Saturday, February 2, 2013

OWH Blogskip - Cards with Critters

Hello everyone and welcome to OWH’s Cards with Critters Blogskip!  We’ve got a talented bunch of ladies providing ideas today and I’m excited to be part of the group.  In fact, I may have gone overboard with three cards, making this blogpost a little long - so be sure to check out my blog candy at the end! 
My chosen critter?  Why, cats of course, since two of them allow me to coexist with them (cats are such snobs).
Cat Card #1
 I colored the stamp with my Inktense pencils, trying to make him look like my calico cat, Suzume.  I mounted him on black cardstock and used Vintage Photo to distress the image. 
 I embossed the paws behind the striped paper with clear embossing powder and my final touch was some black twine at the top.  Every time I read the sentiment, it makes me smile!
Stamp: Feline Set from Art Impressions
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Inktense pencils
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
 
Cat Card #2
 I cut the cat from the Nifty Fifties cartrdige, using gray cardstock. This one is in honor of my other cat, Lucy. The striped paper had a stripe of brown, which didn't match my black card, so I adhered a piece of black paper over the brown stripes.
Stamp: My Pink Stamper
Paper: Basic Grey Out of Print
Striped and gray papers from my stash
 
Cat Card #3
This kitty is from an SVG file.  I had a small bit of striped paper that I cut into dots which pulls all the colors together.  I drew her smile and whiskers by hand and chalked her face and paws a bit.
 
Papers from my stash
Stamp from Friends Furever, embossed in white
 
Now on to the blog candy!  I'm giving away a Teresa Collins Fabrications Canvas 6x6 paper pad and the Hot Air Balloon Collage stamp from TPC Studio.  Just leave me a comment if you'd like to win it and I'll draw the names by Monday, Feb 4th at 6:00 pm EST and email the winner.
  
 
Now skip on over to the next stop, which is Joann Ross. If you get lost along the way, you can always start at the beginning here: Stars and Stamps.
 
Happy skipping!
 
 


74 comments:

  1. Oh what fabulous kitty cards! Love them all!

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  2. Kitty Cat fun. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. All are great...my fave is the first as I love calicos and that card has attitude. My 2 cats put up with me also. Tfs!!!

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  4. I love your critters! Who wouldn't want to receive such cute cards. Thanks for participating in the blog and sharing your talent.

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  5. Great cards! Your kitties are so cute! Thanks for the great ideas!!

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  6. Super kitties! I agree they are snobs, I have 4. Great idea on using black strip to hide brown, clever!
    Hummer Hugs,
    Misty
    http://deliteful-gifts.blogspot.com/
    hummingbird204 at comcast dot net

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    1. I love all three cards, cats are my favorite critters. The sentiment on the first card is spot on! Love the chalking and drawing accents on the third one, too.

      Thank you for sharing your talents with us and for offering blog candy. My email address is thestampster at aol dot com and my website is stampingwithamission.blogspot.com

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  8. Love the cards and thanks for the chance to win

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  9. That first cat? That's me, in cat form, before coffee. Love it!

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  10. Great cards! I like how you altered the stripped paper to your needs. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Cute kitties! I just got the Nifty Fifties cartridge....I am going to try out that cat cut today! Thanks for sharing and for a chance to win!

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  12. I love the saying with the first kitty card!!! Goes purrfectly!!!!!

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  13. Meow!! (That's cat for fabulous)!!!!

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  14. Meow (that's cat for fabulous)!!! Course it also means, I'm board, hungry, annoyed, mad etc.

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  15. I love the cat pictures...the second one is adorable You're the cats meow!! too cute

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  16. All of your kitty cards are wonderful. Anyone with kitty cats would love to receive them and even those without too. I really like the first card's colors and the DSP you used. The sentiment is perfect. That was a great idea on your third card making polka dots from the stripped paper. Thanks for the great ideas.

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  17. By far, I love all the car cards! I especially like the first cards sentiment! How true it is!

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  18. I love the embossed prints on the first card - looks like the kitty came in with wet paws!

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  19. I think you nailed the coloring of the calico cat! I like the sketchy look of it. Your other two cards are cute, too. These are sure to bring smiles to the people who send and receive them! Thanks for supporting OWH.

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  20. I love your cards. And the variety - from regular stamping to the machines - great!
    April

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  21. I love the bunnies. My granddaughter is into bunnies and would love this card! Thanks for sharing such a cute idea!

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  22. What darling kitty cards. I am allergic to them, but still like them. So I use them a lot on my cards. That way I don't sneeze when they are around.

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  23. The grey kitty is my favorite! The faux stitching really finishes off the card nicely.

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  24. Wonderful kitty cards--I like the sentiments on all but esp on the first one. I also like how you colored the calico with the inktense pencils.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  25. These are precious. I have to admit to loving the first one most because where the others made me think awe... it made me laugh out loud - perfect image with the perfect sentiment!
    Lyn

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  26. Great cards, Erika! I'm still chuckling over your first one with the lazy kitty; that stamp's a must-have! Thanks for inspiring us!

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  27. Cute- nice job and TFS! And thanks for the chance at candy!!

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  28. cute cards .. I also have the nifty fifties cartridge and my favorite cut on it is that cat image! thanks for sharing

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  29. Your critter cards are so cute! Great tip about covering the stripes. Thanks!

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  30. What a way to start the day! I love your cat cards. We have always had a kitty or two - or as they say, dogs have owners, cats have STAFF. I love all of your cards. Thanks for sharing!!!

