Day 11 of the 12 Days of Christmas – Everyday Tag Set

12 / 5 / 2112 / 22 / 21

There’s no time for crafting like the Holidays. This season The Cat Pack are crafting up a storm and we are challenging you to join us. Starting the day after Thanksgiving, The Cat Pack will present to you the 12 Days of Crafting Challenge. Each day we’ll present a different challenge and challenging you to play along by adding your projects to the inlinkz button at the bottom of the challenge. You’ll have until December 26 to play along.

It’s Christine here bringing you a fun set of Everyday Tags! They’re the sweetest little thing to add to all your gift packaging, and having a fun set on hand makes gift giving easy!

I made my set of 8 to work with as much versatility as possible. I began with a bunch of TCP’s digital stamps printed onto a 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of XPress It Blending cardstock. The TCP digis I used are: Enjoy Every Cuddle, Hang Loose Gnomie, No Peeking, Gnoel,Bounce Back, Chicken Soup, No Peeking, and Penguin Sleigh.

To keep the designs cohesive, I tried to stick to a similar colour palette so that all the tags would work together. I used a coral red, warm brown, a bit of lime green, and then decided to add teal for all the tags. This way, all you would need to buy would be some plain brown or white gift bags, and all the tags would match the bags for every occasion.

Next, I die cut 8 tags from heavy white cardstock, coloured the images with Copic markers and cut out all the images I eventually chose. Then with two colours of Distress Oxide Ink Tumbled Glass, and Peacock Feathers, I sponging on each tag. I gathered a few of my stencils that would work on the different tags so that each would feel unique, but would all tie together.

Here’s what the complete set looks like. You can see that along with the colour palette that ties it all together, I’ve used some similar accents, designer paper in strips, die cut circles, and bows, as well as baker’s twine in 2 colours. Having these little details consistent really ties them together.

Here’s a peek at what the tags would look like using a brown paper gift bag.

Here’s a pair of tags that would work for a teacher or student for back to school.

A pair of Christmas tags are always practical and cute!

Next up…… for a coffee date or a get well present these tags are warm and cozy.

And finally, a cutie crab for any occasion – think Birthday, summer fun or even a sweet baby design.

So, now that you’ve seen my inspiration, please join me by creating your own set of Everyday Tags for the Challenge!

To help you play along, get 25% off all our Digis Stamps and Cutable SVGS from November 26 thru December 25. And, our Digis Stamps and Cutable SVGS are immediately downloadable in your TCP account once you purchase them. Now, that’s instant gratification! So, play along with us during the 12 Days of Crafting Challenge.

12 Days of Crafting Challenge – Day 10

12 / 4 / 2112 / 22 / 21

We are counting down the days to Christmas and our 12 Days of Crafting Challenge. One of my favorite things to do when I set my table for Christmas dinner is to include a small gift at each place setting especially when I have children at the table.

My project for day 10 serves two purposes. First it contains a stocking stuffer type gift and it is also a place card. I used a premade white gift box 2.5x 2.5 inches as I bought a whole package of these from Amazon several years ago. I kept the box simple by just wrapping a strip of silver metallic card stock around three sides. For the poinsettia top I used the cut files from the Simply Winter set. Two petal pieces were cut from cherry kisses (true red) cardstock, one from honeysuckle (pinkish red) and the leaves from silver metallic cardstock. After assembling together I added a few highlights with a Copic marker (R49) and splattered a white paint mixture randomly onto it with a wet paintbrush. An enamel dot provided the center.

For the place card portion I printed the sentiment from the Snowy Sayings Digi set onto textured cardstock and then cut with a tag die. After cutting a second tag from the same silver metallic cardstock used before, I offset and attached to the poinsettia.

Now it’s your turn to create a table decor item such as place cards, napkin rings, candle wraps, etc. etc. You are only limited by your imagination. Play along by adding your projects to the inlinkz button at the bottom of the challenge. You could win a $20 store credit to The Cat’s Pajamas. You’ll have until December 26 to play along.

You can play as many times as you wish or just ENJOY the projects as others join in. (If you play in more than one challenge, you are eligible to win multiple times). YAY! We’ll pick a winner for each day of the challenge and winners will be announced on our blog starting December 27.

Remember, to help you play along, get 25% off all our Digis Stamps and Cutable SVGS from November 26 thru December 25. And, our Digis Stamps and Cutable SVGS are immediately downloadable in your TCP account once you purchase them. Now, that’s instant gratification!

12 Days of Crafting – Day 8

12 / 2 / 2112 / 2 / 21

It’s Brenda bringing you the challenge for day 8 of The Cat’s Pajamas 12 Days of Crafting. With the days whizzing past, I needed to create some little goodies for the neighbors or office friends, so that’s your challenge for today. I like having little somethings around that will spread some Christmas cheer.

