Good Morning and it is time to play Tic-Tac-Toe! Last weeks challenge was so much fun and we are back for another one! The team that I am on is “off” this week but please make sure that you pop over to the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge to see what Team X is up to.
I am just lovin’ playing this as it is super fun to look at the board and them have fun! I hope that you will join us and just a “heads up” – the challenge goes to noon on Tuesdays…click here to see the rules!
Today I was able to play (2) ways! 😀
- Diagonally – Yellow, Twine and Bow
- Across the bottom – Yellow, Stitching and Rectangle
Today I have a super sweet card for you that is one that could easily be made in the masses. The star of the show is the Pretty Kitty Stamp and this is a sweetie… If you follow my blog (and I hope you do)….you know that I am a dog/horse/pig kinda gal! I admit….even though we live on a farm we have never had cats….but I have lots of friends and also a peep that has a kitty!
I caved in and purchased this set and I am glad that I did. Do you remember that in previous posts I commented about looking at stamps and weighing all of the options before you hit that button….well for this one here are my thoughts!
I encourage you to do this when you are weighing options….trust me – there are certain stamps that you know right off the bat (like the Piggy and Craft one) 🙂 but these were the answers for me about the Pretty Kitty Stamp.
- The images are adorable
- The sentiments are fun yet classic
- The font is super simple….just like me!
- The images would be easy and fun to mask
- I get to watercolor or use markers & watercolor pencils
- The stamp set lends itself to clean and simple cards…again, just like I enjoy making.
After stamping the image with our Archival Black Ink…all I did was pull out the Aqua Painter and some ink pads, gave them a squeeze and went to town….the coloring literally took me less than 2 minutes! You can see the colors that I used in the line up at the end of the post.
Trying to follow the game. I knew that I was going to a rectangle….that was easy enough – pull out the best trimmer in the world and cut. The yellow mat was cut a wee bit larger so I could take my white pen and “stitch away” ….and we all know that I adore my dashes and dots!
Envelope love….my swatch books to the rescue so I can see and feel the paper that I want to use to accent my project and POOF – a great print in the Birthday Memories DSP collection!
Remember, tomorrow is the LAST DAY for you to take advantage of my Product Share and when I talk about the swatch books…..that is Share #1 – I get it…I get it – that they are pricey but please trust me on this one – they are very labor intense to make but they are something that you will use over and over. As the saying goes…you pay for what you get and these tools are daily life savers for me!
There you go and I ask you….how are YOU going to play this week? I do hope that you will take this board and have some “me time” and go for it. There are so many fun ways to work the board and I know that each and everyone of us have the supplies….how about challenging yourself to play!
I hope to see your name and masterpiece in the gallery – challenges are FUN…..challenges are a great way to find that inner mojo that we all have!
Enjoy the day and I am glad that you “peeked in” today to see what I am up to! Today is the day that Mr. Perfect (aka Milo the super dog) goes to see Dr. Hurry for his leg….he might just have 3 legs that work great but that never stops him from being the happy boy he is!
Hmmmmm….maybe that is a life lesson for all of us – things might not be the way we wished them to be….let’s try to make the most with what we have! Now go grab this day and make someone smile!
Hi Susan, Love the colors and the layout of this card. Put it in my “Susan” file for future CASE’n.
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Good scrabble morning to you!!!! Guess what -all 3 peeps will be home this weekend (a yippee in itself) and all I asked for is…..to cook together….play tennis….clean the hay room & play scrabble
Sweet, soft and simple. Great card to make you smile. Good luck to Milo and have a fun day!
That’s what I try to do….inspire you and make you smile!!!!!
That’s what you all do for me each day!!!!!
This is a cutie card ! I think your TTT selections are good ones for your style of “CARDMANSHIP” !
Keep us posted on Milo`s progress toward “all better ” !
Enjoyed your sharing your decision process in stamp selection. I am still discovering stamps in the new catalog that were carried over that I overlooked in the old catty !!
Lastly (is that a real word ?) I love my Swatch Books !!
Good morning….I am at the vets waiting with mr perfect. He breaks hearts when people seen him gimp around.
Try my method of deciding….it is a help as we all know that we love everything but do we need everything!!!!!
This is a sweet card. Love how you added your special stitches around the edge.I enjoy playing around with the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge to see what I can come up with. I am thinking something with a butterfly this time. Will see.R
Yippee….I was going to do a butterfly but this just happened. Sooooooo glad that you are going to play!!!!!
This card is so cuddly and cute and I don’t do cats! I like the sentiment “Life is messy” and even considered getting this set for that reason and for my cat loving friends. I love the twine on the pot for texture. Fun to make and quick to color makes for a win-win situation. Plus a note card! Love the envelope as well. This is enough to make anyone smile!
Hope you are back from the vet and have good news!
I am going to tackle the TTT challenge again. Ted is pretty tired after being at camp. He isn’t even barking at the roofers as they pound away. So, maybe I can whip one up today though I have an appt at 1:00. He will not be a happy camper then! Does anyone know why Tic Tac Toe is named that?
I never considered this set maybe cause I’m allergic to cats but that doesn’t mean they aren’t adorable (just like your card)…until now. Your checklist makes so much sense (you are so smart!). I’m going to be following this criteria from now on. I think that means I’ll be buying many more sets! Good luck with Milo….a good Doxie is hard to keep down!
You have convinced me that this little kitty is purr-fect! Love simple design!
As the mom to 4 cats of course I needed this set as soon as I saw it. This is a sweet card. I’m in for the next TTT. Heck the card I put up today could work for it. I’ll make a new one though so I have an excuse to stamp.
Susan, I love this little kitty smooch and your coloring is great! A perfect clean and simple card, so pretty with the yellow accents!! XX
I agree with Shannon that your coloring is great. Cute card that would bring a smile to the recipient for sure. Have a great weekend with your peeps. Good luck to Milo.
I can’t believe I don’t own this stamp set! YET!!! It will be on my next order after seeing how beautifully you showcased it. I can see sending Ariane cards using this set while she’s away at college. (I don’t know if it’s her cats or family that she misses most. LOL)