Happy Summer

Hello friends, Jennifer here to share a little summery card with you that I made using "Sweet Taste of Summer."  How has summer been for all of you?  Today is a bit gray but yesterday it was about 95 so we spent the good part of the afternoon in the pool!  It was fun - we got new floaties - but spent a good part of the afternoon shooing wasps and bees away!  Anyone have any remedies for that?  

Anyway, I started off with a peeled wood patterned paper and stamped one of the sentiments from the set into the corner.  I stamped three versions of the little pail and then pieced them in summery colors.  I finished the pails with a bit of Stickles for some shimmer.  I cut out some hexagon shapes from a patterned paper and arranged them onto the card - they reminded me of umbrellas at the beach!

Thanks so much for visiting today and I hope you have a wonderful day!

The Craft's Meow: August Sketch Challenge!

Hello & Happy Saturday!

It's Amy T here, is it just me or does it seem like summer is quickly coming to an end?  Next week is September!

I'm here to remind you about The Craft's Meow August Sketch Challenge:

Isn't that a wonderful sketch by our own NinaB?!

Here is how Jessica was inspired by it:

She used The Craft's Meow

Lovely Labels 18

{stamp illustrator:  NinaB}

Love how Jessica teamed up the Notes & Ideas text with the fun bling!

Here's my take on the sketch and my farewell card to summer...

I used The Craft's Meow

Sweet Taste of Summer

{stamp illustrator:  Mabelle R-O}

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 August 31st @ 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 One Scoop or Two? and Sweet Taste of Summer!!!

This is the day many of you have been waiting for... a first look at what Mabelle R-O has created for us at The Craft's Meow!!! I promise you won't be disappointed in Sweet Taste of Summer. :) We also have another fabulous stamp set from Amy Wanford called One Scoop or Two. Lots of summer fun to delight your senses and inspire your creativity!!!

I'm showing the cards in their entirety so that you can refer back here any time for inspiration. However, I hope you'll still visit our design team, stamp illustrators and guest designer blogs for the details and to show them some love. They appreciate hearing from you!

Lisa Hjulberg

featuring Sweet Taste of Summer

featuring One Scoop or Two?

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)

Summer fun!!!

We have a set of Sweet Taste of Summer and a set of One Scoop or Two to give away! All you have to do is make the rounds and leave a comment here on this post by 9:00 pm Pacific tonight. We'll randomly draw the winners and announce them in tomorrow's post. 

The winner of Hope Blooms from all comments left on yesterday's post is:

JAYNE!!!

The winner of Ladies & Gents from all comments left on yesterday's post is:

LILLIAN CHILD!!!

Congratulations ladies! Please email your address to me at thecraftsmeow@gmail.com and I'll mail your prize to you after the release on Saturday. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you'll join us again tomorrow for a look at Nina B Design's newest stamp set. Have a great day!