Mojo sketch and a post-it tutorial

Last night I stamped just for fun and came up with this.... I used the sketch from Mojo Monday and actually got a card made in the same week! That's a first for me! This cute little image was in the $1 bin at JoAnns yesterday and I couldn't resist.

And you'll remember these from my post yesterday for the new release over at Pink Cat Studio. Below I have the tutorial I promised. These post-it note holders are super easy and just take minutes to make.
Start with a sheet of cardstock that measures 3 3/8" x 9 1/4".
Score it along the long side at 3 3/8", 3 3/4" and 7 3/4".

If you want a decorative edge on the closure, use your punch on the edge shown below.

Fold on all of the score lines and apply red sticky tape (or any very strong adhesive) as shown. This will hold down the very bottom of your decorative edge so your projects closes like a matchbook.

Fold up the bottom edge.
Then apply two pieces of red sticky tape where shown. This will hold down your post-it note pad. Can you tell that I was using the last of my sticky tape for this project?

Adhere your post-it pad in place right under the second score mark as shown.

Now fold over the top cover and tuck under the decorative edge.

Now you're ready to decorate and embellish your little heart out.

Pink Cat Digital Release Day!

Okay kids - the wait is over!
Here are the new images being released TODAY!I've got three more projects to share with you today!

First up are some post-it note holders using the cute cupcake and pixie image.
I colored each one a little different and used more of that cute patterned paper from American Crafts. My kids will be giving these to their teachers for Valentine's Day. I figured that the teachers would be "candied out" from the Winter holidays and this would be something that they could use. I'll be posting a photo tutorial on how to make these tomorrow, so be sure to check that out.

Here's a close up view. I shrunk down the image so it would fit in my 1 1/4" circle punch. That's the great thing about digital images. You can resize them to accommodate ANY project!

Next, is a quick project that I put together for my daughter. I picked up 20 of these frames from the Target $1 bin when they were marked down to 50 cents.Here's what I came up with using the Valentine Kitty image and a free digital sentiment...

We've got three cats, but Maverick is the baby, so he's my daughters favorite at the moment. I used some retired patterns from SU to cover the frame. And then I added lots of hearts and rhinestones - after all it is for a six year old girl.

I colored the image to look like our little Maverick, cut him out and adhered him to the frame with dimensionals.

My last sample for today uses the image of Lily as a Valentine Fairy.

There's no such thing as TOO much glitter is there??I used a very different color scheme on this one. My buddy Maria sent me some pretty patterned paper and I colored Lily to match.Just in case you missed my post yesterday, here are the two other cards that I made for the release today. If you want to know what Copics I used, just scroll down to the previous post.

Thanks for popping by! After you get your new digis, be sure to check out the free sentiments that are available to go with them! Oh, and just in case you didn't know.....three of these new images are also available in rubber. (Pixies make a cupcake, Lily Valentine Ballerina and Lily Valentine Fairy)

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for a quick post-it note holder tutorial.

Pink Cat Sneaky Peeky and a CONTEST!

O boy, O boy!
Only one more day until the new Pink Cat Studio release!
I've been working on so many projects that I've been dying to share with you, and today I get to give you a sneak peek at two of them! This is my favorite image from the release this week...

ACK!
It just doesn't get much cuter than that!
Melissa really out-did herself on this release. Did I say that last time too?
This image will only be availabe as a digital, so you can purchase it tomorrow and get crafty right away!

Here's a close up of these little cuties...

I colored each and every little heart in the pile and added three different colors of glitter for a little Valentine's Day sparkle.

To add a bit of a romantic feel, I used some beautiful rub-ons on the top corner...

and along the bottom.Then I finished it off with some of my favorite SU ribbon and a heart button.
Up next is Lily as a ballerina...
Can you say A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E?!
This one will be available as a digital image and as a rubber image! I just love this one. It's soooo girly.

