PIP Challenge 2548

 

Sponsored by 

Gerda Steiner Designs

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Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Gerda Steiner Designs.  I would like to thank Gerda for her sponsorship of this week's challenge. My card for this week is a one layer, clean and simple, card using Gerda's set Cats and Boxes.  I colored the images using Ohuhu markers before adding some bling to finish it off.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #81 - Use Your NBUS (images)

Critter Crazy #105 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (cats) 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join in this week's Pammie's Inky Pinkies challenge.

 

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Ohuhu Markers, Bling, Glue  

Kitty By The Window

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I finally assembled using some of the new Fall and Halloween image sets from Conjurer of Dreams.  Since I'm a "crazy cat lady", I just had to use the  Cat at the Window as my main image.  I combined that with the following in Photoshop© before printing out to assemble: Fall Silk, Photo Corners and Gothic Floral Background for my base.  After adding some purple brads from my stash, I adhered the cat image panel to some scrap orchid card stock then popped it up over the gothic floral card base using pop up glue dots.  The only embellishments added was a mauve organdy ribbon and some black gems.  I'm really happy with how this one turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Critter Crazy #103 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (cat)

Digi Choosday #10 Wk3 - Anything Goes 

Alphabet Challenge Oct 2025 - N Is For Night (night sky/moon)

CD Sunday Plus #169 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams images)

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #79 - Use Your NBUS (COD images)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ribbon, Bling, Brads, Glue, Pop Up Glue Dots 

  

Missing Parts

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card I finally assembled using the Conjurer of Dreams Grumpy Cat pre-colored digital image.  I added the saying using Photoshop© before printing out onto Neenah white card stock before running a dark brown copic marker along the edges.  Once that was finished, I layered it and added copper brads and copper cord along the edges.  I'm happy with how this turned out since I'm still dealing with this migraine that won't go away.  It's been a month now fighting this thing and I'm getting really tired of being in pain.  It's gotten to the point of push through it or cry.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #70 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #258 - NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) (image/saying)

Critter Crazy #94 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (cat)

CD Sunday Plus #150 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams image)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #246 - Anything Goes 

 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter this month's Conjurer of Dreams challenge.  Please remember to spay and neuter your cats/dogs.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Copper Brads, Cord, Glue Dots

Singing The Song Of Our Peoples

  

Hello and welcome.  Anyone who's ever been "owned" by a cat totally understands the middle of the night Opera "shows".  Possibly the furry "overlord" is expecting breakfast at 3am (or in my house it's 5am opera feed me alarm shows).  Perhaps your morning alarm isn't a clock but getting the "feed me" smack in the face?  I have and my toes have been bitten as an alarm.  Either way, cats have their own special way of reminding human servants who rules, and runs, the house.  With all of this in mind, my card for today's Cat Lovers Hop pays homage to our clever, sneaky but talented, furry members of our families.

I originally bought these stamps from the Rubbernecker Stamps booth from one of the stamp conventions held in San Jose, California (don't remember the name) at least 10-12 years ago and never used.  Boy did I get a steal from the Rubbernecker booth - several individual stamps and 3 grab bags all for a steal of a price.  My grab bags didn't have any duplicates either - now how often does that happen.  However, I digress.  I've checked the Rubbernecker site and don't see them for sale anymore. 

 

I started out by stamping the background in memento tuxedo black ink onto white card stock before stamping the remaining images (there are 5 total here) onto scrap white card stock before coloring using prismacolor pencils.  I then trimmed down the colored images before adhering them to my background using some Bearly Arts glue I received for my birthday then layered the panel.  I then stippled Tim Holtz chipped sapphire, walnut stain, and mowed lawn distress inks using blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios. After adding some white brads, I adhered the finished image panel to a navy card using glue dots.  The only other embellishments added were, crystal ice stickles around the moon and a clear glitter gel pen to create night stars in the sky and highlight the trash can lid.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #43 October - Use Your NBUS (images)

Show Us Your Pussycats #82 - Anything Goes Cats (images)

2022 Cat Lovers Hop - Anything Goes Cats 

Simon Say Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes 

Crazy For Cats #1 - Anything Goes Cats 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 42 - Anything Goes Coloring 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to hop along (link is above).  I once again leave you with greetings of two more of my cats.

