Friend of Mine Card Trio by Nina Brackett

FOM Cards Trio, a photo by NinaB (HR) on Flickr.

Take a look at these fabulous cards created by Nina Brackett using the Friend of Mine Kit!!! You can purchase this kit and everything else in store at a 20% discount through Tuesday April 5th! Just use the code AprilShowers at checkout. See below for more details.

Another Fabulous Kit Collection!

Me oh my, me oh my, did I miss posting a preview yesterday? Yes I did! And no it wasn't because I was drinking too much green beer. :) The day just raced away from me. It's like that right now... I feel the clock tick tocking away towards the grand opening on Monday, and there seem to be so many last-minute things to do. PLUS, I've been making arrangements for some fabulous things to come, which I can't share with you quite yet, but you will be as thrilled as me I'm sure! Don't you hate those teases? lol

Back to the previews...

Here's another of the initial three kit collections releasing next week, the Portrait Collection by Crate Paper. Lovely!!!

And of course there will be lots of lovely embellies to go along with it, including these beauties...

Oh, yes, you are going to LOVE these kits. And if that weren't enough, one of the two companion kits will have yet another of Claire Brennan's wonderful wee stamp sets designed just for me... image and greeting...which might just be my favorite. (*wink*)

Speaking of Claire, I owe her a huge debt of gratitude. Not only did she treat me like royalty while I was part of her Design Team and her "Mousekeeper" (DT and Sketch Challenge Coordinator), but I learned a great deal from her example. She's a very special lady and I treasure our friendship. I was blown away when she offered to design these stamps for me. Do folks get any nicer than this? I don't think so! And I have no problem saying that a piece of my heart and crafting dollars will always belong to Waltzingmouse Stamps.

Okay, I promise I'll be back tomorrow with some peeks of Little Frieda! It's about time she made her debut, don't you think?

Have a wonderful day!

Another Preview for You!

I am in LOVE with Emma's Shoppe by Crate Paper, how about you? Yes, my friends, you will see two companion kits featuring patterned papers and embellies from Emma's Shoppe, including plenty 'o chipboard accents, which I happen to LOVE using on my cards.

One of the two kits will include a wee stamp image and greeting from the fabulous Claire Brennan of Waltzingmouse Stamps!!!

Before I go, I just wanna say... I wish I were my cat. She's out there in the patio room, laying in a patch of sunlight, soaking it up. I guess it's appropriate that the patio room has become the headquarters for The Craft's Meow. lol Now, to figure out how to put her to work...

I'll be back tomorrow with more! Thanks again for all your wonderful comments and emails!!!

The Countdown is On! Let the Previews Begin!

Yikes, I can't believe it's only one more week before the store opens! Gee, I sure hope I'm ready! lol There's still so much to do...

I'm thinking you might want to get a taste of things to come? Well, for one thing (or should I say, two or three?), there will be two kits featuring patterned paper from the Curtain Call collection and embellies from Graphic 45...

... plus a few other bits and bobs to coordinate. And, the most delicious part... a wee stamp set (image and greeting) designed by my dear friend, the one and only Claire Brennan of Waltzingmouse Stamps, will appear in one of the two kits!!!

Oh yes, it's true! And there's more to come!

A note or two about my kits: the paper will be cut down to 6 x 6, which will save shipping costs. A friend has suggested offering 6 x 12 strips for scrapbookers, and I may well try that soon. If you have any feedback for me on this, please let me know! I don't know about you, but I cut into a lot of paper and have many scraps left over. I like the idea of buying just a bit and using it up so that I can move on to the next latest and greatest thing.

Generally, I'll be dividing up most of a particular paper collection and many of its coordinating elements into two different kits...adding a few other things (the bits and bobs) to enhance the kits' possibilities. One of the two kits will have a wee stamp set included. If you purchase both kits, you get everything I have to offer for that particular collection!

Starting out, I have no idea what to expect in terms of demand so the kits will be limited. But I'll do my best to restock the most popular kits asap, and keep things fresh.

Thank you all so much for following along with me on this journey. I've loved reading every single comment... all of your encouragement and good wishes have lifted me up considerably! I could not be more grateful.

I'll be back tomorrow with another peek of coming attractions! Have a great day!