The Cat's Pajamas April Sneak Peeks

It's The Cat's Pajamas Sneaky Peek Week! We have three new stamp sets, three new dies and a free-with-purchase stamp set which will be released on April 24 in the TCP store.  Julie, Michele and Brenda have already shown you some fantastic projects in previous sneak peeks. These ladies were a hard act to follow but I tried my best.

First up is a Father's Day card featuring the hilarious new Welcome to the Funny Farm set. I stamped the first sentiment in pure poppy ink, then the row of penguins and second sentiment in a Copic friendly black onto a stitched panel. I had fun stamping the various accessories onto the each of the penguins selecting the fish tie, bow tie, glasses, mustache and beard and then colored all images with Copic markers. The panel was attached to a soft stone card base.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps, PTI cs, PTI and MFT ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Penguins-W00, E81, C1, C3, C5, YR31, Y21; Accessories-B41, B32, YG000, YG91, Y13, Y35, R20, R22, R24, V12, V15, V17, E23, E25

Next up is a card featuring the new Asian Spring set which can be as simple or artsy as you want to get. I created the image background by cutting a circle from watercolor cardstock and watercoloring with a Zig Kuretake Clean Color brush marker to represent the sky. I cut the mountains using a die from the also new Mountains CutUps set and the same circle die. After watercoloring with another Zig Kuretake marker, I stamped the image using black ink and then attached to the first circle. I prepared the background with a combo of patterned paper and a white cardstock strip to ground the image piece which was attached with a layer of craft foam, The sentiment from the Simply Said set was stamped below it. I know I say it every time but I love the classic and simple sentiments on this set.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, Echo Park dp, PTI and Ranger watercolor cs, Simon Says ink, Zig Kuretake Clean Color Brush Markers
Zigs: Blue, Mid Green

The most interesting bunny in the world is back and this time he/she is a graduate. I always seem to need at least 1 or 2 graduation cards a year. I stamped the bun from the new Change the World set onto Copics X-Press It cardstock, colored with Copic markers and then fussy cut out. I stamped the sentiment onto a white circle, then nested it onto a yellow cardstock piece cut with a die from the Fancy Flip Frames. I prepared the background panel by using the notebook die from the Toppers CutUps. The stamped bunny was attached using foam tape for dimension.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, PTI cs, MFT ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Bunny-E50, E51, E53, R00, R01; Diploma-W00, E81; Hat-C1, C3, C5; Gown-Y13, Y17, YR21

Do you remember the free stamp with purchase I mentioned earlier? Well here it is with this card. It's a small but dynamic set. After stamping the wine glasses using black ink, I stamped the inside with raspberry ripple and summer starfruit ink then cut out with the matching die from the new Wine & Martinis CutUps. The word sentiment from the also new Cheers CutUps was cut out three times from hawaiian shores cardstock, then layered together for dimension. I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set in black onto a white linen stitched panel and a wine "splash" from the Watercolor Basics set using raspberry ripple ink. I then attached the wine glasses,  the word sentiment and an enamel dot.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, PTI cs, MME enamel dot, SU and MFT inks

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. Be sure to stop by Deborah's blog tomorrow but of course you can always check the TCP blog to see who is scheduled each day.

Here are the new release products:

The Cat's Pajamas March Release Blog Hop and TCP Tuesday Reminder

It is release day for The Cat's Pajamas! Three new stamps and three new die sets are now available in The Cat's Pajamas shop. We are celebrating the release with a blog hop. If you arrived here from Michelle's blog then you are right on top of things.

We are also a little over half way for TCP Tuesday #344 which is a theme of Coffee/Tea.

After stamping the fat cat from the new What the Froth set onto Copics  X-Press It cardstock and coloring with Copic markers, I fussy cut out. The sentiment from the set was stamped stamped directly onto the patterned paper tag cut with the also new Spring Tag Duo die. The completed tag was attached onto a patterned paper background.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, Doodlebug dp, PTI cs, MFT ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Cat-Y11, Y21, Y26, G20, G24; Sleep hat/Sleepers-RV10, R81, R83; Cup/Paper-B41, B32, W00, E81, YG01, YG23

That's it from me. All the details regarding this release and the ongoing TCP Challenge are on The Cat's Pajamas blog. And of course, get on over to the TCP Shop to check out all the new goodies. So now hop on over to the wonderfully creative Deborah's blog.

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

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

The Cat's Pajamas March Sneak Peeks

Welcome to the The Cat's Pajamas Sneaky Peek Week! We have three new stamp sets and three new dies which will be released on March 20 in the TCP store.  Julie kicked us off with some fantastic projects yesterday and today I am the featured designer. 

