Vintage Cat Tags

Hello, everybody!  I hope all of the cat lovers have noticed that there is a celebration at Show Us Your Pussycats this month. Congratulations to my friend Fikreta on the 100th Challenge! The theme over there is "Furrything Goes with Cats as the Main Feature," so I hope you don't miss it.   

I love cats and am happy to share a set of 8 vintage tags that I made. I've already used some for gifts and the rest will probably go in my journals. I won the cat digital called Cats Tucks and Sons Post Cards from Caroline's Craft Tree Etsy shop (thank you!) and decided to make some tags with these adorable vintage images.  I tore the edges around the cats, inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, and then decorated with tickets, paper flowers, butterflies, lace, and twine from my stash.  Scroll down for close-ups of the tags.

Digital Images:  Vintage cats (Cats Tucks and Sons Post Cards - Caroline's Craft Tree Etsy shop)
Background:  Self-made masterboard using old book pages (see below)
Other:  Flowers, gems, lace, baker's twine, tickets from my stash, self-made sentiments (Microsoft Word), hole reinforcer labels (thrift store find, distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink), Bira tag punch for the two smaller tags

Here are some closer looks at my tags:

Masterboard

Here's the neutral background (masterboard) measuring 8.5" x 11" that I made using old book pages found at second-hand/thrift shops. I cut the background into tag shapes and then had fun decorating them.

I would also like to join the following 9 challenges, for a total of 10:

Allsorts 782 AG or Blast from the Past (See pink tag in first close-up photo called "Good things") 1/3

Crafty Calendar May AG 3/3

Digi Choosday 20 AG 1/4

Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2421 AG 1/3 C10

Polkadoodles 21 AG 1/4

Simon Says Stamp Monday Lots of Texture 1/5

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Fur or Feathers (fur) 1/5

Snippets Playground 481 Snippets (used old book pages to make a collaged background) 1E C10

Word Art Wednesday 649-650 AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk1 1/5

For those who enjoy cat cartoons, here you go:

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

Mother's Day Kitty

Hello, everyone.  This month I am sharing a number of cat-themed projects to support my friend Fikreta as she celebrates the 100th Challenge at Show Us Your Pussycats.  Congratulations, Fiki!  The theme over there is "Furrything Goes with Cats as the Main Feature."  

Today I am sharing a kitty-themed Mother's Day card.

I created some of the card digitally, using an adorable retro kitty digital from ImagiMeri, an ornate pink frame from FAVPNG, a floral background from Free Printables FB group, and a self-made sentiment. After printing, I adhered the image to a magenta die-cut scalloped frame (Impression Obsession), and then to a yellow card base (Memory Box). I adhered a white fabric flower from my old Dollarama stash, some punched flowers in pale yellow, and some yellow flat-backed gems.  The card turned out so cute; I love it!

I would also like to join the following 9 challenges, for a total of 10:
A Place to Start May AG Optional Twist for a Lady 1/8/month

Creative Fingers 277 AG 3/3
Digi Choosday 77 AG 3/4
Gem of a Challenge 9 AG 3/4

Inspiration Station 61 Inspiration Prompt (I was inspired by the colors and flowers) 1/8

Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2418 AG 1/3 C10

Polkadoodles 18 AG 3/4
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Feminine 3/5
Word Art Wednesday 645-646 AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk2 3/5

For those who enjoy cat memes, here you go:

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

Heart-shaped Kitty Notebooks

Hello, everybody!  I am excited to support my friend Fikreta as she celebrates the 100th Challenge at Show Us Your Pussycats this month. The theme over there is "Furrything Goes with Cats as the Main Feature."  I am back again today with my second entry, sharing some heart-shaped notebooks that I made a while back but did not have a chance to share. 

I die-cut a variety of notebook/ledger papers with a stitched heart die set (Madra's Bazaar), and I used three sizes of the nesting dies for a fun layered look. I used some very old scrapbook paper for the covers, along with some digital heart-themed kitties (The Digital Chick Etsy Shop, Very Merry Vintage Style, and Creative Fabrica), which I printed and fussy-cut. The sentiments are self-made in Microsoft Word.  I stapled the pages together and added red eyelash trim to decorate.  

For the inside, I stamped each page with some of my tiny cat stamps in red.  The stamps are from my old wood-mounted collection (All Night Media, Noteworthy, Stampendous).  I had a lot of fun making these little notebooks after being inspired by this video.  

I would also like to join the following challenges:
Crafty Calendar May AG 2/3
Creative Fingers 277 AG 2/3
Digi Choosday 77 AG 2/4
DL.ART Thankful Thursday May AG UE
Gem of a Challenge 9 AG 2/4
Polkadoodles 18 AG 2/4
Simon Says Stamp Monday Feminine 2/5
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Feminine 2/5
Word Art Wednesday 645-646 AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk2 2/5

For those who enjoy cat cartoons, here you go:

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

Retro Kitty Tags

Hello, everyone!  Long time no see.  Although I have not been blogging or reading the blogs, I just happened to discover that Show Us Your Pussycats is celebrating its 100th Challenge this month - Yay!  Who knows what else I have been missing?   Please let me know if I'm missing out on any other exciting things going on in Blogland these days.

Congratulations to my friend Fikreta for continuing this fun cat-themed challenge after the very sad loss of our dear friend Ike (Ike's Art) in 2022.  As a cat lover myself, I could not let May pass by without joining the celebration, so here I am!  I plan to be back with more cat-themed projects this month.  By the way, the challenge theme over there is "Furrything Goes with Cats as the Main Feature." 

Most of the projects I make these days are for my journals.  Here are some retro kitty tags I created for this purpose.  I made 18 colourful tags featuring adorable story-book kitty digitals (The Digital Chick Etsy Shop, Past Paper Pretties Etsy Shop, Crafts U Print, and FAVPNG), which I printed and fussy-cut.

For the tag bases, I cut out tag shapes from digital papers (Cara Brandon Creations Etsy Shop).  All but the yellow were cut using my Sunlit Tag Punch; the yellow were cut by hand. 

The frames behind the kitties are a digital from Cara Brandon Creations and were a freebie at one point. I decorated the tags with tickets (some from thrift shop, some digital), die-cut doilies (several brands used, please ask and I will look them up), digital butterflies, punched butterflies, punched hearts, and various other ephemera from my stash. I also used my We-R-Memory-Keepers Hole-Reinforcer punch, Tim Holtz Bow Punch, and Bira Leaf Punch.  The sentiments were self-made in Microsoft Word. I had a lot of fun creating these tags as the kitties make me smile and remind me of my childhood.

I would also like to join the following challenges:
Crafty Calendar May AG 1/3

Creative Fingers 277 AG 1/3

Digi Choosday 77 AG 1/4

DL.ART Thankful Thursday May AG UE

Gem of a Challenge 9 AG 1/4

Polkadoodles 18 AG 1/4

Simon Says Stamp Monday Feminine 1/5

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Feminine 1/5

Word Art Wednesday 645-646 AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk2 1/5

For those who enjoy cat cartoons, here you go:

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