You're So Thoughtful

I tried my hand at some simple watercoloring for this card for the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  I'm not great at watercoloring images, but even I can be successful with a simple watercolor wash like this!

My watercolor panel was made with a gradient of pinks, starting with a dark purple and fading out to pink.  Once the panel dried, I used my MISTI to stamp the "you're so thoughtful" sentiment from Concord and 9th's Being Classy set on it.  I stamped it first in silver ink, then shifted the panel slightly before stamping the sentiment a second time in a bold purple ink.  I accented the text with a trio of sequins, choosing a variety of sizes to add interest.  The finished panel was adhered to a bright pink card base.

Materials Used:
Being Classy stamp set (Concord and 9th); Versafine Imperial Purple and Delicata Silvery Shimmer inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Raspberry Fizz cardstock (Papertrey Ink); watercolors

Party Like There is No Tomorrow

Have you checked out the weekly sketch challenge at SugarPea Designs? There's a talented team of stampers sharing their take on the sketches each Wednesday--and there's a very generous prize up for grabs, too . . .

This is my take on last week's sketch.  I used the fun Prehistoric Pals set and coordinating SugarCuts Prehistoric Pals dies to make a birthday card. The set's dino and tree images were colored with Copic markers and cut with the matching dies, then adhered to the oval panel using foam tape.  I stamped the "happy birthday" sentiment at the bottom of the oval panel in black ink.

The image panel was set at the top of a green panel adhered over a pair of teal dotted patterned paper strips.  To bring in the orange from the dino image, I stamped another one of the set's sentiments on a narrow orange cardstock strip and adhered it across the bottom of the green panel.

You can find all of the challenge details on the SPD blog.  You still have a few days to enter to win January's prize!

Materials Used:
Prehistoric Pals stamp set, SugarCuts Prehistoric Pals dies (SugarPea Designs); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Kiwi Kiss and Pumpkin Pie cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Aqua Mist, Tropical Teal, and Kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Lime Twist-Out of the Blue 6x6 paper pad (My Mind's Eye); foam tape

Knowing You Is a Treat

Here's my card for this week's My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge.  I used the Top Dog stamp set to make a card that will be perfect for Valentine's Day.

The dog image was colored with Copic markers, then cut out by hand.  I used foam tape to adhere the dog to a pale blue panel with a strip of green "grass" along the bottom.  The panels were adhered to an aqua cardstock panel over a strip of multicolored dotted patterned paper.  I stamped the set's "knowing you is a treat" sentiment on a narrow pink fishtail flag die cut and added that to the dotted paper panel.  I accented the sentiment with a trio of white enamel dots.  It took me a while to settle on the placement of these . . . The final touch was a small pink heart, die cut with one of the Staggered Heart Border dies, and placed above the dog image using foam tape.

Materials Used:
Top Dog stamp set, Pink Lemonade cardstock, Die-namics Staggered Heart Border and Fishtail Flag STAX dies (My Favorite Things); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Hawaiian Shores cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Sea Glass cardstock (Avery Elle); Kiwi Kiss cardstock (Stampin' Up!); So Happy Together 6x6 paper pad (Echo Park); Grass border punch (Fiskars); foam tape

The Key to My Heart

I'm sharing another love themed design today using stamps and dies from the SugarPea Designs January release.  The layout for my card is loosely based on the current sketch at Can You Case It.

I'm working my way through stacks (and stacks!) of older patterned paper, so for this card, I used the paper as my starting point.  I adhered a white paper doily to a piece of red on red dotted patterned paper, trimming off one side of the doily for a straight edge.  The doily's center is covered with a red Zig Zag Stitched Circles die cut.  I stamped the "you hold" sentiment from the Key to My Heart set right on the red cardstock.

The rest of the sentiment was stamped on the shiny silver key.  The key was die cut with one of the coordinating Key to My Heart dies.  It was adhered to the panel using foam tape.  I accented the key with a tiny kraft tag, stamped with hearts and tied with a twine bow, and a trio of white enamel dots.

