May 31, 2011

Introducing It's a Shore Thing!

I'm absolutely thrilled to introduce to you today Michelle Bertuzzi's very first stamp set designed exclusively for The Craft's Meow! Michelle designs under the name "Jiroken," so you'll see her her logo on the labels of stamp sets she designs for TCM.

You are going to love, love love this set... it is shore to become a staple for your summer cards AND for your scrapbook pages. These stamps will easily translate to great scrapbook page layout designs! 

Before we get to the previews, I want to announce the winners of Sending You Sunshine and Just Sayin' from comments left on yesterday's posts. They are:

Sugarbuffet (from Heather's Blog)
Maxine D (from Jessica's Blog)
Kate (from Lynn's Blog)


Congratulations ladies! Please email your address to me at thecraftsmeow@gmail.com and I'll get your stamp set in the mail to you right away.

Gosh, I feel terrible that so many of you are having trouble leaving comments these past few days. Why does Blogger have to act up now of all times? I appreciate those of you who have kept trying and have found fixes... I understand that if you post as an Anonymous user rather than logged into Blogger, it will work. I hate that fix, though, don't you? If you use it, you must remember to include your name so that I can be sure you're a real person and not SPAM.

I'm also told that if bloggers set their blog settings to allow the comment dialog box to be pop up rather than embedded below their post, folks can leave comments. Of course, this isn't something that you, as commenters, can control, but perhaps you want to try this for your own blogs so that you won't miss any comments yourself. I like that feature... pop-up blockers don't block the window from coming up, and you're still open on the page and can see the card you're commenting on while writing your comment, which is really helpful if you're as lame as me and forget what you're doing right in the middle of doing it. lol But the best part is that you're still on the same page when you're finished making your comment... just close the dialog box...and you can spend time surfing to the next post or just having a good look around the blog you're on.

Okay, enough of that subject...  let's get on with the show! To see the full cards featuring It's a Shore Thing, please click on the links...



Of course we have prizes today!!! We'll draw THREE of you to win It's a Shore Thing... one from each of three of the design team blogs. You'll have until 10:00 pm Pacific tonight to make the rounds and leave comments. We'll announce the winners in tomorrow's post. Enjoy and good luck!

Speaking of tomorrow's post, be sure to join us for the June release blog hop!!! The full artwork of all five stamp sets will be revealed and... best of all... will be available for purchase! And, of course, there are prizes to be won. So we'll see you tomorrow!


May 30, 2011

Introducing Sending You Sunshine and Just Sayin' !!

Hang onto your socks, because these two new sets by Nina B Designs for The Craft's Meow are going to knock them off!!! The main set is called Sending You Sunshine, and you will love love love the design and versatility of this adorable set!!! The companion set is called Just Sayin', and has (as the name implies) lots of greetings that are interchangeable with Sending You Sunshine, as well as being a must-have stand-alone set you'll reach for time and again.

But, once again, before we get to the previews, I want to announce the winners of Timeless Tags from comments left on yesterday's posts. They are:

Kristel (from Debbie's blog)
Renee VanEpps (from Jenny's blog)
Scrapalajen (from Lindsay's blog)

Congratulations ladies! Please email your address to me at thecraftsmeow@gmail.com and I'll get your stamp set in the mail to you right away.

Now on to the previews of Sending You Sunshine and Just Sayin' !! To see the full cards, please click on the links...



And my card...

Of course we have prizes today!!! We'll draw THREE of you to win Sending You Sunshine AND Just Sayin'... one from each of three of the design team blogs. You'll have until 10:00 pm Pacific tonight to make the rounds and leave comments. We'll announce the winners in tomorrow's post.

Enjoy and good luck!!!

May 29, 2011

Introducing Timeless Tags...

Nina Brackett has done it again, designing a fabulous stamp set to coordinate with Spellbinders(TM) Grommet Tags! Today we're showcasing Timeless Tags, which will be released on June 1st. But before we get to the previews, I want to announce the winners of Celebrating You from comments left on yesterday's posts. They are:

Gayatri (from Amy's blog)
cjdempsey9 (from Jean's blog)
Joyce McIntosh (from Kim's blog)


Congratulations ladies! Please email your address to me at thecraftsmeow@gmail.com and I'll get your stamp set in the mail to you right away.

Now on to the previews of Timeless Tags! To see the full cards, please click on the links...




And my card featuring patterned paper and button from the Portrait Collection by Crate Paper, currently available in my store. I'll also have some Grommet Tags in stock on June 1st in case you want to purchase a set along with the Timeless Tags stamp set. ;)

Okay, I just noticed something wrong with today's post. Can anyone guess what it is... or should I say, see what it is? LOL!!!! I put the wrong graphic templates around the cards today. Instead of using the graphic for PREVIEWS, I used the graphic for SNEAK PEEKS. Oh, geez!!! Well, I'm just going to leave it. I hope you will bear with me on this. How lame am I? (*grin*)

Okay, we need prizes to celebrate my ineptitude and the release of Timeless Tags!!! We'll draw THREE of you to win Timeless Tags... one from each of three of the design team blogs. You'll have until 10:00 pm Pacific tonight to make the rounds and leave comments. We'll announce the winners in tomorrow's post.

Enjoy and good luck!!!

May 28, 2011

Celebrating You!

Hello everyone! Welcome to Day One of our previews of the stamp sets being released on June 1st at The Craft's Meow! Today we are showcasing Celebrating You, another gorgeous stamp set designed by Nina B Designs for The Craft's Meow. To see the full cards created by our design team, simply click on the links below.



Jenny Suchin
Due to Blogger issues, it's possible that
Jenny's card won't post on time or at all, so
I'm showing it in its entirety here!

And my humble card featuring patterned paper from the Candy Shoppe Dots and Stripes collection by Echo Park, which will also be making a debut in The Craft's Meow store on June 1st!
What would new release festivities be without chances to win prizes? Yep, we'll draw THREE of you to win Celebrating You... one from each of three of the design team blogs. You'll have until 10:00 pm Pacific tonight to make the rounds and leave comments. We'll announce the winners in tomorrow's post. Enjoy and good luck!!!