Thinking of You

I have a simple card for you today using Penny Black's In A Row die and my Decadence stamp background. I stamped the card base in coordinating color. Some flags cut from scraps adorn the top corner and finished off with a flower with a Want2Scrap pearl in the center.

Here's a close up of the lovely birds. The sentiment is from SRM Stickers. Papers by Pink Paislee and a string of pearls from Want2Scrap.

This is 2 of 3 cards using the same PB die. You can see the first one I shared HERE. Have a great day!

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I love you by E.B.Browning

Here is another Valentine card in a vintage shabby chic style that I made for one of my daughters. The lovely sentiment is by QuietFire Designs. Don't you just love it? The elegant calligraphy complements this lovely quote from one of our most beloved poets, Elizabeth Barret Browning. I remember memorizing her most famous work, How Do I Love Thee?, in elementary school because I was enamored by her poetry.

I watercolored the background for the quote to match the Pink Paislee papers. The pearls are Want2Scrap and the panel was framed with Spellbinders' Exquisite Labels 11 die.

So, what are your plans for Valentine's Day? And don't forget to enter my giveaway below. More info HERE.

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Pink Valentine Card

I made a few Valentine cards for my sweet girls. Here is one of them that I shared on the Want2Scrap blog earlier this week.  Of course, it has to be pink. :)

The papers are Pink Paislee. The bling and chipboard are by Want2Scrap. The sentiment and heart sticker are from SRM Stickers. And the circles were die cut using Spellbinders Classic Circle dies. I also used my super-duper SA by 3L EZ Runner and foam squares.

I have some newly released products through Penny Black and Spellbinders. I will share those next week. Have a great weekend! I think I will. We are experiencing spring-like weather right now and hopefully, it will last a while. :)

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Pink and Black Thank You

Today's card uses a color combo that I haven't used in a while: pink, black (and shades of it that includes grey). This is one of three cards I worked on with the same color scheme.

The focal point is the SRM Sticker that fits perfectly inside one of SRM's newest products, paper lace doilies! I have their new release and am so impressed how much their product offering has grown. They have new vinyl sheets that I will be playing with later today. :) The birds are one of my favorite Penny Black dies ever, In a Row.

I just love how the birds perch on the wire. The paper is Pink Paislee. The card is finished with Twinery twine and a small Want2Scrap pearl.

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Vintage Thank You

Happy Monday! One reason it's happy is it's the middle of January and we don't have snow! I'm enjoying this unusual warm winter, but I think it'll change soon. :)

My card today is another Thank You card that uses some holiday papers, City Sidewalks by Pink Paislee.  I love it when I can use holiday products for non-holiday occasions. I die cut the side border using Spellbinders's Classic Scallop Edgeabilities. The elegant sentiment is from Penny Black's Flower Gallery stamp set.

I added a little Want2Scrap pearl to highlight the girl's coat and another on the sentiment banner.

Have a great week!

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Christmas Thank You

I apologize for being absent here. Christmas just kind of crept up on me and was so busy with travels, cooking, baking and hosting. It's been a long time since we spent the holidays with family, so this year has been a real blessing to us! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, full of wonderful memories.

I have a thank you card today that uses some holiday papers, City Sidewalks, by Pink Paislee. I inked the ephemera elements before adhering. I used lots of Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L here.

The sentiment is by Penny Black. The border is cut using Spellbinders Classic Scallop Edgeabilities. I adhered Want2Scrap pearls on the top corners of the Main Street card and the sentiment banner. This is a good idea for using up your Christmas papers.

Have a great weekend. I'm sure we'll be hitting the theaters with my girls and looking forward to a relaxing time.

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Merry Christmas House

I have a very red card for your today using my Penny Black Merry and Happy stamp set and my favorite Want2Scrap products. The papers are by Pink Paislee.

I painted the Want2Scrap chipboard house with DecoArt Gesso. I embellished it with the W2S heart bling. More bling is added on the bottom.

Have a great hump day! :)

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Cardinal Cards Using My First Freebie Cut File

Hello, friends. I have something new today. As I said in my previous post, I made a bird cut file to share with you, so you can create your own card using the Mortise Masking technique (aka reverse masking. I didn't even know there's a technical name for it). I'm having fun experimenting with my Silhouette Cameo. I have provided below a link to download the cut file in the most popular versions I know: SVG, Studio, DXF, and PDF. If you think it needs to be in another version, please let me know and I'll try to figure out how to do it.

