Recycled/Upcycled Kitty Cards

Hi, everybody!  I'm back to share some kitty cards!  I needed a couple of quick cards for friends/family who love cats as I was running out of time for mailing.  I decided to recycle/upcycle some cat-themed gift-card holders from a couple years ago. The images are too adorable not to re-use, and they were a great size as a focal point on A2 cards.

Everything on these cards was from my scraps/leftovers/snippets:  the kitty cards, the red cardstock, the embossed kraft cardstock, and even the self-made sentiments (Microsoft Word).  All of these things have been in the pile for years so it felt great to use them!  That was the last of the snowflake-embossed kraft cardstock so if I need more, I'll have to emboss it.

The red foil accents on the recycled cards doesn't show up well in the above photo, so here are some angled shots to show the foil:

I was inspired by the following 8 challenges:
ABC Christmas Y is for Your Choice UE
Christmas Kickstart 81 AG Christmas 2/3 C8

Creative Fingers 268 AG 2/6 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2349 AG 2/3 C10

Show Us Your Pussycats 94 Furrything Goes or Meowy Catmas UE

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Christmas Critters 1/5

Snippets Playground 469 AG w Snippets (described above) 1E C10

Word Art Wednesday 625-626 AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk 2 2/5

For those who enjoy cat cartoons, I hope these make you smile:

Thank you for being here!  Wishing you a peaceful day!

Scripture Card 3

Hello, everyone!  Before I share my card, I would like to welcome my newest follower - Cynthia Olheiser - thank you for joining me!  

Today I'm sharing a scripture card (you can scroll down to see the two shared previously).  This one is about the birth of our Lord and Savior, and I made two of them.  

The featured scripture that inspired my card is Matthew 2:2, and it was shared at Word Art Wednesday on December 6.  Scripture art is offered as a free digital in every challenge at Word Art Wednesday, and you can scroll back on their blog to find all of the scriptures shared previously.  It's like a treasure hunt!

For the image, I scanned a vintage greeting card and modified it digitally.  On the original card, the onlookers were looking to the west, so I rotated it so they were looking to the east as the scripture says.  I lightened the colours of the image and cropped the edges to make an A2 size card.  Before printing, I digitally added the scripture word art.  After printing I adhered a die-cut star (Memory Box Star of Wonder) in gold glitter and then mounted the image on coordinating cardstock.  Below are the two identical cards I made.

I was inspired by the following 8 challenges:

ABC Christmas Y is for Your Choice UE

Christmas Kickstart 81 AG Christmas 1/3 C8

Creative Fingers 268 AG 1/6

DL.ART December AG UE 1/d

Gem of a Challenge 25 AG 1/2
Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2349 AG 1/3 C10

Simon Says Stamp Monday Use Dies (Memory Box Star of Wonder) 1/5
Word Art Wednesday 625-626 AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk 2 1/5

For those who enjoy cat cartoons, I hope these make you smile:

Thank you for being here! Wishing you a joy-filled day!

Scripture Card 2 - Eye Hath Not Seen

Hi, it's me again!  I'm back to share another scripture card.  As mentioned in my previous post, I've been reading and studying the Bible for the past few years, and it has become one of my greatest joys!  

If you would like to make scripture cards, there is treasure trove of free scripture word art over at Word Art Wednesday (thank you!).  It's free in every challenge post, and you can scroll back on their blog to find the scripture art shared previously.  

This scripture card features 1 Corinthians 2:9, which was shared at Word Art Wednesday on February 12, 2020, and it's one of my favourit texts:  

Before printing, I added the word art digitally in Microsoft Word to a beautiful scenic image from Creative Fabrica, which was a freebie at one point (thank you).  I adhered the image on green cardstock, and added a die-cut tree, to which I added Distress Ink around the edges and texture with my old Fiskars paper crimper.  

I was inspired by the following 8 challenges:

Creative Fingers 267 AG 2/3

Digi Choosday 47 AG 2/2

Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2348 AG 2/3 C10

Jan's Digi Stamps November AG 4/5

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends 219 AG 2/3

Polkadoodles 47 AG 2/2

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 2/5
Word Art Wednesday 623-624 AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk2 3/5

For those who enjoy cat memes, I hope this one makes you smile:

Thank you for being here!  Wishing you a joy-filled day!

Scripture Card 1 - Hope

Hello, everybody!  Today I'm sharing something different: a scripture card!  Some of my crafty friends already know that I've been reading and studying the Bible for the past few years, and it has become one of the greatest joys of my life. I highly recommend it!  

