TCP Tuesday 124

It's Tuesday! And Leigh is the Hostess with the Mostess this Tuesday.

Leigh is challenging you to another one of her fantabulous sketch challenges.

Check out Leigh's card here. So fun?

And don't forget to check out the other members of The Cat Pack this week for their take on this stamp challenge.

Just add your own design to your Splitcoast Gallery using keywords TCPTues124 or to your blog and then use the Inlink button at the bottom of the post to add your design to this page. You could be eligible to be the next Swanky Stamper of the Month and win 25 smackeroos, that's $25 in Cat's Cash.

Here are the deets for the challenge.

1. Each a week one of The Cat Pack will host a challenge.
2. The challenges will vary {stamp, technique, color, theme, sketch, etc.}
3. You will have until the end of the month to complete the challenge.
4. Post your design using the Inlink Button at the bottom of this post. Your design must be linked and visible to this blog post to be considered.
5. TCP stamps are required for this challenge.
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. Only designs posted to this blog post will be considered for the Swanky Stamper.
8. 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.

The Best of the Best

Did you get a chance to take a leisurely look through all the entries in the Blog Hop? There were so many truly wonderful designs encompassing everything from a card to a votive candle holder to a back to school set. I was so inspired and touched by all the designs.

It was really hard to choose A Best. All the entries were truly the best designs using The Cat's Pajamas.


Check out this wonderful Back to School Set by Juliana Swanson she made for her daughter starting first grade using our Puppy Love Clearly Swanky Set. Such a great idea. I love all the wonderful components. A notebook, a pencil case and a really fancy eraser. All so beautifully colored. She even made a matching card. Truly wonderful. Makes me want to be in first grade all over again.


Now check out this standout card from Melissa Hubert. She uses Whale of a Time Clearly Swanky Set and our brand new CutUps Wave die. I love, love, love the paper and color selection of this card. It just POPS. Notice the texture of waves? Oh my. I love the layout of this card.



So now the winner of the Blog Hop. It was truly such a hard decision to make because every one was so very special. The winner is Beate Johns' tent card. She also uses Whale of a Time. This card just SINGS. I ADORE the mix of patterns in this card and the sewing detail. It's a little like me. A little straight-laced, a little crooked here and there. And the coloring of the whale? It takes my breath away.


Then look at how she used the CutUps Wave die with the rounded part and not the pointy part of the wave. It really gives a whole new flavor to the design. What I love the most about this card is that I can't picture any other stamp or die in this card besides what Beate used. It's truly a wonderful synergy between the stamp, die and card design. Brilliant.

Thank you all for playing in our first ever Customer Blog hop. I hope you had fun playing and sharing and looking. And I hope it inspired you. I know it did me.

It's Time for the Blog Hop

It's our very first customer blog hop, and I hope you are playing. If you've come from Joanne's blog, you are at the end of The Cat Pack's part of the hop, and at the beginning of the Customer Hop. Just check out the fabulous designs our customers have made by clicking on the links on the right hand side of this blog. We've got nearly 60 entries. How's that for inspiration? Want more? Check out Linda's and Beate's entries to wow your socks off.

The challenge? Use your Cat's Pajamas stamps to create something fabulous. Here's my take on it.


My niece, Robyn is having a birthday soon, so I thought I'd whip her up something a little special.

Here's a closeup of the letters! I used my trusty pencils and odorless mineral spirits. And something NEW that will be featured in next month's release. Can you guess what it is?
This project was so fun, I'm teaching it this weekend at Stamper's Ink. So if you are in Kansas, sign up!

Want to play? You have until midnight EST/ 9:00 PM PST, Tuesday to play and add your link. Want even more incentive? The best of the best will receive ALL of the stamps in our next release and play along with us at our Pajamas/Release Party and Release day Blog hop. I'll announce the winner on August 26!

Come on! You know you want to.
Need more inspiration? Check out Ana's Card and then start the Cat Pack's Blog Hop at Sonja's Blog.

Have you played with your stamps, yet?

Remember there's only a couple of days left to strut your stuff at our FIRST ever Blog Hop!

You could be chosen to play along with our Cat Pack the day of our release and at our Pajamas Party. Check the deets on the right side of the blog.

