Doodlebug Design | Kitten in a Cup

If you're a cat lover like me, you probably fell in love with the Doodlebug Design Kitten Smitten Collection from a few years ago.  I'm happy to "revisit" that collection often (in fact I may be hoarding some of it in my stash!)   The same goes for the Kitten Smitten Cut files.  I played with the cut files recently and designed this fun box card... a kitten in a teacup.. could it be any cuter?

The tea bag tag is blank in the card so I decided to use two stamps from the the new Love You Stamp set to add a sentiment.

If you haven't seen the new Occasions Stamp Sets, you're in for a treat!  There are SO many different sentiments in all sizes and fonts... you can mix and match with all of the Doodlebug Stamp sets to make a card for any occasion!

My card even folds flat to fit in a 5x7 envelope.

I created an SVG file for this card and it is available exclusively in the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop here.

Here is a quick assembly tutorial for the card...

1)  Start by cutting the pieces of the card.  Stamp a sentiment on the tag if desired.

2)  Glue the cat face onto the insert piece.  The black piece goes behind the face to show through the eyes and mouth.  Add the hearts and paws to the cup.  I used some foam tape behind the paws to give them some dimension.  Fold the "box" into shape and glue.

3)  Add the cup front and back to the box.  Fold the tabs on the kitty insert and add adhesive to the tabs.

4)  Slide the kitty insert into the box.  It should be flush with the bottom of the card.  Press the tabs to the sides of the box to adhere.

All that's left is to send the card off to your favorite crazy cat lady (or man....)!

That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

Doodlebug Products Used:

Doodle Stamps Love You

Simply Spring Collection

Dot Stripe Petite Prints Collection

Gingham Linen Petite Prints Collection

Kitten Smitten - Kitten in a Cup Box Card SVG

Other Products:

Silhouette Cameo

Black Ink

Doodlebug Design | A Purr-fect Layout

My name is Kathy and I'm a crazy cat lady.   To most people this isn't really "news."  I am the mom to two very spoiled kitties... and since my daughter has been away at school and I work from home, I spend a lot of time with them. This means I have lots of pictures of them that really need to be scrapped.  I've been hording the Kitten Smitten collection for a while, so I came up with this layout of my quirky boy Jax.  Take a peek...

I created the Silhouette file for this layout, and backed the letters with some papers from Kitten Smitten, and some Gingham Linen Petite Prints and of course Jax.

I dug into the Kitten Smitten Odds and Ends and found the cute little black kitty, and the notepad paper for my journaling.  The mouse and the paw prints are from the icon sticker sheet, and the fishy clip is from the cute clips.

I embellished more with some word stickers from the This and That sheet and sprinkled some sprinkles around the letters.

I popped it all up to give it a little dimension.  If you'd like to use this file for your kitty pics, you can download the file from my blog here.  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Kitten Smitten Collection - Soft Shadows

Kitten Smitten Collection - Pastel Plaid

Kitten Smitten Collection - Calico Crush

Kitten Smitten Collection - 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Kitten Smitten Collection - Odd and Ends

Kitten Smitten Collection - Icons Stickers

Kitten Smitten  Collection - This & That Stickers
Kitten Smitten Collection - Cute Clips - Fishy Bones

gingham-linen petite print 6x6 paper pad

Doodle Twine - Bubble Blue 

cupcake sprinkles

limeade sprinkles

bumblebee sprinkles

swimming pool sprinkles

OTHER

Love My Cat Cut File

Silhouette

Doodlebug Design: Odds & Ends Challenge

Hi Everyone!  It's today I'm up on the Doodlebug Blog with my Odds & Ends Challenge project.  I will admit, it really wasn't much of a challenge to find a way to make these adorable embellishments the focus of a project!  They are just so cute, they really do all the work for you!  I decided to make a few (well OK, it turned into 12) cards using some Odds & Ends and some punny sentiments...  take a peek...

I really had to stop myself from making more.  I combined the Odds & Ends from the At the Zoo, Fairy Tales, Cream & Sugar, Kitten Smitten and Fun in the Sun Collections, with some Gingham Linen Petite Prints to make the cards!  The cards are a simple A2 size and the white mat was cut using Lawn Fawn's Large Cross Stitched Rectangle Dies.   The sentiments, well, I can't resist a good pun!

Here are some close-ups of the cards...

These went together really quickly.    I love that I now have a bunch of cards to send out when needed!  Be sure to stop by the Doodlebug Blog for more Odds & Ends inspiration from the design team!  That's it for me today, thank you for stopping by to peek!

Lori Whitlock: May Creative Team Blog Hop

Hi Everyone!   It's time for the May Creative Team Blog Hop over at Lori Whitlock!  You should have arrived here from Traci 's Blog.  Here's the order for today's hop!

Lori Whitlock
Traci Penrod
Kathy Skou
Anita Mulcahey
Ashley Cook
Tya Smith

 For my project I played with Lori's new 4x4 Shadowbox Frame. (here in the Silhouette Store.)  I made a couple of the frames to showcase pictures of my favorite fuzzbutts!  Take a peek...

