THANKFUL THURSDAY

 

It's Thursday, what are you thankful for?  At Cat's, we are thankful for you, our wonderful customers, without whom there would be no store.  Today only, if you show this post to Cat or Valerie, you will get double punches.  That means...spend $50 and get $100 worth of punches on your card.  Easy way to fill up your card and get $10 off of your next purchase.

 

What can you buy so that you can fill up that card?

How about some Graphic 45 "Place in Time" goodies.  This product is so popular...you don't want to wait too long and miss out on it.

These Impression Obsession dies are wonderful.  Nanci used them while creating her wonderful tags.

You could get some of these beautiful Teresa Collins products that just arrived in the store.

These Petaloo tags are so cute and would look great on your scrapbook pages, cards, or tags.

Or maybe you just need to stock up on some adhesive...we always need some of that!

Tonight's the night to make this adorable Disney album!  If you are taking the class, you will already be at the store, so it will be easy to take advantage of the double punches.

 

Whatever you need or want, today's the day to pick it up and get double punches.  Remember...just show this post to Cat or Valerie and get double punches on your card.  We are open until 8:00 p.m., so you have plenty of time to take advantage of this wonderful deal.



WOW WEDNESDAY

The winner from November 28th's blog hop, chosen by random.org, was #10- Glittered Paws, from Allison's blog. Congratulations, Glittered Paws! Contact Cat at the store to claim your prize!

We love seeing the work of our wonderful friends and customers and there is always inspiration to be found while visiting their projects. Would you like to participate, but do not have a blog? You do not have to have a blog to participate. You can find the directions on how to link up your creations that you have in a gallery here.

To be considered for the blog candy, you must post a project that you have created. WOW Wednesday must also be mentioned in your post and be sure to let your blog readers know that there is blog candy being given away to a random participant or commenter. .

I hope you will share your fabulous creations with us. If you didn't have time to create anything, I hope you will share some love on everyone else's creations--we all love that positive reinforcement
Just a reminder that I am not considered for the blog candy, but anyone who comments on my blog IS in the running. Thank you to everyone who participated last week, either by posting some work or commenting on the blogs.



TUESDAY TEMPTATIONS

What's on your Christmas list this year?  There are so many wonderful goodies at Cat's that you can add to your list.

Do you need some more storage for your scrapbook supplies?  Cat has quite a variety of storage options for you to pick from.

Maybe some Tim Holtz goodies are on your wish list.  I think most of us wouldn't mind finding some of Tim's amazing products under the tree.

The Stampendous embossing powders, color fragments, and glitters work great with all of your Tim Holtz supplies.

How about some Heidi Swapp sprays.  The color mists are very popular now and are being used numerous different ways on scrapbook layouts.

Maybe you have your eye on some of the new paper collections that have arrived at the store.  Gift certificates are available at the store so that the recipient can purchase whatever they want.

Or, maybe you have been VERY good and Santa will bring you a retreat for Christmas.  Who wouldn't love that? 

Whatever you have on your list, you can find it at Cat's.

 

Sketch Inspiration Sponsor for the Week

Cat's is sponsoring Sketch Inspiration this week for Sketch #349.

 Just to give you a jumpstart Valerie & I have done a few pages hoping to get you Cat-Spired!

 Valerie did this two page layout with the sketch as a guideline (remember, you don't have to follow it to the letter). She used the new Now & Then collection from Teresa Collins that is to die for. Love this collection, all the colors and all the possibilities. Val did a great job on these pages of her sweet hubby and adorable granddaughter.

 I used the new Farm House collection for my two pages. The one above features their flowers and stickers as well as a bit of burlap.  It worked perfectly for these sunset pics I took. I also used the same collection for the windmills.  Ray and I went on a roadtrip to nowhere one Monday and found these windmills in a row and decided to take pics. He hung around til sunset for me to get the best pics. The Texas and the sun are both from his laser cut outs available at the store now.

 This is the prize for the week.  One lucky person submitting a layout on Sketch Inspiration by MN on Saturday will win this new Christmas collection from Echo Park featuring their new Photo Freedom line of papers and page protectors. These are designed for the busy scrapper to stay on top of things.

