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Sunday, October 30, 2022

Happy Christmas - October Rudolph Days

 

They say it works with toddlers, too!!
(I might have to get back to you on that!)


Hi, Friends.......

I'm here with a quick post to add my submission into Maureen's Rudolph Days Challenge.  I am still busy with tying up loose ends with the Cat Lovers Hop.....although I have to admit that I didn't do a scrap of commenting today and I am way behind!!  I will have to work hard on it through Wednesday to get all the lovely projects visited.  

Just a note:  You can still participate in the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop by commenting on my Daily Posts and on the Linked-Up projects
through Wed. Nov. 2 for a chance at one of the comment prizes!!  If you love cats, you will be so glad you did!!  Get all the details HERE.  

My Christmas card today used a gleaming double embossed background I had leftover in my stash.  I have made cards with this wonderful embossing folder a number of times...often double embossing them.  But I always struggled to fit them on an A2-sized card.  I finally figured out that I should put them on a 5"x7".  Ahhhh, much better!   


Supplies used include:
Darice Christmas Tree embossing folder (retired)
Versamark Ink
Warm Silver Embossing Powder
Scrapbook Adhesives - Black Photo Corners
Adhesive pearls in black
Sentiment from thrift store - not sure of brand
Versafine Ink in Onyx Black

Hope you liked my card.  Thank you so much for stopping by today. 

Hope you have a fun and safe Halloween!  We never get any trick-or-treaters, but my daughter picked up two bags of candy...just in case!!!  lol....  

I'll leave you with my favorite kitty Halloween cartoon:


See you on Wednesday with my Wrap-Up Post for the Cat Lovers Hop.


Janis


Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. October Rudolph Days
2. Allsorts Week #700 - Any Celebration
3. ABC Christmas - U - Unusual Colors

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Be Humble and Rule the World

 

Comments are still open until Nov. 2!!  Details are HERE.



Hi, Friends......

This week has been such a frenzy with our 2022 Cat Lovers Hop, that I have not had a chance to post even one card!  So I am taking the time right now just before the gates close to finally put this one up that I had made for my son's birthday this year.   I used Lost Coast Designs products and am going to add it to their Cats and Dogs Challenge.

I stamped, heat embossed and masked off the cityscape and experimented around on scratch paper till I had the cat positioned where I wanted.  Fussy cutting the mask around all those spires looks like it would be tedious, but I found I did not have to be too exact.  Good thing, because I detest fussy cutting!!  lol... 

The inside sentiment says:  "Be Humble and Rule the World".  :)


Supplies used include:
Lost Coast Designs - ATC Lattice Set - Background Texture Stamping
Carmen's Veranda - Peekaboo Kitty (large) stamp
Lost Coast Designs - Small Cityscape Stamp
The Cat's Pajamas - Good Meowning stamp set (Retired) - Inside Sentiment
Versafine Ink Onyx Black
Clear Embossing Powder
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers
Distress Ink in Fired Brick, Antique Linen, and Walnut Stain

I am linking this up to my own Cat Hop, even though I am not eligible for prizes.  Maybe my Hoppers will come take a peek at it.  :)

Thank you all for stopping by.  Remember you can still comment on the Cat Hop projects through Wed. Nov. 2!  Go to the Main Hop Post to find out all the details!!


Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1.
2022 Cat Lovers Hop
2.
Show Us Your Pussycats Challenge #82 - Furrything Goes
3.
Crazy for Cats Challenge #1 - AG Cats AG Cats 5/5













4.  Lost Coast Designs - Challenge #154 - Cats & Dogs




DAY 6: 2022 CAT LOVERS HOP

Yah, right!  lol....  I haven't ever met any!  :)
 

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Handy List of 2022 Cat Lovers Hop Links
 
Upcoming Links for Daily Posts
WRAP UP POST:  2022 CAT LOVERS HOP (goes live Wed. Nov. 2)

(Times for posts going live is just after Midnight ~12:05 am, Pacific Daylight Time..... or whenever I manage to get them up!!  lol...)

