Thursday, September 23, 2021

Birthday Card


 My brother-in-law has a birthday coming up and he has a cat that wandered onto his property several years ago and just stayed, apparently liking the accommodations. This cat has now become his pride and joy, so I thought I'd make him a card with a cat theme. He even added a little door so the cat can come and go as he pleases 😀
I started with a Penny Black image, coloring it with Copics and fussy-cutting it. The framework was done with HoneyBee square stitched frame dies (a gift I recently won in a generous blog prize) and I cut them from black and diagonal striped paper, staggering them slightly for a fun look. I made use of some shiny silver brads that have been lurking in my stash forever, and I used a silver sticker for the sentiment! The cardstock and matching envelope are Island Blue from Simon Says Stamp and I just LOVE this color!

I'll enter this into these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Card + Matching Envelope

Cardz 4 Guyz #280 - Add Some Metal

Seize the Birthday #223 - Faux or Real Stitching


NBUS #30 - never before used schtuff (the HoneyBee dies)



Eastern PA is due for some heavy rain, flooding, and storms throughout the day so it will be a good day to stay home and make cards.
Take care, and thanks for stopping by! Have the best possible day!

Carol



21 comments:

Vicki Dutcher said...

What a fun layout for your cut kitty! Love the color combo too. Thanks for joining in at STB

crafty-stamper said...

Fabulous card and love the cat image and wonky angles.They say cats choose their owners and weirdly was at a neighbours last night and she was showing me a cat(Charlie) then has been living with them turns up in the morning and goes to be let out at 10 every night-That's Jacob lives halfway down the street the little get living in two houses lol
Carol x

*Vicki* said...

Absolutely purrfect card for your BIL's birthday! ;) The exact same thing happened to my son too with his cat! Your design turned out really cool with your frame element, the colors and the matching brads and EP too! Great masculine design Carol, I know he'll love it!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

I love love this card Carol, perfect for the male cat lover.
Faith x

Maria said...

Super cute cat image! How kind of your brother-in-law to take in the stray cat! We took in our first cat many years ago that wandered onto our property. The was the best cat, so sweet! Love the colors of your card, design, and silver brads! An awesome bday card for your brother-in-law!

Claire said...

Well kitty looks right at home on your card and it appears in reality too, does kitty have a name? I love the angled frames following the theme with the brads, this is definitely my type of gorgeous card x

cotnob said...

A super card Carol, a sweet cat and lovely bright blue - how lovely to be able to make such a personal card for your brother-in-law.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Liz said...

Super card, Carol and perfect for your brother-in-law.
Staying in and crafting seems the best thing to do with bad weather on the way. xx

Brenda in IN said...

That contented look on the cat's face says she is his pride and joy. I like the offset look of the mats. That is great coloring on the cat too.

R's Rue said...

So cute.

Donna said...

Great card, starting with the darling kitten, like your framing with the black layers on the blue-very striking Carol!

Verna Angerhofer said...

Wonderful cat card for your brother-in-law!

Nancy said...

Such a sweet kitty and card! Love the striped paper and your coloring too. The silver brads are perfect idea to make a bit more masculine! Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday, we appreciate it!

JD/ Jill said...

Sweet card! I bet your brother-in-law will love it!

Julie B said...

What a fab card for your BiL, we had a cat just like that that adopted us too.
The layered frames work really well, adding interest without being fussy.
Thanks for adding some metal for our challenge at Cardz4Guyz.:)

Wendy said...

So very cute, Carol! I love the colors & patterns you used on this and that kitty is just so sweet! Great job on those staggered layers...they are always eye catching! Hope you are enjoying all this beautiful weather! Hugs~

Dawn Phillips said...

Such a cute card. What a very contented cat. Thanks for joining us at Cardz4guyz. Love Dawn x

aussie aNNie said...

Loving this cutie and what a fabulous colour and striped panel. xx

dj said...

This card is sure to make your BIL smile!! It is adorable!! Love the diamond brads to finish it off!! Prefect for our "add some metal" challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz...thanks for playing along with us!!

Witchcrafted Life said...

Aww! This card is cuter than all get out. What a sweet, happy greeting for you BIL.

Autumn Zenith 🎃 Witchcrafted Life

Sue from Oregon said...

Fun card Carol!!! Love the striped background...Really lets your image pop! ♥ Sue Kment