Hello all and thank you for joining us to help celebrate Simon’s new Create Joy release. It is yet another fabulous release with lots of gorgeous products to play with and create with.
I’m excited to share a card created using Christmas Cats stamp and die set. As a huge cat person and cat lover I’m super happy there’s now a stamp set that features two different cats. My husband and I have 2 kitties and they are just like the kitties in the set – one is round-ish, the other is long-ish lol!
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Here’s a photo of our kitties, they are both black with a bit of brown and grey mixed in. I am yet to learn how to color them using Copics for my cards. It nice to practice a bit.
To create the card I’m sharing today I started by stamping a partial background using the antlers image from the stamp set and brown ink. I also stamped a ball of yarn using red, I shared this photo on my instagram feed the other day:
I stamped my kitty using Memento Tuxedo black ink onto white cardstock, colored using Copic Markers (used C5, C7 and C9) also also stamped and colored a present and ear muffs from another stamp set. I used matching dies and cut everything out, foam mounted together and foam mounted onto my card base:
I had to add a touch of glittery snow to my project so I heat embossed the present and ear muffs using Sparkle embossing powder from Hero Arts. Love the result! To add a touch of red I heat embossed a ball of yarn about 10 times onto red cardstock, cut it out using a matching die and foam mounted onto my project.
Are you a cat or a dog person? I’d love to know. I am also hoping to add a video showing you how to make this card soon. So stay tuned!
HOP ALONG
Hop along these blogs and talented artists to find lots more inspiration using Simon’s Create Joy products. If you arrived from Sarah Moerman the next stop is Kathy Racoosin. If you encounter a broken link or get lost, start at the beginning at Simon Says Stamp.
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Love how you create your own backgrounds!
Love all your cards! These are so beautiful!
I am loving the Christmas Cards stamp set!! And I am not even a cat person!! Beautiful background with repeat stamping….love the card.
So cute and I love that you used your own cats to inspire you. I love when people use there own animals to inspire them. They are so cut and this cards is cute as well. thank you for all the hard work you do.
My sister has two special cats and would enjoy getting your cat card
So very cute
I am a dog person, but your cat card is too cute!!
CUTE kitties and SUPER CUTE card Yana!!!
WOW the antlers and balls of yarn make a DELIGHTFUL background, it’s ALL PURRFECTLY LOVELY!!!
THANK YOU for sharing 🙂
Oohh your background is adorable and the lil kitty looks is sweet. It is a purr fect holiday card
Love your very creative background.
Your kitty card is sooo cute. I’m a cat person too so whenever I see cat stamps, it always gets my attention. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work!
I am a cat person 🙂
Your cats are really cuddly cute .
Great card composition
Love the backgrounds. You give me inspiration. Thank you for sharing.
Oohhh could this be any cuter what an inspirational card great way to showcase these great new stamps. TFS.
Oh my goodness!! Your kitties are just beautiful and your card is all kinds of awesome!
Amazing design on this card..Just fabulous idea..Thanks for the inspiration.Thanks SSS too for the fabulous release with great products.
What beautiful fur babies and your cards are gorgeous. I love your backgrounds! So much inspiration, thanks!
The antlers background is really cool! What a fun card showcasing a cat! I love cats too! Thanks.
Super cute. Great background! I would’ve NEVER thought to use a stamp like that to creat the background.
Great job!
Love the background you created!
I am a cat person and I love your card and your kitties are sooooo verrrrry cuteeee. They look like my mom & dad’s cats.
Great card. Love the kittys
Absolutely gorgeous…
Adorable card, great background! And, your kitties are beautiful 🙂
Such a cutie!
Great card, I like how you used the antlers for the background.
AMAZING Card!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the Design!! nd that Picture o your Cats!! SO CUTE!! =) THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and for the chance to WIN!! Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)
Beautiful kitties. Love the purrfect Christmas card!
Beautiful card
What a wonderful card! What a creative use of the antler stamps for the background — it was the first thing I noticed!
I loved your cute card and your beautiful cat.
your kitties are just adorable and so is your card!!
Love this kitty I am a cat person and I love what you did
Such a cute cards. Love the background you’ve created.
I love your cards. They make me smile.
I just Love it!!! The real cats and your cat-card!
Very cute!
So cute! Great background technique, I love it. I love cats!
So so cute love it !!!
Very cute, Yana!
Very cute card. I have kitty loving friends who would really enjoy this card.
What an adorable card! I love the dimension you’ve added and that cat is so cute. And your kitties are gorgeous!
What a cute, fun card! And your kitties are so pretty!
What a fun card, puts a smile on my face!
What an adorable and fun card! I love the background that you created. Your real kitties are totally adorable!
I really enjoyed this card. The little details are what got me. Love how the yarn balls look a little like ornaments nestled among the antlers. Very nice job.
OMGEE sooooo adorable! I am not a cat person, but this is making me want this set! LOL
SO CUTE! LOVE HOW YOU DID THE BACKGROUND. TY
Aw, sweet kitties