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CRUMBS & FARLEY {eat cake graphics}

I am so excited to announce that I have joined the design team for EAT CAKE GRAPHICS.  I have been a big fan of HOLLY'S fun and quirky stamps for years! I mean, how could anyone resist a sentiment like "It's important to keep an open mind. But not so open that your brains fall out."  Ha!  I love that!

In addition to whimsical and silly stamps, Holly creates quilts and quilt patterns that feature her cast of characters.  I'm thinkin' that I might want to be Holly when I grow up.  (A girl can hope, right?)  Take some time to visit the EAT CAKE GRAPHICS website and the ECG BLOG.  While you're on the computer, make sure to stop by the Facebook page and "LIKE" ECG too.

I have a few cards here on the blog that feature Holly's stamps.  (Find them by clicking on the Eat Cake Graphics category link on my right sidebar.)  For today I'm sharing a card that I created for my friend Theresa's birthday yesterday.  How sweet are CRUMBS & FARLEY?!  I do love the kitty!  All of the patterned papers here are in the Carolina Breeze pad from Teresa Collins.  Houndstooth ribbon and buttons and twine finish it off. 

I'm hoping to add some more Eat Cake stuff soon so check on back!

TCP TUESDAY #193 - COLOR CHALLENGE

This week LORI challenged us to use PINK, MELON, and BROWN for our TCP TUESDAY card or project.  What did I learn from this experience?  I'm not good with PINK!!!  So I've got more brown goin' on here...

On top of the challenge, AMY tells us that today is NATIONAL PENGUIN DAY or something like that. I think she's makin' that up but I went with it anyway.  Who wouldn't want a cute little penguin Valentine?!  I used the new LOVE STINKS set and a sentiment from the new GIMME SOME SUGAR set.  I also cut the HEART ROSETTE CUTUPS from a piece of book page.  I used the EGGS IN A BASKET CUTUPS die with some raffia so that the penguin has a place to sit and store up some love eggs and I also used the HEART TRIO CUTUPS for some lovey dovey-ness.  Martha Stewart ribbon, lace trim, and a big MM brad finish it up.

It's a whole new year, peeps, so don't forget to add your cards for the challenges at ALMA'S BLOG so that you can be considered for each month's Swanky Stamper title and/or our weekly prizes.  This week's keyword is TCPTUES193.

Love Stinks Clear Stamp Set	Gimme Some Sugar Clear Stamp Set	Heart Rosette CutUps Die
Eggs In A Basket CutUps Die	Heart Trio CutUps Die

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THE CAT'S PAJAMAS - NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP {tcp tuesday #192 - TECHNIQUE}

Today's the day!  All of the new stamp sets and CutUps dies that we've been previewing all week are now ready for ordering at THE CAT'S PAJAMAS!  Come on...you know you have that Christmas money burning a hole in your pocket...get yourself something that you truly want...STAMPS AND DIES!!!

We're all blog hopping along to celebrate the new release so you should have come here from our special Guest Designer LISA HENKE's amazing blog!  (If you haven't started at the beginning then head to JULIE'S blog.)

My project for today is a set of Easter tags using the BUILD-A-BINGO set along with the EGGS IN A BASKET CUTUPS die.  They're sort of vintage-y and scrappy, don't ya think?  All of the patterned papers are from October Afternoon.  I also used the GRASS BORDER CUTUPS die for the Easter grass and the CIRCUS PANELS CUTUPS die set for the sentiment which is from the new SUGAR SUGAR set.  The seam binding ribbon is also a CAT'S PJS item.

Let me point your attention to the basket...especially since our TCP challenge this week is to EMBOSS - either with embossing powder or dry embossing.  I cheated a tad and used this new die to fit the challenge.  Not only does it cut the basket and a cute little egg...it embosses too!  So fun and versatile.

Okay, hop on over to JENNY'S BLOG and see what amazingly creative project she's created for us!  Add your embossing card to the links at ALMA'S BLOG and use keyword TCPTUES192 when uploading to Splitcoast.  Happy shopping and happy stamping!

 

Build-A-Bingo Clear Stamp Set	Eggs In A Basket CutUps Die	Sugar Sugar Clear Stamp Set
Circus Panels CutUps Die	Grass CutUps Die	Seam Binding Ribbon

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BUILD-A-BINGO...{tcp sneaky peek - day 7}

Today is the last day for SNEAKY PEEKS for the brand new Winter 2012 New Release from THE CAT'S PAJAMAS! 