 

Welcome to Day 6 of the
2022 CAT LOVERS HOP!!!
THIS IS THE LAST DAY TO LINK UP PROJECTS!!

 If you have a project to linkup, please SIGN IN HERE (required to be eligible for prizes) and then go to the Main Hop Page
(Please use #2022CatLoversHop on social media!!)
 Also, please check out my
2022 Cat Lovers Hop Guidelines and FAQs

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HAPPY NATIONAL CAT DAY!!!
October 29, 2022
(Whether your country celebrates cats today or not, you can celebrate it with us in the USA!!)

To help us all celebrate National Cat Day, our friend and Helpful Hopper Becca sent me a link to a fun daily e-newsletter all about cats....the Daily Purr Cats!! You can find out about it and subscribe HERE. I had never seen it before and immediately had to sign up. It's FREE! Yay! Thank you, Becca!!! ❤

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Hi, Friends........
Wow....we made it!  We are on the Day 6 of our Hop.  The week has really flown by.....like kitty crazies in the middle of the night!  Ha.  

Have you enjoyed the Daily Games?  Thank you for indulging me on the silly Day 4 - Cat Riddles and Jokes Game.  The ones you have shared have tickled my funny bone!!  Thanks for taking part in that. 

Many of you have already linked up your 5 projects for the week and will spend National Cat Day with your kitties....and maybe CATching up on thanking sponsors and commenting on all the projects!!  For the rest of you,
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO LINK UP PROJECTS!!!  All projects must be linked up by 11:55 pm Pacific tonight, October 29th.

Despair not, though, because you can still COMMENT (on projects and the Daily Games) through next Wednesday!!!  Comments close at 11:59 pm Pacific, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022.   Yes, you get an 4 extra days to catch up on your commenting...especially helpful for those last-second projects that get linked up near midnight tonight!!

Next Wednesday's post will be a Wrap-Up Post and will have a link-up for you to enter if you have heroically managed to comment on every single project!! (You marathon commenters must have a much faster internet connection than mine is here in Idaho. I am still trying to catch up!!)

BLOGGER TROUBLES CONTINUE.....Have you noticed how this year is worse than most for accessing blogs, leaving comments, getting logged in/out, etc????  I found another thing Blogger is doing....sending a bunch of your lovely comments on my Daily Posts into the spam folder!!!  ARRRGH!!  I get email notifications that you have commented and just assume they actually posted onto my blog.  Not necessarily!!  So frustrating.

I went to my Blog's Spam folder today and found over a dozen of your comments that somehow triggered the filters.  I have them all properly added to my posts now, but it made me think that this is possibly happening to other people, too.  So please check your Blog Spam Folders.  I can't include Hopper comments in for the Comment Prizes if I don't see them when I visit your blog!   Thanks for your help!!
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Okay.....Let's get on to the final group of super-awesome sponsors for the Hop:  Blank Page Muse, I Brake For Stamps, The Scrapping Cottage Waffle Flower, Stampendous!, Blue Knight Rubber Stamps, and Inkylicious.
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Blank Page Muse 

Getting us started for today is the wonderful returning sponsor:  Blank Page Muse!! They offer high quality red rubber stamps (pressed to order right here in the USA), clear stamps, and stencils....from vintage to grunge and many themes in between!

PRIZEBlank Page Muse is generously providing TWO Prizes: #1- Rufus the Cat stamp/stencil set and #2 - Edgar Cat stamp/stencil set (2 winners!)  These sets are super!!!  Love that they have fun stencils that come with the stamps!! 

Edgar
Rufus
 

 

 

 

 

 

 



BONUS
: The fabulous team over at Blank Page Muse are playing along with us today and have a special Cat Lovers Hop Blog Post for us to enjoy. Hop on over there and see what they are sharing!

