TCP Release Day Blog Hop~

Hello there! It's release day over at The Cat's Pajamas. I have had so much fun being a guest designer for this release!!! Alma and the DT have been super nice and so fun to work along side!

If you arrived here from the talented Carole's blog then you are in the right place. To start at the beginning of the hop head on over to the uber-crafty Julie's blog.

The blog hop has been combined with TCP Tuesday. The challenge is to create a shiny embellishment.

I kept it simple and sweet! I used the snowflakes from the amazing Snowflake Lace Paper Cut Ups die and the sentiment is from Peeking! Unfortunately, you can't tell in the photo but, the sentiment shimmers. I stamped it and then embossed it with Iridescent Ice embossing powder. I ran the white layer through my Big Shot on an impression plate. The snowflakes are covered in Dazzling Diamonds glitter and I added a silver brad. All of the layers are mounted on a Kraft cardstock 3"x6" base. Easy peasy! :)

Next stop on the hop is the ever amazing Jackie.  

1) Julie
2) Leigh
3) Susan
4) Jen
5) Amy
6) Carole
7) Steph Herbert
9) Lori
10) Kimberly Gajewski
11) Jenny
12) Nancy
13) Alma 

 Thank so much for stopping by!

With Feeling~

Hey there! It's TCP Tuesday time! This week they have an awesome photo inspiration challenge for us courtesy of Jen their Hostess with the mostess! 

That is some seriously gorgeous photo inspiration if you ask me! 

Yes, that is some sneaky peek goodness you spy there. The soon to be released Snowflake Lace Paper Cut Ups die. Isn't it lovely? The sentiment is from the new Snow Days stamp set. I stamped it on the Circus Border Cut Ups and nested it. After stamping the sentiment I embossed it with clear embossing powder to give it a little extra something! Gold elastic cording and rope ribbon add some texture. I double stacked my buttons. The pattern paper is My Mind's Eye. I love the Merry & Bright part! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Clearly Acetate~

Thanks for stopping by today! I have another combo challenge card to share with you. I combined the Cat's Pajamas challenge with the Viva la Verve October Week 4. The TCP Tuesday challenge is to use acetate on your project.

 

 It's a little hard to see here but, I cut the acetate out with the Verve Loopy Bloom Cut Above Die. I used the Loopy blooms to create a border. I really like the way it turned out, I think it's fun! I paper pieced the Bears tummy and nose. The rest of the bear is colored in with Copic markers, and is mounted on a Verve Classic Label Die and Spellbinders Scallop Oval. The sentiment is from Verve Bountiful Harvest on a Verve Embossed Oval Die. The paper is retired Stampin' Up!. 

TCP Tuesday 180~

Sometimes I get the most clever plans for my cards. It's like lightning and everything thing just seems to come together in a brilliant compilation. Well this lovely little card started out that way but, sadly it didn't quite reach my full vision. Oh, well!

What we have here is a card based on The Cat's Pajamas TCP Tuesday #180 challenge, which was a sketch.

Mr. Bear is colored with Copics and the DP is We R Memory Keepers Autumn Splendor. I added a touch of faux stitching around the card with my Uni-ball Signo white gel pen. The Dies are My Favorite Things Die-namics except the star like shape, it's an old Creative Memories cutter. Thanks for stopping by.

Hype the Verve~

Hello there! I have a challenge combination to share with you. It's not even Monday yet or the end of the month but I have a TCP Tuesday/Viva La Verve card to share! Yahoo! I am on it this week! :) I was feeling a little bit crafty last night so after I finally managed to wrangle my tribe into something resembling slumber I was free to stamp. Seeing as how I was awake and clearly ignoring the mountain of laundry waiting to be folded, that only left one option. To get crafty! :)

The Cat's Pajamas challenge is to Hype the Type, meaning that the type has to be the focal point of the design. I don't know about you but, I love type. However, ever since I started my Copic addiction  Collection, I just want to color images. This was a breath of fresh air! I decided to combine challenges by using the Viva La Verve October Week 1 sketch.

That's all I have for today! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies~ Cardstock- SU!. DP- My Minds Eye. Ink- SU!. Stamps- The Cat's Pajamas, Verve. Dies- The Cat's Pajamas, Verve, My Favorite Things. Ribbon- SU!. Twine- Divine Twine

Exciting News, Take 2~

Welcome to round two of my super exciting news... But first a card. The Cat's Pajamas TCP Tuesday challenge for this week is a scrumptious color challenge.

I can't begin to express how much I LOVE this color combo! It's seriously yummy! I used a sketch from Card Positioning Systems to create my card.

Anywho, here's my card.

I adore this cute little guy. Don't you? I stamped him with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored him in with Copics (C-1,C-2,C-5,V000,V04,V05,V06,YG11,YG23,YG25,BG10). You can't tell from the picture but,  the flowers have Stickle centers. Now, for my super duper exciting news. I got an amazing email from Alma yesterday. I am the Swanky Stamper of the Month for October! I seriously almost fell out of my chair, I was so surprised!