Be sure to check out the creations that some of my other SPD team mates are sharing today on their blogs:

Brianna Loeffelbein
Kim O'Connell
Jenny Peterson

Materials Used:
Key to My Heart stamp set, SugarCuts Key to My Heart and Zig Zag Stitched Circles dies (SugarPea Designs); Memento Tuxedo Black and Lady Bug inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Pure Poppy and Kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink); silver cardstock (Michaels); Garland-Justin Road designer paper (Scenic Route); twine (Hemptique); white enamel dots (Eyelet Outlet); white paper doily; foam tape

Color Throwdown 377-To the Stars and Back

It's time for another Color Throwdown!  Lisa is our hostess this week and she's chosen this rustic inspired color combination--kraft, gray, and yellow.

I paired the colors with Mama Elephant's Bear Hugs stamp set and the current sketch at RetroSketches--rotated a bit!  The bear pair was stamped on kraft cardstock, then die cut and adhered to a gray dotted patterned paper panel.  I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the Shooting Star set in white on a solid gray strip beneath the bears, then filled in the sky with a yellow crescent moon and a pair of gold stars.

The scene was adhered to a kraft cardstock panel.  I edged the panel with a yellow gingham strip, then layered it on to a yellow card base.  To follow the final elements of the sketch, I tucked a yellow circle underneath the bottom left side of the image panel and topped it with a die cut gold star.

To play along, just create a paper crafted project using these colors as a starting point and add a direct link to your finished project using the linky tool found at the end of this week's CTD post. As always, if you don’t have exact color matches, something close works just fine. Just be sure that the challenge colors are the dominant ones in your project. And, if you upload your project to an online gallery, use the keyword CTD377. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd377 and #colorthrowdown. You can find us on Instagram (and on Facebook!) with the username colorthrowdown.

Before you get started, here’s some inspiration from the talented Color Throwdown team, our January guestie Amy Rysavy, and this week's Guest Star Stamper, Linda Snodgrass.

** Barbara ** Broni ** Joan ** Jodi ** 

** Lisa ** Lynn ** Vickie ** Wanda **

** January guestie Amy Rysavy **
** Guest Star Stamper Linda Snodgrass **

Materials Used:
Bear Hugs and Shooting Star stamp sets, Bear Hugs dies (Mama Elephant); Memento Tuxedo Black and Memento Luxe Wedding Dress inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Daffodil Delight cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Kraft and Smokey Shadow cardstock, Lemon Tart and Smokey Shadow patterned papers (Papertrey Ink); gold paper (Target); circle dies (EK Success); stitched star die (Lil' Inker Designs); Snow embossing powder (Michaels); foam tape

Birthday Fishes

This month's Paper Smooches challenge is to create a card using 4 colors.  I went with light aqua, turquoise, orange and yellow for my birthday themed design.

The layout is loosely based on the current sketch at CAS(e) this Sketch.  I created a watery backdrop using a piece of grid patterned paper topped with a cardstock strip randomly punched along the top with two different size circle punches to make waves.  I edged the strip with orange cardstock to help it stand out, then stamped the "birthday fishes" sentiment from the Birthday Buddies set on the wavy strip in black ink.  The set's fish image was colored with Copic markers, then coated with a bit of clear Wink of Stella for a subtle sparkle.  I adhered it to the panel using foam tape, then added a sparkly silver trail behind the jumping fish.

Materials Used:
Birthday Buddies stamp set, Buddies Icons dies (Paper Smooches); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Hawaiian Shores cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Orange Zest cardstock (My Favorite Things); Recollections Aqua Screen designer paper, clear crystal flourish (Michaels); clear Wink of Stella pen (Zig); circle punches (EK Success); foam tape

The Challenge 58-You Brighten My Day

*** Scroll down to the post below or click HERE to see my card for this week's Mojo Monday sketch! *** 

The Challenge is back with a new challenge!   Since it's the fourth week of the month, this week we've got a masculine inspiration challenge for you to try. I took my cues from the photo's color scheme and the vintage car's large headlight.

Here's my interpretation using the Paper Smooches We Totally Click stamp set.  I used a mix of shiny Delicata inks and Memento marker to ink the set's lamp image.  Once the image was stamped, I carefully colored in the bulb with Copic markers, then die cut the finished image. 