Please take time to visit Blank Page Muse at these social media spots: Blog, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. Don't forget to Like, Follow, Share, and Comment with a big "THANK YOU for sponsoring the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!"

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 I Brake For Stamps

I am very excited to introduce a New Sponsor to our Cat Hop Family.  I Brake For Stamps is not a new company but due to the recent retirement of owner Della, it has now been entrusted to the lovely people at Blank Page Muse.  They generously offered to sponsor our Hop with prizes from both sister companies!

PRIZE: I Brake For Stamps has a wonderful Mystery Bundle of 5 red rubber Cat-themed stamps for a lucky Hopper!  Fun!!!

BONUS: I Brake For Stamps is playing along with us today and has a special Cat Lovers Hop Blog Post for us to enjoy. Let's all go on over there and welcome them to our Hop!

Please take time to visit I Brake For Stamps at these social media spots: Blog, Facebook, and Instagram. Don't forget to Like, Follow, Share, and Comment with a big "THANK YOU for sponsoring the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!"

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The Scrapping Cottage

 

Please help me welcome another new sponsor for today:  The Scrapping Cottage. They are home to the wonderful CottageCutz line of dies and Lil' Bluebird Designs!



PRIZE:
The Scrapping Cottage is generously providing one of their CottageCutz Cat In Garden dies.  Isn't that pretty?!!

 





Please 
take time to visit
The Scrapping Cottage at these social media spots: Blog, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube,  and Pinterest. Don't forget to Like, Follow, Share, and Comment with a big "THANK YOU for sponsoring the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!"


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Waffle Flower Crafts



Say Hello to another one of our fabulous returning sponsors, Waffle Flower

 

PRIZE: Waffle Flower Crafts has a $15 Gift Code to their online store to one lucky winner!!

 

   
BONUS: 
Helpful Hopper Karen L is kindly joining us again as a Guest Designer today.  Thank you so much, Karen!!  She has made a lovely card using Waffle Flower's Hello Stampurr
.  Such a homey little scene!

You can find out more about her card over at her blog post HERE.  Thanks, Karen, for sharing your cards with us this week! ❤  

Please take time to visit Waffle Flower Crafts at these social media spots: Blog, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Don't forget to Like, Follow, Share, and Comment with a big "THANK YOU for sponsoring the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!"

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 Stampendous!



Please give a friendly purr to returning sponsor Stampendous!  

BIG NEWS!
:

Many of you might not have been aware that Fran, the owner/creative director behind Stampendous!, had recently announced her retirement.
I was so happy to see this announcement on Facebook:

📣Fran from Stampendous! is happy to announce that moving forward the Stampendous brand is joining forces with Spellbinders Paper Arts!
🎉Remaining inventory of existing designs will be available for purchase from Spellbinders in early November, and Fran is already busy working on new designs for early 2023! 🤩
Check out their website: https://spellbinderspaperarts.com/ and page for updates Spellbinders Paper Arts 💖


PRIZE:
Even
with all the reorganization,
Stampendous! was generous enough to still sponsor our Hop!!   They have provided an adorable Kitty Therapy stamp set to a lucky Hopper this year!! 




GUEST DESIGNER:  Mandy from A Teacup of Scrapisms is back with one more card.  This time she used a couple of retired Stampendous sets:  "Laurel Burch-Cat and Feathered Friend", and "Cat Sayings".   How cute!!!


Visit Mandy's Blog Post HERE to find out more about her card.  Thanks so much for sharing with us this week, Mandy!!  ❤

Please take time to visit Stampendous! at these social media spots: Due to their reorganization, I am only including their Facebook link (which is still active for now).  Don't forget to Like, Follow, Share, and Comment with a big "THANK YOU for sponsoring the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!"

Please keep an eye on the Spellbinders FB to follow the latest developments!