I have been wanting to make some of the Holiday Lollipop Holders, they are just so cute. You will find Santa, Rudolf and Frosty all in the same Cutable. Here’s a closer look –

I made them using this video as my guide. After all the cutting was done, during assembly, I decided to add an extra little something. Remember all these snowflakes and holly clusters from Snowflakes Cutables and Bunny Snowglobe digi? Well, I put them to work today.

After I had the holders cut out and assembled, I decided to wrap a block of shipping styrofoam in holiday paper to display them. The lollipop stick wasn’t quite long enough, so I rummaged through my stuff and found these straws which worked perfectly. I tied a bow around the foam block and ribbon around the straws and arranged them in the foam. Here they are all ready to bring joy.

I have one more little item to share with you. I made so many tags for the day 2 challenge I decided to put them in the Mini Pizza Box Cutables for a friend or neighbor.

I cut and assembled the box from textured cardstock. The top was decorated by cutting 2 coordinating mats and some of the ornament from the Wonky Ornament Tags Cutables. I layered everything as shown above along with a few die cut stars. The ornaments were decorated with jewels and Stickles for a little shine.

The inside tags were created using Fancy Frames Cutables. The base was cut from textured cardstock and the top was sized just a little smaller and cut from cover weight card. To finish them off I used more of those holly clusters from Bunny Snowglobe digi and created the berries with Nuvo Drops.

Now it’s over to you! I can’t wait to see what you create! Each day we will present a different challenge and challenge you to play along by adding your projects to the inlinkz button at the bottom of the challenge. You’ll have until December 26 to play along.

You can play as many times as you wish or just enjoy the inspiration provided by those who join in. You can enter multiple times and will be eligible to win multiple prizes. We’ll pick a winner for each challenge and will announce them on our blog December 27.

One more reminder of the sale that’s currently going. Get 25% off all our Digi Stamps and Cutable SVGS from November 26 thru December 25. Our Digi Stamps and Cutable SVGS are immediately downloadable in your TCP account once you purchase them, then just create to your heart’s content!

Merry crafting!

12 Days of Crafting Challenge – Day 7

12 / 1 / 2112 / 1 / 21

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…..Nancy here to share my crafting project for Day 7 of our 12 Days of Crafting Challenge. One of my favorite neighbor and hostess gifts to give is a bottle of wine so I decided to create a wine tag. I plan on doing several of these so my design needed to be easy to replicate.

I used the Every Day Tags and Simply Winter Cutables along with the Snowy Sayings Digi.

When cutting the tag I eliminated the tag hole so I could cut one big enough to insert over my bottle with a circle die. Note the mountain folder between the circle and the rest of the tag.

I then cut the holly and berries from the Simply Winter Cutables from patterned cardstock and attached with a bit of glue and foam dimensionals.

After placing the tag on the bottle of wine, I wrapped festive colored ribbon around the top of the bottle several times ending in a bow.

Now it’s your turn to create a wine/tea/coffee/cider holder or tag! I can’t wait to see your ideas! Play along by adding your projects to the inlinkz button at the bottom of the challenge. You could win a $20 store credit to The Cat’s Pajamas. You’ll have until December 26 to play along.

You can play as many times as you wish or just ENJOY the projects as others join in. (If you play in more than one challenge, you are eligible to win multiple times. YAY! We’ll pick a winner for each day of the challenge and winners will be announced on our blog starting December 27.

12 Days of Crafting – DAY 2

11 / 26 / 2112 / 1 / 21

Happy Black Friday and Day 2 of The Cat’s Pajamas 12 Days of Crafting. It’s Brenda here crafting away and challenging you to join us in creating Holiday Gift Tags. Each day during the challenge we will present to you a new challenge and invite you to play along by adding your project to the inlinkz button at the bottom of this post. You will have until December 26 to upload your projects.

This post should come with a warning. I had so much fun coming up with ideas for creating tags, I couldn’t stop making them. I really wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, so I just started cutting a bunch of TCP digis and Cutables using Silhouette Studio (SS).

First off, I cut a bunch of Snowflakes from Snowflakes Cutables ( before I learned to use the replicate panel in SS).

and a bunch of digital holly clusters from Bunny Snowglobe. I figured out how to use the replicate panel which made making multiples super easy to do.

Next came the Fancy Frames cut in 2 sizes suitable for framing.

And tags from a freebie, TCPTUES 278.

Here are the first tags I put together by layering Fancy Frames. They were very quick to make by gluing the 2 frames together, adding the holly and Nuvo Drops for the berries.

The versatility of these cut files and digital images amaze me. Next are some tags created with our Santa from the Holiday Favor Boxes. – Yes, that’s right, this file can do double duty by turning them into tags!

