Sneaky Peek + TCP Tuesday Reminder

Hi friends! It's the beginning of Sneaky Peek Week at The Cat's Pajamas. I've got an unofficial sneaky peek for you combined with a little reminder about the current TCP Tuesday challenge. Each day over the next week, the Cat Pack will be peeking projects with the new goodies. Once a product is peeked, it will be available for purchase on the website! Which means there's no waiting if you see something you just have to have! Hooray! Head on over to The Cat's Pajamas Blog to see the official list of today's peekers and then leave some comments on their blogs/instagrams for a chance to win some Cat Cash!

My card today combines the fin-tastic new Hey Gillfriend stamp set and the Porthole Duo Die being peeked today with the Move It TCP Tuesday challenge to make an interactive card. Let me just say this Hey Gillfriend set is adorable! I just love all the fun images for building your own little ocean scene.

I started my card by stamping this sweet little mermaid in copic safe ink and then coloring with Copics and fussy cutting. If unlike me, you know how to use your cutting machine, Alma always makes free cutting files available for stamp sets that don't have matching dies. Someday maybe I'll plug my machine in and figure out how it works!

After my main image was done, I decided to work on a shaker element using the Porthole Duo Die. The outer die creates the frame and embosses the little porthole dots. I wanted mine to stand out, so I left the die cut in the die, then used it as a stencil to sponge distress ink over the little holes. I then took the inner cut with the coral and seahorse and taped off different areas so I could color in with distress inks and a blending sponge. When this was finished, I placed it at the bottom, then topped with a circle frame cut with regular nesting circle dies and a piece of acetate to form the shaker.  I filled it with some of the gorgeous new Blue Lagoon holeless sequins. For a little more accent, I rimmed the entire frame with white Nuvo drops.

The background is done using the smooshing technique with water reactive inks. I then decided to add a wobbler for the sentiment. I stamped the sentiment and drew a little frame around it with a black pen so it looked like a sign. Then I added the sweet little seahorse from the set.  The wobbler portion is done with the pull tab from the Slider die and I followed Alma's video instructions to make a wobbler.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! We hope you'll play along in our challenge. And don't forget to pop over to the TCP Blog today for links to today's peekers. Leave some love on their blogs and/or Instagram accounts for a chance to win.

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