TCP and the CPS

Do you ever sometimes feel like you are always speaking in acronymns? That's how I feel with technology lately, even when I write this blog or when sending an email I feel like just writing u for you and ttyl for talk to you later. Sorry for the tangent, just one of my random thoughts. On to todays post. I started thinking that I was going to combine a few challenges but sometimes I think that just limits you in your creative juices so then I went at it again and this product I am pretty happy with.

This is for the TCP Tuesday card at The Cat's Pajamas and the CPS blog sketch. So I did combine a few challenges just not what I was originally shooting for. Here is the sketch for the challenge. The color challenge from Toni at the Cat's Pajamas was to use Navy, Green and White. The DP is from Scenic Route, the other solid color papers are from my stash. The flowers are from Prima and the bling is from my stash.

Challenge Cards

Well I'm back again. I really need to get better about blogging. I have been doing a few cards I just haven't posted them. This card is for a couple of challenges, for this weeks TCP Tuesday Challenge was to use this picture.

Here is what I came up with. The paper is from My Minds Eye, the Penny Lane collection. The buttons are from TCP, a great new product they are offering. The colored paper is from Coredinations. The images are all from The Cat's Pajamas. This is also the sketch from this week's challenge at Splitcoast Stampers.

Summer Fun

I know, I know, summer is almost over and here in Maryland this week it actually is starting to feel like fall, but I made these for the Cat's Pajamas Tuesday Challenge. The inspiration was to use the image above to create something. Well, I didn't think that I could do a card justice with the stamps I have and these colors, but what did inspire me was that this just screamed sipping a margarita by the pool. Jen at http://i{heart}2stamp.com lives in Texas and for those of you who know me, know I lived in Texas too, and I just loved sitting by my pool or the neighborhood pool and having a few drinks with my friends. So, I decided to make these slip-ons for straws, I needed a holder so I went to www.splitcoaststampers.com and looked through the tutorials and found this tutorial for a hanging treat box by Christina Fischer.

Ingredients:

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas

Ink: Palette Noir Hybrid

Accessories: Inkssentials Glossy Accents, cuttlebug, nestabilities die, copics,

Rock the Vote

This card was made using Leigh's sketch for the TCP Tuesday Sketch Challenge. I was seeking inspiration from my paper and my stamps and this is what I came up with. I am still thinking about my vote for this year's election but I did get myself registered so that I can vote in my new home state. So if you aren't registered go on over to www.rockthevote.com and get registered now!
Ingredients:
Stamp: The Cat's Pajamas
Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black
Paper: Creative Imaginations, Papertrey Ink, DCWV summer matte stack
Other: Spica at You Glitter pens, nestabilities, dew drops