Friday, May 13, 2011

The Crafts Meow Sneak Peek #1 - Little Frieda at the Seashore!

As a Friend of TCM -  I'm so very excited to be helping Lisa over at The Crafts Meow, preview one of her sweet new Frieda's -  Little Frieda at the Seashore

She is one of  two new Little Frieda stamp sets that will be released on Sunday May 15th!  (you just may see the 2nd one here tomorrow - 'wink- wink')


I painted this little unfinished frame with Ranger Distress Crackle Paint (it looks like the sandy beach doesn't it!?!) -  then I inserted a clip art picture of the seashore that I found on Microsoft Word.  I colored little Frieda and the birds with Copics, cut them out and adhered them to the frame with foam tape.  I stamped the sentiments and cut them with a Grommet Tag from Spellbinders.  I sponged around the edges before taking it out of the die.  I wove wrinkled seam tape through the holes and left them loose and blowing in the seabreeze  like the pretty ribbon on little Frieda's hat!  Finally I added a little bling to the sentiment!  Click on the pic to see it larger.

And now for the fun!   You can win this cute little set!  Please check out The Craft's Meow Blog to find the links to all the design team (and Friends of TCM) who created projects with Little Frieda at the Seashore!

P.S. Due to the extended Blogger outage, some of the design team posts may not yet be live. Please check back later. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

Be sure to leave a comment on all of the blogs.  Three comments will be selected randomly from three of the  blogs to win this stamp set! You have until Saturday night at 10:00 pm Pacific to make the rounds.  Lisa will announce the winner on Sunday.

Be sure to stop by here tomorrow for a preview of the 2nd new Little Frieda set!

Stamps:  The Crafts Meow - Little Frieda at the Seashore (to be released 5/15/11)
Paper:  White - PTI
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress - Weathered wood
Accessories:  Rectangle Recessed Plaque - Michaels, Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Antique Linen, self adhesive jewels - Bazzill Basics, wrinkled seam tape, Gromment Tag - Spellbinders, foam tape, Copics: E00, E31, E33, E34, E37, B00, B02, C1, R20, clip art from Microsoft Word.

24 comments:

A-M said...

Oh, my!!!! What an ADORABLE project!! I really love this one! Thank you for sharing it!

Lynda said...

I love this idea....Miss Frieda looks so perfect just there at the side. The finiah on the frame gives an even more magical quality.

Miesje said...

Oh how cute is she? I love her. What a great idea in the frame - wonderful!

Unknown said...

What a cute frame - just perfect for beach pictures.
hugs,
Gini

Crystal said...

OMG Julia this is precious I soooo love that image and your project is PERFECTO girly!!!! Happy Friday!

farmhouse-story said...

your frame is darling, julia! love the crackle paint on the frame and how you did the sentiment:)

Jennifer Scull said...

just so cute! great idea, too! :)

Helen L said...

What a beautiful project!! I love that you colored her dress in turquoise instead of navy: It is so perfect with the ocean color!

Unknown said...

Oh there she is on the little frame! And the two birds in the corner, this is so cute!

Unknown said...

Aww, this is precious! What a great project! ~kurlygirl Kurly-Q

Gaby said...

Very clever idea!! I have several "unloved" blank frames that I could use :)
Thanks for the idea!

Grace said...

Oh Julia this is simply fabulous! I love the crackle frame and that beach looks soooo inviting!!! Great idea!!!

~amy~ said...

Julia, so wonderfully creative...love how you've colored Frieda!

Sue from Oregon said...

Julia, this is so very creative!!! Love this wonderful summer scene!!!

Sue D said...

Fabulous project--I like the sand colored frame and the ribbon matching Frieda's.

Becky Dunham said...

Wow Julia - this is great! i love the frame idea and the sand finish on it is just amazing! I have some actual photos like this that would be so great in this frame.

rebeccadunham at hotmail dot com

Rema DeLeeuw said...

What a cute idea. I love it....

Unknown said...

What a clever idea! I love it!!!

Lagene said...

What a sweet picture frame!

Anita Rex said...

Oh my goodness I love your frame! So creative and such a perfect picture for the stamp! I love the crackle paint, it is soooo like sand!

Dee in N.H. said...

I love it! The frame came out perfect for this cute project and I love your little girl too!

Shirley said...

She is precious and the whole scene is wonderful, fun, and so pretty too!

Wanda Cullen said...

The crackled frame in the sandy color is just perfect for this sweet beachy scene!

Ren-Yi said...

wow - i love the card base. the crackled frame is amazing. love how you gave frieda her place to shine.