Cards for Hug a Heart Card Drive #7

Hello, everyone! Before I get started, I would like to welcome three new followers - Lori Kobular, preeti d., and Dmitry Lopatin - thank you for joining me!

Lately I've been sharing all the heart-themed cards I made for the Hug a Heart Card Drive, and today I have a few more to show you!  I'm almost at the end of the cards I made for this cause - I think I have only one more bunch to share after this!

As a reminder, Christina Hor has been collecting handmade cards with a heart theme (non-Valentine’s Day) to distribute to children who are Heart Center patients at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The card drive runs until February 14 and corresponds with Heart Month in February. I hope you will consider sharing your talents and make some cards to brighten a child's day! There are prizes too, so please check out all the details here. The deadline to receive your cards is February 14, which is next week, so please hurry!

I have three CAS cards to share today, all using the same clip art image. I really like this little robot! I think these cards would be suitable for a boy or a girl! I did some fussy-cutting so I could pop them up on foam tape. See product list below.

• Clip art:  Miss Kate Cuttables (this was a freebie at one point, thank you!)
• Clear stamps:  Sentiments (Your Next Stamp, A. Jillian Vance)
• Embossing folders:  Cuttlebug Heart Blocks, Cuttlebug Cross Your Heart

I would also like to support these fun challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG Optional Sentimental Journey/CAS 5/8; Come and Get It Valentine's Day Cards 3/3; Crafty Purple Frog Love is All Around UE; Creatalicious AG Add Some Hearts UE; Creative Craft Cottage AG 2/3; Creative Inspirations AG UE; Creative Moments AG Optional Love is in the Air 2/3; Deep Ocean Hearts UE; DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; DL.ART Thankful Thursday Pink and/or Red 1/3; Incy Wincy Love 2/5; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 1/3; Mod Squad Texturize 2/3; Penny's Paper-crafty AG 2/3; Pile it On Hearts on Fire UE; Simon Says Stamp Monday Young at Heart 4/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Cute 3/5; The Outlawz Festive Friday Valentine's Day 1/3; The Paper Girls With Heart 3/3; Through the Craftroom Door AG 1/2; Word Art Wednesday AG 3/5

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

Special Delivery

Hello, everyone! Today I'm sharing a card that I CASE'd!  I was inspired by Kara's challenge over at K and R Designs, which I read about on my friend Petra's blog. The challenge is the Friday Inspiration File.  We were challenged to look through The File, choose a card that inspires us, and then CASE it!

I was inspired by this cute card by Tracey McNeely of In My Creative Opinion, added to the Inspiration File on Week 299.  Here is a direct link to her card.

I CASE'd it as closely as I could with the stamps and dies in my stash.  My card is not nearly as cute as Tracey's but I'm happy with how it turned out!

The little envelope is sealed with repositionable tape so it can be opened and resealed for a fun interactive element!  I tucked a little note inside the tiny envelope:

Here are all the products used:

• Clear stamps:  Envelope (Waffleflower Happy Mail), tiny heart stamped on envelopes (Newton's  Nook Frozen Friends), sentiment on tiny card (Lawn Fawn Tiny Tags Sayings), tiny solid heart (Lawn Fawn Snow Day)
• Rubber stamps: Special Delivery (The Artistic Stamper Carte Postale), heart postage stamp (Dollarama)
• Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Love Letter
• Dies: Envelope and heart (Your Next Stamp Mini Envelope Die)

I would also like to support these fun challenges: Crafty Gals Corner Shades of Red 2/2; Deep Ocean Hearts UE; DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; Repeat Impressions Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge ~ F817 (red, pink, die-cut) 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday Young at Heart 3/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Cute 2/5; Stamped Blessings heARTful stamping For Special Someone plus Rubber Stamp 1/2; The Artistic Stamper Love Hearts 1/3; The Cat's Pajamas Happy Mail UE; Word Art Wednesday AG 2/5

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

Cards for Hug a Heart Card Drive #6

Hello, everyone! Lately I've been sharing all the heart-themed cards I made for the Hug a Heart Card Drive, and today I have a few more to show you! If you missed the Hug a Heart Card Drive Blog Hop, today is the last day to comment and win - see my post here. You have until 11:59 p.m. EST tonight!

