Kitty Valentine Love

If you’ve read my blog recently, you know I’ve become a ‘bit’ obsessed with Mo Manning’s artwork. Her images just make me happy! I’m a bit of a lazy and disorganized stamper (will I ever have my studio set up?), and have found that printing out a page of digital images is wonderful for my creative process. I keep a stash of images in the same bin as my Copics. Whenever I have a few moments I’ll color one so it’s ready for a card another day. I still love my inks and rubber, but some days it’s just one more thing to have to bring out (and put back). This card was pretty quick and simple to make. I recently bought a Cuttlebug and this was my first whirl with the cute, green, sweetie. I have the Wizard system, but am just not coordinated when it comes to the ratchet system. I found the Cuttlebug so easy to use with my nesties. I guess the space on my table for ink/stamps will now be filled by my bug. :)

Sketch Inspiration ~ Sweet Sketch Wednesday #34

Color Inspiration

Mo’s Digital Pencil Challenge 16 ~ Shades of Grey

I veered a ‘tish’ from the color challenge by adding my pop of red. I made this for a friend who LOVES black and red together.

Inspiration

ANIMALS: I’m a kitty mom and will always lean towards feline four legged babies.

Basic Grey Challenge Week 12 ~ Animals; Cupcake Craft Challenge #76 ~ Four Legged & Furry

HEARTS: The Cuttlebug made cutting out my hearts so simple, I couldn’t stop! There are 17 hearts total (inside and out and including mats). I usually color my kitty noses/ears pink, but opted for read. The Stamp Simply challenge of bleeding hearts is maybe taken a bit too far, how about bleeding ears?

Little Red Wagon #13 ~ Hearts; Stamp Simply #124 ~ Bleeding Hearts; Hand Full of Stamps #14 ~ I Give You My Heart

LOVE: Sweet kitties in love will be perfect for a Valentine, Wedding, Anniversary or just I LOVE YOU sweetie.

Bee Crafty #23 ~ Romance with Digi; Corrosive Challenge #49 ~ All You Need is Love; Paper Popsicles Challenge ~ Love; 365 Cards Day 339 ~ Love is In the Air

Flourishes New Release Challenge FTTC52B by Betty ~ Cut it out and POP it UP

I cut out my image as close as I could to the ‘fur’ and popped it up on dimensionals. The background hearts are all cut out on my Cuttlebug.

Your Next Stamp Challenge #8 ~ Sparkles

It’s really hard to see, but the kitty ears and noses are sparkly red and the sentiment in the bottom corner is all rhinestones. I found them in the clearance wedding section at Michaels for a few bucks. TWENTY rhinestone ‘love’ words that were packaged to sell as wedding invitation seals. The letters aren’t connected, so I can use them individually or just cut each gem apart with a craft knife. This was my steal of the day!

365 Cards Day 332 ~ 3 R’s (Red, Rhinestone, Rick Rack)

My Creation

Image Detail

Are the red ears too weird? They actually kind of orange in this photo.

Inside

INS AND OUTS ~ Kitty Valentine Love
Stamps: Cat Love (Mo Manning Digital Image)
Paper: Basic Grey Ambrosia Pad, DCWV Embossed Card Base
Ink: Copics (C00, 1, 3, 5, 7); Spicas (Red, Clear); SU Pastels (Black, Grey)
Accessories: Misc Ribbon, Rhinestone, Nestabilities Hearts and Scalloped Hearts, Cuttlebug
Challenges:
Sweet Sketch Wednesday #34
Mo’s Digital Pencil Challenge 16
Basic Grey Challenge Week 12
Little Red Wagon #13
Stamp Simply #124
Hand Full of Stamps #14
Bee Crafty #23
Corrosive Challenge #49
Cupcake Craft Challenge #76
365 Cards Day 332
Your Next Stamp Challenge #8
Paper Popsicles Challenge
Flourishes New Release Challenge FTTC52B
365 Cards Day 339 ~ Love is In the Air