While I was perusing the goods at the local scrapbook store I came across this patterned paper by American Crafts. The "Buttercup" pattern matched the flowers in the image perfectly and I loved the color combo. You'll be seeing more of this paper in another project tomorrow.

I layered the main image onto a 3 inch scalloped circle and added a few jewels for a little *pop*.
Then I printed out the sentiment onto the reverse side of the patterned paper and punched it out with a large oval punch.
I really hope you like what I shared today. I had fun making them.

Since you have to wait a whole 24 hours until you get to see the new goods, here's a little contest to keep you occupied until then. Pink Cat Studio is introducing some new Pixie characters this Thursday and we are having a contest to celebrate! The Pixies have picked out their own pixie names and you have to guess which names they picked.

Visit the Pink Cat Studio blog to read the contest details and enter the contest.
Okay, so I'm sure that I've reached my exclamation point quota for the day. Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to come back tomorrow for lots more cuteness!

Cheesecake anyone?

I'm back today with another new digital image from Hambo. He's called "Mouse Chef" and you can find him along with all of the other digital images by Hambo right here. I decided to use a white base for my card this time, which is pretty unusual for me. I used a fun brown and pink patterned paper that my buddy Maria sent me and paired that with some pink polka dots and orange cardstock.
I used a birthday sentiment from the Limerick collection by Hambo, and just inked up the part that I wanted for this card. Then I popped up the chef hat on dimensionals and added some "cheese" colored flowers. You didn't know there was such a thing - did you?

Don't forget to check out the Hambo Challenge Blog. I came up with the sketch this month and I'd love for you to play along! Just leave your link on the challenge post and I'll come by your blog to say hi and check out your creation! Plus....there's a very good chance that you'll win some free stamps!!

Thanks for stopping by. I'll be back tomorrow with some sneak peeks at the new release for Pink Cat Studio!

A twisted digi from Hambo

Ahhhh......the kids are back in school today and I'm ALONE for the first time in 17 days! Oh how I've missed my daily routine!

Today I've got a cute new digital image by Hambo to share with you.Aren't these twisted up snakes cute? I've never thought of snakes as cute before, but just look at them. They're soooo in love!
I colored them in with Copics and then used a Prismacolor pencil for the blue border and the shading on the bottom. The dark green patterned paper is by October Afternoon and the light green is from Scenic Route.

I didn't have a sentiment to go with my image, so I just typed up the first one that came to mind and printed it on Crushed Curry cardstock.

Be sure to check out all of the cute digital images AND rubber images by Hambo. There are also lots of great deals on the sale page of their website!

That's it for me today. I'm off to go enjoy some PEACE & QUIET....and maybe do a little laundry too.

Christmas Morning Magic

Wow - 2010! Can you believe it?
I hope you all had a fun celebrating last night.

Today I thought I'd share the last page in my 2009 scrapbook. I make a scrapbook for each year and at the end of that year, we sit down as a family and look through all the pages. It's so fun to look back at all of the big and little moments that were captured on film. I LOVE that my kids actually read all of the journaling and look at each picture before turning the page. Now obviously it doesn't have any pictures yet - they're getting developed at Costco at this very moment. I'm just thrilled to have my final page of the year done. Now all I need to do is pick up my photos this afternoon and stick em' on!

All of the patterned papers are from the "Joyride" collection by Collage Press. I just loved all of the bright, cheerful, non-traditional Christmas colors. And SU's Riding Hood Red and Kiwi Kiss cardstocks matched perfectly. I used a Cricut cartridge called "Winter Wonderland" for the trees, house, squirrel and poinsettia flowers. Then I added some diamond Stickles to all of the snow for a little sparkle.

The title was cut out with the "Opposites Attract" cartridge. I used SU Baha Breeze cardstock for the letters and then added a little detail with a white gel pen.

To finish off the photo mats, I added some poinsettias with copper Stickles in the middle and then popped them up with dimensionals.

I hope you get some time to be creative this weekend!
Have a good one - I'll be back on Monday.