Magic All Around

Nothing like waiting until the last minute! Today's card is for November's Sketch For You to Try. And yes, today is the last day to get it done. I really didn't want to skip since I've done all the other months so far. And frankly I need all the Christmas cards I can possibly get made these days. 

I used a new image, Sugar Nellie Tatania. I've had it a while but had not managed to get it inked up. After coloring her up, I did a lot of fussy cutting since I wanted to superimpose her over the small village in the Webster's Pages dp. Believe me I was re-thinking that decision while I was cutting away. I added Ranger Stickles on the wings and cuffs for a bit of sparkle and then attached to the background panel with dimensional dots. I finished things off with a few rhinestones and my favorite white satin ribbon. The paper is from the Webster's Pages Winter Fairy/Botanical Christmas 6x6 pad.

Products: Sugar Nellie stamp, Webster's Pages dp, Kaisercraft jewels, May Arts ribbon, Ranger Stickles, Copic Markers

Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E11; Hair-E50, E51, E53, E55; Clothing-BV0000, BV00, BV11, W00, W1

It is super busy around here as I'm sure it is at your house. I've finished my Christmas decorating although we still need to get lights strung outside. I haven't done much shopping yet except for a few things here and there. Unfortunately I'm suffering with a really bad cold which has really hindered my progress. I'm taking the day off from all house activities today in hopes that the rest will put me back on the road to good health. I don't have time to be sick!

TCP Tuesday 187 Plus New Release Blog Hop

It is release day for The Cat's Pajamas! All seven of the fabulous new stamp sets and three new Cutups dies are available now from The Cat's Pajamas shop. Do you now that stamps and dies are great stocking stuffers? Even if it's a case of filling your own stocking like I sometimes have to do! I figure I'm just helping out my husband with his shopping. That's really sweet of me, dontcha think?

Since it is release day that also means a blog hop. I hope you arrived here from Jenny's blog where I am sure she had something fun and creative for you to enjoy. If not, head on over to Julie's blog to start at the beginning. Julie is this week's TCP Tuesday (TCPTUES187) challenge hostess which is to add some shiny embellishments to your project!

I was all over this challenge since I'm all about shiny and sparkly at Christmas. I stamped the brand new Merry Christmas, Honey onto Copics X-Press It cardstock and cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities with some out of the box action with the top of the tree. I colored it up with a gazillion Copic markers - ok, I really meant 30. I wanted it to be colorful enough for the older My Mind's Eye Christmas paper "Colorful Christmas". This was some of very favorite Christmas paper ever and I'm sad to say that I'm down to just snips and scraps of it at this point. I added some Glossy Accents to the Christmas baubles on the tree. Now to the sparkly embellishments. I used the Snowflake CutUps to cut a big snowflake, then applied some Ranger Stickles with my fingertip and sprinkled glitter over it. After it dried, I applied Glossy Accents all over it for a hard shine and used it as a mat for the sentiment. I then made a garland from the snowflakes left over from the Snowflake Lace Paper. Before stringing them together I sprinkled fairy dust over them in various shades (fairy dust=glitter). After attaching the garland to the card, I then added glossy accents for shine and stability. 

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamp and CutUps, My Mind's Eye dp, Doodlebug glitter, Ranger Stickles, Glossy Accents, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers

Copics: Bear-E50, E51, E53, E55, BG10, BG11, BG53; Tree-G20, YG23, YG25; Ornaments/Trim-BG10, BG11, BG53, YR01, YR16, YR18, RV32, RV34, R85; Honey/Honey Pots-Y13, Y15, Y17, B0000, B00, B01, YR01, YR12, YR14; Gift-Y21, Y23, Y35, RV32, RV34, R85, RV17

As a Christmas gift to the very special TCP customers,  Alma is offering 15% off your entire purchase until November 30. That INCLUDES a discount off the already discounted price of the Kitty Kat Pack and the Poochie Pack. The Promo code is Happy15.

Now to continue the blog hop, please click on over to Alma's blog.

On the Fourth day of Christmas...{The Cat's Pajamas Sneak Peek}

Welcome to another day of TCP Sneak Peeks! Are you making a list of your favorites? Don't finalize it until you see the new Raising Cane set. I am combining today's project with my 12 Days of Christmas series.

12 Days of Christmas: My step-granddaughters in North Carolina at age 8 and 10 are right on the cusp of no longer believing in Santa Claus. Twelve days of small packages arriving in the mail will {I hope} help keep Christmas a magical time for just a little longer. It's purely for fun and not really about the gifts.

Christmas is just not complete without candy canes and the big eared bunny certainly seems to be clutching tightly to his so I thought he would be perfect for the 4th day of Christmas gifts. After I colored up the bunnies with Copics I made tags from white cardstock using a pre-made tag as a template. The design is basically the same for both, I just changed up the patterned paper and a few of the elements. I tied them up with some white satin ribbon and Christmas Divine Twine that is also new for this release.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps, Divine Twine, Authentique dp, Kaisercraft jewels, May Arts ribbon, Cuttlebug embossing folders, Copic Markers

Copics: E50, E51, E40, E41, YG61, YG63, G85, R22, R24, R27, 0

And if would like a chance to win this set?! Head over to the IN IT TO WIN IT POST in the TCP forum at SPLITCOAST and leave a message.  One winner will win the sneaky peek set of the day on each day of our sneaky peek week.

