Hooray! The day has finally arrived for the annual Cat Lovers Hop! I’ve been excitedly bouncing around like Tigger the past couple of days! I know we all look forward to this annual hop and I think it’s appropriate to start off with a special thanks to Janis over at HerPeacefulGarden for all the hard work she puts into this special event! Let’s give her a big round of aPAWs!! Be sure to check out her link up page (HERE) for all the details and for the aMEOWzing list of sponsors she lined up!
If you’ve been watching on Instagram you know I have a lot of fun stuff in store for you… Thankfully, I’ve had a year to prepare! On my blog, there will be cards, calendars, home decor, jewelry, a guest designer, sci-fi cats, games, giggles and more – all featuring those dear, precious critters we all love… cats! I’m working on a giveaway, too, so you’ll want to stay tuned for that.
I’m going to start off with my first ever light-up card. It’s a slider with an adorable pair of kissing kitties anniversary card made with stamps from hop sponsor Newton’s Nook:
When you pull on the heart tab, the romantic kitty slides over to plant a smooch on his sweetie – at which point the heart lights up and the words oh-la-la! are revealed!
Here’s a video of it in action (roll your mouse over the picture and click the white arrow):
Confession: I cannot believe that I engineered the placement of wiring for the light and the slider on the inside just so, but I was so excited to try it, I turned it over and sealed it up, found out it worked and THEN reached for my camera. DUM-DUM want GUM-GUM?! lol! Guess you’ll have to wait a while until I do another one to see the inner workings. Sorry!
Wondering where I got that aMEWsing beret? It came from the Newton Dreams of Paris set… I just fussy cut it off that kitty (who’s not looking in the right direction for this kiss), snipped the lines on both sides of his ear and it tucked perfectly around.
Here’s a better pic of the card with the heart lit up from the smooch:
It just makes MY heart go pitter-patter! … I’ve done it so many times, I hope I haven’t used up the battery before my recipients get to play with it!
Materials used:
- Newton’s Nook stamp sets: Newton’s Antics, Newton’s CCuddles, Newton Dreams of Paris
- Spellbinders Exquisite Labels Eleven dies
- Lawn Fawn Slide On Over Lawn Cuts dies
- The Cat’s Pajamas Heart Trio die
- Tsukineko Memento dye inks: Rose Bud & Tuxedo Black
- Copic Markers: B21,24; R32; RV02,04; YR02,21,24
- Black Sharpie marker
- Sakura Pigma Micron pen 005 brown
- Pebbles, Inc. Pearlescent Chalks Jewel Tones
- Faber Castell Texture Gems: Gold
- Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops: Gloss Carnation Pink
- Recollections 110# cardstock: Ballerina pinks and white
- Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue
- Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Crafty Foam Tape
- Chibitronics lighting kit
- Misc. Vellum
I’m entering this card in the following hops and challenges – Want to play along? Click on any one for more details:
- Cat Lovers Hop
- Simon Says Stamp Work-It-Wednesday Aug/Sept 2017- stamps
- CropStop Linky Party #33 – anything goes (Aleene’s, Pebbles, Pigma Micron, Spellbinders, Tonic, Tsukineko)
Thanks for stopping by!
I will be back later on today with more feline fun.
~D.Ann
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I close with this apropaw meme:
D,Ann….this card is pure genius!! I love the colors and the interactive sweet smooching couple from the Newton’s Nook set! How clever of you to add the Chibitronics light up feature with the heart and the Oh La La that gets revealed. That part gave me the giggles!
What a fabulous kick-off for our 2017 Cat Lovers Hop. Thank you so much for all your support and encouragement!!
❤ J
jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com
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OMG, D.Ann! How purr-ecious! Love the whole French theme and the light up kissy is beyond adorable. xxD dlmundinger(at)yahoo(dot)com USA
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Love this card!
its super cute!
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What a creative piece of art, D. Ann. And so very cute and LOVE the interaction.
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D.Ann, this is adorable! What an absolutely brilliant idea! You are so super creative!
Take Care!
Michele from Alabama
crimsonowl@charter.net
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Love this! So adorable and so cool! Awesome card!
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Great job on your light up card! It’s adorable! Love those kissin’ kitties!
deniseb777ATgmailDOTcom
Denise in CA
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Oh, D.Ann, what a fun and fabulous slider card! Love the kitties kissing and the light up is wonderful. 😀 Loving the glass kitty you used for holding the card.
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So cool that it moves and lights up!
slrdowney at hotmail dot com
Sue in Ohio
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Wow! I love your “lighted” card! I have been seeing these and want to try one too in the future. Thanks for the inspiration!!!! Cute design and colors….plus sweet kitty images.
Beverly S.
theladystamper2000atyahoodotcom USA
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OH my gosh D.Ann! This is adorable and intimidating at the same time..haha! I am not very adept when it comes to extra additions to my paper crafts, or paper engineering so I am in complete awe over this interactive card. The lights in the heart and the slider element are just genius.
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Your light up card is gorgeous! I love Chibi lights and whoever you give it to is always impressed. Wonderful card for the Cat Lover’s Blog hop.
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Oh my goodness! I adore this card! I have been checking out those lights and I am thinking I’ll finally take the plunge and get myself some! Charming kissing kitties ❤ Hugs!!
Christi
StampinDiva at yahoo dot com USA
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Oh my goodness!!!!! This is the cutest card and then it’s even interactive with lights! Fabulous job!
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Eeee!! How PAW-some 🙂 This card is such a brilliant design… loving the kissing kitties and the light is genius.
Lovely to meet you at the Hop 🙂
Hugz
IKE x
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What an adorable little kitty card! Extra fun that you added a light up feature!
So happy you linked this up to Cropstop — do join us again and help us reach our goal of 100 links this month!
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What a fabulous card! Never seen a card tat lights up before. Super cool!
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Hello, D.Ann! Yay for the Cat Lovers Hop! Your card is not only adorable, but it is so cool! You made a slider and a light-up all in one – now that’s an interactive card! Lucky person who receives this one!
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Oh my heck-a-daisy. This card is so stinkin’ adorable! I love that it slides and it lights up and features such romance (oh la la indeed)!!!
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oh my gosh!! Just look at that! What an awesome slider card! Sweet how they come together to kiss… just so creative!!
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Goodness me! This is just fantastic! Such a cute and clever card – love the way they kiss and the little light comes on – you are so clever! xxx
smith dot craftychris at gmail dot com
UK
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This is fabulous!! I love your card!~
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This is just amazing and would so fun to play with. I don’t blame you for almost wearing it out because I would be doing the same. You are so clever to use the beret from another set to make this kitty even cuter.
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Absolutely PURRfectly adorable! I’ve been meaning to get my hands on the light kit!
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Brilliant startup! Purrfectly adorable, love the impact of light!
jain161169@gmail.com
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Such a fabulous kinetic kitty card – love the movement, but the lights really make it very special. Clever idea and one that I need to try!
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It’s soo cute and pinkish!! 💓 I really love the way you made it as a slider card and it’s so adorable the way it lights up..!!
taniyafern at yahoo dot com
Australia
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WOW!!!! This card is AMAZING! I can’t believe all the awesome interaction it has with the slider AND the lights! Whoever you send it to is going to LOVE it! Plus, those kissing kitties are adorable! Thank you for featuring our stamps on the Cat Lovers Blog Hop!
-Jen {Newton’s Nook Designs}
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