I used foam tape to adhere the image to a distressed grid patterned paper panel with an orange Flag Tag die cut placed over it.  I stamped the "you brighten my day" sentiment next to the lamp, then accented the words with a trio of orange enamel dots.  The finished panel was adhered to a teal card base.

Check out what the rest of the talented team at The Challenge has created based on this week's masculine inspiration photo.  Here's where to find them:

Anita Madden
Broni Holcombe
Claire Broadwater
Diane Jaquay
Jinny Newlin

Kim Heggins

Kimberly Wiener

Lori Tecler--you're here!

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth
Bev Katsman Buenker, January featured designer
Ina Grehan, guest designer

Materials Used:
We Totally Click stamp set, Click Icons and Flag Tags dies (Paper Smooches); Delicata Silvery Shimmer and Celestial Copper inks, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and Memento Tuxedo Black marker (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Orange Zest cardstock (My Favorite Things); Tropical Teal and Kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Mabel "Little Lady" Fine Flowers designer paper (My Mind's Eye); orange enamel dots (Michaels); foam tape

Mojo Monday 432-Wild About You

Happy Monday!  It's time for a new Mojo Monday sketch.  It's the last week of the month and we're going with a square card for this week's sketch.

I used the sketch to make a sweet card that's perfect for Valentine's Day.  My focal image is the lion from the My Favorite Things Sweet Safari stamp set.  The image was colored with Copic markers, then cut out and added to a simple background scene using foam tape. I stamped the set's "wild about you" sentiment beneath the lion image in black ink.  The image panel was adhered to a kraft panel over a trio of fishtail flag strips.  For a contrasting pop of color, I accented the scene with a die cut red heart.

Head on over to the Mojo Monday blog for more inspiration from the design team and to add your own take on this week's sketch!  You can also find all of the Mojo Makers at their blogs here:

• Julee Tilman (Owner)
• Carole Burrage
• Justin Krieger
• Marisa Ritzen
• Mary Fish
• Sarah Bigelow
• Teresa Kline
• Wanda Cullen

Materials Used:
Sweet Safari stamp set, Factory Green cardstock, Die-namics Fishtail Flag STAX and Staggered Heart Border dies (My Favorite Things); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Real Red cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Harvest Gold and Kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Lakehouse cardstock (WPlus9); foam tape

Warm Wishes

Here's my card for the current AEI♥U winter themed challenge.  Considering the current scene outside my window, the theme is especially appropriate right now!  It's going to be a while before we dig out of all of the snow we've gotten in the DC area since Friday.

I created a snowy scene on a kraft cardstock panel.  The trees from Avery Elle's Let It Snow set were stamped in brown pigment ink on the kraft panel.  To give the scene a sort of sepia look, I inked the edges of the panel and around the trees with some brown distress ink.  The "snow" along the bottom of the panel is a torn strip of shimmery white cardstock.  I stamped the trees on the strip, then lined the two images up and trimmed the edges of the white cardstock even with the kraft panel.

To fill in the scene, I stamped the deer from the Storybook set on kraft cardstock.  After cutting it with the matching die, I shaded it a bit with Copic markers so it wouldn't be the exact shade of kraft as the background.  It was added to the scene using foam tape for dimension.  The "warm wishes" sentiment was stamped in brown ink near the top of the panel.  The scene was finished with some delicate snowflakes stamped in a shimmery white ink. 

Materials Used:
Storybook and Let it Snow stamp sets, Storybook dies (Avery Elle); Memento Luxe Rich Cocoa, Memento Tuxedo Black, and Brilliance Moonlight White inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Early Espresso and Shimmery White cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink); foam tape

The Whole Night Sky

Here's my card for this week's My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch challenge.  I made a love themed design using the Count the Stars stamp set and a watercolor background.

The background was made with some simple ink smooshing.  I picked a trio of dark blues to get a pretty night sky look.  While the panel dried, I stamped the sentiment in silver ink on a turquoise strip.  It doesn't look too silvery in the photo, but IRL it has such a nice metallic sparkle!  To bring in a bit more silver, I adhered a narrow silver strip along the bottom of the sentiment strip before I adhered it to the panel.  I replaced the sketch's round panel with a silver pierced star die cut.  The star was accented with a trio of different sized silver sequins.  The finished panel was adhered to a coordinating turquoise card base.

