Sweet Stockings Cat Christmas

The expressions on these cats make me laugh! Here’s a fun, whimsical Christmas card for the cat-lover that you know! I think the mouse is getting the best of them, lol! This is a Sweet Stockings Cat Christmas, named after the designer paper I used ~ Sweet Stockings by Stampin’ Up!

 

I got my layout idea from last week’s Paper Players Challenge. Too late to enter (it’s been a full week!) but I wanted to show you where my inspiration came from. I believe you can still view all of the entries by clicking HERE.

Here’s the Christmas Cat card recipe:

• Thick Basic White Carstock base at 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″ scored and folded at 4-1/4″
• Basic Black Cardstock for layers ~ 5-2/4″x 2′, 3-1/4″x 2″, and 2″x 2″
• Sweet Stockings DSP layers ~ 5-1/8″x 1-7/8″, 3-1/8″x 1-7/8″, and 1-7/8″x 1-7/8″
• Basic White Cardstock at 4″x 2-7/8″, cropped with a Stitched So Sweetly die
• Critters fussy-cut from Sweet Stockings DSP ~ kitty in a box, grumpy reindeer cat, mail-carrying  parakeet, and sneeky gift-thieving mouse!

Extra Details:

• I wanted to give the animals something to ground them, so I stamped some “ground” with Crumb Cake ink and the Waterfront Stamp Set (retired).
• The swing for that happy little parakeet is from Sheltering Tree (retired). I stamped it with Crumb Cake ink, but it could easily be hand-drawn.

I hope I have shared a smile with you today!  Come back on Wednesday for our monthly Blog Hop with the Stampin’ Pretty Pals. We will be sharing our favorite things from the Stampin’ Up! catalogs. See you then!

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My Host Code for December is ~ YMYRXZA9

When you purchase a minimum of $75 before taxes and shipping, and use my Host Code, I will send you a pack of our new Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels in January as a thank you gift. Keep in mind that the Host Code should only be used for purchases under $150. If your order is over $150, don’t use the code. You will qualify for your own Host Rewards and will get to pick out what you want for a free gift. And I will still send you my gift as well!

Here is what I used on today’s card. Click any photo to shop:

Sweet Stockings 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156281] $11.50	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [159229] $8.25	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [121045] $8.75
Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad [147116] $7.50	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $32.00
Paper Snips [103579] $10.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $60.00