Wishing You

Good morning!  Keeping with theme of CAS Christmas cards I have one from Mint Motif for you. It's been a while I know, but Kate at i {heart} papers,  has a brand new shipment of Beyond Borders in and seriously this set is just so versatile and so much fun!!  It's also great to pair up with Very Merry Sentiments which is a great collection of classic holiday sentiments!

I stamped my Beyond Borders images down the side of the cardstock and then carefully colored them in with Copic markers for a bolder look.

I used 2 different shapes of Spellbinders Nestabilities (I believe one is Labels Four) for the sentiment panel - they ended up sort of looking like a bow don't you think? The patterned paper is from Echo Park - they have the cutest Christmas papers!

A bit of bling and some ribbon tied behind the sentiment is all that was needed to finish it up!  These would be super easy to mass produce and you could even use different border images from Beyond Borders and different colors/papers to keep from getting board!

Thanks for visiting today! Have a happy Wednesday!

Beyond Borders Very Merry Sentiments Labels Four Copic Markers

InLinkz.com
Cardstock: (Solar White) Neenah @ The Cat's Pajamas, Patterned Paper: Echo Park, Stamps: (Beyond Borders, Very Merry Sentiments) Mint Motif @ i {heart} papers, Ink: (Cherry Cobbler) SU!, (Chartreuse) Palette, Accessories:  (Rhinestones) Kaiser, (Ribbon) Papertrey Ink, Tools: (Labels Four Nestabilities) Spellbinders, Copic markers

TCP Release Day Blog Hop!

Happy Release Day!!  We've got lots to get to today so let's jump right in! If you were with us at the Pajamas Party last night you got another look at all the fabulous new products available right now at The Cat's Pajamas - 7 stamp sets, 3 new CutUps dies, 4 new colors of Seam Binding and even some Holiday Divine Twine! My personal recommendation would be to go straight for the Kitty Kat Pack which is all the stamps and the dies at a discounted price!

It's also TCP Tuesday and I'm the Hostess With the Mostess today!! This week's Technique/Supply Challenge is to Get Shiney!!  I want to see your shiny embellies - rhinestones, glossy/shimmery paper, Glossy Accents, acetate, glitter - use your imagination but make it SHINE!    My card for today is another CAS card - which seriously, for Christmas is really what we all need right??  I used the new J*lly H*liday and some of the super fun new Holiday Divine Twine.

My shiny element is the peppermint candy.  I stamped it on shimmery paper, colored it and then added a nice thick coating of Glossy Accents.

Now, how about a gift for YOU -

As our Christmas gift to our customers we will be offering 15% off their entire purchase until the end of the month. That INCLUDES a discount off the already discounted price of the KKP and the PP. This will be our last "sale" of the year. The Promo code is Happy15.

So now that Kitty Kat Pack's looking better isn't it?! :)  It's time to hop over to Leigh's blog for some shiny goodness! Don't forget to play along with us this week - you have a chance to win Cat Cash and maybe even the coveted Swanky Stamper title!!  All the details will be on Alma's blog at the end of the hop. Thanks for stopping by!!

J*lly H*liday Holiday Divine Twine White Neenah Cardstock

InLinkz.com

Holiday Wishes

Good Monday morning everyone! It's Kitchen Sink Stamps Monday again, something I look forward to each week! As I was searching around for inspiration yesterday I decided to check out the Featured Stamper Challenge on Splitcoaststampers and play along.  This week's Featured Stamper JBgreendawn's gallery has lots of great cards to case, but I chose this one for it's obvious great CAS design.

My card uses 2 different Kitchen Sink Stamps sets, 3 Step Holly & Mistletoe and Multi-Step Gift.

Instead of using a label background stamp (which I don't have) I die cut my Nestabilities shape out of Masking Paper (you can find that in the KSS Store also!!) and then used the negative space as a mask where I wanted the stamping - make sense? Let me know if you'd like a picture of what I'm trying to describe!  Once I had my negative mask, I used 3 Step Holly & Mistletoe to stamp repeatedly inside the area.  I also added a bit of sponging where there was no stamping just to define the area clearly.

My Holly recipe was:
Step 3 - (Handsome Hunter) SU!, Step 2 - (Cottage Ivy) Memento, Step 1 - (Bamboo Leaves) Memento

Berries:
Step 3 - (Cherry Cobbler) SU!, Step 2 - (Red) Ranger, Step 1 - (Lady Bug Red) Memento

The center package image from Multi-Step Gift was stamped and then cut out and popped on the kraft circle. I love this layout - it's very elegant!

