TCM, Simply Delightful

I wanted to take this opportunity to show you a card I created prior to my recent eye surgery, using a stamp set illustrated by Nina Brackett for The Crafts Meow.

 The set is called 'Simply Delightful' - and it certainly lives up to its name!  This set is fabulous for masculine cards as well as those girly ones we love to make.

I have embossed the doily and sentiment with Stampin' Up Gold Embossing Powder and sponged around the edges, the other colours on the doily have been added with my Blender Pens, I have not even added any medium as I am naughty and did not clean them the last time I used them - so there was enough colour for this project - that has to be good - right!?!? LOL!

Cutting them out using my Spellbinders Grand Calibur and the Standard Circle and Ribbon Tags Trio

I have tucked in some pleated paper, left over from the edges of and old hymnal, underneath the sentiment.  I have been holding onto the gorgeous textured DP for some time, it is from my dear friend Priscilla.  I love the softness of it against the striped, torn Stampin' Up DP.

This card is for the following challenges:

Stamp Something - Pretty Papers
Challenge Up Your Life - Circles
2 Sisters - For a Guy
Creations by Gill M - Use Circle Shapes
Little Claire's - Cards for Men
Paper Creator's Crafts - For the Men
Word Play Weekend Challenge - Blue
Bloggers Challenge - Masculine Card or Project
Fashionista Friday - For Men
Glitter Geeks - Male/ Father's Day
Just Add Ink - Add Colouring
Totally Papercraft - Dies Cuts and Punches

I am loving the images from The Craft's Meow and I have more to show you as I was very busy before my surgery - I will be back with more.

I will be back tonight (for me) with a Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge and would love to see you there!!  Thank you for looking and for your lovely comments - you always make my day.  I do appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment - thank you!  God bless you! 

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TCM BeautyFull Birthday

This post is prescheduled as I have just had my second eye surgery and computer time is limited for a little while - but you have to love prescheduling!!

I wanted to take this opportunity to show you this card I have created using a stamp set illustrated by Nina Brackett for The Crafts Meow.

 The set is called 'Fly Free' - how gorgeous is it!?!?

I have embossed the birdcage and sentiment with Stampin' Up Gold Embossing Powder

Cutting them out using my Spellbinders Grand Calibur and the Labels 17 Nestibilities

I created a vintage flower using a page from and old book and some circle punches, sponging them with distressing ink, scrunching and securing them with a gold button

Adding some pleated paper, left over from the edges of the book and adding some hand made pearl swirls - pearls are always lovely with vintage - in my opinion!

This card is for the following challenges:

Clearly Inspired - Distressing

Guylou's Iniminibility - Monochromatic

Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Stamp Something - Punch Something

Totally Papercrafts - Summer
4 Crafty Chicks - Handmade Flowers
Do you Stack Up - Birthday
Paper Pals Arts - Your Signature Style
Paper Crafting Journey - Bird Related
Shelleys Images - Anything Goes

I am loving the images from The Craft's Meow and I have more to show you as I was very busy before my surgery - I will be back with more.

*** I am just popping in to say thank you to everyone that has been praying for me and showing usch support!  My surgery has gone beautifully and I will be back onboard after a bit of a rest - only little bursts on the computer in the meantime - but I have posts that will be scheduled in the meantime!  Thank you so much for all of the lurrrrvvve!! ***

Thank you for looking and for your lovely comments - you always make my day.  I do appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment - thank you!  God bless you! 

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TCM Just For You

It is an honour to be a 'Friend of The Crafts Meow.'  I am enjoying the sets that Lisa has for offer at her new online store. 

 This set is called Just for You designed by  Claire Brennan of Waltzingmouse Stamps exclusively for The Craft's Meow. 

This card was quick and easy to create and I love the elegant look it has taken on.  I am also loving the ''Macro'' setting on the camera I have just inherited from my DH who is a photographer and has upgraded - so...I am loving my new Pentax - and just had to show you a few close ups...

I stamped the image repeatedly across a strip of white card stock and added a pearl to the centre using Walnut Stain Distressing Ink.

Adding the sentiment

The DP has been embossed with the Jamara embossing folder - I love how deeply it is etched (and love it that I can show you with the new camera - WAHOO!)

