Happy Easter with The Craft's Meow

I'm so happy you stopped by today because it's time

for a little inspiration for Spring.

It's our TCM March Blog Hop!

If you've already been hopping with us, then you

should be swinging by from my dear friend & teammate

Jessica Fick's blog

If not, I'd love for you to start over at

The Craft's Meow blog

and hop along with us.

Each designer has worked hard to bring you a

fabulous creation for Easter Encouragement.

Ever since TCM released the 'Easter Blessings' set

I've been in love.  The little critters in this set are so sweet.

I grabbed this Sizzix circle frame EF & embellished it with

a little ink & Liquid Pearls.

The paper is from Authentique.

The lacey flower was cut from a 6x6 pad by My Mind's Eye.

I cut it out & embellished it with a fun button & baker's twine from The Twinery.

A few tiny pearls and done.

Here is the adorable stamp set I used...

 

The next stop on the hop today is the very creative

Lin Brandyberry's blog

Thanks so much for stopping by.

I'd love to hear from you !

Project Recipe:

 Patterned Paper: Faith by Authentique

& Love Me by My Mind's Eye
Stamps: Easter Blessings by The Craft's Meow
Tools: Circle Frame EF by Sizzix, Big Shot
Embellishments: baker's twine in Strawberry by The Twinery

Liquid Pearls in Buttercup by Ranger

pearls by Recollections

 

Baby Love in Baker's Twine

Hello and welcome in to The Open Window.

I'm covering a couple of MAJOR things with this post

as it's NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP DAY over at

and it's my day to post for

I am thrilled to have my project based on these fabulous

colors because the stamps I chose to use worked

perfectly with these colors.

Before we get too far, I want to make sure you came by

way of my very talented friend

Jessica Fick's blog

If not, we would love for you to start over at

The Craft's Meow blog

because as you know, our hop includes a grand prize

of all five sets to one lucky commenter!

Our team over at The Play Date Cafe all played with

baker's twine from The Twinery in

Stone . . . Buttercream . . .Denim

I chose to use TCM's beautiful 'Baby Shelf' stamp set to create this card.

I thought the images with the colors for this color challenge worked well.

I recently picked up a few new collections while on a little trip

to the Chicago burbs and picked up paper from Authentique & BasicGrey.

I simply layered my pieces & created a bookmark as an addition.

I used Liquid Pearls in Buttercup & Baby Blue

and of course the beautiful baker's twine.

Here is the set I used . . .

Don't forget, you can get 'Soaring High' for a limited time

as a FREE GIFT w/$50 purchase too!

It's time to get you on your way to the very creative

Lin Brandyberry's blog

Make sure to leave a note saying you stopped by

and please take time to check out all the

beautiful creations from the designers of

The Play Date Cafe.

We would love to have you play along!

Project Recipe:

Patterned Paper: Renew by Authentique & Fiction by BasicGrey
Stamps: Baby Shelf by The Craft's Meow

Embellishments: pearls from Zva Creative

Buttercup & Baby Blue Liquid Pearls by Ranger

baker's twine in Stone, Buttercream & Denim all from The Twinery

Tools: Lacey Squares by Spellbinders, Big Shot

 

 

Heartfelt Thanks with The Craft's Meow

The day has finally arrived !

It's The Craft's Meow January Release

Team Blog Hop

I hope you stopped by from my friend

Jessica Fick'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 !

I created today's card using

'Happy as a Lark' and 'Many Thanks'

I laid down my 'wallpaper' base using paper from Lily Bee Design.

I wrapped the seam with binding & baker's twine from The Twinery.

I stamped the lark on the top half.

 

On a separate piece of cardstock, I stamped another lark, cut it out

and shaded it with color.  I adhered it just off-center from the one

on the base card so it would bring a little dimension.

I die cut the vine and gave it some dimension with Stickles.

I stamped the sentiment on a Spellbinder's die cut frame

and embellished it with black gems & Liquid Pearls.

Don't forget . . .

'Lark Additions' is this month's FREE GIFT w/$50 purchase.

It's the PERFECT compliment to the set I featured today.

The sentiments are simply beautiful.

To have the BEST CHANCE TO WIN the entire collection of new releases,

pay a visit to our designer's blogs,

leave a comment where you can and cross your fingers

all by 9pm PST, Wednesday January 23rd.

One random winner will be chosen from one of the blogs

on the hop.  

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

Karen Baker's Blog

She is the illustrator behind the beautiful lark designs

and I know she will have beautiful inspiration for you !

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

Project Recipe:

Patterned Paper: Lily Bee Designs

Stamps: Happy as a Lark & Many Thanks 
by The Craft's Meow

Tools: Grommet Tags by Spellbinders, 
Season's Greetings Phrase by Sizzix, Big Shot
Embellishments:  baker's twine in Ocean & Platinum Shimmer
by The Twinery
seam binding from Sugar Lump Studios Etsy Shop
gems by Recollections
Stickles & Liquid Pearls by Ranger

 

Cuckoo for You!

For The EAD Designs

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YaY ! ! !

