The August Release is HERE! AND we’re hopping

8 / 27 / 188 / 27 / 18

Woo HOO! Release Day is FINALLY here! We’ve been so busy getting the August Release together and it’s great to say it’s here. I hope that you fell in love with these stamps and dies and the cards that The Cat Pack have stamped up for you, because I know I have.

If you went through the HOP and came from Wendy’s Blog, you’ve reached the end of the hop. If you haven’t, then head over to the first person hopping, Christine Okken. Believe me when I say it will be worth it.

Ever since this release was conceived, it’s been in my head to do a cake bursting out of a starry background surrounded by balloons. So, here is my take on it. I went a little shabby chic on this card using paper by Authentique. I used the NEW Wish Tag Duo to cut through the patterned paper, and added the insert to cut the card base for the stars.

The NEW Birthday Cake CutUps made making this two tiered cake with candles a breeze. The base and icing were cut with silver mirrored paper, and the cake used more Authentique paper. The sentiment is from the NEW It’s All About The Cake and embossed with silver pearl embossing powder on our Ribbon Banner CutUps.

Cutting that many balloons was easy using the NEW Balloon Frame Die. It has several different size and shaped balloons. After I inked the edges of the balloons and added them to the frame, I stamped the little bows from the NEW It’s All About The Cake Stamp Set and drew in their strings.

The little “curtain” at the bottom of the card was cut with the Queen of Hearts CutUps, still one of my favorite go to dies.

I have to say that this card came together faster than I thought. I can’t wait to try it with different types of paper.

TIP: When mixing lots of patterns use a paper pad that has several different patterns. Companies create these patterns to go with each other, so you generally can’t go wrong.

I hope you liked the hop. Check the list below in case you missed someone.

Christine Okken
Nancy Thomas
Michele Ferguson
Brenda Nakandakari
Deborah Anton
Lynn Collins
Wendy McGaffey
Alma de la Rosa— That’s Me!

Finally the LAST winner for Day #7’s Sneaky Peek Voucher was pulled from Lynn Collins’ blog/instagram .

And the winner is:

Kimberly! Congrats Kimberly! Please contact me to claim your prize.

Birthday Set

Wish Tag Duo

Birthday Cake

Let’s Party

It’s All About the Cake

It’s Release Day

4 / 24 / 174 / 25 / 17

It’s Release Day! It’s Release Day! I hope you’ve been looking forward to this day as much as I have. Today we are releasing 2 NEW Stamp Sets and 2 NEW CutUps Dies.

We are shaking things up a bit this year, but one thing that hasn’t changed is our Release Day Blog Hop. So, if you got here from Julie Elak‘s Blog, you are at the end of the hop. If not, start at the beginning at ‘s Blog.

I don’t get a lot of time to craft, but when I saw these bunnies from the Bunnies in Flight Stamp Set, I knew I had to stamp.

Paper piecing the balloons, I added a bit of dimension by coloring a shadow on them.

I used washi tape around the edges and the NEW Clouds & Balloons CutUps Die. The Clouds are open ended so you can put them anywhere on the page. And, I used the stitched part of the die to create even more texture. To make the card even more whimsical I put a window frame behind it all.

Paper Piece a Whimsical Card

Clouds & Balloon

Bunnies in Flight

Window

I hope you like it. Now, you can join our blog hop. Just enter any project that uses The Cat’s Pajamas products and you could win a $50 gift voucher. Enter using the link below by May 25. The winner will be announced on May 26.

The Winner of the Day #7 Sneaky Peek Voucher is: Penny Nesbitt who commented on Jessica Rone’s blog.

Penny contact me to claim your prize.

An InLinkz Link-up

Special Release

3 / 20 / 17

Happy March! It’s almost Easter and we are just so happy here at The Cat’s Pajamas that the sun is FINALLY able to shine.

So, to celebrate we are doing a very special release, just in time for Easter.

It’s a bit of whimsy and fun. And, it’s available right now.

