Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Meowy Christmas With Love

Hi, everyone!  Today I'm sharing a Christmas card to Brian from the kitties. So, Brian, if you're reading this, please go no further! No, this card isn't very masculine, but it's from the kitties!


This card was inspired by Day 2 of Catch the Bug's Christmas Chaos, which is a sketch (see below). I used an adorable digi from Bugaboo Digi Stamps called Meowy Christmas Cats.  I love this cute image because it has all 3 of our kitties (left to right: Honeydew, Snowie, and Kiwi).


I coloured the image with Prismacolor pencils and added Liquid Applique to represent snow.  This is the first time I've used this product - it's cool the way it puffs up when you heat it.  I also added Stampendous Crystal Snow glitter on the white parts of Kiwi's hat. I die-cut the image with a stitched oval from My Creative Time and mounted it on a scalloped oval (Spellbinders) cut from white glitter cardstock (Colorbok).  The background is embossed with Cuttlebug Snowflakes and cut into 3 pieces according to the Catch the Bug sketch. I use my Cuttlebug for die-cutting and embossing. Lastly I stamped the Meowy Christmas sentiment from Newton's Nook and the With Love sentiment from Cleary Besotted and added a bling ribbon.


After seeing the kitty card, Eli elf was feeling left out so he found two friends to pose with! I think the little bears are a bit puzzled but one of them is presenting a gift to Eli!  We would like to link up over at DL.ART's Third Annual Elf Antics Linky! If you have a little elf, you will want to join Eli, Arci, Ron, Daisy, Elizabeth, Loopy, and Hope in their funny elf antics too!


P.S. Yesterday I became very frustrated with the robot verification process while I was commenting, so I'll see how it goes today. If I don't get around to comment, you'll know why!  In the meantime, hopefully I've made it easier for you to comment here.  I've changed my settings to Comment Moderation - Always and this is supposed to prevent you from being asked to prove you're not a robot. If you'd like to change yours, here are the steps:  Design, Settings, Posts and Comments, Comment Moderation - Always.  Then scroll down to Word Verification and make sure it's No.

I would also like the join the following challenges: Allsorts Clean and Simple 1/3; Artistic Inspirations AG Christmas UE; Beccy's Place AG UE; Bugaboo Catch the Bug Christmas Chaos Day 2 - Sketch 1E; Bunny Zoe's Sparkle UE; Choux Choux Paper Art Christmas Winter UE; Christmas Cards All Year Long Keep it Simple UE; Craft Your Passion Always AG 3/3; Craftin Desert Divas Christmas Linky UE; Crafting by Designs Here Come the Holidays 1/3; Crafting from the Heart AG 3/3; Crafty Creations Happy Holiday 1/2; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra December UE; Creative Card Crew Holiday Season 1/3; Creative Inspirations All Wrapped Up (hat and scarf) UE; Cupcake Inspirations Let it Snow 3/3; Cute Card Thursday Festive Colours UE; Cuttlebug Mania Christmas Animals 1/3; Die Cuttin Divas Tic Tac Toe (I chose snowflakes holiday colours, and glitter) 2/3; DL.ART December Linky UE 1/day; Dragonfly Dreams It's Christmas UE; Eureka Stamps Christmas is Coming 1/3; Fan-Tastic Tuesday On the ... Day of Christmas) 2/4; Fresh Brewed AG Christmas 5/5; Great Impressions AG 1/3; Holly Jolly Christmas AG Christmas 2/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Just Keep on Creating December AG UE; Little Claire's Christmas in White 1/3; Little Claire's Digi Favourite Christmas Stamp (cats) 1/3; Love to Scrap Christmas 1/3; Mod Squad All that Glittres UE; Not Just Cards AG UE; One Stitch at a Time Winter UE; Papertake Weekly Fun Fun Fun (kitties saying Meowy Christmas are having fun!) 2/5; Penny's Paper Crafty AG 1/3; Pile It On Christmas/Winter UE; PINspirational I was inspired by the colours and the Christmas theme 2/5; Pixie's Snippet Playground Snippets used for die-cut scalloped oval and embossed snowflakes 3/3; QKR Stampede Glitter 2/3; Scrapbook Blessings Club 3rd Annual Christmas Party UE; Show Us Your Pussies Cats Only Challenge Krimbo Kitties UE; Simon Says Stamp Monday Holly Jolly Stamping 2/5; Sparkle N Sprinkle AG with Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder and/or FlockingUE; Sugar Pea Designs Creative Colour Challenge #7 CCC7 (see below); Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Outdoor Scene UE; Sweet Stamps Blog AG UE; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Winter 2/2The Paper Girls Christmas 2/3; The Ribbon Girl December Card Challenge UE; The 12 Months of Christmas Link-up Christmas Optional Santa UE; Tuesday Throwdown Snowflakes 2/3; Wags n Whiskers Ribbons and/or Pearls 2/2; Without Words Feeling Festive 1/3; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 1/5

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Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!

