Floral Cat Spinner Card

Posted on October 27, 2018 by dannscraftingwhims

Good morning and welcome to the final day of the 2018 Cat Lovers Hop! With over 175 entries already, there has been loads of amazing crafty inspiration and feline fun!

I have a fun spinner card to show you:

I love how that die looks like a ball of yarn! The little hearts at the bottom almost look like cat heads, too. It was a little daunting figuring out how to put this together as I needed to hide the spinning mechanism beneath the kitty, but I used some circle dies and foam (and baby powder to help it spin a little more freely), and got it to work. There is a small solid circle of foam underneath the white circle on the back side of kitty, glued to kitty. The pink circle on kitty is a donut, with the hole smaller than the white circle, but larger than the foam circle, allowing free movement. The pink circle was glued to the foam ring on the card, the inside of which is larger than the white circle on the kitty, allowing free movement. Totally confused? Me, too, but it works. : )

After stamping this sweet decorative cat, I colored her up using gel pens and added some glossy accents on her eyes and paws.

The inside die cut says You Make Every Day Perfect… I just cut the first e off of Perfect and cut and extra u from You and made it Purfect. I used some chalks and a sparkle pen to make the sentiment stand out a little more. (Those really are two different shades of pink cardstock, the camera doesn’t show it very well.)

I love the sweet sentiment stamped on the back!! I’m going to be using it a lot to thank the many good friends that I have!

Here is a video of the card in action (You may need to click on the email to go to the actual blog post, then click in the middle of the picture on the white arrow):

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This floral kitty loves chasing her tail on her favorite ball of yarn! Details on my first blog post of 10/27/18. (Link in profile.) #tonicstudios #tonicstudiosdies #catcard #woodwarecrafts #woodwarestamps #woodwarecraftcollections #shuttleart #shuttleartpens #papercrafts #papercrafting #cardmaking #handmadecards #spinnercard #catlovers #catlovershop2018

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Supplies:

Woodware Craft Collection: Decorative Cat and Good Friend stamp sets
Tonic Studios Perfect Day Indulgence Semi Die set
Spellbinders Large Classic Circles and Small Classic Circles dies
Recollections 110# pink cardstock
Core’dinations 65# cardstock – pink and kraft
Tsukineko Memento dye ink – Rich Cocoa and Tuxedo Black
Shuttle Art Gel Pens
Pebbles, Inc Iridescent Chalks Jewel Tones
Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen – clear
Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents
Foamies 3mm Foam Sheet
Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue
Sookwang Scor-Tape
E6000 adhesive
Baby powder

I’m playing along with the following challenges – click on any one of them for more information on how you can join the fun:

Edited to add: Thank you, Lost Coast Portal to Creativity, for the honor of playing and winning!

CropStop Linky Party #44 Anything Goes Aleene’s, Core’dinations, Pebbles, Ranger,Spectrum Noir, Tonic Studios and Tsukineko

***** Giveaway now closed *****

To celebrate the final day of the 2018 Cat Lovers Hop and reaching 250 followers on Instagram (actually, 248 as of this posting, but close enough!), I have a pawsome final giveaway:

A Darice Paw Print Background embossing folder, little kitty sticky note flags and a kitty charm for your cell phone.

What do you have to do to be eligible to win this prize? If you’re interested, follow me on Instagram (@d.ann.c), like and comment on the post featuring this giveaway, tagging ONE friend who you think might also like to follow me.

Bonus entry option #1: just leave me a comment on this blog post using the word “PAW” somewhere in your comment.

For a second bonus entry (for a total of 3 possible entries, like and comment on the Instagram (@d.ann.c) post featuring this card. (It doesn’t have to be a long comment, just a heart will do.) Come back here and leave a comment letting me know that you did it and your Instagram name.

You will have until Midnight, Eastern Standard Time, October 28, 2018 to get your comments in. Sometime after noon Eastern Standard Time on Monday, October 29, I will publish a post listing all winners from giveaways on my blog from this hop (chosen using Random.org). Winners will have 48 hours to claim their prizes so, if you’re not subscribed, be sure to check back later that afternoon for that post!!

