Sweet 'n Sassy Release Day Challenge Cards

Happy Friday Friends & Followers!  I hope you have some fun things planned for your weekends!  Today I have two cards that I created for some of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps' release day challenges over on Splitcoaststampers.com.  Ceal's challenge was to create a card where the sentiment was featured.  I took this as an opportunity to make some stick pins (LOOOOVE making stick pins for my cards!) in some happy yellow colors and let a warm sentiment from SNSS' 'True Friend' set shine:

(Please click on the photo for clearer resolution).  I love big bold striped patterned papers like this, so classy - if you know of any collections with them I'd always appreciate a heads up in the comments!  I used a large EK Success punch to punch out the sentiment and punched a black circle behind it to make it stand out a bit more, and an EK Success Anthus Leaf border punch for the horizontal strip that I tied some satin & sheer Offray ribbon over from the days when I was able to road trip to the Offray Ribbon Outlet in Hagerstown, MD (if you live within an hour or so - DC, Carlisle PA - it is worth the trip if you like ribbon or have a function like a wedding coming up!).  I made the stick pins with some beads from a pretty yellow collection at Walmart believe it or not (it is difficult to find yellow beads for some reason).  I added a little golden bling to the outer edges of the sentiment as well.  I am also entering this card in the following additional challenges:

• Paper Playtime Challenge - lots of yellow, and
• Card Makin' Mamas Challenge - black, white & one other color (I obviously went with yellow).

     Korin's challenge was really pretty - to stamp a silhouette image behind the sentiment.  I always love the way this looks when it see it in other people's projects, but I never remember to do it so I appreciated the incentive.  I don't have many silhouette images in my collection (I think I love to color too much) so I stamped some paw prints from SNSS' 'Woof You' set, stamping off once to give the ink a more subtle look and created this card, with another sentiment from 'True Friend':

The layout was inspired by the sketch in A.R.T. Challenge #10:

I also entered this card in the following additional challenges as well:

• Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - for the love of cats & dogs,
• JellyPark Challenge - cuddly wuddly, and 
• Whimsy Inspiration Challenge - CAS.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
~ Crafty Math Chick

Dare to Get Dirty Challenge Cards - Post 4 (Ode to Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)

Hello Friends & Followers!  I cannot tell you how good it feels be to crafting again!  I made three cards and one treat box today, but I just don't have the energy to post them all, so I will post two tonight and two tomorrow, along with whatever else I create then.  Here is a card I made which satisfied four different DTGD challenges at SCS with Cocoa's Christmas and A Cocoa Kind of Christmas:

(please click on the photo for clearer resolution)  I had so much fun coloring little Cocoa mouse, though separating the snowflake bling (it came packages on a long chain I had to separate with a craft knife)... not so much.  I am also entering this card in the following additional challenges:

• Stamp and Create July Challenge - Christmas in July,
• Jellypark Friends Friday Challenge - Christmas in July, 
• Totally Papercrafts Challenge - Inspired by a Song (when I was considering the layout of this card and saw the sentiment I ended up using, I kept hearing 'We wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year, good tidings we bring to you and your kin...' ... you have that song in your head now too, don't you?),
• MilkCoffee Challenge - Show off those coloring skills,
• Whimsical Designs Challenge - use a bug or an animal (I'm pretty sure little Cocoa Mouse counts),
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes (why not right?), and 
• Crafts and Me - Anything Goes.  

     And this is my other SNSS card that I made today using Love from Rhubarb and this week's SNSS Sweet Stop sketch 221:

I colored him red because it reminds me of my first teddy bear that I had since I was little that used to sit on my dresser, it was red and I loved how unique it was.  I know it doesn't show up well in the picture, but I used some Studio G glitter glue (which is just as nice as Stickles if anyone was curious, and might even come out in a finer line...) on his wings to make them sparkly - it's really pretty, sort of a red holographic glitter.  I am also entering this card in the following additional challenges:

• Crafty Creations Challenge - use an arrow, 
• Ready Teddy Go Challenge - teddy bear w/die cuts and punches, and 
• Papercrafting Journey Challenge - use punches +/or die cuts (here I used a Big Scalloped Square Nestabilities die and a scalloped heart punch by Marvy Uchida).