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  31. Adorable kitty cards. Great inspiration to start the day. TFS

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  32. Erika- all of you cats are fabulous~ your inktense pencils make a very realistic kitty! I had one that looks just like her! And my mother had a thermometer in a black cat exactly like the 2nd card! thanks for a walk down memory lane! And thanks for 3 great inspirations!

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  33. Erika these kitties are so adorable!! That calico kitty just makes me want to curl up next to her! Thanks so much for participating in our skip today! You did a great job!

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  34. Fantastic cards-- the first cat cracks me up :) Love all of them though!

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  35. Oh Erika I loved your kitty cards, too cute! Thanks for offering blog candy today too =)
    Have a great weekend!

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  36. Cute kitty cards. Thanks for a chance to win blog candy.

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  37. Adorable cards! Our two cats allow us to share the house with them too.

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  38. Great set of cards. Especially love the last one. Never thought of cats being snobs but they definitely rule the house. :o)

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  39. So cute, I love all your cards. I love the idea that you did of cutting out the tiny circles from a DP that would tie all the colors together. So many times, I don't have several coordinating DP, this is a cool trick! TFS!

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  40. Cute cards! I especially love the sentiment on the first one, lol.

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  41. Great kitty's. I really like they way you did the cats paws on the last card. Very cute!

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  42. Great cards! Love all the layouts!! Thank you for sharing....

    Nanette

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  43. These cats are so cute! I like your trick of changing the stripe on the second card. Very clever way to make your paper "match". Great cards!

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  44. What a fun group of cards Erika! I have to say that the face on the third one is just so cute and I really like how you chalked the details to coordinate with the papers. TPC Studio is not a familiar company to me... I'll have to check them out! Thanks for offering log candy and more importantly for playing in today's skip and spreading some inspiration!

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  45. What fun cards! I love them all! The first one made me laugh, the retro '50s is fab and the smile on the third one is too sweet. I also love the idea of covering a wrong color stripe with another piece of paper. Why did I NEVER think of that?????

    We have three rescued dogs, but I miss our cats. Unfortunately, grandkidlets and DIL are allergic, so after we lost Kitty Scarlett, the world's most insane Siamese, we couldn't have any more. But I do love making cards with kitty images.

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  46. Don't make me pick a favorite but I do like how you colored your calico cat. I also liked the use of the distress ink on that card

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  47. Being a cat lover I like all your cards. I like the way you colored the calico and designed the card. Really cute. Would love to win that yummy blog candy!

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  48. Wow, you do like cats. Your cards are great. I especially like the lazy cat image. So true to cat form. Thanks for sharing your cats and offering up some candy.
    annjerryk at aol dot com

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  49. Great cards. Since I am a cat person, I love to see cards made with cat images.

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  50. Sweet... A trio of cards for cat lovers. TFS
    That first one says it all. :-)

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  51. I like the whimsical one in the middle :) Nice job.

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  52. Such cute kitty cards! Clever idea to cover the brown stripe with a black to coordinate.

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  53. Your first card just made me grin! I like the color scheme you chose because the cat really stands out. Thanks for sharing.

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  54. I am a cat person and your kitty cards are just adorable!! I love the smile on the last one! I really like how you punched out the paper dots to tie all the colors together!

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  55. Cute cats. I am a poodle person myself.

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  56. Wonderful kitty cards! I do love the Cat Card #1! Your pencil coloring and all of the detail is simply grand! Thanks for sharing your great work with us! --Yvonne

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  57. I too am a kitty-lover and these cards are just too cute and so filled with cat-itude! The first one just cracks me up with the sentiment and image! The embossed cat's pawprints add nice texture to this fun card. The 2nd one reminded me of my prissy cat from when I was a teen - talk about attitude -lol! And the 3rd one is so cute - love the color scheme and how you tied it all together with the dots - really fun! Thank you for sharing these and for your support of OWH. My email is aundriab (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  58. Cute cards. I really like the first one - the coloring, paper, twine = all went together well.

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  59. I love the embossed paw prints on the first card, and replacing unwanted colors in the stripes is a great idea. I finished my grandbaby's scrapbook using this idea. Thanks for participating in the skip!

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  60. I love your first card, that set is one my Want list! I get such a kick out of that sentiment. Would be very happy to win the candy, since I've also been wanting a hot air balloon stamp. Great set of cards. Thanks for supporting OWH and all our Heroes!!
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  61. These are GREAT cards! I really like how you embossed the paw prints. I like how you used ink around the image and the twine. The sentiment made me smile too! Very creative to put a black strip of paper over the color that didn't coordinate! Brilliant! The third cat card is cute too! Great job of drawing the face and chalking on the image.

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  62. Love the inspiration in all the cards and appreciate your detailed explanations. Never thought about covering a part of patterned paper to change a color-so clever. And your use of cut images are both cute and fun. Would love some candy...croppinmama1(at)yahoo(dot)com.

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  63. Love you cards, cute and fun. TFS. Thanks for the chance to win this blog cady.

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  64. I really liked the way you framed each one of your cats on the cards so they stand out. Cute cards.

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  65. I really liked the way you framed each one of your cats on the cards so they stand out. Cute cards.

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  66. Great cards Erika... and such cute cats. I'm a dog lover but I had a cat several years ago. Your first card reminds me of her and if she could have talked that sentiment is exactly what she'd have said. Thanks for participating in the skip!

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  67. Wonderful cards, I especially like #2. Great tip on covering the brown stripes.

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  68. That first sentiment describes my weekend exactly!

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  69. Erika,

    I think I will need to get my Cricut dusted off. All these cards make me smile.

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