It's time for TCP Tuesday and NEW STAMPS and DIEs!

Hi All! It's Release Daaaay! Which means that today is the very first day that you can purchase all the stamps and dies that you've seen Sneaky Peeked all week long.

AND that means that our FABULOUS design team AKA The Cat Pack are having a blog hop. If I am the first person you have hopped to, start at the very beginning at Jen del Muro's blog. 

If you came from Kimberly Gajewski's Blog, then you are at the very last stop. HI!

I hope you liked the peeks that you saw this week. I know I did. I just had to break out the NEW Sock It To Me set and the Heart Swirl. I just think the monkey is so much fun. And the Heart Swirl is CLASSIC. That CutUps will get a lot of use from me.

And once I got started stamping I had to use our NEW background stamp, the Heart & Lock Background. We made it in cling rubber so that you can paint on it, press it into hot UTEE, whatever! It's rubber, so it will take a lot of abuse. I just used the top of the stamp with white in. I just love the pretty border! 

And then I used the Words of Love Stamp set for the sentiment. It's just chockful of classic sentiments and words that can be stacked or used separately. This is going to be a set that gets a lot of use from me. The birds are from the Home Tweet Home CutUps. 

I hope you like the cards and the cards from the Blog Hop. You can get all the NEW Stamps and Dies on our website, today.

If you've been playing along with us for TCP Tuesday, I don't have to tell you what the challenge is. You may have done our challenge or maybe you've been stewing on in. NOW is the time to do it! You have until the end of the month to post your pretty on the inlinkz button to the right. You could win our next release!

Here is the challenge:

This one is a color challenge with a twist. It's a Neutrals Challenge. I want you to use White, &/or Cream &/or Craft &/or Black PLUS one color. Now here is the twist. I want you to limit yourself to one patterned paper and 2 layers. (The base is not a layer and neither are embellishments)

Our Cat Packer's have stamped up their cards! If you need another look, go back to Nancy's, Lori's and Susan's Blogs!

And Go Forth and Stamp!

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TCP Tuesday 200 and the Weekly Winner

TCP Tuesday is 200th! And it doesn't look a day over 20.

Today is 200th challenge that the Cat Pack has given to you! So, we're celebrating in true Cat's Pajamas fashion, with a FREE Giveaway. 

That's right, I said FREE! Since our 200th TCP Challenge is a sketch challenge we are giving away a fancy Cat's Pajamas Sketch Book featuring virtually every sketch challenge in TCP history! It's a great reference to get those creative juices flowing. Page after Page of sketchy goodness! 

Just go here and download your copy for FREE.

 

But that's not all!

Comment on any of The Cat Packers blog posts that feature our 200th TCP Tuesday Sketch Challenge by Tuesday, March 13 and you could WIN our complete NEW release! (That's the next one that I finished drawing yesterday!) And that includes the dies, too!

The more times you comment, the better. I'll announce the winner on this blog on Wednesday, March 14.

Ready for the sketch? It's a good 'un. Leigh is our Hostess with the Mostess and she's come up with a pretty sketch to play with. Hop on over to her blog and take a gander at what she's come up with.

Then head on over to Nancy's blog and take a peek and what wonderful goodness she's created mixing our "Nesting" set and our "Home Tweet Home" CutUps.

And Lori hits it out of the park with her interpretation of the sketch. LOVE it.

Jenny just makes my jaw drop with another of her fantastic cards. Take a look. I think you'll agree with me that it is just stunning!

Want to see more? Check The Cat Pack blogs throughout the week using the links to the left. And don't forget to leave a comment. You could win our next release.

AND if you play along with this week's TCP Tuesday Sketch Challenge, please leave a link below to your card or project. I'd love to see it.

NOTE: TCP Tuesday #199 has decided to disappear, so I'm posting the Inlinkz button at the bottom of this post for that challenge

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WEEKLY WINNER!

And speaking of winners....this week's Weekly Winner is Bonnie. She used the Happy Camper stamp set for this lovely. Bonnie, contact me for your voucher code.

Here are the Deets for TCP Tuesday.
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 Inlinkz Gallery or upload to the SCS Gallery, using the keyword TCPTUES200 for this week's challenge.

4. TCP stamps are not required for this challenge, but highly recommended.
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.
7. The winner has one week from the day the winner is posted to contact me for his/her voucher code.

Surprise Julee!

Yup. You are at the right place.

It's Monday and it's a very special, special day. It's Mojo Monday!

And, Julee Tilman, Owner of Verve Stamps and creator of Mojo Monday is having a little one. Actually... a couple of little ones. That's right, TWINS!

And I am hopping with joy for Julee and Mark. A bunch of us are. Blog hopping that is. So if you've come from Sarah's blog, you are in the right place. If you haven't, you may want to start at the very beginning at hop organizer, Teresa 'cause I know that there are some really awesome people playing.

