Zva Creative May Design Team Blog Hop

Zva Creative and my fellow Design Team members welcome you to our May blog hop! We are excited about month's hop and look forward to sharing our new work with you!

Today's Blog Hop begins at Zva Creative's Facebook Page! Be sure head on over to check it out! You will also find a complete list of all the participating blogs there (in case there is a glitch along the way).

As you know, Zva offers many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals.  If you like what you see along the hop you can find a list of stores and online retailers that sell Zva HERE.

Each Zva designer has a schedule of the color they are to feature
each month and for me, it is black.  Because I typically use 'partial' flourishes
on my cards, I am always trying to 'think outside of the box'  I certainly did
that with the flourish I feature today, as this is one that actually is
the 'feathers' of a peacock turned upside down.

When I thought of the perfect sentiment, I couldn't help but think
of ocean waves or 'sea billows' and this verse from The Craft's Meow
was a great fit.

If you would like to play along with our design team, just follow along the blog path.  I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way!

The Blog Hop starts today, May 27^th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time ^{Tuesday, May 28th}

***Prizes***

Hidden on FIVE of the designer's blogs is a 

Zva Creative prize package! 

Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Blog Hop post... you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. 

However, the more times you comment along the blog hop path, 

the more chances you will have to win.

The 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, May 1st

on Zva Creative's Facebook Page.  

We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to Zva's blog on Wednesday to see if you are a winner!

We also thought it would be more fun to add even more chances to win our blog hop prize!  To increase your chances of winning:

* Comment to let us know that you posted on your Facebook page about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)

* Comment to let us know that you "tweeted" about our hop 

(link to any of the blog hop posts)

* Comment to let us know that you asked your local store to carry Zva creative products.  If they already do, that's fantastic, maybe you can suggest other products that they don't carry.

*Hop over to Zva's facebook page and "like" our page or leave a comment there to tell us that you stopped by if you already like follow us there!

Mark your calendar to join us again on 

June 24^th for our next Zva blog hop!

 The blog hop begins at the Zva Creative FB Page

Your next stop is Anna Zaprzelska's blog

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Beautiful Hymns by The Craft's Meow

Embellishments: Fancy Bird flourish {CR-04CB-102}

from Zva Creative
Tools: Swiss Dot EF by Cuttlebug, Big Shot

You Make my World Go 'Round

Are you ready for a really fun color combo ?

It's time for this week's new challenge from

I really love this graphic... L.O.V.E. I.T.  ! ! !

This week, I got to play with a new 'Pinwheels' stamp set & brads

from Close to my Heart which also happens

to be this week's prize.

I grabbed inks to match the color combo and got to work.

When you see the stamp set, you'll see how easy it was to

do this card.  Simple layers.

This week's sponsor is

Elizabeth Mindemann

I really hope you'll come by The Cafe, check out

all of the amazing projects from our team and play along !

Great to see you here ... please say hello before you go !

Project Recipe:

Cardstock: dot embossed by Bazzill

Stamps: Pinwheels from Close to my Heart

Inks: A Muse Studio 

Embellishments: pearl brad from Close to my Heart

 

It's New Release Day at The Craft's Meow !

The day has finally arrived !

It's The Craft's Meow 
May Release Blog Hop

I hope you stopped by from my friend & new TCM designer

Jinny Newlin's Blog

If not, I would love for you to join us from the start at

The Craft's Meow Blog

because someone is going to win the

entire collection of new releases and it could be you !
More on that in a moment !

Today we are revealing our final set

and

the entire collection goes on sale!

Today's set is TCM's

FREE GIFT w/$50 PURCHASE

called

'Chalkboard Birthday'

illustrated by NinaB Designs

What a fun, FUN set !

I thought it would be fun to make a couple cards

using the washi tape I've been 'collecting'  LOL

I have jars full from Freckled Fawn, BasicGrey & Recollections.

I simply layered a variety of patterns

and coordinated with 'splatters' of ink using TCM's

'Typically Teen' set

{ which to this day, remains one of my fave sets }

I simply added a few fun silver pearls for a 'pop'

I thought it would be fun to go with a whole other color palette

Here is today's set . . .

and remember, it's only available for a limited time

FREE w/$50 purchase

YOU COULD WIN
the entire collection of new releases

pay a visit to our designer's blogs,

leave a comment and cross your fingers

all by 9pm PST, Thursday May 23rd.

One random winner will be chosen from one of the blogs

on the hop, so make sure you leave a comment.

