Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Happy Birthday Kitty in Basket

I was inspired to make this birthday card by the July colour challenge on the Official Magenta Blog.  I stamped the kitty in black on white cardstock, coloured with pencils, and mounted on a die-cut decorative square.  I layered patterned paper on to blue cardstock, which covered a white card base, and affixed the kitty panel with foam tape.  I stamped the sentiment in black on the bottom right-hand corner and then embellished with a triple-layered flower, a butterfly charm tied with purple string, and three pink gems.  Here are the supplies I used:
  • Stamps:  Cat in basket (Magenta), sentiment (Stampcraft)
  • Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black
  • Coloured Pencils:  Prismacolor
  • Cardstock:  Recollections
  • White Card Base:  Domtar
  • Patterned PaperTrimgym's Digistamps, Papers and Images (thank you, Jo!) 
  • Die:  Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Squares
  • Embellishments:  Flower, butterfly charm, string, gems (Dollarama)


 
I would like to enter the following challenges:
A Little Bit Crafty Die-ing for It 3E #1
Bearly Mine Challenges #96 Anything Goes 2E #2
Craft Your Passion #172 Happy Birthday 3E #2
Craftin' Desert Diva's #11 Birthdays UE
Crafts 4 Eternity R#133 Inky Fingers 3E #1
Crafty Sentiments Designs Bling it On 3E #2
Crafty Creations Challenges #232 Summer 2E #1
Creatalicious #53 I Love My Pet UE
Divas by Design Anything Goes 2E #1
DL.ART Challenges July's Anything Goes UE
DRS Designs #79 Lucky Stripe 2E #2
Emerald Faeries Happy Birthday 3E #2
Eureka Stamps #49 Birthday 3E #2
Fairies Challenge Blog #9 Flowers/Summer UE
Hobbycutz #11 Summer 3E #2
Inky Impressions IIC#118 Birthdays UE
Kaboodle Doodles #181 Anything Goes 3E #1
Kreativeinkauf Stripes 3E #2
LEJ Designs #63 Cute, Cute, Cute 3E #2
Loves Rubberstamps #62 How Charming UE
Official Magenta Blog - July Colour Combo 1E #1
One Stitch at a Time #173 Use Your Favourite (my favourite embellishments are flowers and gems - I've used both) 3E #2
Paper Playtime #15 Patterned Paper 3E #2
Papertake Weekly Die-ing for a Punch 5E #3
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #137 Bling It On 3E #2
Seize the Birthday Anything Goes Birthday UE
Simon Says Stamp and Show Celebrate - Birthdays 5E #2
Sister Act Card Challenges #16 Anything Goes UE
The Crafter's Café #21 Anything Goes 3E #1
Through the Craftroom Door July 23-29 Anything Goes 2E #2
Totally Gorjuss #193 Furtastic UE
Trimgym's Anything Summer or Christmas using Trimgym product (I used patterned paper) UE
Victorine Originals #64 Summer Colours UE
Vintage Stamping Challenges Pretty in Pink 3E #3
Whimsical Designs Pile It On (3+ layers and 2+ embellishments) 1E #1 
Word Art Wednesday #90 Anything Goes 5E #1
 
Thanks for looking at my card - I enjoy reading your comments!  Have a wonderful day of crafting!

42 comments:

Unknown said...

This must be the cutest Kitty in a basket I have ever seen. It is an absolutely lovely card.
We appreciate your participation in our weekly AG challenge. Thank you so much for showcasing this wonderful art with us at WAW.
Blessings,
Carole Robb Bisson

Lindsey said...

This is too cute! Your sweet kitty is so sweetly framed and embellished. Thanks for joining us this week at Crafty Creations Challenges!

Janett said...

Very cute card love the kitten. Thanks for joining the DRS designs challenge.

Shelia said...

What an adorable little kitty image on this sweet birthday card! Thanks for joining this week's challenge at DRS Designs!!

Unknown said...

Too cute!!! Love the bright colors you've chosen! So glad you stopped by Sister Act this week! Hope to see you again, soon!
Trisha=DT Member

Ivonne said...

Your card is so beautiful! Love the cute cat and the butterfly charm. Thanks for joining us at Loves Rubberstamps this week!

~amy~ said...

the colors are wonderful! Thanks for playing with us at Seize the Birthday!

Karen Letchworth said...

Your card is darling, and I thank you SO MUCH for sharing it in our challenge this week. I love the image and I appreciate your participation.
Have a great week, and God bless you!
Karen
Word Art Wednesday

Trimgym said...

Fab card Karen, I love the image as well. Thanks for joining in.

