GIVEAWAY: Post my 2020 Cat Lovers Hop Badge

 

2020 CAT LOVERS HOP 

October 26-31, 2020
right here at
Her Peaceful Garden

Don't forget to participate in the following...it's NOT TOO EARLY.
You can do these right now!!:
GIVEAWAY (you are here!) - Post my 2020 Cat Lovers Hop Badge (closes Oct. 25th)
SIGN IN for the 2020 Cat Lovers Hop (REQUIRED to be eligible for prizes!!)

Please look at the 2020 CAT LOVERS HOP - GUIDELINES and FAQs

Get started making your cat projects for the hop!!!

Hi, Friends......

It's already October and time to get ready for the 2020 Cat Lovers Hop!!  Can you believe it is our SIXTH YEAR????  WOW!!!  To help spread the word, I am asking you to post my badge on your blog sidebar (and/or FB, IG, or any other of your fave social media outlets!).

  

Once you have posted it, please link up below and tell me in the comments where I can go to find it.  Naturally, there is a prize for one random participant.  Darkroom Door, one of our awesome returning sponsors, has generously donated this fabulous Sitting Cat Eclectic Stamp.  Don't you love the amazing detail on this cat??  So cool.

PLEASE take a moment to thank Darkroom Door for donating this fabulous prize by visiting them at these social media spots: Blog, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube and saying, "Thank you for sponsoring the upcoming 2020 Cat Lovers Hop at Her Peaceful Garden!!!" Be sure to follow and like while you are there!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:
1.  POST the 2020 Cat Lovers Hop badge on your sidebar (or on FB, IG, etc, if you don't have a blog. #2020CatLoversHop)
2.  LINK up below with your name.  YOU MUST LINK UP to be eligible for this prize drawing.
3.  COMMENT below telling me where you posted my badge. Please include a link if it is different than the one you entered in the Linky tool.
4.  Open world-wide!!  Yay!!
5.  Link-up for this badge giveaway closes at 11:59 pm Pacific October 25, 2020.....just before the hop begins!
6.  Winner will be announced with all the other winners from the 2020 Cat Lovers Hop a few days after the hop ends.

Thank you for helping spread the word!  While you are here, please hop over and do an early SIGN IN for the 2020 Cat Lovers Hop. 
(Sign-in is REQUIRED to be eligible for the prizes!!)

🖤
Janis

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Card Chain Challenge - September Reveal

 

Hi, Friends.....

It's time for the September Reveal for the Card Chain Challenge.  It's so much fun to see what everyone has made to share!!

 

 

 

I received this lovely card from Gundi in Germany .....so cute!!  She even included some sweet kitty surprises as a special gift.  Thank you, Gundi!!  ❤

 

 

 

 

One of the themes for September was a shaped card so I triiiiiiied to make a kitty card using some lovely Paper Smooches dies and some photo-realistic fur patterned paper.  Unfortunately, it ended up looking more like a WOLF!!!  Oh, my.....  (Note to self:  go whimsical, not realistic with these dies!!  lol...) Here's the "wolf-cat" card I made for Nat in Canada.  (sigh...)

Supplies used include:

• Paper Smooches - Cat Dog Card Dies (retired)
  
• Kaisercraft - Pawfect paper set
• DCWV and Core'dinations scraps for facial features

Hope you liked my card.....even though it looks like a wolf!! Ha. (By the way....I gave the dies a second try on a different card and it turned out looking like a super-cute cat.  Purr!!  I will post it sometime soon.)

You can still sign up for the October exchange through Oct. 7 HERE.  I hope you will join us!!!

Thank you for stopping by!!

❤

Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:

1. Crafty Hazelnut's October Pattened Paper Challenge
2. CARDZ-TV Anything Goes Challenge #124
   

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September Rudolph Days - Vintage Christmas Music Card

                                  

Hi, Friends.....

Sorry I haven't been on here much lately.  Not only has homeschooling my 4th Grade granddaughter been keeping me joyfully busy, but also preparing for the Cat Lovers Hop has taken a lot of my attention.....sooooooo excited!!