Puff aka THE Princess (and she knows it too LOL) (age 10)

Miss Lily - our loving but very timid lady (Puff's sister age 10)

Our dear, sweet Mama - she was a kitten who had kittens in our woodpile outside eating moldy lunches our son would hide from us back then.  As soon as we saw her and her kittens, they were upgraded to the guest bathroom with good foods, water and a warm/cool play to live.  She really was mama to Spot (day 2 hop), Bubba (day 1) Lily (day 3) and Princess Puff (day 3).  We kept her and her whole surviving litter.  The worst thing she did in life was ever so lightly tap on our foot/lower leg when she wanted pets.  She passed away Sept 2021 from kidney failure and seizures. The picture was taken the night before she passed.  She is so missed.

 

 

 

Stamps:  Rubbernecker

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire, Mowed Lawn, Walnut Stain

Card Stock: Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, PFS Blending Brushes, Brads, Ice Stickles, Gel Pens, Glue Dots

Kitty And The Birdhouse

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is Day 2 of the Cat Lovers Hop, so I'd like to share a clean and simple card made using one of Bugaboo's (now closed) images called Garden Cat - Birdhouse.  

 

After printing my image off onto white card stock, I colored it using prismacolor/copic markers then highlighted the image using Castle Art pencils before stippling Tim Holtz broken china distress ink around it.  Once the colored image was layered, I added some black brads before adhering it to a scrap piece of white card stock then stippled more broken china around the card base.  The only other embellishments added were a small blue gingham bow from my stash and crystal ice stickles to highlight the hearts and flowers.

Challenges entered:

 

Cat Lovers Hop - Day 2 

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

CD Sunday Plus #96 - Anything Goes Digital (image)

Digi Chooseday #43 - Anything Goes 

Jan's Digital Stamps October - Anything Goes 

Show Us Your Pussycats #82 - Anything Goes Cats 

 

I once again leave you with pictures of two more of my cats.

 

 Winter operating the CAT-scan

 

 

 My old "little man" Spot - elusive as ever Bubba's littermate from Day 1's post

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Bugaboo

Ink: Tim Holtz Broken China

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Art Pencils, Brads, Glue Dots, Stipple Brush, Bow

Splitcoaststampers DTGD 2022 Day 6 (again)

 Hello and welcome.  I am retyping and redoing my day 6 post since it was deleted for some dumb reason.  It's frustrating, really frustrating...that's all I'm going to say.  

Today's the seventh, and final, day of the most anticipated week of the year over at Splitcoaststampers.com.  Every year the design team hosts a week of challenges for the Fan Club as a way to say thank you for supporting the website.  This year, as we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Fan Club, the challenges are open to everyone that wants to play along.  Come play along with us.  You can learn a new technique, find new ways to use your stash, chat with the design team and have a chance to win some fabulous prizes.  You'll find the challenges in the forum here.

As always, I'm trying to use as much of my Never Before Used Stuff and also try to get my Christmas cards done by October.  Here are my cards for day 6:

 

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios Flowers For Picking Stamps/Die Set; Paper Hug Saying

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tattered Rose Distress Ink

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Scrap Designer Paper

Accessories: Black Sakura 3D Glaze Pen, Pearl Bling, Big Shot, PFS Blending Brush, Glue Dots

 

Challenges entered:

 

Let's Squash It #22 - Keep It CAS 

 

Card Stock: Stampin Up

Accessories: Big Shot, Darice Butterfly Swims Embossing Folder, Big Shot, MS Punches, Dimensionals, Ranger Glossy Accents, Bling, Black Ice Stickles

Challenges entered:

 

Critter Crazy #64 - Anything Goes With A Featured Critter 

SUYP #79 - Anything Goes With A Cat 

 

Stamps: Unity Quarentine Dream Digital (digital is now retired but you can still get it in red rubber)

Ink: Stampin Up Pink Passion

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, Cuttlebug Spots/Dots Embossing Folder, Computer, Printer, PFS Blending Brushes, Big Shot, Brads, Glue Dots, Sakura 3D Glaze Pen, Ranger Glossy Accents, Bow

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #40 - Use Your NBUS 

Whimsy Stamps Facebook Group - July Anything Goes 

 

