Sites of the week

It’s the start Sneaky Peek Week for The Cat’s Pajamas and we’re kicking it off with this fun Inspiration Challenge for TCP Tuesday…

There are so many things that you can take from these pictures. Color and texture are just a couple of things that come to mind. For this card, I took the overall wintery theme {and that wood button!!} and translated it into this card…

Detail shot…

Whatcha’ think of the new bunny? It’s called SNOW DAYS and will be released next Tuesday along with LOTS more stamps, dies and new seam binding ribbon! Yep, I said dies, too! Did you notice the SNOWFLAKE LACE PAPER? It’s TCP’s innovative answer to the doily…much more fun and fresh, if you ask me! What’s even better is that you can actually use the snowflakes that are cut from the paper!…

Want more inspiration and peeks at the new TCP goodies? Be sure to check out Alma’s blog. She also has full details on how to enter this week’s TCP Tuesday challenge and how you can be the next Swanky Stamper. Happy stamping and good luck!

ETA: Don’t forget to leave a comment on the IN IT TO WIN IT thread on our forum in SCS to be entered to win this set!

Happy week until Turkey Day, friends! Today we are having a Thanksgiving feast with Nic at his “school.” I’m definitely looking forward to digging into some turkey and stuffing. As for the mashed potatoes from a box…not so much. I’m more of the real potato, real butter and real cream kind of mashed potato kind of girl…LOL! Either way, it will be fun to join Nic for his feast…no matter what is served.

This week’s TCP Tuesday challenge is brought to you from Hipster Hostess, Leigh. She has this fun sketch for you to play with…

Here’s what I came up with using JINGLE BELLS from The Cat’s Pajamas…

I love this image that’s part of the ouou illustration line at TCP!! I’ve found myself neglecting this line, so I’ve been trying to reach for them a little more lately. However, I won’t be playing with them next week since new product sneak peeks start on Tuesday {yippeeee!}.

Detail shot…

One more…

Cute lil’ snowflake, right? More on that later {like Tuesday-ish!} As for the heart, it’s from the Heart Trio CutUps die from TCP.

Love the sketch and want to play along? All of the details, along with the uploading link can be found HERE on Alma’s blog. Happy stamping and good luck!!

Love the stamps and want to put them in your shopping cart? Every Friday in November is BLACK FRIDAY! Check it out…

Susan is declaring a FOOD FIGHT for this week’s TCP Tuesday challenge! What in the world does that mean? When picking out your TCP stamps {and/or dies!} to work with this week, you need to be grabbing for ones involving FOOD. I actually went the route of drink with the idea that there might just be soup in his mug. Someone {removing names here…LOL!} piped in and said that sometimes she drinks her dinner, so this image definitely counts…

The image and sentiment are from the Like You a Latte set from The Cat’s Pajamas. I added the Snowflake CutUps die embellished with Olive Seam Binding Ribbon, a button and Brown Sugar Baker’s Twine.

I am a huge fan of Echo Park papers and I just love the new Christmas lines, especially the Season’s Greetings 6×6 pad. The circle panel is cut from the snowflake pattern and then I embossed it with a snowflake embossing folder. I’m not sure if you can tell by the pics, but the cuffs of the boys jacket are flocked with white flocking powder…

Want to play along with this challenge? All of the challenge details, as well as the where you upload your creation can be found HERE on Alma’s/The TCP blog. Happy stamping and good luck!

Psst…don’t forget to mark your calendars for each Friday in November!

Happy Wednesday stampy friends! I still haven’t gotten used to the time change…am I the only one?? I swear, 7pm rolls around and it’s time to tuck me in! Or it may be the fact that I have bronchitis {again!}. Anyways, I got a laugh out of a quote I saw yesterday that said, “Only the government would cut a foot off of one end of a blanket, then sew it to the other end and call it longer.” Haha!!

Onto more creative endeavors…

Today, Your Next Stamp has a fun themed challenge for you: Friendship! Now, that’s a challenge I know that everyone can do! I made my card using a combination of Ellie Loves to Knit with the sentiment from Ellie Loves Sunflowers.

