Cat's Craftivity Corner: Spring

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Saturday, May 4, 2013

Flower Power

Hello and welcome to another chilly weekend in southern Minnesota. I did see a few snow flakes this week but we missed the heavy stuff by about 40 miles. Whew. I'm going to keep thinking spring and this weeks Flower Power challenge at One Stop Crafts is perfect to stay in a sunny state of mind. We have a new sponsor this week, Bearly Mine Designs. They have GORGEOUS papers and flowers for paper crafting. I used all FREEBIES to make my card. I enlarged some of the flower images so I could create an extreme focal point on my card. Lots of layers, a bit of crumpled distressing and edged with Stickles. Not something that will be easily mailed, but perfect for an upcoming wedding.

Thanks for looking! Spicey Cat Chick =^..^=

My Creation

Inspiration

By the Cute and Girly May Flowers Challenge

Pile it On Challenge #17 ~ April Showers bring May Flowers

Party Time Tuesday Challenge #118 ~ Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge #5 ~ Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge #205 ~ Add Some Sparkle

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge #60 ~ Spring Flowers

ABC Challenge ~ M for Make it Sparkle

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #88 ~ Anything Goes

Crafts and Me Challenge #131 ~ Floral Frenzy

365 Cards Day 73 ~ Scattered (no clean lines)

Ins and Outs ~ Flower Power
Flowers and Paper from Bearly Mine
Accessories: Dew Drops and Stickles

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Buttons and Bows at One Stop Crafts

Happy Saturday, friends! I am in a totally SPRING mood. I was finally able to open up the windows and let the fresh in. The fur herd was QUITE excited and had to pile on top of each other to sniff the air and get one step closer to the birds. They love having the windows open and it doesn't seem to intimidate the birds, squirrels, and rabbits who peer in at them from the outside. This is an old pic, but the cats are still members of the 7 part fur herd and this is a common site year round at our house.

I made a very spring-ey card for this weeks challenge over at One Stop Crafts Card Challenge. The Design Team received super cute images from our sponsor, Patties Creations. Take a moment to pop over to the challenge blog to see their inspiration and then create and link up your own buttons and bows project.

Thanks for looking! Spicey Cat Chick =^..^=

My Creation

I decided to punch out the center of my flower and fill it in with buttons. I lifted the panel with pop up dots and used a ribbon to cover the edges.

Image Detail

I used glue dots to give a little lift to a few petals and the butterfly.

Inspiration

365 Cards Day 95 ~Color Combo

Dutch Dare Card Challenge #214 ~ Buttons and Bows

CDAC Seasonal Fun Challenge

The Pink Elephant Challenge #196 ~ Lift It

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #168 ~ Spring

Scrappy Frogs April Challenge ~ Think Spring

365 Cards Day 87 ~ So Sticky (use adhesive in a creative way)

365Cards Day 106 ~ Welcome Spring

Ins and Outs ~ Button Flower

Stamps: Pattie’s Creations Thinking of You
Paper:DCWV, SU Whisper White, Jillibean Blossom Soup

Ink: Laser Printer; Copics (V93, 95; BV23, 25; Y11, 15; R32, 35, 37)

Accessories: SU Ruffled Ribbon Wisteria Wonder

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Showers of Love

I'm on a Spring kick today, this is my third spring inspired creation. I did stash an umbrella in my van this week, but it was pushed aside for the snowbrush. Maybe next week I'll get to open it up. This adorable image is from Nana Vic and you can get it FREE by playing along with the Progressive Challenge over at CDAC. I'm so proud of myself for making a card relatively early in the 3 month challenge. Now to get the next image and keep creating!

Thanks for looking! Spicey Cat Chick =^..^=

My Creation

Image Detail

First I added Liquid Pearls to the umbrella's dots and then I added a layer of Glossy Accents. I doodle the raining hearts with liquid pearls and drew the lines in with a Stardust Gelly Roll pen.