Mr. Sassy Cat is Back!

Hi!  For some reason, this very sassy cat keeps telling me it's time to play with him.  So here we are back again with another Halloween card.  Some of you might remember that I totally loved the Arrange A Wreath bundle that we had before.  I miss using it so much!  When I saw the Seasonal Swirls Dies in the July-December 2021 Mini Catalog, I knew this would be one I had to have.  Now that I have it in my hot little hands, it's time to get it out and use it again.  So this is a mix of Clever Cats stamps, Seasonal Swirls Die, and the Playful Alphabet Dies (haven't used those in awhile) to make this fun card.

Isn't this guy just the coolest cat around?  He's hanging around hiding among the leaves on this wreath so he can jump out and say boo!

I started with a card base of Cinnamon Cider because it's such a nice, warm fall color.  Then I wanted the look of a wood door to hang the wreath on, and this wood print from the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper worked nicely.  It is cut at 5 1/4" x 4" and attached to the Cinnamon Cider card base using Multi Purpose Liquid Glue.

Then it was time to play with Mr. Sassy Cat.  He was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock.  I used the Stamparatus for this to make sure his fur was nice and black.  After stamping, I fussy cut him out.  Then he sat at the table with me and helped me decide on the colors of the leaves for his hiding place in the wreath.

We cut two wreaths - one from Cinnamon Cider cardstock to match the card base and the second one from Pear Pizzazz to give it more green.  Then he wanted leaves cut from Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Bumblebee, and Cajun Craze cardstock.  Mr. Sassy Cat said it needed more pop so I tried some leaves cut from the Be Dazzling paper that's one of the free items offered during Sale-a-bration.  I liked it, but he said he didn't.   He wanted the Black Glitter Paper instead.  Guess I was out-voted on this one.  He says these have a more subtle look and are more spooky too.  Hmmm.

The wreaths were attached with Multi Purpose Liquid Glue, first the Pear Pizzazz wreath and then the Cinnamon Cider one turned a bit and layered on over it.   Then I had to tuck Mr. Sassy Cat in the wreath so I knew where to place all the leaves.  They were mostly attached with Mini Glue Dots for ease.  After the wreath looked about right to me, I had a few leaves left over and thought they might be used inside the card.   But I decided I liked the look of them falling down from the wreath into a little pile at the bottom of the card.

The BOO! was cut from the same Black Glitter Paper in the Mini Catalog using the Playful Alphabet Dies.  Before cutting, I added some of the Adhesive Paper to the back of the Glitter Paper so it was very easy to die-cut, peel off the backing, and stick those little letters down.

The last part to the card was the inside.  I wanted to use the broom, but Mr. Sassy Cat said cats don't ride brooms.  I talked him into it anyway.  I had a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock already cut to size and the little divots punched out the corners (have no idea what I originally used to do that!).  I stamped the sentiment and broom with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  It just wasn't enough, so I added some color to the edges with the Blending Brushes and Bumblebee and a little Pumpkin Pie ink.  Still needed a little something more.  Hmmm.   Mr. Sassy Cat suggested that I stamp his little friend, Kitty, peeking up from the edge of the card.  And that was juuust right.  So that's how Mr. Sassy Cat and I made this card.  Hope you like it!  If not, blame it all on him!  It was all his fault.  Now that I've played with him again, maybe he'll give me a little peace and quiet and I can go on to create with other stamps too.  We'll see how soon he insists on playing again!

Hope you're enjoying the Labor Day holiday.  Don't forget to get your order in before Sale-a-bration is over at the end of September.  Time's flying!  Please use the host code shown to the left here.  I truly appreciate your business!  Don't these warm and vibrant leaf colors inspire you?  I'll have to try incorporating this idea somehow in a future card idea.

Thanks for sharing some of your precious time with me.  I love to hear from you so leave me a comment, or just text me.  Or of course, you can always call too!!!  Miss you! 

Happy stamping with many hugs,

Sharon