This release consists of 2 dies and a fresh fun stamp set. Christine Okken‘s cards just show them off to perfection.

First, our Happy Easter Stamp Set features a big sweet bunny wishing you a Happy Easter. Along with several great sentiments for Easter, it features stamps that go with our Eggs in a Basket Cutups and also our NEW Spring Wreath CutUps and our Easter Bunny CutUps

I am in love with our NEW Spring Wreath CutUps. Here it is stamped up and embellished. It’s just a lovely addition for your die collection.

Want to see more of this Special Release?

We’ll be showcasing it all this week.

Easter Bunny

Spring Wreath

Happy Easter

Sneaky Peek #5— This Could Be Vodka

10 / 15 / 1610 / 15 / 16

It’s Day #5 of Sneaky Peek Week. Are you excited yet? Only Three days left before our NEW Release becomes available on October 18.

Today, we are sneaky peeking a set brought to you by the artist who draws our Long-eared Bunny. This time around, she’s gotten into the coffee and tea craze, too.

This set is called “This Could Be Vodka” and it pairs perfectly with our NEW Cups CutUps Duos Die. And, if you want a little sass, this set is for you.

Now, let’s take a look what The Cat Pack and our Special Guest Designer did with this set.

First, our Special Guest Designer, Jodi Collins creates a FABULOUS card using some of the small design elements in this set. You can stamp and color up a storm with this set.

Need a quick but fun card? This card by Deborah Anton uses the bunny in a tea cup for her card. She uses the NEW Scalloped Duos Die to place it in. Don’t you just love the extra stitching detail that the cutout has? And, what could be quicker to decorate the cup than a die cut?

Julie Elak‘s card is just too pretty. She creates the patterned paper with some of the little stamps in the set and die cutting the cup, gives her more time to color.

How about this sweet card by Christine Okken? She uses another of the NEW Cups Duo Dies to cut the cut and the insert for different look.

Brenda Nakandakari creates a retro slider card using the NEW Roller CutUps. Isn’t the cup just darling with the flower insert. It’s easy to get different looks with our NEW Duos CutUps. Check out the video.

This Could Be Vodka

Roller CutUps

Cups Duo CutUps

Want to see more of this set and our dies? Check out the Special Guest Designer and members of our Cat Pack’s blog for a closer look.

SPECIAL GUEST DESIGNER:

Jodi Collins

CAT PACKERS

Nancy Thomas
Christine Okken
Brenda Nakandakari
Wendy Mcguffey
Julie Elak
Deborah Anton
Stacey Schafer

Are you IN IT TO WIN IT? For a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to The Cat’s Pajamas store, leave a comment on each of the Designer’s Sneak Peek posts, including The Cat’s Pajamas blog. Each day, a winner will be randomly drawn and will be announced on the TCP Facebook Page and this blog the following day.

Sneaky Peek #3— Winter Style

10 / 12 / 16

It’s Day #3 of Sneaky Peek Week and that means that there are only FIVE day left before our NEW Release becomes available on October 18.

We love our funny and cute cards, but sometimes we want to send out pretty cards, especially for the Holidays. With that in mind, we put together “Winter Style”. I think you will agree that this stamp set is stylish and elegant. “Winter Style” is a big set, jam-packed with stamps and is versatile enough to use all year round just by changing out the sentiments.

Nancy Thomas puts together a throughly modern Holiday card using “Winter Style”. With a simple watercolor background and embossed florals and snowflakes all that is needed to finish off the card is a sentiment and a modern snowflake.

Deborah Anton turns the organic florals in the set on its head to hang these pretty ornaments from. She’s varied the ink on the florals for even more interest.

Wendy McGaffey‘s STUNNING card is elegant to the extreme. Her non-traditional color combination of silver, white, red and black is a beauty.

“Dreamy” is the word that comes to mind when I look at Christine Okken‘s card. She uses the NEW Hill & Dale CutUps Dies to create a Winter Wonderland and stamps the stars on vellum for even more dimension. Finally, Christine adds the NEW Joy CutUps Die. This die is FREE with any order over $65.

