{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!

{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}

{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....

{Inspiration} French Country Fall Dessert Table by Sandra Downie!

When Sandra of Sandra Downie Event Design sent me this GORGEOUS French Country Fall Dessert Table last week, I fell in love! I'm so flattered that she asked to debut it here on The TomKat Studio! It's simply BEAUTIFUL! If you haven't heard of Sandra yet...get familiar! I have been swooning over her creative dessert tables for the last few months and wanted to share her with all of you. Check out the details of this lovely fall table, perfect inspiration for Thanksgiving and after, check out some of my other favorites of hers below!

Photography by: Jennifer Fiereck

Fleur De Lis Cookies: Rollin In Dough
White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies: The Hot Cookie
Dessert Tent & Pie Signs: Paper & Pigtails
Caramel Apple Cake & Pecan Pie Tarts: Whole Foods
Apple Cinnamon Whoopie Pies: Bake Me Pretty

To view more of Sandra's beautiful work,
visit her blog, The White Library!

Absolutely gorgeous, right?

{Press} Thanksgiving Entertaining Ideas Today on Sonoran Living Live!

I am so excited to be going on Sonoran Living this morning! Well, actually...I'm quite nervous. It will be my first appearance on television and it will be LIVE! I know Stephanie, the host will be fabulous and guide me through our 4 minute segment! I will be displaying a Thanksgiving dessert table, along with a children's table. I hope to give some great tips on styling dessert tables and activity ideas for the kids. I will be showcasing our Pears & Pumpkins Printable Collection, as well as Paper Glitter's adorable Thanksgiving coloring page!
It will air sometime between 11am and 12pm today! I will post a link to the segment once it is available on the Sonoran Living website!
Wish me luck!

Pears & Pumpkins Thankgiving Printable Collection
50% Off until Monday, 11/15/10
Buy HERE

Free Printable "I am thankful for...." Tags
as shown hanging on the Giving Thanks Tree on children's table
Download HERE

Free Printable Coloring Page by PaperGlitter

Download HERE

Here are the FABULOUS sources that will be used for this segment:

Pears & Pumpkin Cookies :: Decadent Delights (Gilbert)
Vanilla Bean Cupcakes :: Modern Cupcake (Chandler)

Gourmet Candy Apples :: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (Arrowhead)
Custom Polka Dot Oreos :: Sweeties by Kim

White Serving Dishes :: HomeGoods, Walmart, Costco

Children's Table :: Land of Nod

Kim's Ruffle Dress :: Cynthia Rowley
Kim's Hair Accessory :: Whippy Cake (Gilbert)
Photographer :: Laura Winslow Photography (Gilbert)