Materials Used:
Count the Stars stamp set and Die-namics Pierced Stars STAX dies (My Favorite Things); Delicata Silvery Shimmer ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, and Mermaid Lagoon distress inks (Ranger); Tempting Turquoise cardstock (Stampin' Up!); silver cardstock (Michaels); silver sequins; foam tape

Whale You Be My Valentine?

The cute little Whale Hello stamp set from Avery Elle is a new addition to my stamp collection.  I love the mix of sentiments in this set!  I put together this Valentine's Day design with the current Simon Says Stamp "create with critters" themed challenge.

The layout comes from the current sketch at Retro Sketches.  The whale image was stamped on white cardstock, colored with Copic markers, then cut out with the matching die.  The square frame around the image was cut using two different square dies.  The pierced border adds a nice detail to the frame.  I arranged the frame and image on a light blue card base over an angled strip of light blue grid patterned paper.  The set's "whale you be my Valentine?" sentiment was stamped just above the top edge of the angled strip.  I added a tiny red die cut heart for a final pop of color.

Materials Used:
Whale Hello stamp set, Whale Hello dies (Avery Elle); Memento Tuxedo Black and Lady Bug inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Aqua Mist and Hawaiian Shores cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Real Red cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Recollections Aqua Screen designer paper (Michaels); Die-namics Pierced Square Stax dies (My Favorite Things); foam tape

I Like You a Latte

I can't get enough of the coffee stamps and dies from the SugarPea Designs January release!  Here, I paired the new Espresso Yourself set with the new SugarCuts Stitched Flags and Coffee To Go Cup dies for this card with a combination of coffee and love theme.

See that big striped panel down the center of the cardfront?  I made that with the largest of the dies from the Stitched Flags set.  To elongate the banner even more, I cut the die cut piece about an inch from the top.  It's adhered to the red panel with a gap between the two pieces.  The gap's covered with the wide kraft cardstock strip.  Nice way to stretch your dies, right?

I topped the kraft strip with a die cut to go cup accented with a heart.  The heart is from the Heart Journal Card Set.  To go with the cup, I stamped the "I like you a latte" sentiment on the striped panel using brown pigment ink.  The finished panel was adhered to a white card base.

Be sure to check out the creations that some of my other SPD team mates are sharing today on their blogs:
Brianna Loeffelbein
Kim O'Connell
Jenny Peterson

Materials Used:

Espresso Yourself stamp set, SugarCuts Stitched Flags, Coffee To Go Cup, and Heart Journal Card Set dies (SugarPea Designs); Memento Luxe Rich Cocoa ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Antique Linen distress ink (Ranger); Real Red cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Alphabet Soup-Girl "Lovely" designer paper (My Mind's Eye); foam tape

The Most Fabulous Birthday Ever

Here's my card for January's second Viva la Verve sketch.  I used the layout to create a masculine birthday card.

With the help of some patterned paper scraps, this card came together pretty quickly.  I mixed and matched the trio of patterns from an older patterned paper pad and arranged them on a kraft card base.  The birthday sentiment from Verve's Better Together stamp set was stamped in brown pigment ink on an olive green pierced circle die cut. The die cut was matted on a kraft circle, then adhered directly to the cardfront.  I accented the sentiment with a die cut gold star and a bunch of olive green enamel dots.

Materials Used:
Better Together stamp set (Verve Stamps); Memento Luxe Rich Cocoa ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Factory Green cardstock, Die-namics Pierced Circle STAX dies (My Favorite Things); Kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink); gold paper (Target); 24/Seven 6x6 paper pad (Simple Stories); circle dies (Spellbinders); Stars dies (Lil' Inker Designs); olive green enamel dots (Eyelet Outlet); foam tape

Color Throwdown 376-Hogs and Kisses

It's time for another Color Throwdown!  Jodi is our hostess this week and she's chosen this sweets inspired color combination--aqua, pink, kraft, and white.

