'Sew' Fun with The Craft's Meow

It's day #2 of the January New Release Previews from

Make sure you stop by the TCM blog, because we are revealing

new sets each day.  Our design team is simply...fabulous

and I know you'll be inspired.

This month, TCM welcomes

Jennifer Ingle

as our Guest Designer.

Her design work is, well ... AWESOME!

Today's set is called 

'Crafty Shelf'

designed by NinaB Designs for TCM.

Whenever I find stamps with sewing elements, it makes me

think of my grandma.  She taught herself to sew and I was

the beneficiary as I had the most 'one of a kind' Barbie wardrobe on the planet!

I created this card using fun, bright paper from My Mind's Eye

and kept it simple.

How would you like a chance to win this set ?

All you have to do is stop by the TCM blog and leave a note

to say you stopped by for a visit.

Each day of the previews will bring another set up for grabs.

You have until 9pm PST, January 18th to comment to be eligible.

I'll be back tomorrow with another fabby preview.

Don't forget, a brand new color challenge is up and running over at

See you soon ! ! !

Project Recipe:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: 'Sunny' by My Mind's Eye

Stamps: Crafty Shelf by The Craft's Meow

Embellishments: gems from Little Yellow Bicycle
markers from Copic

Oh 'Sew' Happy !

It's the weekend and I, for one, am very excited.

The first reason is because Paul is off today and it's always

so great having him at home.  Even if he is in one room

watching a sporting event and I am in the 'nook',

it's nice to know we can have a chat on the spur of the moment.

The next reason I am excited for today is because it's

Day Three of the New Release Previews over at

Today's set was designed by the one and only

Nina Brackett and as always, it's a beauty.

Of course, I can only show you a snippet

of the set, but my card will give you an idea of

what you can expect with these adorable stamps.

It's called 'Sew Happy'

Whenever I have an opportunity to use a set of stamps

or papers with a sewing theme, it is a sweet reminder of

my grandma Alice.  She taught herself how to sew on a machine when I

was very small and I am very proud to say that I have her last sewing

machine and use it on my cards from time to time.

No sewing today . . . but it's a sweet memory.

For this card, I laid down my 'wallpaper' panel using 

Lost & Found Two from My Mind's Eye.

I stamped the dress form and the 'shadow' of the

sewing machine in Slate ink from A Muse Studio.

I then stamped the machine again in Latte ink {also from A/S}

and placed it on top of the shadow with foam tape.

I love the color of the ink as it really gives a vintage look.

The sentiment reminds me of the cross-stitch samplers

from a by-gone era, don't you think ?

From there, I added mini-roses from Prima,

mini-brads from Recollections

and baker's twine from The Twinery.

Make sure you pop by

 The Craft's Meow Blog

and check out the beautiful creations

from all of the designers.

TCM is giving away a new release set

each day, so make sure you leave a comment

on the blog for a chance to win!

I am so glad you stopped by today and I hope

you will plan to come by tomorrow and Monday

so you don't miss a thing!

Project Recipe:

Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Lost & Found Two by My Mind's Eye
Stamps: Sew Happy by The Craft's Meow
Ink: Slate & Latte by A Muse Studio 

Embellishments: baker's twine in Charcoal, Lemondrop & Flax 
all from The Twinery
flowers by Prima & Recollections
brads & pearls by Recollections