New Release Previews Day One with The Craft's Meow

Welcome back to The Open Window.

Over the next five days, there is SO much to share

with you and I can't wait !

Let's get started with . . . 

Day #1 of 

New Release Previews

from

Each day this week, you will see one or two new sets

revealed and have a chance to win them all!

Before we get to it, I am so excited to welcome our

July Guest Designer at TCM...

Naomi Gong

She is super talented and I am so glad she

will be a part of the new release festivities.

Our first set was designed by my friend

Karen Baker called 'Hope Blooms' . . .

I so enjoy the designs that Karen brings us because

they are full of loveliness, thoughtfulness and simple beauty.

I colored the poppy using Copics.  I let it 'bleed' to lend to a

watercolor effect.  The beautiful papers are from Cosmo Cricket.

I created the borders using one of the new deep edge

punches from Martha Stewart.

Our next release preview . . .

is a stamp set designed by one of our newest illustrators,

Elizabeta Kushner called 'Ladies & Gents' . . .

No matter how hard I tried or whatever angle I came from,

I just couldn't get a good photo of this card.

I thought this was a perfect stamp to do a little paper-piecing, so I grabbed my

6x6 pads from BasicGrey

I thought it was fun to have the panel paper displaying clouds too!

I grabbed the abstract circle stamp from TCM's 'Typically Teen' set

because it makes the perfect sun.

I am nearly out of my pear-shaped gems, but I love using

these as raindrops.

Make sure you pop by

 The Craft's Meow Blog

and check out the fabulous-ness

from all of the designers.

TCM is giving away a new release set

each day and today, you have a chance to win one of two sets! Make sure you leave a comment

on the blog for a chance to win!

In Our Thoughts Project Recipe:

 Patterned Paper:  Tea for Two by Cosmo Cricket
Stamps: Hope Blooms by The Craft's Meow

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento by Tsukineko, Copics 

Tools: Trellis Loop Deep Edge Border Punch 
by Martha Stewart Crafts

Rain or Shine Project Recipe:

 Patterned Paper:  Shine On & Serendipity from BasicGrey
Stamps: Ladies & Gents & Typically Teen 
both by The Craft's Meow

Ink: A Muse Studio

Tuxedo Black Memento by Tsukineko 

Embellishments: gems by White Blossom