Shabby, Pink Cards

I have a couple of cards today that were posted in the manufacturer blogs earlier. The first one uses my Spellbinders' Home Sweet Home dies and Asian M-Bossabilities . The hearts and sentiments are from SRM Stickers. You can find more info on the SRM blog. The papers are Basic Grey.

The next one was posted on the Want2Scrap blog. I used TCM's Celebrating You stamp set. Check out more info and the other card on the Want2Scrap blog.

I hope you're enjoying your spring break!

LOVE Cards

Hello, friends! I hope you are enjoying spring weather where you are. It seems to have missed us the last few days. We've received at least a foot of snow the last 48 hours and it's still snowing as I type this. My girls are on spring break. Before you feel bad for them...they would rather be at home when it's snowing than walking to school. I agree! :)

I have two cards for you today using one of my latest Penny Black stamps, Love Chapter. This set was one of my favorites from Layers of Color and it seems I'm not alone. I received so many inquiries about this set and am so glad to see it re-released. I used the big LOVE stamp and twill bow on both my cards.

I also used my Spellbinder's Home Sweet Home dies (wings), which I die cut and embossed and used a stencil. The papers are Basic Grey True Love.

My second card uses some scraps sitting on my desk. The papers are by My Little Shoebox.

As you see, I put a brad, buttons, flowers and sprinkled Want2Scrap pearls to decorate my card. I curled one corner to add interest. This card took no more than 10 minutes to make.

Have a great day!

NinaB Designs Blog Hop: Make It Mini

Welcome to the NinaB Designs Blog Hop! The theme of this month's hop is Make it Mini, in honor of February's being a short month. I challenged the team to create a project that is either small (mini-cards, mini-boxes, etc.) and/or intended for someone small (babies, kids, even pets :).

I have three cards for you today. My first card is for a little girl. It's perfect for my three at home :). The house was stamped with TCM's Love Dwells Here set and die cut using Spellbinders Home Sweet Home.The papers are Authentique's Lovely collection.

How do you like that trendy Polaroid frame? I made that using Spellbinders Classic Square dies (tutorial HERE). The sentiment is from TCM's Vintage Rides. The frame is embellished with my Want2Scrap Chevron border bling. The sparkly heart and silver strip are also by Want2Scrap.

My 2nd and 3rd projects are mini cards that you can tuck inside your kids' lunches or send with a gift. The papers are Penny Black Madison. The butterfly and sentiment with it are from PB Free Flight. The fun card on the right uses TCM's Fun{tache}tic. Notice I used one of the mustaches for eyebrows. 

Here you see again the mini-Polaroid frame I made using Spellbinders dies and Madison papers. A little of twine, button and Want2Scrap pearls finish the card.

Here are the NinaB Designs products I used for my cards:

The NinaB Designs team is giving away these TWO PRIZE PACKAGES:

Prize #1

 
Prize #2

Winners will be picked randomly from 2 commenters of the designers' blogs:

Nina Brackett * Beatriz Jennings * Clare Buswell * Jennie Harper * Linda Lucas

Everybody is welcome to comment and be eligible to win. The winners will be announced on February 22 on My Blog, where you will also find all the relevant info regarding the giveaways. Finally, please consider liking the following Facebook pages that are represented on today's hop, so you don't miss the latest news and happenings:

NinaB Designs

Spellbinders Paper Arts

The Craft's Meow

Penny Black Inc.
 Want2Scrap 

Thank you for joining us today!

TCM Valentine Blog Hop and Winners!

I'm so glad that you have come to join The Craft's Meow's Valentine Blog Hop featuring TCM's Valentine/Love stamp sets, which are all on sale right now at 15% off through December 16th. The code is Valentine at checkout.

If you came from Lindsay Amrhein's blog, then you're at the right spot. My card for today uses one of my favorite sets because it allows me to make my favorite vintage/shabby cards. The Cherished stamp set is also perfect for those who like to color. Here I just colored the hydrangea image and left the background as is.

I distressed the hyrangea panel and stitched the edges. The hearts are stitched in the middle and came from my Spellbinders' Home Sweet Home dies. The papers are Melissa Frances. I tucked the words underneath the bow.

Your next stop is my friend Sharri Seffens. To see the list of participants and the info about the giveaway, please visit the TCM blog.

And now, the two winners of my giveaway are...

Peggy and Anita Braddock

Winners, congratulations and please send me your info (via Contact tab above) by this Saturday morning (earlier would be better!) in order to claim the  prize. This will help with organization and avoiding confusion. And my parents, who will do the mailing for me, will be leaving soon to come visit us, so there's not a lot of time to get the prizes out to you in a timely manner. Thank you all for participating. I will have another giveaway sometime next month.

Fireplace Noel

Hello, friends. I hope you are all staying warm. We've had the biggest snowfall over the weekend since the 1950's. My girls had fun.

I have a card for you today that i share on the Want2Scrap blog. Want2Scrap bling is just the perfect embellishment on my Christmas cards. I started with the fireplace image from The Craft's Meow's Hearth and Home stamp set. The little tag is from Spellbinders' Home Sweet Home dies set.

I highlighted the fireplace using the Beautiful Bling Borders-Fancy Waves! and Sleek Strips Silver Rhinestones- Self Adhesive. The papers are Carta Bella. 

Don't forget to enter my BLOG GIVEAWAY going on till tomorrow where I'm picking TWO winners to get this:

S5-141 Sweet Folk Art

More Use-My-Stash projects

I have more projects to share with you today using my stash. I used my favorite Simple Stories paper stack for these cards. My first one uses a sentiment from Penny Black's Foliage Fancy stamp set.

