Day 5 - 2020 Cat Lovers Hop (Tags)

Hello, everyone! Welcome to Day 5 of the 2020 Cat Lovers Hop! This is my final post for the hop, but it's not over yet! You still have tomorrow to link up your cat projects! This year I was happy to read the new guideline setting a limit of 5 projects for the week, and this is my fifth project. That gives me tomorrow to get caught up on visiting and commenting on all of the amazing and creative cat cards and projects! So... have you been hopping along with us? Are you enjoying yourself as much as I am? This hop is always the highlight of my crafting year!

All week I've been sharing some retro-style, cat-themed items that I've created for my journals.  For my final project, I'm sharing a set of three retro-style tags.  These cute kitties make me smile!

The background is made from old sheet-music paper, paint chips, and washi-tape.  Here are the other products used:

• Clipart:  The Digital Chick on Etsy
• Punches: Bira Sunlit Tag Shape, EK Success Butterfly, We R Memory Keepers Hole Reinforcer, Marvy Scalloped Oval
• Other:  Dollarama washi tape, black eyelash trim

I would also like to support the following challenges:

CRAFT 574 Memories 1/2 (memories of my childhood storybooks)

https://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-574-memories.html

Creative Fingers 196 AG 1/3

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-196.html

DL.ART October Linky AG UE 1/d
https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2020/10/revision-dlart-october-2020-linky.html

Gem of a Challenge AG 1/3

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/wk-22-anything-goes-craft-cardmaking.html

Polkadoodles 44 AG 1/3

https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2020/10/wk-44-anything-goes-craft-card-making.html

Show Us Your Pussycats 59 Furrything Goes UE
https://showusyourpussies.blogspot.com/2020/10/show-us-your-pussycats-challenge-59.html

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 3/5
https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-78/

The Outlawz Colour Monochrome Blues (entering the middle tag only)

http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/tuesday-color/forum/topics/colour-challenge-october-20-november-2

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations October AG UE
http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-challenge-anything-goes.html

I hope you enjoyed all of my cat-themed projects this week!  Did you have a favourite?  

Thank you for looking at my tags!  Wishing you a joyful day, and happy hopping!

Day 4 - 2020 Cat Lovers Hop (Altered Paper Clips)

Hi, everybody!  Welcome to Day 4 of the 2020 Cat Lovers Hop! I hope you are hopping with us and enjoying the adorable cat creations that are being linked up! If not, you're missing out!  If you like cats, then head over and get hopping!

All week I've been sharing some retro-style, cat-themed items that I've created for my journals. Today I present a set of 9 altered (or hidden) paper clips.  I've been saying it all week, but I just love these old-fashioned kitties!

Here are the backs, showing the paper clips:

Products used:

• Clipart:  Cats (The Digital Chick on Etsy), butterflies (Mein Lila Park), flowers, heart, tab (Vintage Glam Studio)
• Punches:  Recollections Small Butterfly, Recollections Small Flower
• Patterned paper:  Crate Paper (scraps)
• Sentiments:  Self-made in Microsoft Word
• Other: Tickets (dollar store), rikrak (thrift store), lace trim (thrift store), pompom trim (Walmart), paper clips (Dollarama), flat-backed gems (old stash)

These clips measure 2" x 2.5" so their small size is a purr-fect opportunity to use up scraps of patterned paper and cardstock, which is exactly what I did!  Ergo I'm linking up to Pixie's Snippet Playground, where snippets (aka scraps) are always the challenge.

I would also like to join the following 8 challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper October UE

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2020/10/craftyhazelnuts-pattermed-paper-october.html

DL.ART October Linky AG UE 1/d

https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2020/10/revision-dlart-october-2020-linky.html

Show Us Your Pussycats 59 Furrything Goes UE
https://showusyourpussies.blogspot.com/2020/10/show-us-your-pussycats-challenge-59.html

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 2/5
https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-78/

Through the Craft Room Door AG 2/2

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2020/10/anything-goes-challenge-sponsored-by.html

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations October AG UE
http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-challenge-anything-goes.html

Word Art Wednesday 462-463 AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk2 2/5
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2020/10/anything-goes-462-463.html

Virginia's Show and Share October AG 4/4
https://virginialusblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-show-share.html

 

Thank you for looking at my paper clips!  Wishing you a joyful day, and happy hopping!

Day 3 - 2020 Cat Lovers Hop (Clusters)

Hello, everyone!  This is Day 3 of the 2020 Cat Lovers Hop!  I hope you are enjoying all of the adorable cat creations that are being linked up!  I am, so I'm eager to get hopping!

This week I've been sharing some retro-style, cat-themed items that I've created to decorate my journals. Today I present a set of 9 doily cluster embellishments.  I just love these adorable storybook kitties!

