The Cat's Pajamas July Release and Blog Hop

It is release day at the The Cat's Pajamas! Three new stamps and four new dies are now available in The Cat's Pajamas shop. We are celebrating the release with a blog hop. If you arrived here from Michele's blog then you are right on track. Otherwise start at the beginning on Wendy's blog.

I stamped the image from the new Oh Buoy set onto Copics X-Press It cardstock, colored with Copic markers and fussy cut out. To prepare the image panel, I used a die from the Holiday Window Duo CutUps to cut from white cardstock, then sponged some clouds onto the top portion of it using a stencil and tumbled glass distress ink. I used the new Rollings Hills die to cut two pieces from green parakeet cardstock and added to the bottom portion of the image panel. The colored image as well as two arrows cut from kraft cardstock using the new Arrows CutUps were attached using foam tape. The background was created with a patterned paper and white cardstock cut with the new Liners CutUps. The sentiment from the new One Liners set was stamped with kraft ink.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, PTI dp, Neenah, PTI and RC cs, Ranger and MFT ink, Copic Markers

Copics: W00, E81, B40, E41, E42, E44, R20

My second card is a clean and simple one. I used the new Liners CutUps once again although I cut only the straight edges eliminating the heart or star icon. The liner strip was cut from patterned paper. I stamped the image from the Watercolor Basics set with daffodil delight ink then stamped the flower image from the new Critter Camp set in black and the sentiment from the Simply Said set onto the liner strip. The panel was attached to a soft stone card base using a layer of craft foam. A trio of enamel dots provided the finishing touch.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, PTI dp and cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, Simon Says ink

Now hop on over to Deborah's blog. She has something fun and creative to show you.

Here is the full blog hop lineup in case you get lost along the way:

Wendy
Christine
Brenda
Michele
Nancy (You are here)
Deborah
Lynn
Jessie
Alma@The Cat’s Pajamas

Celebrate the Season

This is my first Christmas card for the year and the Color Throwdown #503 Challenge colors of red, green and gray just happened to fit one of my favorite Christmas color combos.

I stamped up the two snow people from the Reverse Confetti Cool Friend set, cut with the matching dies and colored with Copic Markers. I placed them on a patterned paper panel cut with a die from the RC Stitched Squares set using foam tape and added a cloud from the same die set anchored with a heart diecut. A few strips of patterned paper provided the simple background and the sentiment was stamped directly on the card base.

Products: Reverse Confetti stamps and dies, Reverse Confetti and Doodlebug dp, PTI cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, Copic Markers

Copics: C00, C1, R00, R02, R20, R22, R24, R27, YG0000, YG01, YG13, W1, W2

Have a great rest of the weekend!

In Sympathy

Good morning. Unfortunately I needed a sympathy card for a church member who recently lost her husband after a long illness. I admit that I struggle with this type of card.

I stamped the flowers from The Stamp Market Fun Florals set in frosty pink, coral berry, ruby red and jet black ink and the leaves in frayed leaf and forest glades. All were cut with the matching die. I prepared the image panel by stamping the bottom in black ink using an image from the The Stamped Market Striped set and cut the cutout using a Papertrey Ink Shape Shifters die. I backed the cutout with black cardstock and added the flowers to the panel using foam tape. The sentiment came from The Cat's Pajamas Simply Said set. A few enamel dots finished it.

Products: The Stamp Market stamps and dies, The Cat's Pajamas stamps, PTI cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, Papertrey Ink die, Altenew, Memento and Simon Says ink

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

The Cat's Pajamas July Sneak Peeks

It's The Cat's Pajamas Sneaky Peek Week! We have three new stamp sets and four new dies. The Arrows CutUps is a free-with-purchase die set. All the new products will be released on July 31 in the TCP store.

I am kicking off the first of seven days of Sneaky Peek week. Each member of the design team will be taking turns sharing creations. The oh-so-talented Christine is up tomorrow but you can always check The Cat's Pajamas blog everyday to see who is on the schedule.

