Once in Nine Lives

Cats or dogs?  I love both, but there's just something about a soft warm kitty on your lap that melts my heart.  So when I saw the Nine Lives stamp set, I knew I had to have it.  Here's my first play with it to inspire all you cat lovers (or friends of cat lovers!)---

Isn't that sweet?  I especially love the sentiments in this set.  I stamped my kitty in black and added more color with a Light Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends marker.  

These are some other color combinations I played with.  The kitty is a 2-step stamp.  You can stamp just the outline of the kitty, or you can add a second stamp to make your kitty have patches or tiger stripes. The Calico (upper left) was stamped in black then I added patches of orange with a Light Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends marker.  

I've been using my new Rectangle Stitched Framelits a lot.  Here I used the largest rectangle to cut a layer of Calypso Coral to frame my card.  

A kitty shouldn't be left hanging in mid-air, so a few strokes of Light Pool Party gives him a nice place to sit.

This is Buddy - my inspiration!  He loves a new box of Stampin' Up almost as much as I do...

Product List

Nine Lives Photopolymer Stamp Set

[148703]

Cat Punch

[144666]

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

[148551]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[122925]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

[149165]

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[147101]

Pool Party Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144595]

Calypso Coral Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144042]

Smoky Slate Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[145054]

Don't forget that Sale-a-Bration goes on through March 31.  Every $50 purchase before tax & shipping earns a free exclusive Sale-a-Bration product!

Hint:  The Nine Lives stamp set plus the Cat Punch and a pack of Whisper White Thick cardstock and a pack of any other color cardstock purchased together will earn you a freebie!

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Home to Roost

My card today was created with my #1 favorite Sale-a-Bration reward stamp set, Home to Roost.  Back in the day, we had a 4-H rooster on our farm who was a real character, so I have a soft spot in my heart for these guys!

This simple image is so easy to color with Stampin' Blends!  I love the earthy color combination of Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze & Bermuda Bay.

The stitching detail on the rectangle framelits is beautiful.  The set contains 13 different sizes of rectangles, so there's a size to fit any project.

The sentiment and the grasses are stamped in Soft Suede.  I embossed the 2-3/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Cajun Craze with the Tin Tile Embossing Folder.  A simple bow tied from Linen Thread finishes the country look on my card.

Product List

Home To Roost Cling Stamp Set

[149736]

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119684]

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131197]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144600]

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144601]

Cherry Cobbler Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144576]

Cajun Craze Dark Stampin' Blends

[147908]

Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[147906]

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

[148551]

Linen Thread

[104199]

Thanks for stopping by today!  Sale-a-Bration items are available until March 31 or while supplies last.

Sending you Sunshine!

Winter has its icy grip on most of the country this month.  Everyone I talked to in the northern half of the country last week said “send me some Florida sunshine!”  This is the best I can do - if you were caught in the polar vortex, I hope it brings a smile to your face!

I used Beach Happy in combination with my Sunshine Wishes thinlits and Sunshine Sayings stamp set.  This is a perfect set to use with the Stamparatus stamp positioning tool, as it's a 2-step stamp set.  The beach chair & umbrella are stamped first in Tuxedo Black.  The bright colors on the umbrellas are a separate stamp, as are the striped chair seats.  So easy to position using the Stamparatus!

 I also used the "hinge-step technique" on this card - stamp the first chair, move the Stamparatus plate 2 hinges to the right and stamp again.  Repeat for the third chair.

The color gradient on "sunshine" was created by using a sponge dauber to add Grapefruit Grove ink to the bottom of the letters.  The sand was stamped in Crumb Cake using a stamp from the Waterfront set.  Gorgeous Grunge (retired) would also work well here.

My card has the fold on the left, rather than the top - cut your cardstock 4-1/4" x 11", score at 5-1/2".  The Pumpkin Pie layer is 4" x 5-1/2" and the Whisper White layer is 3-3/4" x 5-1/2.


Product List

Beach Happy Photopolymer Stamp Set

[148585]

Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies

[141489]

Sunshine Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141594]

Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set

[146386]

Pineapple Punch 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146971]

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[105117]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

[147145]

Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad

[147142]

Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad

[147141]

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

[147098]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

Sponge Daubers

[133773]

Stamparatus

[146276]

Thanks for visiting today.  Take heart - spring is just around the corner!