Showing posts with label Crafty Shelf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crafty Shelf. Show all posts

February 21, 2013

February New Release Blog Hop!!!

Hello, friends! Release day is finally here! Our fabulous designers have been previewing these new stamp sets for the past four days. The time has finally come to reveal them in their entirety! I am very proud and happy to present to you our February release!

by Nina B Designs
4 x 4
$10

by Karen Baker
6 x 4
$15

by Karen Baker
8 x 6
$20

by Kaitlyn Ord Long
6 x 4
$15
by Nina B Designs
4 x 4
Free Gift With $50 Purchase

The Craft's Meow clear stamps are made in the USA from high grade photopolymer resin that resists yellowing, including recycled products that help keep our environment green. These polymers are designed and produced for the printing industry and are meant to carry and transfer ink, which is why they stamp so well. 

We are celebrating our release with a blog hop and a chance to win all FIVE stamp sets! All you need to do is make the rounds and leave comments along the way (our designers love to hear from you!). Don't worry, you have plenty of time. The contest will run until 8:00 pm Pacific on Saturday, February 23rd, after which we'll draw a name from one of the blogs on the hop (which one is a secret) and announce the winner in our Sunday post. Good luck!

The winner of Rejoice from all comments left on yesterday's post is...

ALTA G!!!

The winner of Soaring High from all comments left on yesterday's post is...

FROM MY CRAFT ROOM!!!

Congratulations! Please email your mailing address to me at thecraftsmeow@gmail.com and I'll get your prize mailed right out to you. Enjoy!

Before we move on to the hop, I need to make an announcement, one that I've avoided for a long time. Due to increased pricing in stamp production, I have no choice but to raise the prices on some of our stamp sets. Beginning March 1st, our 4 x 4 stamp sets will increase in price to $12, and our 6 x 8 stamp sets will increase in price to $24. This is still on par with the market for equivalent stamp sets. So if there are any 4 x 4 or 6 x 8 stamp sets that you've been wanting, now is the time to shop before the price increase goes into effect. I thank you so much for your understanding and for your patronage. 

I also want to let our international customers know that we are pleased to offer First Class International Parcel shipping, which is much less costly than International Priority Mail service. Unfortunately, our store checkout system tends to overestimate international shipping costs. Please know that we refund over payment of postage at the time of shipping. If your order reaches $65 or more, we also refund $3 of your shipping cost. We are doing all we can to keep shipping costs as low as possible for all of our customers. 

Now on to the fun! The hop begins here and continues on Clare's blog, with each blog linking to the next. However, we've included the entire link list here just in case there's a break along the way.


Thank you so much for being a part of our new release festivities and for taking the time to leave comments. We truly appreciate hearing from you! We know you have a lot of choices about where to spend your paper crafting dollars, and we're so honored that you choose us. Enjoy the hop! 

February 12, 2013

Inspire

Hello, TCM friends! Nina here on the blog today with a card using one of the new January release stamps, Crafty Shelf, which coordinates with a previously released set, Beautiful Shelf.

I first stamped the stitched border from Beautiful Shelf with Memento Toffee Crunch ink on kraft cardstock. I used the shelf as a small table on my card and and placed a vase of flowers on it. The "Inspire" sentiment is from Crafty Shelf.
TCM-Inspire 
I paper pieced the shelf and colored the vase with Copics. The papers are by Basic Grey, the twine is from The Twinery.
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Have a relaxing weekend, friends! What crafty plans do you have today?

February 4, 2013

A Couple of Simple Cards

Good morning! Ivana here today with a couple of cards to share.  I usually don't do very many simple designs on my cards, but lately, I have been drawn to the clean look, so I have been trying  a little more to keep my cards as simple as possible, and I find stamping is just the trick for this. It adds a lot of interest, without adding too much bulk or too many fussy layers to the card. 

So, here are two of the most recent "simple" cards I've created with lovely TCM stamps!