First up is a card featuring the super cute new Critter Camp set. I stamped the goofy little dog image in the set onto Neenah cardstock, cut it out with the matching die from the Critters CutUps and colored with Copic markers. I then stamped the second image in black and the sentiment inside it in pure poppy ink and fussy cut out. I attached the sentiment banner to the dog using foam tape. To create a background for the pooch I used the Spring Tag Duo set to cut from soft stone cardstock and subtle gray patterned paper for a tone on tone look. A simple patterned paper strip to the card base and a few matte finish enamel dots finished up a clean and simple card.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, Doodlebug and MME dp, PTI cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, MFT and PTI ink, Copic Markers

Copics: W00, E81, R20, N1, N3, N7, C00, C1, C3, C5, C7

My second features the new storybook set Oh Buoy. After stamping the image onto Copics X-Press It cardstock, I colored with Copic markers and fussy cut out. I dry embossed the new Arrows CutUps twice onto an iced aqua circle then attached the stamped image onto to it using foam tape. To prepared the background I added a patterned paper edge onto which I stamped the sentiment using wisteria ink. After attaching the image to the card front using a layer of craft foam, I added a couple of arrows cut with the Arrows CutUps and layered with a small enamel dot.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, Doodlebug dp, PTI and MFT cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, MFT and Simon Says ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Bunny-W00, E81, R20; Bike-BV00, BV01, BV02, BG10, BG11, BG23, Y21, C00, C1, C3

For the last card of the day I started out by cutting the background panel from white linen and soft stone card stock using the new Liners CutUps. We have a new One Liners sentiment set debuting in this release but I went back to an older set Simply Said to stamp the sentiment on the liner strip. Several sentiments from this set will fit onto the strip so you have plenty of options.  I cut the butterfly from mist cardstock using the Lacey Butterfly CutUps and cut the doily from textured cardstock using the Lacy Floral Doily CutUps layering the butterfly on it using foam tape.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, PTI and Bazzill cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, PTI Rainstones, Simon Says ink

For a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the store, comment on each of the designer's blogs on a daily basis including mine today and also on my Instagram account @nancyhthomas. Winners will be announced on The Cat's Pajamas Blog and Facebook page each day.

Here are all the new products:

Purple Onion Designs and a Sale!

I am here today to share a card and also to remind you that you have until Sunday night to take advantage of the 25% off sale at Purple Onion Designs.

With a bit of masking, I stamped up Johnny (sitting bear) and Canoe & Oar onto a Neenah cardstock stitched rectangle panel, then colored with Copic Markers. I stamped the partial sentiment from the Essential Thoughts Sentiment set underneath and then highlighted the image with a scalloped edge and a trio of matte finished enamel dots. The panel was attached to a stone cardstock card base.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, Neenah and Reverse Confetti cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, The Cat's Pajamas die, MFT ink, Copic Markerws
Copics: Bear-W00, E81, R20, E40, E41, E42, E44, B41, B32; Canoe-YG61, YG63; Oar-Y0000, Y21, Y31; Water-B0000, B000, B01; Sky-BG70, BG0000, BG000


Have a great weekend!

Thinking of You and a Sale @Purple Onion Designs

Good morning. I have another card using Purple Onion Designs stamps. It is my privilege to work for one of the nicest people in the industry. Michele has been in business for a remarkable 15 years and she is celebrating with a 25% off sale until July 22. 

With a bit of masking I stamped up Oscar (fox), Camp Fire and Marshmallow Stick onto Neenah cardstock, cut out with a stitched circle die and then colored with Copic Markers. The sentiment from the Essential Thoughts Sentiment set was stamped directly onto the image panel. I mounted the image using a layer craft foam onto a scalloped circle then attached to a woodgrain white panel decorated with a strip of patterned paper. A few enamel dots finished up a clean and simple masculine card. 

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, The Cat's Pajamas CutUps, Doodlebug dp, PTI and Ellen Hutson cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, MFT and Simon Says ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Fox-W00, E81, E00, E13, E97, D99, B000, B01, B05; Marshmallow Stick-W00, E81, E23, E25; Fire-C00, C1, C3, E21, E23, E25; Ground-E51, E53, E55, E23, C1; Sky-B0000, B000, BG70

I am submitting this to the current Inspired By-Camp Fire Smores Challenge. 

Don't forget about the sale! 

TCP Tuesday #348 Reminder

Today's card is my second one for the TCP Tuesday #348 - Summer Challenge. The theme is perfect for me as I just returned home from a fabulous beachy vacation in St. Simon's Island. I loved our time there but there really is no place like home.

When I think of summer, I see happy colors, rainbows and lots of sunshine so I got busy cutting using the Chevron CutUps to create a very colorful background from cardstock in a ROYBGIV design. I then stamped the various sentiments from the Sending You set using several colorful inks onto a tag cut with a die from the Luggage Tag CutUps. After cutting a second tag from purple cardstock, I tied the two together with ribbon and attached to the panel using foam tape.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, PTI and MFT cs, PTI ink

You have until July 31 to submit a project for this challenge so you have plenty of time. Link up here. You do not have to use TCP products and there is a $50 gift voucher up for grabs! 

