It's Day 3 of Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags! Everything you need to know about this fun and festive holiday event can be found here. Today we are welcoming guest and sponsor Newton's Nook Designs.
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| Sadly, the company's namesake, Newton, died earlier this year at the ripe old age of eighteen. When a favourite furry companion is a part of your life for so long, it's hard. (I hope they still have Hobbes.) |
Newton's Nook generously offered the tag design team a selection from their recent release, and of course I had to pick the one with cats. ;)
Meet Newton's Christmas Kittens! This feline family is big enough to be the focal point on a card, but just right for a tag, too. I stamped and embossed them on watercolour paper before painting each one just a little differently. (Calico is HARD, but I did my best. :D) After fussy cutting the image, I found a tag long enough that I had room to add a sentiment, as well. As far as I'm concerned, I've got our cat Duncan there on the lower right, and our former cats, Cricket and Jasper, as the parents. (Of course, they could also be Hobbes and Newton, but I think I've got him down on the lower left.) It's not showing up in the photo, but I used a metallic gold for the parent's collar tags, and an iridescent paint for the tissue paper in the box.
You'll see a wide variety of sweet tags (a lot of them don't even have cats, I can barely understand :D) on Tracey's blog today! Want to play along? Make a tag inspired by one you see today, and/or comment on each designer's post - either will put you in the running for a sweet stamping prize!
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This is my second of three posts for today!
I'm back later with Happy Little Stampers
ATC Challenge, and earlier today I posted
for the ABC Christmas Challenge.
Supplies: red cardstock, Canson watercolour paper, Newton's Nook Designs Newton's Christmas Kittens stamps, Versafine onyx black ink, Wow clear gloss & clear sparkle embossing powder, Gansai Tambi watercolours, CUTplorations manila tag die, Hemptique red & silver baker's twine, scrap white ribbon, foam tape
Of course you picked cats, I wouldn't have expected any different, fantastic tag, lovely colouring and a great tag.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun Christmas tag...that house will certainly be celebrating with those cute cats. I would have chosen this stamp set too....you certainly did a great job with it.
ReplyDeletePerfect tag for a cat lover.
ReplyDeleteCute tag! I love the traditional colors!
ReplyDeleteLove these kitties! Great coloring!
ReplyDeleteOH my goodness....these sweet kitties are just too darn cute!!!!
ReplyDeleteLindsey those kittens were made for you. I love how they are are cuddled together. Sweet tag my friend.
ReplyDeleteThis tag is so cute and would be perfect(purrfect) for some "cat" people I know! :)
ReplyDeleteI ablosutely adore these kittens! Thanks for the inspiration Lindsey!
ReplyDeleteSweet tag! Love this cute kitty family!
ReplyDeleteNewton sure is having fun! Thanks for sharing your adorable tag. I love the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Karen L
What a cute little kitten family!
ReplyDeleteHi Lindsey,
ReplyDeleteI hope you don't think I am "craftily stalking" you.....your day 3 tag with the group of kitties caught my eye and inspired me to create my own version by altering another NN set. So glad you are helping Tracy with the blog hop. I am going to bookmark your blog to visit it in the future as you are an obvious inspiration. Thanks so much!
Your stack o' cats is darling and how wonderful to see Newton included! Sweet, heart-warming and definitely meow-velously festive!
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I love what you did with little Newton and his furry feline family on your pretty tag!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Love the gorgeous colors and beautiful design.
ReplyDeleteI'm finally getting my first tag put out today and it was inspired by yours. It is so cute. I didn't use cats, but I did use a mouse because I thought that your cats needed a good mouse friend. Thanks for the inspiration. [Bunny]
ReplyDeleteCat lover here, and I'm totally taken by this purrfect tag. Love the cat family with the proud parents and the excited kittens.
ReplyDeleteReally adorable pile up of cats, and you colored them so well. Love the red tag base.
ReplyDeleteLove the party of kitties.
ReplyDeleteCute tag. thanks for
sharing.
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Great tag. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteAdorable! I love the different fur colors on those kitties! Thank you for featuring our images on the 25 days of Christmas Tags!
ReplyDelete-Jen {Newton's Nook Designs}
As a cat lover I would pick this set too. Love your color and the limited color palette.
ReplyDeleteAdorable cat tags!
ReplyDeleteThis family of kitties opening Christmas presents makes such an adorable tag!
ReplyDeleteAdorable kitties - what a lovely tag!
ReplyDeleteSweet kitten tag - love it
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet family image. These cats are adorable. Very pretty tag.
ReplyDeleteAdorable tag! Love the layers of kitties - so cute!
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