For my Bible study, I prefer the Authorized King James Version, and I have found a treasure trove of scripture word art over at Word Art Wednesday (thank you!).  The scripture art is offered as a free digital in every challenge post, and you can scroll back on their blog to find lots of scriptures. 

This card features Hebrews 6:19, which was shared at Word Art Wednesday just a few months ago on September 27, and it inspired me to create some scripture cards.  I will be sharing a second scripture card in the next blog post, so stay tuned!

Before printing, I added the scripture digitally in Microsoft Word to a page from Lighting the Way Printable Journal Kit from TLC Creates Vintage.  I like that there was already an anchor as part of the page.  Then I mounted the image on brown cardstock, quick and easy.

I was inspired by the following 9 challenges:

Creative Fingers 267 AG 1/3

Digi Choosday 48 AG 1/2

DL.ART December AG UE 1/d

Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2348 AG 1/3 C10

Jan's Digi Stamps November AG 3/5

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends 219 AG 1/3

Polkadoodles 48 AG 1/2

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 1/5
Word Art Wednesday 623-624 AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk2 2/5

For those who enjoy cat cartoons, I hope this one makes you smile:

Thank you for being here!  Wishing you a peaceful day!

A Holiday Filled with Sweetness

Hello, everyone!  Today I'm sharing a holiday card for Rudolph Day!  You were probably expecting to see a kitty card, weren't you?   For a change, this card has some adorable mice!

This image is Peppermint Mice from Jan's Digi Stamps.  Sadly Jan's Digi Stamps is closing shop in April 2024, so now's the time to head over and get some cute images before it's too late.  For my card, I used the precoloured image; I couldn't colour this any cuter than it already is!  I used a background digital from The Paper Shelter's Gingerbread House set and I added a die-cut snowy landscape (it's the left-over from die-cutting Lawn Fawn's Stitched Landscape).  The mice have been fussy-cut and popped up on foam tape.  I stamped a sentiment from Your Next Stamp and adhered a bow that I fussy-cut from the background at the bottom right.

I was inspired by the following 10 challenges:
Beccy's Place A Month of Holiday Cards C for Candy, Candy Cane, and Christmas
Digi Choosday 47 AG 1/2
DL.ART November Linky AG UE 1/day
Jan's Digi Stamps November AG 2/5
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 2/3
Polkadoodles 47 AG 1/2

Rudolph Day November 1E C10

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 1/5

The Paper Shelter 578 Colours of Winter 1E
Word Art Wednesday 623-624 AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk2 1/5

Here is a fun cat cartoon for you... enjoy!

Thank you for being here!  Wishing you a joyful day!  

Furry and Bright

Hello, everyone!  Today I'm sharing a card featuring a kitty who appears to be all ready for the holidays.  She has her presents wrapped and has decorated her home with ornaments.  This image is free this month over at Gecko Galz for their November Stamp Challenge.  When I saw the cute kitty, I couldn't resist colouring it!

I coloured the image with markers, rounded the corners, and inked all around the image with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide.  I layered the image onto a die-cut lacey rectangle in pink and then onto a snowflake-embossed panel in teal.  Lastly, I adhered a self-made sentiment (Microsoft Word).

I was inspired by the following challenges:

Allsorts 755 Christmas Time 1/3

As You Like It Favourite Christmas Critter and Why (Cats are my favourite animal, whether for Christmas, winter, summer, spring, or fall.  Why?  Because I have loved cats ever since I was a child, I have always had cats as pets, and they are just so cute and fun to colour!)

Beccy's Place A Month of Holiday Cards O for Ornaments UE

CRAFT 699 Christmas Present (kitty has all of her presents wrapped) 1/2

Crazy for Cats 13 Anything Cat Goes or  Home is Where the Cat Is 1/5

Die-Cut Divas November It's All About the Holidays (must use die) 4/4

Digi Choosday 46 AG 1/2
DL.ART November Linky AG UE 1/day

Gem of a Challenge 23 AG 1/2

Gecko Galz November Stamp Challenge 

Jan's Digi Stamps November AG 1/5

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 1/3

Pattie's Creations 212 AG 1/3

Polkadoodles 46 AG 1/2

Sheepski 80 Getting Ready for Christmas 1/3

Show us Your Pussycats 94 Furrything Goes UE

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Contemporary Christmas Colours UE
Word Art Wednesday 623-624 AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk1 1/5

Here is a fun cat cartoon for you... enjoy!

