Saddle Up!

Good morning!

Today's card was made with the fun The Craft's Meow Giddy Up stamp set.  With the Kentucky Derby and the other horse races going on in May and June, I was inspired to pull out this set that I haven't used in awhile.

I really like Stampin Up's new foam ink pads with my clear silhouette stamp sets that I have in my collection. The inks covers the images so well.

I used a Versamagic taupe chalk ink to color the white doily so it would be just a bit more masculine.  Just rub and swipe the ink over the doily (Wilton from WalMart or Michaels) and that's it.  It colors it quite nicely.

I stamped the flourish frame and sentiment inside of it on some patterned paper and then trimmed around it, inking the edges just a bit.  Then, I added a clear rhinestone to the centers of the flourishes and colored them with a brown Copic marker.

I wrapped some Cappuccino twine three times around the card front.  I've never used browns and greys/blacks together on a card like this one and kind of like it.  Who knew? ;)

Have a great day!
Jessica

TCM: Chalkboard Birthday

Hi there!

Today's the big day!  All the new stamps from The Craft's Meow that we have been featuring for the past several days on our blogs, are now available for purchase online! 

*May Release*

Our last feature post today is in honor of our new free with $50 purchase called Chalkboard Birthday illustrated by Nina Brackett.

If you're joining me today for our new release blog hop, you should have arrived here from Jennifer's blog.  If not, consider starting over at the beginning over at TCM's store blog.

My first card has lots of green - not a color I usually use but I liked this patterned paper from My Mind's Eye against the sentiment image that I stamped in white ink on dark grey card stock.   The Green Shimmer twine matched the green on the papers quite well.

I wanted to keep this card relatively flat for easy mailing, so I added a rose bud to the bow (which I picked up recently at Michaels).

My second card today shows another sentiment in this fun stamp set that I stamped in a label die, which was stamped with the coordinating frame.  I have been loving the look of tan and grey together lately... never thought I would like them together but I think they work well for a masculine card.  This card uses more patterned papers from My Mind's Eye along with some Black Shimmer twine for a quick embellishment.

Next up on the hop today is the fabulous Jinny!

For all the other designers' links with today's new stamp set, please hop over to The Craft's Meow blog.  Leave comments along the way  for your chance to win today's stamp set for your collection!

Happy Hopping!

Jessica

TCM: Let's Face It

Hi There!

The Craft's Meow May release previews continue today on the TCM's designers' blogs.  We're sharing projects daily leading up to the stamps being available for purchase on May 21st - thanks for joining me today in the fun!

Today's stamp set is called Let's Face It illustrated by Nina Brackett.  It's a huge stamp set filled with lots of fun, quirky images and sentiments for people of all ages - boys and girls, men and women!  

My first card uses one of the eyeglass images with a coordinating sentiment which I stamped on this heart die cut.  It's hard to see, but I added some glossy effects to the lenses.  I stamped another sentiment in white craft ink on this dark grey card base and wrapped some Black Shimmer twine around the card four times and embellished the bow with a white rose.  The chevron embossing folder is from Stampin Up.

My next card is a bit busy but fun with all the elements from the Let's Face It stamp set.  I stamped the talk bubble on this label die cut and added a sentiment to the center and then embossed it with a Cuttlebug tiny dot embossing folder and then shaded just a bit with some soft turquoise chalk ink around the edges to match the card base.  

Then, I stamped a couple more sentiments and the lip image along the bottom of the patterned paper strip.  To embellish it just a bit more, I added a button and wrapped some Turquoise Shimmer twine (currently sold out) around the card three times and added a bow.

For all the other designers' projects with today's new stamp set, please hop over to The Craft's Meow blog for the photos and links.  Leave comments there for your chance to win today's stamp set for your collection!

Jessica

TCM: Side by Side

Hi There!

The Craft's Meow May release previews continues on day 3 on the TCM designers' blogs today.  We've been sharing projects daily leading up to the new stamps being available for purchase on May 21st.  Today, we are showcasing one of my favorite stamp sets from this release because of how versatile it is - I think I've paired it with almost all of the other new stamp sets from this release already!  

It's called Side by Side illustrated by Karen Baker.

I used a couple of sentiments on my first, soft and feminine card.  I love all the white paired with the floral patterned papers from My Mind's Eye.  A quick embellishment with a cherry blossom flower and leaves from Wild Orchid finished off the focal heart image.

My next card is so fun with the grey gingham and yellow polka dot papers from My Mind's Eye.  Lots of white to soften along with some of the flowers and another sentiment from the Side by Side stamp set.  I colored the flower withe Copics and embellished with a tiny pearl from Want 2 Scrap.

One more card today for you - this one uses the solid image from the Wildflowers stamp set which we previewed yesterday along with some more sentiments from Side by Side.  I stamped the flowers in white ink on dark grey paper and used more of the yellow polka dot and grey gingham papers.  This time I used Black Shimmer twine and a single yellow rose for the center of the bow.

I'm happy to have several wedding/love cards for my stash as there are quite a few reasons to need them in the next few months!  Do you have lots of summer weddings coming up too?

For all the other designers' projects with today's new stamp set, please hop over to The Craft's Meow blog for the photos and links.  Leave comments there for your chance to win today's stamp set for your collection!

Jessica

TCM: Wildflowers

Hi There!

The Craft's Meow May release previews of the designers' blogs continues today with our second new stamp set reveal called Wildflowers illustrated by Nina Brackett.  We're sharing projects daily leading up to the stamps being available for purchase on May 21st.

My first card uses only a sentiment in the new Wildflowers stamp set - I love the truth of this one.  I stamped it on a white die cut and embellished it with some flowers and leaves from Wild Orchid.  The soft feminine papers from My Mind's Eye seemed the natural ones to use with the 'sweetens' part of the sentiment.  I used Blossom Twine from The Twinery for a soft bow.

My next card is quite pretty in real life, but I had a hard time photographing it very well.  I paired this lovely large floral line art stamp set with some sentiments and flourishes from another new stamp set called Side by Side - more on that tomorrow!

I stamped the flower in white ink and set aside to dry and then colored it with Copic markers.  I love how pretty that all looked on Kraft paper - so soft and delicate!   For my 'ribbon treatment' I pulled out this Green Shimmer twine and wrapped it around the card four times.

For all the other designers' projects with today's new stamp set, please hop over to The Craft's Meow blog for the photos and links.  Leave comments there for your chance to win today's stamp set for your collection!

Jessica