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's March Release Blog Hop

Welcome to The Craft's Meow's March Release Blog Hop. Thank you for joining us today. If you came from Mabelle'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. I could share more, but will save the others for later posts. I had so much fun with this month's sets.

My first card uses my Take the Cake stamp set. This time I made a wedding card. I went CAS on this one, but not all the way. I had to sneak in some lace, buttons and pearls in there somewhere :). I stamped the cake layers in inks that coordinate with my Basic Grey True Love papers.

For my second card, I went vintage shabby with the Sweet Silhouettes stamp set. Remember that you can get this set for FREE with $50 purchase. I distressed the edges of my papers and inked my Spellbinders Labels 10 die cut and stamped with the frame from the set. The papers are My Mind's Eye. The chipboard shape embellishment on the bottom are by Want2Scrap. This card would be perfect for Graduation, promotion, engagement, etc.

My third card uses Karen's Birthday Pun set. I love the sentiments. The papers are again My Mind's Eye. I was going to go for a masculine card, but I just had to add that lace there. :) I did more distressing here and random stitching. I found this black hemp twine and used it for a bow.

Here are my new sets:

Take The Cake

6 x 8, $24

 Sweet Silhouettes

Coordinates with Spellbinders Labels 10

4 x 4 - FREE with $50 Purchase

 
The Craft's Meow is giving away the 4 new sets to random commenters. 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 9:00pm PDT, Saturday March 23rd.

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

TCM Previews: Birthday Pun

Welcome to The Craft's Meow's 2nd birthday celebration! The team has lots of inspiration and giveaways to share with you during the previews and release. Make sure you check out the details on the TCM blog. Celebrating along with us is our guest designer, Stacey Schafer.

For day one, we are highlighting Karen Baker's Birthday Pun, a set of lovely animal silhouettes and punny sentiments. Here is my card with a little bit of distressing on the edges. I arranged the natural twine bow as you see below using Glue Dots.

I stamped the animal in different Tsukineko inks. I also swiped some ink on the edges of the front panel to add to the distressed look. The papers are My Mind's Eye.

TWO STAMP SETS will be given away each day to two commenters from the TCM blog. Deadline to leave comments is tonight at 9pm PST. The winners will be announced tomorrow. Happy hopping!

Happy Birthday Roses

I have been swamped with design deadlines and missing spring. Yes, that white stuff in the background of my card below is snow! We got at least 6 inches yesterday.

I thought I needed a break from computer work and make something with my hands. I saw the Flourishes Colorful Challenge and was inspired to enter. I took out my Copics to color these Lenten Roses stamps, probably my favorite of their stamps.

Here it is close up. The sentiment is from SRM's WGYB Birthday. The papers are My Mind's Eye and pearls by Want2Scrap.

Have a great weekend!

The Craft's Meow's Valentine/Love Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us today. The Craft's Meow team is showcasing projects that use Valentine/Love stamps. If you came from Lindsay's blog, then you're at the right spot. Please check the TCM blog for the complete list and so you don't miss the information about the stamp giveaway!

I have two cards for you today and I had so much fun making them. The first one uses Ladies & Gents (hat) and Fun{tache}tic (mustache and sentiment) stamp sets. I inked the edges with white ink. The paper is by Carta Bella.

I added some googly eyes that are such cute additions to the hat and mustache. The face is framed using Spellbinders Labels 28. I gave the chalkboard look to the funny/punny sentiment. Some twine and button embellished the card.

My second card uses Zoom Goes My Heart stamp set. It's a simple card, which is perfect for a male Valentine. The papers are My Mind's Eye.

Your next stop is Sharri Seffens. Happy hopping!

CAS Christmas Cards and Giveaway!

Hello, friends! I have more dehoarding projects for you today.I showed you the first one during the TCM Holiday Card Blog Hop. I used my Spellbinders Sweet Folk Art dies for this set of cards. I altered the stocking decoration for each card for variety. I wanted to see how they will look with different embellishments. The papers are My Mind's Eye. The sentiment is TCM's Holiday Foundations. The first one just used twine.

This one uses coordinating buttons.

And finally with some Want2Scrap bling. The first card I shared used lace.

Now, how about a giveaway! I will give pick TWO winners to win this

S5-141 Sweet Folk Art

You have THREE ways to enter:

1. Simply leave a comment on this post and tell me how you will use these dies for your holiday festivities:
2. Follow this blog then leave another comment. If you're already a follower, do the same.
3. "Like" my NinaB Designs Facebook page, then leave another comment.

You have until Tuesday,  December 11, to leave a comment. I will announce the TWO winners on the 12th. Winners will have until the 15th to send me their info (via Contact tab above) 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. Thanks for understanding!

Have a great weekend!