I used the colors to put together a cute Valentine's Day card with stamps and dies from Avery Elle.  I couldn't resist the animal puns in the Hogs and Kisses set!  For this card, I colored up the pig image.  If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen a little peek of the colored image over the weekend . . .  After stamping the "hogs and kisses" sentiment on the heart in the pig's hands, I used foam tape to adhere the image to an aqua cardstock panel.  To add interest, I looped a bit of twine behind the image.  And, to go with the love theme, I added a trio of small die cut shimmery white hearts above the piggie. The finished panel was adhered to a pink mat, then set on a white card base.

To play along, just create a paper crafted project using these colors as a starting point and add a direct link to your finished project using the linky tool found at the end of this week's CTD post. As always, if you don’t have exact color matches, something close works just fine. Just be sure that the challenge colors are the dominant ones in your project. And, if you upload your project to an online gallery, use the keyword CTD376. If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd376 and #colorthrowdown. You can find us on Instagram (and on Facebook!) with the username colorthrowdown.

Before you get started, here’s some inspiration from the talented Color Throwdown team, our January guestie Amy Rysavy, and this week's Guest Star Stamper, Channin Pelletier.

** Barbara ** Broni ** Joan ** Jodi ** 

** Lisa ** Lynn ** Vickie ** Wanda **

** January guestie Amy Rysavy **
** Guest Star Stamper Channin Pelletier**

Materials Used:
Hogs and Kisses stamp set, Hogs and Kisses dies (Avery Elle); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Aqua Mist cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Shimmery White cardstock (Stampin' Up!); twine (Hemptique); foam tape

The Cat's Pajamas January Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the January release blog hop at The Cat’s Pajamas! The four stamp sets and five CutUps die sets that the Cat Pack has been sharing with you for the past week are now available in the TCP store.  You should be arriving here from Nancy's blog.  If not, head over to Deborah's blog to start from the top.

I used the new Owl You Need Is Love set for my card for the hop--and for the Anything Goes theme for the new TCPTuesday 306 challenge.  I colored the owls with Copic markers in a mostly neutral color palette of browns and grays.  The only pops of color come from the green leaves and the small pink hearts.

I used foam tape to adhere the colored image to a pink dotted panel on a pale pink card base. The dotted panel was edged with a kraft strip and a decorative scalloped border cut with TCP's CutUps Queen of Hearts border die.  I stamped the set's "owl always love you" sentiment directly on the dotted paper in brown pigment ink.  It's accented with a small bow made from sheer white organza ribbon.

Ready to play along with our TCP Tuesday challenge?  I hope so!  Here are the challenge details:

1. Every other Tuesday a new challenge will be posted on The Cat’s Pajamas blog as well as on our Facebook page.
2. If you want to play along you just upload your design to The Cat’s Pajamas blog page using the InLinkz button found on the blog.
3. You must have your project posted by the Monday, 11:55 EDT before the next challenge to be eligible to win the Cat Cash.
4. Cards and projects are not required to use a Cat’s Pajamas Stamp or CutUps die but if you do the Cat Cash amount increases.
5. On the following TCP Tuesday, the week’s winner will be chosen from the previous challenge and will receive a Cat Cash Voucher for $10 or $15 if a TCP product is used.

Today's release is also the kickoff for our January Customer Blog Hop.  To play along, just create a new project using your TCP stamps/dies and add a link to your project to the linky widget on the TCP blog. One lucky hop participant will win a  voucher to the TCP store.

Thanks for joining us for today's release blog hop!  Your next stop on the hop is the very talented Jessie.

Materials Used:
Owl You Need Is Love stamp set, CutUps Queen of Hearts border die (The Cat's Pajamas); Memento Luxe Rich Cocoa and Memento Tuxedo Black inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Soft Suede cardstock, white ribbon (Stampin' Up!); Kraft cardstock (WPlus9); Pink Tutu cardstock (Bazzill); pink dotted patterned paper (Michaels); Bow Easy; foam tape

The Challenge 57-Hugs

*** Click HERE to see my card for this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge! ***

The Challenge is back with a new challenge!   Since it's the third week of the month, this week we've got an inspiration challenge for you to try.   I used colors and elements from the vintage styled inspiration photo to put together a clean, modern design.

