TCP Die Challenge

Are you "dieing" to try a new challenge?   This week The Cat's Pajamas design team wants you to put your dies to work and feature them on your creations! 

Check out The Cat's Pajamas blog for all the details and to play along.

The Stitched Fly cutup is taking center stage on my card and I could not resist adding in a bunny!

TCP ingredients:  Stitched Fly and Away We Go

The frame and word fly, along with the clouds are all from the Stitched Fly set.  What a great die set to create a scene because you get everything at once.

Thanks for stopping by.  Join in the challenge, not only do we love seeing what you create, you may just win a gift certificate to the TCP store!

Smiles,

Julie

Chick Picks

Want a chance to win a stamp set from Your Next Stamp?   Head on over to the YNS blog right now and leave a comment on the March Feature Day post.   We are sharing Spring creations and there are lots of chicks to be found.

In fact my creations feature quite a few chicks!   

YNS Ingredients:  Hey Chickie! stamp set  | Sprinkes - Eggstra-Awesome stamp set (sentiment) | Hey Chickie die set | Cool Tag One Die Set | Circles Die Set

The Cool Tag One set is the perfect size to make picks to decorate Easter flowers.   The plants I picked up did not have many open blooms yet, so the chicks from Hey Chickie added a pop of color.

I die cut 3 tags, cut a circle from the first, and layered it over a white tag.   Then I added sticky tape to the back, placed a skewer over the tape and then added the 3rd tag to hide the top of the skewer.  

Now head on over to the YNS blog and comment!   There are so many fun YNS sets to choose from.
   
Smiles,
Julie

Painted Eggs

I have another bunny for you today - it has been a week full of bunny creations.  Today's card is for Easter and features YNS' Sprinkles.   

Challenge #35 starts today on the YNS blog and you will definitely want to play along for a chance to win a YNS Store gift certificate.   

My card is based on the sketch and Sprinkles has been busy painting eggs.

YNS Supplies: Sprinkles - Happy Easter  stamp set | Sprinkles - Happy Easter Dies   |Chunky Grass Die  | Stitched Square Die Set

Hop to it and get crafting so that you can join in the fun! Link up your creation and check out all the rules on the YNS blog.

Smiles,
Julie

Bold Flying Bunny

Easter is just a couple weeks away and The Cat's Pajamas new challenge is to include a bunny on your creation!   Super easy, right?   There are lots of bunnies to choose from in the TCP store, plus all stamps are welcome so look at this as an opportunity to finish up your spring creations!  

It looks like I took inspiration for my card from the yellow and black on the challenge badge!   Warm and sunny is what I was going for...

TCP Ingredients:   Take Off Stamp Set

My card is based on the latest Sketch Saturday challenge.  

So what are you going to make?  Check out all the details on the TCP blog and play along.

Here are the challenge details so you can join in the fun...

1. Every other Tuesday a new challenge will be posted on The Cat's Pajamas blog and our Facebook page.
2. If you want to play along you just upload your design to The Cat's Pajamas blog page using the InLinkz button by the Monday, 11:55 EST before the next challenge.
3. You are not required to use a Cat’s Pajamas stamp or die on your project but if you have them we would love to see them.
4. On the following TCP Tuesday, the winner will be chosen from the previous challenge and will receive a Cat Cash Voucher for $10 or $15 if a TCP product is used.

Smiles,

Julie

Paper Crafters are Cool!

Head on over to the YNS blog today for your chance to win a stamp set of your choice!   Click HERE to be taken to the YNS Blog.

So why are we giving away a stamp set?   We are celebrating the new release and giving everyone more inspiration featuring the new stamps and dies.

The team was challenged to create something based on the theme celebrating women.  My card is clean and simple with a bit of quirkiness...

The chick and sentiment are both from the new set Cool Easter Chick.  I drew a straight line, then added the sentiment below and a chick on top.   Easy and fun!H

There is still time to take advantage of the discount in the YNS store...

Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Julie

Your Next Stamp March 2016 Blog Hop

Today is THE DAY!   New stamps and dies are in the Your Next Stamp store right NOW!    Join in the HOP and leave a comment on each blog along the way and you may just win a gift certificate to the YNS Store! Check out the full blog hop list at the very bottom of this post.

