Newton's Nook Designs' 3 Year Celebration - July Release - Aloha Newton & Hibiscus Die Set

Welcome back!  Have you been enjoying all the crafty awesomeness Jen has created for us this release?  Day 4 continues with everyone's favorite kitty and pretty stand alone die to please you floral enthusiasts.  Introducing 'Aloha Newton':

And The Hibiscus stand alone die set:

I had trouble deciding which of the adorable Newton images to use, but I settled settled on the one in the hammock to create this card:

I had fun creating a tone-on-tone background with the outline image of the pretty little hibiscus flower.  Speaking of hibiscus flowers I really love the detail of the Hibiscus dies:

This time I sponged the background to create a graduated effect - which did you prefer - this sponged one or the brayered one yesterday?  I think I prefer the brayer, the colors were richer, though they REALLY soaked that cardstock, had to hit it with a heat gun before embossing it was so wet!

Would you like to win a $20 store credit?
ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win!

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, July 14th at 9 pm CDT to comment -- the winner will be announced on the blog post on Friday, July 15th.  

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

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Jess Gerstner is the next blog on the hop, I am sure she has created something spectacular for you to see, she always does!  Have a great day!

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs' June Release ~ Flower Garden

Welcome back for the second day of Newton's Nook Designs' June Release!  Today Jen is revealing another pretty floral set that coordinates perfectly with the Garden Window Die Set debuted yesterday -- introducing 'Flower Garden':

Aren't her illustrations incredible?!!  Look at that pansy!  Being a fan of the autumn months (and weather) I decided to give the sunflower a little love with a fall color palette:

I added a little texture with some cool jute ribbon and added some bronze microbeads by Martha Stewart to the center of the sunflower - not sure they show up in the photo, but they look (and feel) cool!  Of course, they are a pain to work with and I gave up trying to get the access back in the bottle from the paper plate I was using, and of course, some still ended up on my craft table anyway, sigh...

Would you like to win a 'Flower Garden' 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 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, June 16th at 9 pm CDT to comment -- the winner will be announced on the blog post on Friday, June 17th.  

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

Jess Gerstner is next on our hop, I am sure she has created something spectacular for you to see - enjoy!  And thanks so much for stopping by!  Until tomorrow...

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs' May Flowers Blog Hop

Hello Everyone!  Jen is in a springy mood and wanted to celebrate with a festive floral hop, so we are showing off Newton's Nook Designs' sets with floral elements.  I chose to highlight NND's 'Basket of Wishes' with this Mother's Day card for my MIL:

I used sentiments from 'Simply Seasonal' and 'Wagon of Wishes' to create the sentiment and some glittered floral patterned paper from a DCWV mat stack and topped it with a petite bow tied from some pink & white twine.  My husband prefers cards on the simple & classic side, so that is usually what I am asked to make for his Mom.

Let's Have a Giveaway!

Want a chance to win a $20 store credit?  We're picking two lucky winners!

Here's how to win:

Comment on the NND blog and the Designs Team and Guest blogs (see list below)!  TWO winners will be chosen at random from the collective blog hop 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 Monday, May 9th at 9 pm CDT to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Tuesday, May 10th.  

Check out all these awesome Design Team 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

NEWTON'S NOOK DESIGNS' ~ 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!

Welcome to Newton's Nook Designs Second Anniversary Blog Hop!
Newton’s Nook Designs is so excited to be celebrating their TWO Year Anniversary - two whole years of getting our paws inky!  To celebrate we have an AMAZING blog hop featuring our Design Team and some AWESOME Special Guests! You are going to love all the fun inspiration they're sharing using Newton’s Nook Designs Stamps!

I know I am so happy for Jen, Jeff, Newton & Hobbes.  Not only is Jen wicked talented and the creator of fun images and now DIES for us to create with, but they are all wonderful people as well.  It has been such an honor as well as a pleasure to design for such a fabulous company with terrific people behind it -- thank you so much for this opportunity!  I am humbled...  

In honor of NND's TWO YEAR (WOOT!) anniversary, I thought it would be fun to include small images from many of Jen's other adorable sets in my hop cards.

When I first saw Newton's Naptime, one thing instantly came to mind - The Snuggles Project.  It is a charitable organization that contacts shelters around the globe (yes, it is worldwide) and asks if they would be interested in receiving handmade blankets for their shelter pets until they are adopted, as some of them have never felt the touch of something soft under their paws, to help provide them with a greater sense of safety and security and comfort, which will increase their chances of adoption as well.  If you are interested, you can read more about the Snuggles Project HERE.  As my NND bio mentions, I enjoy knitting and crocheting, making blankets for animals in shelters helps combine my love of animals and adoption advocacy with my enjoyment with playing with yarn - win-win!!  So when I saw Newton sleeping peaceful on top of that stack of blankets...  I just HAD to use it to create a card to give to the shelter volunteers when I drop off the blankets I've made:

Newton's Naptime is the focus, using NND's new Newton's Naptime Purr-fect DIES to cut out both Newton, his dream bubbles and the teenie red hearts.  I tried coloring in the blankets in colors of yarn I have used/have in my stash and plan to use for the shelter blankets.  I also thought of the things a shelter kitty might dream of (a home, love, food, toys, etc...) and looked for images in Newton's other sets to act as accessories.  Can you guess all the sets I used?  ('love' is from Flirty Flamingos, the yarn ball, fish bone & wind up mouse are from Newton's Antics (the first NND set I every purchased - had to pay homage to that on their 2nd anniversary!), and the house is actually a birdhouse from Tweet Talk - I used a marker to outline the outside of one of the birdhouses and then added a door and inked up a portion of the 'home tweet home' sentiment to accompany it).  I decided to substitute sequins in place of the tinier thought bubbles for a little flair.  