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Blue Knight Rubber Stamps


I am truly thrilled to introduce Blue Knight Rubber Stamps as a New Sponsor to our Cat Lovers Hop Famiy. 
I had heard of this company but didn't know their story.  You can read it HERE.  It's an honor to have them join us!




Blue Knight Rubber Stamps
is generously donating one of their adorable
Climbing Kitten stamps to a lucky Hopper!

 

 

Please take time to visit Blue Knight Rubber Stamps at these social media spots: Blog, Facebook, YouTube, and Pinterest. Don't forget to Like, Follow, Share, and Comment with a big "THANK YOU for sponsoring the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!"

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Inkylicious

You are going to be so excited to see who our final New Sponsor for the Hop is this year: Inkylicious!!! They have a special surprise for us.

The wonderful Deby at Inkylicious has designed a brand-new stamp set with our Hoppers in mind!!  It is a Christmas variation on an old favorite.  Here it is, hot off the press (literally!!):   Christmas Cats on a Branch

But wait........Deby isn't only giving one of these lovely stamp sets to a lucky winner....oh, no.....

PRIZE:  Inkylicious has generously put together THREE Mini-Kits to give to some lucky Hoppers!!!  Each kit contains: 3 x 5.5" & 3 x A6 Stamping card, Christmas Cats On A Branch Stamp Set, Sakura White Gel Pen, and a Mini Versafine Onyx Black ink pad!!!!   WOW!!! 


GUEST DESIGNER:  Our final Helpful Hopper guest designing for us this year is the very talented Carole J of Craftilicious.  She has a gorgeous card to share with us today using these Inkylicious products: Cats on a Branch (Large), Bare Branches, and Moonscape Stamp & Stencil.


You can find out more about Carole's card on her blog post HERE. Thank you so much, Carole, for finishing out the Hop for us by Guest Designing!!  ❤

Please 
take time to visit
Inkylicious at these social media spots: Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Don't forget to Like, Follow, Share, and Comment with a big "THANK YOU for sponsoring the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!"

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DAILY GAME TIME!!!!!
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The Daily Game has been sponsored each year in the past by Ike's Art.  Sadly, our dear friend Ike is gone now, but we will continue the Games....although without a sponsor.  I know Ike would want this feature to continue!  

NOTE:  Comments on The Daily Game posts will be included when I do the random draw comment prizes.  You might recall that half the prizes are drawn from projects linked up and half from comments here and on the linked up projects.  So the more you play in these games, the more chances you have to win a comment prize.  Yay!

COMMENT here on the Daily Games and on any or all projects that are linked up on the MAIN HOP POST by 11:59 pm Pacific Daylight Time, Wednesday Nov. 2, 2022 to be in the drawings for Comment Prizes!  Be sure to SIGN IN.....required to be eligible for prizes.




DAY 6 GAME: Where Do Your Cats Sleep? Do they hog your pillow or do they have a secret nest?


I'll go first.....

We have an upstairs loft with a pull-down ladder for access.  The cats love sleeping up there in the loft where the warm air rises.  Even dear old Jetta, age 19, shoots up that ladder (she is faster than I am!!!) to take a nap in her favorite nest up there.  At night, though, she often sleeps on top of me, esp if I have the heating pad on!  My sweet snuggly Judith sleeps on my pillow or at the foot of the bed. Othello usually sleeps with my son in the loft at night or on the couch.  


Okay, now it is your turn!! 
Tell us all about the interesting places your kitties sleep.

 
Remember to SIGN IN and then COMMENT here through Wed. Nov. 2, 2022, 11:59 pm Pacific Daylight Time to be eligible for Comment prizes. 
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Okay, now go get those last projects finished and posted because TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO LINK UP PROJECTS!!!  But you will still have through next Wednesday, Nov. 2nd, 11:59 pm Pacific to finish up your commenting.

