Happy Anniversary Kitties

Hi, everyone!  I'm back again today! This time I'm sharing an anniversary card.  I have a couple of upcoming anniversaries in my family - they all expect to receive kitty cards so I can't disappoint!

I was inspired by the colour graphic over at Cupcake Inspirations (see below) so I decided to make a smooshed watercolour background with Distress Inks (Tumbled Glass and Mowed Lawn). The cute image was a freebie from Cre8ive Hands a while back (thank you!).  By the way, Cre8ive Hands Friends has a brand new challenge so I'll be joining that as well.



With an inkjet printer, it's a bit difficult to do any kind of watercolour with digis as the ink runs as soon as the water touches it.  So I created the background first and then printed the digi.  I paper-pieced the moon with white according to the colour inspiration.

The image was die-cut with Waltingmouse Stamps Scalloped Stitched Rectangle.  I die-cut two smaller Scalloped Stitched Rectangles and then blended Tumbled Glass and Mowed Lawn Distress Ink on each one to coordinate with the watercolour panel.  I did the same for the sentiment with Mowed Lawn and then die-cut the Simon Says Stamp Happy, along with a second die-cut in black.  The stamped greeting is from Simon Says Stamp Happy clear stamps. The watercolour panel is popped up with thin craft foam, and I added a number of green and blue flower sequins.

I would also like to join the following challenges: Aud Sentiments Cute plus Sentiment 2/5; Beccy's Place February AG UE; Craft Your Passion AG 1/3; Craftin Desert Divas Nature's Wonders (moon, flowers, cats) UE; Crafty Calendar Love is in the Air 3/3; Crafty Gals Corner AG 1/2; Creative Inspirations AG Option Sketch UE; Crop Stop Linky Party #13 Distress Inks available at Crop Stop here 3/5; Cute Card Thursday Florals UE; Die-Cut Divas Love, Marriage, Anniversaries 4/4; DL.ART February AG UE 1/day; DL.ART Thankful Thursday Frogs and/or Use Green 1/3; Fan-Tastic Tuesday Include an Animal 1/4; Glitter n Sparkle AG 1/3; Great Impressions Let's Celebrate (anniversary) 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Just Keep on Creating February AG UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 1/3; Little Claire's Love and Marriage 1/3;  Love to Scrap AG 2/3; Lunagirl Moonbeams Love UE; Mod Squad Animal Fun 1/3; Not Just Cards AG UE; Open-Minded Crafting Fun Love/Valentine 2/3; Penny's Paper-Crafty AG 1/3; Robyn's Fetish Stitching Real or Faux 1/3; Scrappy Moms Stamps Out of this World UE; Simon Says Stamp Monday Inspired by a Song (From Here to the Moon and Back by Dolly Parton) 2/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 2/5; Simon Says Stamp Work-it Wednesday Floral 1/3; SUYP Cat Love UE; The Corrosive Love, Love, Love 2/3; The Crafter's Cafe Love is in the Air 1/3; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday AG 1/2; The Paper Shelter Animal Magic 1E; Tuesday Throwdown Create Your Own Background 1/3; Wags n Whiskers Furry Friends 1/2; Whimsy Stamps Inspiration AG 3/3; Winter Wonderland Must Use Sentiment 1/3; Word Art Wednesday AG w. Uplifting Sentiment 3/5

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