NinaB Designs Blog Hop: Make it Masculine

Welcome to the NinaB Designs Blog Hop! The theme of this month's hop is Make it Masculine since Father's Day is just around the corner. It's a great opportunity to honor those men who mean so much to us.

Here is my card:

I used Puzzle Parts from Penny Black and  Lovely Labels 18 from The Craft's Meow. I stamped the images using Memento Bamboo Leaves and Nautical Blue ink and added some wooden scrabble pieces to form the word: DAD and accented with Want2Scrap bling.

Here are the NinaB Designs stamps I used:

The NinaB Designs team is giving away these TWO PRIZE PACKAGES:

Prize #1: Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two Dies

   Prize #2: $20 Gift Certificate to Want2Scrap.

Winners will be picked randomly from 2 of the designers' blogs:

Nina Brackett * Clare Buswell * Jennie Harper * Jessica Fick * Lea Lawson * Linda Lucas * Rae Barthel *Viola Mahr

Everybody is welcome to comment and be eligible to win. The winners will be announced on May 22 on Nina's Blog, where you will also find all the relevant info regarding the giveaways. Finally, please consider liking the following Facebook pages that are represented on today's hop, so you don't miss the latest news and happenings:

NinaB Designs

Spellbinders Paper Arts

The Craft's Meow

Penny Black Inc.  Want2Scrap 

Thank you for joining us today!

Blessings,

The Craft's Meow Sketch Blog Hop

The Craft's Meow is having a series of themed blog hops in lieu of the regular April release. Today we have a sketch:

And here is my card:

I created my own patterned paper using the flourish image from Beautiful Hymns and stamped it using Memento Rich Cocoa onto Pale Plum cardstock. The labels die is from Lovely Labels 18 and I die cut a circle to stamp the tulip images from Flower Garden using Versamagic Perfect Plumeria and Tea Leaves ink. The sentiment is from Sweet Silhouettes. After I assembled the card, I spritzed it wth with Fireworks Rich Cocoa and love the sheen it gives!!

Here are the stamp sets I used:

  Don't forget about our brand new TCM Gallery

and we would love to invite YOU to join us there. The inspiration there alone is AMAZING....definitely a go to place to be inspired!! 
www.thecraftsmeowgalleryonline.com

It's time to send you along the rest of the hop, next stop:

Jennifer's blog! I know she will have beautiful inspiration for you! 

The Craft's Meow is also giving you 21% discount for all orders until 21st of April.

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Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

 

Minty Fresh Challenge

Today I have a card to share that I made for the Minty Fresh Challenge over on Moxie Fab. Loved the mint/brown dress in the blog post and drew my inspiration from that...as well as Chocolate Mint ice cream (my hands down favorite ice cream!).

For my card, I was inspired by the September sketch challenge on The Craft's Meow blog. I used the Swiss Dots stencil from The Crafter's Workshop and combined it with some favorite stamps from The Craft's Meow (Lovely Labels 18 and Sew Happy).  I also used the coordinating Spellbinders dies, including Nina's Sewing Elements.  

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

 

A Special Note

 I was able to get a little bit of stamping time this weekend and was excited to play with some new stamps I got from The Craft's Meow.  I love Nina's style of design and used three different stamp sets on this card: Beautiful Spring, Sent with Love, and Lovely Labels 18.  I also used some My Mind's Eye patterned paper, bling from Want2Scrap and used Memento Bahama Blue ink.  I am not quite confident enough in my Copic coloring skills so just lightly colored the butterfly with a light blue/yellow Copic.

Recently my LSS had a yard sale for crafters and have to say I LOVE recycling my goodies!  I was able to clean out/sell quite a bit and gain some store credit for future purchases and best of all... finally able to complete my Memento ink collection.... (added the blue I used on the card above) and am set until the new colors become available.  Can't wait to see those in person!!  LOVE my Memento ink!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,