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

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

{Sweet} Birthday with The Craft's Meow

It's getting closer!  We are just one day away from the

BIG 2ND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION over at

Today, it's Preview Day #4 featuring TCM's

FREE GIFT w/$50 purchase set

designed by Nina B Designs called

'Sweet Silhouettes'

I apologize for the lighting in this photo.

It's been an on-going struggle to get good photos lately.

I decided to go with the birthday theme since we are celebrating

TCM's birthday all week long.

I pulled out paper from BasicGrey's 'Fact or Fiction' line

and die cut the scalloped oval using a die from Sizzix.

I then stamped one of the many silhouettes available in the set.

I placed the oval cut out back on top & stamped the vines from

TCM's recent release 'Beautiful Hymns'.

I stamped the sentiment on to the scroll, cut it out & used

foam tape to give it some dimension.

A simple rhinestone heart finishes it off.

To celebrate this week, TCM will be giving away not one but . . .

TWO of the FEATURED STAMP SETS EACH DAY

Simply visit the TCM blog, leave a quick note to say hello

by 8pm PST each day & you just might win !

I'm so very glad you stopped by.

Make sure you let me know you were here and fingers

crossed that you'll be a winner !

Project Recipe:

 Patterned Paper: Fiction by BasicGrey

Stamps: Sweet Silhouettes & Beautiful Hymns by The Craft's Meow

Tools: Scallop die by Sizzix, Big Shot

Embellishments: heart rhinestone by White Blossom

All {about} Babies ~ The Craft's Meow Preview #1

Hello and welcome in to The Open Window.

It's a great day to join me as we begin the
New Release Previews for

We are very happy to have the uber-talented
Lynn Mangan joining us as our February Guest too !

The first set in the preview is called
'Baby Shelf'
designed by Nina B Designs

To say this set is ' adorable ' is an understatement.
I only used 3 stamps from the set and I can assure you,
there are so many more sweet designs included.

I used My Mind's Eye 'Move Me' paper for the base
of my card.  The theme of my card is 'love' and the paper
itself was a great fit.  It's not easy to see in the photo, but
just under the bible verse, I stamped the very iconic 'LOVE'.
 { you can see it much better in the photo below }
It was all placed on a frame cut from a Sizzix die.
The heart frame was created using the Martha Stewart
heart corner/border punch.

I colored the sweet teddy & gave him a
baker's twine bow from The Twinery.

I was inspired to use the colors from the current
challenge over at

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 8pm PST, February 18th to comment to be eligible.

I'll be back tomorrow with another fabby preview.

Project Recipe:

Patterned Paper: Love Me by My Mind's Eye
Stamps: Baby Shelf by The Craft's Meow

Embellishments: pearls from Colorbok
baker's twine in Blossom & Maraschino from The Twinery

 

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

Un-bee-lievably Amazing!

It's the Final Day of New Release Previews

during.....

It's been an exciting four days as we have shared projects

featuring the newest stamp sets from TCM.

As you may know, with each preview day, TCM has also been

issuing a challenge that you can participate in.

With each challenge you have a possibility of winning one of

our in-stock stamp sets.

Today we have a very special prize 

to go along with our challenge....

A Guest Designer Spot at TCM  !!!

Create a project using the above photo as your inspiration

and YOU could be randomly chosen to guest design with our team.

All the details are available on the TCM blog.

Today's set is a very special set designed by Nina B Designs for TCM

and is available for limited time as a gift with each purchase of $50 or more at TCM.

It's called 'Thanks Bee to Thee' and it's so darned adorable.

I decided to go 3-D with these images by stamping each houndstooth

honeycomb in alternating black and gray.  Ever since I was a little girl,

I've loved pink, black & gray together, so the bee HAD to be pink  !

How cute is that bee ?? !!!

Of course, I used my favorite inks from A Muse Studio which include

Bubblegum & Slate.  You can purchase those inks from my webstore HERE.

From there, I just layered my pieces.

I hope you've enjoyed the previews each day.

Tomorrow is the big team Blog Hop and the sets officially go on sale.

Remember, today's is a gift with every $50 purchase you make.

We would love for you to play along with each challenge during our

1st Birthday Bash...all the details are on the TCM Blog.
 And don't forget...today's challenge could make you a
guest designer with The Craft's Meow !!

I'd love to hear from you....please leave a note & make sure you leave

a contact address so I can say hello back.

See you Soon !!!

Project Recipe:

Stamps:  Thanks Bee to Thee from The Craft's Meow

Ink: Bubblegum & Slate, Black Tuxedo Memento by Tsukineko

all from A Muse Studio

Embellishments:  gems from Recollections