     Thanks so much for stopping by to see my creations and read my ramblings.  Have a great night!  I will be back tomorrow with more!
~ Crafty Math Chick

SNSDC84 ~ Tag, You're It

Hello Friends & Followers!  Time for another Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge!  This week we are playing tag - make a tag or use one on a creation!  I made three, two use Rhubarb's Gingerbread Man, and the other uses Cocoa's Ornament and Santa hat digis (I just have to say, this little 99 cent stamp comes in SO handy - you can resize it as big or as small as you want, color it out and paste it onto ANYTHING - like I did here):

(I think I like Rhubarb better in brown than in grey - what do you think?)  Had some fun with these little gingerbread outlets on Rhubarb's tags too - can you see them?
     I hope you will play along with us.  Any digi will do, it does not need to be a SNSS digi (though we certainly love to see them) and for every card you enter into our challenges for the Month of December you have a chance to win 3 digis of your choice from the store, so be sure to play along every week!  And make sure to stop by the blog to see what talented teammates have created for you as well!
     Happy Friday!~ Crafty Math Chick

SNSDC83 ~ Christmas Cards

Hello friends & followers (sorry for the brief hiatus, it's been one medical issue after another here!).  This week's Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge is Christmas Cards (come on, you know you still need a few!).  Here is mine made with Cocoa's Christmas tree digi, some pretty Recollections paper and LOTS of bling:

Yes, I added each one of those teenie rhinestones in the garland by hand, one ran for cover and is still hiding on my floor somewhere...  Not the design I planned to use when I started out, but I realized too late that I couldn't use a Spellbinders Nestabilities die after I added all the rhinestones and sparkly tree topper (DUH!  I swear I need a CAT scan...)
     I hope you will play along with us.  Any digi will do, it does not need to be a SNSS digi (though we certainly love to see them) and for every card you enter into our challenges for the Month of December you have a chance to win 3 digis of your choice from the store, so be sure to play along every week!  And make sure to stop by the blog to see what talented teammates have created for you as well!
     Happy Friday!
~ Crafty Math Chick

SNSDC81 ~ Gifts

Hello Friends & Followers!  I hope my American friends had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving and survived any Black Friday shopping you were brave enough to venture out to do!  This week Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is challenging you to make a gift or an image involving gifts with your digis.  I selected Cocoa's Gift digital image to create this birthday card:

     Be sure to see the SNSDC Blog for more ideas from my Digi Challenge teammates.  Won't you play along with us?  You don't even need to use a SNSS digi, any digi will do, but we love to see them of course and you never know when you will find yourself in the SNSS Spotlight!
     Remember, there are lots of special things are planned all month long!  Be sure to visit the Sweet 'n Sassy store for a list of all scheduled events and weekly sales.  There are daily giveaways on the SNSS Facebook page and in the SCS Member Company Forum as well, so stop by often so you don't miss a thing!  Happy 5th birthday SNSS! 

~ Crafty Math Chick

SNSDC80 ~ New release - Shaped card challenge

Hello Friends & Followers!  Yesterday Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps released three new digis in conjunction with their 5th birthday celebration:

Kiwi's Koala's Cuppa:

Eskimo Kisses (colored image - the outlined image was previously released and is available in the store as well for those of you who love to color):

and lastly, Eskimo Kisses Sentiments:

This week's Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge is to make a shaped card.  I decided to use cute little Kiwi Koala's Cuppa image as the shape for my card:

I printed him out somewhat supersized, colored him in using Spectrum Noir markers for the grey portions (they are new, wanted to try them out - let me know what you think!) and Copic markers for the colored portions, cut him out and traced him onto a piece of Going Grey cardstock.  I cut along my outline and scored at the top, folded it over to attach it to the image at the top and VOILA - instead Kiwi shaped card!  I also punched out 'Winter Blessings' from the Eskimo Kisses Sentiments set and attached it at the bottom, though I feel bad blocking part of his cute paw pads.
     Be sure to see the SNSDC Blog for more ideas from my Digi Challenge teammates.  Won't you play along with us?  And in celebration of SNSS' 5th birthday the prize for this week's challenge is BIG - $20 of SNSS digi images!!  Can you believe it?!!  You don't even need to use a SNSS digi, any digi will do, BUT this week if you use a SNSS digi you get TWO entries into the drawing!    
     Remember, there are lots of special things are planned all month long!  Be sure to visit the Sweet 'n Sassy store for a list of all scheduled events and weekly sales.  There are daily giveaways on the SNSS Facebook page and in the SCS Member Company Forum as well, so stop by often so you don't miss a thing!  Happy 5th birthday SNSS! 