Stay tuned kids, we are gonna get inky up in here. ;)

Supplies~ Cardstock- SU!. DP- Basic Grey. Ink- SU! & Memento Tuxedo Black. Fancy Flourish Die-namic & Bracket Tab Die-namic- My Favorite Things. Glitter Glue- Stickles. Markers- Copics. Stamp- My Favorite Things

Roses and Fabric~

It was a super busy weekend around here but, I still managed to get a little bit crafty! I have two awesome challenges that I followed the create this cute little card. First, the Ribbon Carousel Challenge #21 "Fabric Of Our Lives". In other words get out your fabric. I really loved this challenge but, have to admit that I was so overwhelmed with ideas that I sort of confused myself. In the end I was sleepy when I got crafty and went with something pretty simple. Not that simple is a bad thing! ;) The second challenge is TCP Tuesday and we are making seam binding roses.

This was by first adventure in working with seam binding but, I can tell you that it won't be my last! :) The fabric and seam binding are from Joanns. The fancy Flourish is a MFT Die-namic. The bear and sentiment are The Cat's Pajamas. Thanks so much for stopping by! 

There's still a week left to enter my Blogoversary Blog Candy Giveaway. What are you waiting for? Go enter! :)

I Played Here~

Southern Girls Challenge~ Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter~ Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog~ Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Challenge~ Punches & Dies

Scrap-Creations- Anything Goes

Crafty Ribbon Challenge~ Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge~ Try a new technique (I created the seam binding rose)

Anything Goes Challenge~ Anything Goes

Autumn~

Can you feel it? The air is getting cooler, the days are getting shorter, the trees are starting to change color. Autumn is in the air. Technically it's still Summer but, it doesn't look like we will be enjoying an Indian Summer here. Nope, fall has arrived. I really enjoyed the (limited) warm weather this Summer but, Fall owns my heart. Have you seen the current The Cat's Pajamas challenge? It's this totally gorgeous photo collage.

It makes me want a warm blanket, hot beverage, and a good book. Instead I crafted this lovely little card.

Yeah, there is a ton going on here. I don't even want to admit how much hand cutting this involved. LOL! The designer paper is We R Memory Keepers and the layers of cardstock are SU!. There are quite a few stamp sets here. The first is The Cat's Pajamas Wheel Love. I just love this cute little bunny riding around on a crisp fall day on his bike. The rest of the stamps are SU! (Just Perfect Alphabet, Throughly Thankful, & Season of Friendship.). I used Copics to color the bunny and SU! Stampin' Write Markers for the pumpkins. The Banner is cut from the MFT Die-namic Mini Pennant. I also used the MFT Open Scallop Border & Flat Bottom Cloud Die-Namics. Thanks for visiting the old blogaroo and if you do leave some love it's greatly appreciated.

I Played Here~

Art With No Boundaries~ Autumn

Squiggly Stamps~ Autumn Colours

Pile It On~ Challenge #38 The Colors of Fall

Always Something Creative- #14 Herbst

Really Reasonable Ribbon~ #32 Autumn Theme

Friday Mashup!- Fall is in the air

Happileigh Scrappin~ Challenge #40 (T Images) I used a Tree.

Crazy For Challenges~ Pumpkins

TCP Tues 175

TCP Tuesday is one of the challenges that I look forward to each week. I love that the style of challenge changes from week to week. It really keeps me on my toes and pushes my creative boundaries. Last weeks challenge was this ☟ sketch. 

Do you see the flags? They sent my creative wheels into overdrive. What could I possibly use for that portion of the sketch that would work with the Cat's Pajama's stamps I had to work with? In the end I got too busy to craft and had to throw a card together quickly.

I had such high hopes for this card and in the end I just couldn't get it to look like the vision in my head. I really thought the paper pieced ears would look cuter then they do. Oh, well! This is the Kick Some Grass set. I had to have this uber cute set when I saw it. It's just so darned cute! :) I colored PJ in with copics. The DP is Basic Grey, CS is SU! as is the Organdy Ribbon. I free handed the felt clouds and added a dusting of dazzling diamonds glitter for panache. That about did it!

One more thing before I go. I was blog surfing yesterday and wandered over to the Verve blog and what should I see? 

I Won the last Diva Dare "Sending Some Sunshine"! I was so surprised when I saw it and of course elated! Definitely an awesome surprise! Ok, I am out. Have a good day! TTFn~

Wing It~

Hey there my fellow stampers. Today I thought I would share with you my entry into last weeks TCP Tuesday #174. The theme was to "Wing It" meaning stamps with wings. Unfortunately, my Cat's Pajamas stamp collection is still pretty small (Must do something about that ;)) so this was the only one that featured a "winged" creature. It's totally cute so it's all good in my book!