Stamps:  Hee Haw Stamp/Die Combo; Stampin Up Chicken Wire Background (retired)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Mowed Law Distress Inks

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Gold Copic Marker, Gold Spica Pen, PFS Blending Brushes, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Googlie Eyes, Ranger Glossy Accents

Challenges entered:

 

Christmas Kickstart #64 - Show Us Your Snowfolk 

 

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas Build Your Own Snowman Accessory (NBUS), Oh Holy Night

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils and Gel Pens, Brads, Making Memories Poinsettia, Waterfall and Icicle Ice Stickles, 3D Glaze Pens, Glue Dots

 

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas Nature's Christmas, O Holy Night

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; PTI Dark Chocolate; Tim Holtz Broken China, Stormy Sky Distress Inks; Stampin Up Garden Green, Kiwi Kiss

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Brads, PFS Blending Brushes, Glue Dots, 3D Glaze Pens, Ice Stickles, Prismacolor Markers

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend!

 

 

Splitcoaststampers DTGD 022 Day Seven

Hello and welcome.  I'm totally hoping today's post doesn't get deleted since I have to go redo my Day Six post because blogger thinks cards, and stamping in general, endanger children.  Go figure!

 

Today's the seventh, and final, day of the most anticipated week of the year over at Splitcoaststampers.com.  Every year the design team, aka Dirty Dozen, host a week of challenges for the Fan Club as a way to say thank you for supporting the website.  This year, as we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Fan Club, the challenges are open to everyone that wants to play along.  Come play along with us.  You can learn a new technique, find new ways to use your stash, chat with the Dirty Dozen and have a chance to win some fabulous prizes. 

As always, I'm trying to use as much of my Never Before Used Stuff and also try to get my Christmas cards done by October.  Here are my cards for today:

 

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas Space Cadet Clear Set (retired)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Bling, Stipple Brush, Flourish Bling, Dimensionals, 3D Glaze Pens, Ice Stickles, Brads
 

 

Stamps: Taylored Expressions Discover Your Wings

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tattered Rose Distress Ink

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Black Marker, 3D Glaze Pen, Dimensionals, Black Artist Pen

 

 

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas Salud, Cinco De Cactus (NBUS)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Really Rust; Tim Holtz Walnut Stain, Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, Dimensionals, Brads, Glue Dots, Gel Pen, 3D Glaze Pen, Black Prismacolor Marker, Ranger Glossy Accents (for drink)
 

 

Stamps: Simply B Stamps (closed now); Stampin Up Boho Background

Ink: Stampin Up Ballet Blue; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress Ink

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Computer, Printer, Brads, PFS Blending Brush, Twine, 3D Glaze/Souffle Pens, Lyra Pencils
 

 

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #40 - July Use Your NBUS (kitty image)

Show Us Your Pussycats #79 - Anything Goes With A Cat 

 

 

Stamps: Impression Obsession Kitty In Tree (retired)

Ink: Tim Holtz Vintage Photo

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, 3D Glaze Pen, Prima, Glue Dots, Copper Cord, Copper Ice Stickles, Corner Rounder, Spellbinders Oval Nestabilities

 

 Challenges entered:

The Flower Challenge #70 - Clean And Simple

Stamps: Hero Arts Good Friends (saying); Stampin Up Hand Painted Petites (retired)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Blue Danube, Cottage Ivy

Card Stock: Hammermill White

Accessories: Crystal Ice Stickles

 

 

Come join us over at Splitcoaststampers.  All of the fun can be found here.  All uploads must be done by July 29th, 11:59 PM Central Time.

 

 

 

I Was Framed!

 

This sounds so much like something one my own cats would say; especially my fur-grandson Inego.  LOL  Hello and welcome.  Second post for me today.  If you're looking for my Instant Witch post, please scroll down one. I made this card using the new Crabby Cat I Was Framed image from Bugaboo Stamps.  

After printing it off onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before layering on scrap card stock and adding brads.  I then added it to a long piece of scrap card stock before cutting that down.  Other than the brads, the only embellishments used is a small ribbon bow from Michael's I've had for some time and then using Sakura 3D glaze pens to highlight parts of the image.  I'm real happy with how this turned out since I made it at 3am with a raging migraine (still have it too).

