Beautiful Dahlia Birthday

I have a vintage inspired card for you today using my Penny Black Sweet Dahlia stamp set. I colored it with Copic markers. It's been a while since I used my markers. The circle sentiments is from the ...Wishes set, which was die cut using Spellbinders Classic Circle dies. The papers are Prima. I distressed, stitched and inked edges of the different layers. Scrapbook Adhesives by3L Foam squares come in handy for the layers. Pearls by Want2Scrap.

It has been raining here, so I wasn't able to photograph my card well. I like to use natural light. The photo above was taken in the shade. Here's a better look at the flower.

The sketch is inspired by Retro Sketches #111. I'm also entering this to the SSS Monday Challenge to use a big stamp.

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The Craft's Meow's October 2013 Release Blog Hop

Welcome to The Craft's Meow's October Release Blog Hop. Thank you for joining us today. If you came from Mindy's blog, then you're at the right spot. To see the full list, make sure you visit the TCM blog. I have 3 cards to show you today.

The first one uses my new Holiday Poinsettia set. I colored the main image wtih Copic markers. The polka dot background is from a stash.

Here's a close up of the poinsettia. I added some Want2Scrap rhinestones on the center of the flower. This card appeals to those who like the elegant style.

My next card is CAS. I wanted to show how easy it is to make mass-producible card with this set. If you want to see how I used this set in a shabby vintage style, please see yesterday's post.

My next one uses Clare's Christmas Lantern set. I went all vintage shabby on this one. It's more than I usually do, but I had all these little scraps of paper laying around that seemed perfect to use on my card. The lantern was colored with water color pencils. I added some Want2Scrap blinged SAby3L photo corners on the frame (negative cut of the Spellbinder die cut I used on a previously posted card) to create balance. The papers are Pink Paislee.

The Craft's Meow is giving away all the new sets. One random commenter will win all six of the newly released stamp sets by leaving comments on the blogs on the hop. You have until 8:00 pm Pacific on Friday, October 23rd to enter. The winner will be announced the next day on the TCM blog.  And don't forget the FREE set with $60 purchase is the Inside Christmas set.

Your next stop is my friend -->> Sharri<<--.

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DecoArt Want2Scrap Wall Hanging

The Want2Scrap team has been gifted with some super cool DecoArt products like acrylic paints, gesso, lustre, etc. I would've never thought I'd enjoy these media so much, but I have! I count myself a straightforward card maker, but since I've started dabbling with mixed media, I have enjoyed myself immensely by trying something new. I still have lots to learn, but am glad to be given the opportunity to play with DecoArt's fabulous products.

Here's a name wall hanging I made for my daughter. I used the following products for my project.

Want2Scrap Products Used:

• Designer Embellies - 8x10 Corrugated
• Beautiful Bling Borders - Mardi Gras 

DecoArt Products:

• DecoArt Gesso
• DecoArt Peacock Gold Paper Effects

Other Products Used:

• Hot Off the Press Color Me™ Card Toppers Ebony Floral
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
• Copic markers
• Embellishments: paper flowers, lace, seam binding, twill tape, eyelets 

I first painted gesso on the corrugated cardboard and decorate it with papers, flowers, chipboard letters, lace and Want2Scra bling. To hang it, I punched holes on the upper corners, inserted eyelets, then threaded some twill through.

These letters were painted with DecoArt Paper Effects. I love the marbled look.

Make sure you check out the Want2Scrap team's beautiful projects on the Want2Scrap blog and be inspired. How would you like to win a pretty cool prize package? Make sure you enter here! 

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The Craft's Meow's September Release Blog Hop

Welcome to The Craft's Meow's September Release Blog Hop. Thank you for joining us today. If you came from Lin's blog, then you're at the right spot. To see the full list, make sure you visit the TCM blog. I have 3 cards to show you today.

The first two use my new Chalkboard Faith set. I white embossed the sentiments and swiped various Distress inks across the panel.

Here's one in Aqua. The paper strips are October Afternoon.

My third card uses Autumn Borders. The turkey and foliage were colored with Copics to match the papers, also by October Afternoon, and embellished with Want2Scrap pearls. Some twill tape, stitching, button, and twine finish the card.

