Before I share my card, I notice that I have 3 lovely new followers - Yay!! A very warm welcome to Tina Teasdale, AJ Scrapbooking & Cards, and Linda Simpson - very happy to have you join me!
My card features the adorable progressive challenge image from Gerda Steiner Designs called Little Kitten in the Moving Box. How could I resist! It's a kitten (you all know how I love cats!) and it's in a moving box - so purrfect for me since I'm moving! So I decided to make this card for my honey Brian to celebrate our new home together. He actually got a bit emotional when I gave it to him! I personalized it by including a small photo of our new house, a piece of cardboard torn from one of the moving boxes, and a tag saying "What about Snowbug?" - that's one of our little jokes! Snowbug is Brian's cat and we are a bit nervous about our 3 cats coming together. They have not met, so we will have to introduce them very carefully!
Here are the other items used:
- Digi sentiment: Desert Diva freebie (thank you, Hannelie)
- Designer Paper: Basic Grey, Cosmo Cricket, Recollections
- Dies: Memory Box Precious Hearts, Impression Obsession Birdhouse Set, Poppy Stamps Walking Cat and Kittens, All Occasion Dies Cats
- Punch: Heart (Michaels)
- Colouring medium: Prismacolor pencils
- Accents: Charm (my stash), Key (recycled from a package of key tags that Brian gave me)
I would like to enter the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes 3E #1
A Girl Who Crafts Anything Goes July 5E #1
Art by Miran Anything Goes 3E #1
Bearly Mine Let's Go Digital 2E #1 (used digital image, sentiments, and photo)
Card Mania Add a Charm 3E #1
Card Mania Add a Charm 3E #1
Crafting at the Weekend Anything Goes 3E #3
Crafting by Designs July Anything Goes UE
Crafting by Designs Use a Sentiment (I used two) 5E #1
Crafts Galore Encore Use a Stamp or Digi 3E #1
Crafty Girls Anything Goes 3E #1
Digi Design Challenge Dies and/or Punches (used both) 3E #1
Digi Stamps 4 Joy For the Boys (this is for Brian) 3E #1
DL.ART Anything Goes July Linkup UE 1/day
Eclectic Ellapu Purple Challenge Anything Goes UE
Fairy Tale Use a Digi Stamp UE
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Anything Goes 4E #1
WINNER Gerda Steiner Designs July Challenge Little Kitten in the Moving Box 1E
Great Impressions Animal Friends 3E #1
Hobby Cutz Anything Goes 3E #1
Just for Fun Anything Goes 2E #1
Hobby Cutz Anything Goes 3E #1
Just for Fun Anything Goes 2E #1
Just Keep on Creating Anything Goes July Linkup UE
Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday 1E
My Craft Creations Anything Goes UE
Penny's Paper-Crafty Anything Goes 3E #1
ONE OF PIXIE'S PICKS Pixie's Snippet Playground Use Snippets (the strips of designer paper are snippets left over from other projects, and all the die cuts are cut from snippets in my offcuts box) 3E #1
ONE OF PIXIE'S PICKS Pixie's Snippet Playground Use Snippets (the strips of designer paper are snippets left over from other projects, and all the die cuts are cut from snippets in my offcuts box) 3E #1
WINNER Scrapbook Blessings Club Anything Goes 3E #1
Scribble and Scrap Always Anything Goes 3E #1
Simon Says Stamp Monday Mid-Summer's Challenge (I was inspired by our moving to a new home) 5E #1
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Anything Goes UE
That Craft Place Anything Goes 3E #1
The Crazy Challenge Dies and Punches (used both) 4E #1
The Paper Makeup Stamps Digi Makeover Diecuts/Punches (used both)
The Crazy Challenge Dies and Punches (used both) 4E #1
The Paper Makeup Stamps Digi Makeover Diecuts/Punches (used both)
Through the Craftroom Door Anything Goes 2E #1
Wags n Whiskers Anything Goes 2E #1
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes w Uplifting Sentiment 5E #1
Thank you for looking at my card! I enjoy reading your comments! Wishing you a joyful day!
What a lovely and thoughtful creation Kitty. Wishing you happiness in your new home.
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Owwww your card is soooo cute, love it, love that you used 2 brown cats and one white, perfect !! Also the cardboard you used from the moving box, what a fab idea, your new home looks excellent and lovely, hope you will be settled in soon, lots of hugs and love and cuddles to Kiwi and Honeydew, Marion PS I try to mail you back asap
ReplyDeleteLovely to see you here Kitty, love this project, as always you work is brilliant, I hope you get moved soon and you health gets better, my lovely friend, hugs xxx
ReplyDeleteLovely to see your gorgeous card Kitty.Love your sweet image.
ReplyDeleteVery best wishes in your New Home.
Big hugs Sue xx
Lovely and gorgeous card Kitty.
