Sneaky Peek Day 5: Puppy Love...

Hey there inky friends!  It's Day 5 of Sneaky Peek Week at The Cat's Pajamas and we're sharing inspiration today from the adorable little Boston Puppy set called "Live, Love, Bark".  How have you been enjoying the inspiration thus far this week?  Do you have a favorite set yet?  How about those adorable little critter dies yesterday (sorry I wasn't sneaking a peek...my project is being held for New Release Day...as it didn't quite fit with my Valentine's Day theme)...Sooo...I'm in LOVE with this little pooch so I decided to create a little valentine mail with him.  

I paired up the sweet Live, Love, Bark bundle with the fun Nested Hearts Die and a real standard sized envelope to help bring this sweet love Valentine life.  I also added a few bits of scraps from previous projects (love using my stash) and a little ribbon on my table.  

Notice that brown sentiment?  It's a scrap of a toilet paper roll!  I have a few thin rings cut and sitting on my scrap table from Christmas crafting extravaganzas (I saw this cute little yarn stocking cap ornament that was made with it and I wanted to make some...but I got as far as cutting the toilet paper rolls.) I didn't make those ornaments so I think I'll make some Valentine ones and put them on my tree.  Yes, I still have my Christmas trees up and plan on turning them into LOVE trees.  HA HA.  

Anyway, I finished this little Valentine off by attaching some red/white striped washi on the edge.  I think it reminds me of air-mail so I thought it worked well.  Thanks for hopping over to my blog.  I hope my card inspires you to create something SWEET with this set!!!  :). Remember, make sure to leave some love on all my fellow teamie's blogs for a chance to win a TCP prize!  See you again tomorrow for more Valentine inspiration!  

 

Sneaky Peek Week Day 3: BEST DAY EVER!!!

 

Hello there inky friends!  It's DAY 3 of The Cat's Pajamas Sneaky Peek Week and we're sharing sneaks of the fun new COFFEEEEEE (well, not all the stamps are coffee themed...but...COFFEE!!!) set called BEST DAY EVER!  Of course I HAD to use the fun image with two BFF's or LUV BUGS sharing a cuppa JOE!  WOO!  

I paired it up with some fun washi tape elements and some doodly squiggles- to help bring this sketchy card to life.  I also incorporated some golden threads and a few bits 'o bling! 

I thought giving a simple squiggly design along the top and bottom of the decorated panel helped define the layers and I just love the "take it easy" nature of the design.  

A little sentiment finishes it off...Yes, BE HAPPY...it's contagious!  

Thanks for hopping over to check out my card.  I hope it inspires you to create something FUN with this collection.  PS...My focus for this collection is Valentines so I hope you stop by tomorrow to check out more fun love creations!  Make sure to hop over to my fellow teamies' blogs to check out their fun creations and leave some love for a chance to win a TCP Prize.  See you tomorrow!  

TCP Sneaky Peek Week Day 2: Loads of Love

 

Hello there inky friends!  It's DAY 2 of Sneaky Peek Week at The Cat's Pajamas and today we're sharing fun inspiration featuring the newest stand alone dies in the collection.  Today we're sharing inspiration with the EASTER BASKET and the cute FLOWER WAGON stand alone dies. I decided to take some liberties with the FLOWER WAGON die and turned it in a wagon for Valentine hearts.  I used a few of the flowers in the diecut for the inside and outside portions of the wheel area.  I diecut the whole thing with white cardstock and then colored with Copic Markers to customize this fin die.  

 

I used some liquid inks to create the fun drippy background and then added some splatter to finish it off before stamping the sentiment (from the new SUN PLEASE stamp set)

Since I didn't have any tiny hear dies, I decided to hand color and cut the hearts using fun colors.  I then attached them to the backside of the cart before gluing the whole cart onto a piece of white cardstock for stability.  I fussy cut the whole cart to give it some extra bulk before attaching it to my card.  

This is such a fun and versatile cart and I can imagine it being filled with goodies for each holiday making it the most well loved die in my stash.  

Thanks for hopping over to check out my project.  Please pop over to my fellow teamie's blogs to check out their inspiration and make sure to leave a comment for a chance to win a TCP Prize.  See you again tomorrow for another fun sneaky peek!  

TCP January Sneaky Peek Week DAY 1: Hello Gnomie!

Hey there inky friends! Today is the first day of The Cat's Pajamas Sneaky Peek Week and we've got some adorable stamps and dies to share with you this week.  Are you excited to see some. cute stand alone stamp sets and dies?  Get ready!  You're going to flip!  

Day 1 means we're sneaking a peek of the cute little gnome set called WELCOME GNOME!  It's a collection of great gnome images and sentiments for ALL seasons.  I decided to jump right in to all the LURRRVE and dressed up my gnomes for Valentine's Day!  The little heart elements are so fun and make these little gnomes a perfect fit for the lovey-dovey day on Feb. 14.  I paired the stamp set with the fun new GRASSY PATCHES die that is perfect to add that little patch of green to your cards.  I fussy cut my gnome images but you can purchase the CUT FILE HERE.  

I love that you can create your own cute little sentiment by combining a few of the words in the set.  I also love that you can arrange them just so to create a whimsical or formal look...Whimsy for me!  I colored my tag with some Pan Pastels and a blending brush before coloring the stamped images with Copic Markers.  I blended quite a few purples blues and pinks to get just the color I was looking for.  

After stamping and coloring the heart confetti, I stamped the heart banner on the gnomes hands and the heart dangling from the string on that tall hat gnome before fussy cutting all the gnomes and mounting them on the tag.  I added some ribbon and then mounted it on a white panel before mounting on fuschia and aqua paper.  Adding the grass allowed me to add one more tiny little gnome to the center of the card.  

