The Craft's Meow - New Release Blog Hop!

Hello friends and welcome to release day with The Craft's Meow!  If you're hopping here from Jennie's blog, you're in the right spot.  If not, head over to the TCM blog to get started!  All of us at TCM have mixed feelings as this is Lindsay's final release with us!  I've loved creating along with her and will miss her for sure but I'm also excited to see what other crafty endeavors she will be up to! 

Today we're previewing another brand new set!  What?!  :)  This fabulous set is called "Chalkboard Birthday" and comes with some wonderful birthday and other occasion sentiments!  I love it!!  So the catch with this set is that it is this month's gift with $50 purchase so the only way you can get it now is to get a few others!  :)  

For my project, I started off with some colorful papers and fun embellishments.  I stamped one of the greeting images onto some patterned paper and layered it on top of another.  I finished the card with a chipboard mustache and some carnival tickets/stickers. 

So, you know there are prizes, right??  Indeed - readers are eligible to win all 5 new sets from TCM!  All you have to do is comment along the way and one lucky commenter will be randomly drawn from all comments on all blogs (so you will have a better chance the more comments you can get to...)  The deadline to comment is 9:00pm PDT, Thursday May 23rd

Thank you so much for visiting today and off you go to Jessica's blog for more inspiration!

Supplies:  Stamps (TCM), DP/Embellishments - Midway collection (OA), Cardstock/Ink - Basic Black (SU!), Copic Marker

The Craft's Meow - Day 4 Previews!

Hello friends and welcome to the fourth day of previews for the May release with The Craft's Meow!  Everything you've seen so far (and one new set we'll preview tomorrow) will be available for purchase tomorrow!  I sure hope you've been loving what you've been seeing - I know I have!  Today we're previewing "Let's Face It" by Nina B Designs!

I wanted this project to be a little quirky and so I stamped the scarf image from the set and cut it out filling in only the lips.  I stamped the glasses separately, cut them out and adhered them to the "face" using some foam tape.  I built the card with a couple of sheets of patterned paper and a film strip frame. I finished the card with a couple of cork cameras and a sentiment/bubble from the set.  

Thanks so much for visiting today and I'll see you back here tomorrow for one last set preview and the big reveal of all of the sets! 

Supplies:  Stamps (TCM), DP/Embellishments (Studio Calico), Cardstock - Select White (PTI), Ink - Going Gray, Dusty Durango, Basic Black (SU!), foam squares

The Craft's Meow - Day 3 Previews!

Hello friends and welcome to the third day of previews for the May release with The Craft's Meow!  Five new sets will be available for purchase on the 21st!  Today we're previewing "Side by Side" designed by Karen Baker!

I kept this project pretty clean and simple with a bit of paper piecing starting with a white card base.  I stamped the "congratulations" and one of the other sentiments from the set on the bottom of the card and then stamped the flower in the center  I stamped the flower and leaf onto patterned papers and pieced them on the card.  I finished the card with some little gems.

Thanks so much for visiting today and I'll see you back here tomorrow with another sneak!

Supplies:  Stamps (TCM), Cardstock - Select White (PTI), DP - Lucky Charm collection (Dear Lizzy/AC), Gems (Hero Arts), Ink - Basic Black (SU!) 

The Craft's Meow - Day 2 Previews!

Hello friends and welcome to the second day of previews for the May release with The Craft's Meow!  Today we are showcasing the second of five new sets that will be available for purchase on the 21st!  Today we're previewing "Wildflowers" by Nina B Designs!

I wanted a muted color scheme for this card as I pictured it to be used for an encouragement or sympathy card.  I started off with a peach background and stamped one of the sentiments from the set in the right corner  I layered some crochet trim on the left side and then stamped the label with one of the flower sprays from the set using pale kraft ink.  I finished the card with a pieced hummingbird and some aqua gems.

Thanks so much for visiting today and I'll see you back tomorrow with another preview!

Supplies:  Stamps (TCM), DP - Place in Time collection (G45), Gems (Hero Arts), Labels 14 Die (Spellbinders), Ink - Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake (SU!), Crochet Trim (May Arts), foam squares, Cardstock - Light Kraft (The Kraft Outlet)

The Craft's Meow - Day 1 Previews!

Hello friends and welcome to the first day of previews for the May release with The Craft's Meow!  We'll be showcasing five new sets over the next five days that will be available for purchase on the 21st!  Today we're previewing "Beautiful Hymns II" by Nina B Designs!

I've been toying with my new Project Life supplies lately - just got an album and some pages so maybe I'll have a proper layout to share one of these days - and I thought the hymns would be perfect additions to my pages.  We feel so blessed that our baby daughter will be joining us in September (after a long struggle and fertility issues) and so incredibly thankful that God has blessed us in this way!

I started off with a card from a recent Studio Calico kit and stamped the hymn onto a sticker.  I cut the sticker out so I'd have the backing to use with some foam squares, popped it up and added the little wooden clip.  I finished the card off with some sequins from the same kit - May, probably...  I think this will be perfect to adorn the pages for our little!  :)

Thanks so much for visiting today and I'll see you back here tomorrow for another preview!

Supplies:  Stamps (TCM), Project Life kit (Studio Calico), Ink (Staz-on)

Come Fly Away with Me - PDCC #182

Hello friends and welcome to a brand new color story reveal with The Play Date Cafe!  I've scheduled several posts to go live during our trip and this time I'm actually blogging from Kauai!  We just got back from a lovely day's drive to the north shore and are happily back to our hotel room listening to a Pacific storm come through.  The waves are pretty loud and there is a good wind but we're enjoying the "island weather" as the hubs likes to call it.  I can't believe our week is just about up - we've had an amazing time and I will share some pics as soon as we get home.

Anyway, on to the business at hand...check out these lovely colors - 

For my project, I got out my Lucky Charm collection and started off with a burgundy card base covered with a panel of light jade paper.  I added a panel of floral paper that has the poppy in it and finished it off with a hot air balloon die cut and some little banner chipboard stickers.

Thanks so much for visiting today and don't forget to link up by Tuesday for a chance at a wonderful prize (head over to the PDCC blog for all of the deets!)

Supplies:  DP/Embellishments - Lucky Charm collection (Dear Lizzy/AC), Hang Tag String (The Kraft Outlet), Cardstock - Bravo Burgundy (SU!)

Congratulations

Hello friends, we're still relaxing on Kauai so I hope this post finds you all well and I wish all of the mothers a very happy Mother's Day!  Tonight we're planning to hit the luau so you can bet I'll be eating a lot of that kalua pork!  Yummers!  

For this project, I used a lot of products that I recently won from Elle's Studio - three full, brand new collections!  I can't believe my luck - they are all amazing!  Thank you Elle's and Cards Magazine  :)  I started off with a patterned paper base and then stamped a chalkboard journaling card with a frame, silhouette, and sentiment stamp from The Craft's Meow, adding some white sequins for fun.  I finished the card with some crochet trim, twine, and some seam binding.  I just love how this came out - owuld be perfect for a wedding or bridal shower!

Thanks so much for visiting today!

Supplies:  Stamps (TCM), DP/Journaling Cards/Tidbits - You & Me collection (Elle's Studio), Crochet Trim (May Arts), Seam Binding (Verve), Twine (PTI), Pearls (Hero Arts), foam squares, Sequins (Studio Calico), Cardstock - Basic Black (SU!), Ink - Silver (Encore)