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Sunday, October 16, 2022

Cats and Pots...

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I have a friend who has been 'adopted' by two cats - one just appeared, the other the owners moved without it..  recently she posted a photo of one of them lying curled up in a plant pot, regardless of the flowers... this was my starting point for this card! (which she loved!)


I created the background fence by scoring lines to a set point on the card stock, masking below them, then applying ink directly to the card.
I then moved the mask to cover the 'fence' and added some greens to form the lawn.


All except the cat are dies that I some I received in an order from Gummiapan recently, and as they are so tiny, I could cut them from snippets of card!!


The die cuts were coloured with polychromo pencils and with some ink on the light green leaves


The cats  (I think the Memory Box dies are now discontinued) I used chalks on as I am not that confident in colouring them.


The 'shrub' behind the black and white cat is the same die cut as the other plant, (this time cut from dark green card) and dissected before being added the other way up than intended


The sentiment is part of a larger stamp, that I masked, stamped and then embossed with rich green EP, then cut down into two double ended fishtail banners, and mounted on foam


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24 comments:

  1. Carol WOctober 16, 2022 at 6:46 PM

    What a fun card Maxine.What a great scene you created. it perfectly highlights the cats. Great job.

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  2. brendaOctober 16, 2022 at 6:48 PM

    A fun and colourful card with the Cat Maxine, many thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts 'Add a Sentiment' theme this week.

    B x

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  3. SarnOctober 16, 2022 at 8:40 PM

    Great die-cutting and colouring to make this garden scene.

    Thanks for sharing at the Snippets Playground. Come and have a cuppa and some hot buttered crumpets in the Sunday Morning Breakfast Club xxx

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  4. MerviOctober 17, 2022 at 5:23 AM

    Fabulous and fun card!
    Thank you for sharing at Allsorts,-))m

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  5. jimlynnOctober 17, 2022 at 7:58 AM

    Lots of fun snippets and a cute, cute card! Love the little kitties. I have a picture of Rambo curled up in one of our flower pots outside.
    Lynn

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  6. At Home In New ZealandOctober 17, 2022 at 8:16 AM

    Your card is gorgeous - love the kitty on the flowerpot :)

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  7. Alice (scrAPpamondo)October 17, 2022 at 9:30 AM

    Beautiful card, and love so much how you coloured the cats!

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  8. Wendy Nicola JacksonOctober 17, 2022 at 12:23 PM

    Love the scored lines in the background, that really adds to the scene, very clever! Lovely scene too with the kitties and the pots. Lovely card. Hugs, Wends xoxo

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  9. GerrinaOctober 17, 2022 at 12:36 PM

    Our daughters cat does the same! And... the plant died but we let the pot stand and she loves to lay in it after the sun has wornth the soil...
    Love the card; so perfectly personolisted! Hugs. Gerrina

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  10. Dawn TOctober 17, 2022 at 7:14 PM

    Gorgeous card Maxine. I can see that your friend would love it

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  11. Jeanette (Forest Ranger) October 18, 2022 at 12:07 AM

    This is a PURR-fect birthday card, Maxine. So pretty!

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  12. Pauline COctober 18, 2022 at 3:56 AM

    Great use of dies to create your scene. Thanks so much for joining in with my "Add a Sentiment" challenge at Allsorts this week.
    Pauline xx

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  13. Shelly SchmidtOctober 18, 2022 at 5:10 AM

    This is such a fun scene- and I am sure the cats would do this IRL too. DS, DIL and GS have adopted 2 cats- they are so adorable and fun to watch them out in the yard hunting for bugs. One brings them in the house...lol. Back to your card- a great Bday card for a cat lover!

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  14. CinderellaOctober 18, 2022 at 10:14 AM

    Hello Maxine,

    What a lovely card you made .
    And love the story behind it .
    Only the part where the neigbours left the cat when they moved out.
    But eventually it turned out very well for the cat happily.
    Hugs and Creativity
    Cinderella
    XX

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  15. Karen LetchworthOctober 18, 2022 at 7:59 PM

    This is such an awesome scene you've created here. We can all picture it, right? It's such a natural sight we see all the time, and you really captured it. This feels life-like somehow. Really a lovely card, my friend.

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  16. Irish CherokeeOctober 19, 2022 at 4:04 AM

    Very apropriate for a cat. They certainly do the unexpected. love this card.

    Hugs and Blessings

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  17. creationsnzOctober 19, 2022 at 4:24 AM

    Hahaha this one made me laugh - isn't it funny how cats love to do that? CarolG

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  18. KathyOctober 19, 2022 at 8:37 AM

    Such a lovely card...you created a neighborhood look) andgood for your friend adopting these 2 cats...

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  19. NeetOctober 20, 2022 at 11:34 PM

    The way you coloured that black and white cat is just perfect - it really is just as if it was real.
    Loe the idea of the fencing behind the garden scene and your colouring is really fabulous.
    A super card, no wonder it was well received.
    Blessings, Neet xx

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  20. DiOctober 21, 2022 at 2:56 AM

    What a fabulous card Maxine - it's perfect! No wonder your friend loves it - so much attention to detail. Ha, even the decimated flowers are so right. But who could move house and leave a cat or any other pet behind? That really makes my blood boil - so glad they both have a loving home now.

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  21. CazroOctober 21, 2022 at 12:29 PM

    A cute fun card. Thanks for joining us at Alphabet Challenges for Nature. Caz. DT

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  22. AndreeOctober 24, 2022 at 12:16 AM

    A super card. Your fence looks fabulous and you've created a wonderful scene with the die-cuts.
    Thank you for joining in with our October challenge "Anything Mixed Media Goes" at Creative Artiste Mixed Media. Good luck x

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  23. KristineOctober 26, 2022 at 4:02 AM

    Lovely cat card! 🐈 the fence with pots are perfect 🥰

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  24. foleysfriendOctober 27, 2022 at 3:12 PM

    What a fabulous card. I love how you personalized the birthday card for your friend with two cats. Your chalking of the cats is amazing. Thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More!

    sue n.

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