This last set is near and dear to my heart!  I am in love with all of the Bingo cards that have shown up in cards and paper crafts this past year.  (Amy Rohl is seriously the QUEEN of BINGO CARDS!) I love that they make the perfect background for many occasions and I love the vintage look and feel of them.  Well, in sharing ideas for new sets with Alma, the idea for a customizable Bingo card was thrown about.  Alma paired up the perfect vintage font with various numbers and symbols so that you can create Bingo cards to fit every situation.  The BUILD-A-BINGO stamp set was born!

For my card, I created two Lovey Bingo cards and teamed them up with the FEELIN' CUPIDY bunny.  I filled in the open center square with a heart to fit my theme.  The patterned papers are in the Times & Seasons pad from Echo Park.  (In addition to bingo cards, I'm totally enthralled with these fun mustaches!)  I trimmed out a tiny mustache for Bunny to wear.  Hey, he's incognito! 

I also used the HEART ROSETTE CUTUPS die to create a pretty background for Bunny to fly across.  Organdy ribbon, twine, and a button finish it all up!

Tonight is our new release PAJAMA PARTY in our forum at SPLITCOAST.  Join us from 8 to 10 pm (Eastern) for more peeks, prizes, and chatting.  Pop in to the IN IT TO WIN IT THREAD today for your chance to win your very own BUILD-A-BINGO set.

Build-A-Bingo Clear Stamp Set

Heart Rosette CutUps Die

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LOVE STINKS...{tcp sneaky peek - day 6}

I'm popping in here late in the day to give you a peek at another new set from THE CAT'S PAJAMAS.  This one is called LOVE STINKS.  And, long story short, love does sorta stink for me these days but I have hope and I still believe in love.  Penguin love, on the other hand, not so sure about that but I do have to believe that it might be a little stinky down there in Antarctica!  But these are the cute lovey variety penguins.

I used the new HEART ROSETTE CUTUPS die on some old pattern tissue for the background and then I used pieces of the new QUEEN OF HEARTS BORDER at the tops of my pennant banner.  They ARE stinkin' cute!  All of the patterned paper is in the Stella & Rose - Mabel pad from MME.  The aqua felt heart is cut from the HEART TRIO CUTUPS die and the tiny red felt hearts are from the HEART ROSETTE CUTUPS.

Make sure that you check in at Splitcoast and leave a comment in the IN IT TO WIN IT THREAD in our forum for a chance to win today's totally NOT stinky set!

Love Stinks Clear Stamp Set

Heart Rosette CutUps Die

Queen of Hearts Border Cutups Die

Heart Trio CutUps Die

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BUNNY SIDE UP...{tcp sneaky peek - day 5}

Only a few more days of fabulous sneaky peeks and then all of the new stamps and dies will be ready for ordering at THE CAT'S PAJAMAS!  Today's set is called BUNNY SIDE UP.  (Aren't these names so funny?!)  Our big eared bunny has found his way into a giant Easter egg.  I'm using JEN DEL MURO'S JANUARY SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY for my layout today.  I wanted to go bright and cheery so I pulled out the Snow Day Collection paper pad from Crate Paper.  I used Alma's new QUEEN OF HEARTS BORDER CUTUPS die to add some fancy cut and pierced borders to the central horizontal and some bright aqua ribbon from PTI for that color pop.  A Prima flower in Bunny's little paws finish it off.

Make sure that you check in at Splitcoast and leave a comment in the IN IT TO WIN IT THREAD in our forum for a chance to win today's "hoppy" set!

Bunny Side Up Clear Stamp Set

Queen of Hearts Border Cutups Die

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WARM FUZZIES...{tcp sneaky peek - day 4}

Hello Stampers!  It's day four of Sneaky Peeks from THE CAT'S PAJAMAS and today's set is called WARM FUZZIES.  This is another illustrated set in the ouou line.  I really love these cute little people with the bold solid outlines.  Makes it way easy to paper piece and to color as well.  Plus, I can't resist the little birdies!  I paper pieced this little gal with varous patterns in the October Afternoon Farmhouse pad.  They're soooo pretty...I almost had a hard time cutting into them at all.  I love the dove gray, saffron yellow, and cream color combo.  Oooh, and check out Alma's new LACY FLORAL DOILY CUTUPS DIE shape!  It's awesome AND all of the little flowers that are cut from the doily can also be used.  See - instead of little bits and pieces of nothingness, Alma's come up with a double whammy die!  I added one of the little flowers to her hair with a brad in the center.  She's a cutie!