When I first saw the Message in a Bottle dies I was psyched because they are SO VERSATILE!  You could use them to show off all kinds of images!  To demonstrate I created another card for you:

I used three additional NND sets in addition to the new Message in a Bottle to create this card: the rose is from Love Grows, the long stem is from Easter Scramble (you easily could have used the cracked egg tulips for this card as well!), and the 'thinking of you' sentiment came from Versatile Vases (could easily use the flowers in that set for this card too!).  Frist I stamped the flowers and leaf (some masking occurred) and colored them in using Copic markers (four different shades of red were used).  The bottle was die cut from vellum cardstock and then stamped; I colored in part of the image with a light blue markers to create the appearance of water.  

So, which of my 2nd year anniversary cards do you prefer?  Are you a crocheter or knitter as well as a papercrafter too?  How would you like to WIN a credit to NND to pick up some die & stampy goodness of your own?!!

Celebrate with us and enter to win!

Would you like to win a $20 Store Credit to spend at Newton's Nook Designs online ship?

Here's how to win:

Comment on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! One lucky winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the blog hop. 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 Sunday, July 19th at 9 pm CDT to comment -- the winner will be announced on the blog post on Monday, July 20th. We are running a giveaway on our Facebook page too so make sure to enter there for another chance to win!!

Special Guests:
Jennifer Ingle
Tessa Wise
Shellye McDaniel
Simon Says Stamp

Design Team:
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

Next stop on the hop is Jess Gerstner, I am sure she has created something spectacular for you to see!  Don't forget to comment - and visit our FB page too for another chance to win!  Happy Two Year Anniversary Newton, Jen & Jeff!

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs' Flower Power Blog Hop

Welcome to the May Flowers blgo hop by Newton's Nook Designs!  What a fun & festive way to celebrate all the fun & pretty floral sets Newton's Nook Designs has to offer!  I decided to show off images from NND's 'Basket of Wishes' set:  

with this pretty spring card:

I selected colors that complimented this pretty floral paper from DCWV's 'Spring Fling' mat stack and had fun coloring in the floral basket with my Copic markers in coordinating colors.  Sentiments were added from NND's 'Simply Sentimental' to turn it into a birthday card (never seem to have enough of those in my stash no matter how many I make!)

PLUS - Newton's Nook Designs is having a SALE!

Do you love NND's flower stamps?  Grab them up and any of your other favorites this weekend with FREE SHIPPING* Now through May 3rd.  Use Code: MAYDAY

* Offer good on new retail orders of in-stock items only, while supplies last.

Expires Midnight CST, May 3rd, 2015

AND a GIVEAWAY!

Want a chance to win a $10 store credit?  Jen is picking 2 lucky winners!

Here's how to win:

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)!  Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blog hop 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 Sunday, May 3rd at 9 pm CDT to comment -- the winners will be announced on the blog post on Monday, May 4th.

Check out all the awesome design team blogs below to enter:

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

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs April Release ~ Day 2

Welcome back for day 2 of Newton's Nook Designs' April release.  Today we debut a beautiful silhouette floral set for all kinds of your card-creating needs, allow me to introduce: Fanciful Florals:

The pretty side view bloom caught my eye and I decided to stamp it three times and layer it in this Mother's Day card (adding a sentiment from 'Love Grows').

The pre-glittered mat is from DCWV's older 'Butterflies & Blossoms' mat stack and I created a layer of postage-friendly faux DP by stamping some of the leaf & flourish images on the green base layer cardstock.

Would you like to win 'Fanciful Florals'?
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, April 16th at 9 pm CDT to comment -- the winner will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 17th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs
Taheerah Atchia
Lydia Evans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Crafty Math-Chick (<-- you are here)
Jess Moyer
Stephanie Muzzulin
Danielle Pandeline
Kimberly Rendino
Yukari Yoshioka
Nicole Picadura (Guest Designer)

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

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs March Release - Day 1

Hello everyone!  Welcome to the first day of sneak peeks for the March release of Newton's Nook Designs!  If you love the look of quilling and liked NND's Beautiful Blizzard set you are going to LOVE Jen's new quilled set for spring - Beautiful Blossoms:

I decided to use the chalkboard technique to show off one of Jen's pretty flowers in this card:

Would you like to win 'Beautiful Blossoms'?
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, March 19th at 9 pm CDT to comment -- the winner will be announced on the blog post on Friday, March 20th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs
Taheerah Atchia
Lydia Evans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Crafty Math-Chick
Jess Moyer
Stephanie Muzzulin
Danielle Pandeline
Kimberly Rendino
Yukari Yoshioka
Wanda Guess (Guest Designer)

Jess is the next stop on the hop - I am sure she has created something spectacular for you to see!  Enjoy!

