It's the cat's house really. We just pay the mortgage!

When I married my second husband he came with four cats.  I had never had inside pets before so it was quite an adjustment for me.  The one that befriended me first was the Siamese - Kimmy and she was patient with me to explain how cats rule the house.  She is the reason that we only have Siamese cats now.
For my card, I used the image, sentiment and paper from Doctor Digi House of Stamps.

Patterned Paper:  Doctor Digi House of Stamps - Paw Prints Backing Paper

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Paper Company; Recollections

Stamp;  Doctor Digi House of Stamps - Schrodinger

Sentiment:  Doctor Digi House of Stamps - Pet Sentiments

Spellbinder:  Romantic Rectangle, Small Circle

Jute:  May Arts

Challenges

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch 101

Cat Lover's Blog Hop

CHNC Patterned - October

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 167 Cute + Sentiment

A meow-tain of fun on your purr-fect day!

Here is the card that I made for my Dad this year for his birthday since he is ALWAYS giving me grief about my three Siamese cats.  He thinks that I don't have enough time for my furballs, but he doesn't understand that when I am home I enjoy having them and need them when I go to sleep.  He told me to get a pillow, but he doesn't understand the purr of the cat when you are relaxing to sleep.  I don't care - I have no intention to get rid of my cats or should I say they still allow me to live with them.  When he gives me grief, I just say that my boyfriend is going to move in with me and that he has two Siamese also so we will have five and then he usually shuts up because I think he knows someday that could happen, hehe.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Art Impression - Cat Stackers

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa

Jute:  May Arts

Challenges

Cat Lovers Hop

Alphabet Challenge - Q for Quick and Simple

Craft Your Passion - Ch. 335 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 133 Anything Goes

Birthday wishes to my cousin

I have a few birthday cards that I have to get done, and I wanted to make one more cat card for the Cat Lover's Blog Hop.  Mo Manning has this adorable image, and this is what our Casio looked like as a kitten. All cute and innocent.  Now, he is a grumpy old cat that doesn't like to be messed with.  I tried to dress him in a few Halloween costumes tonight, and as you can see he wasn't happy.  The first was a collar, and he just woke up on the couch and he wasn't sure.  The second was a devil hat with horns and you just see his fangs.  The third was a pumpkin hat, and he wouldn't even look at me.

Patterned Paper:  Teresa Collins

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Mo Manning - Boo and tulips

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Birthday wishes to my cousin

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Pearls:  Michael's

Divine Twine

Challenges

Friday Sketch - Sketch 103

Cat Lover's Blog Hop - Anything Goes

Aud Sediments - Ch. 143 Birthday Sediment

4 Crafty Chicks - Ch. 270 Anything Goes

There's no BUTT about it...

Our male cat, Casio will stick his butt towards you when he wants to show his cattitude.  I've had this stamp from Melgens and have always found it funny along with the sentiment.  For this card I made yarn balls by punching a piece of cardstock and then wrapping it with twine or jute.

Patterned Paper:  DCWV

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp & Sentiment:  Melgens

Circle Punch:  EK Success

Divine Twine

Jute:  May Arts

Spellbinder:  Grand Label Four

Challenges

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch 324

Cat Lover's Blog Hop - Anything Goes

CRAFT - Ch. 335 Shaped cards

TTCRD - Anything Goes

You make my heart flutter

I had this image for quite some time, and finally got it put together.  The sentiment is from TLC.  This just reminds me of my cats, because if there is something hanging or on a string it is fair game to be a toy and hit at.

Patterened paper:  DCWV

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Cuddly Buddy - Karen Middleton DS love kitty

Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Spellbinder:  Small and large circle; heart circle

Ribbon:  Hobby Lobby

Corner Rounder:  Creative Memories

Challenges

Mojo - Sketch 421

Cat lover's blog hop - Anything Goes

CHNC Patterned - October

613 Ave Create - Ch147 Anything Goes

Boo! bring on the scarey

Here is a mummy cat that I have as a digital image from Gerda Steiner.  I put some gauze behind him.  The sentiment is naturally from TLC.  This is a sketch for Viva la Verve, and I usually like to use Verve stamps; however, I needed to get my Halloween and cat cards done.  So many cards to do, and not enough time - isn't it the whoa of all cardmakers.

