Monday, October 24, 2022

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:
 
 
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great dayI 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
 
 


20 comments:

  1. I have six cats too :)
    Beautiful birthday card, love blue and orange together and the cat with the balloon is so cute!

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  2. Hello from the Cat Lovers Hop!
    Your cats are gorgeous!! And what an adorable birthday card you created! Love the image and perfect sketch!
    Ellie
    Ellibelle's Corner

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  3. Hello, Bonnie. I'm visiting from the Cat Lovers Hop :)
    These two black and white kitties are so sweet - I have a fondness for tuxedos, and I just love the relaxed attitude of your grand-baby kitty!
    Your tangled kitty looks beautiful on the birthday card. x

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  4. Ooooh, love that blue embossed card base! And I love the way this sentiment came out and the use of brads (I still have tons in my stash!). Cute image, too! And your kitties are purrrrfectly fabulous (esp Rai letting it all hang out; toooo funny!).

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  5. Hi Bonnie Lynn! Just hopping by from the Cat Lovers Hop!
    What a cute kitty and great card - lovecthe colour scheme! Enjoyed reading about your furry friends!
    Happy Hopping!

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  6. Beautiful card. I'm so sorry you lost your mother so young. Thanks for sharing your story and your furry friends.

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  7. Love the cat on the card, but also adore the kitties you shared with us in the photos, Bonnie Lynn! Good to see you in the Cat Lovers Hop this year. :-D

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  8. Yay! So happy to see you at the Cat Lovers Hop for the first time! You are surely a cat lover like the rest of us! Welcome! Your card is adorable, and beautiful work with your prize! Your Mom would have loved this card, and what a lovely way to honour her memory! Sending warm hugs to you on losing her at such a young age. I enjoyed seeing your furbabies and hope to see more photos during the hop! More kitty photos each day, please!

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  9. I'm visiting from the Cat Lovers Hop!! And I'm in love with your very cute cat and her big ballon!!!

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  10. Love your kitty card!
    Popping in from the Cat Lovers Hop and
    LeighSBDesigns.blogspot.com

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  11. so cute kitty!
    adorable card!
    Hi from Cat lovers blog hop! 😺

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  12. Lovely happy card. Hopping from the Cat Lovers Hop

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  13. ooooh! I love seeing you wonderful pics of the kitties Bubba and Rai - gorgeous! Love your card - lol, little kitty tied up in the ballon string. Great colouring! Happy hopping

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  14. Aww, Happy Heaveny Birthday to your mom. And a really cute card, congrats on winning the image. I'm certain your cats aren't spoiled rotten...right? heeheehee XOX

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  15. Hi, Bonnie.....
    So glad you found us at the Cat Lovers Hop! A big welcome to you.
    What a lovely card with that adorable kitty. What a wonderful way to remember your Mom on her Birthday. I can tell she is still very much missed. Sending hugs to you!
    Thanks for sharing the pictures of your kitties and thank you so much for participating in our #2022CatLoversHop! I hope you are enjoying it!
    <3 J
    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  16. Wonderful birthday card. I made a dog birthday card today for one of two dogs I have. Visiting from Cat Lovers Blog Hop.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  17. Your card is adorable and your kitty pictures are too! Sadly, all of my fur babies have passed on now and I still haven't been able to gather the courage to go through it again. It's been a little over 5 years since our last one who passed away on my birthday and I still miss them all every day.
    Thanks for participating in the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop! I'm hopping by to say hi to everyone and check out all of the amazing cat creations and inspiration.
    Roberta
    rstevensoncreations.com

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  18. Cute birthday card. I like your coloring.

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  19. super cute. Hello from the Cat Lovers Hop.

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