Here are my cards using the cut file. For this one, I cut a white card stock. I then stamped and water colored a Penny Black Poinsettia image. I traced the edges with a thin black marker to highlight the image.

This one is CAS. I just cut a Christmas patterned paper (from Pink Paislee's City Sidewalks) and adhered to a card base. Some twine and felt snowflakes (that I bought ready made) finish the card.

 

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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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TCM Previews: Holiday Poinsettia and Inside Christmas

Welcome to day four of  The Craft's Meow's October previews. Today we're showing two sets. One is by yours truly called Holiday Poinsettia. It includes one big Poinsettia stamp with a frame and several sentiments that you can stamp inside the frame. 

I colored my flower with my long neglected Stampin' Up Watercolor pencils. I like that I don't have to stay within the lines as I do with Copic marker coloring. :) I'm having so much fun with this stamp. I'll show you an elegant Copic colored card, along with a CAS card, tomorrow for the release. I also created a mixed media inspired card that I'll post soon after.

My second card uses the new FREE set with $60 purchase by Karen Baker called Inside Christmas. These sentiments are great for inside, but also on the outside, as you see below. I added some Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Photo corners on the top to create balance.

I used two of my Spellbinder dies designs, Frosty Forms and Labels 28. I also used the Bird Sanctuary dies. I stamped my Poinsettia image inside the Label after it was sponged with Distress inks. Want2Scrap pearls were adhered in various places for added elegance.

Make sure you go to the TCM blog for more info on today's previews, including a chance to win today's sets! Enjoy your Sunday and see you tomorrow for the Release Hop!

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TCM Previews: Christmas Blessings

Welcome to day two of  The Craft's Meow's October previews. Today we're showing a set by Karen Baker called Christmas Blessings. It's a set that is right my alley with its vintage style images and elegant sentiments.

I used the elegant deer and the sentiment from this set. The papers are Pink Paislee's City Sidewalks.  I distressed the edges of the background before stitching the edges. I stitched an ephemera card on the right and propped the sentiment, which was die cut with Spellbinders classic circle dies, on top with Scrapbook Adhesives by3L Foam Squares.

I used some lace to ground the deer, which is embellished with Want2Scrap bling. Some yarn and a bell adorn it.

Make sure you go to the TCM blog for more info on today's previews, including a chance to win today's set! Have a great weekend. We have a busy one, celebrating 3 birthdays!

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Butterfly Cards

I have two cards for you today that I made in the US a few weeks ago. I combined cute and shabby on these cards using limited supplies. I started with Echo Park's Beautiful Life papers and used the colors as a guide as I assembled my card.

The sentiments are SRM Stickers which were adhered using Scrapbook Adhesives by3L. The butterflies are from the Pink Paislee's Artisan collection that I swiped with Imagine Crafts inks.

Here is the sketch I used if you want to use it. 

Have a great day!

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!

TCM Previews: Sweet Silhouettes

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.

Today we are featuring the new Free set with $50 purchase set that I designed, Sweet Silhouettes. If you've been a regular visitor of my blog, this set will look familiar. It was released through another company that has since closed and I've been getting regular requests for it to be re-released. So here it is now and you can get it for FREE!

This is a small set, but it includes several images and a few sentiments that can fit inside the banner. The frame coordinates with Spellbinders' Labels 10 dies.The papers are London Market by Pink Paislee. The pearls are by Want2Scrap.

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!

A bag, a tag and a card

I have two projects to share with you today that were posted in my favorite companies' blogs previously. The first one is a bag and matching tag for Want2Scrap©. I altered a plain gift bag an made it pretty using Graphic 45 papers, Want2Scrap Nestaboard and Nestabling, Spellbinders dies and The Craft's Meow's Baby Shelf set.

Here is the close up of the heart tag. You can find the details on the W2S blog.

My second project is something I shared on The Craft's Meow's blog using one of the brand new sets, Easter Blessings. The papers are Pink Paislee's Spring Jubilee.

Have a great day, friends!