I Stamped...Well, Sort Of!

 

Happy Sunday, Friends!  Well, September is almost over and I am still making birthday cards.  This is seventh one for the month!  I think that I only need two for next month.  Now, you are probably wondering why I wrote that I sort of stamped in the title of my post.  This card definitely has the delightful long eared bunny from The Cat's Pajamas stamped on it, but that small rectangular part was made back in the summer...it's an ATC (Artist Trading Card) that I made for a swap that I was in.

 

Lately, I am short on crafting time, and as a sweet cyber friend told me this week, that can make you cranky.  I, for one, do not want to be cranky, so I took a break from the boatload of work that I have, and crafted another birthday card.  Having the ATC already in my hands made things easy, peasy (as my Firsties at school would say)...lol!

 

Here are all of the details.  The main image and sentiment are from the Birthday Bunny set from The Cat's Pajamas.  He is colored up with Copic Markers (B06, BG01, BG53, E41, E42, R20, R22, YG13, YG17, YR20, and YR21), and then I fussy cut him out.  The papers are from Bo Bunny and the Family Ties collection from Pebbles.  My other accents include the Seeing Spots embossing folder, the Apron Border CutUps, and the Flower Button CutUps.  Then, I added a button from my stash, some craft twine, and some machine stitching to finish off this easy, peasy card.

 

I am certainly glad that I was able to get crafty, and I'm sure that my family is happy that I'm not cranky...lol!  Have a beautiful rest of the weekend, and thank you for visiting with me today.  Until next time...Toodles!  :D



More Paper Piecing with TCP!

Happy Tuesday, Friends!  Oh boy...has life been BUSY!!!  I can't believe that two weeks have gone by since my last post!!!  Going back to school, painting most of the downstairs in our home, sprucing up our kitchen a bit, and fixing and painting the front door have put stamping in the back seat lately.  Hopefully, we have everything taken care of for a little bit.  I still want to paint the upstairs bathroom and put new carpet in the bedrooms though...lol!  See...life has been busy.

 

I hope that you stopped by to see something crafty.  I have a card for this month's TCP Tuesday Challenge...Paper Piecing.  To play along with the Cat Pack and for a chance to be this month's Swanky Stamper, head on over to ALMA'S BLOG for all of the details.  Here is my creation...

 

 

I started off with this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch from Karen Giron.  I made a few minor additions.  The image and sentiment are from the TCP set, Wish.  My long eared friend is colored up with Copic Markers (E11, E13, E15, R20, and R22) and the moon is paper pieced with some gingham paper from the Family Ties collection from Pebbles.  In fact, all of these patterned papers are from this collection.  I added a little pom-pom for this guy's tail and stitched around the main layer of the card.  The sentiment is stamped in Memento Paris Dusk ink and then I added a button with some Blueberry Divine Twine to finish this card off. 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit.  I hope that you have a beautiful day, and I hope to be back very soon.  Until next time...Toodles!  :D

New TCP Tuesday Challenge

 

(Please click on the photograph to enlarge it and see the details...Thanks!)  Happy Tuesday, Friends!  It's the first Tuesday of a new month which means that it is time for a new challenge from The Cat's Pajamas.  Yippee!  This time around, Alma's challenge is to make a card that uses a legal sized letter envelope.  I love to make cards this size (always seem to have a dickens of a time photographing them, but that's not the point...lol!)  I positioned my card the long way instead of the tall way, but it still works.  To play along with The Cat Pack and have a chance to be the Swanky Stamper of the Month, please head on over to Alma's Blog for more details. 

I started off with my long eared friend and a sentiment from the Travelin' Man set.  He is colored up with Copic Markers (B95, B97, BG000, BG53, C2, E50, E53, R20, R22, YG13, YG17, YR20, and YR21) and then I fussy cut him out.  My patterned papers are from the Family Ties collection from Pebbles.  I love these papers and colors!  My other accents include the TCP Flower Buttons CutUps, TCP Aqua Seam Binding, and TCP Blueberry Divine Twine. 

Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit!  I hope that you will be able to play along with this month's challenge.  Have a beautiful day!  Until next time...Toodles!  :D

TCP Tuesday Challenge

Hello again, Friends!  I told you that I'd be back today and here I am.  There are a few days left in the month to join us for this month's challenge from The Cat's Pajamas.  The challenge this time around is "The More the Merrier".  For more details, please head on over to Alma's Blog. 

