Thursday, January 14, 2016

TCP Sneak Peek - Day 3

 Are you ready for another sneak peek?  Today, The Cat's Pajamas has a gorgeous Lacey Heart Cutup that will add an element of elegance to your creations! 


I love to do watercolor wash backgrounds by smooshing distress
inks on acrylic blocks or acetate sheets, spritzing twice with water, then picking up color with a brush and adding it to Ranger's
watercolor cardstock. Here I used Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick and Festive Berries inks.  IRL the colors match perfectly with the DP, but the photo...not so much (insert frown here).  Designer paper is from Echo Park's Blowing Kisses pad.  The sentiment tag is by Recollections.

Helpful tip for cutting out intricate dies...
They can be tricky to remove without tearing UNLESS you take the extra minute to layer up with the following:  Cutting plate, dryer sheet, cardstock, waxed paper, die, cutting plate.  I often add a thin metal shim to the "sandwich" as well.  It also helps to use lighter weight CS (I used SU's Whisper White).


Here are more details you'll need to know...
1. All the new stamps and dies will be released on Tuesday, January 19th.
2. 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 sneak peek posts, including The Cat's Pajamas blog. A winner will be randomly drawn and will be announced on the TCP Facebook Page the following day.
3. Save the date for the Pajama Party on Monday, January 18th from 5-7 PM PST.

To see all of the Cat Pack samples, head on over to the TCP blog and see them in one place...or...you can click on the links below.

10 comments:

Kimberley said...

So pretty!

Denise Bryant said...

Lovely card! That die is just gorgeous! Beautiful details!

nfabbri said...

Thanks for the sandwich tip, love the card!!

Nancy Thomas said...

We both thinking alike with the color washed background. Beautiful!!

D.Ann C said...

Love this gorgeous die on your fab background!

Oh You Made Me Ink said...

That's a really pretty card!

Super Stick Chick said...

Love the smooshing technique and it is a nice way to make the Lacey Heart die stand out.

Yvonne Bashor said...

Very pretty watercolored Distress Ink background and I like your patterned papers as well. Your little hanging tag is sure a nice touch!

Brenda said...

I'll say again, this die was made for a wonderful watercolor background like yours. Beautiful!

Sherry Rose said...

I love this background! Thank you so much for the tip...I have trouble with delicate dies...can't wait to try it!