MFTeasers: Day Two!

Hi everyone!  It's day two of teasers from My Favorite Things and today we're introducing three new sets:  Inspired By Flowers (set 4), Inspired By Months of the Year and Fred Bear Gives Comfort!

Sending Bear Hugs:

Isn't Fred cute?  He was colored with Copics and his blanket was paper pieced.  He was cut out and popped up for that dimension that I love so dearly!  He was layered on a new Die-namics Oval Open Scallop Doily cut from Kraft cardstock.  The sentiment was cut from the Die-namics Bracket Tab.  Some Caribbean Teal Twine with a button and some machine stitching finish the front!  All of the papers are from the Authentique Free Bird Series NEST.

The finished inside......

Here are the details about the upcoming release on December 6 at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on December 6th from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can enjoy fun, games, and PRIZES!

• The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on December 6 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.

• The guest designer contest is ON!  Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics, and play along with the MFT Design Team for a month.

• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW.  Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily.  The winners will be posted on December 6 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

I Always Love Hearing From You!

It's Wednesday and time for another Wednesday Stamp Club sketch challenge from My Favorite Things!  This week's sketch is easy peasy!  For those of you who don't know, I take quite awhile to make a card, like usually two+ hours on a regular day, but this card only took me about a half an hour from start to finish!  Winner in my book!

I followed the sketch LITERALLY and used Well Worn Greetings Die-namics and Stamp Set.  I just love this set and haven't used it in a long time!  The sentiment was stamped in Dark Chocolate ink.  The heart was cut from yellow felt using the Die-namics Hearts a Plenty die.  It was finished with a button tied with linen thread.  Some rounded corners and machine stitching finish the card.  All of the papers are October Afternoon Sidewalks.

The finished inside......

We'd love to have you play along!  To see a list of participating designers for today's sketch just head on over to Kim's Blog!   Then head on over to the MFT forum at SCS and upload your sketch card using the keyword MFTWSC48. You could be the winner of a $15 voucher to spend at the store! ($20 if you use MFT stamps).

Thanks for stopping by!

MFTeasers Day One!

Hi there and welcome to the first day of teasers from My Favorite Things!  I'm so excited for you to see all of the MFT goodness coming your way over the next week!

Today we are introducing Who's That Girl May I Have This Dance?  It's a fabulous new set!

I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored them with Copics and paper pieced her dress.  The beautiful layered flower was made with a new Die-namics die called Fringed Perennial.  The Die-namics Oval Bracket die was used for the sentiment and the Simply Scallops Medium was used for the scallops on the side.  Some black twill ribbon, machine sewing and some gems finish the front.

The finished inside....

Here are the details about the upcoming release on December 6 at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on December 6th from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can enjoy fun, games, and PRIZES!

• The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on December 6 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.

• The guest designer contest is ON!  Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics, and play along with the MFT Design Team for a month.

• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW.  Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily.  The winners will be posted on December 6 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

The Cat's Pajamas New Release Blog Hop!

Hi there and welcome to The Cat's Pajamas Release Party Blog Hop!  Everything you've seen peeked over the last week is now available at the TCP Store!

If you've arrived here from our Steph's blog then you're in the right place!  If you've just happened along, then head over to Julie's blog to start from the beginning!

The Cat Pack is also combining today's hop with today's TCP Tuesday Challenge, TCPTues187.  Julie is our Hostess with the Mostess and she has challenged us to create shiny embellishments on our cards!  Use glossy accents, glitter, or whatever makes your cards shine!

I used the just released  and fabulous, J*lly H*liday set for my card.  I stamped the two sentiments (Wishing You and SNOW) in Dark Chocolate ink onto a piece of patterned paper that was cut out using the Cut Ups Circus Labels.  The edges were sponged with some Ranger Tea Dye Distress Ink.  The snowflakes are the pop outs from the new Cut Ups Snowflake Paper Lace die.  They were covered in Dazzling Diamonds and finished with a gem.  The other Cut Ups I used on the card are the FANTASTIC new Anywhere Ribbon Slide, Snowflake and Big Scallop.  The threaded ribbon is Cream Seam Binding.  Some machine stitching finishes the card.  All of the papers are MME Lost and Found Breeze.

You next stop on the hop is to Lori's Blog!  

As a Christmas gift to the TCP customers, The Cat's Pajamas will take 15% off every order through the end of November....even on the already discounted price of the Kitty Kat Pack and Poochie Pack!!  Just enter the code HAPPY15 when you check out!  It's an awesome deal!!  Have fun shopping!

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Raise a Little Cane.....

Hi there!  I'm back with another sneak peek from The Cat's Pajamas!  Don't you just love what the Cat Pack has done with the peeks so far?  Those girls are amazing!  Today we are peeking another DARLING new bunny set called Raising Cane!   I hate to sound like a broken record, but he's CUTE!!

He was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, was colored with Copics and was fussy cut out.  I covered the white part of his Santa hat with some coarse glitter.  The snowflakes are from the Snowflake Lace Paper Cut Ups die.  They were covered in glitter and were finished with a red gem.  Some Cream Seam Binding and machine stitching finish the card!

