Sites of the week

I sure hope that my Ellie will love to ski! I haven’t ever been…and I’m ok with that! It probably has something to do with my aversion to temps that give me the inability to wear flip flops comfortably. I’m more of the water skiing type anyway…which I would like to think that I am pretty good at! Don’t get me wrong, I’m not changing my mind about my new{ish} found love for autumn! It’s winter that I don’t particularly get along with…LOL!

However, this Ellie from YOUR NEXT STAMP Loves to Ski…

Doesn’t she look like she is having a blast hitting the slopes? I’m just going to have to leave all of that snow filled fun up to her! Ellie Loves to Ski is just one of the MANY new releases coming your way!

Some detail shots…

Snowflake with sparkly snowflake bauble {from YNS, too!}…

A little more info about this HUGE YNS Holiday Release…

1. Karen’s got a little *early bird* special–Free surprise gift with every purchase PLUS Free Shipping to Canada and the US for orders over $30 (code is YNSHolidays) starting October 21st and ending Nov 2nd.

2. All the stamps and dies will be available for purchase at the YNS Store the day they are released and the full release will be available on November 3rd.

3. Be sure and check out the YNS blog and Facebook page daily for all the new stamp reveals and PRIZES!

Have you heard the news? The YOUR NEXT STAMP new holiday release is happening NOW! What’s even better, you can grab all the new releases and put them in your cart as they are being shown from NOW {yesterday, actually} until Nov. 2…at a discount {sweet!!}.

Today, I get to show you the new Hello Birdie, Snowman…

When I started coloring the snowman, I wasn’t sure what my final project was going to be…a card, a tag or AN ORNAMENT! I was looking through some of my crafty hodge podge {a basket where the stuff doesn’t really have another home} and came across some plastic snowflake ornaments {perfect or altering} that I picked up on super clearance at Target. I’m pretty sure I got 4 for $.25!

Then, I just started to layer and alter to come up with my finished ornament that has both the image and sentiment from the set, as well as a Martha Stewart mini doily, jingle bells, rhinestones, rhinestones {small, medium and large!} and, of course, some glitter! My desk was a royal mess after this…LOL!!

Detail shot…

There’s no such thing as a release from YOUR NEXT STAMP without some PRIZES!! Be sure to check the YNS Facebook page TODAY for your next chance to win! There will be more random days from now until the release with chances to win! Be sure to check out the YNS BLOG each day for prize and release info, as well as lots of DT inspiration!

Happy Friday stampy friends! Do you have any fun plans for the weekend? On Saturday I am teaching my new Copic Basics Plus class at Scrapper’s Boutique. In the past I have taught Copic 1, 2 and 3. This new class a super amped up version of 1 with a load of more new info and hands on practice. I am pretty excited about it!

Until class tomorrow I think I will be making a few more of these {directions below}…

Back side…

I have a thirty-one denim bag on its way to me that I plan to add this to. I think that I am going to make another to attach to my {thin} scarf. There’s a bunch of possibilities these fun and super easy Fringe Flowers from Lil’ Inker Designs…for now, I’m putting a pin on it!

These are SUPER easy {and fast} to make…

1. Cut 3 Fringe Flowers and small {about 1″} circles from your choice of felt colors.
2. Apply adhesive to one {long} side of die cut, fold other side over to adhere.
3. Roll into flower, securing the end with hot glue.
4. Attach circles to back of each coordinating flower {hot glue}.
5. Arrange Fringe Flowers as desired and secure together with hot glue.
6. Attach pin back {yep, with hot glue!}.

Talk about a quick and easy giftie! Are you already thinking red and green or a variety of blues for Christmas/Winter? Me, too!!

As you may have a read on her blog, my friend Carole recently lost her mother unexpectedly. As much as I wish she lived right here and I could give her a big hug, she doesn’t and I couldn’t. What’s a crafty girl to do?…Make a card to let her dear friend know that she is being thought of from miles away. Carole, if you are reading this, you know I {heart} you and my heart goes out to you and your family. <3

Making a sympathy card for a friend is just about one of the hardest {crafty} things to do! Like the card for AJ, I wanted it to be perfect. I don’t know that I would classify it as perfection, but I do like the outcome…

To create this card, I used the Verve set FANCY FLORALS REMIXED…definitely an oldie, but a goodie! I paired it with the new LOOPY BLOOMS die set with a stamped leaf flourish from BLOOM & GROW {matching leaf die can be found HERE}.

Detail shot of the felt flower and bling…

Unfortunately, this wasn’t the only sympathy card that I had to send out this month. As grateful as I am that Verve has some wonderful sympathy sentiments, I really don’t like to have to use them all that often!

Happy Tuesday all you The Cat’s Pajamas fans! This week I am your Hipster Hostess with the Mostess and I have a great inspiration challenge for you…

I LOVE ROCK ‘N ROLL, SO PUT ANOTHER DIME IN THE JUKEBOX BABY!

I apologize in advance if you are singing like Joan Jett for the rest of the day!

I took a little bit of the rock ‘n roll and a little bit of the color for inspiration to make this card…

Here’s a detail shot of the ticket…

This card came together pretty easily {mainly because I used my CPS card from a couple weeks ago as something to work from}, but when I got to putting away everything I counted 3 TCP sets and 5 CutUps dies that I used…

STAMP SETS…
-Admit One **new set**
-Idols
-Nightie Alpha

CutUps DIES…

-Big Ticket

-Pinking Border

-Big Scallop

-Heart Trio

-Home Tweet Home

Want to play along with this Inspiration Challenge? Here are a few details to know…

1. Each Tuesday we will give you a challenge.
2. You will have until the end of the month to complete the challenge.
3. Add your entry to the guestbook on Alma’s blog or upload to the SCS Gallery, using the keyword TCPTUES181 for this week’s challenge.
4. TCP stamps are not required for this challenge, but of course we love to see TCP fans use their TCP stamps!
5. There will be one randomly chosen weekly winner, announced on Tuesdays who will win a Gift Voucher for use on The Cat’s Pajamas website.
6. There will be one winner, The Swanky Stamper, announced the 1st of each month. They will win several sets from an upcoming release and get to play along with us at our Pajama Party and Blog Hop.