Celebrate: Olympics Stylee...

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Hoooooooooray for the weekend!!!

So sorry I've really been MIA. After a fabulous 30th birthday last week, a weekend spent watching our friends tie the knot and a manic week preparing for the Olympic Torch passing through yesterday, it's been go. go. GO!

So before I start on the paper crafting stuff (I'm sorry. I know that's what you're here for!) Thank you *so much* for your birthday wishes! You know how to make a gal feel blessed ♥! I was spoilt rotten with well wishes and beautiful cards from super talented friends! I'm sorry I haven't gotten around to thanking you all personally yet but I will in time - I promise! Let me say this, if this is what it's like to be in your thirties then I'm wondering what all the fuss was about being in your twenties! :D

Now back to the paper crafting side of things! Well as I said earlier, the Olympic Torch passed through our neck of the woods this week (Both on Monday in Sheffield and on Friday in Derbyshire - where I work and originate from.) There's so much hype about the Olympics kicking off soon that we decided to run an Olympic themed challenge on our A Passion for Papertrey blog:

I've had this idea in my head for what seems like ages and I've been biding my time waiting for the fabulous event to draw closer. Doesn't get too much closer with the torch being within reaching distance twice in one week so it was time to get that idea stamped out!

We hope you can join our fun challenge and get into the Olympic spirit too! Less than a month to go!

Before I leave, I thought I'd share a pic of my guy and me at our friends' wedding last weekend.

I know I'm biased, but I reckon I'm a pretty lucky gal to have such a handsome and sweet guy. He earned major boyfriend points for my birthday by surprising me with a gorgeous pair of shoes I've had my eye on for ages (I didn't even tell him about them! How did he know?!) and a watch from a favourite label of mine, Roots. The brand holds fond memories of our first trip to Canada which blew my mind. He'd even been sweet enough to set the time on the watch to the time in Toronto - our second home. Love!

Right I must dash. I'm hooked on Wimbledon and I must get the chores completed before Murray comes out on the court!

Thank you so much for stopping by and still reading after my waffling and long absence!

Catch ya later!

Card Deets
{Celebrate}
Stamps: Around and About Sentiments, Round and Round (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink)/Tuxedo Black (Memento)/Buttercup, Fern (A*Muse)
Card: White, True Black (Papertrey Ink)

Neon fawn....!

This is my second post of the day. Please scroll down or click here for my CASE Study post - thanks! :)

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So happy you could join me for The Craft's Meow Blog-Hop today! Today is release day! I'm sooooooo excited as you get to see the full reveal of the gorgeous sets for sale, including my first ever stamp set, Oh Deer! What a way to celebrate my birthday today! :D



Now you should have hopped over here from my awesome teamie, Amy T. If you've not, you wanna start here as a simple comment on each blog, including the TCM Blog, by Sunday June 24th could win you the entire June release!

Now for my blog hop card, I couldn't resist inking up my set, Oh Deer. I think I've developed a bit of an attachement to it...I've got sweet fawns stamped on just about anything and everything!

I'm always tempted to try and colour my fawn in realistic colours and I fancied breaking the habit for the blog hop. I wanted to show how this sweet fawn doesn't require the most awesome artistic skills to remain fun and cute. And I guess if you're not a fan of colouring,  I've seen some awesome paper-piecing by my TCM Teamies with this fawn too! This fawn is near neon and I'm going to admit that I wish I'd added some sparkles to it for extra pizazz...I think I may just have to do that!

And before I dash, here's my set, Oh Deer, in its full reveal and available for purchase today! Yay!

And if you spend over $50 at the TCM store, then you'll receive the set, Summer Fun absolutely free!
 
Now I've babbled enough as there's a lot of hopping to be done. Thank you so much for stopping by today! Your next hop is across to the lovely Ivana Camdzic!

Catch ya later!

Card Deets
{my deer friend}
Stamps: Oh Deer (The Craft's Meow)
Ink: Tuxedo Black, London Fog (Memento)
Cardstock: True Black (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: White 6x6 Basic Collection (Basic Grey)
Accessories: Promarkers

Lovely Labels with a Twist...

This is my second post of the day. Scroll down to check out a punny, interactive card or click here!

Hey!

Back on track with day 3 of the The Craft's Meow June Release Countdown...



...today we're giving you a sneaky peek of a *lovely* set by fellow newbie to the TCM Stamp Illustrator team, Elizabeth Kushner called Lovely Labels 14.

Although this fabulous set features beautiful frames, I wanted to try something a little different with them:

This is something that can be done with any frame image. Simply stamp half a frame across the top and bottom of a card base, then cut the outline with a craft knife. This then allows you to stamp a sentiment on a separate piece of card and slide it in the slits created to finish the card. I'm thinking it would be super fun to create a set of cards with different sentiments on separate pieces of card as a gift, giving the recipient the flexibility of picking which sentiment to use with which card!

So that's my take on Lovely Labels with a twist! Be sure to check out the way the rest of the TCM DT rocked the labels, and don't forget to leave a comment on the TCM Blog for a chance to win this fabby set yourself! (Comments must be left by 9pm Pacific Time tonight.)

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I really hope you can visit tomorrow as I finally get to share a sneaky peek of a stamp set designed by yours truly! Pinch me! :)

Catch ya later!

Card Deets
{Happy Birthday}
Stamps: Lovely Labels 14 (The Craft's Meow)
Ink: London Fog, Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Cardstock: Sweet Blush, White (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Gems (Hero Arts)