This is a tale of two, a Kitty and a Puppy.  They were playing and Kitty got into the knitting basket and became tangle up in the thread.  Puppy tried to help after Kitty pounched on him,  but all he could do was sit and look at her situation because the thread was tangled around him also. Kitty’s situation is much like life, we get ourselves all tangled up into something and have no idea how to get out of it.

Today’s card is from Stampin’ Up’s! Pretty Kitty and Bella and Friends stamp sets.  Inspiration and design comes from a combination of Fusion Stamps and Double “D” Challenges -Snuggle Up Buttercup.  Both seem similar enough to me that both challenges can be joined.

Both challenges have cable knit throws and red, so I chose to emboss at panel with the Cable Kit Embossing Folder and make a blanket for them to sit on out of a scrap from the Festive Farmhouse DSP.  I tore the DSP around the edges to give it a ragged blanket look. 

Kitty was stamped then masked so Puppy could be stamped sitting beside her. They are then colored with watercolor pencils and popped on their blanket with Stampin Dimensionals.  An extra ball of yarn was stamped and colored with the Real Red watercolor pencils.  It was popped on the Mixed Real Red Satin Ribbon as is the “Life is Messy” greeting.Gold Metallic Thread is wound all through the art piece to give it the look of having thread tangled all over both Kitty and Puppy.

The inside sentiment is stamped on a panel of Whisper White using Memento Black Ink. It is adhered to the Real Red mat using Multipurpose Glue.

Thanks for stopping by today.  My wish as always is that you find inspiration and encouragement for your creative endeavors.

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Well it is only 27  Days until Christmas Day. Are you working on your Christmas cards, you only have about 14 days before you need to mail them.  We have many great stamps to help you along in that process of your card making, just click my Shop Now link on the right side to check them all out. You must shop immediately to get these great stamps in time to use for your Christmas.   January 1 you will be able to order for your Valentine card making.  Here is a calendar for your viewing.

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November 15-30 Host Code:  EE7BCTKX

Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in the 2018-19 Annual Catalog or in the 2018 Holiday Catalog!  That includes some of the Host Exclusive stamp sets! 

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The 2019 Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration are Coming Soon!                 

I can’t wait to create and share some of the awesome new products!  I am so excited about the Geared Up Garage Stamp Bundle and the most wonderful flower bundle called Climbing Roses.  I know I am going to create many cards using these to stamp set plus all the others.  There are just too many great ones to list in one post. There are just so many wonderful bundles and dies and you may faint from the joy of seeing them. We’re getting 2 new Blends colors , Balmy Blue and Mossy Meadow. Also there is gorgeous DSP  and so much more!

 

Ask for a Stampin’ Up! gift certificate for Christmas so you can order just what you want come January.

Product List

Pretty Kitty Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141864] $20.00	Bella & Friends Clear-Mount Stamp Sets [141870] $20.00	Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143537] $10.00	Festive Farmhouse 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [147820] $11.00
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.75	Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [102482] $8.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00
Watercolor Pencils [141709] $16.00	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] $12.50	Blender Pens [102845] $12.00	Gold Metallic Thread [138401] $3.50

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