So this week's awesome Mojo Monday Sketch was a doozy. And a definite challenge for me. But, then again, that is what it's supposed to do, right?

I took the sketch and turned it on its side. Then used a whole lot of CutUps dies. I really wanted to show off all the clouds so I didn't put the center panel in from the sketch. I think if you squint your eyes a little bit you still get the feel spirit of the sketch.

Now on to Carole! I KNOW she's done something truly awesome. She always does.

I {heart} U

When I was in grade school, we made mailboxes to place on our desks to "receive" all the valentines that our classmates would send us. That long ago, store-bought paper valentines were the norm and at the end of the day, we would pour over our valentines to see who got what from who.

I don't know about you, but my heart just goes thump, thump, thump when I take a gander over at the blog hoppers there to the right. We had a whopping 52 Valentines in this year's blog hop. And it feels just like I'm in grade school all over again.

If you haven't taken a look, yet, you should. I am still wandering through all the awesome Valentines in there.

But you are looking for the LUCKY three winners of this blog hop, aren't you? Three LUCKY winners of $25 in Cat's Cash from our website.

Well, here they are!

 

First up is Melissa Hubert's card featuring the Penguin from Got Love. Love all the paper pieced hearts and that pretty ribbon in the Anywhere Ribbon Slide.

 

 

Maggie Haas has my ticket. She used Admit One, the Big Ticket and Hearts Trio for her entry.

And Bonnie Sharp. I love this color combo. It reminds me that you don't need to wait for Valentine's Day to say "I love you". Bonnie used the Rolled Nest and Circus Panels CutUps, as well as the Nesting and Simply Said stamp set. Stunning.

Congrats, Ladies! Please contact me for your voucher codes.

Valentine Blog Hop

This is the time of year that we say "I Love You" to the people (and animals) we love the most.

We know you put a lot of effort into creating cards and goodies to show the ones you love how much you care. And while some are very personal, some are ones you just want to share. And we'd love to see them.

So, if you have a Valentine project/card that features The Cat's Pajamas stamps or CutUps dies, we invite you to share them during our Cat's Pajamas Valentine Blog Hop. Just add your project to the inlinkz button on the right side of this blog from now until February 14th.

And, that's not all. Three people will be randomly chosen from the hop to win $25 in Cat's Cash (that's a gift voucher from our webstore). We'll announce the winners on February 15th! Remember, there must be at least one Cat's Pajamas stamp or CutUps used in your project.

Now, go play.

Blog Hop, TCP Tuesday, Weekly Winner, Whew!

Hi all! It's release day and I'm so excited about our Winter Collection, I am just bursting. If you've been following The Cat Pack and me during Sneaky Peek Week you know that TODAY is the first day that you can buy any of the goodies that we previewed.

And, as our tradition, we are mixing in our TCP Tuesday Challenge with a fantab-U-lous blog hop!

Julie, the Hostess with the Mostess, kicks off today's events with a wonderful Technique/Supply challenge. Her challenge is to create SHINY Embellishments. If you, come here from Nancy's blog, you have reached the end of your journey. If not, start at Julie's blog and visit each blog on the hop. I guarantee it's worth it.

Here is my card for the Blog Hop. As you know, I've been on a quest to make Holiday cards that I can actually mail without too much fuss or extra postage. So I've been restricting myself to light embellies and using ribbons and bows that don't bulk up the card.

I used our Snowflake Lace Paper CutUps (say that 10 times fast). I love this die because, not only does it cut a pretty doily type shape, but it cuts a slew of snowflakes that I can use for embellies. I cut two of these beauties from silver paper, shiny side facing the cutting mat to get a textured look, and used the the largest clear circle from Jody's Shaker Set as a base. Then it was just a matter of sticking the snowflakes on the adhesive.

I stamped "Joy" from J*lly H*liday" and ran it through an embossing folder. After I put the card together I pleated a little of our new "Tinsel" seam binding and added that, and called it a day. Weighing in at under one ounce, I couldn't be happier.

And I want to make you happy, too. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday, you all are probably tapped out and could use a little help getting the goodies we've been showing all week, right?

So as The Cat's Pajamas gift to you, we are offering you 15% off everything in the store, INCLUDING the already discounted KittyKat Pack and Poochie Pack. Just enter HAPPY15 in the promo code box when you check out. But, you better hurry, the offer ends on November 30, and it's our last "sale" of the year.

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WEEKLY WINNER

And the Weekly Winner is Noelle McAdams. Noelle played along with our TCP Tuesday Inspiration Challenge and was randomly chosen. She wins $10 in Cat's Cash!

Noelle, please email me for your voucher code.

