Today's the big day! All of the fabulous new release stamp sets - eight all together - and four new CUTUPS dies are available NOW from THE CAT'S PAJAMAS. I love this release...I think it's the best one yet. You gotta love a company that keeps getting better and better and continues to be current and cutting edge. THAT'S what ALMA has given us this month!
You may be coming to me from AMY'S BLOG (Talk about being up on what's trendy! Amy's our go to gal for that!). If you're hopping along from the beginning of our chain then you're doing great. If not, head over to JULIE'S BLOG and start at the beginning. Julie's our Hipster Hostess with the Mostess for this week's TCP Tuesday challenge which is to make a "shaped" card - meaning, a card that is something other than a square, a rectange, or a circle.
This tree shape immediately popped into my mind! The DT gals have been making some amazing cards for sneaky peek week with the birdhouse cutout from the HOME TWEET HOME CUTUPS DIE hanging from the tree branch in the THE TWEETEST THINGS stamp set. I knew that I had to try that too. I drew the tree shape - trying to simmulate the branch that Alma created for the set. This wood patterned paper from A Muse was the perfect paper for the project. I cut four of the birdhouse shape with the die and glued them together side to side to make the 3D house. I lined the inside of the tree and made the house with papers from the Stella and Rose - Hazel pad from MME. I added tiny pink Prima flowers and handcut felt leaves to decorate the tree. The sentiment is from THE TWEETEST THINGS set. Looks like a cherry blossom tree perhaps!
As always, we hope that you'll join us in this week's challenge. Make sure that you link in over at Alma's blog to be in the running for the monthly Cat's Cash. If you're uploading to SCS please use keyword TCPTUES152. NOW, you should rush over to JACKIE'S BLOG. She's the next stop on the hop and never fails to create a WOWZA card or project!
eeeeekkk how clever of you Leigh!!! Really how do you come up with these things?! Original doesn't even begin to describe it!!! WA-wa-woom....don't ask where that just came from...I think I've had one too many coffees during the release party ;)
Posted by: Sony Christoph | March 29, 2011 at 12:44 AM
Uh.. this is beyond creativity here... egads. This would make a killer class card.
Posted by: tracy f. | March 29, 2011 at 02:17 AM
What a clever idea this is - brilliant!!
Posted by: Mary J | March 29, 2011 at 05:00 AM
OH MY Leigh!! This is amazing!! I need a close-up shot of that birdhouse - it's gorgeous!! And the tree is fabulously terrific!! YOU are one creative chickie!! :)
Posted by: Julie L Masse | March 29, 2011 at 08:42 AM
UN-believable, or should I say "be-leaf-able"?! You amaze me, and always one-up me (what's up with that, huh?!)!! Kidding aside, this is amazing and I love it!!
Posted by: Amy Rohl | March 29, 2011 at 09:32 AM
That is a wonderful card. You did a fabulous job on the theme of shaped card......very creative. And the 3-D birdhouse is fab too!!
Posted by: Alyson | March 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Oh this is absolutely fabulous! That birdhouse is just to die for! All the other little birdies would be jealous for sure!
Love it!
Linda
Posted by: Linda | March 29, 2011 at 10:04 AM
I seriously dropped my jaws when I saw this and immediately shared the link with a friend. WOWZA, Leigh.
Posted by: Lori Craig | March 29, 2011 at 10:58 AM
Gorgeous. Woooow!
Posted by: jenn | March 29, 2011 at 10:59 AM
Seriously? Woodgrain has never looked so good! Wow!
Posted by: alma de la rosa | March 29, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Just when I think I've seen you do it all! Girl there is no end to your creativity!!!! PURE AWESOME!! I gotta go clean up the drool on my desk now....... =)
Hugs,
Tracy
Posted by: Tracy | March 29, 2011 at 12:41 PM
OMG, now *that* is a shaped card!! Awesome!
Posted by: Lisa T | March 29, 2011 at 06:20 PM
Seriously no words for the kind of cool you are Leigh!!! Where does one even come up with this kind of creative thought process...is there a 'Stamping for Dummies' book I can read or some kind of class offered? Maybe I need electroshock therapy?? Soooo AMAZING!!!!
Posted by: jenny | March 29, 2011 at 07:04 PM
Just gorgeous and so clever to make it 3-D!!
Posted by: Ann I. | March 29, 2011 at 09:59 PM
Hi, Leigh! Omigosh, this is SO cute! I love the tree shape, so unique and great paper choice! Wonderfully creative, I love it:)
Posted by: Noelle McAdams | March 29, 2011 at 10:03 PM
THUD! Oh my, Leigh! This is absolutely AMAZING! You are so clever and creative! Beautifully done! :D
Posted by: Kimberly Gajewski | March 29, 2011 at 10:15 PM
OMG!! This is so clever how you did this I LOVE IT!!!
Posted by: Diana | March 30, 2011 at 02:14 AM
This card is AMAZING! I LOVE it! Can I have it? Hee hee hee
Posted by: Lynn | March 30, 2011 at 07:33 AM
You're my new best friend! Best friends share you know. Thanks for the ideas. You're #1!
Posted by: Sam Hartford | March 30, 2011 at 11:52 AM
How cute it that card, OMGosh! Waaay cool! :)
Posted by: Gabby | March 30, 2011 at 04:00 PM
CO CUTE!!!! I love it!
Posted by: Girl Hair Accessories | March 30, 2011 at 05:19 PM
You amaze me! This is amazing and I love it!! You are so clever and creative! Beautifully done!
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