Sites of the week

ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT TO ENTER INTO THE GINORMOUS BLOG TART GIVE AWAY WORTH OVER $450!!! Click HERE for all the details and HERE for the Official Entry Form. Good Luck! I got a message from Julie at DBU that said that the cards are pouring in! I’m so glad that everyone has come together and supported this great cause!

Baby It’s Cold Outside is the perfect sentiment for today! The news has been on “Ice Storm Watch” for the past 12 hours now. So far it’s cold…make that VERY cold, and drizzly, but apparently that’s still big news around here. LOL! I have been pretty bummed about not being at CHA, but a lot of flights are delayed coming and going out of DFW today, so I have to think that maybe someone was lookin’ out for lil’ ol’ me!

So, today is Tuesday and Leigh has a great sketch for us. I love how she comes up with unique card sizes! This one measures 7 x 4.25″. I used one of my most favoritest images from TCP and the sentiment, like I mentioned, just fits with how I feel and goes perfectly with the card.

A couple detail shots:

The snowflake is from a package that I picked up at Hobby Lobby or Wal-Mart after the holidays for dirt cheap. The fur on her coat and hat has liquid applique on it for added dimension. I used Zva Creative rhinestones to dress it up a little. These rhinestones are available through Taylored Expressions, and in my opinion, some of the best around. I really like Swarovskis to dress up my cards, but the shimmer on these is AWESOME and you get a lot more bang for your buck, for sure!!

So, wanna play along with the TCP Tuesday challenge?…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 on Leigh’s blog.
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 TCPTUES43 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!