{New to the Shop} Mod Glam Valentine's Day Collection - 50% Off SALE!

I have been hinting about this amazing photo shoot for a couple of weeks now! Before Christmas, I was asked to style a photo shoot for the soon-to-debut local magazine, 202. The editor, Sondra Barr and I originally met when she was the editor of Go Gilbert magazine and featured me on the cover in 2009. She also wrote this article about me for The Arizona Republic. {Thank you, Sondra!} Sondra asked for a Valentine's Day inspired shoot. She follows my blog and has seen Laura {Laura Winslow Photography} and I work together and loves our collaborations. Laura got onboard and I am so excited to share the results with you! Although I can't show you everything {since it's not published yet}, I am able to show you my new printable collection since it's about that time to start planning your Valentine's Day parties!

My friend, Jami of The Savvy Socalista was able to hook us up with the amazing shop, Designer Boulevard {Gilbert} and they allowed us to use their store and home decor items for the shoot! {Lucky us!} Designer Boulevard is a gorgeous store full of amazing home decor, clothing and accessories! If you live anywhere in Phoenix, make the trip and visit!

As usual, I enlisted the help of my favorite baker, Melissa from Decadent Delights! She made the perfect glitter heart cupcakes, heart cookies and cake pops!

Inspired by the crepe paper lollipops that Icing Designs has made for me in the past, I whipped up this one to showcase one of our 4" party circle designs! It was a cute prop for the kids to hold, too!

These paper daisies are a new product from Polka Dot Market that Sally shipped just in the nick of time! Aren't they fabulous? The great thing is that unlike poms, they just fold down and you can save them to use again!

This new printable collection is now in the SHOP!
Get it for 50% OFF until 1/21/11

Collection includes:

Invitation Design - Valentine's Day Party

Invitation/Menu Design - Blank
2" Party Circles
2" Favor Tags
3" x 3" Foldover Mini Notecards

4" Party Circles

Fancy Dessert/Food Labels
5" x 5" Banner Letter Panels {spell out whatever you would like!}

GET YOURS HERE!

{Fabulous Collaboration} Heavenly Holiday Party Photo Shoot!

Jaclyne from Heavenly Blooms and I have been following each others' work for some time. We "met" when she submitted a fabulous Olivia party she styled and I featured here on The TomKat Studio! We had been chatting about collaborating on a photo shoot for a few months, when she sent me a few gorgeous inspiration boards for holiday ideas. After swooning over the gorgeous photos, we decided on a turquoise, white and silver color scheme. I designed paper goods including cupcake toppers, favor tags, dessert labels and signs and shipped them off to Jaclyne. She took it from there and coordinated fabulous Orange County vendors for this gorgeous shoot! When I received these photos from Drew B, the talented photographer...I nearly fell off of my chair. Styled to perfection, this holiday party is full of gorgeous decor and ideas. With so many beautiful photos, it was hard to choose which to feature! Read on for more about the amazing vendors involved!

Jaclyne designed all of the florals, as well as the entire setting along with Gianna from Chic Celebrations. Every detail was attended to, from the dessert table to the lovely tablescape and hot cocoa bar. She even set up a station for gingerbread house decorating for the kids! Melody, the owner of Sweet and Saucy {baker to the stars!} baked up all of the delicious sweets including macarons, coconut cake, mini tarts, cookies and cake pops!

Absolutely gorgeous, right?What a dream to have been asked to design for such an amazing shoot!

Thank you to Jaclyne and all of the vendors involved!

Thank you to Jenn at Hostess with the Mostess for debuting this party right before Christmas! View post here!

Printable Designs will be available in the shop!

{Fabulous Friday Giveaway} Project Life from Becky Higgins

UPDATE!!!
We have picked a winner!!!

And that lucky, lucky lady is.........

COMMENT #988 - Meggan P.!!
She said:  I would LOVE the Amber Kit. It's beautiful :)
Thank you for this incredible opportunity.

Congrats Meggan!  Please contact me at toni@thetomkatstudio.com to claim your fabulous prize!

It is the beginning of a new year, and it's a perfect time to get your photographs organized!! Enter Becky Higgins and Project Life. If any of you are scrapbookers, you KNOW Becky Higgins. Becky contributed to Creating Keepsakes magazine for 12 years before she "retired" and began Becky Higgins LLC, and introduced Project Life. (You know how much we LOVE mom-preneuers!!)

