Watercolour Technique!

Hey everybody,

Gayatri here today sharing a card I made using watercolour technique using Faber-Castell's Gelatos.

Here is the card.

I have used Hope Blooms Stamp Set for my card. Here is the set for you.

I stamped the three tall flower images on the watercolour paper using Archival Jet Black Ink. Archival Jet Black ink is waterproof. So the images will not bleed when I spritz water on the watercolour paper next. They I squished some purple, violet, yellow, orange and green colours of Gelatos on the craft sheet. Spritz some water on them. Using a brush I added the colours to the stamped watercolour paper. I let the colours blend and dry on it own. But if you are in a hurry, you can use heat gun to dry. Love the soft blended colours. Soft and beautiful! I then simply stamped the sentiment. Trimmed the watercolour paper to 4" x 5 1/4" and mounted it on the card front using foam adhesives. Here is the closeup of the watercolour panel.

I love love this technique and the results are amazing. You don't have to be a pro with watercolour technique. Gelatos makes it easy and great with many of The Craft's Meow Stamp Sets. Give it a go and show us your projects.

Thanks for visiting!

Hugs!

Choose Hope

Good morning!

Jessica here with a card to share that I made using three different TCM stamp sets.  Sometimes it's fun to just sit down and pull out some of your favorites and see what happens, isn't it?  

Beautiful Spring

Hope Blooms

Simply Delightful

Have a great day!

Jessica

Many Thanks!

Helloooo! This is Gayatri here today. How are you doing? Hope you are all enjoying your summer. I am in the southern hemisphere and it is winter here for me. Past few days have been nice sunny yet freezing cold during the morning and evening. At least it is not raining. That will make life miserable.

Anyway, I am here to share my card with you. As much as I like using a stamp set to stamp my focal image and sentiment, I LOVE combining stamp sets.  Especially if I can use a holiday stamp set for a non holiday project. This is what I have done with my card below.

While shopping around last week, I was drawn towards a cushion which had bold black stripes with a big colourful flower on one side. Among a huge pile of cushions, this one caught my eye. I wanted to try it on my project. All I wanted was a long striped stamp. I found it on a holiday stamp set called Holiday Foundations.

Holiday Foundations Stamp Set

I used the thin long stripe stamp and stamped using Archival jet black ink at an angle on the card front. I did not want to cover the entire card front because I like white space and it is perfect to stamp the sentiment.

For the flower and leaves, I chose the flower from a Sympathy Stamp set called Hope Blooms.

Hope Blooms Stamp Set

This flower has the modern look I am after. Instead of stamping the flower and leaves on white cardstock and colouring, I stamped them on coloured cardstock and cut them out. This give a clean, minimalist modern feel to the card. I cut the center part of a second flower and layered it.

Finally for the sentiment, I wanted a sentiment with bold font. I found it in Many Thanks Stamp Set.

This is a clean simple bold card. I love to combine different stamps from different sets to make a card. Hope you liked my design process and next time something catches your eye while shopping, take a photo using your phone. Try and make a card using your inspiration:)

Thanks for stopping by!

Inspired by Pinterest

Hi everyone!  Lin here today with a card I made inspired by something I saw on Pinterest.  Before I stamped and made cards, I was a quilter, and so when I saw this adorable tea towel at Nana Company, it brought back those memories.  The quilt pattern is called Grandmother's Flower Garden.

So I pulled out several TCM stamp sets and made this card today:

I used papers from Simple Stories Vintage Bliss, some dotty grosgrain ribbon, a flower button,  and these stamp sets:

Thanks Bee to Thee

Lark Additions

Hope Blooms

I hope I've inspired you to use bits and pieces of your TCM stamps to make your own designs.  Thanks for visiting!

Hope

Hello friends, Jennifer here to share a card I made based on this month's sketch challenge!  Check out this wonderful sketch from Nina -

One of my favorite sets is "Love Dwells Here" and I stamped the house base, roof, and little wings, cut them out, assembled them and popped them off of the card.  I added a sentiment from "Hope Blooms" that really lifts my spirits!  

I hope you get a chance to play along with us this month!  Link up by 1/31 for a chance to be picked to win a free stamp set!

Green and Orange Sympathy Card!

Hey everybody,

Gayatri here! I am deviating from Christmas festivities today to share a sympathy card with you.

This card showcases Karen.B's Hope Blooms Stamp set.

 

I love this set because of the delicate flowers. Here is my sympathy card I made using masking technique.

After stamping and colouring, I decided to trim the panel. I trimmed straight from top and bottom but hand cut the flowers to add interest.I then tied the bow using green twine and added orange button. Then I mounted the panel on the green cardbase. I love the pop of orange colour and with the green and white, the combination is amazing. Hope you like it.

Have a  Merry and safe Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

 I will see you early next year.

Thanks for visiting!

The September Sketch Challenge!

Well, Happy September!

Thanks for the wonderful cards you all entered for the August Challenge!  The winner, randomly drawn from all entries, is...

Tricia T!

Congratulations Tricia! Please email Lisa at thecraftsmeow@gmail.com with your choice of in-stock stamp set and she'll mail your prize right out to you! 