I will be back with one final card for the hop later today. See you then!

~D.Ann

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Geometrics Fancy Cats Cards

Posted on October 28, 2017 by dannscraftingwhims

The time has come for my final post of the Cat Lovers Hop. Wahhh! But, Wahoo-kachoo! We just passed our peak number of 149 entries from last year!!

It has been a week of the highest quality with the 4c’s … Cats, Coffee, Crafting & Chocolate. We make clarity, cut, color and carat jealous! Lol! (BTW: If you want some better chuckles, be sure to read to the very end!)

I’m closing with this pair of elegant and fun cards:

(Special thanks to my aunt for making that gorgeous cross-stitched kitty and orchid!)

I love how well that embossing folder goes with the geometric ‘ball’, don’t you?!

And on the inside are these cute bookmarks:

Since I cut the cats as a pair, it was easy to mix & match the pieces for a second card:

For the bookmark on this one, I cut a second one out of the god cardstock, but put the paper in reverse and glued them together so both the front and back are gold.

Which do YOU prefer? I kind of lean toward the black background.

Materials used:

Penny Black dies: Fancy Cat, Geometrics & Bookmark Tab
Penny Black Nine Lives Stamp set (sentiment)
We R Memory Keepers Sequence embossing folder
Core’dinations cardstock: black, white & green
Colorbok Shiny Gold Metallc Paper
The Paper Company Black Glimmer paper
Recollections Glitter Paper: Snow
Tsukineko Versamark ink
Inkadinkado embossing powders: black & linen white
Copic marker: RV02
Sakura Pigma Micron archival ink black 005
Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops – Bubble Gum Blush
Sookwang Scor-tape double-sided adhesive

I am entering these cards in the following hops and challenges – click on any one of them for more information on how you can join in on the fun!

2017 Cat Lovers Hop – White background (Black via IG)
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Monochrome (because black, white and gold are neutrals, that just leaves Green! White background via this page, (Black via IG)
CropStop Linky Party #33 – anything goes – just one, as that makes 5 (Core’dinations, Pigma Micron, Scor-Tape, Tsukineko, We R Memory Keepers)

Okay, it’s time for the final hint for my Blog Candy Giveaway games from THIS post. Although you can only count it once, this archaic four-letter-word, meaning ‘a dainty or choice food, a delicacy’ can be found 6 times in the puzzle. Still having trouble? No worries, you will still get entries for the Bonus questions, whether or not you get the answers to #1 and #2 correct. Have fun!

Also: if any of you early birds have found some words you missed with the clues the past few posts and want to change your answer to #1, for the early bird may get the worm, but the late cat gets both. Lol! This morning I received the first correct answer to #1 and #3. Many of you mamaged to get #2 already. If anyone wants to change their answers, you still have time to resubmit a revised answer. : ) You have until 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, Sunday, October 29, 2017 to finish up and submit your final answers via e-mail. Don’t forget to check back on Monday, October 30, 2017 – hopefully, before noon PACIFIC time for my winners and answers post.

Note: If Potential Tropical Cyclone 18 (likely to be named Tropical Storm Philippe) continues as predicted, we will have winds and up to 8″ of rain tonight and tomorrow. This usually wouldn’t be a problem, but coming on the heels of Irma, who knows what the power lines here will do. (friends just a couple of miles from me were out of electric a whole week (which sounds like nothing compared to the Keys and Caribbean).) Anyway, if my post happens to be late, you’ll know why. Best way not to miss it: subscribe to follow my blog!

It’s been a wonderful hop and my mind is already spinning with ideas for next year’s hop. (No hard puzzles, I promise!) Hopefully I’ll see you all back here way before then. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the funnies below!

Warm, furry hugs,

~D.Ann

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Well, you saw that I started out as a crazy cat kid and then went on to be a wild cat teen… here I am today:

Actually – that’s our hop host Janis with her clowder of 18… I just Photoshopped my Bitmoji avatar in the picture. Lol!