First up is the adorable new Special Delivery set. Seriously I could have used every image in this set to showcase. After cutting a stitched circle, I stamped the image and sentiment onto the banner and colored with Copic markers. I wanted the image to really shine so I kept the design very simple, adding a strip of patterned paper and a few enamel dots.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps, Doodlebug dp, PTI cs, MFT ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Mouse-E40, E41, E42, R20; Pail-C00, C1, C3, B41, B32, B34; Flowers-Y11, Y13, G40, G43, RV10, R81, R83; Banner-W00, E81, B41, B32; Grass-G40, G43

Do you ever watch the tiny house shows on HGTV? I admit I am intrigued with them. We downsized to a smaller garden home last year and let me tell you, it was difficult! So although I love the less is more concept not sure a tiny house would work for us. Anyway, these tiny houses,  also from the new Special Delivery set, remind me of those shows. 

I used the new Spring Tag Duo die to cut a tag from Neenah cardstock and then stamped the three house images plus the sentiment at the top. I connected the landscaping with a Copic Multiliner pen. Since the images were small I limited the Copic markers colors. I added a strip of patterned paper at the bottom of the bottom of the tag and a matching piece to the card front. The completed tag was then attached to the panel using a layer of craft foam. Simple and easy!

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, Doodlebug dp, PTI cs and enamel dots, MFT ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Houses-Y11, Y21, 0, B41, B32, W00, E81; Landscaping-Y13, G40, G43

Next up, I prepared the card front by using images from the the older and a favorite set of mine Watercolor Basics to add some splashes of colors and a stripe at the bottom for a background to the sentiment from another older and favorite set Simply Said. Then I was ready for the new release items! I used two of the dies from the Oval Scroll Duo set to cut from patterned paper as well as a butterfly using one of the dies from the new Butterfly Trio set. After attaching the scroll piece to the card front I layered the small oval center and the butterfly and added to the card front using foam tape. A small strip of contrasting patterned paper added some punch to the color scheme and a few enamel dots finished it up. 

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

Since one of the images from the Watercolor Basics looked somewhat like a coffee ring, I stamped it directly onto the card front using kraft ink and then another for some "splashes." The sentiment and some of the smaller images from the from the new Sponsored By were also stamped onto the card front. After stamping the main image onto Copics  X-Press It cardstock, I colored with Copic markers and fussy cut out. After attaching to the card using foam tape for dimension, I also colored the smaller images and added a strip of patterned paper to the bottom.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, Doodlebug dp, PTI cs, MFT ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Bunny-E40, E41, E42, C00, C1, C3; Cups-R20, R22, R24, R27, B41, B32, B34

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. Be sure to stop by Lynn's blog tomorrow but of course you can always check the TCP blog to see who is scheduled each day.

Here are all the new release products:

Hello {Purple Onion Designs}

Today's card features images illustrated for Purple Onion Designs by Stacey Yacula.

I stamped Oscar (fox) and the kite from the Balloon, Party Hat and Kite set onto Copics X-Press It cardstock, masking off a portion of the string below the bows. After coloring with Copic markers, adding white highlights to the fox with a Gelly Roll pen, I fussy cut out the images. To prepare the background I stamped the kite image onto a watercolor cardstock piece to just the below the bows. I then watercolored with Zig Kuretake Clean Color brush markers to represent grass and sky. Using the fox image as a guide I used a waterproof pen to continue drawing the kite string on both the background and the stamped piece. The sentiment from the Sweet Occasions Sentiment set was stamped directly onto the panel and the images attached with foam tape.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, PTI and Arches watercolor cs, Sakura Gelly Roll pen, Zig Kuretake Clean Color Brushes, MFT ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Fox-W00, E81, E11, E13, E15, R20, B21, B23, B26; Kite-Y11, Y13, Y15, R22, R24
Zigs: May Green, Blue

I am submitting this to the Inspired By - Foxy Succulents challenge.

The Cat's Pajamas February Release Blog Hop and TCP Tuesday Reminder

It is release day for The Cat's Pajamas! Three new stamps and three new die sets are now available in The Cat's Pajamas shop. We are celebrating the release with a blog hop and I am up first.

We are also a little over half way for TCP Tuesday #343 which is to feature an animal on your creation.

