Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Stubborn Cats and Children

     I'm finally getting to play with and share new (new to me) Mo's Digital Pencil images which I purchased before the holidays but had no time to use before the holiday rush and scramble began.  Now that we're in the New Year, I have breathing room and managed to get this new card done.

     I combined these two images with that sentiment because they brought back childhood memories of trying to teach my cat to play fetch.  Well, our family's golden retriever did it pretty well with only a little bit of training so why not the cat?  The cat on this card pretty much tells the story of what happened .  :-D

     I deliberately used bright pink ribbon because everything else on the card was done in pastel shades, including the lavender CS behind the image piece.


Colored w/ ProMarkers & chalks
Cut with Spellbinders border die - used on all 4 sides
1/8th" ribbon woven through and tied in the corner
Gem added to bow
Rosette for tassel cut w/ QuicKutz die
Sentiment printed and hand cut

     Challenges:
Allsorts
Crafty Friends
Creative Inspirations
Creative Knockouts
Ellibelle's Crafty Weds.
House that Stamps Built
Scrappy Land
Simon Says Stamp
SUYP Cats

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

16 comments:

Wendy L said...

Really pretty, thank you for joining us at Allsorts . Xxx

Linda Simpson said...

Gorgeous, loving the beautiful soft pastel colours and images.
Hugs
Linda xxx

meg said...

love the humour in this card both look so stubborn, beautifully coloured and embellished with the bright pink

*Vicki* said...

Totally adorable Connie! I love Mo's images and this one makes me giggle! Fabulous design with her!! HUGS

Diane Louise J said...

Hello... Thanks for entering another one of your lovely card into our ‘Something New’ Challenge. Good luck in the draw and hope you will come back again soon.
Diane Louise [Team Leader for Crafty Friends Challenge Blog]

ike said...

Bwahahaha - that is AWESOME. Gorgeous colouring and I love both images. That cat's expression says it all :-D
Thank you for purring along to play at SUYP Cats Challenges.
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Cheriese said...

haha what a brilliant card!! so fun! Spotted this at the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge and had to stop by to get a closer look!

xx https://thesongthatsummersings.blogspot.com/

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Laughing out loud at this Connie, love the image and your sentiment is perfect. Love it all.
Faith x

Heather said...

This is adorable! Such a cute image and it is very fitting! I'm trying to teach our new kitten to fetch. It seemed to be going well for a while, he would actually bring the toy back, but now he seems to be turning into a real cat and chases the toy and then just looks at you. Anyway, love the color combo. Thanks for playing with The House That Stamps Built. (I'm sorry that the link up isn't working for you, just continue to leave your link in the comments; but please, be kind in your comments. Either Wendy and I, or maybe both, will comment on your entries and they will be factored in for the prize.)

Mummylade said...

Thank you for playing along with us at Allsorts, your creation is a bit too vibrant to be pastel though.

NanaConnie said...

The ribbon is the only vibrant thing on the card. Everything else is pastel. I really felt the ribbon needed to be vibrant for contrast. Sorry you were disappointed. :-D

Monica C. said...

Oh wow, that is a brilliant picture! Indeed, good luck with training the cat.
Hugs Monica

Ellibelle said...

Such a cute card with the adorable images and love how you weaved the ribbon. Thank you so much for joining in at my Crafty Wednesday challenge this month!
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Pat said...

I love, love, LOVE this, Nana Connie!!! This little image is one of my favorites! Gorgeous coloring! The cat and sentiment are perfect!! Thanks so much for joining us for this month’s challenge at Mo’s! Hugs,Pat

Grenouille Greetings said...

WOW! I'm in love with your coupling of these two fun images with that sentiment! So clever! Thank you for joining in the fun at Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge with your lovely colourful creation. Good luck! We hope to see you at our next challenge starting today! Hugs, Lesley

Unknown said...

Oh my... What a great card! Too funny!! I love how well this illustrates your childhood memory too. I must be one of the lucky ones as I currently have a cat that will fetch. I didn't even have to teach him. He's 17 now and started doing it when he was a kitten. I'm thinking he must be a Persian Retriever Mix. Lol. Thank you for playing along with The House That Stamps Built. ~ Wendy