I thought I’d close with a few fun things I recently found while surfing the net:

How do we know the earth is round?

If you haven’t been following Elaine Chong’s imaginary pet Black Coffe (Interviewed HERE) and his friend Sugar (the mouse) Here’s a recent post I found entertaining: fishing with bookworms: (click the link to see it:)

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZB6ew_gtrq/?taken-by=innertreasureart

Simon’s Cat Off to the Vet (full film) 12 min of cat lovers fun! (click the link to watch it)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTUruS-lnEo

Since last year’s interview, Newton’s Nook’s Hobbes (Interviewed HERE) continues status quo: https://www.instagram.com/p/BX_f_cqASym/?taken-by=newtonsnook

And here are Newton’s thoughts on it all:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Baj99WbnvXi/?taken-by=newtonsnook

Okay, as Tigger would say: TTFN!!

Graphic 45 Raining Cats & Dogs Calendar

Posted on October 28, 2017 by dannscraftingwhims

Welcome back for the final day of the Cat Lovers Hop! I can’t believe it’s almost over!

I have another 2018 calendar for you. (I can’t believe 2017 is almost over, either!) This one features Graphic 45’s fabulous Raining Cats and Dogs collection

I know I said pigment inks are the best for these ‘boards’ however, I will say I had an extra tough time getting this shiny gold ink to dry (Teresa Collins Glitz Gold by Color Box). I also realize I didn’t get a picture of the shine, and now it’s gone on to its new home. I let it sit overnight, and thought it was dry, but I was still getting smudge marks when I touched it and had to use a heat setting tool on it. Just FYI.

I took my flower shaping tools and, after fussy cutting the flowers, umbrella cat head, and arm with the puppy (a LOT of fussy cutting, but worth it!), I put them all on some soft foam and gave them some dimension by rolling the tools across the back side of the images.Then I adhered them to the page – sometimes with foam backing to keep them popped up – for some added dimension.

I prefer mixing the colors of the microbeads for a more natural look, don’t you?

Materials used:

Graphic 45 Raining Cats & Dogs paper collection: Precious Pets and Tags & Pockets (Enabler alert: G45 has just released the Deluxe Collectors Edition!)
Spellbinders Grand Labels One
Heartfelt Creations Flower Shaping Essentials tools
Kaiser Craft Bracket Album
Docrafts 2018 calendar tabs
Color Box Teresa Collins Glitz Gold pigment ink
Pebbles, Inc. Pearlescent Chalks: Jewel Tones
Martha Stewart Crafts Metallic Glass Microbeads: Fire Opal, Florentine Gold, Garnet & Yellow Barite
Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue & Clear Gel Tacky Glue
Tombow Xtreme adhesive
Misc. ribbon

I’m entering this in the Cat Lovers Hop… click HERE for more information as to how you can join the fun.

Don’t forget that the special discount bundle at Frantic Stamper from THIS post is only good through November 1st, so, if you wanted to snag that fab deal, don’t delay!

Time is running out (that seems to be a theme in this post!) for my Blog Candy Giveaway games from THIS post, too. Another hint: There are 7 words that run through the T in the exact middle of the word search grid. Still having trouble? You’ll get one final clue later today. No worries, you will still get entries for the Bonus questions, whether or not you get the answers to #1 and #2 correct. Have fun!

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit and leave your kind comments!!

~D.Ann

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Double Sided, Multi-Colored, Multi-Window Uchi’s Design Animated Cat Card

Posted on October 27, 2017 by dannscraftingwhims

Hello, hello! Here we are on the penultimate day of the Cat Lovers Hop.

As the saying goes: ‘Time sky raisins when you’re having fun!’ What?! Since there are so many new hoppers, I HAVE to re-share with you my favorite cat meme and you’ll understand:

Three years in a row and it still makes me laugh!

