Happy Holidays with The Craft's Meow

Its the day! Release day at The Craft's Meow! All those beautiful stamps I have been sharing for the past several days are now available in the store! 

For this card, I combined a couple of sets. The reindeer is from Christmas Blessings. Its the set that includes the beautiful star. He was stamped in brown ink and fussy cut. The sentiment is from Holiday Poinsettia. Remember that open box on the bottom of the poinsettia flower? This is another sentiment that fits. But its so beautiful, it will work on any card! They will all work on any card!

The trees were cut with my Silhouette Cameo from old Studio Calico paper in my stash. I love the Scandinavian and sweater look of it!

You have a chance to win the entire release! Leave comments on all the blogs below for your chance to win! One blog has the winning post!

These ladies pulled out all the stops today! I cannot wait to see what they have created! 

The Craft's Meow Blog
Amy Crockett
Clare Buswell
Deborah Nolan
Jennie Harper
Jessica Fick
Jinny Newlin
Karen Baker
Kimberly Crawford, Guest Designer *you are here*
Larissa Heskett
Lin Brandyberry
Mindy Baxter
Nina Brackett
Sharri Seffens
Stacey Schafer

A HUGE thank you to Lisa and the entire design team! Thank you for including me in this amazing release!  

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly

Celebrate The Season with The Craft's Meow

Hello again!! Today I am peeking the sets, Holiday Poinsettia and Inside Christmas,  from The Craft's Meow. All these stamps will be available on Monday, October 21!

The first card uses the image in a traditional way, stamped and colored with Copics. I admit, I am very, very rusty with my coloring, but with this beautiful image, can you really go wrong?

The box underneath the poinsettia is actually open and has several sentiments that fit inside. Very clever.

A photo of the markers I used. And the white pen is a Uniball Signo Wide. Adore that thing!

Now I know that the set, Inside Christmas, is meant to be used on the inside of your card, but you know me and I have to try and use stamps in a different way. The sentiments are all beautifully worded. So, why not use them on the front of your card? I stamped the sentiment and decorative line with StazOn Jet Black Ink. Be careful when stamping on a photo because it is a slippery surface. To finish the card off, I added a punched set of holly leaves and an enamel dot.

Be sure and visit The Craft's Meow blog to see everyone's projects. There are so many talented designers, its a lot of eye candy!

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly

watercolor techniques with Gelatos

Welcome to day three of ideas and video tutorials using Gelatos from Faber-Castell/Design Memory Craft!

Here is a look at a card I created with one of the three techniques shown in the video. A watercolor background that has been stamped and heat embossed with gold powder. I love this look. Who knew *I* could be “artsy!?!” Its easy and you can be too!

watercolor techniques

Direct link: Watercolor Techniques with Gelatos

Be sure and leave comments on each blog post, as I am going to put all the names into the proverbial hat and draw a winner! I have a set of Metallic and Yellow Gelatos for a lucky reader, along with a few other fun surprises! I will announce the winner on Thursday, July 24.

If you have missed any of the tutorials, here is a list of what has been covered already.

• Day One: Gelatos Overview
• Day Two: Stamping with Gelatos

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly

stamping with gelatos

Welcome to the second  day in a series of posts, ideas, and video tutorials about Gelatos from Faber-Castell/Design Memory Craft! Today’s video covers two ways to stamp with your Gelatos. (and today’s video is a shining example of why you should voice over…just bear with me for the good ideas! :))

 

 

stamping with gelatos

Direct link for those that need it: Stamping with Gelatos

And there is a giveaway! I have two sets of Gelatos for a lucky reader! Leave a comment on each post about Gelatos over the next few days and I will draw a name! The more days you visit, the better your chances!

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly

heat embossing and washi tape with wood veneers

Ready for the next ideas for wood veneers? On today’s project, I combined a couple of ideas, using washi tape and heat embossing.

To heat emboss your wood veneer, simply push the veneer into your embossing ink pad. Lift in gently and place it onto a piece of scrap paper. Cover with embossing powder and tap off the excess. Then apply the heat. This will take a bit longer than usual, so keep your heat tool moving. I cannot wait to try this with the glitter embossing powders!!

The washi tape was a bit more fussy…but still worth it. Simply apply the tape over the surface, going over the edges. Trim away the excess along the edge of the shape with a pair of detail scissors. I then used my finger nail to smooth away the edges.

So, there you have it, my ideas for using up those wood veneers you have been hoarding! ;) In case you missed any of the posts, you can find them all by clicking the links below:

• Masking with wood veneers
• Stamping on wood veneers
• Embossing (dry) with wood veneers
• Coloring wood veneers

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly

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P.S. Well, time has gotten away  from me, as usual. Seems like I am always saying that. :) The little man is done with school and he is now the focus of all my time, which I wouldn’t trade for anything. We also spent a fantastic weekend in MN with my family celebrating my nephew’s first birthday. It was good to go “home.” We also got to spend time on the lake, which was cold, and the fishing was lousy, but it was so wonderful to be outside.

The summer will be busy with the little man having golf, baseball, and science camp. We have trips planned, both day and longer. My first blog posts as an official Paper Crafts Go To Gal will be soon and I will be popping in here and there with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L projects and Reverse Confetti too, but it will be a bit quieter. I know you all have busy summers planned too. When it rains, stop by for a visit. Or when you are hanging at the beach under that great umbrella.

Thanks for always stopping by! For the emails, for the sweet comments, for the questions, and for just being great. Hugs!

masking with wood veneers

Happy Memorial Day!

To all those who have served, to all who’s family members who have served, and to those amazing women I know who are serving because their husbands are deployed overseas, I send you a gigantic thank you from the very bottom of my heart! Your sacrifices are so unbelievable and we as a nation owe you a huge debt!

Onward with the wood veneer ideas…one day while I was misting my shapes with spray ink, I noticed the perfect pattern left behind on the scrap paper. Aha! Use the wood veneers as a mask!

To keep the veneers in place while spraying I use Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L’s  E-Z Dots^® Refillable dispenser on the back of each of them. The repositionable adhesive holds nicely, but wipes off easily when you are finished with it.

The cardstock after the mist was gently applied.

I thought it would be fun to use the wood veneers on the project as well! Don’t you love these colors together!!? It comes from the papers in the latest design from Pebbles, called Lakeside.  The torn circle flower mimics a piece of the paper in the 6x6 pad.

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly

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