Thank you for being here!  Wishing you a joyful day!  I will be around to visit your blogs tomorrow or over the weekend!  

Thanksgiving Smiles for those who Celebrate

Some smiles as you look forward to your Thanksgiving holiday:

Happy Thanksgiving!  Enjoy your holiday with family and friends!

Bird-themed Thinking of You

Hello, everybody!  Today I present a bird-themed Thinking of You card.  I made this a couple months ago when I was on a blog break.  My Mom likes to have a stash of Thinking of You cards on hand to send out when needed, and this was one that I made for her.

The patterned paper is from the Prima Songbird digital collection (Snap Click Supply). The eyelet circle die is from Spellbinders.  I used a bird image from a greeting card, a music embossing folder, pinpoint circle die, and a sentiment stamp from my old stash.  The sketch was inspired by one of Kendra's Card Challenges.  

I would like to join the following challenges:
Crafty Calendar November 3/3

DL.ART November Linky AG UE 1/day
Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2345 AG 1/3 C10

Penny's Paper-crafty 559 AG 2/3
Polkadoodles 45 AG 2/2

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Thinking of You 2/5
Word Art Wednesday 621-622 AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk1 2/5

As mentioned on an earlier blog post, I would like to continue sharing cat cartoons in memory of my dear friend Janis Woolbright from Her Peaceful Garden,who passed away in January.  Janis loved sharing cat cartoons and memes, so I have decided to continue her tradition.  Cat cartoons make me smile... I hope they do the same for you!

Thank you for being here - I wish you a joyful day!

Remembrance Day Poppies - Thinking of You

Hello, everyone!  Today I am sharing a poppy-themed thinking-of-you card.  I was inspired by Mrs. A's Butterfly Challenge 189, whose theme is Poppies and Panels, as well as Simon Says Stamp Wednesday's Thinking of You challenge.  We just celebrated Canada's Remembrance Day yesterday, so these challenge themes were timely and much appreciated. 

I fussy-cut the poppy, label, and poppy-patterned panel from a collage sheet printable from the Facebook group called Free Printables for your Junk Journaling with TLC (thank you for remembering Canada, Paulette!).  

The butterfly is a die, which I cut twice so I could paper-piece the body.  I made the thinking-of-you sentiment in Microsoft Word and layered it onto a white scrap.  After adhering everything onto the poppy paper, I layered the panel onto black cardstock and then on a white card base.  

Here's the inside of my card, where I added a leftover scrap of the poppy-patterned paper and a punched butterfly, leaving plenty of room to write a message.

I also found inspiration in the following 8 challenges, for a total of 10:
Beccy's Place A Month of Holiday Cards R for Remembrance Day UE (Canada celebrates Remembrance Day on November 11)
Crafts Galore Encore November 3/3
Crafty Calendar November 2/3
DL.ART November Linky AG UE 1/day
Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2344 AG 2/3 C10
Penny's Paper-crafty 559 AG 1/3
Polkadoodles 45 AG 1/2
Word Art Wednesday 621-622 AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk1 1/5

As mentioned on an earlier blog post, I would like to continue sharing cat memes/cartoons in memory of my dear friend Janis Woolbright from Her Peaceful Garden,who passed away in January.  Janis loved sharing cat cartoons and memes, so I have decided to continue her tradition.  I hope it makes you smile! 

Thank you for looking at my card!  I will be around to visit your blogs soon; sorry for the delay!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Fa la la la Latte

Here I am again!  Sorry for the blog blast, but I want to share all four of my cards before the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop ends - today is the last day!  Here is my final card:  

Products used:

Digital image:  Last Minute Manda Christmas Coffee and Cookies
Stamps:  STAMPlorations Caffeinated Christmas (sentiment), Your Next Stamp Warm Christmas Wishes (holly)

Ink: Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide (for inking around the circle), Versafine Onyx Black (for sentiment)

Die:  Neat and Tangled FaLaLa Cover Plate, Nellie's Multiframe Circles

Other: Vellum

I coloured the snowman cup and holly images with markers, added accents with a white paint marker, and fussy-cut.  I stamped the sentiment on a circle and inked the edges.  I adhered the image, sentiment, and holly to a vellum circle and then to the die-cut cover plate. 