But I can't miss Scrappy Mo's September Rudolph Days!!  So I am making a super-quick post to show you what I made with some wonderful Graphic 45 Botanicabella cutaparts.  I love the vintage reprints!! 

Supplies used include:
Graphic 45 Botanicabella Collection
May Arts Leaf Ribbon
Red confetti from my stash
Solid cardstock

Thank you for stopping by today.  I will be announcing my 2020 Cat Lovers Hop Blog Badge giveaway in the next couple of days so be watching for that!  

❤

Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. September Rudolph Days
2. Maybe more later....maybe.... :)

Stuck on You - August 2020 Card Chain Challenge

Hi, Friends......

It's reveal day at the Card Chain Challenge for our August cards. This is such a fun group and I strongly encourage you to sign up to get involved!

 



I received this cheery and colorful card from Chris in Illinois:






This is the card I made for Hillary in the UK, using an adorable cactus NBUS stamp set from my crafty pal, Karen Ladd. (THANKS, Karen!) It's hard to tell from the photo, but I added sparkle to the succulents with my Wink of Stella pen, too.

Supplies used include:
Craft Smart - Cactus stamp and die set (have to scroll down to find the right set...)
Lawn Fawn Pottery Barn Ink Cube Set
(contains Jellyfish, Crunchy Leaf, River Rock, and Jet Black)
Spectrum Noir markers
Distress Markers
Distress Ink
Wink of Stella pen
Lawn Fawn - Small Stitched Rectangles die set
Scraps of DCWV paper and white cardstock
Twine from my stash

Sign-up for the September exchange HERE is still open for a few more days! Hope you will join us.

Take care everyone....esp those of you who are additionally affected by the terrible fires in several parts of the world. Thankfully, our community has not had any nearby fires this year. Thank you for stopping by today!!

🖤
Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. Word Art Wednesday Challenge #454-455 - Anything Goes
2. CARDZ-TV Anything Goes Challenge #122
3. NBUS Challenge #18
4. Crafty Hazelnut's September Patterned Paper Challenge
5. Double Trouble Challenge #65 - Thing 1: AG

August Rudolph Days - Christmas Wishes

Hi, Friends......

I am squeaking in here with a quick and easy entry into Mo's August Rudolph Days challenge. I NEED quick and easy right now! I am getting ready for the 2020 Cat Lovers Hop in October...(Have you seen my list of sponsors on my sidebar so far????!!!! WOW, right?).....AND I am also getting ready to homeschool my 4th grade granddaughter for this school year....AND I have a new grandbaby due at the end of October, too, and a baby quilt to make!!! Yes.....I NEED quick and easy!!! lol....

I was inspired by a snowflake embossed background I found in my stash.....but wanted a tag. As you know, if you die cut a dry-embossed background, it kind of flattens out the embossing. So I grabbed a fresh piece of the extra-thick white cardstock I like for dry embossing and cut a tag. I misted it a bit with water for a good impression and then dry-embossed it.

I used a lovely sentiment die from Di Wray (THANKS, Di!!) and some red scraps to make the bright sentiment. I had a large scrap of the background from an ancient DCWV stack which I used. I topped it off with some pretty crinkle ribbon from Diana Larson (THANKS, Diana!!). I had a enough of the background for two cards so I now I have two more Christmas cards in my stash for this December! Yay!!

Supplies used include:
Creative Expressions - Sue Wilson - Mini Christmas Wishes die
Darice - Snowflakes embossing folder (retired)
Crinkle Ribbon from DL.ART 
Scraps of red cardstock and DCWV patterned paper
Coordinations 110 lb white cardstock
Winnie & Walter - Essentials: Katharine Cutaways die set - retired (for background and tag)

 
Thank you so much for stopping by today. And just like that.......there goes August running off into the pasture! September is already meowing at the door ready to come in.....and I can even hear the holidays beginning to scratch on the screens!! What a wild ride this life is!!! Wheeeeeeee-eeeeeeeeeeee!!!

