This is the second card that I made for the Cat Lovers Hop. I love this little kitty. I believe it is from a Japanese cartoon called Kai's Happy Home. It has been a long time since I have seen it on you tube. It got removed sadly. It was so cool to watch. I couldn't understand the words but you really didn't need them to know what was happening.
I already had this card started. All I needed to do was put it on a card and add the sentiment. I made sure the kitty in the bottom right had someone to attack :) Reaching for the tail of the cat above him. I love these characters They are so catty! LOL
I decided to make one more card. All dies are from Aliexpress. The stamp is from The Sassy Club, Sassy Bucks.
Whenever I get new stamps, I stamp them all out and color them. Sometimes I cut them out and they end up in a bag or box waiting for me to make cards. I usually don't think of it and color up new ones when I make a card. I have determined to try to use them up. Those and paper scraps and die cuts that are also in a box. Whenever I get a new die I grab a scrap of paper from my drawer and cut it out right away and it gets put in a box. Supposedly I will use these whenever I need a quick card. I also have a large box of finished cards to choose from.
This cute set is from My Favorite Things. Even with the die cut, I am still having a sticking problem with my sliders. I am trying to figure out what is catching. Any thoughts, leave me a note. K,THX.
I got this Macaroon set from Aliexpress. There are 5 layers for the cookies. 
This floral set is AlteNew Vintage Roses. I love all the layering stamps. 
These dies are from Aliexpress.
These stamps are from The Sassy Club. Aren't they adorable?!?
The background dies are from Birch Press. I love it! It is probably the simplest card I have ever made.
The background dies are from Birch Press. I haven't gotten the base die yet, but I think they still look awesome.
The background dies are from Birch Press. I am working slowly on getting sets of these backgrounds. I love them. The horse is from the Funhouse paper collection and I fussy cut it and layered it on a second piece of card stock to make it firmer as the paper is rather thin.
The dragon die is from Aliexpress.
As soon as I got my hands on the Distress Oxide Ink pads I couldn't wait to try them. I didn't think there was anything new that could be done with inks until I spotted these on youtube. I think they have been quite a surprise to everyone who has been around paper crafting community for awhile.
This is my new buddy Squirtle. I got him on Black Friday from the Humane Society. I had picked him from a picture online. His picture just popped out to me and his name is my nickname for my little nephew. I was originally going to look for an older cat. Because of the looooooong wait for adoption on black friday they only let you see 2 animals. The other kitty I looked at, when I read his paperwork, I saw he didn't get along with other animals, so he was out. 
This picture shows his slightly orange stripage in the black.
I decided right off that I wanted to leash train him and was trying to figure out a way to make my own. This tiny t-shirt from a stuffy fit him but when I redesigned it to fit him better, it fell apart.
This was another fail. I ended up with a leather cord and a slip knot and he does pretty good with that. He thinks he wants to go out and explore the hallways. I haven't taken him outside yet and I don't want him out on my balcony because there is a tree right next to it and I can see him jumping over. I did get him a harness but it is too big right now and he can get out of it. The problem with the slip knot is when he freaks out he pulls back and it tightens around his neck. He is not comfortable with other people yet. If he sees someone in the hallway he freaks and does his best Halloween kitty and pulls away, so I pick him up to make him feel safe but he will put up a fight. 
For this card I used great-catch by Sugar Pea Designs. I used some scrap tags from my stash, matching them up on the inside and outside. I colored this in colored pencils.
This is another stamp by Sugar Pea Designs . The cat is from Gerda Steiner Designs Playful Kittens stamp set. I added some of the pop corn with foam tape for a little dimention. I could see this little girl watching a movie with her pop corn and a playful kitten flying through the air and causing quite a mess. I use a piece of pop corn as the O in the word pop. I would love the matching dies for this set. Hand cutting pop corn is a pain. LOL
I love this raccoon! So cute! The stamps are from Sugar Pea Designs. They have so many cute images. I am still trying to conquer the alcohol marker. I need a lot more practice. They color up much faster than colored pencils (my usual go to coloring product). This is rather love hate for me. I can get an image colored quickly but I enjoy taking my time with pencils and layering, plus they are erase able. Every time I have tried the trick of moving marker color with the clear blender I end up with a huge area of bleed. I will keep trying, but I don't see them as my go to for awhile.
This large beautiful background die is another from Sue Wilson's Scandinavian Collection the lovely lady is Juliette from Tattered Lace.
The center panel of this card is the new cake die from the fall release at PartiCraft called"Make A Cake" The rounded die on the sides is the "Lattice Arched Adornment". I used the icing decore from the cake set to make a pretty swag at the top of the card. The icing is from Stardream paper and the cake itself is a burgundy suede to make it look like Red Velvet cake.
Pucker Up is the name of this cute set from Sugar Pea Designs. I used the Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks on the tag. 
Blow-me-away Is the name of this set and it comes with the fun blowing bubbles, a piece of cake, a pin wheel and a kite, plus several phrases. 
Here is the card I made using a print that I got playing with the Watercolor Imprints in the article from Splitcoaststampers by Dina Kowal. I spent many hours just making backgrounds that can be seen in the last post. 
I started off playing with the Distress Oxide inks and then after seeing the article Watercolor Imprints by Dina Kowal on Splitcoaststampers I had a blast playing with this idea.  |
| Flower Quatrefoil Stencil by Dreamweavers is available through Stampendous |
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| Cathedral Windows stencil by Dreamweavers is available through Stampendous |
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| Pinwheel Checkerboard stencil by Dreamweavers ia available through Stampendous |
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| This is also a Dreamweaver stencil, but I can not find it available anywhere. It is LX7015 |