Here are the products used:

• Doilies:  Doodlebug Mini Paper Doilies (3")
• Clipart:  Cats (The Digital Chick on Etsy), butterflies (Mein Lila Park), salmon-coloured tickets and labels (Pixel Scrapper)
• Die:  Sweet Dixie Decorative Circular Frames (tiny layering doily used in middle column)
• Sentiments:  Self-made in Microsoft Word
• Other:  Tickets (dollar store, thrift store)

I would also like to support the following challenges:

Ally's Angels 39 AG 3/3
https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-39-and-winner-of-challenge-38.html

Butterfly Challenge 148 Spin The Butterfly Wheel with E for Envelope Fold (English Rose) https://butterflyspotchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/10/148-spin-butterfly-wheel-with-e-for.html

Cardz TV 126 AG 3/3

http://cardztv.blogspot.com/2020/10/cardz-tv-anything-goes-challenge-126.html

Crafter's Castle October AG 3/3
http://crafterscastle.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-challenge-34-september-winner.html

Crafts Galore Encore October AG 3/3
http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-crafts-galore-encore-challenge.html

Crafty Creations 414 - AG 3/3
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-challenge-414-anything-goes.html

DL.ART October Linky AG UE 1/d

https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2020/10/revision-dlart-october-2020-linky.html

Show Us Your Pussycats 59 Furrything Goes UE
https://showusyourpussies.blogspot.com/2020/10/show-us-your-pussycats-challenge-59.html

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 1/5
https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-78/

Through the Craft Room Door AG 1/2

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2020/10/anything-goes-challenge-sponsored-by.html

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations October AG UE
http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-challenge-anything-goes.html

Word Art Wednesday 462-463 AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk2 1/5
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2020/10/anything-goes-462-463.html

Virginia's Show and Share October AG 3/4
https://virginialusblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-show-share.html

 

Thank you for looking at my cluster embellishments! Wishing you a joyful day, and happy hopping!

Day 2 - 2020 Cat Lovers Hop (Vellum Pockets)

Hi, everybody! This is the second day of the 2020 Cat Lovers Hop!  Are you hopping with us?  If you love cats, then this hop is the place to be!  This fun annual event has been going on for six years and has been expertly organized by Janis at Her Peaceful Garden - thank you, Janis!  Now let's get hopping!

I mentioned yesterday that all week I'll be sharing some retro-style, cat-themed items that I've created to decorate my journals. Today I present a set of 3 vellum pockets with coordinating journal cards.

I was inspired by Mrs. A's Butterfly Challenge, where Challenge 148 is Spin The Butterfly Wheel with E for Envelope Fold. Here's the direct link: 

https://butterflyspotchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/10/148-spin-butterfly-wheel-with-e-for.html

I went with Version 1 of Mrs. A's Envelope Fold tutorial. This was a stashbuster for me because I've had this Dollarama patterned vellum in my stash for about 15 years!  It felt so good to finally use it!  I added washi tape along the edges and used more of my storybook cats (The Digital Chick on Etsy), each backed with a mini doily (Doodlebug).  The bows are stickers from my stash, and the butterflies are a punch.  The sentiments are self-made with Microsoft Word.  

As for the journal cards inside the vellum pockets, see the photo below.  I used digital notepaper (favpng.com) and digitally added the word "Notes" at the top, and the coordinating cat at the bottom.  I love how they turned out!

I would also like to join the following challenges:

Ally's Angels 39 AG 2/3

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-39-and-winner-of-challenge-38.html

Cardz TV 126 AG 2/3

http://cardztv.blogspot.com/2020/10/cardz-tv-anything-goes-challenge-126.html

Crafter's Castle October AG 2/3

http://crafterscastle.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-challenge-34-september-winner.html

Crafts Galore Encore October AG 2/3

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-crafts-galore-encore-challenge.html

Crafty Creations 414 - AG 2/3

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-challenge-414-anything-goes.html

Show Us Your Pussycats 59 Furrything Goes UE

https://showusyourpussies.blogspot.com/2020/10/show-us-your-pussycats-challenge-59.html

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Layer it Up 3/5

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-layer-it-up/

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations October AG UE

http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-challenge-anything-goes.html

Word Art Wednesday 462-463 AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk1 2/5

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2020/10/anything-goes-462-463.html

Virginia's Show and Share October AG 2/4

https://virginialusblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-show-share.html

 

Thank you for looking at my vellum pockets!  Wishing you a joyful day, and happy hopping!

Day 1 - 2020 Cat Lovers Hop (Notebooks)

Hello, everyone!  Woot, woot!  It's time for the 2020 Cat Lovers Hop!  Are you as excited as I am?  I have been looking forward to this hop all year, and it's finally here!  This is the 6th year for the hop, and I have participated each and every year!  Before I share my project, I would like to thank Janis at Her Peaceful Garden for organizing this fun event!  I'm excited to see everyone's cat creations, so let's get hopping!

This year there's a new rule at the hop and I am pleased to see it.  There is now a limit of five projects for the week, so all week I'll be sharing some retro-style, cat-themed items that I've created for my journals.  Today I present a set of 3 handmade notebooks.  Each one features a storybook-style kitty!  I just can't resist these old-fashioned kitties - they remind me of my childhood!