~ Crafty Math Chick

SNSDC79 ~ Thanksgiving

Happy Friday Friends & Followers!  you know what that means - time for a new Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge.  This week we are challenging you to make a Thanksgiving card or project.  I decided to use Rhubarb's Pie and the sweet little Save the Turkeys digi images (I couldn't decide between the two so I used them both) to create these recipe cards for my yummy sweet potato casserole: 

I thought it would be more festive to print the recipe out on patterned paper, I do like the result.  
     Be sure to see the SNSDC Blog for more ideas from my Digi Challenge teammates.  Won't you play along with us?  You don't even need to use a SNSS digi, any digi will do, but we spotlight one person who uses SNSS digis on their card or project every week, and it could be YOU!  And every card you enter throughout November, you will get one entry to be eligible for winning 3 digis of your choice from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store - so play along every week to increase your chances to win!  
     On a side note, November is a special month for Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - SNSS is celebrating their 5th birthday and lots of special things are planned all month long!  Be sure to visit the Sweet 'n Sassy store for a list of all scheduled events and weekly sales.  There are daily giveaways on the SNSS Facebook page and in the SCS Member Company Forum as well, so stop by often so you don't miss a thing!  Happy 5th birthday SNSS!  

~ Crafty Math Chick

SNSDC78 ~ Anything but a Card

Welcome back Friends & Followers!  I hope your Halloween was a happy one and a safe one as well.  It's Friday so it is time for another Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge.  This week's theme is Anything but a Card.  After seeing those supersized bags of Pixie Stix on sale I decided to make Pixie Stix holders using the ucte little Pumpkin Kitty digital stamp and some fun patterned paper from last year's DCWV Harvest Festival mat stack:

(please click on the photo for clearer resolution).  Each is made from a 4.5" x 5" piece of cardstock scored at 1.25", 1.5", 3.5" and 3.75" along the 5" side.  Then you rotate the cardstock 90 degrees and score at 1/4".  You snip the 1/4" scores up to where they intersect the other score lines (this will be the bottom of your pixie stix holder), fold together and secure with super tacky tape or your adhesive of choice.  I actually use scotch tape - it is on the back and the bottom, no one sees it anyway, and it is cheaper than using up my Monomulti.  I printed out several of the kitties onto Pumpkin Pie cardstock and punched them out - VOILA!  I made about 12 of these so far, they are so much fun to make and easy too!  For future reference - these work great as pencil holders too for back to school!  ;)
     With Thanksgiving around the corner and the holidays soon after that I am sure you can think of lots of projects you could make for our challenge - napkin rings for the Thanksgiving table, treat holders of all kinds, be sure to see the SNSDC BLog for more ideas from my Digi Challenge teammates, the sky's the limit!  So won't you play along with us?  You don't even need to use a SNSS digi, any digi will do, but we spotlight one person who uses SNSS digis on their card or project every week, and it could be YOU!  And every card you enter throughout November, you will get one entry to be eligible for winning 3 digis of your choice from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store - so play along every week to increase your chances to win!  
     On a side note, November is a special month for Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - SNSS is celebrating their 5th birthday and lots of special things are planned all month long!  Be sure to visit the Sweet 'n Sassy store for a list of all scheduled events.  There are daily giveaways on the SNSS Facebook page and in the SCS Member Company Forum as well, so stop by often so you don't miss a thing!  Happy 5th birthday SNSS!  Happy November Friends!

~ Crafty Math Chick

SNSDC77 ~ Stitching

Happy Friday Friends & Followers - you know what that means - time for a new Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge!  This week we are challenged to incorporate stitching into your digi image card.  I figured it was the perfect opportunity to showcase Sew Happy Cocoa Mouse:

I used a paper piercer and punched holes around the edge of the image and then hand stitched with 2 of the 6 skeins of a pink embroidery floss (I envisioned it coming out a lot better in all honesty).  I topped the card off with a sentiment from the Sew Happy Cocoa Clear Stamp set so it will also qualify as Patricia Hayes' (a fellow SNSDC teamie!) HYCCT Challenge (also sponsored by SNSS - WOO HOO!) You Have Me In Stitches Challenge - to incorporate stitching into a humorous card for one of the patients at the Anderson Cancer Center.  It also fulfills the requirements of the following additional challenges:

• Delightful Challenges Stitching Challenge,
• Chocolate Coffee and CArds Challenge 24 - Stitching, Real or Faux. 

