Sunday, February 18, 2018

Wishing you a Happy Purrthday | Smitten Kitten


A clean and simple birthday card coloured with Copic markets to create this cute tabby. Playing with a diecut balloon in the grass over a distress inked background of soft colours, lilac and wilted violet.
The sentiment is then stamped in two tones of ink to draw your eye towards it with sequins added for an added bit of detail. The entire front panel is diecut with a stitched edging to complete the clean and simple look!
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CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: My Favorite Things Smitten Kitten. Lawn Fawn, Meow You Doin’, Party Animal. 
PAPER: Bristol Smooth. Neenah Solar White 110.
INK: SSS Intense Black. Distress Inks, Lilac, Wilted Violet. Lawn Fawn, Grape. 
TOOLS: Big Shot.
SUPPLIES: Copics,  Foam Tape, Pop Dots, Glossy Accents, Gel Pen.

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Wishing you a Purrfect Valentine’s Day



This was my favourite card that I made for Valentine’s Day this year, these buff kitty’s are coloured with Copic markers on Neenah solar white card stock. The back panel is ink blended with worn lipstick distress oxide ink and stenciled over with a heart stencil to give a gradient effect. The love maze was added beneath the front panel and attached to the card base.

The kitties are raised with pop dots for added dimension and glossy accents put onto there bows for added detail. The sentiment was stamped in crisp black ink. The front panel is then added to a 110lbs white card base.

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CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: My Favorite Things Smitten Kitten. SSS Furry Kisses.
PAPER: Bristol Smooth. Neenah Solar White 110.
INK: SSS Intense Black. Distress Oxides, Worn Lipstick. 
TOOLS: Big Shot.
SUPPLIES: Copics,  Foam Tape, Pop Dots, Glossy Accents, Gel Pen.

Monday, February 12, 2018

You Give the Best Hugs | MFT


This card can be given for so many occasions, either as a Pet Adoption, To Cheer Someone Up, a Thank You, for a family member or a best friend Just Because.  Interactive cards are one of my favorite type of cards to make (shake, shake, shake!)

The images are from two different stamp sets, Birdie Brown; I knead You and Friends Furever. I masked them off in order to have them sit side by side. I ink blended the background with distress oxide inks, twisted citron and picked raspberry colors and spritzed it with water and set aside to dry.
I then created my shaker pouch with acetate and foam tape then filled it up with sequins, beads, and confetti hearts. Stamped my sentiment with crisp black ink on white #80 Neenah card stock strip and set it off with a black and white accent. Adhered the front panel to a #110lbs card base and that finishes up this cute interactive card.

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CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: My Favorite Things BB I Knead You, Furever Friends.
PAPER: Bristol Smooth. Neenah Solar White 110, 80.
INK: SSS Intense Black. Distress Oxides, Twisted Citron, Picked Raspberry.
TOOLS: Big Shot.
SUPPLIES: Copics,  Foam Tape, Glossy Accents, Gel Pen. Shaker Elements. Acetate.



Sunday, February 11, 2018

I'm Smitten With You | MFT | NandT



We are just three days away from Valentine's Day, are you ready for this romantic day to share your felines!  Here is a super cute card with two crazy cats, and a love maze.

I really enjoyed coloring these silver tabbies in cool gray tones with Copic markers on Neenah 80lbs paper. The front panel was ink blended with distress oxide candied apple and blended with worn lipstick,  the hearts were then stenciled over top. I detailed the front panel with the MFT wonky stitched rectangle die, and inserted the heart maze game.

The sentiment is stamped and white heat embossed on a piece of black card stock and fish tailed. The cats are pop dotted for added dimension and interest, glossy accents are added to there noses and bows. The entire front panel is then placed onto a 110lbs white card base.

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~This card is Available at Excalipurr Cat Café~

CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: My Favorite Things Smitten Kitten. Neat and Tangled My Favorite Nut.
PAPER: Bristol Smooth. Neenah Solar White 110, 80.
INK: SSS Intense Black. Distress Oxides, Worn Lipstick, Candied Apple.
TOOLS: Big Shot.
SUPPLIES: Copics,  Foam Tape, Pop Dots, Glossy Accents, Gel Pen.



Friday, February 9, 2018

Pet Sympathy


There comes a time when we all need a card like this unfortunately, when we know someone who has lost there furrbaby. I CAS'd this card from Nichol Magoiurk, though I did change it up as I didn't have exactly the same stamps as she did.

I first stamped my panel with beige ink and mounted it onto my card base. I then die cut my second panel with the paw prints on Neenah Solar white card stock and stamped the sentiment with SU taupe ink. I ran the front panel through my die cut machine again with the MFT wonky stitched borders to give the edges some decorative details. Than diecut two grey paw prints for inlaying into the front panel. Die cut my red hearts, glittered and added glossy accents to give them a finishing touch!







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CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: Rubber Stampede, With Deepest Sympathy. MFT, Polka Dots.
PAPER: Neenah #110. SU Smokey Grey, Real Read.
INK: SSS Barley Beige. SU Taupe.
TOOLS: Big Shot, MFT Wonky Stitched Dies, Pet Accents. 
SUPPLIES: Foam, Glossy Accents. Spectrum Noir Clear Glitter.

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Furry Kisses | MFT | SSS


I love making interactive cards and this one challenged me, I know for myself I loved these plastic maze toys with the spheres in them when I was a child. For Valentine's this year I saw them in the store and I knew right away I had to make some cards with them, so in my shopping cart they went.

I colored these cats to look like JR and Ace with Copics, a couple of the cats that were at Excalipurr Cat CaféJR and Ace have now found Furrever homes, Congratulations!  The front panel is ink blended with distress oxides inks worn lipstick and stenciled over with candied apple. The sentiment is versamark inked and white embossed on black card stock and highlighted with a black and white strip of paper. I love all the detail in these black kitties!



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CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: My Favorite Things Smitten Kitten. SSS Furry Kisses.
PAPER: Bristol Smooth. Neenah Solar White 110.
INK: SSS Intense Black. Distress Oxides, Worn Lipstick, Candied Apple.
TOOLS: Big Shot.
SUPPLIES: Copics,  Foam Tape, Pop Dots, Glossy Accents, Gel Pen.

Saturday, February 3, 2018

I Baked You A Cake | Newton's Nook


A clean and simple watercolor card with Newton, enjoying a piece of birthday cake (calorie free of course!) I stamped Newton on Tim Holtz water color card stock and colored him with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. I love how bright and pigmented these markers are, I am gradually building up my selections of colors.

I then ink blended the background with distress oxide inks in fossilized amber, picked raspberry, and seedless preserves. Spritzed it with water and set it aside to dry and then splattered it with black flex.

I stamped a piece of black card stock with versamark ink and gold embossed it, from a sentiment from the Newton Loves Cake set. I adhered the front panel to a 110lbs white card base and left the inside blank so a note or message could be written for the recipient.


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CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: Newtons Nook Newton Loves Cake.
PAPER: SU Basic Black. Bristol Smooth. Neenah #110.
INK: SSS Intense Black. Distress Oxides, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Fossilized Amber.
TOOLS: Big Shot.
SUPPLIES: Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. Gold Embossing Powder, Finetec, Pop Dots.