To create the background on the cover, I stamped French Script (Stampin' Up) in soft pink and then decoupaged a colourful confetti napkin (Dollarama). It's the first time I've tried this technique!  I adhered the flower-shaped ribbon (Dollarama) and then the storybook kitty (The Digital Chick on Etsy).  I added a self-made sentiment (Microsoft Word) and a fabric scrap tab (thrift store), stapled along with a punched butterfly (Recollections) in soft pink.

And here is the inside, showing the notebook made with scraps of looseleaf and a strip of cat washi tape along the top.  I added another punched butterfly on the fabric tab:

The butterflies and the colours of Egg Shell (pale creamy colour) and English Rose (delicate soft pink) were inspired by Mrs. A's Butterfly Challenge, where Challenge 148 is Spin The Butterfly Wheel with E for Envelope Fold.  Here's the direct link:  

https://butterflyspotchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/10/148-spin-butterfly-wheel-with-e-for.html

I would also like to join the following challenges:

Ally's Angels 39 AG 1/3

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-39-and-winner-of-challenge-38.html

Cardz TV 126 AG 1/3

http://cardztv.blogspot.com/2020/10/cardz-tv-anything-goes-challenge-126.html

Crafter's Castle October AG 1/3

http://crafterscastle.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-challenge-34-september-winner.html

Crafts Galore Encore October AG 1/3

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-crafts-galore-encore-challenge.html

Crafty Creations 414 - AG 1/3

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-challenge-414-anything-goes.html

Show Us Your Pussycats 59 Furrything Goes UE

https://showusyourpussies.blogspot.com/2020/10/show-us-your-pussycats-challenge-59.html

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Layer it Up 2/5

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-layer-it-up/

Through the Craft Room Door AG 2/2

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2020/10/good-evening-welcome-to-new-challenge.html

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations October AG UE

http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-challenge-anything-goes.html

Word Art Wednesday 462-463 AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk1 1/5

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2020/10/anything-goes-462-463.html

Virginia's Show and Share October AG 1/4

https://virginialusblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-show-share.html

Thank you for looking at my notebooks!  Wishing you a joyful day, and happy hopping!

'Teas the Season

Hello, everyone!  Before I get started I would like to welcome my newest follower - Louise Bouton - thank you for joining me!  If you could please leave a link to your blog, I will add it here and will hop over and follow you too!  

It's Rudolph Day and for once I have my card ready on the first day!  The image I used is the October Progressive Challenge Freebie at The Outlawz.  Since I participated in last month's challenge, I received this month's image for free (Sugar the Zombie from Oddball Art Co.) - thank you!  

I believe this girl is supposed to be a zombie, but I decided to make her a winter girl who's celebrating the holidays with some festive tea!  Before printing, I digitally added the cat hat and tea mug.  Then I coloured her with markers and fussy-cut so I could pop her up on foam tape.

In addition to the progressive challenge freebie mentioned above, I also used the following items:

• Clear stamps:  STAMPlorations Caffeinated Christmas ('Teas the Season), STAMPlorations Winter Chill (snowflakes), STAMPlorations The Birds and the Blooms (Cheers sentiment)
• Die:  STAMPlorations Tags 1 Nesting Dies
• Embossing folder: Taylored Expressions Winter Flurry
• Patterned paper:  Dollarama Crafts Pastel Galaxy 
• Clipart:  Pixel Scrapper (cat hat, tea mug)
• Other:  Baker's twine, large and small snowflake sequins

My card design was inspired by Week 33 at Sketch Saturday:

I would also like to support the following 8 challenges, for a total of 10:

Coffee Loving Papercrafters - Caffeine Fueled Paper Play Used STAMPlorations Caffeinated Christmas

http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2020/10/caffeine-fueled-paper-play-the-challenge-elizabeth-crafts/

Crafty Friends 147 Embossing Wet or Dry 1/3

http://craftyfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/ch-147-embossing-winners-ch-146.html

Rudolph Day October 1E C10

https://scrapsoflifebyscrappymo.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-rudolph-days-challenge_25.html

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Layer it Up 1/5

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-layer-it-up/

STAMPlorations 7th Birthday Linky Birthday or Celebration Theme 1/3

https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2020/10/belated-birthday-1.html

STAMPlorations Never-ending AG UE

https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/p/stamplorations-anything-goes-challenge.html

Through the Craft Room Door AG 1/2

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2020/10/good-evening-welcome-to-new-challenge.html

Tuesday Throwdown Funny Sentiment 1/3

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/2020/10/tuesday-throwdown-468-your-next-stamps.html

By the way, STAMPlorations is celebrating their 7th birthday - Congratulations, Shery! As part of the festivities, they are having a Show Off Your STAMPlorations Stash Link-Up. Here is a photo of my most used items. 

Thank you for stopping by! I wish you a joyful and blessed day!