As a reminder, Christina Hor is collecting handmade cards with a heart theme (non-Valentine’s Day) to distribute to children who are Heart Center patients at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The card drive runs until February 14 and corresponds with Heart Month in February. I hope you will consider sharing your talents and make some cards to brighten a child's day! There are prizes too, so please check out all the details here. The deadline to receive your cards is February 14, which is next week!

I have three CAS cards to share today! I used clip art images and fussy-cut so I could pop them up on foam tape. See product list below each card.

• Clip art: Miss Kate Cuttables Cute Valentine Kitty (this was a freebie at one point, thank you!)
• Clear stamp: Sentiment (Your Next Stamp)
• Embossing folder: Cuttlebug Heart Blocks

• Clip art: Miss Kate Cuttables Love Frog Girl (this was a freebie at one point, thank you!)
• Clear stamp: Sentiment (Your Next Stamp)
• Embossing folder: Cuttlebug Cross Your Heart

• Clip art: Diddybag
• Clear stamp: Sentiment (Your Next Stamp)
• Embossing folder: Cuttlebug Cross Your Heart

Here are all three cards together:

I would also like to support the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG Optional Sentimental Journey/CAS 4/8; Blog Quick Quotes Heart or Hearts 1E; Clique Kits February 3/3; Come and Get It Valentine's Day Cards 2/3; Crafty Gals Corner Shades of Red 1/2; Creatalicious AG Add Some Hearts UE; Creative Craft Cottage AG 1/3; Creative Fingers AG 3/3; Creative Inspirations AG UE; Creative Moments AG Optional Love is in the Air 1/3; Deep Ocean Hearts UE; DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; Dragonfly Journeys Love is in the Air UE; Incy Wincy Love 1/5; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Mod Squad Texturize 1/3; Penny's Paper-crafty AG 1/3; Pile it On Hearts on Fire UE; Send a Smile 4 Kids For the Girls 3/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday Young at Heart 2/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Cute 1/5; SUYP Cats Only Kitty Love UE; The Outlawz Monday Greetings GCC020617 Card for Your Valentine 1E; The Paper Girls With Heart 2/3; Word Art Wednesday AG 1/5

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

Vintage Teacup Kittens

Hello, everyone!  Before I get started, I would like to welcome two new followers - Yvonne Kadinger and denisemouton - thank you for joining me!  If you would like to leave a link to your blog in the comments, then I will hop over and follow you too!

Today I'm sharing a vintage-style card!  I was inspired by several challenges (as usual)!  I used an adorable teacup kittens image from the Ephemera Romance Collage Sheet from Gecko Galz. I fussy-cut so I could pop it up on foam tape.  The heart is die-cut from pink vellum, and the butterflies and tiny heart are punched from rose-coloured foiled cardstock.

• Collage sheet image:  Gecko Galz Ephemera Romance Collage Sheet
• Rubber stamp: Sentiment (Crafter's Companion Beatrix Potter Tale of Peter Rabbit)
• Dies:  Coffee Cup (Die-Versions Wee Petites Cold Weather), Scalloped Stitched Hearts, Square Doily (both unmarked)
• Patterned paper:  Colorbok
• Other:  Foiled cardstock (3 Birds Design), vintage lace (second-hand store, very old), ribbon, pink vellum, and flatback pearls (old stash), butterfly and heart punches (unmarked) 

One challenge that inspired me is the Coffee Loving Papercrafters CASEing DT Link-up Party #10, and below is the card to CASE.  I followed the same sketch but my card is landscape-oriented. I was inspired by the pink, the hearts, and the cup!

I also liked the inspiration photos at {PIN}spirational Challenges (I was inspired by the cups, hearts, and pink) and SugarPea Designs Mix it Up 28 (I was inspired by the pink and the flowers:

Two other challenges that caught my eye are the Gecko Galz Vintage Valentine February Customer Challenge, and the Hot Drink challenge at Cut It Up Challenge Blog!  