My layout is from the current My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge.  I used a scribble die from My Favorite Things to make a flower in a pale shade of pink.  To add interest to the flower, I put a layer of vellum underneath the scribble layer, then added a solid pink layer beneath it.   I used foam tape to adhere it to the cardfront, then tucked a pair of die cut olive green leaves underneath the flower.

After debating for a while about what sentiment to use with the flower, I settled on "hugs" from the Whimsical Wishes stamp set.  It was stamped in kraft ink on the cream strip.  To bring in the photo's vintage feel on my otherwise modern design, I added a strip of cream trim along the bottom edge of the sentiment.

Check out what the rest of the talented team at The Challenge has created based on this week's inspiration photo.  Here's where to find them:

Anita Madden
Broni Holcombe
Claire Broadwater
Diane Jaquay
Jinny Newlin

Kim Heggins

Kimberly Wiener

Lori Tecler--you're here!

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth
Bev Katsman Buenker, January featured designer

Materials Used:
Whimsical Wishes stamp set, Pink Lemonade and Factory Green cardstock, Fresh Squeezed Chevron 6x6 paper pad, Die-namics Fishtail Flag STAX, Scribbles, and Circle Scribble Flowers dies (My Favorite Things); Toffee Crunch ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Crumb Cake cardstock, white vellum (Stampin' Up!); cream trim (Hobby Lobby); foam tape

Mojo Monday 431-Who Loves You?

Happy Monday!  It's time for a new Mojo Monday sketch.  I used the sketch to make a Valentine's Day card that will be part of a package I'm sending off for the Cards from the Heart Card Drive. If you're interested in finding out more, you can read about it here.

I used the largest owl from the Paper Smooches Hooties stamp set for my focal image.  The image was colored with Copic markers, then cut out with the matching Owl Icons die.  To give the owl something to perch on, I used the Trees 1 die to cut a branch from kraft cardstock.  The image panel was matted on a pink circle, then adhered to a pale pink cardstock panel with a dotted patterned paper strip along one side.  I used my MISTI to stamp the long "who loves you?" sentiment to fit on a small round panel, then added it to the cardfront.  I accented the image with a bunch of pink teeny, tiny hearts cut with the Tiny Hearts die.

Head on over to the Mojo Monday blog for more inspiration from the design team and to add your own take on this week's sketch!  You can also find all of the Mojo Makers at their blogs here:

• Julee Tilman (Owner)
• Carole Burrage
• Justin Krieger
• Marisa Ritzen
• Mary Fish
• Sarah Bigelow
• Teresa Kline
• Wanda Cullen

Materials Used:
Hooties stamp set, Owl Icons, Trees 1, and Tiny Hearts dies (Paper Smooches); Memento Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Pink Lemonade cardstock (My Favorite Things); Pretty in Pink cardstock (Stampin'  Up!); Kraft cardstock (WPlus9); pink dotted patterned paper (Michaels); circle dies (Spellbinders); foam tape

Kitschy Kitchen Sneaky Peek

I'm sharing another Sneaky Peek of stamps and dies from the upcoming release from The Cat's Pajamas.  The new release includes four new stamp sets and five new CutUps dies.  Today we're peeking the fun new Kitschy Kitchen stamp set.

I paired the stamps with the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  My focal image is the set's mixing bowl.  I colored it with Copic markers, then used foam tape to adhere the colored image to a red cardstock panel.  The set's "sorry I mixed up" sentiment was stamped on the panel in black ink.

After matting the sentiment panel on kraft cardstock, I adhered it to an aqua cardstock panel with a strip of coordinating retro-ish patterned paper along the left edge.  The aqua panel was set on a contrasting red card base.

Want to win some Cat Cash to put towards the purchase of the upcoming new release?  Of course you do!  For a chance to win a $10 gift voucher, just hop along and comment on all of the participating Cat Pack member blog.  One randomly selected winner will be posted on the TCP Facebook page and blog tomorrow.

Here's where to find all of the Sneaky Peeks today:

Brenda
Christine
Julie
Lori--you're here!
Nancy

Wanda Cullen, guest designer
Wendy
TCP Blog

And, plan to join us for our release Pajama Party on Monday, January 18. We'll be partying at the TCP Facebook page.  The PJ party will include  more Sneaky Peeks, giveaways, and some fun chatter with the Cat Pack and our friends.  Don't miss it!