Winter Style

Joy

Want to see more of this set and our dies? Check out the Special Guest Designer and members of our Cat Pack’s blog for a closer look.

SPECIAL GUEST DESIGNER:

Anita Madden

CAT PACKERS

Nancy Thomas
Christine Okken
Brenda Nakandakari
Wendy McGaffey
Deborah Anton
Julie Elak
Jessica Rone

Sneaky Peek #2 — Santa Is Coming

10 / 12 / 16

It’s Day #2 of Sneaky Peek Week and I hope you are excited as we are about our NEW Release coming on Oct 18.

Today, we are sneaky peeking a set featuring our favorite long-eared bunny called “Santa is Coming”. I hear that it has already snowed in some parts of Canada, so this set is right on target.

Nancy Thomas kicks off the peeks with her DARLING card featuring the Lightbulb Bunny and another of our NEW dies, the Scalloped Duos Die. We’ve designed our NEW Duos Dies so that you can use them in lots of different ways. Here, Nancy cuts a frame that is the perfect backdrop for our little bunny.

We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this card by Jessica Rone. She colors up the long eared bunny in such a great way. I think a spotted bunny is so much fun. Finishing off her card is another of our NEW CutUps, Hill & Dale. It’s actually 2 dies that you can layer on top of each other to create a scene.

“Santa is Coming” has 3 different bunnies and Brenda Nakandakari‘s card features the Celebrating Bunny in a sweet shaker card.

Christine Okken colors up the sledding bunny so beautifully. Her card uses one of the NEW Hill & Dale dies and the NEW Roller Die. With this die, you can make the image roll or slide. It so great to see this sweet bunny sliding down the card.

Special Guest Designer Anita Madden uses the Lightbulb Bunny , the NEW Roller Die and one of the NEW Hill & Dale CutUps Dies to create her scene. The Hill & Dale dies are long enough so that you can use it horizontally or vertically. It’s a really versatile set of dies that you will reach for again and again.

Roller CutUps

Santa is Coming

Scalloped Duo

Want to see more of this set and our dies? Check out the Special Guest Designer and members of our Cat Pack’s blog for a closer look.

SPECIAL GUEST DESIGNER:

Anita Madden

CAT PACKERS

Nancy Thomas
Christine Okken
Brenda Nakandakari
Wendy McGaffey
Deborah Anton
Jessica Rone

Sneaky Peek #1— Big Cups & TCPTuesday Challenge

10 / 11 / 1610 / 12 / 16

We’ve been taking a wee break over here at The Cat’s Pajamas, getting our mojo back and enjoying the Summer.

Now, it’s time to show you what we’ve been working on all this time, on this first day of Sneaky Peek Week.

The best way to kick off any day, is with a cup of coffee. So, this set is called “Big Cups”, because that’s where I like my coffee. And, it’s the perfect way to kick off TCPTuesday, with a beverage challenge.

Coffee is my absolute go-to beverage, and tea is what I reach for next, and this set celebrates both. With our favorite Cat and Pooch AND the Penguins, this set comes complete with the sassiest of sayings. This set and the stamps and dies you see featured this week will be available on October 18.

It’s not Friday, yet, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying this cheerful card by Nancy Thomas. She pairs a snoozing Poochie with one of our NEW Dies, our Cups Duos CutUps. This fabulous die set comes with 3 different cups and 3 different inserts giving you even more versatility.

We know that sometimes you just have to get that last drop of coffee before you start your day, and so does our little penguin.

This card by Christine Okken is made even more fun with our NEW Roller CutUps. It’s easy to bring a smile to a face when this penguin rolls down the track.

Julie Elak colors up the rest of the penguin gang for this card. She adds the sentiment and a cup from the NEW Cups Duos CutUps as a finishing touch.

