Hello, Sweet Lady

Long time, no post...I know. I am stateside right now with lots of travel. I have projects to share, but haven't been able to find a block of time just to sit down and work on the computer. It has been a wonderful time of reunion, fellowship and just enjoying every conversation in our native tongue! :) We got to celebrate 4th of July on American soil with our loved ones here and that was such a treat for our family.

Today's card uses two of my favorite sets, Sweet Silhouettes and Sweet Sentiments. The frame is die cut with Spellbinders Labels 10.

The papers are October Afternoon. I embellished the card with my staple Want2Scrap pearls, doily, buttons, ribbon and paper flower.

Have a wonderful day and stay cool!

Vintage Flower Cards

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. And those who are moms celebrated your special day yesterday. My family spent the morning at church, then they took me to my favorite Chinese restaurant and a movie, and finished off with a trip to the ice cream shop. It was a great day!

I have 3 cards for you today that were posted previously on the Want2Scrap blog. First is a wedding card that uses TCM's Sweet Silhouettes and Timeless Tags stamp sets. The papers are Authentique. I used various Want2Scrap products on this. More details on the W2S blog.

My next two cards use my TCM Stitched Sentiments set and my favorite Want2Scrap bling.

More detailed info on the Want2Scrap blog.

The NinaB Designs team will be bloghopping on Wednesday. I hope you can join us!

Introducing Sweet Sentiments by TCM

Welcome to the release of the new free with $50 purchase by The Craft's Meow,, starting April 21. Make sure you check out the TCM blog for more info! The set is called Sweet Sentiments, which coordinates with the Sweet Silhouettes set. Sweet Sentiments include a wooden frame and sentiments that can go inside or with the Sweet Silhouettes set.

For my card, I die a small piece of cardstock with Spellbinders Labels 10 die. I used the negative cut as a window for the Sweet Sentiments frame. I stamped the frame on a patterned paper. The silhouette from Sweet Silhouettes was fussy cut.

The sentiment is also from Sweet Sentiments. The papers are October Afternoon. The bow is adorned with a tiny Want2Scrap pearl.

Sweet Sentiments (Free with $50 purchase, starting April 21)

 

Don't forget, TCM is having a HUGE sale! From now through Sunday, April 21st, take 21% off of your entire order, including already low sale prices on retiring stamp sets, by entering the code April21 at checkout! If your order net of the discount exceeds $50, then place in your cart this month's free gift with purchase, Sweet Silhouettes! As always, orders of $65 or more receive free shipping within the US (discounted shipping for our International customers)

The Craft's Meow's Non-Release Festivities Catch-Up

Hello, friends! Thank you for your sweet comments on yesterday's post HERE and HERE. I have been blessed by your love and prayers. Thank you!

I have missed the last two days of The Craft's Meow's festivities, so here is my catch-up post. First of all, TCM is having a HUGE sale! From now through Sunday, April 21st, take 21% off of your entire order, including already low sale prices on retiring stamp sets, by entering the code April21 at checkout! If your order net of the discount exceeds $50, then place in your cart this month's free gift with purchase, Sweet Silhouettes! As always, orders of $65 or more receive free shipping within the US (discounted shipping for our International customers)

Today's theme is Masculine. I used my Sweet Silhouettes to make this birthday card. I distressed this quite a bit. I've been playing around with my Distress Inks as well. I'm still not good at it and prefer the "cleaner" distressing, if that makes sense :). I die cut the frame using Spellbinders Labels 10. I know lace and Want2Scrap pearls are girly, but I thought I roughen them up enough here to fit in a masculine card. I stapled the messy lace and colored the pearls black with Copic markers. What do you think?

My next card is for Tuesday's hop with the Card for a Child theme. I used TCM's Sweet Birthday on this. The papers are October Afternoon. I also used Spellbinders' Lacey Circle die, Copics and Twinery twine. The cake is adorned with Want2Scrap pearls.

This next one is for yesterday's Feminine/Mother's day theme. I used Beautiful Spring and Mother & Father stamp sets. The papers are Penny Black's Madison. I colored the butterfly with Copics. I also used some Want2Scrap bling on this card.

Finally, the NinaB Designs team is hopping right now. Check out HERE for more info and giveaway!
This is it for me today. Thank you for your visit and I hope you're all enjoying a beautiful spring day!

TCM April Blog Hop: Friendship

Welcome to The Craft's Meow's April Blog Hop. Our theme this month is Friendship. If you came from Lindsay's blog, then you're at the right spot. Please check the TCM blog for the complete list.

I have two cards for you today. One is for a special occasion in a friend's life like birthday, graduation, engagement, etc. I used the Free with $50 purchase, Sweet Silhouettes, for my card. I die cut the frame using Spellbinders Labels 10.

The papers are Basic Grey's True Love collection. The pearl brad came from my stash.

My second card uses Take the Cake. I layered the cake using the colors of the pretty Fourteen collection by Crate Paper. I love this color combo!

Your next stop is Sharri Seffens. Happy hopping!

The Craft's Meow's March Release Blog Hop

Welcome to The Craft's Meow's March Release Blog Hop. Thank you for joining us today. If you came from Mabelle'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. I could share more, but will save the others for later posts. I had so much fun with this month's sets.

My first card uses my Take the Cake stamp set. This time I made a wedding card. I went CAS on this one, but not all the way. I had to sneak in some lace, buttons and pearls in there somewhere :). I stamped the cake layers in inks that coordinate with my Basic Grey True Love papers.

For my second card, I went vintage shabby with the Sweet Silhouettes stamp set. Remember that you can get this set for FREE with $50 purchase. I distressed the edges of my papers and inked my Spellbinders Labels 10 die cut and stamped with the frame from the set. The papers are My Mind's Eye. The chipboard shape embellishment on the bottom are by Want2Scrap. This card would be perfect for Graduation, promotion, engagement, etc.

My third card uses Karen's Birthday Pun set. I love the sentiments. The papers are again My Mind's Eye. I was going to go for a masculine card, but I just had to add that lace there. :) I did more distressing here and random stitching. I found this black hemp twine and used it for a bow.

Here are my new sets:

Take The Cake

6 x 8, $24

 Sweet Silhouettes

Coordinates with Spellbinders Labels 10

4 x 4 - FREE with $50 Purchase

 
The Craft's Meow is giving away the 4 new sets to random commenters. 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. The deadline to comment is 9:00pm PDT, Saturday March 23rd.

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

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!