Thank you sooooooooooo much for being a part of the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop.  Your excitement and participation has been such a joy!  Now get that last project linked up and finish leaving your comments and next Wednesday, Nov.2 will be the Wrap-Up Post.  I will see you then!!

🖤
Janis

Friday, October 28, 2022

DAY 5: 2022 CAT LOVERS HOP

 
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Handy List of 2022 Cat Lovers Hop Links

Upcoming Links for Daily Posts
DAY 6: 2022 CAT LOVERS HOP (goes live Sat. Oct. 29)
WRAP UP POST:  2022 CAT LOVERS HOP (goes live Wed. Nov. 2)
 (Times for posts going live is just after Midnight ~12:05 am, Pacific Daylight Time..... or whenever I manage to get them up!!  lol...)
 

Welcome to Day 5 of the
2022 CAT LOVERS HOP!!!

 If you have a project to linkup, please SIGN IN HERE (required to be eligible for prizes) and then go to the Main Hop Page
(Please use #2022CatLoversHop on social media!!)
 Also, please check out my
2022 Cat Lovers Hop Guidelines and FAQs


Hi, Friends.....

It is Day 5......and have you looked at how many people have signed-in to be a part of the Hop this year?????  As I write this, there are close to 80 total Hoppers and lots and lots of first-timers!!  I am thrilled.  (And remember that Sign-In is still open during the extra days for commenting, Nov. 2, 2022, although the Link-Up for projects will close tomorrow.)

We are on track to have a ton of entries for our Hop!!  THANK YOU for your fabulous participation and excitement.  You totally are the inspiration that is keeping me going this week!!

Keep in mind that tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 29th) is the LAST DAY to link up projects, but you will still have through 11:59 pm Pacific on Wednesday Nov. 2nd to finish leaving comments. 

I am always so impressed when reading the generous comments left on each other's projects.  The friendly nature of our hop really shines through!!!  Thank you for that. You make me so proud of our participants. 🖤

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Just a reminder.....You must SIGN IN HERE to be eligible for prizes. Also, LINK UP ALL PROJECTS ON THE MAIN HOP PAGE by TOMORROW....11:55 pm Pacific Daylight Time, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022.  I have my 2022 CAT LOVERS HOP - Guidelines and FAQs in a handy tab just under my header at the top of each page.  All these links are at the top of each Hop post, too.  
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Okay......Let's get right on to the festivities for today!

The featured sponsors for Day 5 are:
Altenew, Ink Road Stamps, Brutus Monroe, Picket Fence Studios, Jane's Doodles, The Old Island Stamp Co., and Art Foamies.

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Altenew


First on our list of returning sponsors for today is Altenew!! 




PRIZE: Altenew is generously donating a $20 Gift Voucher to their online store to a lucky winner.

Please take time to visit Altenew at these social media spots: Blog, TwitterInstagram, Pinterest, and Facebook. Don't forget to Like, Follow, Share, and Comment with a big "THANK YOU for sponsoring the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!"

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 Ink Road Stamps  

 I know you are going to be excited to see returning sponsor, Ink Road Stamps.  Lara's stamps are fun and quirky.  She also has other fabulous and unexpected products that you don't find anywhere else.....including some hilarious Snarky Cat Pens that I totally LOVE!!


PRIZE:  Lara at Ink Road Stamps is generously providing TWO separate prizes for our Hop this year.  Each one will go to a different lucky winner:  #1 - A Cat Lover's Box of Surprise Goodies and .....#2 - A $30 gift code (WOW!!)  Some lucky Hoppers are going to be thrilled!!! 

Please take time to visit Ink Road Stamps 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 2022 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!"

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Here we are with another of our terrific returning sponsors:  Brutus Monroe.

 
PRIZE: Brutus Monroe is generously providing a $25 Gift Voucher to their online store to one lucky winner!!

