Penny Black, Sarah Kay and GATO!

First card today is a fun card for the Penny Black Challenge Blog. Theme this week is no pink, oh my no pink? ha! I used an image sent by a dear friend. How cute is any guy in boxers with hearts? I colored in this kitty with my Copics and doodled the edges with a Spica Glitter pen. Matted him with the pretty deep red. I used a scrap of red and blue pattern paper, sorry I don't know the maker. Matted it with the same red and sewed with red thread in a blanket stitch. Everything is placed on a white card stock. The sentiment is from Stampin Up. Fun and flirty don't you think?

My second card is for my Stampavie DT, I was showing a friend my Sarah Kay stamps... and SHOCK.... I had one that had not been inked yet! So that was the first thing I did when I sat down to craft last night. Margaux is painting is a cute little artist that I colored in with my Copics. I matted her with a chocolate brown card stock and sewed down with a gold satin thread. The two pattern papers by K&Co. have an old french look to them I think, I cut them and matted the floral paper with the same brown, and sewed down. The darker teal paper is sewed with the blanket stitch and placed on a kraft card stock base. I found a satin ribbon in the same color as the thread and tied it around the floral paper before attaching to the card. I was going to stamp the sentiment "Hugs" from Hero Arts, and when I pulled out the set I saw the "Merci!" and it was just to perfect, I cut it out with my Fiskars heart Squeeze Punch and colored the edge with a Copic Marker. Whew... feel so much better all my Sarahs have been inked!

To see all of the Sarah Kay stamps visit the Stampavie site HERE, including a peek at the new Christmas line! Oh and of course the fabulous Rachelle Anne Miller stamps! Oh and if you are in the US and have been wanting some Sarah Kay Stamps, my LSS just got a handful of them in... but hurry I think they are going to go really fast! You can contact Amy at amyhowell@thescrapbookcorral.com to get prices.

Ok.... just had to share a couple of photos I took of Gato this morning. This kitten just loves to climb in my photo tent when I have it out to take my card photographs. And sometimes I just have to snap a few photos she is just too cute and hey the lighting is perfect!! Now if only I could get the donkey babies in the photo tent to get some decent photographs of them!!