Newton's Nook Designs March Release - Day 3

Welcome to the third and final day of Newton's Nook Designs' March Release.  Today we are revealing 'Basket of Wishes' - a set perfect for so many occasions with its variety of images you can fill the pretty basket with.  

Don't you just love versatile sets like this?  I sure do!  For me, the gardening insert drew me in and I knew I wanted to use that image and make a seed packet using THIS easy tutorial from Dollar Store Crafts and some pretty kraft designer paper from Recollections' Garden Harvest collection (I know you can't tell from the photo, but the tomatoes and carrot in the DP are actually sparkly!):

(Please click on the photo for clearer resolution).  Can you tell I paper pieced the gardening gloves with a scrap of floral patterned paper that I used for the duckie's umbrella on Day 1?  (you know how gardening gloves always seem to have bright floral patterns on them, right?)  Every Day is Earth Day after all - reduce, reuse, recycle!!  I can't wait to plant that basil - did you know even after you pick basil it can live up to a month in a vase of water in your window sill and continue to make your house smell delicious?  And I LOVE cooking with fresh basil too.  What is your favorite thing to grow?  Are you more of a vegetable, herb or floral gardener?  Would love to hear in your comments!  Speaking of comments...

Would you like to WIN Basket of Wishes?
This set will be given away to TWO lucky winners!!

Here's how to win:

Comment on the NND blog and the Design Team and Guest 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, March 20th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog on Friday, March 21st.  

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 are here)
Danielle Pandeline
Valerie Ward
Tessa Wise
Katie Brooks  - Guest Designer
Michelle Lupton - Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs March Release - Day 2

Welcome back!  For day 2 of Newton's Nook Designs sneak peeks we are previewing the new mini set 'Easter Scramble':  

(Jennifer pointed out that the 'egg bottom' doubles as a tulip - boy, am I embarrassed that I missed that!!  Luckily, lots of my talented teamies didn't!)  I paired the cute little chick with some bright, springy patterned papers by Doodlebug (I seriously adore their papers!)

(please click on the photo for clearer resolution).  The sentiment is stamped on a speech bubble punched from EK Success' speech bubble punch (which I use a lot).  I decided to keep it simple today.

Would you like to WIN Easter Scramble?
This set will be given away to TWO lucky winners!!

Here's how to win:

Comment on the NND blog and the Design Team and Guest 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, March 20th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog on Friday, March 21st.  

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 are here)
Danielle Pandeline
Valerie Ward
Tessa Wise
Katie Brooks  - Guest Designer
Michelle Lupton - Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs March Release - Day 1

Hello again!  Today the March release for Newton's Nook Designs begins!  YAAY!  Today Jennifer is introducing Spring Showers:

Spring Showers is a 3x4 stamp set that includes 10 stamps (4 images & 6 sentiments) and is perfect for a variety of get well soon cards, baby & bridal shower cards, and anytime you want to shower someone with kindness or love!  I never seem to have enough get well cards in my stash, so that was direction I went with my sneak peek creation today:

(please click on the photo for clearer resolution).  I created a cloud template and sponged some grey ink to create the stormy skies and cut out a freehand grey cloud and stamped the tiny white cloud from the set.  The cute duck was colored with Chromatix markers and then I added a little Studio G glitter glue (which is just as sparkly as Stickles IMHO, even flows a little bit better) to the raindrops and puddles to make them sparkle.  I paper pieced the umbrella with some springy flowers from a stack by the Paper Studio.  Here is the inside (I wanted a transition from the grey clouds lifting to reveal sunny skies):

Would you like to WIN Spring Showers?
This set will be given away to TWO lucky winners!!

Here's how to win:

Comment on the NND blog and the Design Team and Guest 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, March 20th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog on Friday, March 21st.  

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 are here)
Danielle Pandeline
Valerie Ward
Tessa Wise
Katie Brooks  - Guest Designer
Michelle Lupton - Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

~ Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge #7 - Go Green!

Hello friends & followers!  Today I wanted to play along with the new Inky Paws Challenge at Newton's Nook Designs - Go Green!  Here is the cool inspiration photo:

I was inspired by the little paw prints at the bottom and the gradient/ombre color of the cake to do a little emboss resist with some white embossing powder and sponging on three different shades of green over it on glossy cardstock.  

If you've never tried emboss resist technique it is really easy and quite fun as well!  I do think the gable green, the lightest ink shade that I sponged over the embossed paw prints, was kind of overpowered by the darker green galore and glorious green I also sponged.  The solid & outline paw prints I used for the background are from Newton's Antics and little Newton in his green scarf, colored with Copic markers, is from Newton's Holiday Mischief.  The felt-foil-rhinestone Poinsettia accents are by Jolee's that I purchased as Christmas Clearance at Marshalls.
     I hope you will play along with the Inky Paws Challenge, because if there are 15 or more participants Jennifer is going to select TWO folks to win $10 store credits - isn't that generous?!!  And since the deadline isn't until March 15th you have plenty of time to play along!  Stop by the NND blog for the details and some freebie images you can use if you don't own any NND stamps yet.  Hope you will join us!  Thanks for stopping by!
 ~Crafty Math Chick

Newton's Nook Designs February Release - Day Three

Welcome back for the third and final day of Newton's Nook Designs February Release.  Today we are previewing the largest set of the release - Newton's Birthday Bash!

