The Cat's Pajamas Stamps September New Release and Blog Hop

Happy Tuesday!! The new release and Blog Hop from The Cat's Pajamas Stamps is here! Just in time for your Halloween creativity to thrive.  This release is amazing with not only many stamp sets and dies, but some fabulous stencils!! If you arrived here from Wendy's blog, you are in the right place! If not, be sure to start here.

My first card here is using the Birch Forest Stencil set and the Peace Love Joy die. 

Using some distress inks, I used the TCP Big Beautiful Blending Brush to blend in the deer where I wanted to place him.  Then using the birch stencil, I created the background again using the brush and finished the card with the sentiment die which I cut out with some fun foam for the dimension before adhering it to the front.  It was completed using some TCP Clear Hole-less Sequins.

This second card is a bit over my head.  I apologize to all the Harry Potter fans out there, but I have never seen or read any of the series! (GASP!) SO! this set of Snapes Alive was a little challenging, since I wasn't totally sure of the sentiments and the meaning. lol! But that is ok! Just Bunny alone in a cloak and hat would make a great Halloween card. 

The background was made using the Twist Stencil brushing on a little distress ink. The Birch Snowglobe die was used in creating the die background for the image to be popped over it.  The image was stamped and colored in with Copics and the owl was popped up over a branch.  I stamped the sentiment directly onto the card base.

Thanks for hopping by and next up is the fabulous Christine! I hope you are making a list as you hop! :)

September Sneaky Peek - The Cat's Pajamas Stamps

Are you ready for another sneaky peek? Just one more day before you can get your hands on the new release!

Today, I am giving you a peek of an adorable set called Grab the Unicorn. These guys are just too cute and you will want to grab them. Well, the set, but you understand.  :)

How adorable is this set? I really pictured some rainbow colors and thought it would be fun to made a simple watercolor dripped background to add the image to. I used some Tim Holtz watercolor paper and Distress Inks for that.  I colored the image with Copics and fussy cut him out before popping him up.  The clouds were stamped directly onto the rainbow panel and watercolored in as well.  I then stamped the sentiment directly onto the panel and sprayed the whole front lightly with my homemade water shimmer. 

A lucky winner will win a $10 gift certificate to the TCP store just by leaving a comment here or on my IG page.  Also, you don't want to miss the other wonderful creations some of the kitties have done, so be sure to head over to the TCP Blog to see them all.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to hop along tomorrow with the kitty cat pack for the new release!  Have a great Monday!

Your Next Stamp Friday Challenge 123 - Just For Fun

Happy Fri-Yay!

It's a new challenge over on the YNS Challenge blog and it's Just for Fun. 

I have made a CAS card using the new set of Fabulous Feathers along with it's coordinating dies and the new Feather Fun die set.

I cut the feathers out on some watercolor paper and used some distress inks to create the different colors throughout.  The adorable bird was stamped on watercolor paper and the coordinating dies used to cut him out.  Once the bird and feathers were colored, cut out a wreath from TCP to placed under the sentiment strip.  I heat embossed the sentiment with some Queens Gold from Ranger before popping up the bird and one  of the feathers.

There is so much fun creativity the DT have done for this challenge. Be sure to stop by the YNS Blog to see all the inspiration.  Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Donuts and Coffee - Your Next Stamp

Hey everyone!

Today I have another fun card using a new YNS stamp set from the September release called Latte Vibes.  This set is yummy and perfect for making something to your coffee and donut loving friend! I certainly do not discriminate a good donut and I am ALWAYS up for a good cup of coffee!

For this card, I started with stamping a coffee ring from the Coffee Rings set as the background and then adding some washi tape that is printed with some Starbucks coffee drinks and donuts.  A sliver of green cardstock with with a ragged edge broke the look of the washi.  I stamped and colored the image with Copics before cutting it out with the coordinating die set.  It was then popped up over a cut out using the YNS Reverse Scallop Square die and popping that up.  I finished the card with the sentiment stamped directly onto the card base and added a few hearts from the stamp set above the image.

To see this set and all the other super cute and fun sets and dies, be sure to head over to the YNS store.  While you are there, be sure to check out the blog to see more inspiration from this recent release.

Thanks for stopping in and have a great day!

The Cat's Pajamas September New Release Sneak Peek and TCPTUES361

It's sneaky peek time with The Cat's Pajamas Stamps! There are not only some adorable stamp sets, but there are some awesome additional items in this release you will not want to miss out on! One of the fun products being released are a selection of super cool stencils!

For my sneak, I  made a card using the new set of  Hey Boo! and one  of the new stencils called The Neighborhood to create the  background.