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous! Congratulations on your new home...hope you're very happy in it together. Thank you for joining us over at the Scribble and Scrap Challenge. Good luck.
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Glad to see your post today. Your card is darling! Lots of fun moving related details to add that personal touch. Hopefully you feel better soon and best wishes with the move.
ReplyDeleteThis is sooo cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Penny's Paper Crafty and I hope we see you again soon!
Hugz
Laurian
Hi, this is brilliant, what a lovely idea. I love cats too, don't wish to intrude but best way to introduce cats is to keep them separate for a couple of weeks to get them used to each others smells, alternate the rooms so they get used to the smells, its good if they can see each other but not touch each other too if that makes sense? gradually move them closer together and try to get them to feed together. I am sure being a cat lover you will know all this anyway, good luck.
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Love & Hugs
Jacquie J xxx
http://jewelscardcraft.blogspot.co.uk/
Wow again Kitty. I thought I hadn't seen you around for a while. Hope your move gets sorted soon. But you still made an amazing card as usual. Jacqui DT Sister Act
ReplyDeleteSo very cute and pretty Killy! Love that image and of course ALL the little extras! Precious!
ReplyDeleteHope you start feeling better soon.
Lynn
Oh what a great creation and I love the little kitty image. Your new home looks FAB and I hope everything goes well for you. I am sure Snowbug will be OK. :-D
ReplyDeleteGreat seeing you 'pop in' to say hello to us :-D
Hugz
IKE xx
This is SO super sweet! I LOVE the darling image and your fabulous coloring! Thanks for joining us at Great Impressions! :) HUGS! Mynn xx
ReplyDeleteOh Kitty, what a fabulous card! I love all the detail and the story behind it all. Good luck with the move and thank you for coming to play in the Snippets Playground. Hope to see you again soon :)
ReplyDeleteHugs, Di xx
What an adorable and meaningful card! I always appreciate cards that are personalized and you definitely made this so special with all the personal touches you included. I also thought it was brilliant of you to include an actual piece of moving box cardboard! Great way to upcycle and give added meaning to the card! I hope that you're able to get things situated soon (you forget how draining moving can be until you do it again) and that everything falls into place in your new situation. Thanks for still finding time to create this delightful card and for sharing it with us here at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog!
ReplyDeleteHow creative, love the cats on the card. Good luck with your move :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Penny's challenge-see you tomorrow for a new one!
This is such a unique lay-out and I love it. Thanks for blessing us with your card at our Challenge at Word Art Wednesday. Leaving you with God's Word of encouragement in Psalm 16:8 which says, "I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken." God bless always.
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CUTE! Love this layout and page, just perfect. Jx
ReplyDeleteYour card is beautiful and this stamp is super. I believe that we love all cats and scrapbooking.
ReplyDeleteGet well soon.
Thanks for joining us at Hobbycutz Challenges
Laurigami
This is so sweet, Kitty, and reminds me of YOU! It is lovely that you created a keepsake with the photo - you have inspired me. Thank you! hugs, de
ReplyDeleteThis is really great and I love how you personalized it with your photo! Great layers! Thanks for playing in our layer challenge at UYS and hope to see you again.
ReplyDeleteTammy DT
Fabulous card love all the images and dies and great use of corrugated cardboard.Thank you for joining us at 613 avenue Create
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Awwww, this is so cute! I love that little kitty. :D Thank you joining us at Scribble and Scrap Challenge.
ReplyDeleteDeborah DT
Beautiful card and I love the way you have personalised it. Thankyou for sharing with us at Crafting at the Weekend.
ReplyDeleteJust poppin' in because I just had to take a closer look and WOW! What a cute story and absolutely perfect card for the occasion. Congratulations to you and Brian on your new home, how exciting!
ReplyDeleteVery cute card, it's adorable! Thank you for entering it into our challenge over at Treasured Times Stamps! We hope you come join us again!
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Thanks for joining the SBC challenge!! Super cute card!!
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SBC DT
Smashing card
ReplyDeleteThank-you for joining us at the Crafts Galore Encore
Beautiful card! Thank you for joining us at The Crazy Challenge this week,good luck!
ReplyDeleteThis is so awesome! I love all of the elements you used like to corrugated piece, the hearts, the cat, and the charm. It all works so well together. Very cool that you included a pic of your new home. Wonderful card! Thank you so much for joining us at Great Impressions! :)
ReplyDeletesuper card, thanks so much for sharing your fab creation with us at BEARLY-MINE, X Carol
ReplyDeleteGreat card. Love the cats! Thanks for joining us at Fairytale Challenge this time! Hugs Susanne.
ReplyDeleteSuch an charming card with an adorable, really liking how/where you place your embellishments. Thanks for joining us at the Wags'n Whiskers challenge. Barb DT
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, kitty in a box, love it! Thanks for joining us at Eclectic Ellapu - Purple
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