I would also like to support the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG Optional Sentimental Journey/CAS 3/8; A Gem of a Challenge Add a Butterfly UE; Brown Sugar Pink and Pearls 1/2; Cardz TV AG Designers Challenge #2 3/3; Clique Kits February 2/3; Come and Get It Valentine's Day Cards 1/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper February UE; Creatalicious AG Add Some Hearts UE; Creative Corner Perfectly Pink 2/3; Creative Fingers AG 2/3; Die Cut Diva's Use Pink or Red 3/4; DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; Dragonfly Journeys Love is in the Air UE; Gecko Galz Facebook Group 4-Legged Friends; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 3/3; Little Patch of Crafty Friends AG 3/3; Pile it OnHearts on Fire UE; Really Reasonable Ribbon Hearts Ribbon or Trim 1/6; Send a Smile 4 Kids For the Girls 2/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday Young at Heart 1/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday The Color of Love 4/5; SUYP Cats Only Kitty Love UE; The Outlawz Saturday Paper A La Mode PAM02042017 Feminine 1E; The Paper Girls With Heart 1/3; The Ribbon Girl February Card UE; Tuesday Throwdown Heart String 1/3; Word Art Wednesday AG 5/5

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

Kitty Love Blog Hop (Giveaway)

(Giveaway Closed)

Hello, everyone!  Welcome to the Kitty Love Blog Hop!  Today we're celebrating 150 members in the Knitty Kitty Digis Facebook Group, and we have lots of giveaways for you! The hop runs from February 6 to 14, and Knitty Kitty Digis is giving away the new digi stamp featured on my card! You could also win 5 other new digi stamps, one at each stop along the hop, so keep reading for giveaway details!

My card features the adorable Cupcake Kitty!  This is a brand new digi stamp from Knitty Kitty Digis, and it was so much fun to colour!  I'm not sure if it's evident in the photo, but I fussy-cut the kitty's head and tail, along with the flower, and popped them up on foam tape to give this image a 3-D look.  I love how it turned out!  I added Stickles to the topping on kitty's head and parts of the flower, and added Glossy Accents to the cupcake hearts.  I made my own background paper using the Cupcake Kitty image, resizing and changing the colour to grey.  I repeatedly copied and pasted the image, varying the orientation of each one to make a fun background. All products used are listed below.

• Digital stamp:   Knitty Kitty Digis - Cupcake Kitty
• Colouring medium:  Prismacolor pencils
• Clear stamp:  Sentiment (Clearly Besotted Furry Friends)
• Dies:  Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped Border, Glitz Dies Cupcake
• Patterned paper:  K and Company (used for die-cuts)
• Other:  Glossy Accents, Stickles in Yellow and Thistle, gem from my Dollarama stash

Important Links

Instagram:   Knitty Kitty Digis is now on Instagram!  If you're on Instagram, you'll want to follow KnittyKittyDigis Instagram. (Psssst... There's a giveaway there too! You could win all 6 new digis!)

Facebook Group:  If you're on Facebook, you'll want to join the Knitty Kitty Digis Facebook Group. (There are freebies there, so don't miss out!)

Shop:  Check out all the cute images in the Knitty Kitty Digis etsy shop!

Giveaway

Would you like to win the adorable Cupcake Kitty? Just leave a comment below and use the word CUPCAKE so I can include you in the draw. Deadline is February 14 at 11:59 p.m. GMT.  A winner will be chosen by random number generator and announced here on February 15.

You don't need to comment on every blog in the hop, but if you would like the chance to win 5 other brand new digis from Knitty Kitty Digis, follow the links below and leave comments along the way. Each stop on the hop will be giving away their featured digi stamp! Here's a sneak peek:

There is also a separate giveaway over on Instagram!  The prize there is all 6 new digis! Head over and find out how to win!

KnittyKittyDigis Instagram

Blog Hop

Kitty - KT Fit Kitty (You are here)

Helen - Helen's Crafty Shed

Laine - Hugs4theHeart Designs

Marion - Marion's Scrapkaarten

Christine - Just Christine's Creations

Annabel - @Cartway Cards 

Here's a closer look at the digi stamp you can win here on my blog.  There are 5 other cute images to be won, so I hope you'll hop along with us!  