Thank you for stopping in today! Don't forget to visit the rest of the KSS Crew today!

Angela • Connie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria



Cardstock: (Kraft) Papertrey Ink, (Natural White) Neenah, Stamps:  (Multi-Step Gift, 3 Step Holly & Mistletoe) Kitchen Sink Stamps, Ink: see above, Accessories: (Ribbon) Kitchen Sink Stamps, (rhinestones) Zva Creative

TCP Sneaky Peek #6

Welcome! It's almost Release Day at The Cat's Pajamas - remember to set your alarms for 8 pm EST tomorrow night (11/28) so that you won't miss the Release Pajamas Party in the TCP Forum on Splitcoaststampers! We'll be sharing more peeks, giving away some prizes and having lots of fun chatting the night away!

Today's Sneaky Peek is Raising Cane!  We just can't get enough of this adorable little guy and I'm pretty sure you all agree!  My card today is pretty CAS but I love it (can I say that??)!

I stamped the cute bunny right on my Neenah cardbase (gotta have the heavyweight Neenah for these no layer cards!), masked the ears and stamped "Tis the season to be" down the left side in gray ink.  The bunny was minimally colored and then had some red glitter added on the candy cane and flocking on the Santa hat.

The sentiment was embossed on one of the Circus Panel CutUps dies and added with a rhinestone.  Finally, the fun Striped Grosgrain Ribbon added at the top finished it off nicely.  Pretty simple!

Hop over to Alma's blog to see what other Cat Packers are peeking today and then join us in the In It To Win It Thread and tell us what your think!  Thanks so much for visiting - see you soon! :)

Cardstock: (Solar White) Neenah - The Cat's Pajamas, (Pure Poppy) Papertrey Ink, Stamps: (Raising Cane) The Cat's Pajamsa, Ink: (Black, London Fog) Memento, Versamark, Accessories:  (Striped Grosgrain Ribbon) The Cat's Pajamas, (Rhinestone) Kaiser, (Glitter) Martha Stewart, (Fun Flock) Stampendous, Tools:  (Circus Panel CutUps die) The Cat's Pajamas, Copic markers

TCP Sneaky Peeks Day 3

Happy Thanksgiving my friends!!  It's a wonderful day to give you another sneak peek of the upcoming release at The Cat's Pajamas! Remember to mark your calendars for the Release Pajamas Party on Nov. 28th at 8 pm  EST in the SCS Forum!

Today's peek is a fun new set featuring our cute little penguin friend. This is  Best Fishes!

This set is so fun the paper piece and I've used some newsprint dp for the fish - love that!!  The little newsprint snowflakes are cut-outs from the Snowflake Lace Paper CutUps die. You can also see another peek of the Anywhere Ribbon Slide CutUps die here which is the perfect place to add some yummy Seam Binding.

Visit Alma's blog to see who else is peeking today and don't forget to come over and chat in the In It To Win It thread on SCS for your chance to win today's peeked set!

Wishing you and your loved ones a very safe and Happy Thanksgiving!! Hugs!

Cardstock:  (Natural White) Neenah @ The Cat's Pajamas, (Simply Chartreuse) Papertrey Ink, Patterned Paper: (Season's Greetings) Echo Park, Stamps: (Best Fishes) The Cat's Pajamas, Ink: Memento, Accessories:  (Rhinestones) Kaiser, (Seam Binding, Linen Thread) The Cat's Pajamas, Tools: (Anywhere Ribbon Slide CutUps, Snowflake Lace Paper CutUps) The Cat's Pajamas, (Nestabilities) Spellbinders, Copic markers

Sneaky Peek Day 2 - Merry Christmas, Honey!

Good morning and welcome to Sneaky Peek Day 2 at The Cat's Pajamas!!  Have you been commenting in the In It To Win It thread for your chance to win? If not, start today!

Today's peek is Merry Christmas, Honey featuring our sweet bear and all his honey pots around the tree! What a fun image this is to color, and add some bling to! :)

If you look closely you'll also see another new CutUps die, Anywhere Ribbon Slide. This die is awesome because just as it's name implies, you can put it anywhere!! Alma's so smart - she designed it to work perfectly with your other straight edge dies. I used the Circus Border die with it and since it only cuts the ribbon slits, I was able to just put the two dies side by side and cut them together in one pass - genius!