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers IC775 - Eyelet Outlet 

2 Crafty Critter Crazies #43 - Anything Goes With A Critter 

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2040 - Anything Goes 

Crafty Catz #522 - Anything Goes With Optional Twist Wild & Crazy 

Creative Knockouts #371 - Clean And Simple 

Moving Along With The Times #123 - Animal(s) and/or Bird(s) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend and stay safe out there!

Stamps: Bugaboo

Card Stock: Hammermill White, Stampin Up Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Brads, Bow, Glue Dots, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens

 

 

 

Kiss My Furry Orange......

.....@%#!  Hello and welcome. Today is new release Tuesday at Catch The Bug for Bugaboo Stamps and we have a snarky little kitty for you today called Crabby Cat.  I LOVE this image!!!!!  Snarky and to the point. Perfect for the way 2020 has gone.  

 

After printing the image off onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers.  I did go and highlight parts of the image using prismacolor pencils with a blender pencil before layering and adding some small black brads.  I then pulled out some scrap orange/black card stock, ran it through my big shot with a Tim Holtz cracked embossing folder, before lightly stippling spiced marmalade on the embossed border and then lightly around the image panel before adding it to an orange card with scrap Basic Grey designer paper.  I then stippled the spiced marmalade ink around the edges of the card before adding some black ribbon I received as a RAK before color spritzing some basic grey marker over the card and image panel.  The final embellishments were a prima flower with bling center and Sakura 3D glaze pens to highlight the saying and some added details to the kitty itself.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #18 - September 

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2038 - Anything Goes 

Show Us Your Pussycats #58 - Anything Goes Cats 

2 Crafty Critter Crazies #42 - September Anything Goes With A Critter 

Outlawz Crash Your Stash Sept/Oct - Paper or Silk Flowers 

Aud Sentiments #260 - Anything Goes With A Sentiment 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and stay safe out there.

Stamps: Bugaboo

Ink: Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade

Card Stock: Hammermill White, Stampin Up, Basic Grey Ambrosia DP

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Prismacolor Pencils and Blender Pencil, Ribbon, Big Shot, Tim Holtz Cracked Embossing Folder, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Color Spritzer Tool, SU Basic Grey Marker, Prima Flowers, Bling, Stipple Brush, Sponge, Brads, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens

I Think You're Purrrr-fect

Hello and welcome.  Today is new release Tuesday over at the Bugaboo stamps blog Catch The Bug.  Today we are sharing with you I think you're purrr-fect and is available here.  I absolutely love this cute little kitty.  I mean who wouldn't love those eyes?

After printing the image, and saying, onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before inking the edges in memento tuxedo black and layering.  For my card base, I added to a white card some scrap designer paper I've had for years (don't even remember who made it) before edging the card in memento black.  I then popped up the layered image, added some faux brads and then a grey/black ribbon from my stash.  The final touches were a punched flower with a gold ice stickle center as well as gold ice stickles on the the crown.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #18 - September 
Show Us Your Pussycats #58 - Anything Goes 
Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes Sept 6 to Sept 19 - Song Inspiration Cat's Sleep Anywhere 
Pammies Inky Pinkies #2036 - Anything Goes 
Colour Crazy Craft Wk 35 - Anything Goes Coloring 
Aud Sentiments Challenge #259 - Anything Goes With A Sentiment 
Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper - September 2020 
Try It On Tuesdays - Neat And Tidy 


Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great  day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs to leave them some love.

Stamps: Bugaboo
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: Hammermill White, Scrap Designer Paper, Stampin Up Scraps
Accessories: Computer, Printer, MS Hydrangea Punch, Glue Dots, Gold Ice Stickles, Dimensionals, Ribbon, Small Hole Punch, MS Glue Pen, Prismacolor and Copic Markers

My Little Lady

Had to take Squeaky to the vet this morning.....She had told us it was time. The house is going to be really different not having her around. She had a great life with us for 22yrs. She had been feral for 2yrs before we adopted her from the local high kill shelter. She was my nightly cuddle buddy, and in the winter/early spring, she would sleep under the covers with me snuggled up to my chest. We are all really going to miss her. 

Fly free Squeaky. Please give Tigger, Midnight, Pyro, Bella & Sampson head bumps from all of us. We'll see you again. Love you so much my Little Lady.

