My Cards Posted Elsewhere

I have a few cards to share with you today. The first is for TCM's Monthly Sketch Challenge. It uses Baby Shelf set. Papers are by Carta Bella, pearls by Want2Scrap.

This card was on the Want2Scrap blog using TCM's Butterfly Kisses and Stitched Sentiments stamp sets. The paper are My Little Shoebox.

This one was on the TCM blog featuring the Rejoice set.

I hope you're having a great weekend!

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!

The Craft's Meow's February 2013 Release Hop

Welcome to The Craft's Meow's February Release Blog Hop. Thank you for joining us today. If you came from our Guest for this month, Lynn, then you're at the right spot. To see the full list, make sure you visit the TCM blog. I have 2 cards for you today using my two designs being released today, Baby Shelf and Soaring High, this month's Free set with $50 purchase!

My first uses Baby Shelf set, which coordinates with Beautiful Shelf. It uses one of my Polaroid frames that I shared earlier. I stamped and fussy cut the lamp and put against the "wall" and adorned it with some Want2Scrap heart bling. The bear is actually felt.

I've always wanted to stamp on felt, so now I have to show you something I learned when doing this. I found that the best inks for this is pigment. You can see the comparison on the crispness of the stamped image using dye ink Memento on the left and the Pigment Versafine on the right. Both inks are by Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts.

I love the added "fuzziness" of the felt for the teddy bear. The banner is placed there to provide balance. The pearls are by Want2Scrap and paper by Authentique.

My second card uses my Soaring High stamp set. This is a little bit more formal and elegant. I had to pair the image and sentiment with Spellbinders' new Brackett Borders One dies.

Here's a close up...don't you just love how perfectly the bird, sentiment and die cut border fit together? :)

The Craft's Meow is giving away the 5 new sets. Readers will be eligible to win all 5 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.

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

Before you go, I also want to let you know that the NinaB Designs blog hop is going on till tonight! There are two prize packages up for grabs!

TCM Feb 2013 Previews: Baby Shelf

Welcome to day one of The Craft's Meow's February 2013 Release Previews. Today we're showing one of my new sets called Baby Shelf, which coordinates my previous set, Beautiful Shelf.

I have a teddy bear in this set that is perfect for paper piecing as you see on my card below. The banner and "Welcome" sentiment are also from this set. I framed the bear with Spellbinders Lacey Square die.

The Welcome word has small polka dot texture. I colored hte banner with Copics to match my Carta Bella papers. I added a small Want2Scrap pearl in the center of the teddy's bow and on the banners as well.

Please check out the TCM blog for a list of participants on today's previews. 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. The NinaB Designs team is also having a hop and giveaway that you can find HERE. Have a great day!