TCP Tuesday - Chicken Soup

Ouhhh...I woke up this morning all puffy and stuffy - so not cute!! Spring has definitely sprung and that means allergy season has begun! Yuk!

I get them so bad I have to use eye drops which means bye bye contacts and hello glasses. More yuk yuk! You should have seen me today: I had this big box of tissue that I had to carry with me wherever I went. lol good times!!

Okay now that I'm all done with my silly whining let me get to this week's TCP Tuesday challenge!

Joanne is the fabulous hostess for the week and she has come up with an equally fabulous color combination for us:

Joanne - I was seriously channeling you today with the Kraft-i-ness of it all. {hehe}

I just love how the Kraft adds that touch of home-y feeling that you get when you eat chicken noodle soup hence...the Kraft. ;)

I used patterned paper from the Quite Contrary Collection by My Mind's Eye. I've been using their paper in almost every card I've made lately. It goes with everything!! I've also used the Bitty Box Basics by Papertrey Ink.

My chicken and the sentiment are from the Cat's Pajama's set You Sick Thing, one of my all-time favorite sets. I "colored" my chicken in with the help of a Copic Marker and a white gel pen. The double line border around my chicken and the sentiment were drawn by hand to keep in sync with the homemade feeling of it all. I also did some light distressing around it all which is a bit hard to see in the photograph.

Oh and before I forget - the button is from the Cat's Pajamas Great Outdoors collection.

Wanna play along?!

Here's what you need to know:

1. Each a week one of The Cat’s Pajamas DT members will host a challenge.

2. The challenges will vary {stamp, techinque, color, theme, sketch, etc.}
3. You will have until the end of the month to complete the challenge.
4. Post your design to the guestbook on Alma's blog. Your design must be uploaded to the guestbook to be considered.
5. TCP stamps are not required, but of course, highly encouraged. {Unless it is a challenge calling for a specific stamp}

6. There will be one winner each month. They will be deemed that month’s Swankiest Stamper and get $25 in Cat’s Cash {money to spend on the TCP site!}.
7. Only designs posted to the guestbook will be considered for the Swanky Stamper.
8. The newly crowned Swanky Stamper will be announced on the First of the Month and have his/her winning entry posted on The Cat’s Pajamas website where he/she will reign for the entire month.

Have a good night, everyone!! Til next time!! :)

Stamps: You Sick Thing (TCP)

Paper: Quite Contrary (MME), Bitty Basic Box (PTI), Kraft, Basic Black

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen (Distress Ink), Soft Suede (SU)

Accessories: Twill Tape, Black Marker, White Gel Pen, Copic Marker, Great Outdoors Buttons (TCP), Jute Twine, Checkerboard Punch, Sewing Machine, Pop-up Dots