Inspire and Thank You

Hi, friends. Today's card is using one of the new January release stamps, Crafty Shelf, which coordinates with a previously released set, Beautiful Shelf.

I first stamped the stitched border from Beautiful Shelf with Memento Toffee Crunch ink on kraft cardstock. I used the shelf as a small table on my card and and placed a vase of flowers on it. The "Inspire" sentiment is from Crafty Shelf. I paper pieced the shelf and colored the vase with Copics. The papers are by Basic Grey, the twine is from The Twinery.

 

Here are the other two butterfly cards that I shared on the SRM blog the other day.  The butterfly is from The Craft's Meow's Beautiful Spring. I colored it with Copic markers. The papers are Pink Paislee. The pearls are by Want2Scrap.The sentiment is from Sickers by the Dozen Thank You.

TCM Jan 2013 Previews: Crafty Shelf

Welcome to day one of The Craft's Meow's January 2013 Release Previews. Today we're showing my second set for this month, Crafty Shelf, which coordinates with my previous release, Beautiful Shelf set.

I created the shelf scene here and colored them with Copics. I really enjoyed coloring these little pieces. I paper pieced the shelf. I hope to find a shelf like this for my own craft room. I love the hanging ribbons, don't you?

I "hung" different patterned paper banners to anchor my sentiment. The papers are mainly from Carta Bella. A little bit of twine embellishment finishes the card.

Please check out the TCM blog for a list of participants on today's previews, including our Guest Designer of the month, Jennifer Ingle! A stamp set will be given away to one commenter on the TCM blog. The winner will be randomly drawn and announced the next day's post. Have a great day!

NinaB Designs Jan 2013 Blog Hop

Welcome to the NinaB Designs* first team blog hop of 2013! We hope you have had a relaxing holiday break and ready to join us for another year of inspirations and prizes!

*NinaB Designs is a product designer for a few paper crafting companies including Spellbinders, Want2Scrap and Penny Black, and The Craft's Meow.

For this month's hop, I challenged the team to create a project with the LOVE theme, which can be interpreted in many ways: Valentine, Anniversary and Friendship. I made two cards for you. The first one uses Penny Black's Sent with Love stamp set. I did the emboss resist on this card with some Copic coloring on the flowers. I first heat embossed with white powder, colored the flower and blended different Distress inks to expose the white background.

I distressed the edges and stitched to a cream cardstock. Some lace, seam binding, buttons and flowers finish this simple shabby card.

For my second card, I went the fun route and made a patterned paper-filled card. I love patterns, don't you? I esp love this collection from October Afternoon. I use my TCM's Beautiful Shelf set on this one. I paper pieced the shelf/cabinet and colored the vase of flowers.

The sentiment is from Just Sayin' and placed over trendy banners. Some red twine is all it needs.

Here are the products I used for my cards: TCM's Beautiful Shelf, Just Sayin' and Penny Black's Sent with Love, respectively.

 

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

Prize Package #1 includes Spellbinders Venetian Accents and Motifs:

 

Prize #2 includes 2 retired sets from Layers of Colors stamps:

 

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

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

Everybody is welcome to comment and be eligible to win. The winners will be announced on  January 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!

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!