I kept it super simple. The holiday, back to school, work commitments and my four little monkeys are really cutting into my stamping time. Dang it! It was kind of refreshing to go back to basics. LOL! The DP is new (to me) MME Vanity Fair. I LOVE the butterfly paper so much, I may have to snag a few sheets in 12"x12" versus the 6"x6" pads I normally purchase. Back to the card. I colored Mr. Bunny with Copics and added some Crystal Effects to his nose. I also added a bit of Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the butterfly trail for added effect. I think it turned out really cute. MFT Solid Bracket Border makes for some fancy grass (Note to self~ Buy Grass Die-Namic). A few buttons and some SU! ribbon and there you have it. Thanks for stopping by! TTFN~

Got Felt?~

I can't believe I am just now getting around to sharing this lovely. I created this a couple of weeks back for a TCP Tuesday supply challenge. The theme was using felt. I haven't used much felt in my projects but, I think I might now. It was a lot of fun thinking of different ways to incorporate it into my card. The wheels in my head started spinning away. Seriously, smoke was practically pouring out of my ears. ;)

 

Anywho, what we have here is the Cat's Pajamas Bearing Flowers. That bear is just too darned cute! My 5 year old is in love with him! :) As soon as I stamped him in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink I reached for my Copics. I had a lot of fun coloring him in. I LOVE the way that the sunflower turned out. I added Crystal Effects to the center of the flower and the bear's eyes and nose. It adds a little extra something! The Basic Grey DP is so much fun, I think it's just perfect for this card. I added a little bit of Linen thread for added texture. Now to the star of the show, the felt! I ran the felt on my MFT Solid Bracket Border Die-namic through the bigshot and layered the felt cuts. I also added leaves to the sunflower. The leaves are actually from the SU! Birds and Blooms sizzlets. They are bird wings but, are shaped just like the leaves. Brilliant!!! :) I finished the card off with my sentiment stamped on a MFT Bracket Tab Die-namic and added a little Divine Twine tied in a sweet little bow. Sorry that took so long to explain. Thanks for stopping by! Have a safe and sweet holiday weekend (for those in the USA).

Dancing in Mojo~

After my no stamping weekend it felt so good to get back in my studio (laundry room) and stamp something! Here is is Monday already and I realized that I have yet to play in this last weeks TCP Tuesday which is a really fabulous color challenge. 

I absolutely LOVE this color combo and didn't want to miss out on the chance to play along. I pulled out my Cat's Pajamas stamps and realized that Flutter By was sitting there never before inked (Gasp). It was time to break it in! Since it's Monday that means a brand new Mojo Monday sketch. It is such a fun and fabulous sketch I decided to dive right in and combine these two awesome challenges.

I just LOVE Julee's brilliant sketch. I am going to have to go back for seconds, I am sure!

I took a few liberties with the sketch but, since it is my card I guess it's alright. ;) I stamped the adorable bunny and colored him in with Copics, added some grass and sponged the edges with Soft Sky ink. I rounded all of the upper left hand corners. The DP is a combination of Basic Grey and MME Stella Rose. A little Brown Sheer ribbon (Offray) and Pumpkin Pie Ric Rac (SU!), and three Cornflower blue Making Memories mini brads finish the job.

I threw the inside together super quick using scraps from the card front. I love that it adds a little pizazz and is kinda of like an added surprise when the recipient opens up the card. Ok, I am off. I have tons of things to do today. Thanks for stopping by! 

Really Red~

TGIF Stampers~ I'm headed out to work soon but, I wanted to post a little something before I left. I combined this weeks MFT Wednesday Stamp Club sketch with TCP Tuesday's super fun photo inspiration. 

I wasn't originally going for a two color card. I tried numerous times to add green but, it just wasn't happening.

I really love the button tree. I could easily create more cards and projects with this brilliant photo inspiration.

I really love the simplicity of this sketch. I intended to keep it that way but, when I get creating my cards kinda have a life of their own.

Check out little miss Pure Innocence. I paper pieced her dress and highlighted it with Copics. Her wings and wand are dusted with Dazzling Diamonds glitter. The designer paper is SU!, as is the ink,Real Red & Very Vanilla cardstock, and eyelet border punch. The red flower is Prima and I'm not sure about the cream. The brad is Making Memories. This exquisite bit of ribbon came to me from out of the blue. Seriously, I had different ribbon and it wasn't working. I was about to throw in the towel because, the whole thing was making my eyes hurt from all of the intense redness. Then I saw it sitting with my cardstock. This lovely bit of light, red, ribbon loveliness. I think it probably came off a package at some point. It was destined to live on this super cute little card. LOL. That's enough rambling for me. Have a great day and enjoy your weekend.

Bunnies Away~

I'm back. I almost let the week go by without playing in this weeks TCP Tuesday challenge. Say it isn't so, right! I did manage to get my card created, and posted in just the nick of time. Whew! It's a super cute sketch this time around.

My card turned out a bit darker then I intended. Oh, well! What's a girl to do? I colored the adorable Bunny in with Copics. He is just too darned cute, I tell ya! :) Lots of hand stitching. I love the look of stitching but, without a machine it takes me FOREVER!!! Lots of dimensional adhesive for added dimension. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies~ SU!-Cardstock, Ink, Corner Punch, Ribbon. Zlatoena Designs- Digital Stamp. MME- Stella Rose DP. EK Success- Border Punch. Craft Supplies- Brad, Needle, Thread, Bakers twine.