Materials Used:
Kitschy Kitchen stamp set (The Cat's Pajamas); Memento Tuxedo Black and Versafine Onyx Black inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Poppy Parade cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Sea Glass cardstock (Avery Elle); Kraft cardstock (WPlus9); Handmade 6x6 paper pad (Lily Bee Design); foam tape

XOXO

I'm sharing another Sneaky Peek of stamps and dies from the upcoming release from The Cat's Pajamas.  The new release includes four new stamp sets and five new CutUps dies.  This post shows off one of the stamp sets and two of the dies.

I used the Conversation Hearts stamp set along with the CutUps Small Envie and and Nested Heart dies to make a clean and simple love themed design.  The mini envie was cut from white vellum, then assembled with a vellum-friendly adhesive.  I used a scrap of white cardstock to make an insert for the envelope.  After stamping one of the hearts from the Conversation Hearts set on the insert, I tucked it inside the envelope, using a bit of adhesive to secure it.

I adhered the envelope to a gray cardstock panel over a strip of grid patterned washi tape.  I used the new CutUps Nested Heart dies to cut a pair of hearts from red cardstock.  They're set at the corner of the envelope using foam tape for dimension.  A few white sequins scattered around the envelope completed the design.  I adhered the finished panel to a bold red card base.

Want to win some Cat Cash to put towards the purchase of the upcoming new release?  Of course you do!  For a chance to win a $10 gift voucher, just hop along and comment on all of the participating Cat Pack member blog.  One randomly selected winner will be posted on the TCP Facebook page and blog tomorrow.

Here's where to find all of the Sneaky Peeks today:

Brenda
Deborah
Jessie
Lori--you're here!

Wanda Cullen, guest designer
Wendy
TCP Blog

And, plan to join us for our release Pajama Party on Monday, January 18. We'll be partying at the TCP Facebook page.  The PJ party will include  more Sneaky Peeks, giveaways, and some fun chatter with the Cat Pack and our friends.  Don't miss it!

Materials Used: 
Conversation Hearts stamp set, CutUps Small Envie and Nested Heart dies (The Cat's Pajamas); Memento Tuxedo Black and Love Letter inks (Tsukineko); Real Red cardstock (Stampin' Up!); gray cardstock (My Favorite Things); white vellum; grid washi tape (Target); white sequins; foam tape

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge-Girly

*** Scroll down to the post below or click HERE to see my card for today's SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek! *** 

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

We hope you'll play along!  The LEAD of this challenge will be invited as a Guest Designer in a future challenge!  Please visit the Curtain Call Challenge blog for all the challenge info and deadline.

For my take on the challenge, I focused on the sweet kitten hat.  The cat from the Clear and Simple Stamps Taglines:  Critters set was the perfect image for my design!  I stamped the cat on white cardstock and colored it a bit with markers, then cut it out and used foam tape to adhere it to a pair of layered circles.  The circles were adhered to the top of a pink dotted panel set on a pale gray cardstock panel.  I curved the "for a purr-fect friend" sentiment on my clear block to match the shape of the round panel, then stamped the sentiment along the circle's edge in black ink.  To go with our girly theme, I tucked a strip of white lace trim underneath the bottom edge of the dotted strip.  Since this card is going to a hospital card drive for young children, I didn't add any other embellishments, even though I wanted to add a button or brads, or enamel dots . . .

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs for more inspiration:

Girly Designers
Guest Toni Maddox

Betty Wright
Kim Singdahlsen
Laurie Willison
Leigh Penner
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Mangan
Marisa Ritzen
Maureen Plut
Melody Rupple
Monika Davis
Silke Ledlow
Sheri Gilson
Stacey Schafer
Tara Godfrey

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Materials Used:
Taglines: Critters stamp set, I'm a Princess Pink and A Blanc Check cardstock, Shapes: Circles dies (Clear and SimpleStamps); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Soft Stone cardstock (Papertrey Ink); pink dotted patterned paper (Michaels); white trim (Hobby Lobby); foam tape