     Hope you will join us and play along with our Digi Challenge - you don't need to use a SNSS digi, any digi will do, but we spotlight one person who uses SNSS digis on their card or project every week, and it could be YOU!  And every card you enter throughout October, you will get one entry to be eligible for winning 3 digis of your choice from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store - so play along every week to increase your chances to win!  Happy Stamping!
~ Crafty Math Chick

SNSDC76 ~ Metal & New Release Hop

Hello Friends, Followers and Hoppers!  So glad you could stop by!  It's time for another challenge but we have some extra fun this week! Along with our challenge, the Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge Team is having a blog hop to introduce you to the October Digi Release.

While you're hopping, be sure to leave some love on each of the blog hop posts…One of the ladies below is a mystery blogger and she will be picking a random winner from the comments on her blog post!!  The winning prize will be the whole October Digi Release!! (The winner will be announced here on Friday, October 26th.)   Before we get to the challenge for this week how about we share those new digis....

Pippin's Gift

Pippin's Surprise

Kiwi's Gift

Christmas Greetings

Jesus is the Reason Christmas Sentiments

Shepherd Boy

And now for today's challenge: Add some type of metal to your creation!   This can be a metal button, brad, photo turn, wired ribbon, staples....anything as long as something on your project is metal.  I opted for some wired metallic ribbon in combination with the Shepherd Boy image and Jesus is the Reason Christmas Sentiments:

I colored the Shepherd Boy image with Bic Mark Its and then ran it upside down through my Xyron and sprinkled clear glitter over the entire image panel for a super glittery effect (which was difficult to capture on camera for some reason).  I thought tearing the golden patterned paper would resemble sand.  

     Just a few things to keep in mind as you play along with our challenge:

• Please remember - digital images only (they don't have to be SNS digi images, but we sure do love to see them!)
• Please share a link to your creation using the Linky feature at the end of this post. If the link feature is down, please add a link with your comment, and
• When uploading to online galleries, please use keyword SNSDC76
• Every card you enter into our challenges throughout October, you will get one entry to be eligible for winning 3 digis of your choice from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps store
• Every week, we spotlight one participant who uses SNSS digi images for their card or project (we strongly think those of you who love to use our digital images should be recognized a little more...)

Now, here is the blog hop list to see October Digi Release - Metal Challenge creations...

Tricia Traxler
Cynthia Olheiser
Crafty Math Chick (<-- me!)
Ceal Pritchett

Patricia Hays

Stephanie Wright

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have fun hopping!

~ Crafty Math Chick

This card also fulfills the requirements of the following additional challenges:

• ABC Christmas Challenge - U for 'Up to You', and 
• Stampalicious Challenge - Stampalicious Christmas.

SNSDC75 ~ Appreciation (so stop hoarding!!)

Hello Friends & Followers (rough week here, sorry I have not had more to show you).  Welcome to the new Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge!  This week's theme is Show Your Appreciation by using your favorite embellish you tend to hoard.  As you have probably guessed, I LOVE making dog themed cards, so when I find fancy dog-themed embellishments I tend to hoard them for once I use them - they're gone right?  And who knows when or if I will ever find them again!  So for my card, I am expressing appreciate to our vet, who takes SUCH good care of our furbaby, using some coveted paw print rhinestone bling and my favorite SNSS digi image Puppy Love (which is also available as a clear set) to create this card:

This adorable pup is colored with Copics similarly to my furbaby with paper from the 'Spoiled Rotten' stack by the Paper Studio.  I added a paw print charm using MFT's Dienamics and my EK Success paw print border punch.  I think she'll like it - don't you?
    Hope you will join us and play along with our Digi Challenge - you don't need to use a SNSS digi, any digi will do, but we spotlight one person who uses SNSS digis on their card or project every week, and it could be YOU!  And every card you enter throughout October, you will get one entry to be eligible for winning 3 digis of your choice from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store - so play along every week to increase your chances to win!  Also, through Monday night, SNSS is having a release party with challenges over at their forum on Splitcoaststampers.com, so why not see if there is a way to combine challenges and increase your chances of winning some SNSS!  Good luck!!

~ Crafty Math Chick 
PS - this card also fulfills the following additional challenges:
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 238 - Paper Piecing (the pup's bandana is paper pieced).

