I was going to wait a bit to post this, but I was so pleased with how she turned out, that I just couldn't wait!

This card is designed for Red Hat Society® members. Members go out in public, as a group, wearing outfits much like the one that the kitty is wearing, and just have fun. The founder of each chapter is known as the Queen Mum.

The die-cut cat-shaped card was purchased at a store called Maine-ly Stamps, located in Kittery, Maine. The cat face stamp was purchased there, too. Both are made by Stampendous...you can visit their website to find a store near you that stocks their products.

First, I made templates for the hat and the dress, so that I wouldn't waste good paper in case I messed up. The templates are also useful for when I want to make more of the same card. The dress was made with paper from Close To My Heart™. The *feathers* are actually leaves from a stamp set called *Whoops-a-Daisy*, also from Close To My Heart™.

I stamped the *feathers* with bright red pigment ink, and then used clear embossing powder to heat-emboss them. I then glued them onto the dress to make the feather boa.

There is no reason why you couldn't use real red feathers, which you can purchase at any craft store, instead of the stamped ones. But in this case, I was working with the supplies I had on hand.

The hat (which I drew freehand) was cut out of red cardstock, and the band was the same paper as the dress. I glued everything together, then patted a plain embossing ink pad over it. This was then heat-embossed using the clear powder.

The cat face was stamped onto the card with embossing ink, and them heat-embossed using silver powder. I strongly recommend a stamp aligning tool for this so that you don't mess up and waste cardstock. The kitty was them colored in using soft chalks.

Finally, I glued the hat and dress on, and that was it!

This was the first of several of these that I will be making. I also plan to make a Pink Hat version to keep for myself...members under 50 don't get to wear the red hat and purple outfit...we wear pink hats and lavender outfits, until we reach The Birthday.

Happy stamping! >^..^<

This is a card I made for a friend who had to go to the hospital. The mouse & kitty rubber stamp is from House-Mouse Designs, and is called "Me-Ouch". The *Thinking of You* stamp is part of a set called *Cheerful Thoughts* from Close To My Heart™.

The kitty stamp was stamped onto white cardstock and colored in using soft chalks and colored pencils, then matted onto lavender cardstock. The background paper was adhered onto a lavender card, and the sentiment was stamped underneath. Finally, the colored in and matted kitty image was glued onto the card.

This card was made using Close To My Heart™ rubber stamps, stamp pads, and background paper. I stamped the flowers and leaves onto white cardstock with colored stamp pad inks, colored them in with coordinating colored pencils, and then cut them out. I made the card from pink cardstock and adhered the striped background paper to it. I stamped the *Thank You* onto more pink cardstock, cut it out with decke-edged scissors, and matted it onto white cardstock, also cut with the same scissors. Then I just arranged everything onto the card, and glued it on when I was happy with the way it looked.

Just in case you thought that I had finally made a card that did not contain a cat...think again...this is stamped onto the back of the card...



This is a custom-made polymer stamp that I got from a company called Repeat Impressions. They do their business in Freeport, Maine...one of my favorite places! Since these stamps are made to order, even those with unusual names can have a personalized stamp. And of course, when I saw that I could get a kitty on mine, I had to get one!