This one uses a chipboard bird by Basic Grey. The sentiment is from Penny Black's Petal Party stamp set.

This card uses some die cuts using Spellbinders' Morrocan Accents and Motifs and The Craft's Meow's Love Dwells Here stamp set. The rosette is by American Crafts.

To all our American friends, we hope you all have a wonderful and safe thanksgiving weekend. It's an ordinary day here with school :(, but we'll celebrate with a special dinner that includes some treasured finds from the local markets (ribs and sweet potatoes). 

"Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!" (2Cor. 9:15)

NinaB Designs November Blog Hop

Welcome to the monthly NinaB Designs team blog hop. NinaB Designs is a product designer for a few paper crafting companies, including Spellbinders, Want2Scrap, Penny Black, and The Craft's Meow. For this month's hop, I challenged the team to create something with Winter and Holidays in mind.

The holidays provide many opportunities for paper crafters to give an extra personal touch to every occasion.  Whether you are doing place cards for a dinner, tags for gift giving or even just hand made projects using your supplies on hand, it is a blessed season indeed!

I used a lot of scrap papers for my projects today. That is one advantage of using dies.:) My first card uses my Sweet Folk Art dies with Simple Stories and My Mind's Eye papers.

I used felt for the hair/halo and the heart.Using my white pen, I connected the holes on the wings to make them look stitched. All the dies in this set have the holes for a quilted/stitched look. The sentiment is TCM's Season's Greetings.

My second card is a winter scene using my Home Sweet Home and Sweet Folk Art dies (heart banner). Again these were die cut using My Mind's Eye scraps. I hand cut the snow drift.

The background snowflake is Madison Paper pack by Penny Black.The sentimet is from All is Bright stamp set, also by Penny Black.

Here are the products I used for my project:
S5-141 Sweet Folk Art

 

S5-089 Home Sweet Home 

To welcome you back to our blog hop, we are giving away PRIZE PACKAGES so be sure to hop along!  Prize Package #1 includes Spellbinders Holly Accents and Classic Petal dies:

 Prize Package #2: Retired Layers of Colors stamps, Vintage Postcard and Elegant Labels

Everybody is welcome to comment and eligible to win. I will announce the winners on  November 23 right here. Due to the number of prizes being given away on my blog and my dependence on my mom to do the shipping, I have to ask that the winners email (via Contact tab above) me with their info within 4 days (till Nov 27) in order to claim the  prize. This will help with organization and avoiding confusion. Thanks for understanding!

Winners will be picked randomly from 2 of the designers' blogs:

Nina Brackett * Beate Johns * Beatriz Jennings * Clare Buswell * Jennie Harper * Julie Overby * Lea Lawson * Linda Lucas *

Finally, please consider liking the following Facebook pages that are represented on today's hop, so you don't miss the latest news and happenings:

NinaB Designs

Spellbinders Paper Arts

The Craft's Meow

Want2Scrap 

Penny Black Inc.

Hugs

I am showing you a card using some of the Want2Scrap new Summer CHA releases. This card was shared on the Want2Scrap blog a few days ago. And guess what? I didn't use any bling this time, which was really hard for me to do :). I wanted to highlight the other paper crafting "essentials" from the W2S store.

I used the Garden Motif - Silhouette  here on my card as an accessory to the Copic colored flower (from The Craft's Meow's Beautiful Spring stamp set).

Here you can see the full card. I just love those delicate garden silhouettes. The papers are by My Mind's Eye.

My sentiment and tag are from The Craft's Meow's Love Dwells Here stamp set. The tag is die cut using Spellbinders Home Sweet Home dies. I accessorized the tag with the Card Size Antique Keys w/hardware - Chipboard attached by a simple twine.

Thank you for joining me today on the Want2Scrap blog!

Want2Scrap Products used:

Garden Motif - Silhouette

Card Size Antique Keys w/hardware - Chipboard

Cross Promo Products used:
The Craft's Meow's Beautiful Spring
The Craft's Meow's Love Dwells Here
Spellbinders Home Sweet Home

GlueArts Adhesive Squares™ Brand Adhesives-PermaTac

GlueArts U-Cut-It® 4x4

Crafty Friends Challenge #8

If you are here for my WCMD post, please click HERE!

Today's card is for the Crafty Friends' Challenge #8. The lovely Charmaine is our host and she challenged us to use dry embossing on our cards. I used my Spellbinders M-Boss for this. I embossed both the white background and the little leaves.

The sentiment is from The Craft's Meow's Love Dwells Here stamp set, which coordinates with Spellbinders Home Sweet Home dies. The little fancy tag is also by Spellbinders. I also embossed the little leaves with SB M-Boss. The flower is from my stash.

Make sure you check out the rest of the ladies in the team. We hope you can join us!

• Charmaine Ikach
• Linda Lucas
• Beate Johns
• Jenn Balcer
• Lori Craig - Guest DT

Challenge Cards

Happy Sunday, friends! I hope you're having a relaxing day. I spent the morning worshiping with our church family, then sharing a great time around the dinner table with some friends.

I have two cards for you today for a couple of challenges.  First is for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge that The Craft's Meow is sponsoring. The challenge is to create a bright card with no neutrals. I tried really hard, but had to add the brown ink for the sentiment. I used Love Dwells Here, which coordinates with Spellbinders' Home Sweet Home dies for this card.

The papers are Authentique.Lively Collection. I highlighted the center sentiment with Want2Scrap Nestabling. The doily was die cut using Spellbinders Persian Motifs dies.

My second card is for the Crafty Friends Challenge. After a summer break, we are now back to the challenge. I am the hostess and it's a sketch challenge. Please go to the CFC blog for more info. Here is my take, which is an old card that I've shared previously.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

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