Thursday, April 29, 2021

Seize the Birthday: Furry Friends


It's *gasp* the last Thursday in April, and time for a new Seize the Birthday challenge! Teammate Cathy has picked a fun topping for us this time: FURRY FRIENDS. As always, the theme is optional, but I know many crafters have some cute critter stamps in their collections!
A few weeks ago, I bought the Cats and Plants card kit from My Favorite Things, and while I'm the type of person that hesitates before breaking out the brand new stuff, I thought this challenge was the perfect reason to christen it. Here's my first card with it! 


I wanted to use a couple of the cats in some kind of frame, and after playing with a few different ideas, decided these two kitties worked well in this particular frame. The cats and accessories are stamped, clear embossed, and coloured with Copics. Only then did I decide to pick the colour for my frame and find patterned paper that would work. (It's ridiculous how seldom I think to pick the patterned paper as a guide to my colour choices. :D) The kit comes with patterned paper, but the designs were all a little busy for how I wanted the background frame panels to look. Once I had picked, I stamped and embossed the sentiment for the lower left panel, and arranged my little framed scenes. Another sheet of paper from the same (ancient) paper pad makes a fun and bright background. The sentiment looked a little lonely, so I added the heart gem - this is a card for my niece, even though she is a little bit more of a dog than a cat person. ;)  I built up dimension on the frame and the cats by adding die cut layers. 
This card definitely qualifies for the current Time Out challenge PETS. (With the colouring twist, too!) 


My teammates have shown some card love to cats and dogs and more - visit the STB blog to see their creations! We also have Lynda - my teammate on Happy Little Stampers and ABC Christmas Challenge! - continuing as our surprise party guest. Hope you'll join us! 


Supplies: Neenah white & American Crafts textured green cardstock, American Crafts Amy Tangerine Sketchbook patterned paper, MFT Housecats stamps & dies, Versafine onyx black ink, Wow clear gloss embossing powder, Copic markers, MFT blueprints 29 frame & Sugar Pea Designs card front elements builder dies, Studio Katia iridescent heart gem

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15 comments:

Diane said...

Super cute love the adorable panels and cute cats.

Hugs diane

Barbara Godden said...

Adorable kitties and great card, the windows are just made for them. awesome colouring too.

Tracey McNeely said...

You chose cats! Oh course you did, super sweet!

JoAnn said...

Love how you framed those cute kitties on your sweet card. Great design.

Nancy said...

WOW, You had it bad three posts in one day! There are so many elements of this card that I adore. The pop of color behind the cats and the coloring is wonderful too. I think the green frame really was a great choice! Wonderful job with the furry friends.

Ashwini Rao said...

This card is just so awesome!! The kitties are all so adorable, and I love the pattern paper you've chosen. That little heart embellishment looks great as well. Totally love this card!

Barbara said...

Paper cats are my favorite as I am allergic to the real ones. These are (Purfect) for this challenge. Glad you opened the stamps and used them.

Vicki Dutcher said...

Adorable kitties! Love the framework too

cm said...

Okay...this is just way too cute! The kitties are adorable, especially nestled in the frames. A fun, fabulous debut of your new collection...
hugs~c

Kim Heggins said...

Too darn cute....just love your sweet kitties!!!

Colleen said...

You made a fabulous kitty card in a frame scene, Lindsey! Love all those playful images!

Nonni said...

Your kittens are so cute and i love the CAS scenes you created with the help of your frame die. Stunning card! Thank you for joining us at Time Out!

Shona Chambers said...

I'm so jealous!! Really wanted to get my hands on this set, the images go together so perfectly (especially as my cats LOVE playing with my houseplants. Fantastic way to use the window die, especially for hanging the plant and the papers you used are so subtle and pretty. Its a brilliant card and I'm so glad you shared it with us at TIME OUT!

Cathy said...

The window frames are perfect for these kittens who look like they are getting up to mischief! Such a fun card, gorgeous colouring too, Cathy x

Glenda J said...

I LOVE what you did for this card! Such an adorable little scene.Love the bright colours too.