The background was made using some Distress Inks and Memento inks and the TCP Big Beautiful Blending Brush.  If you haven't gotten you hands on one of these brushes, you must! It blends beautifully, cleans easily, and has a handy holding case to keep it clean.  The best part is the price point.  You can have multiple brushes with out breaking the bank! Once I was happy with the colors I sprayed the background with some homemade shimmer water which you can see a lot of in the picture.  I love the sparkle it gives.  The image was colored with Copics after cutting out the image on my Cameo and then stamping the image. I popped up the image, stamped the sentiment directly onto the panel and finished the card with some TCP Clear hole-less sequins.

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A lucky winner will win a $10 gift certificate to the TCP store just by leaving a comment here or on my IG page.  Also, you don't want to miss the other wonderful creations some of the kitties have done, so be sure to head over to the TCP Blog to see them all.

Today is also your friendly reminder that there is still time to play along with the TCPTUES361 challenge.  This challenge is all about layers.  There are so many fun Cut Ups in the TCP Store to make this challenge fun in finding a great combo for layers. 

This card is made using the set of Kickin' It for the image which I fussy cut out to place behind the frame made from the Rectangle Stamp Die.  I added a few of the Stitched Clouds above and finished the card with a few TCP Sequins and stamped the sentiment directly onto the card. We hope you  play along and link up your creation for a chance to win!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Make it Rain - Your Next Stamp September Sneak Peek

It's another day of sneaky peeks with Your Next Stamp! Have you been checking out daily over on the YNS Blog or IG all the fun creations and leaving a little love? I will have details below on how you can win that stamp set featured just by you leaving a comment.

Today, I am sharing with you the set called Make it Rain.  He is just too cute and this makes for some fun and creative gift giving ideas.  For my card, I decided to make a burst out type card.  I don't know if that is the official name for such, but I will go with it. :)

There are dies on the market these days that can create such a look, but I don't own any of them, so I made my own,  the good thing about that is I can make it to size to fit my image. I used the YNS Circle Stitching Marks to create the stitch look around it.  I then used my craft knife to cut the lines to be rolled back and I used a pen for that to give it as much smoothness as possible.  The image was colored with Copics and I used a double layer of foam adhesive to pop it through.  The sentiment was stamped directly onto the base and finished with some rhinestones.

Have you heard? YNS is celebrating 10 awesome crafty years and this week you can have a chance at winning by leaving a little love either on the YNS blog or IG page.

One random comment from each preview day will win one of the products previewed on that day.  All comments must  be left by 9/15 and the winners will be announced on 9/17.

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you have a great week!!

Your Next Stamp September Release Sneak Peek

Hey everyone!

Today starts the preview week for Your Next Stamp's September New Release and the DT has come up with some fabulous designs to showcase the super cute sets you will see previewed this week.

For my sneak peek, I am using a new set called Fabulous Feathers.  Isn't it cute?

The bottom layer is some glitter cardstock I had in my stash.  I created the background using two of the feather images using the YNS Stone Grey ink and I colored in the heart with a Copic.  Using some Distress Inks, I sponged in various colors to pop out the feathers a bit.  Once the background was complete, I lightly sprayed the entire panel with some shimmer water I made and dried it with my heat gun.  This makes the entire panel shimmer which I love.  The main image was stamped and colored with Copics before cutting it out with the coordinating die set.  I popped that image up and stamped the sentiment directly onto the panel.  The card was completed with some yummy Watermelon Party gumdrops.

Have you heard? YNS is celebrating 10 awesome crafty years and this week you can have a chance at winning by leaving a little love either on the YNS blog or IG page.

One random comment from each preview day will win one of the products previewed on that day.  All comments must  be left by 9/15 and the winners will be announced on 9/17.

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you have a great week!!

Your Next Stamp Friday Challenge 121 - Celebrate!

Happy Friday crafty friends!

I hope those of you affected by the recent hurricane are safe and have escaped minimal damage. I'll tell you, that storm is like the house guest who will never leave. :) So, let's forget about that storm for a bit and let's talk about crafty things.

Your Next Stamp's Friday challenge is up and running and it's all about celebrating. I have made a card that can be used for a generic celebrate card using the Simply Circles and Whatnot Sentiments 5 sets.

I decided on a watercolor look with the circles for my background.  I did not use watercolor paper for this, just plain white cardstock.  I first stamped the image with some distress inks and lightly sprayed the inked up image with water before adding it to the paper.  This gives a nice deep coloring with a hint of water marks.  I thought it came out pretty good without being too messy.  Once I had the background how I wanted it, I stamped the sentiment across the middle and finished the card with a few YNS Crystal Clear and Sparkle Gumdrops.

Be sure to stop by the YNS blog to see all the fun creations the DT have done and hope you play along! If you do, be sure to link up your creation for your chance at winning a YNS gift certificate!  Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a great weekend!