I have my last interactive card to show you today and it’s a doozy… In fact, it can only REALLY be appreciated in a video. so here’s one from Instagram. (Roll your mouse over the picture and click the white arrow to play it):

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I just love the @uchisdesign Animated Stamps… especially now that you can die cut your own animation grid and make it any color! That flower is made from the grid die cut also! Tutorial & details on my 2nd blog post of 10/27/17 – (Link in profile.) #CatLoversHop2017 #catlovers #uchisdesign #ssswchallenge #animatedcard #catcard #animatedcat #spellbinders #spellbindersdies #papercraft #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #cardmaking #motioncrafts

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It’s so mesmerizing, I could play with it for hours!

I just LOVE animated cards and am tickled that my first attempt turned out as well as it did! I have a bonus tutorial for you. I used Uchi’s Animation Die Cut to make that flower! So another way to stretch your dies, should you have it (or be able to talk some sweet friend or relative into getting it for you!). So you’re going to turn this grid into that flower:

First you have to trim down the grid leaving the same width at the top and bottom. You don’t want this too thick because that’s how much your flower will stick up off your card.

Next you gently fold the grid around a pen and glue the ends together. Use the barrel of the pen to smooth out the curves of the ‘petals.’

Then you run a bead of glue along the bottom seam and start rolling it over on itself, molding it into a circle.

Here’s what it looks like all rolled up. (Hmph… I see I didn’t worry too much about curving the petals since I was just demo-ing for you… they are rather pointy. Oh well…)

Then you gently separate the petals and pull them out to the sides and put a brad in the center and tah-dah… a cute little flower!

You can also see from these close-ups, the advantage of using the Animation Die versus just buying the sheets… You can color it to match your stamp… even using multiple colors!

I waited to color the grids to match until AFTER I could set the stamped pull tab in the middle of the card and see where the colors needed to be on the grids, but BEFORE I closed it up… that way I could do it over scratch paper and not worry about getting any ink on my stamped slider.

Note: I tried putting just a solid color (black or other) as a grid over the colored stamped images and they also worked as animated images. It’s just cooler when the colors match!

Did you notice that the same pull tab animates both sides (simultaneously)! That was not without some engineering obstacles… for example the first time I stamped my images – after I had already figured out and made the front and back — oops! I did them in reverse and had to re-stamp them (which was much easier than lining up my grids again!).

By the way – don’t let this semi-complicated card intimidate you. You can make these very simple with just one animated image and they’re just as entertaining!

Her are the still pictures of the card. Here’s the front. ( I added that cute kitty sticker going for the dragonfly – doesn’t it look like he’s just about to pounce!):

And here’s the back. I like the optical illusion of the background paper mixed with these animations! Wish I knew the manufacturer, I’d get more!

Materials used:

Uchi’s Design Animation Stamp sets: Loving Cat; Growing Garden; Butterflies
Uchi’s Design Animation Grid Die (Thank you , Uchi’s for this prize when you released it on Instagram!!)
Spellbinders dies: Classic Circles, Gold Circles One and Exquisite Circles
Tsukineko Memento dye ink: Tuxedo Black
Simon Says Stamp Hybrid Ink – Watermelon
Tombow Dual Brush Pens: 025, 195, 373, 856, 933
Pebbles, Inc. Pearlescent Chalks Jewel Tones
Core’dinations cardstock: Black, Red & White & 110# white
Basic Grey Hey Girl cardstock
Craft Smith Flutterbloom (optical illusion paper)
Therm-O-Web I-Craft Easy Tear Tape double sided adhesive 1/2″ & 1/4″
Tombow Xtreme permanent adhesive
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Crafty Foam Tape
Aleene’s Original Tacky glue
Avery Ultra Tabs
Misc. Brad

I am playing along in the following hops and challenges – click on any one of them for more information on how you can join in on the fun!

How about another delicate hint for my Blog Candy Giveaway games from THIS post. Don’t forget: some words may be in there backwards! Although I can’t cater to your every whim, have no fear, you will still get entries for the Bonus questions whether or not you get the answers to #1 and #2 correct. At least you’re now two words closer! Have fun!

