Thursday, October 26, 2017

You're the Cat's Meow!


Hi Crafty Friends,

It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. As the challenge hostess for the month, I finish off the month with one last challenge.

Apparently tomorrow (27th) is Black Cat Day and Sunday (29th) Cat Day. So for our challenge this week include a cat on your creations … black or not.


For my card today I decided to pull out my Loralie Designs Spice Cats stamp set ... I love these crazy looking cats!!!!


For the front of my card I created a window using circle dies.


For the inside of the card I used Karen Burniston's Katherine Label Pop-up die set to add the pivot arm to which the circle and cat are attached to. When the card is closed the pivot arm goes down so the cat is seen through the circle window, and then when you open the card the arm brings the cat to the top of the card.

I added a third cat to the top left hand side of the circle window opening.


Here is one last photo of my card taken at a different angle so you can see the position of the pivot arm a little better.

I also added a sentiment which was stamped onto one of the labels from the Katherine Label Pop-up die set.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:


Vicky Gould
Kelly McKown-Santi



Stamps: Spice Cats - Loralie Designs; Cat's Meow - DRS Designs
Paper: White; Burgundy;  DP
Dies: Katherine Label Pop-up; Snowman Twist Circle Pop-up - Karen Burniston; Circle Stax - MFT Stamps
Other: Black Ink; Nuvo Bottle Green Gloss Crystal Drops; Nuvo Neptune Turquoise Gloss Crystal Drops; Nuvo White Gloss Crystal Drops; Black Glaze Pen; Foam Tape; Copics

11 comments:

MiamiKel said...

Too sweet! What a fabulous card fold - they remind me of the darling little artistocats!
And the Heffy Doodle - I learned about them on Instagram when they had their kickstarter! I can't wait to get mine! ♥

Vicky Gould said...

LOVE those cats! What an adorable card, Frances! You rocked this one!

Liz Williams said...

What adorable cats and your element of surprise is always the hit of the day!! Glad you let these cats "out of the bag" to be featured on today's challenge.

jdmommy - Anne Harmon said...

All these cats are just the cutest, Frances!

Lois said...

Cool cats! And I always love your interactive cards. Another good one!

Karen Aicken said...

Fun card - those cats are hilarious. Also like your new blog look!

Lynn McAuley said...

What a sensational group of sophistiCATS!! A wonderful birthday design, Frances!!

jean said...

oh my u have done it again ,my sister and I spent over an hour on line trying to find these stamps only to have them sold out on etsy!!! I did find a few on ebay but no short cats like you used but I did buy a dog dressed uop and a tall standing cat dressed up!!! I simply adore your card!!! and will soon be making one!!! hugs jean

jojot said...

tgise are sine ciik cass....fabbo

bensarmom said...

What a great card! I love all of your cats and the window to peek through. This is a fun birthday card.

Maryann said...

Fun card love the distinguished cats, coloured to perfection.