SNSDC74 ~ Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Tic Tac Toe!

Hello Friends & Followers!  Welcome to another Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge!  This week, we have a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge for you:

I opted for the left to right increasing diagonal of 'Embossing - die cuts/punches - button' and incorporated SNSS Sweet Stop Sketch 178:

To create this card using the cute Rhubarb Scarecrow digi:

(Please click on the photo for clearer resolution).  Man I have missed coloring with my Copic markers!!  The base of this card is Ruby Red, a strip of Really Rust is embossed using Provocraft's 'Forest Branches' CB EF and the DP is from DCWV's Harvest Festival mat stack (which has copper foil accents in it - very pretty!  Not sure it shows up well in the picture though...).  I REALLY like that ribbon - it has tiny chocolate brown sequins on it and gold thread.  The sentiment is from SNSS' 'Fall Time Cocoa set,' stamped on Summer Sun cardstock and matted with more Ruby Red punched from a Marvy Uchida scalloped rectangle punch.  
     Hope you will join us and play along with our Hip to be Square Challenge - you don't need to use a SNSS digi, any digi will do, but we spotlight one person who uses SNSS digis on their card or project every week, and it could be YOU!
     Happy Friday my friends!  Have a good weekend!
~ Crafty Math Chick
PS - This card also fulfills the requirements of the following additional challenge:

• Milk 'n Coffee Challenge - Welcome Fall, and
• Marker Pop Challenge 8 - Oldies but Goodies (use your oldest markers - my oldest markers are in the E5X family - E55, E57, E59 - I also used E53 and E51 but those are newer than the higher numbers in the family.

SNSDC73 - Hip to Be Square

Hello AGAIN Friends & Followers!  Welcome to my third blog post of the day (if you are looking for my TSG Treat Holder post or my Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge post, please scroll down) for Sweet 'n Sassy's Digi Challenge.  This week's challenge theme: Hip to be Square (you all have that Huey Lewis song running through your head now, don't you?  I know I do...).  I decided to take this challenge beyond the two-dimensional and make a cube to accompany my square card using my favorite Sweet 'n Sassy's Puppy Love digital stamp set (which is also available in clear as 'Woof You' for anyone interested) to make this little gift set:

(Please click on the photo for clearer resolution).  Our neighbor's furbaby is having a birthday next week, I thought this would be a cute little gift for her.  I found this AWESOME Cube Box Tutorial by Jinky Kowalsky on Papercraft Planet, and converted all the metric measurements into inches (yeah, that took a little while, LOL!).  I really like the original way this cube opens - with the two sides folding down (when they are upright or closed you can secure them with a pretty ribbon).  Lotsa squares embellish the sides of this little cube box, with pretty pre-glittered and paw prints papers from the Paper Studio.  I did my best to color the pup like our neighbor's cute furbaby - she is really white with some grey dots around her paws, lower legs and ears - and added some bling to jazz the projects up a bit.  
     Hope you will join us and play along with our Hip to be Square Challenge - you don't need to use a SNSS digi, any digi will do, but we spotlight one person who uses SNSS digis on their card or project every week, and it could be YOU!
     Okay, three posts is definitely enough from me in one day.  I hope you enjoyed them all and I hope you have a WONDERFUL weekend!  Cheers!
~ Crafty Math Chick 
These creations also fulfill the requirements of the following additional challenges:

• Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Show us your ribbons (I have had just about everything in this project for more than 6 months, except for the Milk Bone dog biscuits of course), and
• Come and Get It Challenge - Anything Other Than a Card (granted, there is a card there too but I also made that cute cube gift box right?).

Gettin' Sketchy with Sweet 'n Sassy

Hello Friends & Followers!  I hope you are having a good week!  I wanted to take a break from the ongoing process or unpacking & organizing my craft room to play along with this week's Sweet Stop Sketch 177:

I had SO many ideas for it but finally decided one this one:

(please click on the photo for clearer resolution - and if anyone has some Photoshop tips on how to get the photo to look as nice ON the blog as it does when you click on it - PLEASE share them with me!!)  Obviously I rotated the sketch 90 degrees clockwise (you know me, I love to flip and rotate those sketches around!), replaced the oval with this puppy I simply adore from SNSS' Woof You set (it is also available as a digi, called 'Puppy Love'), coloring him in to resemble our furbaby, and replaced the ribbon strips with some grass layered in Garden Green and Wild Wasabi and sponged at the edges to give them some additional depth.  His bandanna is paper pieced with the same plaid patterned paper (LOVE plaids!) I used for the background.  So what do you think?
     This card also fulfills the requirements for the following additional challenges:

• Di's Digi Design Challenge - use more than one die cut or punch (one for the grass and a corner rounder for the sentiment),
• Marker Pop Challenge - Color Something (my pup was colored in with my Copics),
• The House That Stamps Built Designer's Choice Challenge 926 - Paper Piecing (the bandanna was paper pieced), 
• Inky Impressions Challenge 78 - Animals, 
• Fab 'n Funky Challenge 140 - Starts with 'F' (the blog said 'F' could stand for 'fur', I also 'fussy cut' the pup out by hand), and 
• Bearly Mine Challenge 54 - Add a Sentiment.

     Thanks for stopping by to see my card and read my ramblings.  Hope you will be by tomorrow - I will have another post (or two) for your viewing pleasure!  Cheers!
~ Crafty Math Chick

SNSDC72 ~ New Release Blog Hop (with scoring)

Hello Friends, Followers and Hoppers!  So glad you could stop by!  It is time for another Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge, but today we are very excited to add something MORE!

The Sweet `n Sassy Digi Challenge ladies are bringing you a Fun Blog Hop for our September Digi Release!!

While you're hopping, be sure to leave some love on each of the blog hop posts…One of the ladies below is a mystery blogger and she will be picking a random winner from the comments on her blog post!! (it could eve be ME - you never know...)  The winning prize will be the whole September Digi Release!! (The winner will be announced here on Friday, September 28th.)

Before we get to the challenge for this week how about we share those new digis....

Pumpkin Kitty $3.00

Autumn Collage $3.00

Happy Flowers  $3.00

4 Petaled Flowers $4.00

And now for today's challenge:  Add "Scoring"for your creation!

Just a few things to keep in mind as you play....

Please remember to use digital images ONLY for the challenge.

~You don't have to use SNS digi images to play along but we sure do love when you do!

~Please share a link to your creation using the Linky feature at the end of this post. If the link feature is down, please add a link with your comment.

~When uploading to online galleries, please use keyword SNSDC72.

Every card you enter into our challenges throughout September, you will get one entry to be eligible for winning 3 digis of your choice from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps store.  Every week, we spotlight one participant who uses SNSS digi images for their card or project.  (We strongly think those of you who love to use our digital images should be recognized a little more.)  ;)

Here is the card I made for today's hop, I used Pumpkin Kitty, who I colored with my COPICS (WOOT!  WOOT!!  They are finally unpacked - Yeah!) with some DCWV Harvest Time papers, some copper ribbon from  Michaels and some pumpkin shaped bling by The Paper Studio to create this little number:

(Please click on the photo for clearer resolution).  The sketch is Sketch 283 by Card Positioning Systems.Can you see the scoring I added to create a frame around the edge?  A little bit of scoring is an easy way to add some class to a card!

Now, here is the blog hop list to see September Digi Release-Scoring Challenge creations...

Cynthia Olheiser (Guest DT)
Sarah Miller (Guest DT)
Ceal Pritchett
Cyndi Bundy
Makiko Jones
Melinda Gleissner
Crafty Math Chick (<-- ME!!)
Patricia Hays
Stephanie Wright
Wendy Jordan

Have fun hopping along - and a fabulous weekend too!

• This card also fulfills the requirements of the following additional challanges:
• Card Positioning Systems - Sketch 283, 
• Stamp and Create September Challenge - Anything Goes,
• Marker Pop Challenge 7 - Color something, 
• Crazy 4 Challenges 154: Anything Goes with a fall twist,
• Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge 157 - fall/harvest (and SNSS is sponsoring - so check them out too!),
• Digi Makeover Challenge 54 - Welcome Fall with a digi image, 
• Sassy Studio's Dare to Be Sassy Challenge 43 - fall colors, 
• Paper Shelter Challenge 82 - fall image with fall colors, 
• Southern Girls Challenge 53 - Bling Bling, 
• Papertake Weekly - a Hazy Shade of Autumn, 
• Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge 56 - Autumn colors with ribbon, and
• Corrosive Challenge 158 - Animal Companions. 

~Crafty Math Chick

SNSDC71 ~ Pop Up Cards!

