C.C. Designs February Preview - Swiss Pixies

*** This is my second post of the day. Please scroll down for my Sweet November Post!***

Today the All That Scraps design team members are previewing the newest Swiss Pixies from C.C. Designs.

I chose to work with Woodland Lucy. As you can see I didn't really go with a woodland theme though. I colored up Lucy in mostly blues and paired her up with October Afternoon patterned paper. The button card piece is from a 12x12 sheet of buttons cards from the Farmhouse collection - the remaining paper came from the 5 and Dime 8x8 pad. The background panel is from a MME pad, I distressed the edges and did some messing stitching. I added buttons (of course!) and twill to the button card. The sentiment came from the C.C. Designs AmyR Heart-y Sayings set.

Products: C.C. Designs stamp, October Afternoon dp, MME dp, PTI buttons, Copic Markers

Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E11, R20; Hair-E50, E51, E53, E55; Clothing-B000, B41, B32, B95, B97, B99; Shoes-C3, C5, C7; Shadows-B0000, B000

This collection will be available for purchase at the All That Scraps store February 2 at 10 pm CT. Be sure to check out the All That Scraps blog for even more previews.

Sweet November Preview Day 2 - Shroom

Welcome to day two of Sweet November previews for the month of February. Today we are previewing "Shroom".

After stamping and coloring the image with Copics, I cut the image out with Spellbinders Nestabilities. The sentiment came from the new Mushroom set which is also new for this release and I stamped it directly onto the image panel. The patterned paper is mostly Authentique with some My Mind's Eye (the background piece). The resin mushrooms came from a Prima package that I had actually already purchased before I saw this release. I love it when things work out like that. Several MME buttons and some twine completed the sunshiny look.

Products: Sweet November stamps, Authentique dp, My Mind's Eye dp and buttons, Prima resin mushroom, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers

Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E11, R20; Hair-E50, E51, E53; Eyes-B91, B93, B95; Clothing/Mushroom-BG10, BG72, BG75, Y21, Y23, Y26, W00, W1, E81

This collection will be available for purchase at the All That Scraps store February 2 at 10 pm CT. Be sure to also click on over to my fellow design team member Marion and also to our special guest designer Sammi. Amy, the creative mind behind the Sweet November line has a card to share with you and also outlines the details on how to win some blog candy which includes the stamp we are all using today. All you have to do is leave comments on our various blogs.

I hope to see you back here tomorrow for another Sweet November preview. I will also have a C.C. Designs preview later on today. Make sure to stop by my sale page if you have time.

Sweet November Preview Day 1 - Bloom

Welcome to the first of four days of Sweet November previews for the month of February. Today we are previewing "Bloom".

I combined Bloom with the Mushroom set which is also new for this release. I first stamped the Bloom image, masked it and then stamped the mushroom so it would appear she is perched atop it. After coloring the image with Copics I then cut it out and attached it directly to the card panel using a dimensional dot underneath the head portion of the image for a bit of lift.  The patterned paper is mostly Crate Paper with a bit of My Mind's Eye. I cut the butterfly with the C.C. Designs Butterflies Cutters Die set and then punched two small ones using a Martha Stewart punch. I added an MME button and American Crafts ribbon as simple embellishments. You'll be seeing the MME Lost and Found buttons on several of the previews this week. I re-discovered several hardly touched packs of these in my embellishments basket and had to ask myself about why I was hoarding them!  My motto for this year is to use it or lose it. 

Products: Sweet November stamps, C.C. Designs Cutters, Crate Paper and My Mind's Eye dp, MME button, May Arts ribbon, Kaisercraft pearls, Martha Stewart punch, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Copic Markers

Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E11, R20; Eyes-YG91, YG93, YG95, G85; Clothes-BG10, BG11, BG13, BG15; Bloom-YG0000, YG91, YG93, Y21, Y23, Y35, Y38; Mushroom-E81,W00, W1, E97, E07, E09

This collection will be available for purchase at the All That Scraps store February 2 at 10 pm CT. Be sure to also click on over to my fellow design team member Marion and also to our special guest designer Sammi. Amy, the illustrator of the Sweet November line has a card to share with you and also outlines the details on how to win some blog candy which includes the stamp we are all using today. All you have to do is leave comments on our various blogs.

I'll be back tomorrow with another Sweet November preview. Please check out my sale page while you are here!

A sale. A Valentine bloghop. A Sunday Drive.

No card today but I'll have lots to share next week. The February Sweet November previews start tomorrow and the new C.C. Designs previews start Tuesday. Some days I will be double posting since I am on both the Sweet November Design Team as well as the All That Scraps team. I can't wait for you to see everything - just an all around great release.