Just one more day of sneak peeks! I hope you are making plans to join us at the Pajama party over at Splitcoast Stampers on Monday night.

Absolutely No Peeking (The Cat's Pajama Sneaky Peek)

Welcome to my {late} TCP Sneak Peek today. Today we are previewing the new Peeking stamp set. I will admit that I am not a huge fan of gift bags but for some items they are just necessary.  I try to make them a little more personal by purchasing the plain ones and then adding my own tag and decorations. I used a combo of Copic coloring and paper piecing. Don't you love how P.J. is peeking around the big gift box? This set would be fabulous for birthdays too. I stamped the sentiment onto one of the Circus Panels diecuts and mounted both the image and the sentiment onto a long banner style tag. The For/From is from the same set.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamp and CutUps, Linen Thread, Echo Park dp, American Crafts ribbon, PTI buttons, Copic Markers

Copics: E50, E51, E53, E55, R24, R27, R29, YG0000, YG01, YG03

And if would like a chance to win this set?! Head over to the IN IT TO WIN IT POST in the TCP forum at SPLITCOAST and leave a message.  One winner will win the sneaky peek set of the day on each day of our sneaky peek week.

Freezin Season {The Cat's Pajamas Sneak Peek}

Welcome to Black Friday as well as another TCP Sneak Peek. Today we are featuring Freezin' Season. And how adorable is the big eared bunny with his Snow Bunny? I colored up this little cutie pie and then cut out the image with a Spellbinders Nestie allowing his ears to fall outside of the circle. I kept everything soft and monochromatic using the various greens from the Echo Park Holly Jolly 6x6 pad. I used one of the dies from the Circus Panels CutUps for the sentiment attaching to the panel with Green Apple Divine Twine. More snowflakes from the Snowflake Lace Paper CutUps and pearls provided the finishing touches.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamp and CutUps, Divine Twine, Echo Park dp, Kaisercraft pearls, PTI button, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic markers

Copics: - Bunny-W00, W1, W2, E50, R00, R01, R11, R20; Snowbunny-G0000, BG0000, G20, G21, G24, YG67, BG70, BG72; Shadows-B0000

And if would like a chance to win this set?! Head over to the IN IT TO WIN IT POST in the TCP forum at SPLITCOAST and leave a message.  One winner will win the sneaky peek set of the day on each day of our sneaky peek week.

Today is Black Friday at TCP. Everything on the The Cat's Pajamas website (except the KittyKat Pack and the Poochie Pack) will be 20% off!

On the Third Day of Christmas...{The Cat's Pajamas Sneaky Peek}

First of all, I want to wish all my fellow Americans a very Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you have a day filled with blessings.

Welcome to another day of TCP Sneak Peeks! Today the Cat Pack is previewing the new Best Fishes set. I am combining today's project with my 12 Days of Christmas series.

12 Days of Christmas: My step-granddaughters in North Carolina at age 8 and 10 are right on the cusp of no longer believing in Santa Claus. Twelve days of small packages arriving in the mail will {I hope} help keep Christmas a magical time for just a little longer. It's purely for fun and not really about the gifts.

I giggled when I first saw the Best Fishes set because I had already bought some Swedish Fish for one of my 12 Days of Christmas gifts as they are a family favorite. So the 3rd Day of Christmas projects are two bag toppers for the candy. Both images were colored colored with Copics and I gave each of them a jaunty paper pieced scarf.

For my first bag topper I folded over a piece from the Authentique Wonder pad, adding a border at the bottom using the Inside Pinking CutUps. I attached the image to a Martha Stewart paper doily and added the 3rd day piece behind him with a small snowflake punched from the Snowflake Lace Paper.  I created a tag using one of the pieces from the Circus Panels CutUps, stamping the sentiment onto it and then attaching to the Cranberry Seam Binding bow (which is also a new color for this release).

For the second bag topper I again folded over a piece of paper this time from an older Fancy Pants Christmas collection and added a border cut with the flap portion of the new Gift Card Envie CutUps. Yes, a Gift Card envie die! How cool is that?! Of course you don't get the full effect here since I used only a portion of it for the sentiment. Some Olive Seam Binding and another snowflake and it was done too. Easy and fun!

 

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamp and CutUps, Seam Binding, Fancy Pants and Authentique dp, Kaisercraft jewels, Copic Markers

Copics: Penquin-E40, E41, R22, R24, 0; Scarf shadows-W1; Fish-YG91, YG93, YG95; Bow-R24, R29, R59

And if would like a chance to win this set?! Head over to the IN IT TO WIN IT POST in the TCP forum at SPLITCOAST and leave a message.  One winner will win the sneaky peek set of the day on each day of our sneaky peek week.


Don't forget that every Friday through the end of November is a Black Friday at TCP. Everything on the The Cat's Pajamas website (except the KittyKat Pack and the Poochie Pack) will be 20% off! The sale is only on Fridays and limited to stock on hand.

Happy Thanksgiving!