Newton's Nook Designs' July Release ~ Final Day

Welcome back for the third and final day of Newton's Nook Designs' July Release!  Jen created a cool nautical set, complete with Purr-fect DIES, allow me to introduce 'Message in a Bottle' (Tell me I am not the only one with that song by The Police playing over and over in my head now please?) : 

And you just KNOW those bottle shaped dies can be used for hundreds of different images too as well, right?  Fill 'em up with anything!  I found this cool map patterned paper which inspired me to make a masculine card using the ship & scroll images:

At first it felt weird not coloring the objects in, but upon reconsideration, I like the simplicity of this card (as will most of the men in my life who could be the recipients!)  What do you think?

Would you like to win 'Message in a Bottle' 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 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 16th at 9 pm CDT to comment -- the winner will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 17th. Check out all these awesome Design Team & Guest Blogs below to enter:

Lydia Evans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Crafty Math-Chick (<-- you are here!)
Jess Gerstner
Stephanie Muzzulin
Danielle Pandeline
Nina-Marie Trapani
Kimberly Rendino
Yukari Yoshioka

Thanks so much for stopping by, Jess Gerstner is next on the hop, I am sure she has created something spectacular for you to see!  Enjoy!

~ Crafty Math Chick

Dare to Get Dirty Challenges - Post 7

Hello Again Friends & Followers!  The first card I have for your viewing pleasure this evening was created for one of the DTGD Challenges on SCS (yes, just ONE!).  I used the adorable little sheep from Taylored Expressions' 'Hello Spring' set, some sun rays cut from TE's ray of sunshine cutting plate, and some clouds (I DO own some cloud dies!!) from Papertrey Ink (heart-2-heart #6 dies to be exact) to make this card:

See?  I told you the sheep were wicked cute (Please click on the photo for clearer resolution).  I also used a Martha Stewart border punch for the grass and I felt the bottom was incomplete so I added a little green & white twine down there.  The sentiment inside says 'I hope brighter skies come your way soon.'  I thought that was nice.  I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

• Simon Says Stamps' Monday Challenge: Ode to Sunshine, and 
• Charisma Cardz Challenge - Up in the Clouds.  

     The second card I have for you in the post should be nice when a more formal thank you is needed:

I really love block greetings like this (even if I don't get the opportunity to color on them)  ;)
     Thanks so much for stopping by - I have a few more to upload this evening and then a post or two tomorrow since the DTGD challenges wrap up around midnight.
~ Crafty Math Chick