The Craft's Meow May Previews Day 3

This is my second post of the day, please scroll down for my Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge post!  :)

Hello friends!  Today I have another set to preview from Nina B. Designs for The Craft's Meow that you are going to LOVE!  I already adore it and I've only gotten to play with it for a couple of weeks now.  It is called Sew Happy, has matching nesties (I've ordered them and am dying for them to arrive), and is chock full of wonderful sewing images!  Don't forget to leave a comment back on the TCM blog to win the set we're previewing today!

I used one of the sentiments and two of the dress form images to make this birthday card.  I stamped the dress forms and hand cut them (see, I need my dies!!), layered a couple of pieces of patterned paper, lined the center panel with some tiny, red, rickrack trim, and finished the card with a chipboard flower and some woodgrain photo corners.

See you tomorrow with a preview of the stamp set that will be a gift with any $50 purchase this release.  Fun stuff!

Supplies:  Stamps - Sew Happy (TCM), DP/Embellishments - Emma's Shoppe (Crate Paper), Cardstock Card (Jenni Bowlin), Cardstock - Harvest Moon (PTI), Ink - Basic Black (SU!), foam squares, Rickrack Trim (Wright's)

Your Big Day

Hello friends!! Today is a happy and busy Saturday for me here on the old blog (and IRL, more on that in a bit!)  This is the first of three posts from me today and it is the start of another challenge at Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge!  I was flummoxed for a bit from this sketch from DT member, Lynn, but am happy with how my card turned out!

 

I figured I hadn't used Back in the Saddle in a while and it had a great mix of sentiments and images that I thought fit great with the sketch.  The backing papers and embellishments are from the Sasparilla collection.

I can't wait to see how you tackle this sketch!  I'll be out today on the first official "house shopping" adventure with my hubby!  We are so very excited to finally begin this journey in our lives together!  We've been cramped in a 1 bedroom apartment since we were married 5 years ago and it is time for an upgrade!  :)

Supplies:  Stamps (WMS), DP/Embellishments (October Afternoon), Twine (PTI), Ink - Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake (SU!), Tea Dye Duo (PTI), Distressing Tool (Zutter)

The Craft's Meow May Previews Day 2

Hello friends, welcome to day two of May release previews at The Craft's Meow!  I hope you enjoyed all of the flowers yesterday and today we have something for the fellas!  :)  Don't forget to leave a comment back on the TCM blog for a chance to win the sets we're previewing today!

This first card is made from the Dad's and Grads set designed by Kaitlyn Ord.  This set has a couple of wonderful images and even more wonderful sentiments!  I started with a white card base that I tried to turn into a designer shirt front by using some Mister Huey and a Huey's Mask!  I know my dad wouldn't wear this shirt but I've seen crazier walking around here in the city!  :)  I'll be linking this card to the Splatter Technique Challenge at Moxie Fab World, too!  I finished the card with a sentiment and the wonderful tie image from the set.  This tie is super with the "dad" and the newsprint background already embedded in the stamp!

I can't wait to give this card to my dad!  Since I already have a Father's Day card in mind, I will probably save this for his birthday.  I adore how the sentiments from For My Dad match so well with the imagery in the set.  Wonderful set design by Michelle Bertuzzi!  The minute I saw this sentiment, I thought it would be perfect with these little telephones and a bit of woodgrain background paper.  I think he will love it!

Thanks for visiting today and I'll see you back here tomorrow with something that is sew fun, you will love it!  ;)

Card 1 Supplies:  Stamps - Dads and Grads (TCM), Cardstock - Select White (PTI), Huey's Mask (Studio Calico), Mister Huey (Studio Calico), Ink - Basic Black (SU!)

