Of all the new releases, I think my favorite has to be the Welcome To The Office stamp set. It's so versatile with its many different stamps that can be used in so many different ways! So, of course, I had to use this set when making today's card - are those ink blots and coffee ring stamps to die for or what?

If you notice a tiny bit of difference between the card in the video and the card in the still photographs, it's because I had two ink accidents while filming the making of the card. So I had to make the card a second time - I thought I was filming the process but I forgot to hit the "record" button after I put in a newly charged battery.

(Other than the moment when I suddenly figured out the meaning of life, you didn't miss a thing.)

So here's my card:

SUPPLIES: Bazzill cardstock; Memory Box card; We R Memory Keepers Anthologie 6x6 patterned paper pad; Hero Hues black ink; Martha Stewart pigment inks; Welcome to the Office stamps; Hero Arts gems

And here's my video!

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!
Deborah

Sweet Memories Card & Video

Hello, Stamp Lovers!

It's Deborah here today with a card and a video!

I used two of the June stamp releases in my card today:

Beautiful Rose

and

Sweet Memories

This card could be used for a variety of occasions: anniversary, friendship, even a coming-of-age event. I got to playing with my PrismaColor pencils again because the image was so perfect for them - sort of old-fashioned and wanting rich color that had some texture to it. I could have used Copics, but I just love the depth of colored pencil on the page! Besides which, Copics have really stolen the spotlight for the last few years so I like to rally around my equally beautiful pencils (which are a heck of a lot more easy on the pocketbook, as well).

I'd like to mention here that I used one of the Nestabilities Label Eight dies by Spellbinders - as you can see, it works quite nicely with the label stamp from the Beautiful Rose set.

And here's the video!



O T H E R   S U P P L I E S:
Cardstock (Memory Box); Patterned Paper (My Mind's Eye); Ink (Hero Arts); Colored Pencils (Prismacolor); Butterfly (Studio Calico); Button (Blumenthal Lansing); Gems (Recollections); Other: dimensional adhesive, Gamsol, corner rounder

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

Wedding Day Card & Video!

Hello, Stamp Lovers!

Deborah here today with a card and a video for you!

I made today's card with two of the May stamp releases:

Wildflowers 

and

Side By Side.

This is a wedding day card that involves some masking and a little Prismacolor action - I hope you enjoy it!



S U P P L I E S
Cardstock (Memory Box); Patterned Paper (Fancy Pants); Ink (VersaMark); Colored Pencils (Prismacolor); Pearls (Recollections)

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great Memorial Day!

Deborah

Welcome Our Newest Designer!

Hello and welcome to The Craft's Meow!

You picked a great day to stop by because we have

some pretty fabby news!

TCM is excited to welcome our newest Design Team Member

Deborah Nolan

Deborah's thrilled to join TCM's design team! She's been making cards for about five years and writes a tongue-in-cheek blog, The Society of Stampaholics (acronym SOS) when she’s not hanging out with Spouse and their daughter Gigi. She's currently a staffer for the online magazine, Scrapbook News & Review and a member of the Memory Box design team. She also teaches local and online card classes in an attempt to subsidize a chronic case of supply-related “I Wants.” Past paper-related thrills include co-owning and editing Lily Pad Cards, being chosen for the Win-a-Day competition on the Hero Arts blog, and being an original Hero Arts Hostess. Deborah’s been published in Cards, Paper Trends, Stamper’s Sampler, Somerset Studio ,  

Take Ten, and Paper Crafts Magazine.  

We know you will love what Deborah brings to our team as

she will be presenting our stamps to you in some pretty

'creative' ways!

We hope you will take a moment let us know you stopped by

& to leave a little love for her.