You could win too! Play along and add your card with the Inlinkz button below. Here are the Deets.

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 Inlinkz Gallery or upload to the SCS Gallery, using the keyword TCPTUES187 for this week's challenge.

4. TCP stamps are not required for this challenge, but highly recommended.
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.

The Day After!

It's the morning after our new release and I'm exhausted. But a good exhausted.

If you've been with us during Sneaky Peek Week and yesterday's Blog Hop, you'll know that The Cat Pack really knocked it out of the park. And they were joined by past Swanky Stampers, Maggie Haas, and Wendy Bond.

And those gals were fab! I loved their cards so much I thought I'd show them here. Today, I'll show off Maggie's cards, and tomorrow, Wendy's. These gals really deserve a whole post to themselves. ;)


Like this super cute card using Step Right Up! How cute is this? I love all the bright colors and the mix of stars with the button. And the Circus Border CutUps Die tucked under there? Sweet!


I'm just bananas about this card that she stamps the monkeys from Go Bananas! Across three panels? Wow! And the bananas stamped across the back panel for extra texture? Double Wow! And that monkey paper is perfect. The teeth just crack me up.


I think this is my favorite card, though. She uses "Oh Chute" and it's a completely different looking card than the rest of her wonderful creations. So soft and pretty, I love how the parachute echos the shape of the circles behind it. Brilliant.

This was Maggie's card for the Blog Hop! All the paper piecing and patterns working together, it makes my heart so happy!

Thank you Maggie for joining us! It was a joy to see you play with our Fall Collection!

Oh Chute	Step Right Up	Go Bananas
Big Top	Circus Border	Cloud Border CutUps Die

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TCP Tuesday 180, the Weekly Winner, the New Release Blog Hop

Wow. That's a great big long title. And this post is jam-packed full of all sorts of goodness. So let's start with Blog Hop and TCP Tuesday. Leigh is our Hostess with the Mostess this week and she has got one fun sketch this week.

We are also releasing our Fall Collection today! So The Cat Pack is planning one doozy of a Blog Hop. So if you got to my blog from Julie's blog, you are at the end of the Hop. If you want to start at the very beginning, (and why would you not?) Hop on over to Leigh's blog.

Now when I said this was a fun sketch, I meant it. It really has so many possiblities, and if you've been hopping along, you know I'm right.




So this is my take on Leigh's FAB sketch. I used one of clowns in the Clownin' Around set and paired it with the Circus Panels CutUps and the Cloud Border. Yup, that's the Cloud Border that I cut apart. That die has so many uses.

I have to say that the Clownin Around set is one of my favorites. It was so fun to draw. I had in my mind what I wanted the penguins to do and I just kept drawing and drawing. I love this set!

(Sorry about the lighting, but it's been raining here in San Francisco and the clouds parted just long enough to take this picture.)

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WEEKLY WINNER

Ready for the Weekly Winner? This week's Weekly Winner is Stephanie Herbert! Stephanie wins a voucher for $10 on The Cat's Pajamas website.

Stephanie, please email me for your voucher code.



Here are the Deets.

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 Inlinkz Gallery or upload to the SCS Gallery, using the keyword TCPTUES180 for this week's challenge.

4. TCP stamps are not required for this challenge, but highly recommended.
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.

TCP Tuesday 165 & the Weekly Winner

It's TCP Tuesday and Leigh is the Hostess with the Mostess for this week's Sketch Challenge.

And not only is it TCP Tuesday, but it's our Morning After Blog Hop. If you are getting here from Julie's Blog, then you've arrived at the last stop of the hop. If you haven't, go back to Leigh's blog for the start of a really awesome hop.

This week we are all basing our Morning After Blog Hop on Leigh's TCP Tuesday sketch.

And it's an awesome sketch. Don't be afraid to turn it on it's side or flip it.

In fact, that's what I did here. I flipped her sketch and used "Bearing Flowers" and the "Sunflower Rosette" for this card.

I liked this sketch so much, I did it again.

Here it is using Away We Go, and some of our yummy seam binding. This color is Dove. It's kind of a pewtery, sterling silver color. It's really pretty. And then I used just a portion of the Cloud Border CutUps. This has got to be my favorite CutUps so far.

Don't you want to play along with us this TCP Tuesday? You could win 10 smackaroos in Cat's Cash and be eligible to win some of our new release stamps and dies. You just have to play along.

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WEEKLY WINNER

This week's Weekly Winner is Tracy Clemente. She played along with us for last week's stamp challenge. Congrats, Tracy.

Want to play? Just upload your Sketch Challenge Card to the guestbook to play.

Here are the Deets.

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 or upload to the SCS Gallery, using the keyword TCPTUES165 for this week's challenge.

4. TCP stamps are not required for this challenge, but highly recommended.
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.