TCP Tuesday 123

It's Tuesday! And Susan is the Hostess with the Mostess this Tuesday.

And this week Susan is challenging you to get tipsy. Show your bottom? Say what? Susan's challenging you to use any of our stamps that you can drink with. And we've got a bunch. We've got coffee and tea stamps. Not to mention a wide variety of alcohol-based drinkies for those who want something a little stronger.

Check out Susan's project here. Warm and cozy, right?

And don't forget to check out the other members of The Cat Pack this week for their take on this stamp challenge.

Just add your own design to your Splitcoast Gallery using keywords TCPTues123 or to your blog and then use the Inlink button at the bottom of the post to add your design to this page. You could be eligible to be the next Swanky Stamper of the Month and win 25 smackeroos, that's $25 in Cat's Cash.

Here are the deets for the challenge.

1. Each a week one of The Cat Pack will host a challenge.
2. The challenges will vary {stamp, technique, color, theme, sketch, etc.}
3. You will have until the end of the month to complete the challenge.
4. Post your design using the Inlink Button at the bottom of this post. Your design must be linked and visible to this blog post to be considered.
5. TCP stamps are required for this challenge.
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. Only designs posted to this blog post will be considered for the Swanky Stamper.
8. 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.

TCP Tuesday 121

It's Tuesday!

And this week Joanne and Carole are Co-Hostesses with the Mostess this Tuesday. And their color challenge this week is Denim, Kraft and Candy Apple Red.

So fun. This combo reminds me of back to school, for some reason. I don't know why, because my back to school involved uniforms and lots of plaid for 12 year. Ah youth.

Check out Joanne's card here. And some of the other Cat Packers for their take on this challenge.

Check out the other members of The Cat Pack this week for their take on this color challenge.

Play along with us and add your own design to your Splitcoast Gallery using keywords TCPTues121 or to your blog and then use the Inlink button at the bottom of the post to add your design to this page. You could be eligible to be the next Swanky Stamper of the Month and win 25 smackeroos, that's $25 in Cat's Cash.

Here are the deets for the challenge.

1. Each a week one of The Cat Pack will host a challenge.
2. The challenges will vary {stamp, technique, color, theme, sketch, etc.}
3. You will have until the end of the month to complete the challenge.
4. Post your design using the Inlink Button at the bottom of this post. Your design must be linked and visible to this blog post to be considered.
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. 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.

16 to go!

Whew! 50 bazillion orders out, 16 to go. That's right. We've been busy.

Thank you for making our SALE a success! Now get stamping. I want to see you make something!

That's right. Only 2 days left to shop!

UPDATE: You have spoken. You really, really like our dies. So much so that we have sold out of the Wave die completely. So rather than have you miss out on getting this awesome die at the SALE price, we are offering in on backorder. Our shipment should come in around August 19.

What did you get?

Yup! We are almost halfway through our biggest SALE of the Year. We only do a SALE this big twice a year. But we don't expect you to just buy it and not use it. Nope we want to see what you do with it.

Be a part of our FIRST ever Customer Blog Hop and you could win all the next sets for our next release, and it's looking like a big one! Check the deets in the post below.

It's our first ever Customer Blog Hop!
And we want you to be in it.

We want to see your best Cat's Pajamas Creation and show it off to the world.

Interested? It's easy. Post your best Cat's Pajamas creations on your blog and link that post to the "Mr. Linky" list in the right side of this blog by August 24, 12am EST/9pm PST. Don't have a blog? Upload your project to your SCS gallery and link to the page with your project on it. (Make sure you link to the post with your piece in it, and not just your blog.)

And there's more! The Best of the Best will win all the NEW sets for our next release and get to play along with The Cat Pack on the day of the new release and at the Pajama Party in September. Enter as many times as you want. The winner will be announced on August 26. And to help you along we are having a humongous SALE from August 3-8. So now there is no excuse to get your Cat's Pajamas on!

And now, TCP Tuesday...

What a CutUp! If you've ever meet Amy Rohl, the Hostess with the Mostess for this challenge, you'd agree she's a real cut up. And this Tuesday, she's challenging you to use our CutUps! dies in this Supply Challenge.

Play along with us and add your own design to your Splitcoast Gallery using keywords TCPTues121 or to your blog and then use the Inlink button at the bottom of the post to add your design to this page. You could be eligible to be the next Swanky Stamper of the Month and win 25 smackeroos, that's $25 in Cat's Cash.

Here are the deets for the challenge.

1. Each a week one of The Cat Pack will host a challenge.
2. The challenges will vary {stamp, technique, color, theme, sketch, etc.}
3. You will have until the end of the month to complete the challenge.
4. Post your design using the Inlink Button at the bottom of this post. Your design must be linked and visible to this blog post to be considered.
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. Only designs posted to this blog post will be considered for the Swanky Stamper.
8. 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.

Project of the Month

Make a little love and pass it on. With this Matchbook Embellie Card by Amy Rohl, it's easy to make and share some embellie goodness with your Besties.


Check out the SSSwwweEEEtttt Embellies inside. It uses our NEW CutUps Dies and the cute Whale from our "A Whale Of A Time" Clearly Swanky set. Not to mention our new felt!

I think I'm in love with our Project of the Month.

Swanky Stamper of the Month

Jackie Pedro — Swanky Stamper for August

This card has so much going for it, I couldn't not pick it. From the different DP, to the stitching to the paper piecing, I am in love with this card. Add her use of the wave die cut and the twine. Just divine. Jackie wins $25 in Cat's Cash.

Jackie Pedro— Swanky Stamper for August

A New Day

Like the blog's new look?

I was really looking for a cleaner, fresher look. Still tweaking this a bit, but I really like it.

I especially like the little column on the right hand side that just has my Facebook button. Keep an eye on that side. I've got something pretty exciting up my sleeve.

TCP Tuesday 120

It's Tuesday, so it must be TCP Tuesday. Toni is our Hostess with the Mostess for this challenge, and she's inspired by this photo. And she wants you to be inspired too and design something. Don't you just love this quilty red look?

Want to play? Just use Toni's picture as a jumping off point and go for it. You could win $25 in Cat's Cash!

You can only win if you play. Want some inspiration? Check out the Cat Pack all this week for their take. Create your masterpiece and link it to this blog using the Inlink button at the bottom of this post by the end of the month to be eligible to win.

Here are the deets for the challenge.

1. Each a week one of The Cat Pack will host a challenge.
2. The challenges will vary {stamp, technique, color, theme, sketch, etc.}
3. You will have until the end of the month to complete the challenge.
4. Post your design using the Inlink Button at the bottom of this post. Your design must be linked and visible to this blog post to be considered.
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. Only designs posted to this blog post will be considered for the Swanky Stamper.
8. 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.

TCP Tuesday 119

This TCP Tuesday we're celebrating our forum new on Splitcoast Stampers by mixing it up with the Dirty Dozen in their Dare to Get Dirty Sketch Challenge for their fan club. Their sketch challenge is our sketch challenge this week. Check out their challenge on the Dirty Dozen forum at Splitcoast Stampers and see what the Dirty Dozen has done with this sketch.

Don't know about the Dirty Dozen? They are the elite of the elite. And you can get access to all their design challenge, creations, galleries, templates and instructions. How? Just click here.

The Hostess with the Mostess for the sketch challenge is our very own Dirty Dozen Alum, Leigh O'Brien. She's the first stop on this hop. And if you kept on hoping you probably got here from Joanne. Here's my challenge card for the hop. It uses our brand new stamp set "Birthday Bunny". I use our brand new flower button die to cut the flower from the Birch paper thin wood. I just love this wood. It cuts so cleanly and you can color and emboss it too.

Play along with us and the Dirty Dozen in this sketch challenge, and add your own design to your Splitcoast Gallery using keywords TCPTues119 or to your blog and then use the Inlink button at the bottom of the post to add your design to this page. You could be eligible to be the next Swanky Stamper of the Month and win 25 smackeroos, that's $25 in Cat's Cash.

Here are the deets for the challenge.