Okay, I know you wanted to get a closer look at Sprinkle before her coffee and here she is. Jessica Rone colors her up fabulously from the top of her curlers to the bottom of her bunny slippers.

I Like Big Cups

Cups Duo CutUps

Roller CutUps

Want to see more of this set? Check out the Special Guest Designer and members of our Cat Pack’s blog for a closer look.

SPECIAL GUEST DESIGNER:

Anita Madden

CAT PACKERS

Nancy Thomas
Christine Okken
Brenda Nakandakari
Wendy McGaffey
Julie Elak
Jessica Rone

Want to join in on the TCPTuesday Beverage Challenge?

Here are the details:

Every other Tuesday a new challenge will be posted on The Cat’s Pajamas blog and our Facebook page.
If you want to play along you just upload your design to The Cat’s Pajamas blog page using the InLinkz button by the Monday, 11:55 EDT before the next challenge.
You are not required to use a Cat’s Pajamas stamp or die but if you have them we would love to see them.
On the following TCP Tuesday, the winner will be chosen from the previous challenge and will receive a Cat Cash Voucher for $10 or $15 if a TCP product is used.

The winner of TCPTUES324 is KTDesigns. Please contact alma (admin at thecatspajamasrs dot com) to claim your $10 gift voucher. Congrats!

Link your entry here.

An InLinkz Link-up

Sneaky Peek Day #2

3 / 11 / 153 / 12 / 15

It’s Day Two of Sneaky Peek Week and today we are introducing a brand NEW artist to The Cat Pack Family, Tamara Hess. Tamara has been drawing these sweet characters for a while now, and when I saw them, I knew they would be a perfect fit. This little lion is the very first of what I know will be a whole collection of cute animals.

This set and all the rest of the sets, CutUps Dies and Cutables will be available for purchase on March 17.

One of the great things about this lion, besides the fact that he is so darling, is he is perfect for coloring. Nancy Thomas pulls out one of the New CutUps for this card, the Wavy Stitched Border. You can diecut the stitched border or use the other side if you prefer no stitching.

Swanky Stamper, Brenda Nakandakari colors up a storm with her card. The stamp set comes with the sweet lion, a bunch of flowers, eggs, and a happy bee along with three great sentiments

Wendy McGaffey paper pieces her lion and layers up the Wavy Stitched Border to give dimension. How cute are those eggs tucked in the grass?

Wendy Bond rounds out the this peek with her colorful card. It’s amazing how different each of the gals makes this little lion the star of the show.

Want to see more of this set? Then check out Lisa Henke, Christine Okken, Tammy Hershberger, and Noelle McAdams.

Then, hop over to our Forum on SplitcoastStampers and leave a comment. You could win this set. We are giving away something special each day of Sneaky Peek Week.

Blog Hop & TCP Tuesday

11 / 24 / 1411 / 25 / 14

It’s Tuesday and that means that it’s TCP Tuesday Challenge Day. And, today it’s even more special because it’s Release Day and the start of something NEW. But, first, the TCP Tuesday Challenge.

Today’s challenge is a Color Challenge. Nancy is the Hostess with the Mostess for this challenge and she wants you to use Kraft, Red, and Black in your card or project. If you’ve been hanging with us for the past week, you know that TODAY is Release Day. And, that means a Blog Hop. If you’ve come from Kelly‘s Blog then you are at the very last stop. If you haven’t, click on over to Nancy‘s for the start of the Hop.

Here is my card. I used the NEW Triple Side Step Cutable for this card and added the houses from the Home For All Seasons stamp set and the Village CutUps. I wanted the house to look like gingerbread, so I stamped in white pigment ink and used white embossing powder. Then I added some White Enamel Accents to the roof line and anywhere I thought snow would be. For the tree line, I used the Holiday Toppers CutUps.

This card came together really fast, mostly because of the Triple Side Step Cutable. You can see what I mean in this video. Once the main pieces where cut, I just had fun decorating.

So, now I have some good news and some more good news.