83 comments:

katieo said...

I love how you colored the cats to be like your pets. Your elf looks so cute with the bear

Pamellia said...

Such a sweet card Kitty, I love that image! What fun elf animals you have, yeah!! (Just so you know, you're missing a link for the color challenge #7). hugs til next time :)

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katieo said...

Thankyou for joining the DL.ART Thankful Thursday Christmas Challenge. Katie-DL.ART-DTmember

terrie said...

This card for Brian is so sweet...lucky for you to find an image with three kitties...the image is so cute.
I'm glad that Eli has friends maybe now he won't get into mischief.
I never had to check off that I was not a robot....

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Like the cats card & Eli w/ friends.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"

Fikreta said...

Love your card!
so cute!
hugs!
>^.^<

brenda said...

Great Christmas card Kitty, many thanks for joining us at Allsorts challenge this week.

B x

New Creations said...

Your Eli has a cute playmates! Love your Cute Kitties, colored so beautifully and love that snowflake background! The effect of liquid applique is very cool and snowy!

Mervi said...

Lovely and cute card.
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m

Jacee said...

Now this I really do LOVE, 'cause of the kitty's of course!
Hugs Jacee
Simply Paper Card Design

Unknown said...

Absolutely adorable! Love the sentiment, too cute! Thank you for joining us at DieCuttinDivas!

Tanja said...

another adorable creation - thanks for sharing your project at Cupcake Inspirations

Lisa said...

Oh my gosh, this is the sweetest card!! I love those adorable little kitties!! The snow you added is fabulous!! The snowflake texture is awesome!! What a beautiful card this is for your hubby from the kitties :) And Eli looks so happy with his new friends!! Have a great day :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Mimi said...

This is total gorgeousness Kitty, love the coloured image against you beautifully textured white background and bow, stunning :) :) Thank you so much for joining us at OSAAT this fortnight :)

SewPaperPaint said...

This is darling, love the white background and the gorgeous bow. Great color burst!

Annette Allen said...

such an adorable card.. i love the embossed background and great coloring..

Pia S said...

I love this image too, I'm a cat lover too, but nothing compared to you.
I think I've read you don't follow sketches often? Well, you did great with this one. I'm happy to see you're joining in our chaos week at Bugaboo too:)

cotnob said...

A beautiful card Kitty, such a sweet image and elegant design.
Pauline
x

Pamellia said...

Hey Kitty, thanks for your lovely comment today on my blog. Oh yes, I did mean Sweet Pea. I saw the badge for Creative Color Challenge and thought I would check it out, didn't see a link on that portion of the name and didn't realize it's connected to Sweet Pea. Thanks for letting me know, I will now check it out. Have a fabulous day! hugs :)

SHartl said...

Oh my goodness! Cute kitties, bears and an elf all on the same post make for a special heart-warming day! Those cats are so adorable and the liquid applique snow is awesome!

Karen Letchworth said...

SO cute! I'm super grateful to you for sharing your talents with us. Have a blessed week, and please join us again soon.
Blessings to you,
Karen
Word Art Wednesday

www.karen-mycuprunnethover.blogspot.com

jimlynn said...

Brian is going to love this pretty card from the kitties. The liquid applique snow looks great on here too. LOVE all the white and that gorgeous bow.
Lynn

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Oh, Kitty, the cute kitten in the image seem really your Kiwy, Snowie and Honeydew!!! Such a fun scene!!! Brian will smile sooo much when he will see your make!!:D This is no a masculine card, but is full of love and sweety and I'm sure that he will appreciate it sooo much!It's very elegant with the embossed panels and the gorgous bow!And the Liquid Applique looks fantastic as snow!! Really a gourgous card!
Eli has founded two fun and cute friends! He

Gerda said...

