Sunday 19 January 2014

Totally Tabby

I made this one for my father-in-law's birthday, he has two cats, one of which is a tabby much like this one.
 The stamp is an ancient Crafts UK one, it's only been inked once or twice because I think the back leg looks a bit wonky, which is a shame because the rest of the stamp is lovely, I'll have to think of ways to use the cat in scenes where that part of the image is hidden.  It's been coloured with my usual Promarkers.
The papers are Papermania, Gorjuss, although they're designed to go with a girly range, I think they work rather well for men's cards.  I've used a cute EK Success punch to add a paw print border to a couple of the papers.
The Dad sentiment was stamped with a Papermania stamp and the birthday sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.  To embellish, I've added some knotted ribbon and some home made card candi, which I made with a tiny circle punch and an embossing tool, by making my own it matches the project perfectly.
I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Savvy Handmade Cards - Furry Friends
Charisma Cardz - #2 - It's a Boy Thing
Milk Coffee - Monochromatic
Seize the Birthday - Colouring
Paper Pretties - #293 - Monochromatic
Stamp 'n' Doodle - #2 - Use an Animal
Cards for Guyz - #1 - Happy Birthday
Dream Valley - #73 - Boys/Men
Sentimental Sundays - #190 - More Than Three Layers

25 comments:

  1. Hello Wendy, not stopped by for a while.. Hope you are well.

    This is a gorgeous card, great image and the layout is fab
    Hugs Kelly

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  2. Fabulous colouring of the brilliant image Ginny♣

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  3. Fabulous - really love this one

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  4. Terrific color choices and layout! I love how you colored the kitty and the paw border punch adds the perfect touch. Thanks for sharing your creation at Savvy Handmade Cards.

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  5. I love this card Wendy, such an adorable image.
    Pauline
    x

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  6. wonderful card Wendy - love that puss xx

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  7. A perfect cat lovers card. You colouring is awesome. Thanks for sharing with us at Cardz 4 Guyz, on our first challenge, so pleased you found us. Caz

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  8. WOW, wunderschön
    glg Gertrude

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  9. A beautiful card!
    Helen x

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  10. Awe so sweet and charming, beautiful design and fab coloring. Thanks for visiting and leaving the sweet luv.
    Hugs
    Berni
    berni46blogspot.

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  11. What a lovely image and great colours. I love the paw print borders. Thanks for playing along with the first Cardz 4 Guyz challenge x

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  12. What a lovely image and great colours. I love the paw print borders. Thanks for playing along with the first Cardz 4 Guyz challenge x

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  13. Oh what a fabulous card.
    luv
    debby

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  14. Really nice card for a Dad. Thank you for joining us at Charisma Cardz this fornight for our 'It's a boy thing' Challenge xx

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  15. Hello Wendy, love your card, what wonderful colours you've used and the cat image is lovely, Kate x

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  16. I love your card, though I do agree with you about the hind quarter looking not quite right. Perhaps the cat could be peeping around a box or a piece of furniture the next time you make it up.

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  17. I love cats, and your kitty card is pretty! Thanks for joining Stamp n Doodle Challenge~

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  18. so stunning wendy.i love the gorgeous cat and your design is fab :D

    x coops xx

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  19. What a lovely image and great colours. I love the paw print borders. Thanks for playing along with us over at Seize the Birthday...love your blog title too!

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  20. Great card for a kitty lover. Your coloring of the image is very life-like. Thanks for sharing at Seize the Birthday.

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  21. Wowie, this is gorgeous. Great colouring.
    Thank you for joining us at MilkCoffee Digi Stamps

    Huggsss, Angelique
    EngelDesignsScrap

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  22. Such a lovely card! Thanks for joining our Boys/Men challenge at Dream Valley. Susie x

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  23. So cute! Thanks for Playing at Savvy Handmade Cards challenge blog. We hope to see you next time. Good luck!

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  24. gorgeous card Wendy :o)
    thanks for joining us at Sentimental Sundays & good luck! xx

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  25. gorgeous card Wendy :o)
    thanks for joining us at Sentimental Sundays & good luck! xx

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