I’m so glad to have had all of you visit and have thoroughly enjoyed reading your delightful comments! Thank you for taking the time!!

~D.Ann

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Laurel Burch Indigo Cats Card – Never Underestimate the Power of a Purr!

Posted on October 27, 2017 by dannscraftingwhims

Gooood morning my purring peeps and all of your two-legged servants! It’s time to start another day of the Cat Lovers Hop!

Today I’m starting out by using the stamp set I already happen to have that Cat Lovers Hop sonsor Stampendous has generously supplied as one of the prizes for this hop (along with the dies!) over at HerPeacefulGarden. Go HERE to read about how you can enter to win! Thank you Stampendous!!

Yep — Never underestimate the power of a purr!

I just love those fun Indigo Cats and the great stencils that come with the stamp set! I had some faint overlap and went back and emphasized it between the two cats as it kind of indicates their purrs resonating, dont’cha think?!

Materials used:

Stampendous Laurel Burch Indigo Cats stamps and stencil
Stampendous Cat Sayings stamps
Tsukineko Memento dye ink Tuxedo Black
Copic markers: B02,05,24,29; R29; RV02,04,19; V15; Y17,35; YG17,61; YR04
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks: Candied Apple, Salty Ocean, Spiced Marmalade, Salty Ocean
Core’dinatoins cardstock: green, blue, white
Scotch adhesive runner

I am playing along in the following hops and challenges – click on any one of them for more information on how you can join in on the fun!

For those of you playing along with the seemingly complicated Blog Candy Giveaway games from THIS post, I’ll give you another hint: Don’t forget to look for words within words! Oh my word, I just gave you three! Don’t fret… You will still get entries for the Bonus questions whether or not you get the answers to #1 and #2 correct. Have fun!

~D.Ann

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A Furry Little Heartfelt Floral Calendar & Card

Posted on October 26, 2017 by dannscraftingwhims

Hello again my furry little friends and their two legged subjects! The Cat Lovers Hop continues!

This time I have a sweet gift set of a hanging 2018 calendar and a matching card:

Here’s a close-up of the calendar… I cut up a Heartfelt Creations Raindrops on Roses die cut and used the pieces to frame the pretty Furry Little Story Paper. The roses are made of vellum embossed in blue and then colored ON THE BACK with a Copic marker.

Note: when using ink to cover the bracket album, it is best to use pigment ink! (Instead of an album, I used each ‘page’ as a sturdy calendar backing.)

Materials used – calendar:

Heartfelt Creations Botanical Rose stamps and Botanical Wings dies
Heartfelt Creations Raindrops on Roses dies
Spellbinders Grand Labels One
Kaiser Craft Bracket Album
Scrapberry’s A Furry Little Story paper pack
Foray Transluscent Inkjet Vellum 30#
Docrafts 2018 calendar tabs
Tsukineko Versamark ink
Stampendous Beach embossing powders – Sky Blue
Copic marker – R39
Tsukineko Brilliance pigment ink Pearlescent Poppy
Pebbles, Inc. Pearlescent Chalks: Jewel Tones
Martha Stewart Crafts Metallic Microbeads: White Gold
Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue & Clear Gel Tacky Glue
Tombow Xtreme adhesive
Misc. Ribbon

I am entering this calendar in the following hops and challenges – click on any one of them for more information on how you can join in on the fun!

2017 Cat Lovers Hop
CropStop Linky Party #33 – anything goes (Aleene’s,Heartfelt, Martha Stewart, Pebbles, Spellbinders,Tombow, Tsukineko)
- Cat Hoppers: Don’t forget Cropstop will add more prizes if she reaches 100 entries… Just sayin! Don’t forget to list the products you used from brands that she carries over at cropstop.com

The matching card uses several papers from that same Scrapberry’s collection:

Materials used – card:

Scrapberry’s A Furry Little Story paper pack
Core’dinations cardstock: blue & wine
Tombow Mono adhesive
Misc. cat button

I’m entering this card via Instagram in the Cat Lovers Hop… click HERE for more information as to how you can join the fun.

