C is for Cat (and P is for Pumpkin...)

So this card wraps up my month of C is for Cat and D is for Dog posts! I thought I'd end on a fall/Halloween theme, to get us rolling into October. However, before I can get to all the Halloween and Thanksgiving posts, I will need a few days to share our Artful Inkers September Team Challenge Swaps...come on back for the next 3 days to check out all those beauties!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Basic Black CS and Classic Ink, Water color paper, Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink, Cajun Craze Classic Ink, Old Olive Classic Ink, Aqua Painter, C is for Cat, Jack of All Trades

Sweet Taylor

Hi Friends! Here is a quick project I made featuring our sweet kitty Taylor, who passed away 3 years ago. The soft colors, gorgeous butterflies, and the darling cat, make for a frame we will be displaying for years to come.

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Soft Subtles DSP, C is for Cat, Four Frames, Decorative Label Extra Large Punch, Rose Red Classic Ink

Soft, Subtle puppies and kitties

Gorgeous cards! And another case of the LO/colors from the Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue, pg 72 this time. If are popping in out of the blue, since August 30th, I've been showing off cards and projects created with the C is for Cat and D is for Dog stamp sets, that fellow Stampin' Up! Demo, Diane and I, showed off at the Surf Dogs 2011 event. (There are some other treats thrown in to see as well during this time period, so grab yourself a warm drink and cozy down for a browse!) I've mentioned in a previous post that most of the cat and dog cards have LO's taken from the IB+C or Stampin' Success, a Stampin' Up! mag provided to demos only. With all the creativity and gorgeous work SU! puts out there, it's easy to take their ideas and adapt them to your own stamp sets, papers and colors to make them your own. These cards however, are pretty literal CASE's of the original creations! Thanks SU! :o)

Two neat tricks I'd like to point out though....click on the photos above to see the details. The edge of the Certainly Celery Background has a frame which was created using the new Simply Scored Tool, and the leaves have been folded in half and run through my paper crimper! So simple and effective I need to pull that tool out to leave on my desk so it can get more action! Hope you guys enjoy!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Certainly Celery CS and DSP, Bashful Blue DSP, Real Red CS, Whisper White CS, Peach PArfait Classic Ink, Simply Scored Tool, Crimper, 1 3/4" Extra Large Circle Punch, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, C is for Cat, D is for Dog

Fancy Fold Note Cards

Isn't this a neat little way to make a card for someone special? With a bit of folding (the new Simply Scored works well with this card too!) and some taped edges, can tuck a note card inside with a special message on it! I'm loving the P is for Paw Stampin' Wheel at the top of the note card too, gives it a little added visual interest!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
D is for Dog, C is for Cat, P is for Paw Stampin' Wheel, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Pretty in Pink CS, Night of Navy Classic Ink and 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Linen Thread.

Fall Pet Cards

Well, happy September everyone! Here's a set of cool fall cards to help get us into the mood, soon my Halloween and Thanksgiving things will start to arrive on the bloggo! Until then, enjoy these Autumn inspired cards. The trick to this loose water color look, is to ink your stamps as usual, then spray them gently with a mist of water, and stamp onto water color paper. The more you mist, the softer the image.

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Watercolor Paper, More Mustard CS, Early Espresso Classic Ink, Garden Green Classic Ink, Cajun Craze Classic Ink, Basic Grey Classic Ink, StazOn Black Ink, Aqua Painter

Pet Sympathy Cards

I don't know if any of you have lost a pet or not, but I can sure attest that it can knock the socks off of you! We lost our sweet little kitten a few years ago, and we all still talk about her and wish she were here. I'm glad I have these cards made, and set aside to comfort a friend if and when the time comes.

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Chocolate Chip CS, Rich Razzleberry CS and Classic Ink, Whisper White CS, Basic Black Classic Ink, Pretty in Pink DSP, C is for Cat, D is for Dog, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Lace Ribbons Border Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Large Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Extra Large Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Loving my Stamp-a-ma-jig!

Hello everyone! Have used the stamp-a-ma-jig lately (or at all)? I've pulled mine out again, and it's amazing how nicely you can line up images with it! LOL! I couldn't have pulled these super cute cards off without the stamp-a-ma-jig!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Crumb Cake CS and Classic Ink, Very Vanilla CS, Lavender Lace CS and Classic Ink, Island Indigo CS and Classic Ink, Pool Party CS and Classic Ink, Lucky Limeade Classic Ink, Calypso Coral Classic Ink, Basic Pearls, D is for Dog, C is for Cat, Lace Ribbons Border Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Polka Dot Background Stamp.