We're Moving!!

So Cathy and her cats are finally moving into a new home! Oh, and the rest of the family as well. It has been quite the adventure getting in, but we are so happy. The last few days were nuts with birthday parties, October gatherings, and now all the moving stuff. Tonight we took the kitties over for a trial run. We thought it would be good for the boys to have a chance to check out the place before we actually moved in. So we trecked over with some dinner for the people and the kitties, their litter box, and a couple boxes and speant the evening hanging at the new house. Stilts speant a few minutes wandering the first room we got to, then parked in a corner of the kitchen and refused to move. Felix got a far as the litter box, and that was it.

Eventually we pulled him out of litter box, because Stilts had to, well, use it. Felix curled up in the corner of the living room, at first against me. when I left the room he meowed sounding totally panicked, but refusing to move. It was really sad. Virginia curled up with him and he calmed down, but he wasn't himself until we got back to our apartment. Crazy kitty.

Have a great day, and keep crafting!

Flowers and Buttons

I am getting back to my challenges!! Very excited, though I know I may have a few gaps here coming up. My husband and I are both on the job search, plus getting ready for a family vacation, so life is busy!!

The challenge for today is Number 119 - Feeling Punchy. The challenge was to use a die cute and decorate it using jewels, buttons etc. I chose this cute flower I made on my Cricut.

Then I set about finding the right button for the center.

I finally decided on this yellow button.

I put it with some paper I found by sei from a series called ally's wonderland called morning glory. I finished it off with a stamp by stampendous and heres what I got!

Cat Corner

A typical morning at our house!

Fierce Kitty

Day 7's challenge is a crack up. It is inspired by the word "fierce". I had a great time making the card, and then I ended up with the perfect picture.

Such a blast!! Felix curled up, and posed so perfectly!!!

Have a great day and keep crafting!!

ABCDEFGHI..MNO?

The challenge is MNO today. I swear I didn't skip a challenge. It was Pam at 365 I swear! I really liked this challenge though. Here is the link! http://bit.ly/e9RUA5 M - Markers N- Numbers O- Orange Yesterdays shopping trip was very fruitful. I hit both Joanns and Michaels and speant... well, more than I should of. But I got a lot of paper and stickers and cards for future projects, including stuff for the projects that I missed. I made a couple last night, but I'm saving the posts for the weekend, hoping I'll have more time to type then. I also started on my card for today last night. Turns out they post it at midnight, and since I was up, I got a head start. I finished the rest this afternoon though. Here it is! More Butterflies as promised. :) The green paper is scraps that I had in stock. The sticker border is by and the stamp is by Inkadinkado. (That name cracks me up.) I colored in the stamp in the middle, with my markers. It took much longer than I expected, and it's so rewarding when it comes out this nice. The letters I cut out with my cricut which, thankfully, is working again! Yay!!!

Cat Corner "Must...Get...Mouse..." -Felix

Have a great day, and keep crafting!

Day 17 - Holy Shamrocks!

Sorry this post is going up today. I finished the card yesterday afternoon, and had planned on finishing this post last night, but I had a little to much, um, fun during our St. Patty's Day celebrations and wasn't in any kind of shape to write.

So yesterday I made a trip to Joanns with hubby in tow. I was surprised that I couldn't find any St. Patricks Day paper. I shouldn't have been, craft stores generally are a holiday ahead of the other stores. (which makes sense since most crafts take time.) After quite a bit of searching, I found a great pad of 8x8 paper called English Moss by Colorbok. There were some really fun papers in there. Then I found one set of St. Patty's Day Embellishments by JoAnn Craft Essentials left hiding in the corner. I am really happy with the out come.

I had some paper left over, so I made two more cards as well.

Cat Corner

Kitty's haven't been posing for pictures lately, so I'm bringing back an oldie but a goody. :)

"Ugh, too much irish catnip. Not a good night." -Stilts

Have a great day, and keep crafting!

