Sites of the week

I was depressed when I was in Hobby Lobby in August and there were about 6 aisles of Christmas goods, but now I am EXCITED! Only a couple more weeks until Black Friday {which, in all honesty, I will probably avoid} and then Christmas will be right around the corner. We are drawing names again this year…YAY! It’s so much easier shopping for one person. I would like to make a little handmade something for everyone this year, but I will have to see how much time I have. Last year I brought a craft for us to make and that is always a possibility for this year, too. If you have any ideas, let me know.

I’ll cut the jibber jabber and get to the point of ABC Friday…the projects…LOTS AND LOTS of them!! The reason why I said that Christmas Is Coming Early in my title is because today is also release day for The Cat’s Pajamas. There are three new sets being released {being offered at a heck of a deal!} and these projects features images from those sets. I hope that you will enjoy!…

Here Comes Santa Genie Bag…

Jolly Holiday Wreath…

Candy Box…

On the tag I clear embossed “Peace” over the sentiment…

Detail of front…

Ready, Set, Snow Ornament…

No Peeking door hanger…

Last, but not least, a clear acrylic ornament…

Well, that’s all folks! I’ll be seeing you tomorrow for another SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY!

As I mentioned on Monday, this week is a busy one! Yesterday was the My Favorite Things release. Tomorrow is the The Cat’s Pajamas release and Monday is the Verve Stamps release…OH MY!…what is a girl to do. Needless to say, it’s been a little tricky managing space for all of my projects here, but I *think* that I have it figured out. Today I am featuring a gift set that I did for the upcoming Verve Stamps release.

Whenever I go into my alterables cabinet, I see my little clear paint cans and I usually just push them aside. When I saw the snowman looking up in the Snow Wonderful set, I knew that I had to put in on top of something…like a clear paint can. The band around the paint can is not DP…it’s stamped. In this set there is a long snowflake stamp that is perfect for bands and borders. This project uses one of the sentiments from Snowflake Splendor…so cute!

This gift set will soon be filled with homemade cookies and given to a friend. I think it would also be cute to fill with hot cocoa goodies. The possibilities of fillers is just about endless. In addition to this project, you can see many other sneak peeks on the Verve blog and on the blogs of the rest of the Design Team. We hope that you will join us in the Verve Forum on SCS on Sunday evening for a release party! There are daily sketch challenges happening over there this week with AWESOME prizes up for grabs, so be sure to check it out when you get a chance.

Have you seen the post on the MFT Forum on SCS asking for your opinion? If not, click HERE. My point for opening up with that question is that Kim been listening to what you want. She is implementing fun challenges and activities for the customers to both admire and participate. Today is new release day and the first of many What’s Up? Wednesday Blog Hops. The release party will be in the MFT Forum on SCS Wednesday night from 9-11EST. I won’t be there for the full time, as Tony’s Grandma {Ellie’s Grandmama} is visiting and we will be spending time with her. We’ve been having a blast, and I will have some pics for you soon!

As for the blog hop, it starts on Kim’s blog and she links to one other hopper, who links to another hopper {do you see where I am going with this?}. So after you check out my projects, be sure to see what Jessie has in store for you HERE! Follow it to the end for a chance to win one of the new sets…Happy Hopping!!

Cupcake Flopsey…

Detail…

Who’s That e-Girl?… {BTW…this may be my fave set to paper piece!}

I {heart} Tuesdays! First of all…it’s NOT Monday. Second, it’s not just Tuesday here, it’s TCP Tuesday! Today I am the Hipster Hostess With The Mostess for the this week’s TCP Tuesday challenge, which is an inspiration challenge. Are you ready for this?…

Seriously…who does this to their dog? The boots are what had me in stitches!, or maybe it was the hat, or the gun…LOL!! YEP, that’s is your inspiration. Use the colors, the image or the humor {or anything else that comes to you} as inspiration based around this pic as you create your card. I seriously cannot wait to see what you come up with. I was crunched for time making mine, so it’s not quite as elaborate as it could be, but here it is…

So, wanna play along?…EVERYONE can! Here’s what you are gonna want to know…
1. Each a week one of the The Cat’s Pajamas DT Members will host a challenge.
2. The challenges will vary {stamp, color,theme/inspiration, sketch, etc.}
3. You will have until {this} Saturday night to complete the challenge.
4. Link your project on this week’s hostess’ challenge announcement. This week you will link your project on this post.
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. When uploading to SCS, please use the keyword TCPTUES32 for this challenge.
8. Alma will post the entries from the week the following Monday on her blog.
9. 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.
10. Oh yea…HAVE FUN!

So, not only do I get to share my TCP Tuesday creations with you today, but I also get to show you some peeks into the new releases that are coming up this Friday! There will be three new sets released {OMG…they are so cute-SERIOUSLY!!}. All three will be available in the “Kitty Kat Pack” for $45.50, with FREE shipping {within the US, and $6 outside the US}. Here are a few cards showing off some of the new cute stamps…
First this is a card that I did to match…

…with this bag…

A Holiday Hello…

I actually broke out the silver ink for this one…

Do I Smell Candy?…

I have a bunch more non-card projects to show you, too. This ABC Friday is gonna be stocked with projects!

Well, every week is a busy one. This one happens to be super busy {stamping wise, at least!} with 3 of the companies that I design for releasing within one week: My Favorite Things, The Cat’s Pajamas and Verve Stamps. I have most of my samples done, but there are still a few more ideas that have yet to see completion. I foresee some serious naptime and late night stamping in my near future…LOL!

Today I have a couple of cards for the upcoming, November 5th, release from My Favorite Things. Both of these images are designed by Annie LaPoint for MFT. As you can see, I am still on a kick with the Kraft paper. I actually had to buy more for the first time in a couple of years…seriously! I paired the Kraft paper with Blush Blossom, Basic Black and PTI White to create a fun color combo. What do you think?…

This card looks NOTHING like what I had imagined in my head. Thank goodness, because the end result is so much better than what I was originally thinking! LOL! This color combo is here to stay! I can definitely say that I will be working with it again…Basic Black, Old Olive, PTI Plum Pudding and White. The ribbon is from May Arts and I used the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder for some added texture.

I will have more MFT samples for you on Wednesday, which is also going to be {for the most part} consistently MFT. Let me know what you think of having a few days a week set aside for certain companies that I design for… TCP Tuesday, MFT Wednesday {I would have made this MFT Mondays to make it sound all matchy-matchy, but I don’t always post on Mondays}. Of course I will be rotating all my other DT companies and faves throughout the rest of the week. I just want to hear what you think of 2-3 days that are consistent. Thanks!!!!