I used some Kitten Smitten papers and Odds & Ends from Doodlebug Design to decorate the frames.  These frames are great, you can stand them up on their own to put on a shelf  (they are about an inch thick) or since they are made of paper (I used  the sturdy Limba Woodgrain Carstock which is 111 lb.) you can hang them on your wall using simple museum putty.

 And now a few things for you!  First, Lori is having a 30% off Sale in her SVG Shop!  Just use code MAY2017 to get the discount!

Also, how about a free file!!  This file is free for today only!  No code or minimum required.

Finally, how would you like to win a $20 Coupon to Lori's SVG Shop!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

That's it for me today, your next stop on the hop is Anita !    .  Have a great day!

Doodlebug Design: New Kitten Smitten Cut files and a Mini Album

Hi Everyone!  Today I have a fun mini album I created using the newest Doodlebug Design Kitten Smitten Cut files that are available in the Silhouette Store, and the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop!  It features my two favorite Fuzz Butts Jax and Rosie!

I started out with the Kitty in House file, and used it for the base of my album. To this I added one of the kittens from the Kittens in Box file.  Each page was cut from Silhouette Chipboard, then covered with papers from the Kitten Smitten Collection before decorating.

 

Here are some close ups of the inside pages...

 

 

I decorated the inside of the front cover with a sticker from the This and That Sticker Sheet and a few of the Kitten Smitten Shaped Sprinkles. 

 

On each of the inside pages, I added one of the new cut files as decoration.  For this page it was the Yarn Cut file.

 

Fish Bone Cut File

 

Paw Print Cut File

 

Milk Jug and Sardines Cut File ( a note on cutting some of the more detailed files, make sure your blade is sharp, and you have your machine to cut at a slow rate, I used a speed of 1 on my Silhouette.  This will ensure a cleaner cut)

 

Hearts Cut File

 

Toy Mouse Cut File

 

For the inside back cover, I added one of the 4"x 6" cards cut from the Black Blossoms Double Sided Cardstock and some Kitties from the Icons Sticker Sheet.

 

And because I always feel the need to decorate the back cover of my mini albums....  I really had fun putting this together, and I'm so pleased with the results!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

 

 

Paper Issues: Hi Mom!

Hi Everyone!  Today I have a layout I created for this month's Pawsitively Pets Challenge at Paper Issues.  This month's challenge was to use at least 3 patterned papers and a splash of mist, ink or paint.  Here's what I came up with....

 

I used Doodlebug Designs Kitten Smitten papers and embellishments for my layout.  It's available here in the Paper Issues Store.  I just love this picture of my little kitty Jax.  Every morning when I sit and drink my coffee, he stalks me from under the end table, swatting at my arm when I reach for my cup.  He keeps it up until I cave in and play with him!  Here are some close-ups... I used some mist to ink my paw print stamp for my splash of ink! 

 

 

 Play along with the Pawsitively Pets Challenge and post your project in the November Challenges Album in the Paper Issues Friends and Fans Facebook Group.  You could win a gift card to the Paper Issues Store! You have until December 7th to play!   Need some scrappy goodies to play?  Use code KATHYS at checkout and you'll get 20% off your order!

 

That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

 

 

Paper Issues: Cut it Up Saturday

Hi Everyone!  It's Cut it Up Saturday over on the Paper Issues Blog today!  Danielle created this awesome cut file for us to play with, take a peek...

 

 

And here is what I created with the cut file...

 

The cut file made me think of a trellis, so I thought it would be fun to use Doodlebug's Kitten Smitten collection to create a fun little card! 

Play along with the Cut it Up this month in the Paper Issues Friends and Fans Facebook Group and you could win a gift certificate to the Paper Issues Store!  Just post your entry in the August Challenges Album in the comments under the Cut it Up photo and you'll be entered to win!

Need some scrappy goodies to play along?  Get the latest and greatest collections in the Paper Issues Shop!  Use Code KATHYS and get a 20% discount!

That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek. 

Doodlebug Design: Kitten Smitten

Hi Everyone!  Today I have a couple of layouts I created using the ADORABLE new Kitten Smitten Collection from Doodlebug Design!   I completely embrace my Crazy Cat Lady persona, so this is the perfect collection for me!  I started out making a layout featuring my sweet boy Jax.  We adopted him a few months ago, and he quickly acquired multiple nicknames...

 

 

We never call our cats by their real names... The moment we saw him, he reminded us of Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon.  Other names quickly followed...

 

The new Odds & Ends are my all time favorite embellishments.  They are so fun to scatter around a layout!  I also LOVE the new Kitty Clips!

After completing this layout, I felt guilty about not scrapping our other fur baby (like I said, Crazy Cat Lady) ... so I made a second layout, using the same general form, but upside-down.  Rosie is just the sweetest kitty with the best temperament.  She truly is a Squishy Kitty.

The words on the This and That Sticker Sheet perfectly describe my sweet girl!

 

 

I love mixing and matching alphas... I used Chippers, Skinny Type and Teensy Type letters on each of my layouts.  I have so many more plans for this collection!  Be sure to stop by the Doodlebug Blog for more Kitten Smitten inspiration, you'll be glad you did!