Here's a closer look at the result s you get with the Anywhere Ribbon Slide CutUps die.  Oh and the ribbon I have sliding through that die??  Yup, another new color of TCP's very popular Seam Binding!!  Go check out Alma's blog and see what other Cat Packers are peeking today!! I'll be back tomorrow with another peek .. .any best guesses? :)

Cardstock:  (Natural White) Neenah @ The Cat's Pajamas, (Kraft) Papertrey Ink, Patterned Paper:  Echo Park, Stamps: (Merry Christmas, Honey) The Cat's Pajamas, Ink: Memento, Accessories:  (Rhinestones) Kaiser, (Seam Binding, Linen Thread) The Cat's Pajamas, Tools:  (Anywhere Ribbon Slide CutUps, Circus Border CutUps, Snowflake CutUps) The Cat's Pajamas, (Nestabilities) Spellbinders, Copic markers 

The Cat's Pajamas Sneaky Peek Day 1

Good Morning!!  It's time again for some sneaky peeks from The Cat's Pajamas! In case you didn't hear, Release Day is November 29th and there will be our customary Pajama Party in the Splitcoaststampers Forum on Monday, Nov. 28 from 8-10 pm EST.  There will be more peeks and most importantly PRIZES! :)

Today is the very first sneak peek and it's also TCP Tuesday!  Jen is our Hipster Hostess with a beautiful set of inspiration photos which you can see here. I love the way the neutral colors look so soft and the pop of green in one of the photos.  The set the Cat Packers are all peeking today is Snow Days - such an adorable image!

I am also giving you a glimpse at one of the new CutUps dies. It's called Snowflake Lace Paper and it's gorgeous!! I used it today to emboss my card instead of a die cut, and it works beautifully both ways!  The neat thing too is that when you die cut it you are left with some beautiful snowflakes to use as embellies!

I'm not sure if you can see from the photo, but I added some sparkly Stickles to all the snowballs and snowy areas on the image. One more new product can be seen, can you guess?? A new color of TCP's fabulous Seam Binding - isn't it pretty?  Perfect for the holidays!

Hop over to Alma's blog for all the details on this week's TCP Tuesday and then every day this week she will let you know which Cat Packers have Peeks for you - you certainly wouldn't want to miss any!! *wink*

Cardstock: (Natural White) Neenah -The Cat's Pajamas, (Kraft) Papertrey Ink, Stamps: (Snow Days) The Cat's Pajamas, Ink: (Black, Rich Cocoa) Memento, Accessories: (Rhinestones) Kaiser, (Seam Binding) The Cat's Pajamas, (Stickles) Ranger, Tools: (Snowflake Lace Paper) The Cat's Pajamas, Copic markers, (Circle Nestabilities) Spellbinders

Yummy & Bright

Good Monday morning! I'm back from a very nice weekend away with my husband but a bit late with my post this morning.  It's Kitchen Sink Stamps Monday and definitely time to be thinking about Christmas cards!

Gingerbread men are everywhere right now aren't they? They are the perfect yummy treat during the holidays and this little guy from Kitchen Sink Stamps set Build a Garland is so cute!  I stamped him as follows:

Step 3 - (Rich Cocoa) Memento
Step 2 - (Latte) Adirondack
Step 1 - (Latte, stamped off) Adirondack


I cut a rectangle out of the cardbase using Nestabilities and made a frame with 2 different Nestabilities.  The gingerbread man was stamped on the cut-out rectangle, matted and placed on the inside of the card.  Just a fun little twist on a CAS card!

I used my Scor-Pal to make 2 lines above and below the sentiment and of course had to add a bit of bling! :)  Yummmmmm, I think I need gingerbread for breakfast! :)

Thank you for stopping in today! Don't forget to visit the rest of the KSS Crew today!

Angela • Connie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

Cardstock:  (Natural White) Neenah, Patterned Paper: October Afternoon, Stamps: (Multi-Step Make A Garland, sentiment from Multi-Step Cup of Warm Comfort and Multi-Step Christmas Lights) Kitchen Sink Stamps, Ink: (Rich Cocoa) Memento, (Latte) Adirondack, Accessories:  (Rhinestones) Zva Creative & Kaiser, Tools:  (Nestabilities) Spellbinders, Scor-Pal