I absolutely love colors inspired by Springtime, so I wanted to make a card that used all of these happy, cheery colors. 

I also wanted to make a little crafty invitation using the beautiful Crafty Shelf stamps. 


For the top of the card, I layered a felt scalloped heart, with a scalloped circle die & miniature die-cut heart. I added some punched paper leaves and liquid pearls to finish the embellishment.

I stamped three hearts using the Lark Additions stamp set, and stamped the sentiment using the Crafty Shelf set. 


Peeking just under the middle heart, is a doily border, and the soft yellow and pink papers finish off the base of the card. 

I stamped and cut out another wood-grain heart, and layered a pink heart on top to finish off the bottom of the card.


For this card, I decided to do a bit of stamping on the cardstock to dress it up, and then I added a couple of layers of patterned paper.


For the top of the card, I embellished a simple white heart border with some liquid pearls, and added a stamped and die-cut button. 

The center flower is a die-cut, which I inked, and then added a button & liquid pearls to. 


The borders and the sentiments are both from the Beautiful Hymns stamp set. 

I love how fun stamping can be and how it can dress up simple cards! 
Hope you'll give it a try!

Thanks for joining me today, 

*Ivana*

January 21, 2013

January New Release Blog Hop!!!

Hello, friends! We're so glad you're here to celebrate with us the release of FIVE new stamp sets at The Craft's Meow! We've been previewing them for you over the past four days, and now it's time to finally see them in their entirety. Behold!

by Nina B Designs
6 x 4
$15

by Karen Baker
6 x 4
$15

by Nina B Designs
4 x 4
$10

by Karen Baker
4 x 4
Free Gift With $50 Purchase!!!

by Kaitlyn Ord Long
6 x 4
$15

Last month's free gift with purchase, Stitched Sentiments Two, is now available for purchase!

For another peek at these stamp sets in action, we have a blog hop to inspire and delight you! For a chance to win all five new stamp sets, make the rounds on the hop and leave a comment on each blog. One lucky person will be drawn from all comments left on one of the blogs... which one is a secret...so the more blogs you comment on, the better your chances of winning! Don't worry, there's plenty of time to hop. The competition runs until 9:00 pm Pacific on Wednesday, January 23rd. We'll announce the winner here on the blog the next day. Good luck!

The winner of Many Thanks from all comments left on yesterday's post is...

Dorina D!!!

Congratulations, Dorina! Please email your mailing address to me at thecraftsmeow@gmail.com and I'll mail your prize right out to you!

Now for the hop! Each blog  will link to the next, but we've provided the complete link list in case there's a break along the way:

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When you're done hopping, we invite you to take a peek at the store. It's recently had a bit of a facelift and some improvements to functionality. Navigation should be easier. We hope you like it. :) 

Stay tuned for more exciting things coming up here at The Craft's Meow! Our second birthday is in March and we plan to celebrate in style!!!

Enjoy the hop!

January 18, 2013

Introducing Crafty Shelf!

Hello, again! We're glad you're back for Day 2 of our previews of the FIVE new stamp sets premiering on Monday, January 21st, here at The Craft's Meow! Today we're showcasing Crafty Shelf, another signature stamp set by Nina B Designs. Crafty Shelf coordinates with the very popular Beautiful Shelf, which was released last month.

Check out the fabulousness created by our design team and stamp illustrators!













What do you think about Crafty Shelf? We'll award a set to one lucky person who leaves a comment on this blog post by 9:00 pm Pacific tonight! The winner will be announced in tomorrow's post. 

The winner of Beautiful Hymns from all the wonderful comments left on yesterday's post is

Congratulations, Betty! Please email your address to me at thecraftsmeow@gmail.com and I'll mail your prize to you right after the release. Enjoy!

We hope you'll join us tomorrow for previews of the two newest stamp sets designed by Karen Baker. You won't want to miss them! See you then!