Make sure that you check in at Splitcoast and leave a comment in the IN IT TO WIN IT THREAD in our forum for a chance to win today's oh-so-cute set!

Warm Fuzzies Clear Stamp Set

Lacy Floral Doily CutUps Die

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SUGAR SUGAR...{tcp sneaky peek - day 3}

Welcome to day three of Sneaky Peeks from THE CAT'S PAJAMAS.  I've got another funny bunny for today.  He's soooo full of Easter goodness that his tummy is chubby!  This new set is called SUGAR SUGAR.  I'm also showing off a new CutUps border die called QUEEN OF HEARTS BORDER.  It's the pink scalloped/pierced border at the bottom of my card.  You'll have to hop around to the other DT gals to see more of this one in action.  The die actually cuts two separate borders - the scallops and a border with points and hearts...it's adorable!  I also used the GRASS BORDER and the CIRCUS PANELS CUTUPS dies.  Pretty seam binding ribbon, linen twine, a button, and rhinestones finish it off!

Hop on over to Splitcoast and leave a comment in the IN IT TO WIN IT THREAD in our forum for a chance to win today's oh-so-cute set!

Sugar Sugar Clear Stamp Set	Queen of Hearts Border Cutups Die	Circus Panels CutUps Die
Grass CutUps Die	Seam Binding Ribbon	Beige Linen Twine

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FEELIN' CUPIDY...{tcp sneaky peek - day 2}

Guess what?!  We've got ANOTHER fantastic new release from THE CAT'S PAJAMAS coming right up on Tuesday, January 10th!  You're sayin', "Wow! That was fast!  You just had a new release at the end of November." Well our dear Alma has been working extra hard these days and she came up with more must have stamps and dies too!

Today's sneaky peek is for the FEELIN' CUPIDY set.  Our fabulous bunny has his tiny bow and arrow ready to win your heart.  I also snuck in the new HEART ROSETTE CUTUPS DIE.  Here, I just used it flat but I can not wait to give it a try as a rosette.  Plus, those tiny little hearts that it cuts out can be used as well.  (This die is extra special...it's a rosette AND it's like the lace paper die that Alma created last release. Excellent thinkin'!)  I also used the CLOUD BORDER CUTUPS DIE and embossed it with a Cricut folder. I used patterned papers from Studio Calico, Memory Box rhinestones, PTI ribbon and some fabric tape to give it a scrappy look.  I painted Bunny's wings and tail with metallic Moonlight Smooch ink.

Don't forget that Alma is once again giving away one new set per day during our SNEAKY PEEK WEEK.  Leave your comment in the IN IT TO WIN IT thread on Splitcoast.

Feelin' Cupidy

Heart Rosette CutUps Die

Cloud Border CutUps

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TCP TUESDAY #190 - SKETCH CHALLENGE

Hey there Tuesday stampers and holiday shoppers!  Hopefully you've gone just a few spare minutes left to join us for the last TCP Tuesday challenge of 2011.  I'm your hipster hostess with the mostess this week so we've got a sketch for ya.  Let's see what you can make of this...

Here's an opportunity to use up some of those ribbon and patterned paper scraps AND to make one more Christmas card for someone special, right?!

I'm still working on my card this morning but both LORI and NANCY created really great cards using the sketch.  Pop in on them for some inspiration and then get to work.  I'll add my card to this post here as soon as I get it done so come on back later today.  Add your card to the links on ALMA'S BLOG and make sure that you use keyword TCPTUES190 when uploading to Splitcoast so that we can find ya.

Edited to add my card - 1:40pm - 12/20/11

Supplies:  Stamps - J*lly H*liday stamp set from The Cat's Pajamas, Jumbo Scallop CutUps die, Holiday Divine Twine, various patterned papers from the Holiday Style pad by October Afternoon.

Merry Christmas to all of you and a Happy New Year too!