Santa was cut from colored cardstock and adhered to the freebie kraft tags which had been inked around the edges. I added a strip of patterned paper, the snowflakes and then Santa. They were finished by adding some fun ribbon. To see how he was assembled, take a look at Alma’s video.

After making these cuties, I wondered if I could just make a tag from Santa himself. I used the offset panel in Silhouette to create and cut the backing (.60″) which helps to hide the twine ends and gives it a nice place to write on the back.

This was so much fun and turned out so well, I made Santa and all his friends. As you can see, I added some of the holly to these tags too

I have one last tag to share today. Believe me, I made a bunch more including some created using Wonky Ornament Tags, but I will post them later on Instagram. For this last tag, I was trying to create a more rustic look. I started with the kraft tags and added some gold splatters (tho they don’t show well in the pic). Joy, from Red and Black Ornament Tags was cut from white cardstock and then colored by dabbing with distress oxide ink (Festive Berries, Pine Needles, and Vintage Photo) and then splattered with water. Joy was glued to the tags along with a few gold sequin discs. Add a little ribbon and another batch completed.

To help you play along with us during the 12 Days of Crafting Challenge, Alma has a special sale going on. Get 25% off all our Digi Stamps and Cutable SVGS from November 26 thru December 25. Our Digi Stamps and Cutable SVGS are immediately downloadable in your TCP account once you purchase them, then just create to your heart’s content!

12 Days of Crafting Challenge – DAY 1

11 / 25 / 2112 / 2 / 21

There’s no time for crafting like the Holidays. Cristena here, to start you off! Today I am sharing with you a VERY fun advent calendar that I made.

Crafting for the Holidays is so much more than cards. It can mean Home decor, banners, tags, handmade gifts. Sky’s the limit.

Each day we’ll present a different challenge and challenge you to play along by adding your projects to the inlinkz button at the bottom of the challenge. You’ll have until December 26 to play along. We cannot wait to see all the WONDERFUL things that you make!

You can play as many times as you wish or just ENJOY the projects as others join in. (If you play in more than one challenge, you are eligible to win multiple times. YAY!

We’ll pick a winner for each day of the challenge and winners will be announced on our blog starting December 27. And the prize? A $20 store credit for each day.

NOW! onto me showing you more about my project! I have been waiting 3 years to do this so I can set it on my mantle for both my kids, yes I made 2.

I started out by cutting 2 x 2 squares from my new Echo Park Paper Pack called Holiday Christmas. The advent boxes I got from Hobby Lobby, but I know there is one on the silhouette design store if you don’t have one. I think we should talk Alma into making one!

I thought maybe of using a punch or something to cut out where the little half-circle was. But I found that just laying it down and tracing it worked much better.

When I did cut them out I cut them out next to the line instead of on the line to make sure the paper fits nicely.

To decorate the outside I used the Puffy Numbers, Holiday Favor Boxes and Snowy Sayings Cutables. I cut all the numbers I needed and letters at 1 inch.

The snowman from the Holiday Favor Boxes Cutable I cut at 1.5 inches. I wanted him to stand out just a bit more than the reindeer.

The reindeer was actually the first thing I cut along with the Puffy Numbers Cutables. He is cut at 1 inch and while I LOVE him no matter what size he is… I wish I would have made him just a smidge bigger.

I also added the HoHoHo from the Snowy Sayings Cutable. I cut the red cardstock out at 1 inch and the white cardstock at 1.5 inches. The same goes for the FaLaLa sentiment as well.

You can probably see some of the snowflakes from the same Snowy Sayings Cutable in the photos as well. I had cut 5, but after putting so many other things on I didn’t want to overwhelm the project and just place on 3 of the snowflakes.

The last thing I did was add this super FUN bow at the top that I made. I love making big fun bows like this!

TCP November Release Projects!

11 / 8 / 2111 / 8 / 21

Hello TCP Friends! It’s Christine with you today, bringing you some fun peeks at the fabulous November Release at The Cat’s Pajamas! I’ve got three designs to show you starting with this card created with the new set Baby It’s Cold Outside!

I love the cool polar bear and penguin duo, so I thought it would be fun to pair them with an icy cool palette. I used one of the sentiment’s from the set and because of the ease of using a digital stamp, I enlarged the sentiment and made it the focal point and then added the polar pals in a smaller scale popped up. They’re coloured up with Copics and because they’re small, colouring was a snap! The background is sponged with Distress Oxide Ink in Broken China and Mermaid Lagoon, spritzed it with water and then splashed with more ink.

A few die cut snowflakes and sequins add some colour interest in that fun winter theme.