Now--head on over to www.sketchinspiration.ning.com and submit your layout for this week with Sketch #349 and be the winner!

MARVELOUS MONDAY

 

It's a simply marvelous Monday and I want to share some marvelous things with you....Like this Teresa Collins "Now and Then" collection.  Don't you love those clocks.!

I love the colors of this collection, some teal and coral with a touch of wine thrown in.  Just beautiful!

Then the embellishments:  border strips, washi tape, stamps, stickers, bling, and brads...yummy stuff!

Some close-ups so you can see the embellishments better.

 Teresa Collins' collections are always so elegant and on that wonderfully textured, thick cardstock.

Don't wait too long to pick some of this up, I don't think it will be around too long!

Saturday is the day to make this wonderful album that Cat dreamed up.  AMAZING album! 

This is one of my favorite things about this album...love how you open it up and there Mr. Gingerbread is, waiting to greet you.

OK, couldn't help myself...gotta go ahead and show you the rest of the album again.   It is just so cute!  Don't you just love this tree?

And it folds out for more pages...Santa and the reindeer are up on the rooftop!

Even the back is cute!  Look at that roof....I wonder if it would taste like icing.....hmmmmmm.....Call the store to see if you can still get in on this class.  It is just adorable and is a Cat's exclusive.  The class begins at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday and costs $55.  If you are taking this class, you need to bring the following to class:  Stickles in red, green, crystal & gold or yellow; Liquid Pearl in white opal; Adhesives & Basic Tool Kit.   You are going to learn some new techniques while making this wonderful album that will also become part of your Christmas decorations.

Yes, it truly is a marvelous Monday and there are marvelous things at the store.  Save some time to stop by and pick up some of the marvelous products and take some of the marvelous classes.  I wonder how many more times I can use the word marvelous.  LOL!  Hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday! 

SUNDAY INSPIRATION

Did you see the latest Cat/Ray creation?  Ray made the blocks and Cat did the decorating....WOW - love these!  I love the burlap on the BIG Christmas block.  Cat and Ray make a great creative team...she dreams up things and he cuts them out for her.  With his new laser, he is creating so many cool things.

Look at this wonderful layout that Cat did using Bella Blvd.'s Thankful collection.  Look at those doggies....they are so underfed.  Such a ruff life!

Cat used sketch #336 from Sketch Inspiration for the facing page with photos of their delicious Thanksgiving spread and one of the wonderful photos of them from their fall photo shoot.  I love the photos they take using that tripod--simply amazing.  I don't know that they could get better photos if they had a photographer taking the pictures.

Valerie made this two page layout featuring her precious granddaughters using Sketch Inspiration sketch #346 and some Fancy Pants papers.  Another fabulous job by Valerie.  The colors in the photos look great with this paper and, of course, the photography is spectacular.  Fun days at the playground with these cuties.

 

I hope these projects have inspired you to create some this week.  Stop by the store to pick up some of the new products that have arrived.  Then, it will be time to create away!

CAT-TASTIC CATURDAY!

First, I must apologize.  I got the date wrong on the gingerbread house book.  It is not until NEXT Saturday, December 8th.  So, you have one more week to wait to get this fabulous album. 

TODAY is the class make-up day and a crop.  So, if there is a class you wanted to take and were not able to do so, you can make that class up today.  In addition, it is the first Saturday crop so you can crop from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. for a $15 minimum purchase.  So, crop away the day and get some projects made.  While you are at the store, you can shop for some of the fabulous new products that have arrived this week. 

This is a wonderful line of paper by a company that I don't believe we have had in the store before.  

This is the Market Square collection

and these are the stickers.

This is the Sugar Hill collection

and its stickers -- perfect for all of those Thanksgiving pictures.

Embellishments for both collections and

some great stamps to go with them.

Look at Ray's latest lazer creations.  Love all of the wonderful things he is learning to create with his lazer. 

Be sure you make time to stop by the store to pick up some of the fabulous new products that have arrived at the store this week.