Detail shot…

All of the challenge details can be found on the YNS BLOG, but don’t scoot over there just yet! Want a chance to win Ellie Loves to Knit? Well, here’s your chance…

Last month I played along with YNS as one of their guest designers. Today, they are officially announcing me as part of their DT…cool, right?! To celebrate Karen {head honcho at YNS} is offering up an Ellie loves to Knit to one random commenter that answers this question…

What {kinda specifically} do I have in common with YNS? And, no, I was not made in Canada!

Leave your answer in the comments section here and a winner will be drawn and announced next Wednesday on the YNS blog.

Happy first Saturday of the month, Sketch for You to Try {SFYTT} friends! Only two more sketches for the year! I am so excited for everyone that has been playing along each month for their chance at winning an AWESOME prize on Christmas Day! Will it be you?

I’m already working on the sketches for next year and lining up some great sponsors! There will be a few things changing, but for the most part you can expect another year of fun sketches to play along with!

I appreciate all of the SFYTT sponsors…THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! I had a lot of fun playing Waltzing Mouse Stamps last month! This month brings another awesome sponsor, VERVE STAMPS, who is offering up a set of choice to a random participant playing along with their Verve…

Here’s what I came up with using the new-soon-to-be-released {11-11-11} set, Bright Spirits…

Detail shot {are you swooning over the sentiment font, like me?!?}…

Last month we were sans a Designer of the Month, but this month I was a *little* more on top of things…thank goodness! Please welcome BRONI HOLCOMBE as the November Designer of the Month!…

A little about Broni in her own words…

I’m so honored to be Jen’s Guest Designer for November!
I’m a mother to 2 beautiful daughters, and a Nana to 3 young grandsons and an adorable granddaughter. I live in beautiful South Carolina where I’m an accountant by day for a major beverage distributor. I spend as much of my non-working time as possible in the paper-crafting world…either creating, or sharing and learning online.
I started stamping 6 years ago and was honored by being chosen as a member of the Splitcoaststampers Dirty Dozen design team a short 2 years later. Coloring is my passion, and Copic markers are my “weapon” of choice.
When I’m not crafting (or online), you can find me playing with the grandchildren, kayaking, swimming or planning my next trip to the beach!

Isn’t her card A-DOR-ABLE using the To the Moon set…

More inspiration for you to take a peek at…

Amber Hight
Amy Sheffer
Becky Carafa
Carole Burrage
Iwona Palamountain
Jen Tapler
Jodi Collins
Kerry Johnson
Megan Lock
Susan Liles
Terri Moore

Some of the Verve Divas are playing along, too…

Charmaine Ikach
Betty Wright
Andrea Ewen
Maureen Plut
Dawn Easton
Teresa Kline
Lynda Benden

Wanna play along? I hope you will!

1. The SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY {SFYTT} will be posted on the first Saturday of each month on www.iheart2stamp.com at 8am EST and will stay open to participants until the last day of the month, unless otherwise noted.
2. This is for fun! Interpret the sketch as you wish and embellish as desired. There are no vendor restrictions, but we would love to see you use the sponsor’s stamps!
3. Each month we will have a Designer of the Month that will be chosen from past month’s participants.
4. Come and play with us on each and every sketch! On Christmas Day 2011 a prize package worth over $200 will be given away to one very lucky and loyal SFYTT stamper that participates in EVERY sketch for the year.
5. To be eligible for the prize package, you must complete ALL of the sketches by each of the deadlines AND link your creation to the link system on that month’s sketch post (the first Saturday of the month). Everyone except for SFYTT Sisters are eligible for the prize package, including Designer of the Month and international players.
6. When posting your sketch creation on your blog, please post the sketch and link back to the sketch post on www.iheart2stamp.com. When posting to online galleries, please use the keyword “SFYTT.”

Ok, it’s your turn! Happy stamping!