{Winner} Halloween Photo Contest

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Halloween Photo Contest! We had so many fabulous entries to sort through and it was such a tough decision!

So, without further ado.......

Our winner of our Halloween Photo Contest is ANGELA!

Congratulations! What a spectacular job you did with your Halloween dessert table! Every detail is perfection and we are AMAZED that you made all the desserts yourself!

Angela is an avid reader of The TomKat Studio and said that she finds so much inspiration for making sweets from all of our fabulous vendors that we have featured on the blog!

Look at these shoes! Aren't those adorable? She made those, too! She said they were much harder than she thought they would be, but in the end, they were so worth it!

We also love the green snowball spiders! So creative!

Congratulations, Angela!

Angela is the lucky winner of the FABULOUS prize package from our wonderful vendors!!

Banner Boutique, Bella Cupcake Couture, The Cookie Jar, Dolce Vita Mia, Georgia Blue, Icing Designs, Le Papier Studios, Milk & Cookeez, Modern Frills, Paper Lili, Polka Dot Market, Shea B. Camera Straps, Sweeties by Kim, Tiny Belles Boutique, and of course, The TomKat Studio.

We do have two Honorable Mention winners as well, and they have both won a $50 shop credit to The TomKat Studio shop! And those winners are...

ZULYWe are in LOVE with her stunning display! IN LOVE!

Totally inspired by our Halloween Glam dessert table, Zuly took this party to another level by carrying out the theme throughout her lovely NYC apartment! Gorgeous!

and also...

NANCY!Nancy used our Halloween Glam Collection for a fun party she hosted Halloween weekend!
She created fabulous sweets and used lots of glitter and glam!

Isn't her banner adorable?! She sells them in her shop!

We love these ghost cake pops....sooo cute!

Thank you to everyone who participated!

It was so much fun to see how you all used our Halloween Collections!
We look forward to doing this again next year!

Now, it's time to get in the mood for the HOLIDAYS!!

{Finalists} Halloween Photo Contest!

{submitted by Alysha}

We apologize for the delay in announcing our finalists! I know some of you have been very anxious to see the amazing submissions we have received! Although Halloween is over, these amazing photos will give you some fabulous inspiration for next year! We had dozens of submissions and it was so difficult to narrow down the finalists! You all did such a fantastic job with our Halloween collections! Thank you so much for your participation and sharing your creativity with us! All entrants will be receiving our new Thanksgiving Printable Collection to thank you for your amazing effort in this contest!

The TomKat team has selected the Top 10 Submissions
for your viewing pleasure and will share our Grand Prize Winner tomorrow!
Enjoy!

{Submitted by Angela}

{Submitted by Kelly}

{Submitted by Stephanie}

{Sumbitted by Zuly}

{Submitted by Joanne}

{Submitted by Monica}

{Submitted by Nancy}

{Submitted by Kendall}

{Submitted by Sara}

WOW, right?
Amazing parties, dessert tables, treats & even apparel using our designs!
Which one is your favorite?

We will be announcing our choice for the Grand Prize Winner tomorrow!

{Cupcake Monday} Adorable Candy Corn Cupcakes!

Happy Monday!
Eeekk! It's HALLOWEEN Week!
I spotted these adorable candy corn cupcakes this morning via Amy Atlas!
Created by The Curvy Carrot, find the recipe here!
Check out Amy's post full of Candy Corn dessert ideas!
It's fabulous!

Also, did you hear that Amy is publishing a dessert table book?!
Congratulations, Amy! We are ALL looking forward to it!

{Photo Contest} Some Updates!

Ask and ye shall receive!  After some input from our readers, we have decided to extend the dates of the Halloween Photo Contest!  The last date for submissions will be November 3.  That way, you can work your little tails off designing the weekend of Halloween and still be able to enter the contest!  We will announce the Top 10 on November 4, and the Grand Prize on November 5.  Hope that helps! 

Also, we have TWO new prizes to add to the loot! 

