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May 20, 2013

TCM: Chalkboard Birthday


Hi there!

Today's the big day!  All the new stamps from The Craft's Meow that we have been featuring for the past several days on our blogs, are now available for purchase online! 
Our last feature post today is in honor of our new free with $50 purchase called Chalkboard Birthday illustrated by Nina Brackett.

If you're joining me today for our new release blog hop, you should have arrived here from Jennifer's blog.  If not, consider starting over at the beginning over at TCM's store blog.


My first card has lots of green - not a color I usually use but I liked this patterned paper from My Mind's Eye against the sentiment image that I stamped in white ink on dark grey card stock.   The Green Shimmer twine matched the green on the papers quite well.

I wanted to keep this card relatively flat for easy mailing, so I added a rose bud to the bow (which I picked up recently at Michaels).



My second card today shows another sentiment in this fun stamp set that I stamped in a label die, which was stamped with the coordinating frame.  I have been loving the look of tan and grey together lately... never thought I would like them together but I think they work well for a masculine card.  This card uses more patterned papers from My Mind's Eye along with some Black Shimmer twine for a quick embellishment.


Next up on the hop today is the fabulous Jinny!

For all the other designers' links with today's new stamp set, please hop over to The Craft's Meow blog.  Leave comments along the way  for your chance to win today's stamp set for your collection!

Happy Hopping!
Jessica

44 comments:

  1. Fabulous cards, love both designs and the colors are lovely. Your use of tan and grey is unexpected but beautiful!!!

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  2. Love the bright clean look of the green and white background on the first one. Also love how the blue and green brightens up the second card.

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  3. Oh Jessica these are gorgeous - I love that green one!
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  4. Beautiful cards! I love them!

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  5. Love your cards, especially the grron polka dotes.I like the way you took the same basic design and changed up a little to get 2 different cards.

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  6. Fab cards Jessica! Love what you did with this fun stamp set :)

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  7. I love your cards, the doilies really dress them up! I love all the new stamp sets!!! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  8. Jessica, love that sentiment stamp with twine and doilies. Looks great! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  9. As always, you never cease to amaze and delight me with your gorgeous cards, dear Jess! And you always go the extra mile and do two or more per stamp set. You ROCK!!! I'm so lucky to have you on my team. Please never leave me! LOL xx

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  10. plaids, dots, love love love your ideas

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  11. Both cards are fabulous. Love your colour choices...they work very well together. Will have to give them a try myself.

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  12. Very pretty cards! I particularly love the second one!

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  13. You have great style with color, thanks for sharing.

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  14. I really liked the color combo on your cards! (And the stamp, too!) :)

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  15. Hey there Jessica Fick! ; ) Always great inspiration whenever you post & this week's TCM release is no exception! Love ya!

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  16. WOW, cool twine--is it glittery? I like the colors and patterns, and doily. Nice.

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  18. Did you choose green because of the Green Bay Packers? It is very cute. I like the twine, also.

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  19. Very nice choice of green papers on the 1st and I like how you made the doily come off the bottom on the 2nd.

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  20. Very pretty with the choice of papers, doily and twine.

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  21. Love that green card. It really pops. Fabulous projects. TFS

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  22. Very cool. I like the green and white with the black chalkboard effect. The second card was lovely and I liked the placement of the doily. the diagonal plaid paper is really cool and looks great against the kraft cardstock. Great job!

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  23. Love the green paper and the cards are beautiful.

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  24. Love your cards! Great stamp!

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  25. Fabulous cards Jessica! Love what you did with this fun stamp set, thanks for sharing!!

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  26. Great cards.

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  27. Love this layout. The greens are so pretty.

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  28. Gorgeous cards. Love the design and the green is stunning.

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  29. Fabulous cards, love both designs and the colors...nice hop n amazing stamps..!!

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  30. Great inspiration for masculine cards. You rock Jessica! TFS

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  31. Two super cards with a great design. Love the stamps and this hop.

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  32. Hi Jessica,
    Loving your green card, great dp and use of doilies and twine. I think with a bit of masking any block of words could be stamped out of this set :-)

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  33. How beautiful!! Both of your cards are fantastic. I really like the doilies and the twine.

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  34. Great card.I like the scrapbook paper & the twine just makes the card.

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  35. Absolutely love this release & your cards.

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  36. Wow! So pretty! I love these!!

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  37. Very pretty cards. Love the twine and patterned paper . Iris

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  38. Clean, simple, and so cute. Love how you made these wonderful cards. Great job.

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  39. Both cards are gorgeous and love the papers!

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  40. WOW~WOW~WOW!! LOVING both of your cards for today such GREAT Designs!! THANKS for sharing ad have a FABULOUS Memorial Day Weekend!! =)

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  41. As always you have card projects that are CAS. Love them with TCM stamps!

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  42. Both are are great. I think your lovely colors make them suitable for most men. I really like the layout on your second card. Thanks for sharing.

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  43. This is SO stunning! I love green!

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