Knitty Kitty Digis
Cupcake Kitty

I would like to support the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG Optional Sentimental Journey/CAS 2/8; Cardz TV AG Designers Challenge #2 2/3; Connie Can Crop Stamp Your Heart Out (used both) 1/2; Crafting by Designs February AG 3/3; Crafty Awesomeness AG 1/3; Crafty Gals Corner Add Some Sparkle 1/2; Creatalicious AG Add Some Hearts UE; Creative Fingers AG 1/3; Creative Inspirations Cute Critters UE; Die Cut Diva's Use Pink or Red 2/4; Dies R Us Hearts 3/3; DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; Fabrika Fantasy Add a Heart 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 2/3; Kraftin Kimmie Hearts; Little Patch of Crafty Friends AG 2/3; Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday AG 1E; Mod Squad Hearts and Flowers 1/3; Penny's Paper Crafty AG 3/3; Pile it On Hearts on Fire UE; PINspirational Photo Inspiration (I was inspired by the pink hearts) 1/5; Pixie's Snippet Playground All die-cuts from Snippets 1E; Send a Smile 4 Kids For the Girls 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday Pets Corner 4/5; SUYP Cats Only FG UE; SugarPea Designs Mix it Up 28 Photo Inspiration (I was inspired by the colours and flowers) UE; Word Art Wednesday AG 4/5; Your Scrapbook Place AG 3/3

Thank you for looking at my card!  Remember to use the word CUPCAKE if you'd like to be entered in my giveaway!  Wishing you a joyful day and Happy Hopping!

Chocolate Piggy

Hello, everyone! This is my second post today!  This time I am sharing a masculine card! My talented hubby coloured this image with my Prismacolor pencils! He enjoyed himself, and he did an awesome job, don't you think?!  I love how it turned out!  Thank you, Brian! The Chocolate Piggy image was sent to me for free since I joined last month's challenge at Gerda Steiner Designs (thank you!).

• Digital image:  Gerda Steiner Designs - Chocolate Piggy
• Clear stamp:  Sentiment (Cardz TV Mixed Messages)
• Clip art:  Chocolate pile (Lugar Encantado da Neli - freebie, thank you, Neli!)
• Die:  Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles
• Embossing powder: Ranger White

I'm linking up to Darnell's NBUS Challenge #10 as I've used some NBUS here. I won the Cardz TV Mixed Messages stamp set in December 2015 and I'm so happy to finally be using it!

I would also like to support the following four challenges:
Aud Sentiments Masculine Plus Sentiment 1/5
Cardz TV AG Designers Challenge #2 1/3
Crafty Catz AG w Twist of Male Cards 2/3
Gerda Steiner Designs Chocolate Piggy

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

Cards for Hug a Heart Card Drive #5

Hello, everyone! Before I get started, I would like to welcome my newest follower - Laine Kammeraad - thank you for joining me!  Lately I've been sharing all the heart-themed cards I made for the Hug a Heart Card Drive and today I have a few more to show you! If you missed the Hug a Heart Card Drive Blog Hop, you have until February 8 to comment and win - see my post here.

As a reminder, Christina Hor is collecting handmade cards with a heart theme (non-Valentine’s Day) to distribute to children who are Heart Center patients at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The card drive runs until February 14 and corresponds with Heart Month in February. I hope you will consider sharing your talents and make some cards to brighten a child's day! There are prizes too, so please check out all the details here. The deadline to receive your cards is February 14 so you still have time!

I have three CAS cards to share today! I used clip art images and fussy-cut so I could pop them up on foam tape. See product list below each card.

• Clip art:  Doodle Pantry
• Clear stamp:  Sentiment (Your Next Stamp)
• Embossing folder: Cuttlebug Cross Your Heart

• Clip art:  Deedee's Digis
• Clear stamp:  Sentiment (Your Next Stamp)
• Embossing folder:  Cuttlebug Heart Blocks

• Clip art: Doodle Pantry
• Clear stamp: Sentiment (Your Next Stamp)
• Embossing folder: Cuttlebug Cross Your Heart

Here all three cards together:

I would like to support the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG Optional Sentimental Journey/CAS 1/8; Creatalicious AG Add Some Hearts UE; Creative Inspirations Cute Critters UE; Cute Card Thursday Be My Valentine UE; DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; Glitter N Sparkle Red and White 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 1/3; Little Patch of Crafty Friends AG 1/3; Paper Creator's Crafts Love is in the Air 2/3; Pile it On Hearts on Fire UE; Simon Says Stamp Monday Pets Corner 3/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday The Color of Love 3/5; Tuesday Throwdown Love Notes 3/3; Word Art Wednesday AG 3/5

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