The next design is perfect for your loved ones who are facing that dreaded winter cold (and hopefully it’s nothing worse than that!).

It’s created with TCP’s adorable new Bounce Back digital. I love this cutie! He’s cozied up in the coziest snowflake paper-pieced patterned paper blanket, and then colour is added to his cute little self with Copics. He’s got his tissue box, hot water bottle, a cup of tea and a cozy popped up scarf to keep him warm.

I framed the image with a snowflake topper and added the red Baker’s Twine to the image to coordinate with the striped scarf that I coloured.

On this view you can see how the scarf, tissues and tea are popped up. I feel like it’s a great cozy card.

And lastly, I’ve got a clean and simple but sparkly design with this Figure Skater by Day and stealthy Ninja by night!

It uses TCP’s new Skating Bunny digi. I thought the sentiment was such a cute one. Our spinning bunny is coloured up with Copics and I couldn’t resist using a swirly die on the background layer to mimic the fancy skating routine he’s been doing.

I added lots of spritzy sparkle to the main layer which of course is so challenging to photograph, but its so fun in person. The card is accented with a pretty gingham ribbon pulling in the black and white colour scheme.

And some holeless sequins accent the sparkly theme of the design. I hope you’ve enjoyed the fun and festive sets I’ve played with today. Here’s a peek at the set graphics so you can see what is included in each design! Thanks so much for joining me today!

Baby It’s Could Outside Digi

Bounce Back Digi

Skating Bunny Digi

A Nutcracker Christmas

9 / 8 / 219 / 8 / 21

Hi TCP friends. Nancy here with a Christmas card. Yes, I know it is September but I am so behind this year that if I don’t get more productive I am going to be short cards come December.

My project for today features the sweet Nutcracker Digi stamp from The Cat’s Pajamas. I used the Print and Cut features in the Silhouette Studio software to print and cut out both the nutcracker and the sentiment. I also changed the color of the sentiment with the software. The size of the card is a mini slimline (3.25 by 6.25) and the background was accomplished by blending broken china distress ink onto the panel. Both the sentiment and image were attached using foam dimensionals. A few clear jewels finished it up.

Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E11; Eyes-B41, B34; Lips-R01, R02; Mustache/Hair-C00, C1, C3; Clothing-R20, R22, R24, R27, B000, B01, B04, W00, E81; Shoes-N1, N3, N5, N7

That’s it for me today. I hope you have a great rest of the week. Thanks for stopping by.

WARM WISHES – SANDY SANTA

8 / 21 / 218 / 20 / 21

DID SOMEONE SAY SNOW?! NOOOOOOOOO. NOPE. NADA. NEGATIVE GHOSTRIDER! Not even close to thinking about snow over here but neither is Santa. He’s enjoying fun in the sun, surf, and sand. And he better watch out for sunburn ‘cuz his bald head and his belly are looking a little “pink” there.

I love this scene…this is where I’d love to be right now too. Santa and the palm trees are in the new WARM WISHES digi set available this month. I just love that I can make him whatever size works for me (this is a LARGE card). So I added him to my Silhouette Design Space and the added the trees, overlapping some. I added an offset path around the grouped images so that the machine would cut it all out with a small white border. All colored up with Copics. The background is various Distress Oxide inks – sponged around and blended, clouds using a TCP stencil, and white gel ink dots for the surf. I also added some hand drawn flowers to Santa’s board shorts with a really thin black pigment ink pen. It’s hard to see here but I there’s Glossy Accents on his glasses to make them shine as well. Twine and enamel dots finish it off.

Digi stamper tip: I see lots of sentiment strips/banners out there that are white ink on black cardstock with white embossing powder. Here’s a little cheat…add the sentiment to your computer workspace, change the color to white. Add a colored rectangle, in this case black, and layer it behind the sentiment. Print and trim to fit your card. Voila…an easy digital sentiment strip.

Summer’s flying by…hope you’re out there ENJOYING IT!

4 U

8 / 18 / 218 / 19 / 21

Nancy here with today’s card featuring the No Peeking digital stamp from The Cat’s Pajamas. This was a favorite clear stamp and I was sad to see it retired. So when Alma added the digital version to the shop I jumped on it.

I printed the bear and the 4 U tag onto Copic friendly cardstock then cut out using a pierced edge die. I used a combination of Copic and Altenew markers to color it and a white gel pen to polka dot the bow. I added some patterned paper for the background to make it festive yet clean and simple. Easy peasy and one more Christmas card to add to the stash.

Copics: Bear-W00, E81, E40, E41, E42, E44, E49, R02; Bow-R20, R21, R22, R24, R27; Tag-W00, E8; Ground-BG000, BG11

Altenews: Gift Box-G702, G715, G554

It may be August but it’s never too early to start on those Christmas projects!