🖤
Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. Rudolph Days August Challenge - AG Christmas
2. Pixie's Snippets Playground Challenge #385 - Use Snippets
3. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #505 - AG Christmas
4. CARDZ-TV Anything Goes Challenge #122
5. Word Art Wednesday Challenge #454-455 - Anything Goes

Life's Just Better in Flip Flops - Guest Designer

Hi, Friends.......

I'm here with a fun one-layer beachy card to share with you. The lovely Dunja over at Cards und More invited me to be a Guest Designer for their August Challenge using this lovely mood board for inspiration:

Here's my take......

Supplies used include:
Fresh Squeezed Stamps - Beachy Keen (retired)
Lawn Fawn Pottery Barn Ink Cube Set - Crunchy Leaf
Distress Inks and Distress Markers

Hope you enjoyed seeing my summery beach card. Please join us at the Cards und More Challenge! Thank you again to Dunja and all the Design Team at Cards und More for the opportunity to Guest Design.

❤
Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. CARDZ-TV Anything Goes Challenge #120
2. Word Art Wednesday Challenge #450 - #451 - AG
3. DL.ART August Linky Challenge
4. Dare2BArtzy August Challenge - AG 
5. The Artisitc Stamper August Challenge - AG with stamping
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Card Chain Challenge (July) - Stenciled with Glitter

Hi, Friends.......

In July I joined the Card Chain Challenge where participants from all over the world sign up to make and send a card following one of several theme options to one of the other members. A handy, easy to follow info sheet and list is provided by our lovely hostesses, Gail and Jo, who coordinate the whole thing. 🖤
It is sooooooo fun!!

My card went to Suzanne Harkinson and I received this very lovely one from Elena Chamberlain.

THANK YOU, Elena!!  🖤

You can see all the fab cards that were exchanged HERE.

If you are interested in joining in, the signups for August are open until August 6th and can be found HERE. Hope you will join in!!

One of the themes for July was stenciling. I had been wanting to try the old stencil double glitter technique. I even had purchased a roll of the double stick adhesive for it. So one day when my granddaughter was here we did this glitter project, each making several backgrounds. Oh, my....oh, my.....the house looked enchanted with magical pixie dust sparkling everywhere. It was beautiful and messy!!! Just right for a grandma project with a 9 yr old. 🖤🖤🖤

This was the prettiest of my backgrounds and so I used it for my card for Suzanne. I used a NBUS "For You" die to make the sentiment from scraps, some Prima flowers, and some rose-gold foiled scraps for diecut foliage. LOVE!!! I chose sequins for the flower centers so they would be flat for easy mailing.

NOTE: I often use this retired set of Verve foliage dies in several sizes. It's great for mindlessly diecutting my odd-shaped scraps while I watch Netflix. The smallest of the dies doesn't require a very big scrap at all and also will fit easily between previously cut "holes" on a negative scrap. (Yes....I do save EVERYTHING! lol...) I sort the foliage cuts into small zip bags by color. Since I love to use flowers on my cards, it is very convenient to have a good selection of leaves on hand!

Supplies used include:
Lawn Fawn - Scripty For You die
Verve - Sprightly Sprigs die set (retired)
Prima Flowers
Sequins from Doodles Paper Playground - Sparkle Blend Hey Chickie
Artistcellar - JKB TEXTures 2 Series 4-stencil set
Glitter from stash
AJ Sign World - Double-sided Adhesive
Winnie & Walter - Essentials: Audrey Cutaways die set
White cardstock
Scraps for leaves and sentiment

Hope you enjoyed seeing my first contribution to the Card Chain Challenge. Remember there are still a few more days to sign up HERE for August. I hope you will join us!!

🖤
Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. NBUS Challenge #17
2. Pixie's Snippets Playground Challenge #383 - Use Snippets
3. CARDZ-TV Anything Goes Challenge #120
4. Word Art WednesdayChallenge #450-#451 - Anything Goes
5. HA Stay Crafty Challenge #12 - Friendship
6. TTCRD Week Beginning Aug. 4 - AG