Hello friends & followers!  I hope your September is off to a great start!  This week's Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge is to make a pop up card!  There are lots of different types out there, I decided to go with this tutorial for a pop-up gift card holder on Splitcoaststampers.  I didn't have any gift cards handy, so I used Sweet Cocoa Digital image and some festive Merrymint paper by American Crafts along with a packet of instant cocoa to make this:

(the cocoa was a little chunky, but I didn't have any gift cards or envelopes handy for this project).  Little Cocoa was colored in with Bic Mark Its (nope, not unpacked yet).
     Hope you will play along with us - you don't even need SNSS digis - any digi will do!  And every card you enter during the month of September puts you in the running to win 3 SNSS digis of your choice, so make sure you play along every week to increase your chances to win.  Good luck - and Happy Friday!
~Crafty Math Chick

SNSDC69 ~ Something Old, Something New, Something Blue

     Hello friends & followers!  So happy you could stop by my blog today to see my creation for the latest Sweet and Sassy Digi Challenge 69 - Something Old, Something New, Something Blue (use blue on your card along with some supplies that are new and some that are old.)  I opted to use this new-to-me Bluebird digital stamp (it is available in clear form too for those of you who are die hard clear stamp lovers) along with some old blue cardstock scraps (I was psyched to find one that had been punched on one edge) and some new sheer metallic ribbon from Offray to make this CAS card:

Korin has quite a few beautifully illustrated birds in her shop, cardinals, chickadee, goldfinch, penguins, owls, swans, even a titmouse - so if you are a bird enthusiast make sure you check out her selection!
     Hope you will play along with our digi challenge - and remember, you don't have to use SNSS digis, any digis will do, however you might find yourself in the SNSS spotlight if you do!
     Thanks for stopping by my blog - time to get back to the unpacking... I wonder if I will ever be finished before it is time to move again, LOL!  Have a great weekend!
~ Crafty Math Chick

SNSDC68 ~ Inspirational Blog Hop

     Hello Friends & Followers!  As you are reading this, movers have descending upon my house and currently in the process of moving our things into the house where we will be living for the next 2 years or so.  So happy thought no one breaks anything, okay?  :)
     So glad you could join me for the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Inspirational Blog Hop for this image:

Pretty isn't it?  I was inspired by the pumpkins and orange hues and created this card using Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps' Pumpkin Patch Digi image:

(I will be SO happy after our move is over and I am all unpack and set up and find my photo cube to use for card photos again!).  The paper and maple leaf rhinestone accents are by Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby and the gold sheer-wired ribbon is by Offray.  I hope you will play along with our inspiration challenge - you do not even need to use SNSS digis (though if you do you might find yourself in our spotlight) any digi will do, and for every card you enter during the month of August you are entered for a chance to win 3 SNSS digi images of your choice - how SWEET is that?!!  Hope you will play along after seeing some more fabby samples from my fellow SNSDC Teammates:

• Makiko
• Cathy W.
• Cyndi
• Stephanie S.
• Melinda
• Ceal
• Stephanie W., and 
• Patricia .

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!  Time to back to cleaning our old house for inspection!  (Envy me?  LOL!)  Have a great weekend!
~ 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

SNSDC66 ~ Greens & Purples

Happy Friday Friends & Followers!  Time for another Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge, and this week certainly was a challenge for me - Use greens & purples - not too colors I frequently use together, in fact, I really don't use purple much at all now that I think of it, I don't have anything against the color, there are just others I seem to reach for first.  For the challenge I created this CAS card using Cookie's Pear digi stamp:

I figured I could write 'you are a wonderful 'pear'' on the inside and use it as an anniversary card or something.  99.9% of my embellishments are still packed up and inaccessible so I took a white grosgrain ribbon and used my Bic Mark It's that I used to color little Cookie Mouse and drew lines using the same colors to create a coordinating ribbon.
     Hope you will play along with our challenges, you don't even need to use SNSS digis (though we certainly love it when you do - and then you are in the running to be a spotlighted stamper and might even end up being the featured guest designer for October!) and remember, every card you enter during the month of August enters you to win 3 SNSS digis of your choice!  So play along every week to increase your chances.  This card also fulfills the requirements of the following additional challenges as well:

• Crafts and Me Challenge 96 - to use a digi, and
• Inky Impressions Challenge - use ribbon.

     Have a wonderful weekend!
~ Crafty Math Chick