For once I am ahead of a holiday with these Easter goody bags. I created the tag bases using a combination of cardstock cut with a die from the Beaches CutUps and pattern paper cut with the Holiday Tag Duo. I stamped images from the new Family Forever set onto the white cardstock pieces and colored with Copic Markers. The image portion was attached to the patterned paper tag using foam tape and I added an enamel dot to each one. I also used the Eggs in a Basket die to create a basket tag with eggs decorating two of them with a cardstock bow using a die from the Presents set. For the other two I added a strip of double sided tape to the back and applied some scrunched up paper "grass" that I included inside the bags. I attached the tags to the gift bags using double strands of ribbon.

Here are the individual tags:

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, Echo Park dp, PTI cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, May Arts ribbon, MFT ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Bunnies (1) W00, E81, E70, E71, R20 (2) W00, E81, R20 (3) E50, E51, E53, W00, E81, R20 (4) E40, E41, E42, W00, E81, R81); Sweaters (1) BG70, BG10, BG11 (2) R0000, R81, R83; Scarves (3) R0000, R81, R83 (4) B41, B32; Flowers- Y0000, Y11, Y13; Leaves/Grass-G40, G43; Sky-BG70, BG000

That's it from me. Check out all the details regarding this release and the ongoing TCP Challenge at The Cat's Pajamas blog. So now bunny hop on over to the oh sweet and creative Michele's blog.

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

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

The Cat's Pajamas February Sneak Peeks

Welcome to the The Cat's Pajamas Sneaky Peek Week! We have three new stamp sets and three new dies which will be released on February 20 in the TCP store.  You've already seen some really great projects throughout the week from my fellow design team members Julie, Michele, Deborah and Brenda. I am the featured designer today. 

The overall theme of this release is about family which make me so emotional considering the tragic situation in Florida. Hold tight to your family. Visit with your neighbors. Pick up the phone and call a friend you haven't talked to in a while. Pray for these families who will never hear their child's voice again. Most of all, love one another. 

I stamped the bear and a couple of the extra ducks from the new and oh so sweet Family Forever set onto Neenah cardstock and colored with Copic markers. I added the raindrops stamping with gray flannel ink. After cutting a frame also from Neenah cardstock, I stamped the sentiment using jelly bean ink and added two more of the ducks and colored those with Copics also. After attaching the image panel and frame to the card base I added a few enamel dots to represent sunshine

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

Copics: Ducks-Y11, Y13, Y21, YR12; Umbrella-W00, E81, B0000, B000. B01, Bear-W00, E81, E50, E51, E53; Grass-G40, G43; Sky-BG000, BG70

I stamped brother from the new Big Family Words set several times across a soft stone card front using soft stone ink for a subtle background, adding a strip of pattern paper between the last two rows. I stamped the sentiment from the new Family Forever set onto a kraft circle using kraft ink and attached to the panel using a layer of craft foam for dimension. A scattering of wood mini stars provided the finishing touches for a simple masculine card. 

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps, PTI dp and cs, Studio Calico stars, PTI and MFT ink

I stamped the cat that I think of has Smug Kitty from the new Home is Where the Cat Is onto Copics X-Press It cardstock, colored with Copic markers and then fussy cut out trimming away the loose thread portion of the image. After using a die from the Holiday Window Duo CutUps to cut a tag from yellow patterned paper, I stamped the same cat image onto to it along with the speech bubble, sentiment and paws all in black ink. I finished up the sentiment using a portion of one from the Simply Said set then attached the cut out image using foam tape. I cut the fish bone twice from white cardstock using a die from the new Goodies CutUps and then another tag from black striped paper cut with a die from the Luggage Tags CutUps. I tied all the pieces together with twine and attached to the card front which was embossed with stripes. To finish up the whole lotta of stripes theme I added a striped gem. 

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, PTI dp and cs, Divine Twine, Queen and Co. gem, MFT ink, Copic markers

Copics: Cat-W00,E81, C00, C1, R20, YG01,YG95; Yarn-Y13, Y17, Y35, Y21

After stamping the house from the Home for All Seasons set onto a linen cardstock piece I cut out the sentiment using the new Home Sweet Home CutUps. I set aside that piece and then I cut out three more from hardier cardstock then layered all four together with glue. After stamping the sentiment at the bottom from the Simply Said set and the key at the top with an image from Sent with Love using Delicata Golden glitz ink I cut the piece using a wonky stitched die. The panel was layered berrylicous card stock piece cut to the same size and then attached to the card base. The layered sentiment was inserted into the cut out to complete a CAS house warming card. 

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, MFT and PTI cs, Simon Says and Delicata inks

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. Be sure to stop by Wendy's blog tomorrow but of course you can always check the TCP blog to see who is scheduled each day.

Here are all the new products I used today: