TCP Tuesday!

Hey there, folks! It's the hippest day of the week, TCP Tuesday, and I'm your hostess with the mostest this week. I'm challenging you to do a little embossing this week, whether it's dry embossing or something heat embossed. So, get out those embossing folders, your Scor-Pal, embossing powders and heat gun, and let's get 'bossy!

I really wanted to do a tone-on-tone heat embossed look with a mix of TCP alphabet sets (Nightie & Babydoll), and while it looks really cool IRL, I had the gosh-darndest time getting a good picture of it. I took closeup shots so you can get the idea, but looking at the whole card, you might not even notice the "thank you" sentiment above and below Poochie and his pile of gifts (Give A Little). I also ran the aqua layer through my Big Shot with my good old snowflake embossing folder from Cuttlebug...almost forgot I had it!

Don't you just love the mix of Babydoll andNightie? I've said it before, but it's worth repeating--a match made in heaven! And remember that these swanky sets are clear, so placement of the letters is slicker than...you know what!

One other VERY important detail:The Cat’s Pajamas will be having a Gobble it up sale from Thursday the 26th thru Monday, the 30th. Everything will be 25% off except the Kitty Kat pack! A great time to stock up on all those swanky sets you've had your eye on.

Ready to play? Here are the deets:

• All challenge entries will go into TCP's monthly Swanky Stamper contest. This means $25 in Cat Cash for the winner to spend on new stamps from The Cat's Pajamas!


• Link your creation to the slide show/guest book on Alma's blog so that we can all see it!


• TCP stamps are not required, but are of course highly recommended. Ü
  


• If you'd like to also upload your piece to Splitcoast Stampers, use the keyword TCPTUES86 for this week.

See you at the slide show!
Amy

Bingo Birthday, Part 2

Yesterday I posted my SFYTT in the form of a Bingo card I made for my SIL's 40th birthday. If you missed it, you can either scroll down to my last post or click HERE to see it. I decided to "add on", if you will, to her gift with a covered notepad, using PTI's Take Note, and cased Lisa Johnson's notepad which can be seen HERE. I changed up the colors and a few other details, but credit totally goes to Lisa for her awesome design--thank you!

I also made a wine bottle scarf from a piece of ivory felt and topped it with a die cut felt flower and PTI button and sentiment. I {heart} how this turned out and plan to make a few more of these for the upcoming holidays 'cause they're cute and easy peasy--mac 'n' cheesy!

Thanks for stopping by today, and be sure to check in Tuesday when I'll be hosting the weekly TCP Tuesday challenge!

Stamps: Text Style, Guidelines 2, Mixed Messages, Take Note
Paper: Plum Pudding, Spring Moss, Rustic White (PTI), Basic Black
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Spring Moss, Plum Pudding
Tools/accessories: Birds & Blooms die cuts, felt, PTI plum button, SU! linen thread, PTI notepad, sewing machine/thread

Bingo Birthday or Birthday Bingo

It's Saturday, opening deer hunting day for my hubby, and I'm trying to write a blog post for my SFYTT card while my 2 year old, George, is busy...very busy...I just heard the microwave "ding" and a giggle from him, so I'll be right back...just wanted to hear it ding, and now he's ready to take my breakfast order, "Wudda you want, mom?". Anyway, this is going to be short 'n' sweet this morning, girls!

It's Mary's (my SIL) 40th birthday today and we're celebrating tonight (I think I'll need a glass of wine, make that a bottle, by then), so I thought I'd whip up a birthday bingo card for her using Jen's sketch. Here it is, followed by the deets in short form:

• Maya Road chipboard
• TCP Glitzy glass glitter
  
• Melissa Frances chipboard frame & bingo card
  
• Birds & Blooms die cut bird
• Paper: Making Memories Mistletoe, Spring Moss, Jenni Bowlin (bird)
• Stamps: Mega Mixed Messages, Text Style (PTI)
• Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, PTI Spring Moss, PTI Vintage Inking cubes
• PTI buttons and ribbon (plum)

Ok, I think that's it, so let's see what Jen & Amy White, Amy Sheffer, Leigh O'Brien, Kelly Lunceford & Susan-Susie Q-Liles have up their SFYTT sleeves this morning!

BTW...I just got done cleaning marker off the wood floor...I KNEW it was too quiet, and now I hear the pencil sharpener and a phone beeping...gotta go! Ü

Whipper Snapper Friday!

I have a few fun things to share today featuring the newly released WS sets, Gardening Snowmen & Think Snow, illustrated by the Anna Wight. The first is a set of three tags that started out as an accordian tag card but ended up as three separate tags...you know how that goes, right?! Anyway, each of the Think Snow critters is colored with Copics and balances atop a sentiment strip. The patterned paper is more of the Holiday V slab by Rob & Bob Studio.

The second card uses Gardening Snowmen with a sentiment from Think Snow (there are so many great sentiments in that set!), again colored with Copics and set atop a row of PTI Plum Pudding buttons with a splash of orange ribbon beneath. I like the combo of the orange and plum, mellowed with kraft and white.

Thanks for stopping in today, and be sure to stop back tomorrow for our weekly SFYTT which will be in the form of a bingo card for me (wonder twin powers--activate!).

Big Bows!

I have two cards to share today and their common denominator is a big ribbon bow topped with a big button (of course!). The first is a card for the American Art Stamp (AAS) blog, but I'm only going to show you a bit of it, a teaser if you will, so you'll hop on over to the AAS blog and check out all the great designs posted by the AAS design team.

The second big-bow card is for TCP Tuesday--an inspiration challenge hosted by Toni Armstrong. I decided that the inspiration piece reminded me obviously of winter, and the colors made me think of Valentine's Day, so I pulled out Loving Mew and got to work. I stamped a background using the heart circles and then made a cute little love muffin button topper for the bow, coloring it with Copics. I crack up every time I read that sentiment, Love Muffin, and decided to flank it with mini pink rhinestones to help it stand out a bit more. Be sure to get those TCP stamps inky and play along with us this week!

Thanks for stopping today, and have a great Wednesday!
Amy

One of a kind!

I've been keeping a fun little secret for the past month or so, and today's the day I get to reveal it! I'm one of the Whipper Snapper Guest Designers for November & December, and am I ever thrilled! I've always been a huge fan of Anna Wight ever since oooh'ing and aaah'ing over her scrumptious creations on SCS and then as one of the Dirty Dozen and now as an illustrator for Whipper Snapper, on top of everything else she does. Just click on her name to take you to her blog--amazing stuff, I tell ya! So, to be asked to create with two of her new releases is a thrill and a half!

Today I'm featuring Mr. Skinny Snowman from the newly released set, Think Snow. The set is full of fabulous sentiments and characters in true Anna style, decked out for the snow and cold. Be sure to get yourself on over to Whipper Snapper to view the entire set. Anna has another set being released today called Gardening Snowman, so stay tuned this week for more projects using these two sets.

I colored mr. skinny snowman with Copics and set atop a chipboard snowfake that's been treated to a little PTI Aqua Mist ink and Melissa Frances Mica Flakes. I've also tied a bit of pink twill on the snowflake (by punching button holes with my Crop-A-Dile through the center) and then topped it with a button. I've always loved this sentiment/saying, and I think the mix of italicized and regular letters is just perfect! Last but not least is a randomly stamped snowflake (also from Think Snow) in Aqua Mist hybrid ink.

I almost forgot to say that this fun sketch is Taylor's Weekend Sketch #91--thanks for the sketch, Taylor!

Your Next Stamp {SFYTT}

Is she cute, or what?! She's a digi image from Your Next Stamp, and some, or possibly all, of the SFYTT sisters are playing with them using this week's sketch. Jen is going to have a $10 gift certificate up for grabs as well, so be sure to click on over for the deets.

If you've tuned in the last week or so, you know I've recently acquired Copics, and while I'm totally in love with them, I need to learn to be patient: to patiently wait for my image ink to completely dry, that is. It seems I've not had enough hours in the day lately for stamping, so I'm always in a rush to do this, rush to get that finished--you know the routine! Anyhow, even when I thought my image had dried (this one was printed out), I smudged a little bit on her cute little face, but left it "as is" because I didn't have time to start over, and that's the charm of a hand-made card, right?

This one's going to my niece, Maren, for her birthday on December 12th...wow, I'm ahead of the game! I think she'll love it, smudged face and all, because she LOVES crafty-anything! The patterned paper is from a Rob & Bob Studio holiday slab I picked up last year, and the ribbon/snowflake/button/sentiment cluster goes like this: PTI ribbon, button & sentiment, and SU! felt flurry snowflake.

Let's see what the other digi-SFYTT sisters have done with these cute images:

Jen del Muro & Amy White (Nov. Guest Designer)
Amy Sheffer
Kelly Lunceford
Leigh O'Brien
Susan Liles