Day 2 - 2016 CAT LOVERS HOP

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Hi, Friends.....

Welcome to Day 2 of the 2016 Cat Lovers Hop here at Her Peaceful Garden!!!!  I hope you have come ready for more kitty inspiration, kitty games, and chances for prizes because this is the place!!

Remember there are three ways to participate in the 2016 Cat Lovers Hop:
1.  Make a cat-themed project (or projects, there is no limit!) and link up over at the main post.
2.  Comment on any or all of the linked up projects at the main post.
3.  Participate in the Daily Game at the bottom of each Daily Post.  (You are currently reading the Daily Post for Day 2.)  These games are only open for the day they are posted and there is a daily prize!

Before you get started, PLEASE read the 2016 Cat Lovers Hop Guidelines and FAQ page. This will answer many of your questions!!

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Introducing........
THE SPONSORS FOR DAY 2

Unity Stamp Co.

 and
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

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First on the list of sponsors for today is Unity Stamp Company!!!

Unity is a returning sponsor and a wonderful company.  I appreciate their focus on encouragement and support, especially for women....like us!!  I can always count on Unity to be helpful and generous.  This year they are donating TWO surprise prizes.  I know the winners will love the great quality of the designs and the construction of their stamps!!

Please take time to visit Unity Stamp Co. at these social media spots:  Blog, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube.  Don't forget to Like, Follow, Share, and Comment with a big "THANK YOU for sponsoring the 2016 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!"

In my correspondence with Unity about this hop, I mentioned that I didn't have any Unity kitty stamps for making a sample card.  Next thing I knew, this wonderful Nancy Girl set was in my mailbox!   Thank you so much, Andrea at Unity!!!  I absolutely LOVE this set!!

I used a coral and gray color scheme for this card and only colored the kitties and the hearts to spotlight them!  My background is another of my watercolor marker refill water backgrounds.  (Yes, I have a million of these.  lol)  I made the perky bow with my bow maker gadget from K&K Woodworking.  LOVE! They will be one of the featured sponsors tomorrow.  :)

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Next on the list of sponsors for today is Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!!!

Sweet 'n Sassy is a new sponsor to the Cat Lovers Hop. I love their motto that is emblazoned across the blog header: "....sharing the love of Christ through paper crafting". Beautiful! Sweet 'n Sassy has a wonderful variety of both clear and digi stamps in their store, and other supplies for Bible journaling. They are giving a $15 Gift Voucher to their online store to one lucky winner!! (To give you an idea of just how far $15 can stretch in their store, the digi that I used for my card retails for a mere $1.99!)

Please take time to visit Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps at these social media spots: Blog, Facebook, and Pinterest. Don't forget to Like, Follow, Share, and Comment with a big "THANK YOU for sponsoring the 2016 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!"

Korin at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps generously provided this humorous Stressed Out digital stamp that I picked out for making today's sample card.  I got such a chuckle out of these two cats with tails all big and bushed out!!!  It was just calling out for a wild frenetic background and crazy coloring!!!  Don't you think????

This background is leftover from a shaving cream technique...where I used whipped cream, instead!!

You already figured out that the card is a gate-fold style.  I used removable Zots to keep it closed, but still easy to open when desired.

 The inside of the card says: 

"Take a deep breath and smile.

 I'm thinking of you!" 

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DAILY GAME TIME!!!!!

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The Daily Game is generously sponsored each day by Ike's Art!!!!

Did you like yesterday's Daily Game where you took a photo of your craft room cat stash?  I am afraid that some people thought you had to have tons of cat stamps, etc to participate.  I didn't mean that.  I want EVERYONE who wishes to play along in the Daily Games!!!  There's lots of wiggle room in these games.  :)

 

One lucky participant in Today's Game will win this prize from Ike's Art.  It's from her new digital stamp " FLEAZ NAVIDAD " set and called "I Luv My Teddy".  CUTE!!!!

Here's what I did with the sweet digi:

That's one enormous teddy bear!!  And one way too brightly-colored calico!  lol...

I used one of my double-embossed backgrounds and colored the adorable teddy bear and kitty with my Spectrum Noirs.  A gold snowflake (Thank you, Karen Ladd!) and some gold twine added some Christmas sparkle!  I'm not too great at doing calico kitties.  I couldn't quite get the orange muted down enough for this one.  Practice, practice, practice!!

Fun fact: Out of all the scores of cats I have had in my life, I have never had a calico. I've had tortioseshells, but never a true calico. The closest I came was years ago when we found a tiny little calico waif out in the street crying her little heart out. We knew she must belong to someone, but we took her in to keep her safe until we found the owners. I called her Rachel. At the time, we lived in a tiny little town where you had to pick up your mail each day at the post office. I put a notice up on the bulletin board there and the owner's called the next day. I was glad for the owners, but still a little sad to see the sweet little girl go.

Now for today's game. It's easy...all you have to do is name all your current kitties. (Although when you have as many as I do, this can be quite a challenge!!)

This is how to play the game to be eligible for the prize drawing:

1.  Leave a comment naming all your current kitties.  It's okay if you don't have any right now....just tell us that in your comments.  You can still play.

2.  After you finish your comment with your cats' names, fill out your (own) name in the link up below.  This doesn't have any thumbnails so no photo needed!  You don't even need a blog!!!  This is for everyone!!!  This link up will close today at 11:55 pm Pacific, October 25, 2016.  I will draw the lucky winner from the linkup, so don't forget to do that part.  However, I would still love for you to share the names of your cats in the comments below, even if you miss the linkup deadline!
 

Here are the names of my kitties:

Chaienne (she's the orange kitty in the header)

Jetta

Charlotte

Andale

Andromeda

Big Bad Black

Tom-Tom

Geneva

Marshmallow

Scamper

Ophelia

Whiskers

Mistopheles

Othello

Alexander

Brian

Caspian

Judith

Skippyjon

Kitties I have lost over this past year  (doesn't include my daughter's cats that she took when she moved):

Ivan

Bonzi

Tiger Lily .

Aliyah (I just lost her a couple months ago. She was my sweet baby of 15 yrs.  Her picture is on this year's Cat Lovers Hop badge and I have dedicated the hop to her. <3 )

Okay, now it is your turn!!  I always like hearing the interesting names of people's pets and seeing if I have had any by that name, too!

REMEMBER:  Link your cat-themed projects over on this
main post.  This link-up below is to enter the drawing for the Daily Game after you have told me the names of your current kitties in the comments.  Thanks!!!

<3 

Janis