This card is for the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Lace

KB Cute Monday - Anything Goes

Make It Monday - Always Anything Goes

My Crafting Partner in Crime - Always Anything Goes

Stamp With Fun - In the Garden (colours)

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Crafty Emma - Embossing

Card Makin' Mama's - Use Your Scraps

Delicious Doodles - Lovely Lace

Floweret - Spring and Green

Sew Many Cards - Circles

I am loving the images from The Craft's Meow and as I am preparing this post, I have received some Happy Mail and my new sets from The Craft's Meow have just arrived - they are divine and I cannot wait to get them inky - so you know I will be back with more......I have so many projects that are already created in my head and yet to hit paper before my final eye surgery in 9 days....look out Craft Central - here I come!! LOL

Thank you for looking and for your lovely comments - you always make my day.  I do appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment - thank you!  I will be back later today with another post...any guesses who it is for...!?!  God bless you! 

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The Craft's Meow - Friend of Mine

I am honoured to be a Guest Designer for my SSIC Design Team Sister Lisa, who has opened her own store -  The Crafts Meow and am looking forward to using some of the New Release Sets illustrated by Nina Brackett for The Crafts Meow....

In the meantime, I wanted to share this card I created using the adorable little set Friend of Mine

I love the fonts and have stamped both the sentiment and the gorgeous butterfly with Tsukineko Versafine - fabulous ink to stamp with!

 I have added some stencilling using the Layers of Color Belle Brocade art stencil and topped it with some cream Seam Binding - don't you just love that stuff!?!?

The tags have been sitting in a box of sentiments and images I have stamped off well over a year ago (yes I know - terrible! LOL) I have punched them with an EK Ticketed Punch and added some paper piercing.  This card is very eclectic and a lot of white for me, but I am enjoying the shabby/vintage feel of it!!

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Tellen's Place - Anything Goes

Craft Us Crazy - Something New (Stamps) and /or favourite embellishment (pearls)

Pixie Dust Studio - Vintage

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes - Optional - Kraft

Creative Belli - Anything Starting with 'S'  (Seam Binding)

Make It Monday - Always Anything Goes

Scrappy Frogs - Anything Goes

Emerald Fairies - Anything Goes

Peartree Design - Stamped Image

Stamp Something - Anything Goes

Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes

Diva's by Design - For the Girls

Thank you for visiting today - I always love to see you!  I hope you are having a great weekend - it is Saturday night here and we are chilling out watching a movie - well, I am listening to it!  LOL!  God bless you!

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LIttle Frieda - Thinking of You

I could not resist popping back today to show you this card using the Little Frieda's Daisy image from The Crafts Meow - isn't she adorable!

My Stampin' Sister in Christ Challenge Sistah and dear friend Lisa has opened her new Store, The Crafts Meow and there is so much going on over here at the moment - you need to check it out.

One of the things that excites me is that another dear Sistah Nina Brackett is designing for Lisa and Sneak Peeks are being featured over at The Crafts Meow and they are DIVINE - if you know Nina, I know you will be looking for ward to seeing what Nina is up to - if you don't know her - what are you waiting for - you can see check out her divine work on her Blog or the Sneak Peeks at The Crafts Meow.

Okay onto the card!! LOL!

I have coloured Little Frieda with Primacolor Pencils and Gamsol.

Added some small yellow Kaiser Pearls to the centres of the flowers on this delish lace and a sentiment from the Little Frieda sets.

The Large daisy just had to be added - don't you love the centre of it - it FEELS GOOD!!  I am very tactile and LOVE the feel of things!

You can see the dimension of the card here.

This is for the following challenges:

Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Show Us Your Layers

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Oh La La Creations - Aqua, Bling and a Sentiment

Paper Playtime - Friends

Sparkles Forum - Anything Goes

Crafty Emma - Spring Colours/Images

Card Making Mamas - Spring Colours

Delicious Doodles - Anything Goes

Fairy Fun Friday - April Showers Bring May Flowers

Fussy and Fancy - Springtime

Southern Girls - Green and Blue

Get Hippity with Ippity - Use a Stamp

Stamping Scrapping Challenge Central - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by today - I was needing some company!  LOL!  I do appreciate your visits and the lovely comments you leave me -  thank you!  God bless you!