First, the good news.

Starting today we will be having a month long Blog Hop. And, you can play along. Just use anything TCP and you’re golden. Then, upload your card or project to the inlinkz button on the right side of this blog. On December 26 we’ll announce the winner of a $50 gift voucher. Yup, a little sumpin’ sumpin’ for your Holidays.

Now, the other good news.

And that includes the new release!

Here are the Deets for the TCP Tuesday Challenge.

Every other Tuesday a new challenge will be posted here on this blog as well as on our Splitcoaststampers forum and our Facebook page.
If you want to play along you just upload your design using the InLinkz button below*. If you want to display your pretties on Splitcoaststampers use keyword TCPTUES280. Only the entries uploaded to the Inlinkz button will be considered for Swanky Stamper at the end of the month.
You must have your project posted by the Monday, 12 midnight EDT before the next challenge to be eligible to win the Cat Cash.
Cards and projects are not required the use of a Cat’s Pajamas Stamp or CutUps die.
On the following TCP Tuesday, the winner will be chosen at random from the previous challenge and will receive a Cat Cash Voucher for $10 or $15 if a TCP product is used.
At the end of the month, The Swanky Stamper will be selected from all the weekly entries. The Swanky Stamper will receive some of the stamps from our next release and get to play along with us at our Pajamas Party and Blog Hop. AND… They’ll even get a special spot in the Gallery highlighting the project that won them the gig and a snazzy badge to display on their blog. The Swanky Stamper will be announced the First Monday of the month on Splitcoaststampers, Facebook page and this Blog.
The Swanky Stamper will be announced the First Monday of the month on Splitcoaststampers, Facebook page and this Blog.

The winner of the TCPTUES279 challenge is Lyn. Please email Alma for your $15 Cat Cash code. Congratulations!

An InLinkz Link-up

Sneaky Peek Day #2 — Eat Drink and Be Scary

9 / 24 / 149 / 23 / 14

It’s Day #2 of Sneaky Peek Week and I hope you are ready for another Sneaky Peek. The set we are Sneaky Peeking today is called “Eat Drink and Be Scary” and features one happy partygoer. He has delicious munchies and a cocktail. His cocktail, of choice? Is it a Bloody Mary? Or a Graveyard Smog? Maybe a Transylvania Ice Tea? Your guess is as good as mine. This set, and all the stamp sets, CutUps Dies and Cutables will be available on September 30.

You can tell that Brenda Nakandakari liked this set. Her paper choices are so fun and full of life. Frankie is so much fun to color AND to paper piece. I just love how Brenda added a little sparkle to this card using our brand NEW Slime/Icicles CutUps.

Lisa Henke uses the same set and Slime/Icicles CutUps and adds the scalloped square from the Fancy Flip CutUps, for a completely different look.

Check out this card by Nancy Thomas. She uses the Eat Drink and Be Scary set with the NEW Twisted Easel Cutable for this standup card. The Twisted Easel Cutable is great, because you get all the mats to complete your card in your downloadable file.

This set is one of my favorites in this release and I had to stamp it up. So, I made this super cute Treat Holder. And, what is great about this treat holder is that when you open it, the treat pops up. Of course, you have to do a little testing to see what candy pops out the best, but what’s a little sugar in the name of art?

I was so excited about this Pop Up Treat Holder, that I decided to make it a Cutable, too. It’s so easy to make if you have a cutting machine. But, even if you don’t, I’ve provided the measurements for the holder so that you don’t miss out. And, it’s simple. Here’s a video on how I made this project.

Want to see more of the “Eat, Drink & Be Scary” Stamp Set and our NEW Cutables and CutUps? Then, check out Lori Tecler, Wendy McGaffey, Kelli Hull and Debbie Owens for their take on this sweet little set

Then, head on over to our In It To Win It Thread at SplitcoastStampers. Just comment in this thread and you could win this stamp set. We are giving away a set a day during Sneaky Peek Week.