Card 2 Supplies:  Stamps - For My Dad (TCM), DP - Emma's Shoppe (Crate Paper), Cardstock - Buff Ivory (The Kraft Outlet), Ink - Basic Black (SU!), Tea Dye Duo (PTI), Corner Chomper

The Craft's Meow May Previews Day 1

Hello friends!  Today I 'm so excited to kick off four days of previews for the May release at The Craft's Meow!  I'll be sharing projects featuring six new sets over the next few days and we'll wrap up release day with a DT blog hop on the 21st, the day the new sets will be available for purchase!  Fun stuff!!  This month we're happy to have Annette Allen and Sharri Seffens as our guest designers, yay!  I hope you can pop by their blogs to give them a big welcome!  Also, don't forget to comment back at the TCM blog for a chance to win the set we're previewing today!

I made this card with a gorgeous new set from Nina B. Designs - Flower Garden!  Wow, are there some amazing images in this set!  Trust me, you can create just about any type of garden you want to with these beauties!  :)  I started off with the tulip images because they are simply my favorite flower, ever!  I stamped two tulips in red and the leaves in green on a white label.  I just love the texture of the stamps - the text print is built right in so you don't have to do any stamp kissing!  I used some neutral papers and a pop of red to coordinate with the tulips finishing the card with a border sticker. 

Thanks so much for visiting today.  I hope you are as inspired by what you've seen from the DT as I am - this is a must have set, for sure!  See you tomorrow for something a bit more manly...  :) 

Supplies:  Stamps - Flower Garden (TCM), DP/Sticker - Portrait Collection (Crate Paper), Cuttlebug, Lables 25 Dies (Spellbinders), Pearls (Martha Stewart), Cardstock - Real Red (SU!), Ink - Real Red, Garden Green (SU!)

Your Letters Are Priceless

 

Hello friends!  Today I'm thrilled to share a card with you that is currently featured in Paper Crafts' Card Creations 10!  I knew the issue was coming out but honestly couldn't remember exactly what the card had on it so I was as just as surprised as anyone to see it in print!  :) 

I started with a red card base, layered with a vintage dictionary page that I stamped with a postmark stamp from a the Opera set from Rubbernecker Stamps.  I layered two die cuts on top using some foam squares for dimension and added some international postage stamps I found while on vacation last summer!  I added the Netherlands and Spain in honor of two of our favorite trips and just thought the other three were pretty!  :)  I'm also linking this to the Postage Challenge at Moxie Fab World!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:  Stamp (Rubbernecker), Vintage Dictionary Pages (The Kraft Outlet), Die Cuts (7 Gypsies), Ink - Chocolate Chip (SU!), Cardstock - Real Red (SU!), foam squares, vintage postage stamps

With Love

 

Hello friends!  Today marks the beginning of a new sketch challenge at Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge with this beauty from DT member, Lynn!  I just love all of the layers and can't wait to see what you make with it!  I'm also going to submit this card for the Moxie Fab World's Gingham Challenge!

 

I've had these MME papers for a little while now and haven't really had a chance to use them and thought they matched the summery weather we've been having in the city this week.  I started off with a kraft base that I stamped with one of the stamps from Gingham & Co. using white craft ink.  I layered two coordinating patterned papers together and stamped the top one with the oval and a sentiment from Cameo to Go.  I finished the card with some twine and a flower sticker that coordinates with the papers.

Have fun with this one and remember, one random participant will win the WMS set of their choice!!

Amour

 

Hello friends!  Today I have a card to share with you that I made for the Runway Inspired challenge!  A lot of the bloggers I follow have been playing along with this new challenge and I've been patiently waiting for my chance, too!  Check out this amazing inspiration photo -   

 

I used the gray and pale pink color combo of the ensemble and used some patterned papers to replicate the look of the top.  I finished the card off with a stamped label, a giant (amazing!) flower, and some fun feathers.  

Supplies:  Stamps - Paris Nouveau (WMS), DP - Nature Garden (Prima), Flower (Prima), Pearls (Beadaholique), Feathers (Etsy), Cardstock - Whisper White, Barely Blush (SU!), Cuttlebug, Labels 25 (Spellbinders), Mister Huey - Pinstripe (Studio Calico)