Your Gift

Here's another card made with a brand new stamp set from The Cat's Pajamas. This one is called "Your Gift"; I paper-pieced the tree and stamped the stars (also part of the set) around in silver. A little matting, a little ribbon, and voila! Have a super Sunday :)

What a great view...

Here's what I saw out of my window this afternoon :)

A Warm Hello

Woo hoo! A 5-day weekend! Just what I need right now :) I hope you are going to get some kind of a break this Thanksgiving and that you are able to spend it with your favorite people! I'll be spending the holiday here with Nattie and Jamie (plus pets, of course!).

Today's card is another one using The Cat's Pajamas' new stamps - this one is called "You Suit Me". The loopy die at the left-hand side is also from TCP; it's called "Icing". I found this fun paper set at Hobby Lobby last weekend; the color combo just jumped out at me!

It's a Holiday Hop!

Hello everyone - welcome to The Cat's Pajamas' blog hop showcasing TCP's brand new stamps and dies! I have the pleasure of using the "Big Bear" set - isn't this guy just perfect?? You should be joining me from Carole's blog; if you'd like to start from the beginning of the hop (and I highly recommend it!), jump over to Jen's blog to see all the creative goodness :) And don't forget it's also TCP Tuesday! We were challenged by Jen to use our TCP dies to make an embellishment, so I used the brand new Snowflake die to embellish my border - and I added some silver Stickles for extra sparkle :)

Now it's time for you to visit Tracy...happy hopping!

TCP Tuesday 135 AND More Sneak Peeks!

Happy Tuesday! This week I'm your hostess for our Inspiration Challenge - I found this fun chair at Target (one of my favorite stores!) and thought it might inspire some TCP love :) Over on Alma's blog you can find all the details on how to play along and show us all what you came up with through her slideshow. You'll also find the links there to the rest of today's Sneak Peeks!

For my card I used the chair pattern as my starting point to show off the brand new "Big Bear" stamp...how versatile is this one??? There are endless possibilities for stamping, paper-piecing, coloring...you get the idea :) Now go grab a seat (ha ha!) and get creating! We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Sneak Peek Week...

All week long, the Cat Pack will be showing sneak peeks of upcoming stamp sets...today we're showing this beautiful "Snowflake Girl". This set comes with the image of the little girl, and 3 adorable sayings including the one I used: "There Are No Small Miracles". You might also recognize The Cat's Pajamas' Pennant Dies that I used to make the Christmas tree in the background!

Don't forget to head over to Alma's blog to find out more about Sneak Peek Week :)

Sketch Challenge - TCPTUES134

Hello all, this week the fabulous Alma is hosting a Sketch Challenge for us! And it's a fun one :) I'm taking the opportunity to show you another brand new stamp that will be released in the next couple of weeks - this one is called "Merry Wishes"... I found my Liquid Applique and was able to add "fur trim" to the little girl's hat. Lots of paper piecing possibilities with this set, too!! Have fun playing along!

TCPTUES133 - Let's Hear It For the GIRLS!!

What a fun challenge Susan is hosting this week - it's all about the girls!! Use any TCP girl in your creation :) AND this week the Cat Pack is going to start showing sneak peeks of the upcoming stamp sets - the set I've used here is "Snowflake Girl" and you'll be able to order the set in just a couple of weeks (along with the fabulous snowflake and bracket dies!). Happy creating!!

TCP Tuesday #132 - Play with Color!

This week Sony is hosting a Color Challenge with a beautiful, warm color combination of orange, pink and red. Lots of possibilities there! Check out all the details here on Alma's blog on how to play along...I'm heading down to the basement for a whole day of cardmaking, so I'll be working on my Challege card too :)

Happy birthday, Nattie!

Nattie turned 14 yesterday - how did that happen?? Last night we went to her favorite restaurant, Johnny Rockets, for dinner. Then we came home and she opened her presents - it looks like her favorites were the new dock for her iPod and the hot pink makeup case :) Tonight she's having 2 friends sleep over and then tomorrow morning they're going to Jumpstreet, followed by lunch and a couple of hours at the mall. Sounds like a plan :)