Project Life is not your typical scrapbook. It doesn't involved cutting, and punching, and embellishing. Not that there is anything wrong with that! It's SIMPLE. It's designed for photos and for journaling. In a very cool, crisp way. You can lay it out any way you want. Becky, for example, takes a picture EVERY DAY. She prints the photos, slides them into their slot, writes a little about the photo on a journaling card, and that's it! Now, if that is not something you can tackle, you can do a "Month at a Glance". Each month, insert your few favorite pictures from the month, write about them on the journaling cards, and you're done. At the end of the year, you will have a reflection of how you and your family have lived the previous twelve months. I love it! THIS is something I can accomplish!

So, you have probably guessed it. We are giving away one of Becky's Project Life Kits. You can choose the Turqouise Edition, the Amber Edition, or the Digital Version.

Here is how to enter! Leave a separate comment for each entry.

1) Head on over to Becky Higgins LLC on Amazon, and leave a comment below with which Edition you would choose!

2) Become a Fan of Becky Higgins on Facebook. Leave her some TomKat love!

3) If you aren't already, become a Fan of TomKat on Facebook. Leave a comment below letting us know you are!

Winner will be chosen on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 11:00pm (MST). Any entries received after this time will not be considered. Open to US residents only. Winner will be chosen using random.org.

**Now, if you want to place an order for Project Life, don't panic that they are SOLD OUT at the moment. They will be re-stocking very soon! I'm sure once you "fan" her on Facebook, you'll be in the know as to when they are available!**

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{Fabulous Friday Giveaway} Win a Gorgeous Camera Bag from Jo Totes!

UPDATE!!
We have a winner!!!! 

COMMENT #773 - Kelly Tillotson
She said "The Rose Clementine is my favorite!"

Kelly, you are a lucky, lucky girl! 
 I'll be sending you a quick email so we can get your camera bag to you!

{photo courtesy of vicki lynn photography}

As you may know, we are in love...with Jo Totes that is! Each of us TomKat girls has one (well, Kim has two now!) and they are simply fabulous! We figured what great way to finish up the year, with one of our favorite products!

These totes are so great. Completely stylish. And, what a fabulous way to carry around your camera! Each tote comes with padded dividers that you can insert to make smaller compartments to carry your camera, your lens, your cell phone, your wallet....the list goes on and on! I love mine so much that I use it as a purse more than a camera bag!
These will be perfect for our trip to NYC next month!

You may have seen them featured in our Holiday Gift Guide, as well! The Rose in Marigold was featured in our "Gifts for Budding Photographers" page compiled by Vicki of Vicki Lynn Photography! They were also a fabulous sponsor of the guide!

Here's how you can win you choice of a camera bag from Jo Totes:
(please leave a separate comment for each item completed)

1) Go to Jo Totes, check out the fabulous bags and comment here with your favorite.

2) Become a fan of Jo Totes on Facebook, come back and leave a comment letting us know that you are!

3) Are you a fan of The TomKat Studio on Facebook? Great! Now go spread the word to your Facebook friends that they should fans, too! Let us know that you did!

Winner will be chosen on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 11:00pm (MST). Any entries received after this time will not be considered. Open to US residents only. Winner will be chosen using random.org

Winner will be chosen on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 11:00pm (MST). Any entries received after this time will not be considered. Open to US residents only. Winner will be chosen using random.org. This is a sponsored post and The TomKat Studio may have received compensation and/or products in exchange for promoting featured brand.

{Sneak Peek} Heavenly Holiday Photo Shoot!

I can't help myself, I have to share a little teeny peek of this gorgeous photo shoot that I was so lucky to play a small part in!! More photos and details soon.....

{photo courtesy of Drew B Photography}
{flowers by Heavenly Blooms}
{styling by Chic Celebrations & Heavenly Blooms}
{desserts by Sweet & Saucy}

{Favorite Things} Our Fabulous Holiday Cards from Tiny Prints & 20% Off Sale!

We recently had our family photos taken by my sweet friend, Vicki of Vicki Lynn Photography. She did an AMAZING job and I couldn't be happier with the results! View a few of my favorites right here. I am usually a proscrastinator when it comes to getting my holiday cards out, but I was so excited about our photos that I ordered beautiful cards from Tiny Prints right when I received the photos! I chose a 2-sided tri-fold design called, First Frost. I love it because it displays 5 large photos and I was able to choose the color for the frame/message page to coordinate best with the photos. I chose the semi-gloss heavyweight cardstock and I LOVE it. The print quality is fabulous! Here's a little peek....