Here are the details about the release tomorrow night!  I hope you can join us!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Holidays {MFTWSC47}

Hi there!  I've been sorely behind with the MFT Wednesday Stamp Club Sketch Challenges so I sat down tonight to work on this week's fantastic sketch!  You can find all the info on the Wednesday Stamp Club Challenges here.  We'd love to have you play along!

I didn't get a chance to ink up this adorable Pure Innocence Stocking Girl image during the last release, so she was tops on my list!

I colored her with Copics and paper pieced her pj's.  She was fussy cut and I finished the top of her stocking with some coarse glitter.  She was popped up on a tag cut with the Die-namics Tag You're It die.  If you haven't noticed, I LOVE this tag die.  It's not too big and not too small...it's the perfect size and shape!

The sentiment was cut using the Die-namics Oval Tab die, another must have die IMO, and was stitched to the tag.  The little tag at the top was made with the tiny tag die from the Christmas Ornaments Die-namics and Stamp set.  The tag was finished with some green twill ribbon, a button and some Holiday Divine Twine.  The scallops behind the tag were made with the Die-namics Simply Scallops Die.  Some machine stitching and brads finish the front.

Here is a peek at the finished inside.....

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you all have a great weekend!

Happy Freezin' Season!

Hi there and happy post Turkey hangover to all of my American friends!  We spent the Thanksgiving Holiday with wonderful family and lots of yummy food!  It was a great day!

Well, we are deep into Sneaky Peek Week from The Cat's Pajamas and today we are peeking another adorable bunny set called Freezin' Season!  It's so darned cute!  His bunny ears get me every time!

Told you he was cute!  He was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, was fussy cut out and popped up for dimension.  The scarf on the snowbunny was paper pieced and some adhesive gems and glitter finish them up!  The layout started off as Mojo Monday sketch #216, but midway through the card I veered!  But it's totally inspired by the Mojo sketch!  The snowflakes were made by popping out the snowflake cutouts from the awesome new Snowflake Lace Paper Cut Ups die.  Each flake was finished with a red button, and one with some new Holiday Divine Twine that will be available with this release!  Some machine stitching finishes the card....

To see a list of Cat Packer's who are participating in today's peeks, head on over to Alma's blog!

Thanks for stopping by!

I HEART Snow Days!

Hi there!  Today marks the first day of Sneaky Peek Week from The Cat's Pajamas!  I'm so excited!  We have SEVEN new sets, THREE new fabulous Cut Ups Dies and some beautiful new colors of seam binding to share with you over the next seven days!  Today we are introducing another adorable bunny set called Snow Days!  

Today is also TCP Tuesday so I've combined my first peek with today's inspiration challenge.  Jen is our Hostess with the Mostess and she gave us this lovely picture to draw inspiration from!  Isn't it pretty?

Here's my card:

I was totally inspired by the colors in Jen's inpspiration picture.  I stamped the bunny in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored him with Copics, glittered up the snow/balls with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (SU), and cut him out with Circle Nestabilities.  Do you see that beautiful snowflake doily circle?  That was made with the new Snowflake Lace Paper Cut Ups die.  It is GORGEOUS!  It was cut from Vintage Cream Cardstock.  The individual snowflakes are pop outs from the Snowflake Lace Paper die.  L.O.V.E.  The individual snowflakes were run through my Xyron and then were covered in Dazzling Diamonds glitter to make them sparkly.  Each was finished with an adhesive gem.  The Big Scallop Border Cut Ups die was used on the polka dot paper.  Some Cream seam binding, a rounded corner and some machine stitching finish the card!  The patterned papers are from the MME Be Merry 6x6 pad.

To see how you can play along with TCP Tuesday to win some Cat's Cash, head on over to Alma's Blog!  She's got the 411 on everything TCP!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Beary Christmas......{TCPTues185}

Hi there!  Happy Weekend!  I don't have any big plans this weekend, but plan to stamp stamp stamp!  I'm gearing up for a fantastic new release from The Cat's Pajamas coming up on November 29th with the peeks starting this Tuesday!  I can't wait to show you the new stamps and Cut Ups dies TCP will be releasing!

In the meantime, I have a card to show you that I made for this week's TCP Tuesday challenge.  Leigh is our Hostess with the Mostess and she has an awesome sketch for us to play with this week!

I used one of my fave TCP sets, Big Bear.  He was colored with Copics, was cut out and popped up for dimension.  The Cut Ups dies I used are the gorgeous Snowflake, Pinking Border and Circus Panels.  The snowflake was cut from felt and was finished with a button tied with Linen Thread (currently out of stock).  I used just a portion of the Circus Panel and finished it with another button tied with Linen Thread.  some machine stitching finishes the card.  All of the papers are from the Jingle 6x6 pad by LilyBee Designs.

Here's the sketch:

Here are the Cut Ups dies I used:

Head on over to Alma's blog to find out all the details on the TCP Tuesday challenge and how you can play to win some Cat's Cash!  We love to see your creations!

Thanks for stopping by!