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs April Release - Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of Newton's Nook Designs' April Release.  Today we are revealing 'Versatile Vases' - a fun floral set.

The 'best buds' sentiment spoke to me and made me think it would be perfect to use for a small 3"x 4" journal card to use in a pocket page album:

I am the red-yellow-white vase & flower and one of my besties, whose favorite colors are purples & blues - is the flirtier vase on the right.  

Would you like to WIN 'Versatile Vases'?
Here's how to WIN:

Comment on the NND Blog and Guest Team and Guest DT blogs (see list below!)  TWO winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs' release 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, April 17th at 9 pm Central Standard Time (CST) to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 18th.  

NND is also having a giveaway this week on their Facebook page so make sure to head over there and enter that too!!

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

Newton's Nook Designs
Taheerah Atchia
Christine Drogt
Samantha Mann
Larissa Heskett
Crafty Math-Chick (you're here!)
Danielle Pandeline
Valerie Ward
Tessa Wise
Jamie Greene  - Guest Designer
Elena Joldersma  - Guest Designer

Good luck!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs April Release - Day 1

Welcome to the first day of Newton's Nook Designs' sneak peeks for April and we begin today featuring a pretty floral set just in time for Mother's day - Love Grows:

I think the roses are just lovely - don't you?  I stamped them in a very of colors that mimic my favorite colored roses for a CAS Mother's Day card:

I like the way it looks with all the outlines in different colors overlapping like that.

Would you like to WIN 'Love Grows'?
Here's how to WIN:

Comment on the NND Blog and Guest Team and Guest DT blogs (see list below!)  TWO winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs' release 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, April 17th at 9 pm Central Standard Time (CST) to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 18th.  

NND is also having a giveaway this week on their Facebook page so make sure to head over there and enter that too!!

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

Newton's Nook Designs
Taheerah Atchia
Christine Drogt
Samantha Mann
Larissa Heskett
Crafty Math-Chick (you're here!)
Danielle Pandeline
Valerie Ward
Tessa Wise
Jamie Greene  - Guest Designer
Elena Joldersma  - Guest Designer

Good luck!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

~ Crafty Math Chick

SNSDC67 ~ 3D Flower Embellishments

Hello again Friends & Followers!  Thanks so much for stopping by again this Friday.  This card is made for Sweet 'n Sassy's Digi Challenge 67 - to use three dimensional flowers on your card.  I have to give a shout out to my friend Katie Skiff who was kind enough to send me some Spare Parts Primas for me to use on this challenge since mine are packed (you rock Katie!!).  So here is my take on the challenge using the adorable Lilacs for Cocoa digital image:

We hope you will play along with us, you do not need to use a SNSS digi image (though we sure love to see them and you might find yourself in the SNSS spotlight if you do!) any digi will do, and every card you enter for the month of August you get one entry for a chance to win 3 SNSS digis of your choice!  So play early, play often!  We can't wait to see what you create!
     This card also fulfills the requirements of the following additional challenges:

• Partytime Tuesday Challenge 81 - In the Garden,
• Great Impressions Challenge - Use an Animal, and
• Critter Sketch Challenge 128 - Use a Digi Image.

     Thanks for stopping by my blog, I hope you have a fabulous weekend!  We will be moving some of our boxes (and all of my crafty supplies - EEEEE!) over to our new abode.
~ Crafty Math Chick

Ribbon Ramblings

Hello friends & followers.  Some of you may know, I am not much of a purple person, but that didn't stop me from participating in the Play Cate Cafe Challenge 81 - the color combination of grape, lime and grey as displayed in this lovely inspirational picture:

However, I could not decide which purple to use: the retired Eggplant Envy, Rich Razzleberry or Concord Crush.  I paired all of them with Kiwi Kiss, which I selected as my green, and thought the Concord looked best - but what to do about ribbon?  If I didn't have a ribbon to match it would clash, so I got out all of my purple ribbon (not really that much of it in my stash) and luckily the only purple that any of my ribbon were remotely even close to was indeed Concord Crush.  We had a winner!  Then, wouldn't you know it, I forgot to leave space for the scalloped piece which actually contained the ribbon that all the fuss was about at the top:

So I went ahead and made a second card; here is the version with the ribbon and scalloped border:

I almost think I like the 'naked' one better, the flowers stand out more - what do you think?  Which do you prefer?


The floral images are from Stampin' Up!'s Fifth Avenue Floral (a wonderful set for just about any color challenge), and the sentiment is from Stampin' Up!'s Upsy Daisy set.  These cards also meet the requirements of the following challenges:

• Whimsie Doodle Wednesday Challenge - no coloring,
• Stamp Something - Anything Goes, and
• Paper Sundaes Challenge 69 - birthday cards.

Thank you for the cool challenges and thank you all for taking the time to visit my blog and see my creations.  Have a great day!

~Crafty Math Chick