Speaking of the hop, it's time to send you on to

Karen Baker's Blog

Thanks so much for coming by . . . I look forward to hearing from you !

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Chalkboard Birthday & Typically Teen
by The Craft's Meow

Embellishments:  washi tape from Freckled Fawn, BasicGrey & Recollections
silver pearls Recollections

A Fine English Gent!

Are you ready to have some fun today ?

I am here on Day #4 of the

NEW RELEASE PREVIEWS at

We have an uber-fun set today

illustrated by Nina B Designs

'Let's Face It'

Oh yes !  I had my dear 'English' husband in mind when I created this card !

Of course, I have yet to find a Bowler hat in his closet and his mustache

is definitely less than a handle bar, so I guess the most accurate picture

here is the sentiment !  He IS so darned amazing !

When you see all the possibilities with this set, you will

have so much fun putting your 'faces on'.

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 tonight to comment to be eligible.

I'll be back tomorrow with another fabby preview.


I sure hope you'll leave a little note here as well.
I'd love to know you stopped by.

See you tomorrow for the 
BIG REVEAL
as the TCM sets become available!

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Let's Face It by The Craft's Meow

Side by Side at The Craft's Meow

Welcome back to The Open Window !

It's a great time to be 'peeking in' because it's

NEW RELEASE PREVIEW WEEK at

Today we are sharing the beautiful new stamp set

designed by the talented Karen Baker

'Side by Side'

I kept this card very CAS.  I love the sentiments in this set

and how they can randomly be placed on the front of the card

OR

you can use on on the front and the another inside to complete the greeting.

I simply paper-pieced the flower and wound beautiful, subtle baker's twine

from The Twinery between to bright copper brads.

It's always fun to add little pearls here and there, isn't it ?

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 tonight to comment to be eligible.

I'll be back tomorrow with another fabby preview.


I sure hope you'll leave a little note here as well.
I'd love to know you stopped by.
See you again tomorrow for another
aMAZing preview from TCM!

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Side by Side by The Craft's Meow

Embellishments: pearls by Recollections

baker's twine in Shore from The Twinery

Tools: Swiss Dot EF from Cuttlebug, Big Shot

 

Day Two of New Release Previews at The Craft's Meow

It's Day #2 of our New Release Previews over at

We have another terrific set to 'sneak peek' with you

illustrated by Nina B Designs

'Wildflowers'

This one has so many fabulous possibilities.  I love creating

fields of flowers using light & shadow and that's what I did

with this card.  I simply added tiny pearls here and there

and stamped my butterfly in teal for a bit of color.

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 tonight to comment to be eligible.

I'll be back tomorrow with another fabby preview.


I sure hope you'll leave a little note here as well.
I'd love to know you stopped by.
See you again tomorrow for another
aMAZing preview from TCM!

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Wildflowers by The Craft's Meow

Embellishments: pearls by Recollections

The Start of a Fabby Week...Oh Yeah! It's Friday!

I am so glad you came by because, while it's the end of the week

for all of us, it's the BEGINNING of the

NEW RELEASE PREVIEWS WEEK

at

This week, we have five...count 'em FIVE new releases

that are going to knock your socks off!

And...in case you missed the news earlier this week...

THREE AMAZING NEW DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS

who are joining us for the first time this week!

Angi Barrs

Amy Crockett

&

Jinny Newlin

Let's get things started here with a beautiful sentiments set

'Beautiful Hymns Two'

illustrated by Nina B Designs

I can't wait to send this card to my mom to keep her spirits lifted!

If you are familiar with the original 'Beautiful Hymns' set, you will

see that this set is a variety of more inspiration for your cardmaking.

I simply stamped one of the coordinating flower flourishes along

the side of the frame, used my Swiss Dot EF from Cuttlebug to give

some texture, added fabulous bling from Zva Creative and

finished with the wonderful sentiment from the TCM set.

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, tonight to comment to be eligible.

I'll be back tomorrow with another fabby preview.


I sure hope you'll leave a little note here as well.
I'd love to know you stopped by.
See you again tomorrow for another
aMAZing preview from TCM!

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Beautiful Hymns Two by The Craft's Meow

Embellishments: crystal flourish by Zva Creative 
{CRW-06CA-143 & CRS-05CA-108}
Tools: swiss dot embossing folder by Cuttlebug, Big Shot

Goin' Retro at The Play Date Cafe

Just a quick check in to let you know 

The Play Date Cafe Color Challenge

has a brand new color story just waitin' for ya!

This week's sponsor is

How fun would it be to win a workshop of YOUR CHOICE!