The Craft's Meow is giving away all the new sets. One random commenter will win all six of the newly released stamp sets by leaving comments on the blogs on the hop. You have until 8:00 pm Pacific on Friday, August 23rd to enter. The winner will be announced the next day on the TCM blog. 

Your next stop is my friend -->> Sharri<<--.

The Craft's Meow's Previews: Little Angels

Welcome to The Craft's Meow's September previews. Today we're showing a heavenly set by my friend Clare Buswell called Little Angels. This set is so adorable and perfect for paper piecing and/or Copic coloring. I did both on my vintage shabby card today. I paper pieced the dress but added highlights using Copics. The hair and skin were also colored with Copics.

The papers are My Mind's  Eye. You can see the close up of the sweet angel here.

Make sure you go to the TCM blog for more info on today's previews, including a chance to win today's set! Join us tomorrow for the September Release Blog Hop! Have a great weekend!

The Craft's Meow Previews: Autumn Border

Welcome to The Craft's Meow's September previews. Today we're showing a lovely autumnal border set by my friend Clare Buswell. My card today is almost CAS. I colored the main image with Copic markers. the papers are October Afternoon.

Here is a close up of the pumpkin border. I added blue Want2Scrap pearls for added interest.

Make sure you go to the TCM blog for more info on today's previews, including a chance to win today's sets! Have a great Tuesday, friends!

TCM Previews: Potted Garden, Cottage Garden

Welcome to The Craft's Meow's August previews. Today we're showing a couple of beautiful sets by TCM's new illustrator, my friend Clare Buswell. You will love these sets because it is so easy to make lovely cards with the sweet images in them! I have two cards for you today.

My first one uses the Potted Garden set. These flowers are so fun to color. Here, I did it with Copic markers. The papers are Echo Park. I also used twine and Want2Scrap strip of pearls to highlight the sentiment.

Here's a closeup of the potted geraniums with a cute little tag.

My second card uses Cottage Garden. With this set, you can create a gorgeous garden scene with the many varieties of images in the set. Clare also included some versatile sentiments with lovely fonts.

The card base is store bought from Hobby Lobby. I dotted the sentiment flag with a Want2Scrap pearl.

Make sure you go to the TCM blog for more info on today's previews, including a chance to win today's sets!

Sending Love Dahlia

Happy Monday, friends! I've been busy traveling this past weekend. We got to visit some decades-old friends we don't get to see except every several years when we're in the US. It was a delightful, encouraging and definitely blessed weekend for me and my family. How about you? Did you do any crafting?

Today's card is something I put together with my limited supplies. When I packed my crafty travel kit, I knew I had to include my favorite Copic combos. I used them here. The main panel is Penny Black's Sweet Dahlia set. The card base is store bought.

The birdcage is by Webster's Pages. The sentiment is TCM's Stitched Sentiments. The butterfly is Pink Paislee. I inked the edges with Distress inks. I adhered all these pieces using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Here's the close up of the dahlia which, along with the word "Beautiful," was colored with Copics.

This card was inspired by this week's Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger. I'm still not very good at making collages because I want everything to be straight and symmetrical :). Have a great week!

Crafty Girls

My girls and a dear friend had fun with my crafty supplies this morning and created these lovely cards. I'm entering these to Simon Says Kids' Challenge. Kathryn, age 12, made this using some Webster's Pages elements, SRM Stickers and Want2Scrap pearls.

This card was made by my 11yo using Penny Black stamps, Twinery twine and Copic markers.

Aren't these girls talented? I'm so very impressed. Thanks for looking!

The Craft's Meow's June Release Blog Hop

Welcome to The Craft's Meow's June Release Blog Hop. Thank you for joining us today. If you came from Lin's blog, then you're at the right spot. To see the full list, make sure you visit the TCM blog. I have 2 cards to show you today.

My first card uses 3 of the new sets: Beautiful Rose (rose), Sweet Memories (frame) and Kindred Spirits (sentiment). The papers on both cards are Penelope by Hot Off the Press. The pearls are by Want2Scrap. The rose was colored with Copic markers.

For this one, I used Sweet Memories, Beautiful Rose (sentiment and circle rose) and an old favorite, Beautiful Spring (butterfly).

Here you can see better the dimensions of my card. I love using my Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares to achieve this. The circle rose was die cut using a Spellbinders Classic Circle die.