So first up, I have a sale page now. I'm doing a bit of cleanup and downsizing. Plus frankly I could use a few extra dollars right now. I would really appreciate it if you would spread the word. 

Plus good news for The Cat's Pajamas fans as Alma is sponsoring a Valentine Customer Blog Hop. Here's what Alma has to say about it:

So, if you have a Valentine project/card that features The Cat's Pajamas stamps or CutUps dies, we invite you to share them during our Cat's Pajamas Valentine Blog Hop. Just add your project to the inlinkz button on Alma's Blog from now until February 14th. 

And, that's not all. Three people will be randomly chosen from the hop to win $25 in Cat's Cash (that's a gift voucher from our webstore). We'll announce the winners on February 15th! Remember, there must be at least one Cat's Pajamas stamp or CutUps used in your project.

I can't wait to see your projects!

Now for a Sunday drive.....

• since all the leaves are gone now, it's quite evident how much tree damage our neighborhood sustained in the April 27, 2011 tornado. I can see houses that I've never been able to see before unless I was actually driving by on that street
• I'm still not complaining - we know how blessed we are
• my shoulder hurts from googling so much to find images for my sale page
• speaking of google, I feel like I'm way too much google-ized - it follows me around everywhere on the internet
• it's my own fault though. Hello Blogger. Hello Gmail. Hello Picasa
• strawberry martinis are really yummy. Don't ask me how I know this

TCP Tuesday 194 - Hearts

Susan is our hostess this week for TCP Tuesday (TCPTUES194) and she has challenged us to use stamps and Cutups with the theme of  hearts and love. A timely challenge for me as I'm trying to get some Valentines completed.

I loved the Feelin' Cupidy set from the January release so I decided to break him out again. I colored him up with Copics, then cut the image out, afterwards attaching him to a panel cut with the Hearts Rosette CutUps. I surrounded the bunny with some clouds cut with the Cloud Border CutUps die and embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. The banner was fussy cut from one of the sheets from the My Mind's Eye Love Me 6x6 pad and then I finished off with a couple of buttons from the Sweet Thing Buttons set tied with Peppermint Divine Twine. I stamped the sentiment directly onto the lower right corner of the center panel.  I followed the current Sweet Sunday Sketch (SSSC150) for the basic layout. It's seems like it has been forever since I've done one but I think the new bi-weekly schedule is going to work out better for me.  

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamp and CutUps, My Mind's Eye dp, Divine Twine, Buttons, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Copic Markers

Copics: Bunny-C00, C1, C3, RV00, RV10, R00; Cupid's Bow and Arrow-R35, R46

All the details for this TCP Tuesday challenge can be found on Alma’s blog. As always, there is potential for fame (Pick of the Litter) and/or fortune (Pick of the Week) and possibly even Swanky Stamper of the Month. 

 

A Paper Piecing Challenge

Tornadoes hit our county/state again on Sunday night. In January. Unheard of but apparently a new weather reality. This happens when you have warm air from the gulf hitting cold air from the north to create a perfect storm. Ever since the April 27, 2011 breakout where tornadoes literally went on all day long including in our neighborhood, I pretty much can't sleep when there is bad weather in the area. Plus frankly I didn't want to. On the other hand Don sleeps like a baby, especially knowing his wife is monitoring things all night.

Anyway, since I couldn't sleep I made this card for the Paper Sundaes paper piecing challenge. I'm a first time poster for this challenge blog. I found it via the guest designer, Michele, one of my very favorite stampers. Ever since my friend Amy used the Gravel Road sheet from the October Afternoon Farmhouse collection as her background, I knew I wanted to figure out a way to use it also. I actually have the 8x8 pad (I used it on this card) but also purchased the individual 12x12 sheet too. So in other words, you will be seeing this again! I used the image from the My Favorite Things P.I. Fill My Heart with Joy stamp set, paper piecing his outfit and the heart. There wasn't much Copic coloring left to do after that although I did add a bit of Liquid Applique to his forehead for a bit of lambie texture. After cutting out the image, I attached to the background panel with dimensional dots. The sentiment was from the same set although I had to rearrange the sentence lines due to space restrictions.

Products: My Favorite Things stamp, October Afternoon dp, PTI border die and buttons, Kaisercraft pearls, Divine Twine, Liquid Applique

Copics: W00, E81, C1, C3, C5, RV00, R81

I hope all is well with you. As always, thanks for stopping by.

C.C. Designs January Review

Another Sweet November and C.C. Designs review of the January release is going on over at the All That Scraps blog today and I am joining in on the fun.