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Gerda Steiner - Mummie kitten

Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Ribbon:  Offray

Spellbinders:  Small and large Circles

Gauze:  stash

Challenges

Viva la Verve - October wk 4

Cat Lover's Blog Hop - Anything Goes

Gerda Steiner - Share your designs

Creative Knockout - Ch. 113 Halloween Time

Advice from the cat

Yesterday was National Cat Day - well in my house of 3 Siamese cats - that is everyday!  And they let me know it since they allow me to live with them.  My daughter's cat, Casio is our male alpha cat who really is in charge.  She is allergic to the cats and had built a tolerance; however, now that she went away to college it is gone so when she comes home she wants to be with them and medications just don't control her symptoms.  We have seen an allergist who has suggested she receive allergy shots, but she believes it is too time consuming at this time in her life. She thinks she doesn't have time now.....just wait until she has a family....can't tell them anything though, hehe.  For my card, I used an image from Bugaboo, and a cute sentiment from TLC.

Casio approving my new couch

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - SB Fireman cat tree

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Soft side show

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Dies:  Sizzix

Ribbon:  Really Reasonable Ribbon

Challenges

Stella Says Sketch - Sketch 316

Cat Lover's Blog Hop - Anything Goes

CRAFT - Ch. 335 Shaped cards, not square or rectangle

Eureka - Ch. 163 Pets/animals

Yay! Congratulations Graduate WooHoo

I know of someone who will be graduating from Technical College and then plans to go on to college this December so I made this card using an image from Miss Rach.  This image is available in the ETSY shop for $1.  The sentiment is from TLC.  I made the diploma by rolling up some paper and putting some twine around it.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe, My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Miss Rach (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Yay! Congratulations Graduate WooHoo

Divine Twine

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Ribbon:  Really Reasonable Ribbon

Ink:  Mementon - London Fog

Challenges

Papertake Weekly - Take your Pick, Sketch

Cat Lover's Blog Hop - Day 3 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 396 Anything Goes

Coffee a hug in a mug

Today it has been a rainy, gloomy day so a warm cup of coffee sounds good.  My image is from Miss Rach freebies and the sentiment is from TLC.  My cats have been sleeping.  I have bought them wonderful beds, pillows and blankets; however, they don't sleep on any of those instead they sleep in buckets.  When my husband was receiving cancer treatments and wanted a bucket next to the bed in case he would vomit, it was a problem since he would find a cat sleeping in it.  So we had to get extra buckets for them on the backside of the bed and they love it.

Patterned Paper:  

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Miss Rach (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Circle Punches;  EK Success

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Ribbon:  Offray

Challenges

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch 324

Cat Lover's Hop - Day 3 Anything Goes

Eureka - Ch. 163 Pets/ Animals

Crafty Creations - Ch.301 Colorful

Have you been good or bad?

This is something I wonder every time I come home.....and see my Siamese cats....have you been good or bad?  My cats are gorgeous, but can be soooo naughty.  My boyfriend has 2 Siamese and I have 3.  He can have fresh flowers and plants, I can't.  He can leave a pen/pencil out on a table, I can't.  He can leave rubberbands out, I can't.  And his have claws so I don't know if this is payback.  We both LOVE our cats and all of our cats our spoiled!  It is interesting when I pick up food for all of them since his cats each eat different foods and mine eat differently than his so it looks like we have a cat farm.
For my card, the adorable sentiment is from TLC and the image is from Bugaboo.

Patterned Paper:  Me and My Big Ideas

Cardstock:  Bazzil;  Core-dinations; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Christmas Cat

Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Spellbinder:  Elegant Ovals

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Ribbon:  Ofray

Button:  Stash

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Divine Twine

Challenges

Stella Says Sketch - Sketch 316

Cat Lover's Blog Hop - Anything Cat

Eureka - Ch. 164 Pets/Animals

12 month Christmas link up - Ch. 10