First is a $30 Shop Credit from Dolce Vita Mia!  Plus, during the duration of the contest, you can receive a 20% discount by entering TOMKATSTUDIO20 at checkout!  Fabulous!

Second is a $60 Shop Credit to Modern Frills!  She is on vacation for a bit, but take a look through her sold items to see her adorable designs. Fantastic!

We hope you are as excited about this contest as we are!  Remember you may submit up to 5 of your favorite photos to photos@thetomkatstudio.  For the rest of the rules, read here.

To purchase the Halloween Glam or Happy Halloween Collections, visit the SHOP.

{Photo Contest} Get Creative with Our Halloween Printable Party Collections!

We are so excited about the response to our 2010 Halloween Printable Party Collections! With over 350 sets sold, we are eager to see how you are using our designs! Are you ready for a fun challenge? We're hosting a Halloween FABULOUS PHOTO CONTEST! We've gathered an incredible group of sponsors to entice you to get CREATIVE!

~ RULES ~

1. Photo must display at least one item from either our Halloween Glam or Happy Halloween Collections

2. You may submit up to 5 (five) photos for consideration

3. Judging will be based on: creativity, originality and quality of photography

Are you ready to hear what you could WIN?
WOW!

We've recruited some of our FAVORITE vendors

to award the contest winner an incredible prize package!

Grand Prize Winner will receive:

Banner Boutique - $50 Shop Credit

Bella Cupcake Couture - Two Cupcake Wrapper Kits

The Cookie Jar - One Dozen Cookies

Dolce Vita Mia - $30 Shop Credit

 (also, 20% discount during giveaway period. 

Enter TOMKATSTUDIO20 at checkout)

Georgia Blue - $50 Shop Credit

Icing Designs - $35 Shop Credit

Le Papier Studio - $50 Shop Credit

Milk & Cookeez - Caramel Apple Soap & Handy Candy Soap

Modern Frills - $60 Shop Credit

Paper Lili Rhinestone Apparel - $50 Shop Credit

Polka Dot Market - Boutique Petti Skirt

Shea B. Camera Straps - $30 Shop Credit

Sweeties by Kim - 2 Dozen Designer Cookies

Tiny Belles Boutique - $25 Shop Credit

And, last but not least...a $50 Shop Credit to The TomKat Studio!

{THAT'S A VALUE OF $600!}

Are you excited yet?
We are!

To enter, email your photos to photos@thetomkatstudio.com. Submissions will be accepted 10/6/10 through 11/3/10. Top Ten Finalists will be selected and highlighted on the blog. Grand Prize Winner will be announced on November 5.

Official Rules:

All photos submitted become property of The TomKat Studio, and may be displayed on our blog, Facebook and any other outlet we approve of. By submitting photos, you agree that you own the rights to the photo submitted. Contest will be promoted on the Blog, Facebook and Twitter. Entries will be reviewed and winner will be selected by The TomKat Studio staff. Winner will be announced on the Blog on Friday, 11/5/10. Winner will be contacted via email. It will be the resonsibility of the winner to contact the sponsor to redeem prize(s).

Ready to get creative?
We know you can!
Let's see what you've got!

To purchase the Halloween Glam or Happy Halloween Collections, visit the SHOP!

{Free Printable} October 2010 Calendar!

It's almost October, so here is your free printable calendar for the month!
We are looking forward to Halloween and the start of the holiday season!

DOWNLOAD YOUR CALENDAR HERE!

Calendar design was inspired by our Halloween Glam Collection!
Available in the SHOP!

{Press} Halloween Glam on HWTM & Layla Grayce!

I am so happy with the response to our new Halloween Glam Collection! I'm glad that I took a little chance with a non-traditional color scheme and it seems you approve! I am ecstatic that sweet Jenn of Hostess with the Mostess loved it and featured it last week! It is always a thrill to be highlighted on her blog....my favorite party blog ever!
View the full post HERE!