I stamped and colored up Party Time Lucy from the Swiss Pixies line. I wanted the card to be as girly girl as Miss Lucy so I chose papers from my new SEI Promise Me 6x6 pad and added some ribbon, bling and a fun MME layered brad to frou frou it up.

Products: C.C. Designs stamp, SEI dp, My Minds Eye layered brad, May Arts twill, My Favorite Things Die-namics, TPC rhinestones, PTI die, Copic Markers

Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E11, R20; Hair-E50, E51, E53, E37; Clothing/Shoes-RV0000, RV00, RV10, RV13, BG70, BG10, BG72, BG75, E81, W00, 0

Be sure to check out the All That Scraps blog for more inspiration using the January release stamps and dies.

Rawr

It's been a while since I've had the chance to create something for the My Favorite Things Weekly Sketch Challenge(MFTWSC55) and I didn't want another week to pass me by. Plus it gave me the perfect excuse to complete my three year old granddaughter's Valentine for this year. She loves dinosaurs for some reason, bordering on obsession, so the Little Loveosaurus set was a perfect choice for her. And since I would love for her to be playing with babydolls instead, I felt the need to girly up the dino by coloring it with a series of pink Copics. I emulated the sawtooth pattern in the paper on the spikes for a bit of extra color. The sentiment was stamped onto a piece cut with the Say What? Die-namics. I then added a felt heart cut with the Hearts a Plenty Die-namics and finished it up with a couple of buttons and soft ribbon. The paper is all from the My Mind's Eye Everyday Flair 6x6 pad.

Products: My Favorite Things stamp and Die-namics, My Mind's Eye dp, PTI felt and buttons, American Crafts ribbon, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers

Copics: RV00, R00, R81, R20, R22, R24, YR20, YR23, B0000, B000, B01

I hope you have a great week. Thanks for stopping by. 

TCPTuesday 193 Color Challenge

The TCP Tuesday challenge is in full swing this week. Lori is our hostess with a color challenge  of Pale Pink, Melon and Brown (TCPTUES193). These colors said Valentine/love to me and I found some older Ki Memories in my stash and added it to some new Doodlebug I picked up recently. I paired them up with one of my favorite TCP stamps Bear Hugs. I colored him with Copics, paper piecing the heart portion. The sentiment was stamped in the center of the largest heart from the Heart Trio CutUps. Someone mentioned the Icing CutUps as one of their favorites the other day on the TCP Forum at Splitcoast Stampers which reminded me that I had not used it in a while.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamp and CutUps, Buttons, Ki Memories dp, Copic Markers

Copics: E50, E51, E53, E33, E55, E29, R83, R85

All the details for this TCP Tuesday challenge can be found on Alma’s blog. As always, there is potential for fame (Pick of the Litter) and/or fortune (Pick of the Week) and possibly even Swanky Stamper of the Month.

All That Scraps January Review

The Sweet November and C.C. Designs review of the January release is going on over at the All That Scraps blog today and today's card is my contribution.

I loved all the January Birthday Fairwees so it was hard to just pick one but I finally decided to stamp and color up the Sweet November Josie's Cupcake image again. I paired her up with My Mind's Eye patterned paper from two different pads. I also used the C.C. Designs Cupcake Cutter die to make an additional cupcake, using a Cuttlebug embossing folder to add texture to the icing portion and Kaisercraft pearls for sprinkles and of course, a cherry on top.  After tying the ribbon in a bow I intertwined a swirl cut from the C.C. Designs Squiggles Cutters die.

 

Products: Sweet November stamp, C.C. Designs Cutters, My Mind's Eye dp, Kaisercraft pearls, American Crafts ribbon, Cuttlebug embossing folder, The Cat's Pajamas Buttons, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers

Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E11, R20; Hair-E31, E35, E39, E29; Clothing-RV32, R35 R37; Wings-B0000, B000, B01; Cupcake-E50, E51, RV00, R81, R83, R85

Be sure to check out the All That Scraps blog for more fun projects from the various design team members. 

a Tisket a Tasket

Did you hear that The Cat's Pajamas is sponsoring the January Sketch For You to Try? That alone is enough reason to join in on the fun. Throw in the great sketch by Jen and we have a winning combination!