Day 16 - Felix Warhol

Todays challenge took a little more thought then normal. The challenge was to take a piece of abstract art, and use it to make your card. The challenger (Kim from 365) made a beautiful butterfly card based on a Warhol painting. I decided to use another Warhol painting, taking my inspiration from this famous piece.

I took what is currently one of my favorite pictures of Felix:

and cropped it down to this.

The I edited on my handy dandy phone, changing the color and turning it into a comic drawing. Then I cut out the pictures and put them on a card I also made myself. This is the first card I have made using the computer, and I have to say it was a lot of fun. I may be doing more like these in the future. :)

Have a great day, and keep crafting!

Yummy!!

Here is the card I made for today's challenge, "Fresh Baked Goodness."

The patterned paper is called So Delish-Everything But the Kitchen Sink by TPC Studios. The red patterned paper is called Christmas Plaid by Paper Pizzaz. The stickers are by Lifes Little Occasions.

Virginia went to the store with me and helped pick out the stickers. It was a blast to work with her on a project again. She had a lot of fun going through piles of stickers.

Cat Corner

Dr. Monocle I presume?

Have a great day, and keep crafting!

Tweet Tweet!!

Spring is a wonderful time of year. Sun is shining, bees are buzzzing, and the birds are singing. Felix particularly likes the birds. He sits in the window and stares at them while making that clicking sound that uses during the hunt. :) In honor of spring I made some fantastic bird cards, and it was a perfect opportunity to make some birthday cards for friends whose birthdays fall in February and March. I started with these papers from the Birdwatching series by Recollections.

Wings Leaves

Flock

Birds of a Feather I cut apart the paper and merged them into these cards! These first two are presents for friends. This "Dance" card is for my dear friend Karene who is a fantastic dancer in her own right. We celebrated her birthday with a day in Santa Cruz, and a couple days later with a turtle cake!!

This card was for my friend Joanna's birthday back in February. We had a fantastic lunch all together to celebrate.

The rest of these are for sale on kitkatcards.etsy.com.

Laughing Blue Bird

Singing Green Bird

Dark Blue Bird Birthday Card

Kissing Birds Love Card

Free Bird Any Occasion Card

Chirping Bird Birthday Card

Talking Bird Birthday Card

Birthday Blue Bird

Orange Bird Birthday Card

Leafy Hello Card

Leafy Blue Bird Birthday Card

Blue Birds Laugh

Dancing Love Birds

Birthday Birds

I had a blast making these cards. This was the first time I had in a long time to sit and make a bunch of cards. It was really nice, and taking the pictures was so much fun.

Cat Corner

"Bird! Bird!" -Oscar and Felix "Is that another cat?"-Stilts

Have a great day and keep crafting!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Babies!!

Hello all! I found out this weekend that two of my friends had babies! One, (who lives in France,) had a beautiful baby boy, her first child. The other, a healthy baby girl, whose big brother was thrilled to see him. Since I have babies on the brain, I thought I would feature two of my baby cards that are already in my shop. Check them out!

No Greater Joy Than a Child's Happiness

Great for new parents! Black and white card has quote "There is no measure greater than this: the joy that came from a child's happiness." Card is blank inside. Every Star Baby Card

Beautiful hand crafted card for that special baby! Has the quote: "On the night you were born, every star, in every sky, Shone down in jealousy, at the twinkle in your eye." -Craig Castle Card is blank inside, so you can add your personal touch!

Cat Corner

Oscar is visiting!! Emmy was fixed and had to be isolated for 5 days, so Oscar came to stay with us. They all had a great time.

"Ok guys, Sit Stand Lean. Best game in the world. Let's go. Guys? Guys? Come on, it's a stupid bird. Play with me!"

- Stilts

Quick Kitty Update

Hello all! I hope you all had a great weekend! I just wanted to post some quick updated pictures of the kitties!! This first one is Emmy and Oscar. Oscar has filled out finally, now that his brother isn't there to eat all his food. :) He also grew a gorgeous coat of fluffy fur. This is Inkee playing with Stilts. I love that I caught Stilts with his paw in the air ready to attack. They speant a good half hour playing this game. That's it for today! Have a great day and keep crafting!!