Newton's Nook Designs' 3 Year Celebration ~ Blog Hop

WOO HOO!  Can you believe it?!! Newton's Nook Designs is THREE YEARS OLD!  We are so excited you are celebrating with us!  It is such an honor and a joy to be a part of the NND Team, I am so happy to be part of this wonderful celebration!  In addition to Jen releasing all those fabulous crafty supplies we have been revealing over the past four days, she is having a FREE mini thank you stamp set for the first 100 orders this weekend!

How SWEET is THAT?!!  I know I never have enough thank you notes...

For the hop I used the newly released 'Freshly Squeezed' stamp set :

and the emboss resist technique to create this cheerful card:

Hopefully it will brighten someone's day.  Now it is YOUR turn to...

Celebrate with Newton's Nook Designs for a chance to win!

Would you like to win a $25 store credit to spend at Newton's Nook Designs online shop? How about a $25 Gift Voucher to Simon Says Stamp?

EVERY Blog Stop in the hop today is giving away one of each! 

Here's how to win: We will pick two random winners from each blog listed below (one to receive a store credit to Newton's Nook Designs and one to receive a gift voucher to Simon Says stamp). Winners will be chosen at random from the comments posted on each of the blogs listed below. You have until Sunday, July 17th at 9pm CDT to comment. Winners will be announced on NND blog post on Monday, July 18th and will need to contact us to claim their prize.

Special Guests:
Sandy Allnock
Taheerah Atchia
Jennifer Ingle
Amy Tsuruta

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

Isn't that AMAZING of Jen AND Simon Says Stamp?!!  I am blown away by their generosity!

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 (she always does!).  Enjoy!  And have a WONDERFUL weekend!

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs August Release ~ Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of Newton's Nook Designs' August Release.  Today Jen has created some beautiful silhouette sea life images for you to create with - introducing 'Tranquil Tides':

Isn't that little seahorse just precious?!!  I decided to use as many images as I could to create this fun emboss resist card using lots of embossing powder in tropical neon colors:

I didn't know if embossing medium works well with negative stamping to reverse images like ink does (have you tried it?  Please let me know about your success or lack thereof in the comments!) so I simply turned the little seahorse upside down to be in position to kiss his angel fish sweetheart.

Would you like to win 'Tranquil Tides' 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, August 13th at 9 pm CDT to comment -- the winner will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 14th. 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
Liz Munoz - Guest Designer

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

Newton's Nook Designs' Inky Paws Challenge #23 ` Summer Lovin'

Hello Everyone!  Today a new Inky Paws Challenge begins at Newton's Nook Designs!  The new theme is 'Summer Lovin''.  I decide to use some fun popsicle images from the new Summer Scoops set along with an accessory & sentiment from Newton's Summer Vacation to create this fun summer card:

I colored the popsicles to match this fun popsicles paper from Echo Park's Fruit Stand 6x6 pad.  I took the 'You're a cool cat' sentiment from Newton's Summer Vacation and used a marker to just ink up the 'you're' and 'cool' and stamped it on Crushed Curry cardstock and punched it with a 1 1/4" circle punch matted with an orange 1 3/8" circle to resemble the sun.  Then I thought it would be fun if the orange creamsicle were wearing shades, so I stamped the sunglasses image from the same set on Baja Breeze cardstock, colored in the lenses with a black marker, cut them out and paper pieced them onto the creamsicle.

So what is your favorite ice cream treat?  Mine is those Strawberry Shortcake bars?  With the crunchies on the outside and that yummy strawberry center in the middle?  That was always my treat of choice when the ice cream man visited our neighborhood as a child.

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize?  The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs' online store and an Inky Paws Challenge Top Pick Badge to add to your blog!  AND IF there are more than 15 participants, Jen will choose TWO winners, so be sure to tell your friends to play along too!  Please visit the Newton's Nook Designs' blog for all the details!

Can't wait to see what YOU create!  Have a happy Friday!

~ Crafty Math Chick

Life's a Beach with Newton's Nook Designs

Welcome back!  Today I have a fun beachy scene that I created for you using not one, not two, but three Newton's Nook Designs sets: Newton's Summer Vacation, Beach Party and Newton's Day Dream to play along with the current Inky Paws Challenge #13: to create a beach scene ).  

A whole lotta masking went into this one I tell you!  And I haven't reverse-stamped in ages (see the alligators playing volleyball with the beach ball?).  I colored everything with Copics and then sponged some Crumb Cake ink over the sand to give it the appearance of some texture.  I was psyched when I unpacked those little shells too, knew they'd be perfect for the current Inky Paws Challenge.  Hope you will play along too - there is still time left for you to join us!  You could win a gift certificate to NND!!

Thanks so much for looking at my card!  Have a great day!

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs July Release - Day 2

Welcome back followers, friends & hoppers!  Ready for Day 2 of Newton's Nook Designs' July reveals?  Today we are debuting 'Beach Party":

All of Newton kitty's fun friends enjoying some summer fun!  I chose to highlight little Winston bear for my project:

I stamped Winston twice, once on the cardstock and then again on a Post-It note to create a mask so I could make it look like he was leaning up against one of the surf boards, and gave them the appearance of being stuck in the sand by tearing some kraft cardstock (still unpacking remember?  Supplies are limited so I had to be creative...).

Would you like to win 'Beach party'?
This set will be given away to TWO lucky winners!!

Here's how to win:

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)!  Two winners 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 Friday, July 17th at 9 pm Central Daylight Time to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Saturday, July 18th. 

We will also be having a giveaway on Facebook, so make sure you like Newton's Nook Designs' Facebook page and enter there too!

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

Newton's Nook Designs
Taheerah Atchia
Lydia Brooke
Larissa Heskett
Diane Jaquay
Samantha Mann
Crafty Math-Chick
Shellye McDaniel
Jess Moyer
Stephanie Muzzulin
Danielle Pandeline
Tessa Wise

The next stop on the hop is Shellye's blog, I am sure she has created something spectacular for you to see, so be sure to stop by!  Have a great day!

~ Crafty Math Chick

BDay Card for BIL-2

Hello!  Back again with a birthday card for my other BIL.  This time I was inspired by the colors of this week's Color Throwdown Challenge (they are celebrating their FIFTH anniversary - WOO HOO!)

Pretty, aren't they?  I was even inspired by the flip flops to use Papertrey Ink's 'Flipping Out' stamp set and dies:

I really wanted to play up the pink more and add some fun rhinestones or flowers or hearts on the flip flops, but I refrained from doing so since this card was, after all, for a man.  I am hoping he won't mind the splash of pink.  
     I am also entering this card in the Anything Goes Seize the Birthday Celebration, and 

Moxie Fab World's Birthday Card Challenge.
  Thanks again for stopping by!  Have a wonderful evening!
~ Crafty Math Chick