A Laugh - PDCC #184

Hello friends and welcome to another gorgeous color story at The Play Date Cafe!  May has been quite a busy month of travel for us and I am so happy to be home and settled (for the most part) for the next three months until the wee one arrives!  I'm pooped!  We do have the nursery we have to work on so that will be our next project as soon as we get acclimated again to being home and in our time zone!  

Anyway, back to the business at hand... these gorgeous colors!  Check out Smokey Plum, Cherry Blossom, and Lava - 

For my project I started off with a plum card base and added a panel of pink patterned paper which I further embellished with a brand new fireworks stamp from Waltzingmouse!  I used watermark ink for a subtle look.  I added a journaling card, flowers, and a sheer bow to finish it up.

Thanks for visiting today and I sure hope to see more of you now that things are back to normal!  Please forgive the sporadic postings!  :)

Supplies:  Stamps (WMS), DP/Journaling Card - Lucky Charm collection (Dear Lizzy/AC), Cardstock - Perfect Plum (SU!), Ink (Versamark) Ribbon (my stash), Flowers (Petaloo)

Waltzingmouse Stamps - New Release Blog Hop

Hello friends and welcome to the new release blog hop with Waltzingmouse Stamps!  If you're here from Jeanne's blog, you're in the right spot.  If not, head over to the WMS blog to get started.  Haven't you just loved all of the previews over the past few days?  I know I sure have and can't wait to see what you all create with these wonderful new sets!

For my project, I started to make a card and then decided to turn the card into a decorated treat bag.  These would be great baggies for a 4th of July party or a little welcome home gift for a soldier.  There is no occasion that wouldn't be great with a treat bag, lol!  I chose the aqua to stamp lady liberty because it reminded me of her weathered copper exterior and then thought the metallic gold and silver for the fireworks would go nicely!

Thanks so much for visiting today and next up is Jean!

Supplies:  Stamps (WMS), Treat Bag (Etsy), Sequins (Studio Calico, Cartwrights), Cardstock - Whisper White (SU!), Aqua Mist (PTI), Ink - Silver/Gold (Encore), Aqua Mist (PTI), Basic Black (SU!), Trim (May Arts)

The Craft's Meow - New Release Blog Hop!

Hello friends and welcome to release day with The Craft's Meow!  If you're hopping here from Jennie's blog, you're in the right spot.  If not, head over to the TCM blog to get started!  All of us at TCM have mixed feelings as this is Lindsay's final release with us!  I've loved creating along with her and will miss her for sure but I'm also excited to see what other crafty endeavors she will be up to! 

Today we're previewing another brand new set!  What?!  :)  This fabulous set is called "Chalkboard Birthday" and comes with some wonderful birthday and other occasion sentiments!  I love it!!  So the catch with this set is that it is this month's gift with $50 purchase so the only way you can get it now is to get a few others!  :)  

For my project, I started off with some colorful papers and fun embellishments.  I stamped one of the greeting images onto some patterned paper and layered it on top of another.  I finished the card with a chipboard mustache and some carnival tickets/stickers. 

So, you know there are prizes, right??  Indeed - readers are eligible to win all 5 new sets from TCM!  All you have to do is comment along the way and one lucky commenter will be randomly drawn from all comments on all blogs (so you will have a better chance the more comments you can get to...)  The deadline to comment is 9:00pm PDT, Thursday May 23rd

Thank you so much for visiting today and off you go to Jessica's blog for more inspiration!

Supplies:  Stamps (TCM), DP/Embellishments - Midway collection (OA), Cardstock/Ink - Basic Black (SU!), Copic Marker

The Craft's Meow - Day 4 Previews!

Hello friends and welcome to the fourth day of previews for the May release with The Craft's Meow!  Everything you've seen so far (and one new set we'll preview tomorrow) will be available for purchase tomorrow!  I sure hope you've been loving what you've been seeing - I know I have!  Today we're previewing "Let's Face It" by Nina B Designs!

I wanted this project to be a little quirky and so I stamped the scarf image from the set and cut it out filling in only the lips.  I stamped the glasses separately, cut them out and adhered them to the "face" using some foam tape.  I built the card with a couple of sheets of patterned paper and a film strip frame. I finished the card with a couple of cork cameras and a sentiment/bubble from the set.  

Thanks so much for visiting today and I'll see you back here tomorrow for one last set preview and the big reveal of all of the sets! 

Supplies:  Stamps (TCM), DP/Embellishments (Studio Calico), Cardstock - Select White (PTI), Ink - Going Gray, Dusty Durango, Basic Black (SU!), foam squares

The Craft's Meow - Day 3 Previews!

Hello friends and welcome to the third day of previews for the May release with The Craft's Meow!  Five new sets will be available for purchase on the 21st!  Today we're previewing "Side by Side" designed by Karen Baker!

I kept this project pretty clean and simple with a bit of paper piecing starting with a white card base.  I stamped the "congratulations" and one of the other sentiments from the set on the bottom of the card and then stamped the flower in the center  I stamped the flower and leaf onto patterned papers and pieced them on the card.  I finished the card with some little gems.

Thanks so much for visiting today and I'll see you back here tomorrow with another sneak!

Supplies:  Stamps (TCM), Cardstock - Select White (PTI), DP - Lucky Charm collection (Dear Lizzy/AC), Gems (Hero Arts), Ink - Basic Black (SU!) 

The Craft's Meow - Day 2 Previews!

Hello friends and welcome to the second day of previews for the May release with The Craft's Meow!  Today we are showcasing the second of five new sets that will be available for purchase on the 21st!  Today we're previewing "Wildflowers" by Nina B Designs!

I wanted a muted color scheme for this card as I pictured it to be used for an encouragement or sympathy card.  I started off with a peach background and stamped one of the sentiments from the set in the right corner  I layered some crochet trim on the left side and then stamped the label with one of the flower sprays from the set using pale kraft ink.  I finished the card with a pieced hummingbird and some aqua gems.

Thanks so much for visiting today and I'll see you back tomorrow with another preview!

Supplies:  Stamps (TCM), DP - Place in Time collection (G45), Gems (Hero Arts), Labels 14 Die (Spellbinders), Ink - Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake (SU!), Crochet Trim (May Arts), foam squares, Cardstock - Light Kraft (The Kraft Outlet)

The Craft's Meow - Day 1 Previews!

Hello friends and welcome to the first day of previews for the May release with The Craft's Meow!  We'll be showcasing five new sets over the next five days that will be available for purchase on the 21st!  Today we're previewing "Beautiful Hymns II" by Nina B Designs!

I've been toying with my new Project Life supplies lately - just got an album and some pages so maybe I'll have a proper layout to share one of these days - and I thought the hymns would be perfect additions to my pages.  We feel so blessed that our baby daughter will be joining us in September (after a long struggle and fertility issues) and so incredibly thankful that God has blessed us in this way!

I started off with a card from a recent Studio Calico kit and stamped the hymn onto a sticker.  I cut the sticker out so I'd have the backing to use with some foam squares, popped it up and added the little wooden clip.  I finished the card off with some sequins from the same kit - May, probably...  I think this will be perfect to adorn the pages for our little!  :)

Thanks so much for visiting today and I'll see you back here tomorrow for another preview!

Supplies:  Stamps (TCM), Project Life kit (Studio Calico), Ink (Staz-on)