What a beautiful card!!! Love the adorable image you used!!! Thanks for joining us at DCD this week! Have a great day,
Gerda
http://cardscreations.blogspot.com

Tinka's paper wonderlland said...

Meowy card hihi, love it!!
I se that Eli is hapy with his new friends and they are good ones to him :)
♥Hugs Valentina♥

Wendy Ann Batchen said...

Aw such a cute card, thanks for sharing with us at Inspiration Destination and good luck. Wendy DT x

Beccy said...

Awwww, what a cute card! I love those adorable kitties, you did a great job colouring them in. I love the addition of all that soft and fluffy snow too. Wonderful!
Cheers,
Beccy

Patricia St Martin said...

Love how you made a card from the Cats to Brian and it turned out adorable. Love your beautiful bow and the kitten are amazing. Thanks for joining us at Twisted Thursday.
Hugs Pat

Robin said...

Awe what an adorable card! Love the kitty cats...and the teddies and elf too. Thanks for playing along with us at LTSCB and good luck. Hugs, Robin

Tracey said...

Love the cute image.....really pretty card!

Lisa said...

Oh my! Adorable!...love that image and especially love how it's so colorful and the rest of it is all white...beautiful!

Brenda's Card Corner said...

Fabulous card and the image is adorable! Thanks for joining us this week at QKR Stampede.

Brenda DT

Repolainen said...

What a Bow and love your coloring with this cute image.
Such an elegant design! Thank you for taking part in our challenge at QKR, Pirjo DT

AO Creations said...

Super cute!!! Thank you for joining us at Cupcake Inspirations, good luck!!! Amy DT

AO Creations said...

Super cute!!! Thank you for joining us at PINspirational, good luck!!! Amy DT

Olga Fink said...

Oh Kitty! I love love love this card! your coloring is amazing! fantastic card!

ike said...

How wonderful :-) Those little kitties are a delight and I am glad they are sending a Chrimbo card to Brian :-D
Thank you too for joining me at SUYP CATS ONLY CHALLENGES and good luck in the Vote :-)

Hugz
IKE x

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Nancy said...

Great card! The liquid applique looks great, and the embossed background is really lovely! Thanks for joining us at Scrapbook Blessings Club! :o)

Janis Lewis said...

Cute kitties on your card and your blog's sidebar. Love your card! Thank you for joining us at PINspirational. Good Luck!!
Janis DT
Pause Dream Enjoy
PDE Linky Party, Owner & DT Member

KraftyKoolKat said...

So cute and full of fun.
Hugs
Cathy
Xxxx

crafty-stamper said...

Love the cute image,embossing and gorgeous bow ---Thank you for sharing with us at Crafting From The Heart
Carol DT x

Mynn xx said...

Super darling! I love the sweet image and your beautiful coloring! Thank you for joining us at Great Impressions! Hugs! Mynn xx

vicky's scrapping passion said...

super cute Kitty. amazing card. Thank you for sharing and joining us at Eureka stamps challenge, Christmas is coming.

Barb said...

Love this cute little card Kitty. The image is so sweet and I like the liquid applique too. Eli looks very happy with his new friends. Barbxx

Lady Anne Milnes-Howard said...

Such a cute image you have used for this kitty card, I love it and you have coloured it so nicely. Thank you for sharing with us at Dragonfly Dreams, hope we see you again soon...
Love and Hugs ~ Lady Anne
Dragonfly Dreams
Anne's Paper Dream's Blog

Lady Anne Milnes-Howard of Glencairn, Caithness Scotland.

Lori said...

So cute and such lovely coloring of the kitties! Thank you for linking to my challenge at ChouxChoux Paper Art!

sgc said...

I love your kitty card, as well as your Eli Elf plaThanks for playing in Bugaboo's Christmas Chaos.cement. Wish I still had young children so we could do Elf on the Shelf.

Chantal said...

Wowww such a beautiful card! Love it! Thank you so much for joining our Ribbon Girl - Card challenge and good luck! Warm hugs, Chantal

Fikreta said...

me again!
just love this card :D
Thank you for joining us at Craft your passion!
Good Luck and hope to see you again.
>^.^<

Anet's Crafting said...

Just adorable Kitty, love the cute image and background embossing. Thank you for playing along with our Challenge at Penny's Paper-Crafty. We would love to see you again ... Anet DTx

Di said...