GUEST DESIGNER - Hasn't it been fun seeing the wonderful cards and projects by our Guest Designers this week?  Be sure to visit their pages and thank them!! 
Becca Y is kindly Guest Designing for us again using the wonderfully quirky Brutus Monroe 'Be Unique' stamp set.
 
You can find out more about this card over on Becca's Flickr page.  Thank you so much for sharing your cards with us this week, Becca!!  ❤

BONUS:  
Brutus Monroe has just recently updated their wonderful website.  They have some amazing specials going on right now.  One of them expires TODAY, so hurry over to check them out HERE.

Please take time to visit Brutus Monroe 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 2022 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!"

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Let's all say hello to returning sponsor
Picket Fence StudiosThey are a small family-owned business with a lovely variety of products, including some very nice cat stamps!  I know you are going to love what you see over there!!
 
PRIZE: Picket Fence Studios is generously providing a surprise bundle of Cat Stamps from their online store to one lucky winner!!


Please take time to visit Picket Fence Studios 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 2022 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!"

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Jane's Doodles is another returning sponsor this year.  I think we are all fans of Jane's lovely products.  Hoppers everywhere will love seeing what she has to offer today!


PRIZE: Jane's Doodles is offering a generous $25 Gift Code  to a lucky winner!! 

Please take time to visit Jane's Doodles at these social media spots: Blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. Don't forget to Like, Follow, Share, and Comment with a big "THANK YOU for sponsoring the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!"

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The Old Island Stamp Co.


I accidentally happened upon this small stamp company from Canada when I was doing a search for a different brand.  Their name The Old Island Stamp Co. was so charming that I had to find out if they carried any cat images!  To my delight, I found they did! 

I was thrilled when they agreed to sponsor our 2022 Cat Lovers Hop!!  I know you will be as intrigued with them as I am.  Please help me welcome
The Old Island Stamp Co. to our Cat Lovers Hop family!! 


PRIZE: The lovely folks at The Old Island Stamp Co. are generously donating one of their new Grumpy Christmas Cat stamps to a lucky Hopper. So fun with his Ugly Christmas sweater!! lol...

GUEST DESIGNER - Well, if anyone would already know about The Old Island Stamp Co., it would be our own Helpful Hopper Kitty of KT Fit Kitty....who is also from Canada!  Not only was she familiar with them, but she offered to Guest Design for us using their sweet Kitty Rubber Stamp.


You can find out more about Kitty's card HERE on her blog post.  Thanks so much for all the fabulous cards you shared with us this week, Kitty!!  ❤

Please take time to visit The Old Island Stamp Co. at these social media spots: Etsy store and InstagramDon't forget to Like, Follow, Share, and Comment with a big "THANK YOU for sponsoring the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!"

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Art Foamies

I am very excited to introduce another new sponsor to our Cat Hop Family: Art FoamiesThey also are a new-to-me company I saw mentioned elsewhere and had to go take a look!  LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!  

Art Foamies specializes in Foam Art Stamps and Stencils.  You can use these with all kinds of mixed media products: paints, glazes, etc.  Take a look at this Tips and Techniques page of theirs to get a better idea of the versatility of their wonderful USA-made products.

PRIZE: The generous people over at Art Foamies have put together a fabulous Cat Lover's Bundle containing: 1 Mittens stamp, 1 Cat Mom stamp set, and 1 Stamp Buddy for a lucky Hopper!! Me-WOW!!

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0323/6515/0267/products/IMG_1194_740x.jpg?v=1609526111
Mittens
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0323/6515/0267/products/IMG_0571_540x.jpg?v=1647371462
Cat Mom
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0323/6515/0267/products/101544954_3312977738742096_3610562676834435072_n_540x.jpg?v=1591379729
Stamp Buddy

BONUS: I happened to notice that the Art Foamies Etsy Store has a sale going on through Nov. 5!  Looks like a bunch of their stamps are 15% off.  Check them out HERE

Please take time to visit Art Foamies at these social media spots: Blog, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, and YouTubeDon't forget to Like, Follow, Share, and Comment with a big "THANK YOU for sponsoring the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!"

