Whats up Pussy Cat?

I totally couldn't resist this last week's challenge from The Cat's Pajamas to use THIS TEMPLATE in TCP Splicoast Stampers page to create a shaped card.  Cause guess what? The first ever Cat's Pajamas stamps that I bought were Sprinkle Annette and Moon Doggie.    

I mean just how perfect are they for this fun summer card??  I also used papers from Fancy Pants and Piggy Tales for my card and gems from Hero Arts.  Images were heat embossed with Versafine ink (Tsukineko) and clear detail powder then colored with my Spectrum noir markers.

Sentiment is also from TCP called "What part of Meow".  Here's what the final card looks like at a slight angle for better viewing :)

Challenge List:

The Cat's Pajamas: technique

Pile It On: kick back and relax

Forever Friends: Summer holidays

Tuesday Throwdown: Hot colors

Card MAd Fairy: summertime

Make It Monday: linky party

Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge

 Its that time again at Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge!  This week we want to see some Fun Folds!  These are my favorite types of cards to make and I had a super-duper circus tent all planned but it didn't work right, BOO!  SO I decided on a Joyfold card instead.

I used the Circus Platform and Sammy Seal digi stamps  for my card.  These can also be purchased with the rest of the circus fun as a set for savings!  I merged the two images using Photoshop then colored it with my Spectrum Noir markers.

Here's what the card looks like kinda-sorta open.  It is actually two cards, the mini one is attached to the main one over the flap.  I used new Fancy Pants papers for my color inspiration.

Want to play along?

Just a few things to keep in mind as you play.... 

Please use digital images ONLY for the challenge.

~You don't have to use SNS digi images to play along but we sure do love when you do!

~Please share a link to your creation using the Linky Tools feature at the end of this post. If Linky Tools is down, please add a link with your comment. 

~When uploading to online galleries, please use keyword SNSDC62.

Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge Blog Hop!

SNSDC59  June Digi Release Blog Hop Bling Challenge

It is time for another Sweet `n Sassy Digi Challenge, but today we are very excited to add something more!

The Sweet `n Sassy Digi Challenge ladies are bringing you a Fun Blog Hop for our June Digi Release!!

While you're hopping, be sure to leave some love on each of the blog hop posts…One of the ladies below is a mystery blogger and she will be picking a random winner from the comments on her blog post!!

The winning prize will be the whole June Digi Release!! (The winner will be announced here on Friday, June 29th.)

 Before we get to the challenge for this week how about we share those new digis....

I used the new Cocoa's Pear for my card today..isn't she so sweet?!!  I paired her with papers from the Summer Soul Collection by Fancy Pants and colored her with my Spectrum Noir markers.  My Bling is from Bazzill, they started clear-ish but I colored them with a Spectrum Noir to match :)

And now for today's challenge: 

Bling it On!

Add Bling (rhinestones, pearls, Jewels and etc.) for your creation!

Just a few things to keep in mind as you play....

Please remember to use digital images ONLY for the challenge.

~You don't have to use SNS digi images to play along but we sure do love when you do!

~Please share a link to your creation using the Linky feature at the end of this post. If the link feature is down, please add a link with your comment.

~When uploading to online galleries, please use keyword SNSDC59.

Now, here is the blog hop list for to see June Digi Release-Bling Challenge creations...

• Cathy Wallington
• Ceal Pritchett
• Cyndi Bundy
• Makiko Jones
• Melinda Gleissner
• Patricia Hays
• Stephanie Serrano
• Stephanie Wright
• Wendy Jordan

Every card you enter into our challenges throughout June, you will get one entry to be eligible for winning 3 digis of your choice from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps store. Plus, if your card is used SNSS digi stamps, it will be two entries!! Be sure to play along every week... The more you play and/or use SNS digis, the more chances you get to win!!

Every week, we spotlight one participant who uses SNSS digi images for their card or project. 

One of the featured participants throughout June will also have a chance to be a Guest Designer for the month of August!

Have you checked new Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps Digi Challenge FACEBOOK page? We will give away THREE digital stamps (3 winners, each gets 1 free digi of their choice) when we get to 100 LIKES!

I used Karen G's Sweet Sunday Sketch for my layout today:

Simply B Stamps Blog Hop!

Its Release day and a Blog Hop for the new Teen Scene Summer fun collection from Simply B Stamps today!  If you arrived here from Leila's blog then you are right on track, if not hop back to the SBS blog to start at the beginning!

First up is sweet little Jude as Skull Caste Jude.  What other type of castle would Betty's kids build, KWIM??  My papers are from Summer Soul collection by Fancy Pants.

And this is Sun Hat Betty Munster!  She is headed off to the beach for a day in the sun :)  Papers for this one are also the SUmmer Soul collection.

OK, from here head to Lea's blog, but read the wheels and deals below first!  And if you got lost, here's the hop order.

SBS Blog 

Alison
Barbara
Betty
Lelia
Cyndi
Lea
Suzi
 SBS Blog


Buy all eight new  rubber stamps for $54 ($67.92 regular price): Summer54
Any six new rubber stamps for $40  ($50.94 regular price): Summer40
Any three new rubber stamps for $13.00 ($16.98 regular price): Summer 13

Digis are also available until Sunday, they will be available only in rubber once taken down Sunday night at 11:59PM PST.