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Star Quality

Simple cards do not come easily to me, but I decided I would try one.  This fabulous Star and sentiment made it much easier for me - they are available at The Craft's Meow owned by the wonderful Lisa - they have some exciting things happening at the moment and you can read them further down the post.

I have to be honest and say that the DP made it easy - I love the bright vibrant colours.  I have added some texture with the Forest Branches Embossing Folder.

I stamped an extra star and used the Fiskar Star Punch, added some Bakers Twine and a button from my stash - I have so many buttons and I am determined to use them more - I love them layered onto something like this.

This is one of a few simple cards I have been creating - it is a challenge for me - but a challenge is always good for us - isn't it!  LOL! Speaking of challenges....

This card is for the following challenges:

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes

Paper Cutz - Buttons and Bows

The Stamp Man - Embossing

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Purple Frog - Texture and Ribbon

Digi Doodles Shop's Best - Stripes

My dear friend Lisa and Design Team Sistah has just revealed the exciting news that Nina Brackett will be designing stamps for The Crafts Meow, and that Alice Wertz and Sarah Martina Parker will be joining TCM as kit designers. Yay!!!  Her blog The Craft's Meow also has a whole new look and you are going to want to check it out - if you haven't already!  every 100 fans by April 30th, she is giving away a set of the four new stamp sets that will be released on May 1st designed by Nina!  Who wouldn't love to win those - remember - you have to be in it to win it!!

Lisa has also created a Facebook Page  - for 

Thsnk you for stopping in today and for the lovely comments you leave me - I love having visitors - you always make my day!  God bless you!

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TCM Friend of Mine and an Award

I am honoured to have some fabulous sets from Lisa at The Craft's Meow to play with - thank you Lisa - they are divine and I have a card to share with you all today, using the Friend of Mine set.

This set has been designed by Claire Brennan of Waltzingmouse Stamps exclusively for The Craft's Meow.

I have stamped it using Tsukineko Versafine in Spanish Moss and Imperial Purple - I love the way they are designed for detailed stamps - it is like stamping with silk.

I added some divine vintage lace and pearls, along with these gorgeous little roses from my stash.

The SU Vintage Wallpaper had been inked before running it through the Cuttlebug to give the effect you can see in the above photo - I do love this technique.

This card following Challenges:

2 Sisters - Get Well/Thinking of You

Little Claires - Anything Celebration with Spring Theme or Colors

Card Makin' Mamas - Embellish It

Fabulous Friday - Use Bling

Delightful Challenges - Flowers

Paper Romance - Bling

The Rubber Cafe - Spring Flowers

Tuesday Throwdown - Florals

Stamps R Us - Spring

Crafty Pad - Flowers

I Did It Creations - Anything Goes

Scrappy Frogs - Flowers and Lace

Sparkles Forum - Springtime

Dream Valley Challenges - Thing with Wings

Creative Cowgirls - Spring or Easter

Don't for get to check out The Craft's Meow  - you will be right in time for their sale... 20% off of everything through April 5th, You can find the deets on the store blog and in the News section of the store site.

I cannot finish this post without sharing this lovely Award that I am honoured to receive from Elizabeth

Thank you Elizabeth - I am loving getting to know you through Blogging, particularly the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge and Faith Art Friday at Layers of Color.

With this Award I am to tell you seven (7) things about myself - so here we go:

1. I feel the cold - not good when winter is on its way!

2. I have knitted since I was 6 years old (thanks Mum) although it has taken a back seat since papercraft!

3. I have only had my Drivers Licence for 8 years

4. I love watching Legal and Medical Shows on TV

5. I love Vegemite on toast

6. Seafood is my favourite food - YUMBLY!

7. I am a nail biter (ewww!  LOL)

I am to pass this onto 7 Bloggers and have decided that I will pass it onto all of you - you are all so inspiring and definitely qualify for this Award - so please grab it, post it on your Blog and link it back to me - let me know you have done so and I will come and comment!!

Thank you for stopping by today - and for the lovely comments you leave me!  It especially means so much to me while I am recovering from my eye surgery - I am slowly making my way back onto the computer and the level of glare determines how long I can stay!!  I hope you are all having a great day and even fitting in some creative time!  LOL!  God bless you!

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