Rockwell Designs Blog – The Craft’s Meow Archive

Santa Chalkboard Card

Published on December 11, 2012, by Jackie

I’ve been noticing a lot of chalkboard projects popping up all over the place. I absolutely adore them!!! The typography being the focal point just makes me swoon. When I was in college my major was Graphic Design/Letterform. Creating posters with just typefaces was one of my favorite projects! I used 4 stamp sets to create the typography collage on the chalkboard. I won’t list them because a couple of them are retired Technique Tuesday sets. If you would like to give this technique a try, gather up all the sentiment sets you have and play around with combining them. Don’t forget to add a flourish or banner here or there.

Click HERE for a wonderful post by Betsy Veldman that talks about how to create this look. If you leave a comment include your blog address, I’d love to come by and see your projects.

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Give Thanks

Published on November 16, 2012, by Jackie

Happy Friday everyone!!! I have a simple fall card to share with you today. I love the texture of the felt leaves! The pretty sentiment is from a Craft’s Meow stamp set called Fall Blessings. I’m submitting this card to the “Thanks” challenge over at CASology. They always come up with great theme ideas. Have a wonderful weekend!

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CAS(E) this Sketch! Challenge #5

Published on November 8, 2012, by Jackie

Hi everyone! Are you ready for another CAS(E) this Sketch? Before we move onto the card I’d like to make an EXCITING announcement! We have expanded our Design Team by 3 today!!! I’m so thrilled to introduce you to the very talented Karolyn Loncon, Christina Heeren and Jen Wills. Please hop on over to CAS(E) this Sketch and say hi and welcome them to the challenge.

For my card today I used the very pretty Golden Days stamp set by The Craft’s Meow. I really loved the bold script of the sentiment in this set. I tried to stay true to the sketch except for making my card square. I hope you’ll join us for this quick and easy sketch!

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CAS(E) this Sketch! Challenge #2

Published on October 18, 2012, by Jackie

I’m OVER THE MOON thrilled with the participation in our first challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch! There were so many FANTASTIC cards it was extremely difficult to narrow down our choices to just end up with 1 Winner and 4 Favorites. Please stop by CAS(E) this Sketch! to see who the talented winners of our inaugural challenge are.

Today I’m super excited to show you one of Lisa’s sketches. This one is so much fun because it leaves plenty of room to interpret in so many ways. I decided to go with a beautiful vintage image from the Vintage Clocks stamp set by The Craft’s Meow. I kept it simple but couldn’t resist adding a brad to the clock face and popping it and the decorative chain up to add some dimension. We’d LOVE to see your take on this sketch! Drop by CAS(E) this Sketch and check out the How to Play page!

If you’ve been to my blog before you’ll notice I’ve done a little re-decorating. I’ve cleaned up, added a new header and fixed a few glitches. I didn’t realize that my RSS feed was not working properly. If you’d like to follow my blog in your reader please click the orange button under my photo at the top of this page. So glad you dropped by!

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TCM and Want2Scrap Blog Hop

Published on August 10, 2012, by Jackie

Both The Craft’s Meow and Want 2Scrap have joined together to create a really HUGE blog hop! Both companies will also be giving away a prize. The deadline for leaving comments to win is Sunday, Aug 12. The winners will be announced on the TCM/W2S blogs by Tuesday, August 14. Below is a funky little card I created for the hop. It incorporates the super fun Typically Teen stamp set by The Craft’s Meow and some pretty Sage Green Pearls by Want2Scrap.

You should have arrived here from Keely Yowler’s blog and now you need to hop on over to Lisa Hjulberg’s blog to complete the hop! I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing all of the designers projects today!!!

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The Craft’s Meow July Blog Hop

Published on July 21, 2012, by Jackie

Are you ready to hop along for a chance to win all 6 new stamp sets from The Craft’s Meow? To be eligible you will need to visit and comment on each blog on the hop. The deadline to comment is 9:00pm PDT, Sunday, July 22nd. You should have arrived here from Chupa’s blog and then after your done commenting here you can hop on over to Jean’s blog. Now how about that card? I used the versatile and adorable Love Dwells Here stamp set illustrated by Nina B. Designs for my card today. Thanks for stopping by!

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The Craft’s Meow July Preview Day 4 of 5

Published on July 20, 2012, by Jackie

When I made this card it was so HOT outside I was melting. I could have used the 3 glasses of whatever kind of COOL drink was inside my card!

I cut out a semi-circle of cork to give the appearance of a giant drink coaster. The adorable stamp set that provided the refreshing drinks is from the Summertime with Fibi and Lili by Mabelle R-O. This stamp set is your gift with a $50 purchase at The Craft’s Meow. I hope you’re enjoying The Craft’s Meow sneak peeks. Stop back by tomorrow for the blog hop!

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The Craft’s Meow July Preview Day 3 of 5

Published on July 19, 2012, by Jackie

The stamp set I’m featuring today is called Love Dwells Here illustrated by Nina B. Designs. WOW this set is just packed with super adorable houses and sentiments! I wanted to make a simple card and was having a difficult time trying to decide which of the wonderful images to use. I just love how the little house is a square so I made my card square to mimic it. I wanted the heart on the house to really pop so I colored it red with Copic markers. You’ll have to go to The Craft’s Meow blog and check out what the other ladies have created with this fantastic stamp set!

I’m going to pop this into the Stamp It! Cards Week: The Thank You Challenge over at the Moxie Fab World blog.

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The Craft’s Meow July Preview Day 2 of 5

Published on July 18, 2012, by Jackie

Today I’m sharing 2 summer cards with you. I had so much fun making these! The first stamp set I used is called Sweet Taste of Summer illustrated by Mabelle R-O. Isn’t the little girl just as sweet as can be? The second set I used is called One Scoop or Two illustrated by Amy Wanford. What a YUMMY set this is. She thought to include everything you would ever need to create a delicious ice cream cone! If you hop on over to The Craft’s Meow Blog you can see the awesome cards the other designers have created.

There’s a new fun challenge blog called CASology that I was very interested in playing this week! I’m submitting my little girl card into it today.

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The Craft’s Meow July Preview Day 1 of 5

Published on July 17, 2012, by Jackie

It’s that time again to get a little peek at the new stamp sets being released by The Craft’s Meow! I think you will LOVE them as much as I do. The first set is called Ladies and Gents illustrated by Elizabeth Kushner, I adore the delicate umbrella and the sentiments are wonderful. The second set is called Hope Blooms illustrated by Karen Baker. The flowers are so elegant in this set! This month we are welcoming Guest Designer Naomi Gong. Please drop by The Craft’s Meow Blog to check out her project as well as what the other designers have created.