Garden Trellis Kitty and 3 ATCs

Hello, everyone! I'm happy to be supporting two important hops today! One celebrates my love of kitties, and the other is an awareness hop for domestic violence. Both subjects are very close to my heart. I'm referring to the Cat Lovers Hop and The Hop to Stop. My projects today all feature purple, which is the colour for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I shared my connection to domestic violence here. Not an easy subject for anyone, but we are shedding some light on it with this hop.

Tomorrow will be the final day of the Cat Lovers Hop (sad face). I hate to see it end - I've really enjoyed making all my kitty cards!  Thank you to Janis at Her Peaceful Garden for hosting this fun and inspirational event!  There are still two more days left for The Hop to Stop.  Becca at The Damsel of Distressed would love to see your purple cards - you still have time - please come and support this important cause!

Garden Trellis Kitty Card
I made a garden scene with an adorable kitty that I won from Christina Hor Designs last month (thank you, Christina!). The image is called Mademoiselle Kitty and I did some quick colouring with markers. I wanted her to look like my Snowie! I then fussy-cut so I could pop her up with foam tape.

My card began with an inky sky background using Milled Lavender Distress Ink and a homemade cloud mask (I die-cut Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Borders from acetate and it worked perfectly!).  The grass is Lawn Fawn Grassy Border and the trellis is an unmarked die from China. I added a whole bunch of tiny purple flowers (Impression Obsession), each with a purple gem in the center.  I also added a Cheery Lynn butterfly in dark purple, also with a center gem.  The stamped birds are from Newton's Nook, and the sentiment is from Clearly Besotted, both stamped in Versafine Onyx Black ink.

Challenges
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 4/5
Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk1 3/5

ATC #1

I made some more ATCs! Yes, I'm working on another pocket letter! To find out more about pocket letters, see here. I haven't finished my Halloween pocket letter yet, but I'll be working on it today and will be back to share what I make!

Die: Frantic Stamper Cute Kitten

Stamps: Sentiments (Newton's Nook and unmarked), Cup (unmarked - gift from Hetty - thank you!)
Patterned paper:  Forever in Time

Challenges
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 5/5
Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk1 4/5



ATC #2

Die: Spellbinders Kitty Play
Stamps: Sentiments (Newton's Nook and unmarked), Cup (unmarked)
Patterned paper: Forever in Time
Misc: Washi tape from my stash

Challenges
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper October UE
Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk1 5/5


ATC #3

Dies: Simon Says Stamp Coffee Cup, Your Next Stamp Coffee Fancy Coffee, Impression Obsession Cat

Stamp: Sentiment (Paper Smooches)
Patterned paper: Forever in Time
Misc: Washi tape from my stash

Challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper October UE
Simon Says Stamp Work-it Wednesday Simon product (die) 2/3

Please become informed about domestic violence, its impacts, and available resources. For more information on domestic violence in Canada, see here. If you are a woman experiencing abuse in Canada, there is someone you can reach out to any time of day or night; see here.

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