I loved working with these fun spring-like colors as I am already over winter!! Considering it's only mid January I have a long wait for spring. I actually shared this at the Pajama Party at Splitcoast Stampers I stamped the bunny from the new brand new Sugar, Sugar set onto Copics X-Press It cardstock and then colored it up with Copics. I cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities allowing the ears to fall outside the circle.I used the Lacy Floral Doily as a mat which covered up most of it but I liked the look of the wavy edges and the cutouts peaking out from under the image. I used the egg die from the new Eggs in a Basket CutUps for some felt eggs nestled in some felt grass cut with the Grass CutUps. Some ribbon, bling and the cutouts that popped out of the Lacy Floral Doily for tiny flowers provided the finishing touches.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamp and CutUps, Echo Park and Jillibean Soup dp, American Crafts ribbon, Heidi Swapp jewels, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers

Copics: Bunny-E50, E51, E53, RV00, R81, R83, R85; Basket/Bow/Easter Eggs-Y0000, Y11, Y15, Y17, YG0000, YG21, YG23, RV00, R81, R83, YR01, YR12, YR14, B0000, B41, B32

I hope all is well with you. Thanks for stopping by.

TCP Tuesday 192 Plus New Release Blog Hop

It is release day for The Cat's Pajamas! All seven of the fabulous new stamp sets and four new Cutups dies are available now from The Cat's Pajamas shop.

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 super 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 (TCPTUES192) challenge hostess which is to include embossing whether wet or dry to your project.

Today's card features the latest OuOu image called Warm Fuzzies. I paper pieced most of the image using various papers from the Basic Grey Jovial pad. I replaced the scarf fringe with white pom poms and added a tiny heart over the barrette image. The skin, hair, boots and the bird were colored with Copic markers. For the embossing portion of the challenge, I used the Snow Flake Lace paper CutUps to emboss rather than diecut and used it for the background panel for the image. I added the sentiment which made me laugh the first time I saw it. I am so not a winter person and generally ask "is it spring yet" before December is over. Since I used patterns and colors from a Christmas paper pad, I wanted to make sure it had a winter look and not a Christmasy vibe so I added the background paper from a Fancy Pants pad and kept the color scheme simple. I used one of my very favorite CutUps, the big Snowflake to add to the wintery theme, making the hole in the center a bit larger so I could thread the Cream Seam Binding through it to tie a bow.  A few buttons from the Sweet Things Button set provided the finishing touch.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamp and CutUps, Seam Binding, Buttons, Basic Grey and Fancy Pants dp, Spellbinders nestabilities, Copic Markers
Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E02, R20; Hair-E31, E34, E37, E29; Boots-N1, N5, N7, N9; Hair-R20, R22, R27, R27

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

Hugs {The Cat's Pajamas Sneak Peek}

Woo hoo! We've reach the final day of Sneak Peeks for the new TCP release. And what a fun set we have for you today. Build-a-Bingo features a bingo card stamp that you can personalize with special days and dates as it also includes several milestone type icons. You've probably spied some of the stamps in this set combined with previous sneak peek stamps. It really is such a versatile set.

I've been seeing decorated envelope pockets all over the internet (Pinterest is a major time suck for me), so I decided to make one using a Valentine theme. I started out with a ready made envie from a notecard set. Using the envie as a template, I covered the back with this fun, graphic paper from Ki Memories and also lined it with some Echo Park paper from the new Yours Truly paper pad. Of course I needed something to go in my envie so I stamped the bingo card image onto plain white cardstock, added the heart within a circle (both included in the set) and placed in the free spot. I used the Queen of Heart Border Cutups to cut the border piece and also stamped the extra word up at the top. I then used the Heart Rosette CutUps to create a second piece; this time I just used the flat rosette, adding a button/pearl combination in the center. I went back to the Gimme Sugar Set revealed on the first day of sneak peeks and stamped the circle and letters spelling out HUGS. And since it was an envie, some postage stamps seemed appropriate so I used the Love Letters and Stamp Trio CutUps to create two of them which I then attached to the top of the flap. I wrapped two ribbons around it and tied in a bow, adding the Ki Memories puffy heart and a few pearls as embellishments.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and CutUps, Buttons, Ki Memories dp and felt heart, Echo Park dp,Kaisercraft pearls, May Arts ribbon

 
All the details for this TCP Tuesday challenge can be found on Alma’s blog as well as the list of the Cat Pack members who have a sneak peek today! And, don’t forget that Alma is giving away a set a day to someone that posts on the IN IT TO WIN IT thread on the TCP forum on SCS.

We would also love for you to join us tonight (Monday) at the Pajamas party at Splitcoast Stampers, 8-10pm EST, 5-7pm PST. There will be some chatting, more projects using products from this release and some fantastic prizes.

Now I'm going to be honest with you. I will be at the pajama party for at least a little while but I will have my mind and eyes on something else. I'll be glued to the TV for the BCS National Championship game. Roll Tide! Go SEC!