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PURR-fect Day For A PURR-fect Release

MEOW!  It's a PURR-fect day for a PURR-fect release!!!  It's The Great Outdoors by The Cat's Pajamas release day!  Yipeeee!  I'm so excited about this summer release because it's young AND, as with many TCP designs, it is fun to color.  

So first I would like to share with you Happy Camper.  Happy Camper offers wacky and fun designs with clean stamp lines.  

And Alma's very first, and my personal favorite, alpha set, Nightie!  This is my favorite alpha set that has come out in a long, long time!  It's the perfect size stamp alpha; it comes in at just about half an inch high.  My problem with other stamp alphas has been either they are too small or too big.  Nightie offers letters that are just perfect.  They are also nice and bold.  When you stamp it you'll be sure that other's will be able to see and appreciate your work.  

And for the first time Alma's also adding some embelies to the monthly mix to go with the outdoor theme - Buttons and Ribbons, oh my!

Great Outdoors Buttons

It's All About The Trims (The Great Outdoors Ribbon)

And finally, remember that you can get both the new stamp releases and matching embelies in one click of a button.  The Kitty Kat Pack allows you to get all new releases at once AND at a reduced price.  It's a steal of a deal.  You know you're gonna come back and buy the whole set, so why don't you at lease save a little money and get it all at once!  

So here is my card that I made using Happy Camper, Great Outdoor buttons and Ribbon.  I hope you're not afraid of texture as I am trying to reincorporate more of it into my cards.  I already use lots of texture in my scrapbooking but haven't really translated into cards until now.  

  

Sorry I don't have a picture of the Copics so I'll include them in my supplies.

Supplies:  Cosmo Cricket (Mr Campy), White CS, Brown CS, The Great Outdoors Ribbons and Buttons, Oval Punch, Nestibilities, Fun Flock, Linen Thread.

Copics:  E51, E39, E29, E19, E59, E35, YG17, G20, G24, YG11, G28

Pirates in Paradise

Happy, happy, happy Thursday!!!  I hope your short week is going by fast!  I've been busy with some deadlines so I haven't had a chance to post much unfortunately, but that means I have lots to share with all of you. Yipee!

In case you've been in the forest hiding under a rock waiting for the recession to disappear and haven't met Anya yet... I would like to cordially introduce you to Anya.  Hula Anya to be exact!  Hula Anya is available at The Greeting Farm.  This card is for a Case of the Curious Card Challenge at TGF; the participants had to case the following card by Anna Maria HERE.  

Copics used...

Supplies:  Basic Grey Infuse, Close to Cocoa, White CS, Prima Flowers and Crystals, Ribbon, Oval Punch, Nestibilities

Arghhh!  Anya does her best to immerse herself in every role she plays and, as you can clearly see here, she is doing a fan-tab-u-lous job of being an adorable pirate.  This is Anya featured with her partner in crime Ian, which I will show you tonight, in the set called Matey.  

Copics used...

Supplies:  Basic Grey Periphery - Dieshapes, White CS, Prima Ribbon, Webster's Page Trims & Lace, MM Silver Brads, Silver Leafing, Silver Embossing Powder, Circle punches.

NEW The Cat's Pajamas Coming May 29!

Bugg-A-Boo 2

Happy Friday!  Hope all of you are ready for the long weekend!  I'm know the Muraoka's are ready!!!  Travis is the head coach for the twin's T-ball team that started this week with Nick helping him too.  What a good big brother!  And I have a ton of cards to catch up with.  A ton of email.  Oh, and that issue of a thesis too.  

Today I have  this adorable little Bugg-A-Boo from All That Scraps.  She comes in a set of three Bugg-A-Boos.  Just darling!  The sentiment is from Amy R's Birthday Sentiments.  One of my favorite things about Amy R sentiment sets is that they are not your "run of the mill" generic sayings.  There are many quotes that satisfy every age and gender, so buying her set will really cover all your bases.  

Anyhoo, short post today.  I'm pretty exhausted from work and I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow so I'm going to bed now.  Mahalo for stopping by, jenn

Copics used...

Supplies:  Wild Asparagus, White cs, Circle punches, Prima flowers, Buttons, Linen thread, Brocade Blue Ribbon, Scallop edge punch, Nestibilities.

Sneak Peak On a Belated TCP Tuesday

 

Here are the Meowy deets of today's TCP Tuesday Challenge...

1. Each week one of The Cat's Pajamas Design Team will host a challenge.  From week to week the challenges will vary {stamp, color, theme, sketch, etc}

2. The deadline to enter this challenge is midnight on Saturday night.  Please link you project to Carole's blog, HERE.

3. TCP stamps are not required, but of course, highly encouraged. {Unless it is a challenge calling for a specific stamp}  When uploading to SCS, please use the keyword TCPTUES59 for this challenge.

4. One winner will be chosen each month.  They will be crowned that month’s Swankiest Stamper AND also win 25$ in Cat's Cash which is authentic currency of TCP!!!  Carole C is March's Swankiest Stamper, Woohoo!!!

5. Alma will post the entries received on Holey Moley Monday,  HERE.

6. 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.

Happy Thursday!  Sorry it's been a few days.  I was busy at some mandatory meetings with my professors pondering over a thesis topic.  I didn't think it would be as stressful as it it.  Hmmmm.  Earth to Jenn, Earth to Jenn, yeah a thesis paper is probably pretty stressful...  Oh, well.  It's the last step right?  

Anyhoo, for today's challenge Carole chose a sketch.  Here's the sketch that she posted.  

We got the go ahead to start sneak peaking for the new summer stamps; the new sets will be available for purchase on May 29.  The little stinker in my card roasting his marshmallow is from a set called Happy Camper.  The second set that is coming out is a letter set called Nightie and it's in "The Cat's Pajama's" font!!!  The size of the stamps are perfect because it's the size you're are always looking for but can't find.  Nightie is also unisex so you can use them for Zoe and Jackson...know what I mean!?  And one last thing.  Alma will also be selling specialty ribbons and coordinating buttons.  I'm so excited, especially since I'm a huge fan, or obsessed, with ribbon and apparently buttons for the moment.  

Supplies:  White CS, Black CS, Mustard CS, Cosmo Cricket Packet - Mr Campy, Nestibilities, Linen thread, Corner punch, It's All About The Trims Ribbon from TCP, Buttons TCP