Beachy Wedding Card

Today's card was for my stepgranddaughter's beach wedding.

I prepared the background piece with messy watercoloring using tumbled glass and gathered twigs distress inks onto watercolor cardstock. While the panel dried I stamped the crab, sandcastle and shell images from the Lawn Fawn Life is Good set and also the palm tree from the Wplus9 Drummer Boy set. After coloring all the images with Copic Markers I fussy cut out. I attached to the background panel using foam tape to create the beach scene and stamped the sentiment below.

Products: Lawn Fawn stamps, WPlus9 stamps and dies, Arches and PTI cs, MFT die, Ranger Distress and MFT ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Sandcastle-E0000, E000, E00; Crab-B91, B93, B95; Sand Dollar-W00, E81; Conch Shell-R0000, R00, R01, R02; Palm Tree-YG91, YG93, YG95, E30, E33, E37

I am submitting this to the Simon Says Fun In the Sun Wednesday Challenge. Have a blessed Sunday.

Purple Onion Designs Anniversary Sale!

I got out some of my older POD stamps for the anniversary to make a more masculine type card.

I first stamped the larger image from the 2 Forests set onto a Neenah cardstock circle, colored with Copic markers and then added a patterned paper slope to represent grass. I I layered a piece of sand cardstock and craft foam then cut out with a wonky stitched die plus a circle opening. I attached this over the image and the card base and stamped the sentiment from the Essential Thoughts Sentiment set at the bottom. I then stamped Twinkle (raccoon) onto Copics X-Press It cardstock,colored with Copic markers and attached with with foam tape.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, Simple Stories dp, PTI and Reverse Confetti cs, MFT die, MFT ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Raccoon-W00, E81, R20, W1, W2, W5; Trees-E33, YG91, YG93,YG95; Sky-BG70, BG0000, BG000

Check out the Purple Onion Designs blog for more card samples. And take advantage of the sale here. 

TCP Tuesday #348 Challenge and a Sale!

It's time for another monthly challenge here at The Cat's Pajamas. The theme for July is Summer and you have the rest of the month to submit. The TCP store has a stamp category of Summer Fun. Although TCP products are not required to participate we do love it when you use our stamps and dies!

First of all, where has Bristol Smooth cardstock been all my life? I used it for the first time with today's card. After stamping the image from the Friendship set, I colored with Zig Kuretake Clean Color brush markers. I framed the image with cardstock and patterned paper layers cut with the Square Stamp CutUps die. The sentiment from the Simply Said set was stamped directly on the panel. I  finished up the design with more patterned paper and twine for a masculine summer card.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, Fancy Pants dp, PTI and Bristol Smooth cs, Hemptique Twine, MFT and Simon Says ink, Zig Kuretake Clean Color Real Brush Markers
Zigs: Penguin-050 Yellow, 052 Bright Yellow; Pond-030 Blue; Fish-045 Pale Green, 046 Mid Green; Grass-041 Light Green, 047 May Green; Sky-031 Cobalt Blue

Here are the details for the Challenge:

• Each month a new challenge will be posted on The Cat’s Pajamas blog and our Facebook page.
• If you want to play along you just upload your design to The Cat’s Pajamas blog page using the InLinkz button provided.
• You are not required to use a Cat’s Pajamas stamp or die but if you have them we would love to see them.
• On the day of the next challenge the winner will be chosen from the previous challenge and will receive a Cat Cash Voucher for $50.

It's also time for the annual summer sale starting July 3! Shop here!

Thinking of You

Today's card is another one for my stepdaughter to send to her patients. I used the colors from the current Color Throwdown Challenge #499.

I stamped the images from the Reverse Confetti Petals 'n Posies set using bright buttercup and haystack inks for the flowers and blueberry sky for the centers. I cut all the flower pieces with the matching dies, then cut the leafy piece from the same set from green parakeet ink as well as the wreath using a die from the Wreaths set. I prepared the background by cutting white linen cardstock using a die from the Edgers set, then stamped the sentiment from The Cat's Pajamas Simply Stacked Sentiments set in the center. The sentiment piece was layered over a strip of patterned paper then the wreath diecut and flowers were attached.

Products: Reverse Confetti stamps and dies, The Cat's Pajamas stamps, Doodlebug dp, PTI cs, PTI and WPlus9 ink

Have a blessed Sunday.