Grinning Like a Cheshire Cat!!!!

And WHY am I grinning you may ask???? Actually I think it's more than a grin, I think it a Great big Ginormous toothy goofy grin!!!!!!!

I have been lucky with felines this month! I have been busting at the seams to share my totally exciting news with you............ I will be designing for PINK CAT STUDIO for the next year!!!
MEOW!!!! How exciting is that???

I was selected along with a totally talented group of ladies, whose blogs and artwork are simply delicious! I have added links to their blogs on my sidebar. Please take time to have a look at what they are doing, it's simply amazing. Melissa sure must have had her work cut out for her choosing a team and I feel blessed to be a part of it.

You are going to cough up a furball when you see the sneak peeks for Melissa's latest illustrations. I know I'll be chasing my tail until my new rubber arrives!! Perhaps i'll just have to have a little "nip" to keep me content until I can play!

I was So excited that I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning to create this card to accompany my post. ( Do you think there is a Night owl Design team calling my name? lol)
The Basic Grey Figgy Paper was the inspiration for my creation! I love the little dotted paper and decided that the pattern was small enough to paper piece her coat and snowy's hatband. I coloured the rest of the image with copics to compliment the colours in the Designer Paper and Sponged in some Cool Caribbean ink around the main image.




Liquid applique sprinkled with a touch of Dazzling Diamonds glitter adds some dimension to the images, as does the white gel pen highlights to the buttons, eyes and Cheeks oh my!
I would like to thank Nesties Square, SU! Ribbon and a Martha Stewart Border punch for their part in today's creation...............nope catnip hasn't gone to the head........ I am just very very excited, which for me sometimes translates into a little bit of SILLY!!!!!!

Have a wonderful weekend. I can't wait to share more Pink Cat creations with you soon!


*****Vicki*****

Sweet Little Man

I finally got a layout finished of the newest Sweet edition to our extended family. Bryson John was born on September 8th of this year weighing in at 8 lbs 8 0z. His parents are sure taking some sweet shots of him, so I asked if I could Scrapbook some pictures for her. I was lucky as she said yes and gave me permission to post away!

Isn't he just adorable? She just sent me some beautiful Christmas pictures as well, so stay tuned for more Bryson layouts!!!!!!

Designer Paper is from Deja Vu
Stamps: SU! Office Accoutrement, Nursery Necessities and sweet on you!
Cardstock: Bliss Blue and Certainly Celery SU!
Matting : Bazzil and Big Brad from Bazzil
Buttons by Rusty Pickle
Flower from SU! Pretties Kit.




and of course a card share for you today as well. As I said, I completed Five, yes FIVE cards last night...............





This card was completed for Tuesday's colour challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers(Riding Hood Red, Blue Bayou and Taken with Teal. I received this sweet image from my good friend Bev, when we were at a copics class in Chicago this summer. It was the first image that I worked on, while Marianne led us through the proper techniques for using copics. The image is from Whippersnapper, the sentiment from a Stampin' Up Hostess set.

Well, I don't feel to chatty tonight.................we had an ice storm last night and this morning, so I am keeping fingers and toes crossed that the weather is better for the rest of the week. I suspect with the drop in temperature (-18 c) it will be too cold to precipitate!!!!


Have a great day, or Good sleep, depending at what angle you're looking at this from!!!! lol

I am hoping to let you have a look at the bulk Xmas card I have been working on tonight~!

***** Vicki******

A bright card for a dreary day!!!

After the DRIVE I had today, boy oh boy, did I need to wind down tonight. So wind down I did! I actually made 5 cards. It was one of those White Knuckle Drives this morning!! I opted for the back roads as the radio was citing the dreaded black ice on the highway, but STILL....... by the time I got to work, my knees were a knocking!! Evidently, I got home in one piece because you are here reading my latest rant!!! lol

This card sure brightened up my night. I adore wee Bubs........the most romantic Beaver I know........ actually, I have a Real live beaver story, but it's getting late, so I'll save it for my next Bubs creation!!!!

I used Pink Pirouette, Real Red and some Cerise DP that had retired from SU some time ago. I masked out the log to have it sit in front of the tree and coloured with my Copics....... IS there anything else??? Oh I tried to watercolour the other day and it wasn't pretty. I love that effect too , but evidently have lost my touch. Anyway, I found this little chipboard heart and covered it with some hunky Chunky SU! Glitter............ finished off with the oval punches to showcase the sentiment and a smidgen of red ribbon.

Hope you like it!!

See you tomorrow to show you what else I've been up to!

*****Vicki*****

Jingle Bells

I'm getting my Christmas cards made..........a few at a time...........too few actually. I think I need to come up with a simple and quick card soon!!!! But I sure am having fun creating the more intricate ones as well.