My stop on the hop is full of Spring & Easter and yes, there is even a bunny!  Sprinkles makes an appearance on one of the new sets this month.

These first 2 cards are all about the sentiments and some chicks.   These sets are perfect for CAS cards and so much more!

Hey Chickie! is full of chicks.   Chicks walking, chicks painting and chicks getting in to trouble!  This set has 1 huge sentiment that creates a platform for the chicks to hang out on...fun, fun, fun!

YNS Supplies:   Hey Chickie! stamp set, Hey Chickie! die set, Stitched Rectangle die set, gumdrops

If you are love big sentiments then you are going to want to get the set Happy Easter.   It comes with a few chicks too, but I decided to pair up the huge sentiment with some of the chicks from Hey Chickie!   Check out the windows the chicks are playing in...the three windows were created with the new Small Peek a Boo Trio Die set.   There is also a trio of circles in this set.

YNS Supplies:  Happy Easter stamp set, Hey Chickie! stamp set, Hey Chickie! die set, Small Peek a Boo Trio Die set, Stitched Rectangle die set

Get ready, because here comes Sprinkles from the set Sprinkles Eggstra Awesome.   My card is based on the sketch from YNS Challenge #34 going on right now (p.s. if you play along with the challenge you have a chance to win a YNS store gift certificate too!).

YNS Supplies:   Sprinkles Eggstra Awesome stamp set and Sprinkles Eggstra Awesome die set, Stitched Square dies, Scrapworks Strip Die set, Wonky Scallop die, gumdrops

 


There are so many fun sets in this release. Be sure to hop on over to see what my teammates and YNS guests have created.

P.S. Karen is offering a great discount in the YNS store too!

Now get hopping!

Smiles,

Julie

YNS March Preview - Prescription for Laughter

Today, I get to share a preview of all the new goodies that will be arriving in the Your Next Stamp store tomorrow!    

The set I am sharing a peek at is Call the Doctor!   This set is full of fun stamps sure to brighten someone's day!

Smiles all around on this one from the doctor to the pill bottles!    Get Well Soon was stamped multiple times on the card base to create a background and then everything else was layered over it.

Fun stuff and there is more fun lined up for tomorrow!

Yes, tomorrow the March new release will be available in the Your Next Stamp store!   Plus, there will be a blog hop to showcase all the new stamps and dies and one random commenter will win a  gift certificate to the YNS Store.  Be sure to stop back.

Smiles,

Julie

Hi!

Your Next Stamp has a new challenge starting today!   That means a new sketch and new color combo to choose from and another gift certificate to be won by one lucky participant!

I went with the sketch this time around and dressed it up just a bit.  Remember, with the sketch you can flip, and swap out shapes so long as the basic sketch is visible.  My card features the stamp set Cutie Patooties which is being retired and is available at a great price right now.

Ingredients:  Cutie Patooties stamp set | Stitched Square Die Set| Stitched Rectangle Die Set | Wonky Scallop Edge Die | Double Stitched Hills die set | Scrapworks - Strips Die Set | Plus, a sneak peek at a new letter set being released this weekend...I used it for the sentiment!

Join in the challenge for a chance to win a YNS gift certificate!  All the details are on the YNS Blog!    

Smiles,

Julie

Spring Bubbles

Are you looking forward to SPRING?    All of us at The Cat's Pajamas are definitely ready to add some sunshine in to our day.  We are challenging you to do the same by creating something around the theme SPRING!   

All stamps are welcome and you may just win a TCP gift certificate.   Check out all the details on the TCP blog and play along.

What better way to welcome spring than with colorful flowers bubbles???!!!

I had fun playing with watercolor markers on this one.  

Here are the challenge details so you can join in the fun...

1. Every other Tuesday a new challenge will be posted on The Cat's Pajamas blog and our Facebook page.
2. If you want to play along you just upload your design to The Cat's Pajamas blog page using the InLinkz button by the Monday, 11:55 EST before the next challenge.
3. You are not required to use a Cat’s Pajamas stamp or die on your project but if you have them we would love to see them.
4. On the following TCP Tuesday, the winner will be chosen from the previous challenge and will receive a Cat Cash Voucher for $10 or $15 if a TCP product is used.

Smiles,

Julie