Hi, hope you all have had a great day. We went to Carlton Village and visited Emmaus, this is a very special community which helps people to move on from homelessness, providing work and a home in a supportive family environment and enables people to develop skills and rebuild their self respect. This wonderful place is all about recycling in many ways, plus they have a terrific Bistro and out of this world yummy cakes including their famous Pavlova......you have to see this to believe it........needless to say I bought a couple of things from their shops, a reference book and a wonderful wooden thingy that was crying out to be altered, but what into, not sure yet, am just enjoying touching it at the moment, sad person that I am.........lol
Anyways enough of my ramblings. I made this card and tag, just because I love the stamps and have been longing to use them. The tag is going to a dear friend of mine who adores her cat and the card hasn't a home yet. I used a Prima Flower Mask for the background of the card, Antique Linen Distress Ink and a Promarker for the little bit of colouring in. Stamps by Papermania and Inkadinkado. Just noticed The Stampman challenge this week is Floral, not sure if this really fits the bill as its not covered in flowers apart from the background and the word Flower.........mmmmm we will see. The Tag has been brushed with Distress Inks and Flowersoft added; Stamp by Andrea Jayne for Docrafts - such a great cat stamp.
Ooh just seen the Blog One Stop Craft Challenge are doing Clean and Simple so will try the card their as well, brill.
Hope you like these as I enjoyed making them. Take care and have a great weekend, Annette x
67 comments:
Fabulous card and tag Annette. That cat is just adorable.
Sue xx
Beautiful card and Tag Netty, love the BG and the sweet image!
Oh these are gorgeous Nettie and that Emmaus community sounds really special!!
love the card....great image and wonderfully coloured
Wonderful card and tag. I love that little girl stamp and the flowers on your cat tag. That sounds like a great Community resource. Thanks for sharing...Donna
Great card and I LOOOOOOOOOVE that pussy cat queen! Glad you had such a nice day!
awesome awesome card, love the cat most of all
two gorgeous creations Netty! and both very different
Love the card lo Annette - simply beautiful and the verse too. The cat is something else! Your friend will adore it. :)
Hope you are having a good weekend - I can almost taste that pavlova. :)
Edna x
Glad to hear you had a good day Nettie and can't wait to see you altered wooden piece.
Gorgeous card and tag and I have that cat as I saw it at The Range and fell in love with it (great value too).
Thanks for your kind words too, my daughter is coping but is very worried about her friends (so much so that she hadn't given thought to celebrating her birthday today).
We're all hoping for better news from Japan soon.
Fliss xx
I do like them both, Netty.
The cat looks like she is having a lovely daydream and the sentiment on your card is very sweet.
In fact that cat has such an expressive face she could be thinking many things. Mine only thinks about food!
Have a lovely evening
Sue xxxx
Oh, forgot to say what wonderful work Emmaus does!
Sue x
Lovely creations Netty, love the background on the card with an adorable image and love the hint of colour. The cat looks very aloof, just what cats should look like. Tracy Evans x
Love the masked background on the card Annette and fab use of the stamp,the cat is so cute too
Gorgeous card and tag Netty and your friend is going to love that gorgeous cat, I love them both. Sounds like you had a good day and the village must be an amazing place, nice to know there's somewhere like that. Hugs, Chris x
both of these are absolutely wonderful!
Gorgeous card and a superb tag, Annette! Have a great weekend!
Beautiful card Annette I like the sentiment, but that tag is purrrfect.
Kevin xx
Both beautiful, I love your backgrounds as well as the images. It sounds like you visited a very special place today. xx
Wow what a beautiful card and tag you have made hon, I so like the soft colours and genlte design of both pieces. I was so interested to read what you had to say about the village, what an absolutely amazing project, I lived and worked in London for a while and I was astounded by the number of homeless, it is something I feel strongly about, they are often very much misunderstood and any project giving the poor souls a chance is definitely a worthwhile cause in my opinion, thankyou for sharing xxx
Lovely soft gentle card and tag just plain lovely XOXO Zoe
Your card is just lovely! And the cat tag is super! Love that flower soft on it!
Pam
Both so lovely Netty. I love the girl image xx Jenny xx
oh one,fab card hun love the layout and just adore that tag,you have created,hugs cheryl xxxxxxx
Gorgeous card & tag Netty...luv the cat & ace colours.
xx Lizzy xx :)
Wonderful card and tag! Love the flowers around the kitty! Your backgrounds are gorgeous! Have a great evening!
Ahhhh, both of these are just as sweet as can be... You know I love anything to do with cats. And this tag is so cute.. Hope you are having a great weekend.
Hugs, Linda
These are just so fun! Love them.