For those of you playing along Blog Candy Giveaway games from THIS post, I’m sure you’re right smack in the middle of the puzzle. It’s time for another hint: Do you know what a bunch of cows and a type of orchid have in common?! Don’t fret… You will still get entries for the Bonus questions whether or not you get the answers to #1 and #2 correct. Have fun! Oh, and it may hearten you to know that even the puzzle creator had to wrestle with this… I was just making up my ‘solutions’ post and found I lost a word in my answer key somewhere along the way in the many revisions. So, when tallying the answers to #1, I will give credit to both the answer I hinted at in the last two posts and the correct answer. A toast to imperfection! Our kitties understand – as long as we feed them on time!!

~D.Ann

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Scientific Cats Card

Posted on October 26, 2017 by dannscraftingwhims

Welcome back to day 4 of the 2017 Cat Lovers Hop!

We’ve already passed the half way mark and have already had over 100 entries! Hip-Hip-Purr-ay!!

I have a cute card for you using stamps from hop sponsor Your Next Stamp:

Just look at those cute, playful kitties! I mixed them up with the Chemistry sentiment: You must be made of Copper and Tellurium… Here’s why: because you are….

I can hear you all going “Awwww!” I think that Chemistry sentiment set is GENIUS!

The front of this card was made to go along with the current YNS Color Challenge:

I’ve got the orange, yellow and gray in there… I consider the blue-gray sky and tablecloth as neutrals. : )

Materials used:

Your Next Stamp: Scratch Pad, Perfect Chemistry & Heart Splatter stamps
Spellbinders Majesty dies
Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink
Lawn Fawn Lobster dye ink
Spectrum Noir Aqua Blend pencilss: Bamboo, Carrot, Chrome Orange, Coral, Dandelion, Ebony, Gravel, Papaya, Persimmmon, Petunia, Sky Blue
Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents
Pebbles, Inc. Pearlescent Chalks: Jewel Tones
Core’dinations 110# white cardstock
Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue

I am playing along in the following hops and challenges – click on any one of them for more information on how you can join in on the fun!

Before I leave… I wonder how many sponsors there are for this year’s Cat Lovers Hop? Hmmm… you might want to look it up! I know Janis hunted up a lot of them!

For those of you playing along Blog Candy Giveaway games from THIS post, it’s time for another hint: Did you know there is more than one way to spell kettchup?! Don’t fret… You will still get entries for the Bonus questions whether or not you get the answers to #1 and #2 correct. Have fun!

I sure am enjoying this year’s hop and I hope you are, too!

~D.Ann

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Hero Arts Bengal Tiger card

Posted on October 25, 2017 by dannscraftingwhims

Good afternoon, crafty cat lovers! The Cat Lovers Hop is still going strong and I’ve seen some pretty amazing projects this year!

This afternoon, we’re going to visit some of our larger cat family friends…

Before I get into the card, I just want to let you take a closer look at that box. It reminds me so much of paradise! It’s made out of metal and all the animals are raised/embossed.

I may try embossing from the back of my card next time and see how it looks!

This card is also inspired by the A Blog Called Hero Calling All Critters Challenge

Now, on to the card. I just love this scene! The colors were blended with some water, so I assume that counts for watercolor in the a2z Scrapbooking October 2017 Challenge:

Materials Used:

Hero Arts June 2017 kit
- Note: this is one of their kits they are bringing back in 2018 if you missed it
Color Layering Bengal Tiger stamps and dies
Hero Arts Thorn Tree & Grasses dies
Tsukineko Memento dye ink: Tuxedo Black
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Spiced Marmalade & Wild Honey (tigers)
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks: Antique Linen, Fossilized Amber, Frayed Burlap, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves & Spiced Marmalade (background)
Copic markers: R20; RV04; Y17, YG61,63; YR31; W1,3 (tongue & grass)
Core’dinations white, orange and black cardstock
Furry animal print from Monika Reeck during the first hop (Thanks, Monika!)
Tombow Mono Adhesive
Aleene’s Tacky Glue

I am playing along in the following hops and challenges – click on any one of them for more information on how you can join in on the fun!