Thank you all for joining us on the hop, a winner from each of the DT gals' blog will be chosen to win an image from the comments left on their blogs, I will announce the winners tomorrow along with a new Limited Time Digi release!

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge welcomes Christmas!

OK, as you know I am still in Halloween mode for a bit, but today I ma jumping head to Christmas!  Its a Christmas challenge at Fab'n'Funky Challenge blog this week, so get a jump start on some Christmas cards!

I used a lovely image called "Pair of Robins" from a fun company called Fred She Said, our wonderful sponsor this week.    For this I pulled out some older Fancy Pants papers, some nesties and a lot of Glimmer Mist!

We do hope you will join us this week!  Be sur to check out al the other fabulous cards from the rest of the DT at the Fab'n'Funky blog!

-Cyndi

Scrappy Monday: Snow Day

What do you do when you have a sick child at home and lots of snow on the ground? Scrapbook LAST year's snow pictures! Well, actually I have been completing some half finished layouts and this was one I found that I never shared with you guys.

The pic is of Rachael and Michael from last winter ago but I scrapped it last summer some time or another. I just LOVE the way it turned out! The tag is hung on some sheer Bazzill dotted ribbon that runs the length of the page and overlaps the snowflake border. Notice that I HAND cut around all those persnickety flakes!

Here's another closeup of the cut out flakes that also shows some felt snowflakes that were treated with some Icicle Stickles.

The title is created on more of the same tags (I think they were from Making Memories but the packaging was long gone) The letters were cut out from a border strip on the pattern paper. All papers are by Fancy Pants. The rub on is a Bohemia pack by My Mind's Eye, adhered directly to the photograph.

More of the snowflakes (these are from my old SU! stash). They were attached with SEI Brads from the Dill Blossom collection. You can also see the corners of the pattern paper I stamped with a Bo Bunny flourish stamp in teal ink. Lastly I added some stickles around some of the flourishes.

OK thats it for this one. Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you had a great Monday :) My kids are out of school today so it has been a nice lazy day, but activites are still on for tonight. Sigh.

-Cyndi

The Christmas Star

My card tonight uses one of the cutest new Stampendous! clear Holiday sets this year. This is "Nativity Cast" and comes with many other nativity familiars. Such a sweet set!

I used the sketch from The Pink Elephant Challenge blog for my layout. I added one extra panel at the bottom where the sentiment is, because I wanted to use this scrap of pattern paper. All of the paper is in fact my scraps from a beautiful Fancy Pants line from a couple of years back. I think the colors are just rich and gorgeous.

• Other challenges entered:
• The Pink Elephant: sketch
• Pile It On #45: Holidays with Family and Friends
• Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes
• Crazy for Challenges: Christmas
• Little Red Wagon: Do it in 3's
• Karber Christmas: Use a Digi
• AiFactory: Die cut or Punch

Hope you're having a great night! I am trying to play catch up :) Lots of sneak peeks and new releases this week!!

-Cyndi

Pixie Dust Challenge

Happy Thursday! And time for this weeks challenge over at the Pixie Dust Studio Challenge blog. This week we have a sketch for you from the Pixie sketch artist, Dani.

For mine I used Jack Sparrow, available in the Pixie Dust studio webstore. I have had him for months and never got around to coloring him, isn't that sad? Well, I brought Mr Sparrow out to Trick or Treat today.

I followed the sketch pretty loosely...the corner piece I moved to the lower corner and made it a skull... and the middle panel is 2 pieces. Pattern paper is from Fancy Pants and the sentiment is from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

I added a bunch of zig zag stitching here and there and of course some ribbon, and voila!

Other challenges this card is entered for:

Fab-n-Funky Challenges: Things that Go Bump n the Night"

Fussy and Fancy Challenge: Halloween

Color Throwdown: #115

Pile it On: Kid Themed Halloween

Mark's Finest Papers: Stitching

OK, thats it for me today! Thanks for stopping by mateys! -Cyndi

Pixie Dust Stdio Polka dot challenge

Happy Friday! This afternoon I have for you my card for this weeks Pixie Dust Studio challenge, "Go Crazy with Polka dots!" Well, thats not hard for me seeing as I love polka dots.

But I did pull out some funky polka dot paper...from Fancy Pants, no less. (seems like its been quite the Fancy Pants week ) I used 2 new images from the Funhouse collection...Frankie Boy and Frankie Bride. Aren't they just the funkiest little cuties ?!

The sentiment is from an old Verve set, Anniversary birds. I stamped it directly on the main card with Palette ink. The spiderweb border is a Martha Stewart punch.

Be sure to head over to the Pixie Dust Challenge blog and play along with the Pixies this week (you don't have to use a Pixie Dust Studio image if you don't have one, but we love it when you do!!) There is always a FREE digi of your choice up for grabs for the winner each week!

Thanks for stopping in today! Its been so much less stressful without the job. Life is getting better, its just been totally insane the last couple of weeks it seems. Thankfully everyone will be back in school in less than a week!

-Cyndi