Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Dear Santa, Define "Good"

     The week-long, Christmas-in-July challenge at Catch the Bug is more than half over and ends on Friday.  So far, I've managed to play each day and I only have two more to go.  I'm already working on a card for tomorrow but for Friday, I have to wait for the freebie image which will be posted that morning.  Today's theme is a Tic Tac Toe board and I did the first column; Bugaboo Stamps image, Funny sentiment, and Sparkly.


     I used my ProMarkers again then added glitter to the ornaments in the image for sparkle.  The ribbon has been in my Christmas stash for at least 3 years, although I've used it on several cards in that time and I still have a couple of yards left.  What I never noticed until I was editing the photograph is that the 'red' stripe down the middle of the ribbon can look green when turned the right way.  I guess it has to do with how the light strikes it.  Odd that I've never seen that before.

     I added the one red button to the upper corner to balance the 'weight' of the bow and pronounced this one finished.  :-D

     Challenges:
Card Mania
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards
Colour Your World
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Extra
Creative Moments
Cutie Pie
Glory of Christmas
Kit and Clowder
Quirky Crafts
Sister Act

     I hope your week is going well.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

28 comments:

Jo said...

Love that image NanaConnie.....have a feeling that's gonna be my Poppy kitten at Christmas lol
hugs Jo x

mulberry station said...

What a darling card. I love the cute little kitten. Perfect for Christmas. Thanks for joining us this week for our Christmas in July celebration.

*Vicki* said...

Oh my this is so stinkin' CUTE NC!! Love the sparkly ribbon!! :)

Linda Simpson said...

Brilliant and so love the added sentiment, and of course I so love the little kitty.
Hugs
Linda xxx

Bunny said...

Hey, Nana Connie. I linked up earlier to the CIJ at Bugaboo and had to tell you I have this image and love it. You did a great job with the grays and the reds. It's so cute. Love the sparkle, too.

AO Creations said...

Super cute!!! Thank you for joining us at Sister Act, good luck!!! Amy DT

Pia S said...

Love your chosen color for this fun cat image. And the ribbon deserved to be pulled out from its hiding place:)
Thanks for joining us in our Christmas preparations over at Catch the Bug!

Andrea W said...

Darling card! I really like how you colored the kitty.

wannabcre8tive said...

This is so cute. I love the Meowy Christmas sentiment.

jimlynn said...

The ribbon and bow make your card look like it's all wrapped up for Christmas! CUTE, CUTE card Connie!
Lynn

Donna Ellis said...

Another darling Christmas card! While I won't be able to play in the challenge, you, me dear California friend, motivated me to print out 6 Bugaboo Christmas images, and I've colored 2 so far.

I can sit up just long enogh to color a few moments at a time. Thanks, Connie, for sharing your fun images staged in pretty settings. xoxo

Creaciones Isha said...

Beautiful card....thanks for joining us at Quirky Crafts Challenges. DT Myriam

Bernardine Cuttino said...

Hello
Want to drop a note to thank you for your sweet comments. They mean a lot to me that you have taken the time to stop by. I have not been on the computer much. As I am caregiving for a dear friend who had Stage 4 Lung Cancer. Every day her fragile body is deteriorating. I have not ever seen someone dying right in front of me. All I can do is just keep her comfortable, encourage her and trust the Lord to be her comfort and joy. So please do not be dismayed, when I am unable to stop by your blogs and leave some love.
Your project/card is amazing and look forward to stopping by when I can. Have a wonderful day and even better week.
In His Joy
Berni

Teresa Arsenault said...

OMGoodness, this is sweet. From the look on the kitty face, it seems she is saying just that. Darling ribbon and bow.

I was just looking at Cleo's picture and your tribute. I'm glad you have that on there. I'm sure it helps.

Blessing hugs,
Teresa

Dawn Frost said...

Hi NanaConnie so glad to see you! I love that sentiment I think it might work great with your cats, lol! Thanks for joining us for Christmas in July at Catch the Bug I hope you can get the other two days done too! Dawn Bugaboo DT.

Evie said...

Beautiful card. Thank you for joining us at Card Mania Challenge. Good Luck.

Evie - DT member

Unknown said...

Such an adorable card!
Thanks for joining us over at Color Your World!
Hugs
Sandra (CDT)

Hazel said...

Thanks for entering both of my CHNC challenges with your lovely crafting - hope to see you again soon. x

Anet's Crafting said...

Beautiful card. Thank you for playing along with our Challenge at Chocolate, Coffee & Cards. We would love to see you again … Anet DT x

caroline said...

Thanks for joining us over at Color Your World! great card, good luck
caroline senior ct

Hazel said...

Thanks for entering The Glory of Christmas challenge 63 with your lovely crafting, Hazel , Glory of Christmas DT x

Dawn said...

Sweet little kitty & a gorgeous card!
Hugs
Dawn xx

Julie said...

Great card. Love the cute cat. Thanks for sharing with us at the Cutie Pie challenge.

Helen said...

A great card - thanks for joining us at The Glory of Christmas Challenge.

Helen x

Denise Pustelniak said...

Cute! Love the sentiment!
Thank-you for joining us at Color Your World!

Heather said...

This is super cute!! I have three cats and I know their definition of being good is sometimes a bit different than mine. : ) So that sentiment is perfect mixed with that image. Thanks for playing with CHNCC2. (Sorry I'm so late in commenting)

Lisbeth said...

hi
Such a lovely creation! Thanks for joining us at CHCC
hugs Lisbeth
DT-CHCC2

Shona Hamill said...

Lovely card and such a fun image. Thank you for sharing with the Cutie Pies. Shona xx