~Linda
Nettie...these are just so precious! I LOVE the card...the stamps, the saying, the coloring, etc. It's all just spectacular! LOVE THE SAYING!! Your little kitty tag is darling as well. You always do such lovely work! I always enjoy checking out your weekly masterpieces!
Nettie, both are just so creative and wonderful. I truly enjoy seeing what you create, such a pleasure.
Have a nice sunday my dear!
Netty your Kitty is a Purr-fect little tag, the image and colors and little extra touches add to the charm.
Beautiful card as well.
In answer to your question I have about 300 gallons of paint on hand at any given time. An entire room devoted to my paint supplies.
Sad I know!!! LOL
hugs Lynn
Both are fabulous love the stamps in both liking the backgrounds, puddy cat has attitude love it!
love the sentiment on the card, am lovin' the kitty too, like how you've used the flowers soft, have to wait and see what your wooden thinghy turns into
have a brill suday although its grey and damp here
hugs x
Wow thes are beautiful.
So great and elegant. I love them.
Have a great sunday Netty.
Two beautiful creations, love he background on the card and the cat image is just adorable!
Fabulous card and tags. Love the stamps you've used, the colouring and design. Spot on.
Marilyn
As beautiful as these stamps are, and they really are wonderful, I think the coloring with the distress inks really is the prize winner, Netty. I have the flower quote on a tiny stamp. I don't stamp tiny things very well. so it doesn't get used much. This one is a great size.
What a sweet little girl and the cat is gorgeous. Lovely work. Kathleen x
Wow, gorgeous projects, Netty! I love the card with it's beautiful masking, wonderful sentiment and image, perfectly highlighted with color. And the tag with the fun kitty basking in her flowersoft garden! The Emmaus organization sounds so truly wonderful - heartwarming to hear that such places exist around the world.
Nettie these are beautiful hunny, I love the sentiment you've used on the gorgeous card and the cat tag is soooooo cute.
Have fun with your wooden thingy, the mind boggles lol
hugs Mandy xx
these are both stunning netty.i love the images, especially the little girl :D
xx coops xx
Your card is very striking, and I do believe that is one of the cutest cat stamps I've ever seen.
Both of these are beautiful but I must say I am partial to the tag, looks splendid.
As always your work is so beautiful and always enjoy reading about what you have been up to. The soft backgrounds are superb and i think they fit all of the challenges you have mentioned. Have a super week. Marie
These are two beautiful pieces Annette. I love the masking on your card, and the sentiment is perfect. Who could resist your tag, this is the perfect cat stamp x
Wonderful card and tag. I think that cat is my favorite :) Hope you had a great weekend. x Kim
Oh! Netty, what a fabulous card...and that tag, well I'm drooling, it's so lovely. I love that cat image xx
Your artwork is fabulous, Netty. Love your style very much! The cat tag is such a cutie. Gorgeous! Will come back to see your new creations.
Hugs, Karina
Netty love your card & cat tag. Sure looks as if it`s the cat who got the milk. Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving such a lovely comment x
Both pieces are gorgeous. Love the little girl, the beautiful masking effect and the quotation!
The tag is amazing too. Love the cat and the whole design.
I know the Emmaus community. They have also here in germany a social aid organization to help homeless people.They do a very good job!
Have a nice new week,
Anja
oh gorgeous, both of them. I adore the card, the way you've coloured it is just perfect!
Luv them both, that saying on the card is just great!
Beautiful creations! I love the simplicity of the first piece, and of course that lovely, tall kitty!
Your Emmaus sounds like a wonderful place! Thanks for telling us about it!
Love the little girl image and the cat is just darling!! Pavlova is my favourite - hope you ate a bit for me!!
Annette, both the card and tag are wonderful!!!!
Just love the cat tag. The little sparkley fuzzy bits on the side and bottom are just the right touch.
Two beautiful pieces, the tag with the cat is my favorite.
something on my blog for you!
I love how you've used the flowersoft. I never knew what to do with it until now...
These are terrific.. I LOVE the background on your first one. Great job.
These are both beautiful, loving the cat image and your wonderful techniques with the backgrounds x
I love the way you used color in your card and who can resist that fabulous cat tag!! Beautifully done!
that cat-tag is so awesome!!!!!!!
i can´t believe how busy you are... so many great pieces in the last few days!
Hi Annette, love your subtle card and the tag is yummy the flowersoft is perfect on it:0)xxx
Beautiful card
Thanks for joining us at OSCC this week and Good luck!
Hugs
Francesca
Hi Netty, what a beautiful card and tag, that cat image is so cool, love it. The background colors are devine and love the flowers.
Hugs and happy weekend!
Love the cat. She looks very cheeky. Lovely
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