Meraki Genesis Release

 

Hello Friends!  Today is an exciting day for Crafty Meraki with a brand new release called Meraki Genesis live today! Today begins with a hop on Instagram, so be sure to come see my IG post on my feed HERE.  There are giveaways and inspiration galore!  

My first card for this release is inspired by my friend Clara’s crabapple tree.  Each Spring it would bloom with an abundance of bright pink blossoms.  It was truly an amazing sight.  So, for this card I used the brand new and gorgeous press plate called You Inspire Me Presstacular Plate.  This plate is gorgeous and gives you stunning fine lines impressed in your paper.  

Bringing the image to life, I used the coordinating stencil for all those gorgeous pinks and greens, and the coordinating dies to cut it out.  I placed the flower spray on a pink cardstock base with texture added from Crafty Meraki’s Mini Slimline Parisienne Para-Dies.  

I’ve embossed the sentiment from the coordinating You Inspire Me Stamp Set on vellum and simple enamel dots accent.  

Be sure to pop over to this card on my Instagram feed to comment and follow, and follow the hop....there are so many beautiful designs in store from the team.  

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Meraki Genesis Release

Coke with Lemon and Concord & 9th

 

After 2 LONG MONTHS, where the postal strike in Canada was NOT kind to me, I finally received my Concord & 9th Order from November today!  I lickity split started a card after work with this ridiculously cute bundle from them called Soda-Lighted.  Anyone who knows me, knows I am a Coca-Cola girl.  Like I deeply love it.  Even just hearing a can open makes my heart happy!  So, of course my first card with this set had to be a coca-cola like can.  I mean, how cute is that!  

I started with the stamping of the can, used the dies to cut it out all in that quintisential bright red.  I layered the card over a die cut using the Postively Cut Card Front from Concord & 9th, to add to that red and white theme, and then just because Coke with lemon popped into my head I went ahead and grabbed the Citrus Crush Bundle from Concord and 9th and die cut the lemon as a citrussy accent.  How cute right?  

Finally I added in some soda bubbles with clear Dew Drops, and the hello diecut sentiment from the Soda-Lighted set.  Crisp and cute, just like my favourite drink!  

Thanks for joining me today!  

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Coke with Lemon and Concord & 9th

Snow Bunnies with RAM Stamps

 

Hello!  I hope you’re doing well on this early New Year!  I’m popping in today with some adorable snow bunnies perfect for Winter!  We were just driving today in our snow covered city and I am grateful to live in a place with four seasons.  Snow is very beautiful, and I don’t even mind the cold, as long as it doesn’t stay too cold for too long.  Today I created with RAM Stamps Christmas Sled.  It’s perfect for the season and showcases winter without being too Christmasy.  

I printed the image and coloured it with Copics in a cool Winter palette, then used some of the Snowy Christmas Digital Pattern Paper Pack with the adorable snowmen on it as one of my background layers.  I’ve also added in some snowflakes with a white gel pen and dazzled up the snowflakes in the illustration with glitter pen.  Aren’t they the sweetest looking children?  

With a few die cut snowflakes, and some glittery paper it is the cutest snow bunnies you’ve seen yet this year!  Thanks for joining me today!  

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Snow Bunnies with RAM Stamps

New Near New Team with Crafty Meraki

 

Happy New Year friends!  I always love the start of something fresh and new!  And, I’m excited to say I’ve been asked to join the Crafty Meraki Design team for 2025!  This means I’ll be able to bring you all sorts of fun inspiration in the year ahead.  Today the team is hopping on Instagram with a giveaway, so be sure to check out my post and the hop there.  

I decided to pull out a little floral beauty for this years first post, its called Reason to Smile.  

I’ve coloured the design with Copics and coloured pencils in a fun colour palette, and then added the die cut sentiment (cut 3x) with Meraki Moments Hello Para-Dies.  I’ve kept the design more CAS for a fresh start to a new year!  

A couple of sequins to accent the sentiment and its complete!   Here is a peek at the team below.  Be sure to follow the hop on Instagram for your chance to win!  

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New Near New Team with Crafty Meraki

The Sky’s the Limit with TCP

 

Well, its the end of a sweet era for The Cat’s Pajamas.  I’m both sad and excited for Alma and all that is in store for her in the future.  I’ve had the best time the last 12 or so years with the team.  So, for my last official TCP post, I pulled out a favourite of mine....Sky’s the Limit.  I’ll always love this bunny!  I printed the digi image large enough to cover a good portion of the card, and coloured the design with Copics in The Cat’s Pajamas colours!  It seemed the perfect way to send Alma off with lots of hope.  

I trimmed out the bunny and balloon and added him to a cardbase which I ink blended an ombre background of deep pink.  Next I added in a cloud die for the background texture and then some TCP Cloud dies (retired) to accent.  

Just a little white enamel heart to finish it off.  

You only have a few more days left to pick up your TCP favourites at 30% off!  Once December 31st comes they’re gone forever!  

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The Sky’s the Limit with TCP

Poinsettia Wreath Gift Card Trifold with Crafty Meraki

 

Hello Everyone!  Are you down to the last minute preparations for Christmas?  We’re pretty close to being ready.  And I’ve got a great last minute design to fancy up those Gift Cards that we often give at Christmas.  This one uses Crafty Meraki’s Festive Floral Stamp, and I’ve coloured it with Copics.  I stamped a few extra of the poinsettias to add to the design to make it really 3D.  

The background is foiled with the lovely Crafty Meraki Jolly Holly Hot Foil plate in a perfecty peachy foil.  It coordinates so beautifully with the paper and wreath.  As you can see I’ve added some gold accents in the metallic dots, and I’ve lined the circle section of the wreath flap with gold pen.  

The fun part of this design is it opens to be a tri-fold card, so I attached velcro to the flap and base.

And when you open it up, there’s a perfect spot for your gift card to slide into!

It makes for such a pretty gift card presentation.  This view shows how 3D the design is.  

This will be my last design until Christmas is over....I truly hope you experience the moments ahead with great joy, hope, peace and the love of Jesus.  

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Poinsettia Wreath Gift Card Trifold with Crafty Meraki