TODAY & TOMORROW ONLY (ends 12/3 midnight)
Tiny Prints is offering 20% OFF your entire order
+ FREE SHIPPING on orders of $45 or more!

CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO SHOP &
ENTER CODE: TPDEC20

{Sneak Peeks} New Collections, Photo Shoots & Incredible Giveaway!

Good morning! It's a been busy week here at The TomKat Studio as we prepare for the holiday season! I thought I would share a little of what is to come in the next few days....so you can be sure not to miss out on the fun while you're recovering from your overindulgence of pumpkin pie! First up...(above) our new Vintage Rudolph Holiday Collection will debut today! I am ecstatic about everything turned out from my photo shoot with Laura Winslow! Can't wait to share all of the details!

I had the pleasure of collaborating with Tanya from Save the Date for Cupcakes on showcasing our new "Let it Snow" Collection! I designed the printable goodies inspired by this, and Tanya styled and photographed the setup! She enlisted some fabulous vendors and we can't wait to show you some holiday inspiration!

As you may have read on Facebook, I recently styled a photo shoot with Laura Winslow for the clothing line, Oh Fiddlesticks! Our theme was "Glam Camping" and everything turned out beautiful, including the gorgeous little models! Laura gave us the peek above, but we can't wait to see the rest of the photos!

Later today, we will be posting a GIVEAWAY for a Silhouette craft cutting machine! Just in time for the holidays, you'll have a chance to win this crafty tool! Stay tuned....

{Fabulous Friday Giveaway} Pink Pettidress from Chic by Sha & Hair Accessories from GracyLu Originals!

UPDATE!!

We have picked our winners!

The winner of the Pink Pettidress from Chic by Sha is....

COMMENT #387 Erin Volante Floral

She said:  I love the pink pettidress, so stinkin' cute! 

Also love everything from the Nutcracker Collection in the GracyLu Shop!

The winner of the $100 GracyLu shop credit is:

COMMENT #200 - Lora Joy

She said:  I LOVE the halter petti dress Kate has on and I love the Lilly Rose headpiece.

Awesome giveaway!

Congrats ladies!  Please email me at toni@thetomkatstudio.com to claim your fabulous prizes!

We recently had our family photos take by Vicki Lynn Photography {see more here}. While I was thinking about ideas for clothing, Sha from Chic by Sha happened to contact me and offer to send a sample of one of her fabulous designs. The timing couldn't have been more perfect! I fell in LOVE with her pink halter pettidress and had to have it for Kate! In her shop, I also noticed that she sells clothing for women. The gorgeous photos on her site gave me the idea of me wearing a pettiskirt, too! Vicki loved the idea and we rolled with it!

Of course, we needed fancy hair accessories to go along with our fabulous pettis, and I had been chatting with Tristian of GracyLu Originals about featuring her on the blog after discovering her from this Bubble Gum party! She offered to create custom pieces for Kate & I and they turned out beautiful!

Lucky for YOU....Chic by Sha and GracyLu Originals have offered to sponsor our FABULOUS giveaway today!

Two winners will be chosen!Our first winner will win a Pink Pettidress from Chic by Sha...

Our second winner will win a $100 shop credit to GracyLu Originals!

Here's how to enter:

1) Visit Chic by Sha and GracyLu Originals, and let us know what items you love the most!

2) Become a fan of Chic by Sha on Facebook! Comment and let us know you are a fan!

3) Become a fan of GracyLu Originals on Facebook! Leave a comment to let us know you are a fan!

4) Do you have Facebook friends that would love The TomKat Studio? On our FB page, click "Suggest to Friends" for an extra entry! Leave another comment letting us know you did!

Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry!

Winner will be chosen on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at 11:00pm (MST). Any entries received after this time will not be considered. Chic by Sha is open to US & Australia only. GracyLu Originals is open to US residents only. Winner will be chosen using random.org.

Some information for shopping with Chic by Sha: Sha is currently filling wholesale orders only. BUT...she is making a special exception for TomKat Studio readers! If you want to order, you will need to email your order on their website's contact form, or send it directly to sales@chicbysha.com. You MUST mention that you saw Chic by Sha on the TomKat Studio blog!

And some notes about the prize from GracyLu Originals: The $100 credit can be used on what is available in the shop at the time of redemption. Cannot be used on custom orders. Can also be saved to be used on the new Spring Line.