1. Each a week one of The Cat Pack will host a challenge.
2. The challenges will vary {stamp, technique, color, theme, sketch, etc.}
3. You will have until the end of the month to complete the challenge.
4. Post your design using the Inlinkz Button at the bottom of this post. Your design must be linked and visible to this blog post to be considered.
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. Only designs posted to this blog post will be considered for the Swanky Stamper.
8. 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.

Sneaky Peek #8

Ah. The very last Sneaky Peek.

When I first saw this little bunny, by our brand new artist, Zlatina, I had to just giggle. I love the peeking bunny and wish that my cakes were all this big. (You know me and my cake addiction) So it's no wonder, this was the first stamp I inked up for a card. It's from the set "Forget about the Cake" available officially tomorrow.

Here it is in all it's yummy goodness. I even pulled out the sewing machine for this one. And used the delicious divine twine on all those delightful presents. Check out Tracy and Susan for their cards. CAAAHHUUUTtte!

Don't forget to leave comments on their blogs by 9:00 est. You just could win all the stamps sets in this new release. We'll announce the winner tonight at the Pajama Party. Be there or be square.

Sneaky Peek #7

Ready for another Sneaky Peak? This set was created by Alissa Harvey of Mew Paper Arts. Not only did Cat Packer, Jen del Muro recently have a wonderful baby boy, but it seems that everyone is being blessed. So I thought a baby set was in order, Cat's Pajamas style. This new set is called "And Baby Makes..." And it's available on July 20.
Not only is this a baby set, but it's a great animal set. They are so fun and great to color. Here's one set of animals I paper pieced. Channeling Ana Wolhfahrt, it's my tribute to awesome artist Sandra Boynton. Just another artist I wish I could be when I grow up.

And it still works with the Twine Challenge of TCP Tuesday. Woo Hoo! Check out Ana and Leigh and see what they've done with this set.

And don't forget to add a comment on each of their blogs. You could win this new set and all the other SEVEN sets we are releasing.

AND don't forget to join us on our forum for our very first Pajama Party on July 19. There'll be more prizes and peeks and surprises!

Sneaky Peek #6

We're over the hump, so to speak. And we've got 3 more Sneaky Peeks before the Stamp Sets are available on July 20. Hope you are not getting tired of us. Here is your sixth Sneaky Peek.The idea for this stamp first came to me in Boston a couple of years ago when I was doing a trade show. Kim and I were doing the touristy thing and came across a sweet little tea shop filled with wonderful tea things. So when I was thinking of inspiration for this drawing it all came together. Tea, Boston, penguins, and teacup. Make sense? Well, in my tiny little brain it did. I can just imagine these penguins floating in Boston Harbor saluting the colonists as they dumped tea in the harbor.

Check out Carole, Sony and Joanne for their take on this stamp. Don't forget to leave a comment on their blogs and come to the Pajama Party at Splitcoast Stampers. We'll announce the winner and a couple of sweet surprises

Sneaky Peek #5

Are you ready for another Sneaky Peek? You may have seen this cute little bunny around town already, but just in case you haven't... He's a part of a brand new set, "Birthday Bunny" that will be available on July 20.
This cute little bunny comes from a brand new artist, Zlatina. She's a girl who is crazy about drawing, a future graphic designer and a big fan of handmade art. Three years ago she bought a sketchbook and began drawing sweet creatures such as bears, sheep and mainly rabbits. They were her inspiration during boring classes at school. I should be so bored.


She's so talented, it's hard to image that she's only 20. She has a great future ahead of her and she's got lots more coming. We are really excited she's with us.

Check out what Tracy, Jen and Amy are doing with this cute birthday bunny.

Sneaky Peek #4

Here's a little peek at the fourth set in our Sneaky Peek lineup. Toni's Tea Set. This set was such a joy to do, and a long time in the making. Toni Armstrong has been a member of The Cat Pack since almost the beginning. And for years she's been asking for a tea set.
I wasn't really into tea until last year when my sister got married. So I gave her a tea party. And I designed the tea cup for her invitations. But it wasn't until Toni mentioned tea again, (And my BSF, Kim, saying "For GAWDSAKES give her a tea set!) that this tea set finally came together.

So this one is for Toni. I raise my teacup to her.

Check out what she, Sony and Amy have done with the set, and don't forget to leave a comment on their blog.