Something about the image of Newton rustling around inside the gift bag with the tissue paper sticking out spoke to me and I decided to use it on an actual gift bag:

Here is a close up of Newton kitty:

First I stamped Newton on white paper and colored him in using Copic markers, trying to mimic the real Newton's coloring.  Then I stamped the bag portion of the image on patterned paper that matched the gift bag I was using and cut out the top along the stamped edge and added about an extra 3/8" on the sides and the bottom of the bag.  Then I folded it along the black lines to create a dimensional effect and paper pieced it in place.  I tucks a piece of the tissue paper I used in the bag behind Newton kitty in place of the stamped paper and attached him to the panel using thick dimensional dots - VIOLA!  You could even tuck a little treat or some rolled up bills in there!  Do you like it?  Wait 'til you see what my teamies made with it too!

Now on to the fun part...

Would you like to WIN Newton's Birthday Bash?

This set will be given away to TWO lucky winners!

Here's how to win:
Comment on the NND blog and the Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below).  TWO winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs' February release posts.  Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win.  You will not know which blogs have been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning!  You have until Thursday, February 20th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, February 21st. 

Please check out all these awesome blogs to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs
Taheerah Atchia
Christine Drogt
Samantha Mann
Larissa Heskett
Crafty Math-Chick (<-- you are here)
Danielle Pandeline
Valerie Ward
Tessa Wise
Debbie Owens (Indy)  - Guest Designer
Chrissie Tobas - Guest Designer

~ Crafty Math Chick 

Newton's Nook Designs February Release continues!

Today Newton's Nooks Designs February release continues with 'Tweet Talk' - an adorable set perfect for all you bird lovers out there like me!

Seeing little birdie nests and bird houses just warms my heart so I decided to make one using this set:

I traced a template I had lying around on some designer paper, cut it out and scored it.  Before attaching the roof I wanted to give the house a recessed image to see - so I stamped a pair of birdies and created a little nest for them using a Martha Stewart punch and attached some eggs waiting to hatch in the form of petite glass pearl beads.  I adhered thick dimensionals inside the birdhouse around the edge of the hole and centered the birdie couple where I wanted them, so they are set back and bit and look like they are inside the house.  Here is a close up of the birdie couple:

I created the roof with multiple layers trimmed by a scalloped edger punch to make it resemble shingles and stamped their 'home tweet home' sign on craft cardstock, punched it out, added a few brushed copper brads to the ends and popped it up using dimensionals - their home is complete!

Now on to the fun part...

Would you like to WIN Tweet Talk?

This set will be given away to TWO lucky winners!

Here's how to win:
Comment on the NND blog and the Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below).  TWO winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs' February release posts.  Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win.  You will not know which blogs have been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning!  You have until Thursday, February 20th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, February 21st. 

Please check out all these awesome blogs to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs
Taheerah Atchia
Christine Drogt
Samantha Mann
Larissa Heskett
Crafty Math-Chick (<-- you are here)
Danielle Pandeline
Valerie Ward
Tessa Wise
Debbie Owens (Indy)  - Guest Designer
Chrissie Tobas - Guest Designer

~ Crafty Math Chick 

Newton's Nook Designs February Release!

It's that time of the month again friends & followers!  Newton's Nook Designs is release more sets - YAAY!  And trust me when I say that are adorable!

The sneak peeks begin with an adorable new set featured our recently named bear - Winston!  I decided to take the CAS approach for a change and used the balloon image in the set to make a simple yet colorful birthday card:

I found out the hard way that rub-on alphabet letters don't always stick to paper that has been colored with alcohol markers, so instead I used a Memento Tuxedo Black marker to ink up only one letter at a time to spell 'h-a-p-p-y' on the balloons (I had to get creative - the 'p' is actually the 'd' of 'birthday' stamped upside down).  This also was my first time coloring with Chromatix alcohol markers; I will do a review of them in the weeks that follow, so stop back by for that.  Here is what the full set looks like with adorable, newly-named Winston bear and all his accessories:

Now on to the fun part...

Would you like to WIN Winston's Birthday?

This set will be given away to TWO lucky winners!

Here's how to win:
Comment on the NND blog and the Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below).  TWO winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs' February release posts.  Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win.  You will not know which blogs have been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning!  You have until Thursday, February 20th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, February 21st.

Please check out all these awesome blogs to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs
Taheerah Atchia
Christine Drogt
Samantha Mann
Larissa Heskett
Crafty Math-Chick (<-- you are here)
Danielle Pandeline
Valerie Ward
Tessa Wise
Debbie Owens (Indy)  - Guest Designer
Chrissie Tobas - Guest Designer

~ Crafty Math Chick