Amy T here to reveal The Craft's Meow September Sketch:

Here's some inspiration from the wonderful The Craft's Meow Design Team:

First up is the lovely Lindsay:

Sweet baby card!

She used

Lovely Labels 14

{stamp illustrator:  Elizabeta Kushner}

Next is Elizabeta:

Elizabeta used

Ladies & Gents

{stamp illustrator:  Elizabeta Kushner}

and

Lovely Labels 14

{stamp illustrator:  Elizabeta Kushner}

Such a perfect masculine card!

Check out Jean's card:

Jean really is the queen of mixing stamp sets...check out all the ones that she used in today's card:

Tweet of You

{stamp illustrator:  NinaB}

Fly Free

{stamp illustrator:  NinaB}

Stitched Sentiments

{stamp illustrator:  NinaB}

and

Beautiful Spring

{stamp illustrator:  NinaB}

Way to rock the stamps Jean!

Here is my card:

I used

Love Dwells Here

{stamp illustrator:  NinaB}

I challenged myself to NOT use one of the houses...patting myself on the back:)

Here is NinaB's card:

gorgeous...love all the pink!

She used

Hope Blooms

{stamp illustrator:  Karen Baker}

Make sure you check out the SALE going over in The Craft's Meow store!

You may enter as often as you like, but we must be able to see the sketch in there somewhere. You are free to flip it or turn it as you like!

You do NOT have to use TCM stamps to enter the challenge. However, if you are the winner and you have used TCM stamps on your entry, you will not only receive a TCM stamp set of choice as your prize, but also a coupon for 15% off one additional stamp set of choice which can be used one time within 30 days!!! 

You have until September 30th @ 9:00 pm pacific to link up!

July New Release Blog Hop!!!

Hello friends! We're so glad you're joining us for our July New Release Blog Hop and to see all SIX of the newly released stamp sets in their entirety!!! Let's begin with the stamp sets, which are now available at The Craft's Meow for your crafting pleasure:

Hope Blooms

by Karen Baker

6 x 4

$15

Ladies & Gents

by Elizabeta Kushner

6 x 4

$15

Love Dwells Here

by Nina B Designs

(coordinates with Spellbinders Home Sweet Home dies)

6 x 8

$20

One Scoop or Two?

by Amy Wanford

4 x 6

$15

Sweet Taste of Summer

by Mabelle R-O

4 x 6

$15

and our newest free gift with $50 purchase

Summertime With Fibi & Lilly

by Mabelle R-O

4 x 6

last month's free gift with $50 purchase

is now available for purchase

Summer Fun

by Kaitlyn Ord

6 x 4

$15

Would you like to win all SIX stamp sets? Yes? All you have to do is make the rounds on the blog hop and leave comments for a chance to win. One lucky commenter from one of the blogs on the hop will win the entire release! You have plenty of time... until Monday, July 23rd at 9:00 pm Pacific... to make the rounds and leave comments. Good luck!!!

The winner of Summertime With Fibi & Lilly from all comments left on yesterday's blog post is:

CONNIE!!!

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

Now for the hop!!! It begins at Amy Tsuruta's blog and continues from there in this order (I've included all the links in case there's a break along the way):

Amy Tsuruta
Amy Wanford
Iwona Palamountain
Jackie Rockwell
Jean Martin 
Jen Cuthbertson
Jessica Fick
Naomi Gong
Elizabeta Kushner
Julie Ranae 

Karen Baker 

Lindsay Amrhein 

Mabelle R-O

Nina Brackett

Enjoy!!! And thank you again for shopping at The Craft's Meow. We know you have lots of choices for your crafting dollars, and we're very proud and honored that you choose us. Have a great day!

Introducing Hope Blooms and Ladies & Gents!

Hello friends! Welcome to our previews of the SIX new stamp sets that will be released on Saturday, July 21st for your crafting pleasure! Today we begin with two very lovely sets... one by Karen Baker called Hope Blooms, and the other by Elizabeta Kushner called Ladies & Gents.

I'm showcasing the entire cards/projects created by our design team, stamp illustrators and guest designer so that you can easily refer back later for inspiration! However, I do hope you'll stop by for the details and show the girls some love. :) They adore hearing from you!

First my cards... don't fall out of your chair... I really did make cards this month. Could it be that my mojo is finally coming home to roost? We'll see!

Lisa Hjulberg

featuring Ladies & Gents

featuring Hope Blooms

Amy Tsuruta

Amy Wanford

Elizabeta Kushner

Iwona Palamountain

Jackie Rockwell

Jean Martin

Jennifer Cuthbertson

Jessica Fick

Julie Ranae Murray

Karen Baker

Lindsay Amrhein

Naomi Gong (Guest Designer)

Nina Brackett

Did I mention these are lovely stamp sets? 

How would you like to win either Hope Blooms or Ladies & Gents for yourself? All you need to do is make the rounds and leave a comment here by 9:00 pm Pacific tonight. A winner for each stamp set will be randomly drawn from all comments and announced in our post tomorrow. 

I hope you'll join us tomorrow for a look at two more stamp sets, including one by Mabelle R-O and one by Amy Wanford. See you then!