First Saturday of the Month…

Posted by Jen | MFT, cards, designer of the month | Saturday, July 4, 2009

First, HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! Be safe, have fun! We are RELAXING at home {yay!}.

So, have I mentioned that I love the first Saturday of the month? Um, yea! I love announcing the new Designer of the Month and having a whole new set of sketches to play with. A HUGE welcome to this month’s Designer of the Month is…

Regina Mangum {The Stampin’ Bean}…
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Here’s a little about Regina in her own words…
When Jen contacted me about being a Designer of the Month, I did a little happy dance. I’ve always been a crafter and scrapbooker, but only started making cards a few months ago at the urging of my wonderful mother-in-law, Susan, who is an incredibly talented card-maker. Now, one of my favorite pastimes is to browse different blogs to find new ideas and inspiration, and the SFYTT Sisters’ creations on i{heart}2stamp have definitely joined the ranks of those I love best.

I’m currently a stay-at-home mom to a funny, sweet little rugrat who you will sometimes see featured on my cards. Before he was born, I owned my own publicity company specializing in food-related media after many years working as a book and cookbook publicist for a major publishing house. I can honestly say that watching my son grow up is infinitely more exciting than those days working with celebrity authors and chefs! In order for me to stay at home, my adorable husband got a job in Minnesota, and we moved here just a couple years ago. Both of us are California-born and raised, so you can imagine our shock at our first winter (though I’ve become very adept at shoveling snow). On the bright side, those long, cold winter days are perfect for card-making! Thank you again to Jen and her warm and inviting SFYTT Sisters for this wonderful honor.

Here’s the sketch for this week…
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My card, which happen to be my favorite MFT card EVER…
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Detail shot {can you see their puffy tails?}…
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Regina made this darling patriotic piece {love the puff balls!}…
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Want more samples? Check out the SFYTT Sisters…
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer {maybe playing later, maybe not playing}
Susan Liles
Kelly Lunceford
Carole Burrage

Still not upgrading my Mr. Linky, so just link your fantabulous creations to this post. :) I have moderation turned on, so if you do not see your link right away, it’s just floating around waiting for me to approve it.

Sketch For You To Try…

Posted by Jen | MFT, cards, challenges, designer of the month | Saturday, June 20, 2009

This is the first of 2 posts that will happen today. In case you came looking for ABC Friday yesterday, it’s gonna happen a little later today. I actually had my Taylored Expressions monthly kit project done for yesterday and realized that I wasn’t supposed to post it until today and the last minute…oops! Anyways, it will go live at 8 PST.

So, before I get started on this week’s sketch stuff, I have to say THANK YOU to each of you for participating each week! I know that I don’t always have a chance to comment, but I am checking out all the creations and you all AMAZE and INSPIRE me!! Thank you for that!!

SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY…
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I sketched this card as square card, but then ended up making it a vertical card when I got to working on it. I just love the Flopsey line from My Favorite Things and I knew that I wanted to use my Valentine Flopsey from the moment I sat down.

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Designer of the Month, Ashley Newell, has brought another wonderful design for us…
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Want more samples? Check out the SFYTT Sisters…
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Susan Liles
Kelly Lunceford
Carole Burrage

I’m not even trying with Mr. Linky {still}, so just post a comment with a link to your creation on this post.

TCP Tuesday…

Posted by Jen | MFT, The Cat's Pajamas, cards, challenges, designer of the month | Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Yesterday I told you that I have been working on a bunch of new release stuff, and I finally get to show some of it today…YAY! These 2 stamp sets will be available from The Cat’s Pajamas on Friday, May 29. One of the sets is a fun camping set that has original TCP style! This bear is probably my favorite image from the set and I paired it with the other set being released…an alphabet!

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The challenge for this week comes from Carole, the Hipster Hostess with the Mostess. I knew that this sketch would be fun the moment that I saw it. I can’t wait to see what everyone else does with it!

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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 the TCP TUESDAY post on Carole’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 TCPTUES59 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!

ABC Friday…

Posted by Jen | ABC Friday, MFT, projects | Friday, April 17, 2009

Um, wasn’t it **just** Monday? Time flew by this week! I received some great news yesterday…I got a job at Ellie’s school! It’s a Mother’s Day Out program and I will be in the 4 year old class next year. YAY!

Well, being that is actually is Friday {already}, I have an ABC {Anything But A Card} project to show you. I pulled out a door hanger with pouch template that I had printed off a while ago from Andrea Walford. You can find that template HERE. I modified the measurements to my needs, and this is what I came up with…

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Here is a little more of a side shot. I really like how the rounded edges on the pocket part came out. I kept the paper folded in half as I punched with my corner rounder punch.
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Close up of My Favorite Things’ Flopsey from the Flopsey’s Flowers set…
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A little about my design process on this project…
First, I knew that I wanted an all pink hanger, but I knew that I didn’t want a one layer project. So, I used Vintage Cream cardstock {PTI} to mat another layer of Pink Pirouette {SU!}, which I embossed with the Cuttlebug Heart Block embossing folder.
To get the circle cut out of the top of the hanger, I used my circle Nestabilities. Then, I created a scalloped circle frame. I repeated the scallops along the edges of the sentiment panel {SU! Old Olive}. For finishing touches, I added the flowers to the top of the hanger circle with a rhinestone in the center. I also repeated the rhinestones {on a smaller scale} on top of the flowers that Flopsey is holding.

See you tomorrow for another SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY :)

What Part Of “Meow”…

Posted by Jen | MFT, The Cat's Pajamas, cards, challenges | Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Happy TCP Tuesday! Today Susan is going to be your Hipster Hostess with the Mostess with a color challenge for you. She kindly is “subbing” for me, as I was not sure if I was going to be back from AZ {I am!}, etc. Thanks, SusSus {pronounced “SoozSooz”…what Ellie calls her}.

I’m all into the bright colors right now; which, I have mentioned is a deviation from my normal comfort zone. I am getting better at reaching for bright colors and pairing them. Here is my card for the challenge…
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Can I just go ahead and say that this is one of my favoritest {yep, it’s a word} cards that I have done in a long time!?!? I love the colors and I am so happy that I finally figured out how to use my pinked circles. Kinda fun lil’ shapes when you make ‘em into a sun! ;)

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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 Susan’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 TCPTUES53 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!

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