitty:

I know you may have seen this card before, but I am still recovering from pretty extensive back surgery so I was only able to share a former of my favorite creations for you.  I  created the door by dry embossing some pieces of kraft cardstock with a woodgrain pattern and then sponging some Crumb Cake ink around the edges to add some additional depth & texture and added a big brad as the doorknob.  Cutting Newton (here Newton is dressed as 'Nigel' kitty, who is grey) out was a bit tricky, but once that was accomplished I hung his wreath from the door using a smaller brad and thought since his tail was curling that would be a cut way to attach the sentiment dangling by some sparkly twine as a sign with the sentiment stamped & punched out with a word window punch.  I hope they will like it!  They don't know I stamp.  A lot of folks find out this about me at Christmas, LOL!  

Hope I have inspired you to get started on (or keep working on) your holiday cards for this holiday season!  Enjoy!
~Crafty Math Chick