Love,

Jo

Jackie C said...

What a beautiful card, great work! Thank you for entering at FAIRIES this week!
Hugs, Jackie DT Member

jane stillman said...

Just the cutest image, and the flower is gorgeous. Thank you for joining us over at LEJ Designs, good luck

Isobel said...

Great card, thanks for joining in at The Crafters Cafe and good luck x

Unknown said...

Awh how cute
Thanks for joining in at One Stitch At A Time
Hugs katie x

Denise said...

What a lovely card!
Thank you so much for sharing your lovely creations with us at Hobbycutz this fortnight. Good Luck....
Crafty Hugs
Denise
xox
http://dixicreations.blogspot.co.uk/

Jenée said...

Delightful image. Very nice card. Thank you for entering it in this week's birthday challenge at Inky Impressions.

Josephine said...

Aw, this is so sweet!

Thanks for joining us at One Stitch at a Time this week, and good luck!

Norhalma said...

So adorable! Thank you for sharing your work and playing along with us at Kaboodle Doodles Challenge blog! :)

My Creative Therapy said...

Very cute image and beautifully colored! Love your choice of papers, die cut and the overall design of the card. Thanks for joining us this week at Through The Craftroom Door and good luck!
Kathi
DT Member

SylvieG said...

Jolie carte pour ce défi. Merci de ta participation.
SylvieG - membre DT Fairies

Aunty Sue said...

Such A Cute Card Thanks For Joining Us At Crafty Sentiments And Divas For Designs

Anna-Karin said...

Super sweet focal image and a lovely flower. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog!

Kristie Maynard said...

Oh is that just too cute or what?!?! So glad you played along with the Eureka! Stamps challenge this week.

Bonnie Irvine said...

I love the stripes on the diagonal. They create great movement which makes me think Kitty is being gently rocked to sleep. The die cut frame sets this sweet image off beautifully. Thanks for joining our Happy Birthday challenge at Craft Your Passion this week. I hope we see you again soon.

Laura said...

I absolutely love your card.. its sooo pretty.. thanks for joining the Craftin Desert Diva's birthday linky party..
Laura GD

Unknown said...

AWE Kitty, this is delightful, hun, such a fun wee image, I do love cats me, I have 2, boxer and scamp...I am allergic to them, so take an Antihistame everyday....my friends and family think I am nuts. With my DT hat on, would like to thank you for playing along with us at LEJ Designs this week, good luck xxx

Danni said...

How sweet!! Thank you for playing along with the Inky Impressions Challenge!
Danni-Inky Impressions DT

Athina said...

I love the bright colors! Thanks for joining us at Loves Rubberstamps!

kingsharon1967 said...

Great creation thank you for joining in the Kaboodle Challenge and good luck-Sharon DT

Kat said...

Lovely card, loving the nice bright colours and the cute kitty. Thanks for joining us at TG this week.

Kat x

Rose said...

super sweet :) Thanks for joining us on Seize the Birthday.

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

OMGosh this is so super cute and I love the cute butterfly charm. Thanks for playing with us over at Loves Rubberstamps!!!

Audrey Ernst (hippieaud) said...

Such a cute image and really love this color combo. Thanks so much for playing at Crafty Sentiments and Inky Impressions this week:)

Dreja said...

Eine wundervolle Karte! Danke für´s Mitmachen bei der Kreativeinkauf-Challenge.

LG Dreja

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Just a lovely kitten, thanks for joining us at Flonz Craft Vintage Stamping Challenges.

Cassandra aka Scrap Savvy said...

Cute card! Love that adorable kitty. Best of luck in the Magenta challenge.:)

Margreet said...

Beautiful cards with fab colours and details...thanks for joining Divas by Design!
xxx Margreet

Bettina L. said...

Oh this is adorable. Love the design with the cat and the big flower and charm. Thanks for playing at Inky Impressions and good luck. Hope to see you back wednesday for a new challenge. Bettina DT Member at Inky Impressions xx

Rhonda Miller said...

What a sweet card. Thanks for playing at CCCB.

Jackie said...

Very sweet card! Thank you for joining us this week at the Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge! I hope you play along with us again soon!

Jackie, Crafty Sentiments Designs DT

Natali said...

Another beautiful card. Love this cute image and amazing flower.
Thank you for joining us at Hobbycutz “Summer” Challenge and we hope to see you again.
Hugs,
Natali

valou250809 said...

Wonderful card! so cute! Thanks for playing with "Hobbycutz" this week. Good luck.

Andrea said...

A very cute card - thanks a lot for playing with us at Kreativeinkaufchallenge -
hugs Andrea