After a glitch or two with our stamp manufacturer, we are

finally able to begin

Day # 1 of New Release Previews at

Each day this week, you will get a little peek

at some inspiration from each of our designers

using the brand new images from TCM.

They will be released during our team blog hop

in just a few days' time.

We are also excited to welcome our

September Guest Designer

Suzanne Bier

She is a terrifically created lady and we

know you will love her too !

 

Our first sneak peek was designed by our friend

Nina Brackett of Nina B Designs

called 'Vintage Clocks'

This cuckoo clock reminds me so much of one that I have stored away

safely (as I await getting it repaired).  It was a gift to my grandparents

from my dad when he was stationed in the Navy in the 1950's.

I absolutely love what Nina designed with this entire set, but the clock

definitely got my attention.  The design of my card is fairly straightforward.

I loved adding the touches of Liquid Pearls, especially on the hanging

pinecones.  It gives the same dimension and feel of the real ones

on my clock. The layers of vintage-style paper are from Simple Stories.

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
this terrific set! 
Make sure you leave a comment

on the blog for a chance to win!

Project Recipe:

 Patterned Paper:  100 Days of Summer by Simple Stories
Stamps: Vintage Clocks by The Craft's Meow

Embellishments: Liquid Pearls by Ranger

Fun in the Sun - Final Design Team Call

Hi hi ! ! !

A super quick post as I share with you this week's challenge

How about this amazing photo scoped out by

our color story gal, Jaclyn Miller.

I was super-excited to find this great paper from Bella Blvd

in my stash because it had pretty much all the colors I needed

(ok..and a teensy bit of one or two others too)

It was a fairly straight-forward CAS card with a rolled flower

made from scratch.  The sentiment is a cut out also from

the same Bella set.  I used Liquid Pearls, gems & a brad

for the tiny flower centers & a BIG knot of

baker's twine in Pink Sorbet from The Twinery.

I hope you will take the challenge this week.

Fun bold colors !

This is the FINAL WEEK we are accepting submissions

So if you're riding the fence, I hope you'll jump off

and take a chance.  It might be

YOU

we are waiting for !

Project Recipe:

Patterned Paper: Sunshine Happiness by Bella Blvd

Embellishments: baker's twine in Pink Sorbet by The Twinery

gems from Little Yellow Bicycle & Martha Stewart 

brad from American Crafts, Liquid Pearls by Ranger

 

Wanna Win? I'm an Honorary 'Sister' !

Talk about a 'sneak peek' huh ? ! !

I am thrilled to be the June Guest Designer over on the

Stampin' Sisterhood Blog for Rubbernecker Stamps.

I've had the pleasure of playing with these stamps since my

friend Jacquie Peifer sent me a set as a gift.

I've also created with them as part of a recent promotion with

The Twinery and I absolutely love them !

I hope you will pop over and check out what I did to complete this

card and plan to pop by each Friday in June as I share more.

Guess What ? ? ?

Rubbernecker has generously offered to share 

a wonderful prize during our . . .

and I can think of no better time than NOW

to offer it as a giveaway ! ! !

All you have to do for this is pop over to the

Stampin' Sisterhood Blog

leave a quick comment to

show your support of them.  I'll choose the winners from

a random draw from their comment section.

Of course, I'd love to know you came by today too,

so if you have a moment . . .

I will be back later to share a BIG story with you.

I have so many fab things planned for the next couple of

days, so I am thrilled you've been hanging out with me !

A BIG thank you to:

Rubbernecker Stamps

Spring is Here with The Craft's Meow

It's certainly Spring here at The Open Window as it's

Day #1 of 

New Release Previews

 Each day this week, you will see a new set

revealed and have a chance to win a set each day!

Before we get to it, I am so excited to welcome our
April Guest Designers at TCM...
Gini Cagle & Geri Freeman
These women are super talented and I am so glad they
will be a part of the new release festivities.

Our first sneak peek is called 'Nature's Beauty'
from TCM illustrator Michelle Bertuzzi

Another very versatile set indeed!
I did a lot of 'fussy cutting' for this card, but I like the
way it turned out.  Had my fingers held out, I would have cut a dozen more
of these blossoms and created even more layers.
The centers were created using Liquid Pearls.

I would love to submit this cards for the call over at CARDS/Create
for the Spring Cards Challenge.

I think it would be really elegant to stamp these same blossoms
in black and white and have that lovely little butterfly in a bold color.

The next release sneak is from TCM illustrator
Kaitlyn Ord called 'Travel Time'.

I took a really BOLD approach with this stamp set.
I created my own background using the sentiments that come
with the set and layerd the uber-cool airplane on top.
I LOVE the 'newspaper-style' graphics on the plane.

Just wait till you see the rest of this set  !!!

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, 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 each day this week

so you don't miss a thing!

Spring is Here Project Recipe:

Stamps: Nature's Beauty by The Craft's Meow

Ink: Orange, Bubblegum, Fern & Lido by A Muse Studio

Grape Jelly Memento by Tsukineko 

Embellishments: Liquid Pearls by Ranger in Buttercup & White Opal

Travel Time Project Recipe:

Stamps: Travel Time by The Craft's Meow 

Ink: Slate, Blueberry & Burano by A Muse Studio