 

I started off with Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.  There were many layers to the sketch so I thought that it would be a good fit for this challenge.  My delightful image and sentiment are from the Birthday Bunny set from The Cat's Pajamas.  My floppy eared friend is colored up with Copic Markers (B06, BG01, BG53, E50, E53, YG13, YG17, YR20, and YR21) and then I fussy cut him out.  All of the patterned papers are from Pebbles.  My other accents include the TCP Flower Button CutUps, the TCP Queen of Hearts CutUps, and some TCP Aqua Seam Binding. 


Thanks so much for visiting with me.  We are having a heat wave here in New England...so stay cool everyone!  Until next time...Toodles!  :D

Another Sneaky Peek!

 

Happy Friday!  Happy Friday!  Happy Friday!  Yes...I am thrilled that it is the end of the work week!  March is such a crazy, busy time at home, at school, at church!!!  I am looking forward to a little bit of relaxing this weekend. 

 

Are you ready for another peek at the soon to be released goodies from The Cat's Pajamas?

 



Today's card features the Tied Up set.  I colored up this delightful bear with Copic Markers (C1, C3, E11, E13, and E15) and then I fussy cut him out.  The sentiment is stamped with Memento Paris Dusk ink.  All of the papers are from the Family Ties collection from Pebbles.  I used the Buttons CutUps and some Blueberry Divine Twine to finish off my card. 

 

Here is a peek at the whole set.

 

 

-All the new Spring Release items will be available on Tuesday, March 26th.

-The Pajama Party will be over in our Splitcoast forum on Monday night, March 25th from 8-10pm EST.

 

-Be sure to head over to the TCP Forum on Splitcoaststampers and leave a comment on our "In It To Win It!" Thread. You could win the "Tied Up" stamp set just by leaving a comment.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit.  I'll be back on Sunday with another sneak peek for you.  Until next time...Toodles!  :D

Are You Ready For a New Release!!!

Hello Friends!  Are you ready for some sneak peeks of the soon to be released products from The Cat's Pajamas?  You are going to LOVE them!  As always, Alma has created a wonderful mix of the pretty AND the cute...lol!  I combined my peek with this month's TCP Tuesday Challenge (white and/or cream and/or black and/or kraft with one patterned paper and two layers).  Have you played in this month's challenge yet?  There is still time!  For more details and the link for your creation, please visit Alma's blog.  We would love for you to join us!
 

Today's sneak peek is from the "Hare Today" set. 

If you have visited my blog before, you know that I have a soft spot for floppy eared bunnies and this sweet image is no exception.  I colored him up with Copic Markers (B0000, B02, B06, C5, C7, E40, E41, E42, R00, R11) and used a square Nestibilites die and a little fussy cutting to cut him out.  The sentiment is also from this set and it is stamped in Memento Bahama Blue ink.  The patterned paper is from the Family Ties collection from Pebbles.  I added some zigzag stitching and then a bunch of buttons that I dressed up with some Black Licorice Divine Twine.

 

Here is a peek at the whole set...

 

 

And for some more peeks at it, be sure to visit the other Cat Packers that are previewing today...Susan, Julie, Nancy, Noelle, and Wendy.

 

Here are a few things you'll want to know about this release:

-All the new Spring Release items will be available on Tuesday, March 26th.

-The Pajama Party will be over in our Splitcoast forum on Monday night, March 25th from 8-10pm EST.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit.  We are in the middle of another winter snow storm here in New England.  Spring is coming this week...right?  Have a beautiful day and stay warm!  Until next time...Toodles!  :D 

You Make Me Smile

 

 

Hello Friends and Happy Tuesday!  I hope that you had a wonderful weekend.  I have another creation to share with you for this month's TCP Tuesday Challenge - Everything Old Is New Again.  There are only a few days left to play along.  I hope that you can join us.  For all of the details and a place to link your creation, just visit Alma's Blog. 

 

 

This time around, I went with using something old in a new way.  See my blossom down there on the corner of my card.  It's not made with a die that one would typically make a flower with, but I was up for the challenge and I wanted to try something new.  I took my TCP Icing CutUps die and a piece of wool felt and I ran them through my Cuttlebug.  Then I simply rolled my woolen die cut piece with a pair of tweezers to form a blossom and I held it all together with a sticky dot.  I added a few pearls to the center to dress it up, and there you go...you have yourself something new, made with something old.  For those polka dotted leaves, I used the egg shape from the TCP Eggs in a Basket CutUps die. 

 

All of the patterned papers are from the Family Ties collection from Pebbles.  The sentiment is from the TCP Bloom set.  I just loved last week's Mojo Monday Sketch and I didn't have a chance to play along, so I decided to give it a try for today's creation.  Some zigzag stitching completes my card. 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit with me today.  Enjoy your day!  Until next time...Toodles!  :D