What a totally lovely card Kitty!

Hugs

Di xx

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Very cute thanks for playing at lc

Tracy said...

Thanks for joining Allsorts challenge with this great entry, good luck.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Cynthia said...

This is really adorable. Love the white embossed base with the image. Thanks so much for joining Eureka Stamps this week.

FiestyCrafter (Tina) said...

Cute CAS card! Adorable image! I think there something up with one of your bears...lol. Thanks for joining us at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog
Tina dt

Donna said...

Darling card, Brian will love it!

L.B. said...

Thanks for playing with our tic-tac-toe challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas this week. Love the blocks of embossed snowflakes

Indy's Designs said...

Always a pleasure to visit your site and see what new "kitty" projects you have created! This is yet another fabulous one! Love your coloring and design!
So glad you shared at Cupcake Inspirations!
Debbie, DT Sweetie

handcrafthobby said...

Oh so very lovely... Great coloring and beautiful big bow.
Thank you for joining our Craftin Desert Divas Christmas Linky Party!
Hv a Wonderful Holidays...
DT Jan

Andrea Ockey Parr said...

What an absolutely adorable little card, here! I'm sure the kitties would be totally honored that you represented them so well with this card! Love how you made the central image pop with the bright colors, yet it is still so elegant with the white background. Who cares if it's masculine enough or not? It is BRILLIANT any way you slice it! Thanks for sharing this with us for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. It truly made me smile and I wish all the best to you and yours (including the kitties) this holiday season!

Fikreta said...

Thank you for joining us at Eureka stamps blog chalenge!
Good Luck and hope to see you again.
Bad Kitty's Craftroom
>^.^<

Anonymous said...

Wow! This is so great!
Thank you so much
for also sharing with us ladies at Craftin
Desert Divas!
God bless and Merry Christmas!

Warmly, Leah

Esther said...

Sweet little kitties!
Thanks for joining Die Cuttin' Divas this week!

Unknown said...

Your card is so lovely! The image really pops on the white card. Thank you for playing along with us at Craft Your Passion. We would love to see you again!
~ Bonnie DT

Unknown said...

Such cute kitties, love the embossed background and that bow is fab. Thank you for joining us at the 12Months of Christmas linkup blog Helen DT

marion said...

It is gorgeous and love it, Brian must be thrilled to receive such a lovely kitty card, and Snowy is also present, lots of hugs and love to you and cuddles to your furbabys, Marion

Hazel said...

Thanks for sharing your lovely crafting for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 115 - hope to see you again soon, Hazel, DT - thanks also for entering this into my CHNC extra for December x

NGCARDS said...

A beautiful creation! Thanks for playing this week at Creative Inspirations! xxx

Joyce Erb said...

Adorable card! Thank you so much for participating this week at the Mod Squad Challenge

Kimbo said...

Such cute kitties

Thanks for playing along at Cuttlebug Mania this time x

Unknown said...

such a cute card
Thank you for joining the challenge at SweetStamps.com and good luck!

Pamela said...

So sweet. Thank you for joining us at Christmas Cards All Year Round.

Pam x

Judy McKay said...

Sweet card. Thank you for joining us at Not Just Cards this month. Hope to see you back here again in 2016. Judy DT

Allicat said...

A fabulous card and with cats on, you just can't go wrong. Good luck with your Little Claire competition entry.
Love Alli Xx

suzARTe said...

This card is so so cute, I love the three kittens and the faux snow looks fantastic. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and thanks so much for sharing your card at Anything goes December link-up, Just keep on creating
Susan xx

CraftingMum said...

Lovely card Thanks for joining us at Artistic Inspirations. Louise DT x

Helen said...

Gorgeous card!
Thanks for playing at Pile It On!
Merry Christmas!
Helen x

N-Eva said...

What a lovely card . Thanks for joining us at Holly Jolly Christmas challenge.Neva

Swissie said...

I love cats ;)
Thank you for joining Cuttlebug Mania this time!
Swissie DT

Deanne Saunders said...

Oh so pretty!!!!! Thanks so much for participating in our PINSPIRATIONAL challenge!!! Can’t wait to see you participate again in our challenge in the new year!!
Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper

Lynn (aka Lynnpenguin) said...

Super cute creation. Thanks for playing along with us at Holly Jolly. Good Luck.
Lynn, Holly Jolly DT