Laurel Burch Christmas Kitty

Hey cat loving friends - I'm back with yet another kitty card for the special October Christmas Kickstart Challenge in memory of Janis Woolbright (Her Peaceful Garden). I created it, though, with the tic-tac-toe element Gail (Crafty Nomad) has added to Day 8 at CKC. We can enter these cards at the main challenge too, where this card would be #4 of a possible 6. Gail will take up to 3 cards at her challenge so I should be able to squeeze 2 more into both!

Supplies: Paper - Paper Studio A2 card, Vintage Christmas,

& Glitter cardstock; scraps of red & green for the present;

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; Hero Arts Pitch Black

Stamps with dies - Laurel Burch Indigo Cats Cling Set

(I don't see the dies at LB - I got them back in 2017 at Stampendous)

Stamps - Hero Arts PSST! (2012-retired-speech bubble),

Fluffy Stockings Stamp Cut (2015-retired-sentiment) &

Jingle Bells Script Bold Prints 

Dies - Elizabeth Craft Designs Oh Christmas Tree;

A Jillian Vance Design Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Embossing Folder - Darice Cats

Other - Copic Markers; foam tape;

Hero Arts clear and sparkle lacquers, Cherry Ink

Here's Gail's Tic-Tac-Toe Board; I used the left side vertical, plus the right side vertical - wow!

Oh how I love Laurel Burch designs - I have tote bags, jewelry, knick-knacks, you name it. And stamps too - a wonderful set with Stampendous from 2017; you can see another card with it HERE. One friend commented after my first three kitty cards that she couldn't believe how much kitty stuff I have. LOL, that's just the tip of the iceberg, as they say. I have TONS!!!

I started by stamping a piece of red striped paper with my new Jingle Bells cling background using Cherry ink. Then I die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle and embossed the cat background. You can see the card I made for Janis HERE after she sent me the ef - shows more of the ef pattern. Added the rectangle & a piece of glittery ground to an A2 card. Stamped, die cut & colored kitty. Added lacquer to his eyes and sparkle lacquer to the red triangles on his body. Die cut and assembled some ECD presents. Stamped the sentiment in a speech bubble and fussy cut - assembled the card elements & done! 

I'll also add this card to Darnell's October NBUS Challenge since my Jingle Bell background stamp is getting first play today & to Fiki's Show Us Your Pussy Cats Furrything Goes Challenge.

That's all I've got today - time to rest up after last night's chorus rehearsal. We are doing a Jingle & Mingle which involves inviting any community women singers to come in for 7 weeks of rehearsals to sing 2 songs with us on our winter show 12/2 - no auditions or membership required. We had 13 guests attend the kick-off; it was so fun, plus we had treats - yay!

Thanks for stopping and happy crafting!!