Last week, I was interviewed by Melanie at Layla Grayce and my feature is up on their blog today! Layla Grayce is a gorgeous online boutique filled with lovely finds and a stylish blog to go right along with it!
View my interview and feature on Layla Grayce HERE!

{New to the Shop} Halloween Glam Collection!

I'm so excited to show you our latest collection! Last week, I styled this dessert table to showcase our new Halloween Glam Printable Designs! I hope this gets you in the mood for Halloween and inspires your adult or girls' night out parties! Enjoy the gorgeous photos by Laura Winslow and then read all about the details below!

This was such a fun, fabulous table to put together! I wanted to create something unique this Halloween season on top of our more traditional, kid-friendly Happy Halloween Collection!

Theme Inspiration:

My inspiration came from the purple glitter trees and a plaque that I found at HomeGoods. I wanted to put a glam, glittery, sophisticated spin on a Halloween party. I decided on a color scheme of dark purple and black with a hint of lime. I enlisted the help of my friend Jess of Pen 'N Paper Flowers to create the "sassy witch" silhouette which I then developed the theme around.

Table Decor:

I used cake stands, plates, wine glasses, damask boxes and candleholders that I already had on hand. I love using tissue paper poms, and ordered the perfect colors from Pom Love. A gorgeous purple flower hair accessory from Banner Boutique was a perfect girly focal point with a little creepy spider on it! Our intern, Serena (yes, we have one now!) asked how she could help and I had her create the scalloped favor bags using her Silhouette machine! So cute, right? Once that project was done, she was ready for more, so I asked her to make black crepe paper rosettes for the trees! Aren't they fabulous? She took it upon herself to do a little hunting for goodies and brought me all sorts of black/purple spooky items! I ended up using her spider web tablecloth as the backdrop, small candy jars and a pumpkin she found at Hobby Lobby! Thank you, Serena!

Desserts & Treats:
Specialty oreos were made by Kim of Sweeties, which are always a perfect addition to any dessert table! I finally visited a new local candy shop, Sweeties and found tons of options for purple candy for the jars! I picked up the lollipops, damask cupcake liners and green "eek" cups at my grocery store! Great finds! My mom & I made the cupcakes, ding dong spiders and truffle pops!

Now that I have everything I need for a girly Halloween party....
I really should throw one! Who wants to come?

The Halloween Glam Collection is now available!

Enjoy 50% off until September 22, 2010 midnight!

GET YOURS HERE!

{New to The Shop} Happy Halloween Collection!

{photo by tomkat studio}

Can you believe it's time to start thinking about Halloween?!
Last year, I offered a set of printable party circles for Halloween, but this year we're going all out here at The TomKat Studio! I have TWO Halloween Full Collections up my sleeve and I'm thrilled to show you the first one today! I'm calling this our "Happy Halloween" Collection and it is full of fun, family-friendly goodies! I enlisted the help of Glory of Glorious Treats to stage and photograph this new collection. We have been talking about collaborating on a project and this one worked out perfectly! If you don't know Glory yet, you should! She is a very talented baker and party blogger. You can follow her blog here, and her facebook fan page here! Take a look at the adorable tablescape, fabulous cookies & yummy cupcakes {recipe soon} she created and styled with our new printable set!

{all photos above courtesy of glory albin}
Beautiful job with everything, Glory!

The Happy Halloween Collection is available in the SHOP!
This set includes 10 printable PDF files:
Fill-in Invitation
Party Circles
4" Party Circles
Favor Tags
Snack Baggie Labels
Fancy Labels - Blank with Illustrations
Fancy Labels - Blank
Happy Halloween Banner
Trick Or Treat Banner
Straw/Food Striped Flags

We are offering an introductory sale for a LIMITED TIME ONLY!
The collection will be 50% OFF until September 15th!
Regular $19.00 - On Sale $9.50

GET YOURS HERE!

Stay tuned for an additional HALLOWEEN collection next week, which will be perfect for your Girl's Night Out & Adult Halloween Parties!
Fun! Fun!