I so love these little guys!  Don't you?  I hope my card inspires you to create something adorable!  Please hop over to my teamie's blogs to check out their fun projects too!  Remember, leave a comment on each blog to have a chance to win a TCP prize!  

 

TCP Sneaky Peek Week Day 2: Love Grows...

Hello there inky friends!  Today is Sneay Peek Day 2 at The Cat's Pajamas and we're sharing sneaks ALL WEEK!  Today's new set is called "LOVE GROWS" and is an adorable sketchy image set complete with some awesome sentiments!  I decided to focus on the sentiments...and some tiny little dots in the set.  

Each day, we'll share sneaks featuring the fun stamps and dies that are available this month!  All of the sets are available on November 17...Just in time for our Black Friday Sales!  

To create my card, I started out by painting a yellow funky sun using yellow acrylic paint.  I then traced around the painting with a black Sharpie then fussy cut the image so that I could use it with my card.  I wanted to highlight the "Sending you Sunshine Smiles" so this sun was important to the design.  I then thought I needed a bit more color on the card so I painted a few stripes of blue acrylic paint onto a white panel and then used my heat gun to dry the paint.  I then added some doodles and dots with the Sharpie and then stamped the little dotty cluster stamp from the set to help tie everything together.  I also used a white paint pen to add some white before applying some sparkly sunshine glitter to the sun.  

I mounted my stamped/painted panel onto a blue layer then mounted onto a bright yellow cardstock base.  VOILA!  A little sunshine is on it's way to someone soon!

Thanks for hopping over to check out my card.  Make sure to head over to my fellow DT teamies' pages to get more inspiration.  Leave some love along the way and you just might win the TCP prize!  See you tomorrow for more yummy inspiration!

TCP Sneak Peek Week Day 3: Dies, Dies, Dies!

Hello there cardmakers!  It's sneaky peek week day 3 and it's all about those holiday dies!  We're sneaking peeks of three new stand alone die sets that will allow you to make some GORGEOUS cards!  

My first card features the Cardinal Duo die.  Its a two part die that will help you create a fun cardinal scene as well as create pierced circle cut-outs in your cards!  

 I started out by creating the nighttime sky using some Caran d'Ache watercolor crayons in an ombre blend of oranges and yellows.  After that, I diecut the cardinal die using some white cardstock.  I removed the pierced circle so that I could create the cut "schierenschnitte" style design.  I mounted this panel onto the watercolored panel and then splattered some black acrylic ink over that.

Since I didn't have a pine needle die set (hint hint TCP), I decided to glue a faux pine sprig from my mantle arrangement.  I attached it with Beacon Adhesive 3 in 1 glue.  To help it stay in place while drying, I placed a box of colored pencils over it to add some pressure.  Once Dry, I attached the little gingham ribbon bow.  

Up next is the fun little Gnome!  I paired it up with the fun Birch Forest stencil and the Birch Snowglobe die.  

I started out by blending the yummy Wendy Vecchi Make Art inks below to create the beautiful blue birch tree sky scene on white cardstock.  

 I then flicked some diluted white acrylic paint onto the stencil to create the illusion of snow falling.

I then diecut the birch tree globe using white cardstock and then started diecutting the parts of the gnome.  After cutting the nose, hands and feet, I colored them with Copics.  I then glued everything together to create the cute gnome and mounted it onto the birch globe.  

To finish everything off, I mounted the birch stenciled panel onto red cardstock trimmed to size and machine stitched the edge before attaching this panel to a white card base.  Next, I mounted the Gnome and birch globe combo, then attached some coordinating twine with some fun brass jingle bells.  SO FUN!  

Isn't he just the cutest???

Alrighty, for the last card today, I'm featuring the fun scripty sentiment die "Hello Winter".  

 I started out by coloring a white piece of cardstock using Copic markers.  I blended the inks with Copic various refill and then added some shimmery metallic ink splatters before drying with a heat gun.  After it was dry, I diecut the sentiment and set it aside.

 Next, I scribbled a tree scene on a piece of cardstock and then added some blue watercolor.  I then added some white splatter and mounted it onto a blue scrap of cardstock.  I then attached some fun sequins (holeless sequins from TCP) and attached the sentiment.

For the ribbon treatment, I added some black twine and some fuzzy floral centers and some sequins.  I curled the edges of the twine to mimic the scribbles in the background.  :)

Hop on over and check out all the other inspiration for these fun dies!  

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Brenda

Nancy

Wendy

Cristena

TCP Sneak Peek Week: Day 2 Oh Christmas Tree!

Hello there inky friends!  It's DAY 2 of the TCP Sneaky Peek Week and I'm joining my fellow Cat Packers as we share inspirational peeks of the fun new set "Oh Christmas Tree" and the coordinating dies HERE!  It's also available in a STAMP/DIE BUNDLE HERE.  This set is so pretty and has a fun collection of florals and leafy elements to make collages great!

 To create my card (I made a collection of SIX perfectly using my Misti) I started out by stamping all of the floral elements using Wendy Vecchi blendable inks.  I also colored the berry stem with markers so that I could get the two toned look.  Next, I diecut the fun leaves in a few different greens, diecut the berry stem and the yellow floral bursts. I tied some black checkered grossgrain ribbon around the pane before attaching it to a piece of golden yellow cardstock and then mounting onto rich red card panel.  To finish things off, I fussy cut a scalloped strip of red cardstock and tucked it under the bottom edge of the ribbon.  I then added some Glossy Accents to give the finished card some texture and shine.

Hop over and check out my fellow DT members projects below.  

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Brenda

Nancy

Wendy

Deborah