Quarantine Kitty and More NBUS (never before used schtuff)

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card I made using one of Unity Stamps new digital images called Quarantine Dream.  I'm loving Unity's digital images since they're already pre-sized for an A4 card and set to print 4 card fronts per 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of card stock.  I'll admit, I'm lazy when it comes to resizing digital images and these fit me perfectly - especially this set since I'm the "crazy cat lady" of our cul-de-sac.

After printing off the digital image (NBUS), I pulled out my dusty prismacolor and lyra pencils to color the image.  Once the coloring was finished, I layered it and added some purple brads.  For my card, I pulled out a dusty Stampin Up paw print wheel to create my card base.  After adding the layered image panel using glue dots, I added some faux stitching using a 3D glaze pen and then highlighted parts of the colored image using the same 3D glaze pen set.  Once that was dry, I color spritzed a lilac marker over the card before sponging matching lilac ink around the edges of the card base.  My final embellishment was a chipboard paw print I've had for years and never used.  Viola!!  Finished.  I plan on sending this to a friend who fosters pregnant cats & their kittens for a no kill shelter.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #13 - Use Your NBUS
Show Us Your Pussycats #53 - Anything Goes With Cats
Crafty Friends #133 - Anything Goes
Arty Divas #19 - Anything Goes
Colour Crazy Craft Week 14 - Anything Goes
Splitcoaststampers USEIT2020 - Use Your Stash


Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: Unity Digital Quarantine Dream, SU Paw Print Wheel (retired)
Ink: SU Lovely Lilac
Card Stock: SU
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Lyra Pencils, Blender Pencil, Chipboard Paw Print, Glue Dots, Color Spritzer Tool, SU Lovely Lilac Marker, 3D Glaze Pens, Sponge

My Grouchy Girl

Hello and welcome.  The last few days have been really hard for me and my family.  Last Thursday the 2nd, we lost one of our 18 year old house panthers, Midnight, to kidney failure.  She was definitely a special kitty.  Besides being a cuddle bug, she always "talked back" to everyone.  She really had "cattitude"; hence the nickname grouchy girl.  The house has been too quiet since Thursday. 

Run free Midnight over the rainbow bridge.  I'll see you again someday.

My Sweet Boy

It's just been almost 5 weeks since we lost our sweet boy Pyro to feline lower urinary tract disease (LUTD).  As his vet said, it's a nasty disease.  It's still hard to talk about him right now.  I miss him so much.  He was my precious lap kitty and my lap feels so empty right now. 

It's A Pumpkin Spice Kitty!!!

Helloooooo!!!!  I don't know how many times I've used this adorable Pumpkin Spice Kitty stamp from Impression Obsession stamps.  It is quickly becoming one of my most favorite stamps to use.

After stamping the image in memento black onto white card stock, I then colored it using prismacolor and copic markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I then layered it onto scrap Stampin Up card stock before adding some mini pumpkin brads and popping it up over a dry embossed pumpkin border.  I then stamped the saying from the Mini Peekers set in memento black and also layering onto scrap card stock with the mini pumpkin brads.  Artichoke ink was then sponged around the edges of the card before adding a scrap piece of pumpkin ribbon with a leaf hat pin through the knot.  As an afterthought, I pulled out an embossing glaze pen and highlighted the saying, kitty whiskers, and parts of the cup.

Challenges entered:

Impression Obsession - Pumpkin Spice
Pammies Inky Pinkies #1938 - Anything Goes
Outlawz Festive Friday Sept 20 to Oct 3 - Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash #405 - The Embossible Dream
Arty Divas #5 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day.


Stamps: Impression Obsession
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up Pumpkin Pie, Always Artichoke
Card Stock: Stampin Up, PTI Fall Prints and Patterns (retired)
Assessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Ribbon, Hat Pin, Pop Up Glue Dots, Cuttlebug Pumpkin Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Brads, Sakura Embossing Glaze Pen

Kitty In Flowers

Hello and welcome.  My mojo seems to have returned after taking a unauthorized vacation.  I'm sharing a card I made using the Cat In Flowers digital stamp from Aurora Wings. 