Before I leave… I’m starting to get a few guesses on my Blog Candy Giveaway games from THIS post. I think it’s time for a little bit of a hint to help since you can’t figure out the answer to #2 without knowing the answer to #1 (although I bet you can guess the last three words quite easily… wink-wink). Here is your first hint: The answer to #1 is more than the # of cats Janis has (see her Day 1 post), but less than the number of days in this month so far. That should narrow it down a little without giving it away. Oh, I’m ornery, I know. Don’t fret… You will still get entries for the Bonus questions whether or not you get the answers to #1 and #2 correct. Have fun!

I sure have enjoyed hearing from all you visitors!! Thanks for all your kind words!

~D.Ann

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Oh, and speaking of larger cats…

Doesn’t that just remind you of Isaiah 11:6-9?! I can’t wait to see that prophecy fulfilled!

Stay Pawsitive Catastrophe Card

Posted on October 25, 2017 by dannscraftingwhims

I’m back with another Art impressions card for the Cat Lovers Hop and for the Art Impressions Challenge 219: Stamp a Scene.

Since this is a get well card, I just HAD to put Nermal in there… he was given to me when I was in the hospital with a note: ‘Hope you get back to Nermal again real soon!’ How cute was that?!!

Now you can better see this cute little scene of kitty hobbling off carrying his catnip tea the handiest way possible. It cracks me up! Since dad broke his foot the cast is now off, but he is frustrated that the boot didn’t come off this last visit, so this card should cheer him up. I fussy cut the cat and the cup and added a little bit of shadow to the scene.

Then there’s this little cutie-pie on the inside:

Since I didn’t want this to bleed through to the back, I used colored pencils instead of Copics. Glossy accents help the eyes and balloon to look more realistic.

I also like how that Coredinations Black Magic paper sands down to show the inner color! The Paw Print embossing folder goes great with that sentiment!

Materials used:

Art Impressions Catastrophy stamp set
Spellbinders Butterfly Circles and Heart Circles dies
Darice Paws embossing folder
Core’dinations Black Magic cardstock (and Sand-It tool)
Core’dinations cardstock: orange & white
Tsukineko Memento dye ink: Tuxedo Black
Copic markers: B5; BG13,15; C1,3,5; E23,25; RV02; YG61
Marvy LePlume II – black
Spectrum Noir Aqua Blend pencils: Bright Green, Carrot, Fossil Grey, Parakeet, Persimmon, Petunia, Red Barn & Strawberry
Sakura Gelly Roll pen – white
Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents
Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue
Scotch tape runner

I’m playing along with the following hops and challenges – click on them for all the details.

2017 Cat Lovers Hop
Art Impressions Challenge #219 – Stamp a Scene
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes
- Edited to add: Wahooo!!!
CropStop October Challenge – Linky Party #33 Anything Goes
- (Aleene’s, Art Impressions, Core’dinations, Darice Spellbinders…)

Thank you for stopping by and for leaving your encouraging comments!

~D.Ann

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With a Friend In the Garden – Art Impressions Cat Card

Posted on October 25, 2017 by dannscraftingwhims

Well, the Cat Lovers Hop is purring right along and today finds us reaching the half-way point already!

My first card for today happens to use the prize set that Art Impressions is offering some fortunate hopper over on HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com: With a Friend. You can see the details over on the main hop page HERE.

Isn’t that scene just DARLING?!! It goes well with the current Art Impressions challenge: Stamp a Scene!

I embossed the stamp on the sweet Spellbinders shaped card base, then, to make the scene stand out, I stamped it again onto white cardstock and watercolored the image. When done, I popped it up with a couple of foam sheets and ran a black Sharpie across the edges BEFORE taping it down to the base.

It looks really cool in real life popped up like that! The sweet words say: “In the Garden with a friend is the best Place to be.” Awww! I’m sure they would’ve said ‘snoozing with a friend’ if they’d’ve had room! : )