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DAILY GAME TIME!!!!!
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The Daily Game has been sponsored each year in the past by Ike's Art.  Sadly, our dear friend Ike is gone now, but we will continue the Games....although without a sponsor.  I know Ike would want this feature to continue!  

NOTE:  Comments on The Daily Game posts will be included when I do the random draw comment prizes.  You might recall that half the prizes are drawn from projects linked up and half from comments here and on the linked up projects.  So the more you play in these games, the more chances you have to win a comment prize.  Yay!

COMMENT here on the Daily Games and on any or all projects that are linked up on the MAIN HOP POST by 11:59 pm Pacific Daylight Time, Wednesday Nov. 2, 2022 to be in the drawings for Comment Prizes!  Be sure to SIGN IN.....required to be eligible for prizes.


DAY 5 GAME: Kitty Heroes and Zeroes!! 

  
Occasionally you hear of a cat who does something truly heroic, saving her family from a house fire or something like that.  Those are "Kitty Heroes".  Other times you hear about a cat who did something quite ill-advised.  That is a "Kitty Zero"!!  lol....
 
I'll go first.......
KITTY HERO - None of my cats has ever been a hero saving people.  When I was growing up, though, I had a mother cat with a nest full of very tiny kittens out in our garage.  One day a roving tomcat entered the garage....perhaps with the intention of destroying the babies...we don't really know.  The mama cat took the attitude that she would act first and ask questions later.  She ran screaming at the tom with teeth bared and claws ready.  She jumped on him and rode him out of the garage snarling and hissing.  She and the babies were uninjured and he never came back.  Good mommy cat!!

KITTY ZERO - This is also a mother cat story.  For reasons unknown, sometimes cats just decide to abandon their babies and their homes and go wandering off.  That happened with our cat, Spunky.  One night or early morning when her six babies were maybe 10-12 weeks old, she left.....and the babies followed her!!!  They always slept outside in a "doghouse" on the back porch.  One morning, I went out there and they were all gone....every single one of the kittens and Spunky, too.  We were beyond distraught! 

If you knew how wild the pastures and woods are in our area, especially back when this happened, you would understand how hopelessly heartsick we were.  If they had managed to elude owls, cougars, bobcats, feral cats, raccoons, coyotes, wolves, and neighbor dogs, it would be an absolute miracle.  They could have gone off in any direction and it would be nearly impossible to find them, if they were even still alive.  
 
We looked all over the property without success.  That afternoon we started walking down our lane calling "Kitty, Kitty, Kitty!" over and over.  We really had no idea which way we should go, but we turned on the main road in the same direction a different missing cat of ours had been found one time.  After walking and calling for about a 1/2 mile, we heard some frantic mews!  One by one, every single missing kitten popped out of the grass and brush in a hollow near the road.  They recognized our voices and came out of hiding!!  We were so thankful that God protected them! 

Sadly, we never did find the Mommy.  The babies must have followed her that far and got too tired to keep walking and so she left them behind.  That's why she earns the "Kitty Zero" title.  Incidentally, one of those babies was our dear Jetta that we still have and is now 19 yrs old!  ❤

Okay, now it is your turn!! 
Tell us all about your Kitty Heroes and Kitty Zeroes.

 
Remember to SIGN IN and then COMMENT here through Wed. Nov. 2, 2022, 11:59 pm Pacific Daylight Time to be eligible for Comment prizes. 
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Wow...only one more Cat Hop Day after today!!!  I can't believe how this week has flown by.  I am soooooooo behind on commenting, but I WILL visit each of you!  If you don't have your 5 entries for the week linked up yet, be sure to do that because tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 29) is the LAST day to link them up!!  After that, we have our 4 extra days for commenting and the Wrap-Up Post next Wed. Nov. 2.   

🖤
Janis