The Craft's Meow is giving away all the new sets. Participants are not required to leave comments on each blog, but they have a better chance to win because TCM will randomly draw a name from one of our blogs for a winner. The deadline to comment is 8:00pm PDT, Saturday June 23rd.

Your next stop is my friend -->> Sharri<<--.

 On a personal note, I just want to say thank you to so many of you who emailed, sent me a note and commented saying that you're praying for me during my gallbladder problems. Your prayers were answered in so many ways. God's goodness has been evident every step of the way. I am still on the mend and trying to taking it slow. I hope to be back to normal soon.

TCM Previews: Beautiful Rose

Welcome to The Craft's Meow's June previews. Today we're showing the Beautiful Rose set, which includes a collage label (that can fit inside Spellbinders Labels 8 dies), line art for coloring, sweet sentiments, etc.

I stamped the Rose label and colored it with Copics, then die cut it. The papers are Penelope by Hot Off the Press. These gorgeous papers are so beautifully coordinated. I will be showing more of this collection in future posts.

The borders are die cut with Spellbinders Classic Petal Edgeabilities, which are accented with Want2Scrap pearls. The label and borders were adhered using SAby3L's 3D Foam Squares.

Make sure you go to the TCM blog for more info on today's previews. Have a great day!

Hello Sunflower Card

I have another card today inspired by mixed media. I am really enjoying the process in making these cards. I usually don't do techniques, but am inspired to try new things. I created a Mixed Media-Inspired Pinterest board specifically for this type of cards as I see myself doing this more regularly.

For today's card, I made a collage background using Penny Black's Music Background, Love Chapter set and Flourishes Sunflowers.  I stamped them with Versamark ink and heat embossed with white. I then sponged various Memento inks (Cantaloupe, Rhubarb Stalk, Potter's Clay, Pear Tart and Rich Cocoa) on the embossed panel.

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I water colored the sunflower using Memento inks as well. I colored the sentiment from Stitched Sentiments set with Copics to coordinate with the background colors. I adhered random Want2Scrap LeCreme pearls where I thought they were needed :)

As a final step, I sprayed Tsukineko's Goosebumps all over my card. This product was part of a prize package I won a while ago and I didn't know what to do with it, so it sat in a shelf. But let me tell you, I LOVE it! Instant texture that leaves a beautiful effect, don't you think?

The colors were inspired by Flourishes's Colorful Creations Challenge. I'll be back with more mixed media-inspired cards. For now, I have to tend to my sick family. It seems we're taking turns with a nasty cold. Have a good one!

Penny Black For You

Happy Monday, friends! I have a card for Penny Black's For Family Challenge going on now. This card was made using three PB stamps: Flower Charm, Flower Flourish (background) and Sweet Wishes (sentiment).

I first stamped the background stamp on white cardstock and used that to paper piece the little girl's dress. I then added some Copic shadowing on her dress. The bottom panel was left over from the stamped background piece.

The rest of her was also colored with Copics, in a more messy way. She kind of reminds me of my curly-haired little girl. The sentiment was highlighted using Want2Scrap's LeCreme pearls.

I am also on the SRM blog today with some patriotic projects. They were so fun to make for expat me who misses the US a lot, but I do love living here in Croatia. I wish I could live in two places at once. :) Have a great day!

Mother's Day Butterfly

Welcome to the last day of The Craft's Meow's Non-Release Festivities. Today, the team is blog hopping and following a simple sketch for our projects. If you came from Lin's blog, then you're at the right spot. If not, check out the line up of participants on the TCM blog.

I made this Mother's day card using the new Free with $50 purchase, Sweet Sentiments (frame and sentiment). The butterfly is from Beautiful Spring and colored with Copics. 

The frame is die cut with Spellbinders Labels 10. The papers are October Afternoon Cakewalk. A small Want2Scrap pearl adorn the seam binding bow.

Don't forget, TCM is having a HUGE sale! From now through Sunday, April 21st, take 21% off of your entire order, including already low sale prices on retiring stamp sets, by entering the code April21 at checkout! If your order net of the discount exceeds $50, then place in your cart this month's free gift with purchase, Sweet Silhouettes! As always, orders of $65 or more receive free shipping within the US (discounted shipping for our International customers).