I printed the image at 3.5x5 inches since I'm still dealing with migraines to make it easier to color for me using prismacolor pencils with a blender pencil.  Once the coloring was finished, I stippled some broken china distress ink around the edges before layering and adding gold brads.  I then pulled a scrap of turquoise card stock for a border behind the layered image.  Once the card was assembled, I added some gold cord and ice stickles to help highlight the flowers.  I'm really happy with how it turned out.

Challenges entered

Aurora Wings #75 - Over The Rainbow
Show Us Your Pussycats #39 - Anything Goes Cats
Pammies Inky Pinkies #1908 - Anything Goes
Outlawz Twisted Thursday - Say It With Flowers

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Aurora Wings
Ink: Tim Holtz Broken China
Card Stock: Stampin Up
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Gold Cord, Brads, Stipple Brush, Ice Stickles, Dimensionals.

Bearing Gifts 2018 and Some More Never Before/Rarely Used Stuff (NBUS/RBUS)

Hello and welcome!!!  As we finish the final countdown until Christmas, I'm rushing to finish Christmas cards I'm sending out.  (Note to self: start making them in January - again.  **sigh**)

Today I'd like to share a card made using one of my all time favorite stamps period.  It's an old retired one from Stampendous (2004) called Wise Siamese.  After stamping the image in memento black ink then coloring with copic markers, I sponged some Tim Holtz faded jeans distress ink and Stampin Up sahara sand around the edges before layering.  I then took a scrap of Stampin Up not quite navy card stock to use as a border and embossed it using my big shot and a cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder before sponging navy ink over the embossing to help highlight the border.  I then popped up the layered panel over my embossed border on a card made using some rarely used (RBUS) Stampin Up sahara sand and some new (NBUS) Recollections designer paper my daughter bought me.  The only embellishments I used were some rarely used (RBUS) Stampin Up not quite navy brads, ice stickles  Wise Siamese crowns/collars, and a small navy bow sticker.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Pammies Inky Pinkies 1850 - Anything Goes
Show Us Your Pussycats 37 - Anything Goes
Outlawz Monday Greetings GCC121718 - Merry Christmas
Outlawz Festive Friday 121418 - Christmas
Not Just Cards - December
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and a fabulous Christmas.


Stamps: Stampendous Wise Siamese 
Ink: Tim Holtz Faded Jeans, Stampin Up Night Of Navy, Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy
Card Stock: Stampin Up, Recollections Designer Paper
Accessories: Copic Markers, Brads, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Sponges, Bow Sticker, Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder, Diamond Ice Stickles

Time Flies...

...especially when you're having way too much fun!  Like my little man and his sister Lily are here in mommy's stamp chair before their nap time.  It's so hard to believe that my fur babies are almost a year old come Memorial Day weekend.  They grow so fast.  Who put the fertilizer in the cat box?

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day.

Swinging Kitty - MMTPT171

Hello and happy Tuesday.  This week's Mothermark Teapot Tuesday challenge is to make a card with cats on it.  This week's we are sending our cards to a couple in Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia who are battling some serious health problems. 

For my card, I pulled out a Penny Black stamp that is just one of my favorites.  This little kitty is just having too much fun playing in the laundry hanging outside especially with all of the sparkle on the "unmentionables".  After stamping my image in memento tuxedo black, I pulled out my Koh-I-Noor pencils and blender marker to color everything before stippling Stampin Up! bashful blue ink around the image to fill in the sky and layering.   For my finishing touches, I added some Stampin Up! bling brads, Daisy D's ribbon and ice stickles.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: Penny Black
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Pretty In Pink, So Saffron, Baja Breeze, Prima Sasha Designer Paper
Accessories:  Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Marker, Stipple Brush, Pop Dots, MFT Jumbo Ric Rac Die-Namic, Brads, Ribbon

What A Ham!!

Happy Wednesday!!!  I just had to post these pics of one of my cats Squeaky.  She is one of our rescue cats, adopted from the local shelter about 4years ago and will not get any bigger than a 9month old kitten because of being malnourished while she was a kitten before the shelter got ahold of her and nursed her back to health for adoption.

She was laying at the front door on Monday just enjoying the sun, and yes, she knew "Mommy" was taking pictures.  She is such a "ham" for the camera.

Look at this silly girl, just rolling all over the place.  She's just too cute for her own good, but our family loves her and all of her siblings.