Shabby Poinsettia

I have another Christmas card for you today that I shared on the Want2Scrap blog the other day. For my focal image, I used Spellbinders' Poinsettia dies. I die cut it three time white, red and olive cardstock and layered them. I put 3 rhinestones from the 72 Count - Silver/Clear Rhinestones - Self Adhesive in the center of the flower.

I love the details of these flowers. I highlighted the Spellbinders Labels 8 frame die cut and my sentiment (from The Craft's Meow's Season' Greetings stamp set) with the ends of the Classy Corners- Class. The papers are My Mind's Eye.

Have a super creative day!

The Craft's Meow's November Release Blog Hop

Welcome to The Craft's Meow's November Release Blog Hop. If you came from Mabelle R-O's blog, then you're at the right spot. To see the full list, make sure you visit the TCM blog. I have two cards for you today. The first uses my brand new set, Beautiful Shelf .

I paper pieced the shelf and colored the rest with Copic markers. The papers are My Mind's Eye Caroline.

My second card uses Mabelle R-O's Valentine Wishes. The girl's dress was paper pieced. I framed her using some Spellbinders' Floral Ovals dies.

The sentiment is from my new set, Stitched Sentiments Two, the new Free set with $50 purchase. The papers are again My Mind's Eye.

TCM is giving away the new 4 sets. To be eligible, you will need to visit & comment on each blog on the hop. The deadline to comment is 9:00pm PDT, Sunday, Dec 2nd.

Before you go, I want to tell you about a special sale we're having through Sunday... take 25% all Holiday/Winter stamp sets!!! Just enter the code Winter25 at check-out. Hurry for the best selection! The sale ends at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on Sunday, December 2nd.

Your next stop is my friend -->> Sharri<<--. Happy hopping!

TCM Previews: Beautiful Shelf

Welcome to day three of The Craft's Meow's November Release. Today, we're showcasing another set that I designed called Beautiful Shelf.

It's going to be a part of a series of sets that coordinate together. Be on the look out for future releases (themed and seasonal) that will work well with this set. For now, we start with the basic set with the shelf and some pretty little things you can use to add to it. I also want to note that the shelf also can be used as a credenza/sideboard/cupboard.

On my card below, I used the shelf as a sideboard that sits on the floor. I don't know if you can see it, but the white strip mimics a baseboard. The pretty background paper is the wall paper and the stripes mimic the flooring.

I colored the vase of flowers with Copics, paper pieced the "shelf" with woodgrain paper. The sentiment is from yesterday's set, Stitched Sentiments Two. The papers are My Mind's Eye.

Please make sure you stop by the TCM blog for more info on today's giveaway and inspiration! Have a great day!

TCM Previews: Stitched Sentiments Two

Welcome to day two of The Craft's Meow's November Release. We're showing today the Stitched Sentiments Two, which is part two of a previous (and very popular) set, Stitched Sentiments. I designed both sets to coordinate with the many sewing-themed stamps I illustrated (Sew Happy, Sew Lovely, Stitched Flowers).  Stitched Sentiments Two is this release's FREE set with a $50 purchase!

For my card today, I used Stitched Flowers and colored them with Copics to match the My Mind's Eye papers. I layered two flowers and curled up the petals of the top flower. To highlight the sentiment from Stitched Sentiments Two, I framed it with some Want2Scrap "rock" Nestabling. :) Some salmon seam binding (from Ribbon Carousel) and coordinating button finish the card.

Please make sure you stop by the TCM blog for more info on today's giveaway and inspiration! Have a great day!

TCM Previews: Valentine Wishes and Winners!

Hello, friends. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! We don't have Thanksgiving here in Croatia, but we celebrated it as a family. We even had our own version of Black Friday (without the deals :( ) and finished our Christmas shopping. Then the weekend was spent at church and cleaning my house. After I've been sick for a couple of weeks, I've been playing catch up. It's been busy and so I apologize for the delay in announcing the winners of the NinaB Designs blog hop. Please scroll below!

The Craft's Meow team has previews this week for our November release. Today's set is one by Mabelle RO called Valentine Wishes. It's her signature cute and adorable style that is so fun to color and/or paper piece like I did below.

I colored her hair and pants with Copics and paper pieced the dress. The papers are My Mind's Eye. I adorned my card with some Want2Scrap bling.

Please make sure you stop by the TCM blog for more info on today's giveaway and inspiration!

Now, for the winner of the NinaB Designs Blog Hop. Prize #1 came from my blog and goes to...Lagene! Prize #2 came from Julie Overby's blog and goes to...Pam! Winners, please email (via Contact tab above) me with your info within 4 days (till Nov 30) in order to claim the  prize. This will help with organization and avoiding confusion. Thanks for understanding and happy hopping!

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.