This image is Holly from Stampotique. Holly is evidently better prepared for Christmas than Vicki!!! lol

I coloured her with Copics and used Bashful Blue, Night of Navy and White for the base cardstock. I have had this DP around for a gazillion years, but felt it would compliment the colours in the main image. The Snowflake was a dollar store find and the ribbon from the $$$ bin at Michaels

I'm not going to bend your ear toniht. It's 2:00 a.m. and having awoken with an earache, I figured I would get an early start on my Blog Post. It's back to bed for me now........... 5:45 comes early.

Have a wonderful day!


****Vicki*****

Our Buddy is on the Mend

On the 23rd of November, I had posted that I had a wonderful visit with my best friend Jacqui. She and her son Joel had come for the weekend. Joel hadn't been feeling well all week, but made the trip with his mom. He was pretty lethargic all weekend and after being seen by the Doctors earlier in the week it was suspected that he had a little bug.

When he continued to feel ill, another trip to the emerg led him to being admitted within a couple of days. He spent up until this past Friday in the Hospital, with his mom at his side. We were very worried about him and must say completely relieved to hear that he was able to return home this weekend. He is still not in top form and will likely be at home until after the Holidays, so we will continue to keep Joel, Jacqui, Joe and Jade in our thoughts and prayers.

Joel, like Jonathon is a fan of Riley, so I created this get well card for him. I received these very cool Vehicle images from my Friend Kristi. For the life of me, I can't remember the name of the company. I needed to find a Riley that would most easily fit into the cab. The snowman Riley sat at the right angle to do this.

Both the Taxi Cab and the Riley were coloured with Copics, Cut out and then I mounted Riley on dimensionals so that his antlers would pop out of the cab window. I thought this Cheery DP would be appropriate for this card. It's been kicking around in my cupboard for ages, but I never really found a theme that it would work for. I used the Swiss Dot Cuttlebug to create a base for the main image, adding some flower brads to mimic the flowers in the Ribbon.

Joel's card is on his way to him and I am hoping that he becomes stronger each day!


****Vicki****

Pink Cat Studio Challenge

Card challenges are always fun! Whether it be a colour, sketch or inspiration challenge, it's always really motivating to play the challenges and then to look at what all the players have come up with!!!

This challenge was posted over at Paper Craft Planet this weekend. CHECK IT OUT HERE
I must say that this is a challenge that even challenged the brain! Anyway, I am always up for a good challenge and really enjoyed the thought that had to be put into this one.




Stamps: L'il and Tweet
Paper: Craft, Ruby Red, Old Olive, Navy and White
Ink: Momento Black
Accesories: Rusty Pickle Buttons, Ribbon, Circle Punches, Copics, Word Window Punch.

I am really enjoying my Pink Cat Studio stamps!!! Here are a couple more cards that I have made:




I used masking and paper piecing technique on this one!




First I stamped the entire cat on the pillow image onto the white paper. I then stamped a second image onto a post it note and cut it out. I placed the sticky note over the image and then stamped the standing kitty in behind. I then stamped the bottom of the sitting cat image onto the Basic Grey Designer Paper and cut it out. I like to use my mini Xyron X box to apply my paper pieced elements. The sticky adhesive holds it in place well. Funny, I had the silly thing for about3 years before I ever used it!!!

Stamps: Pink Cat Studio Cat Plate 1
Paper: Not quite Navy, Pink Pirouette, White, Basic Grey DP
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: Copics, Cuttlebug Swiss Dot, SU Pastels (for around the pupils of the eyes and rosy cheeks) white gel pen, Prima Flowers and SU! Metal Flowers.







Last, but not least. I used this Fun and Funky Paper from Prima Marketing. I have never really been a huge fan of Orange, but WOW!!! This paper had me from Hello........hehe.

I found that using a little brown tended to tone it down a wee bit. Picking up the secondary colours in the paper, I coloured the image to match. It was very bright and busy, so to relax the look of the card somewhat, I sponged in creamy caramel ink around the image. A little Ribbon and punched borders add to the whimsical look and I finished it off with a few matching primas!!!!

Hope you all have a lovely Sunday! I hope to complete my christmas decorating today!!!!

Nine Days of Christmas

Hey!!! Did you know that Hanna Stamps is sponsoring a contest today over at Paper Craft Planet?
Click HERE for details. You could win a $25.00 gift certificate for playing the challenge today!!!!

So, on the Ninth Day of Christmas my true love gave to me.............. a rash??? hehe no seriously.........he gave me NINE ladies dancing..............nice beautiful furry little ladies. The Sophie Ballet Corp!!!! hehe...................... Lots of masking in this card and colouring forever, but a fun finish. I let the images take the lead, adding only a sentiment, a touch of ribbon and a flower to bring my dancers to life!!!!

Well, I am off to do some Christmas Decorating! Have a Happy Saturday!!!!