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!

The Craft's Meow August Sketch Challenge!

Well, Happy August!

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

Rosemary!

Congratulations Rosemary! 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 August Sketch:

Another FABulous sketch by our own NinaB!  So many possibilities with this sketch!

Get ready to be inspired by the lovely ladies of The Craft's Meow Design Team!

Karen Baker

Love her use of 3 The Craft's Meow sets:

Retro Foundations

{stamp illustrator:  Karen Baker!}

Beautiful Spring

 {stamp illustrator:  NinaB}

Love Dwells Here

{stamp illustrator:  NinaB} 

Jennifer Cuthbertson

Way to rock the hexies!

Check out  

Thanks Bee to Thee

{stamp illustrator:  NinaB}

Iwona Palamountain

How sweet is this?!

Chupa used

Oh Deer

{stamp illustrator:  Amy Wanford}

and

Stitched Sentiments

{stamp illustrator:  NinaB} 

NinaB

Darling card!

Nina used

Giddy Up

Amy Wanford

clean, crisp & perfect!

Amy used

One Scoop or Two?

{stamp illustrator:  Amy Wanford!}

Elizabeta Kushner

Such a striking card!

Eli used

Ladies & Gents

{stamp illustrator:  Elizabeta Kushner}

and

Lovely Labels

{stamp illustrator:  Elizabeta Kushner} 

and

here's mine:

I used 

Sew Lovely

{stamp illustrator:  NinaB}

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!

The Craft's Meow July Sketch Challenge Reminder...

Hello!

Amy T here to remind you about the July Sketch Challenge over at The Craft's Meow!

Check out what Jessica did:

She showcased The Craft's Meow's newest release

Love Dwells Here

Did you catch ALL of the new releases?!!!  

The Craft's Meow New July Releases

We'll be showcasing a couple of sketch challenge entries, have you linked up yet?

Tenia Nelson

Tenia rocked The Craft's Meow Butterfly Kisses set!

Veronica Z

Love what Veronica did with The Craft's Meow Thanks Bee to Thee set.

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 July 31st @ 9:00 pm pacific to link up!

The Craft's Meow April Sketch Challenge!

Hello, it's Amy T here to welcome you to The Craft's Meow April  Card Sketch Challenge!

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

#9 Gerri Morgan!!!


Congratulations Gerri! 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! 


Here's our wonderful April Sketch by the fabulous NinaB!

Here's how it inspired The Craft's Meow Design Team:

Jen

She used:

Cherished

and

Beautiful Spring

Karen

She also used

Beautiful Spring

Chupa

She used

Thanks Bee to Thee

Aimes

...used

Get Well Soon

NinaB

She used

Tweet of You

Here's my card:

I used

Baggin' some Rays

Jackie

...used

Thanks Bee to Thee

Now how is that for some inspiration?!

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 April 30th at 9:00 pm Pacific to link your card below. 


Enjoy!

Happy Birthday The Craft's Meow!!!

Yep, today is the BIG day! One year ago today The Craft's Meow was born!! I can't believe it's been a whole year already!!! Thank you SO MUCH for all your kind wishes and words of encouragement. I am, quite simply, humbled by you all. Thank you thank you thank you!

I'm excited to announce that we're also advertising on Splitcoaststampers for the very first time starting today! Let me know if you spot our banner (which you can see above)! We extend a very warm welcome to those of you visiting us for the first time!

THE MARCH STAMP RELEASE

Okay, on with the show! Today is also the release of SIX new stamp sets which we've been previewing over the past four days. Here they are in full!!!

Beautiful Spring

Nina B Designs for The Craft's Meow

6 x 4

$15

Mother & Father

Nina B Designs for The Craft's Meow

4 x 4

$10

Cherished

Nina B Designs for The Craft's Meow

6 x 4

$15

Get Well Soon

Jenny Suchin Designs for The Craft's Meow

4 x 4

$10

 Spring is Here

Jenny Suchin Designs for The Craft's Meow

4 x 4

$10

No Greater Love

Released March 2nd

Nina B Designs for The Craft's Meow

4 x 4

$10

Thanks Bee to Thee

Nina B Designs for The Craft's Meow

6 x 4

Only Available as Gift With $50 Purchase!

Our stamps are made in the USA from high quality non-yellowing photopolymer resins.

Before I send you on the celebratory hop, some final reminders:

FREE DIGI IMAGES AND FACEBOOK CONTEST

We are offering two free digi images designed by our newest stamp illustrator Karen Baker if  you Like us on Facebook. If you're not on Facebook, then you can email me at thecraftsmeow@gmail.com and I'll email them to you. If you are on Facebook, we hope you'll share this opportunity with your friends!

When we reach 1500 likes, I'll randomly draw for someone to win a $25 gift certificate to spend in the TCM store and another $25 gift certificate to the person who referred the winner to our page! If we reach 1750 likes, the amount of the GC's increases to $50, and if we reach 2000 likes, the amount of the GC's goes to $100!!! The contest ends March 31st. Thank you for sharing!

Note: If you don't see the digis when you click on our Facebook page, you simply need to click on the Welcome link on the left sidebar of the page. That will take you to the right spot to download the digis!

BIRTHDAY BASH CHALLENGES

Why will you want these digis? Well, besides the fact that they are GORGEOUS, you can use them to enter our challenges for a chance to win a TCM in-stock stamp set of your choice, except the Birthday Theme challenge for which the prize is a guest designer spot for TCM!!! All four challenges are linked on the sidebar for your convenience, and all prizes will be awarded by random draw so that everyone has an equal chance, including for the guest designer spot. 

Please note that you must use stamps by The Craft's Meow (or the free digis) in order to qualify for a prize, and there is no combining of challenges. A separate card/project must be uploaded for each challenge you chose to enter.

WIN ALL SIX STAMP SETS BEING RELEASED TODAY

And there's still more ways to win a prize! How about all SIX of the newly released stamp sets (except for No Greater Love, which was released on March 2nd)? We will randomly draw for one person to win the six stamp sets from comments left on one of the design team/guest designer's blog which we'll keep a secret until after the draw. ;) You have until Friday, March 23rd at 9:00 pm Pacific to make the rounds and leave your comments for a chance to win!

YESTERDAY'S WINNER

The winner of Thanks Bee to Thee from the comments left on yesterday's post is:

Meagan!!!

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

BLOG HOP

Now off  you go to hop and shop! Enjoy! Thank you again for joining in TCM's First Birthday Celebration!!!

  Amy Tsuruta
Amy Wanford
Ivana Camdzic
Amy Kolling
Iwona Palamountain
Jean Martin
Jennifer Cuthbertson
Jenny Suchin
Jessica Fick
Deborah Nolan
Julie Ranae Murray
Karen Baker
Lindsay Amrhein
Michelle Bertuzzi
Nina Brackett