I was inspired by the following 10 challenges (see badges below):

Beccy's Place A Month of Holiday Cards F for Falala and Fussy-cut UE

Caffeinated Christmas CCCC23 Christmas/Holiday themed card with at least one Holly element; card can be Coffee, Tea or Hot Cocoa (see holly on sentiment circle)

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Coffee, Tea, Cocoa &/or Hot Apple Cider project

Crafts Galore Encore November 2/3

Crafty Calendar November 1/3

Die-Cut Divas November It's All About the Holidays (must use die) 3/4

DL.ART November Linky AG UE 1/day

Double Trouble 152 Deja Brew Coffee, Tea, and/or Cocoa, with optional twists to use a pun and link up at 2023 Coffee Lover's Fall/Winter Blog Hop (I did all the things) 4/4

Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2344 AG 1/3 C10

Passion for Markers 715 Favourite Stamp or Digi (cute Christmas characters) UE

Here's a cat / coffee meme, just for fun!  I hope it makes you smile!

Thank you for being here!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Gingerbread Man and Peppermint Latte

Yes, it's me again!  Today I am sharing all of the coffee/cocoa cards I made this week as it's the last day of the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  Here is my third card:

Products used:

Digital image:  Last Minute Manda Sweet Ginger Christmas Drinks 

Stamp:  Holly (Your Next Stamp Waddles Holiday Food Truck)

Sentiment:  Self-made in Microsoft Word

Embossing folder: Nellie's Choice Christmas Oval Holly Frame 

Other: Snowflake punch

I coloured the gingerbread and holly images with markers, added accents with a white paint marker, and fussy-cut.  I embossed a white panel with the holly frame and created a sentiment strip in Microsoft Word.  I finished the card with a few punched snowflakes. 

I was inspired by the following 8 challenges (see all badges below):

Beccy's Place A Month of Holiday Cards G for Gingerbread UE

Caffeinated Christmas CCCC23 Christmas/Holiday themed card with at least one Holly element; card can be Coffee, Tea or Hot Cocoa (holly embossing folder and stamped holly by his feet)

Christmas Kickstart 80 It's Christmas, Jim, but not as we know it (I chose non-traditional colour combo) 3/3 C8

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Coffee, Tea, Cocoa &/or Hot Apple Cider project

Digi Choosday Wk 44 AG 1/2

Double Trouble 152 Deja Brew Coffee, Tea, and/or Cocoa, with optional twists to use a pun and link up at 2023 Coffee Lover's Fall/Winter Blog Hop (I did all the things) 3/4

Passion for Markers 715 Favourite Stamp or Digi (cute Christmas characters) UE

We Love Stamping November Christmas Characters or Anything Goes 3/3

Here's a cat / coffee meme, just for fun!  I hope it makes you smile!

Thank you for being here!  Wishing you a pleasant day!

You're Snow Much Fun

Hello, it's me again, back with another card!  I've been inspired by a number of awesome challenges this week, as well as the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  Today is the last day so I'm linking up all of my cards this afternoon!  Here is my second card:

Products used:

Digital image:  Digi Doodles Studios Cocoa Charlie Freeze

Sentiment stamp:  Cardz TV Snow Day

Ink: Versamark for stamped sentiment, Distress Oxides for background (can't remember which colours as I made this background panel a while ago)

Die: Nellie's Choice Deer in Forest (I used a craft knife to remove the deer), dotted circle (can't remember the brand; all my circles are on magnets)

Other: Snowflake punches, Ranger White embossing powder, glitter paper

I coloured the image with markers, added accents with a white paint marker, and fussy-cut.  Do you see the little fox peeking out from behind?  So cute!   For the scene die, I used a craft knife to remove the deer.  I heat-embossed the sentiment in white and finished the card with several punched snowflakes. 

I was inspired by the following 8 challenges (see all badges below):

Beccy's Place A Month of Holiday Cards I for Ice and Ink UE

Caffeinated Christmas CCCC23 Christmas/Holiday themed card with at least one Holly element; card can be Coffee, Tea or Hot Cocoa (holly on his hat) 

Carlin's Kaartparadijs 64 I for Ice and Ink 1/3

Christmas Kickstart 80 It's Christmas, Jim, but not as we know it (I chose non-traditional colour combo) 2/3 C8

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Coffee, Tea, Cocoa &/or Hot Apple Cider project

Die-Cut Divas November It's All About the Holidays (must use die) 2/4

Double Trouble 152 Deja Brew Coffee, Tea, and/or Cocoa, with optional twists to use a pun and link up at 2023 Coffee Lover's Fall/Winter Blog Hop (I did all the things) 2/4

We Love Stamping November Christmas Characters or Anything Goes 2/3

Here's a cat / coffee cartoon, just for fun!  I hope it makes you smile!

Thank you for being here!  Wishing you a joy-filled day!