WOOD-N'T YOU LIKE TO BIRTHDAY BLOG HOP?! {TCPTUES111}

This week all the cool CAT'S are hopping around to celebrate the fun, fabulous, and swanky birthday of our friend ALMA DE LA ROSA of THE CAT'S PAJAMAS!  It's a surprise...hee hee....HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ALMA!  Alma's actual birthday is on May 30th but we're starting a little early and hope you'll join us by following along AND participating in this week's TCP TUESDAY challenge.  What's the challenge, you ask?  USE WOOD on your card.  So that can be actual wood, a wood image stamp, paper that looks like wood...use your imagination!

My little card uses a really thin wood sheet from SU! of all places.  I cut the big ole scalloped edge using my new jumbo scallop die from MY FAVORITE THINGS.  How awesome, right?!  PJ (from the HAPPY CAMPER set) has a nice yummy cupcake (from the YOU SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY set) to present to Alma.  The birthday sentiment is in the A BEARY GOOD YEAR set.  These delish papers are from My Mind's Eye...I'm lovin' this Kiwi/Chartreuse color...can ya tell? 

If you "hopped" here from KARRIE BAKER'S BLOG then I'm so glad that you did.  And next you should visit KIM VAN DER SANDEN'S BLOG to check out her woodsy well wishes for Alma's big day.  Of course, if you didn't start at the very beginning, you definitely need to go back to AMY'S BLOG - she's our Hipster Hostess with the Mostess this week.  Don't forget to end up at ALMA'S BLOG to wish her a happy, happy day.

AND...if all this wasn't enough, you should absolutely play along for this week's challenge.  We've changed things just a bit so I'll post the new details...

Play along with us and add your own design to your Splitcoast Gallery using keywords TCPTUES111 or to your blog and then use the Inlink button at the bottom of ALMA'S BLOG POST to add your design. You could be eligible to be the next SWANKY STAMPER of the MONTH and win 25 smackeroos, that's $25 in Cat's Cash.

1. Each a week one of The Cat Pack will host a challenge.

2. The challenges will vary {stamp, sketch, inspiration, supply, color, and so forth}

3. You will have until the end of the month to complete the challenge.

4. Post your design using the Inlink Button at the bottom of this post. Your design must be linked and visible to ALMA'S BLOG post to be considered.

5. TCP stamps are not required, but of course, highly encouraged. {Unless it is a challenge calling for a specific stamp.}

6. There will be one winner each month. They will be deemed that month’s Swankiest Stamper and get $25 in Cat’s Cash {money to spend on the TCP site!}.

7. Only designs posted to this blog post will be considered for the Swanky Stamper.

8. The newly crowned Swanky Stamper will be announced on the First of the Month and have his/her winning entry posted on The Cat’s Pajamas website where he/she will reign for the entire month.

Comments

[Amy Rohl/rohla]

Oh, you stinker! That woody scallop is to die for, Leigh! My, oh my...who's settin' the trends now?! Love all those neat and tidy stitched layers as well!

[karrie baker]

I am green with envy, your card is knocking my boots off girl. Love it!! :)

[alma]

Just fabulous! I love this whole card. And who wood have (get it) thought that cupcake wood ;) have worked so well? Well you, missy! Thank you!

[Sonja "Sony" Christoph]

oh this is YUMMY, Leigh!!! lol Love this color combo and the wooden piece just really makes it pop!!! Soo cute!!

[Julee]

This is too sweet! I adore that darling little cupcake and your woodsy scallops are fabulous!

[Carole (TruCarMa)]

See? THIS is why you're one of the all-time greatest, as far as I'm concerned: every single thing about it is spot-on perfection, but not in a fussy, A/R way. Just delicious, my friend! And your wood jumbo scallop layer -- GMTA! Sincerely, the President of the Leigh O'Brien fan club