Cat Lovers Hop

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is the first day of the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop.  This is my first year participating and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's projects. Now I'm called a crazy cat lady anyways, not just because I love cats, but have 6 of my own as well as 4 of my fur-grand babies living with us.  It can get a little weird around the house when navigating everyone's zoomies at all hours of the day.  Now on to my card for today.

 

I recently one a cute little set from Simon Says Stamp called Purrfect Birthday as a random draw from @mpranter over on Instagram and just haven't had a chance to use it yet.  I started out by stamping my images onto scrap Hammermill white card stock then coloring using Castle Arts pencils.  I then lightly stippled some pacific pointe ink around the image before layering and adding brads.  When I originally stamped the saying it kind of got messed up so I redid it on a new scrap then layered and added brads as well.  The card base is pacific pointe and is dry embossed using a Cuttlebug birthday embossing folder and my big shot with more pacific pointe ink stippled over the embossed images.  After adding my layered panels, I added some blue sequins I've had in my stash for years and some crystal ice stickles to highlight the balloon and present ribbon.  

 

I'm really happy with how this turned out and I would love to dedicate it to my mother.  Her birthday is today and she would have been 76 had she not passed away from cancer at 41.  Mom was a real animal lover too.  So Happy Birthday in Heaven Mom!!!  Until we meet again.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #43 October - Use Your NBUS (image/saying)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2022 - Use Your Unloved Stash (embossing folder) 

Outlawz Festive Friday Oct 14 to Oct 27 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 565 - 566 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Show Us Your Pussycats #82 - Anything Goes Cats 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  I leave you with pictures of one of my fur babies and my fur grand-child.

 

Bubba - one of my 10yr olds

 

 

 

Rai - one of my fur grand-babies letting it all hang out

 

 

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Pacific Pointe

Card Stock: Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, Cuttlebug Birthday Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Brads, Sequins, Bearly Arts Glue, PFS Blending Brush, Ice Stickles