Hello and welcome to the September edition of Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday challenge, taking place right here on my blog. I'm so glad you stopped by and hope you will join in this month too. There were some wonderful entries last month, a little slower than usual but still lots of beauties thank you all so much for sharing! My "Top Picks with a Twist" are at the end of this post.
As most of you know, the theme at Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday is now always ....
Anything Goes
and instead of a challenge theme there will be a "Top Pick Twist", meaning I will select a twist from all of the entries for the Top 3. Nobody will know what the twist will be (not even me) until the end of the challenge. So do link up all of your crafty makes, your entry might be the one inspiring the Top Pick twist :) The linky tool is at the end of this post.
Here is what I came up with this month using a cute cat image in remembrance of my dear ginger cat Thomas.
On September 1st was Ginger Cat Appreciation Day and I miss my dear handsome cat Thomas so much. I had to say my final goodbye to him on August 17th. When we adopted him in September of 2010 I had no idea that losing him would be this hard and these almost 15 years of having him flew by so fast. He had a fun and adventurous life, always up to something and he knew how to keep us entertained! What a special kitty he was, my constant companion inside the house and out in the garden. My heart is still broken but I am so thankful for all the wonderful memories he left me with.
After stamping and coloring the image (I used Memento ink and Copic markers on Xpress it blending card), I cut out the image using Penny Black's Postal die set. Then I used a thin washi tape to mask off the edges and used Tumbled Glass Distress ink for some color around the image. The patterned paper I recently won from Diana's challenge at DL.Art.
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The sentiment is part of the same stamp set and I added the tiny hearts made with an Avery Elle die set which unfortunately seems to be retired so I don't have a link to share.
I plan to link up with:
- A Cut Above - Die Cut Challenge Blog - Die Cuts
- A Perfect Time To Craft - AG
- Crafty Animals - Animals
- Critter Crazy Challenges - Critters
- Cut It Up - At Least One Die Cut
- DL.Art Linky Challenge - AG
- Neglected Stuff Challenge - My neglected stuff are those tiny heart dies
- Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Stamp It
- Talk About It Tuesdays - AG
Top Picks with a Twist:
Now it's time to announce the Top Picks with a twist. Thank you all again for joining in, it was so great to see your posts!
The twist from the August entries is: More than one fold.
No. 11 Carrie Sheridan
No. 37 GerJanne
Front of card with attached belly band.
closed
How amazing are these!!!
I will continue to pin the top picks to the dedicated Pinterest board, but will also include photo and link back to the original blogs/sites here. These will be removed at the start of the new challenge to stay in compliance with GDPR.
To join in this month's challenge please use the linky tool below.You have until the last Sunday of September to join in (September 28th).
A few things to remember:
- You may combine with any other challenges.
- You may use any brand of stamps/digis/dies/papers (no company restriction as long as copyright laws are followed).
- Please note: entries using pre-colored digital products will no longer be selected as top picks.
- A short description of products used is expected, most importantly the source of focal point.
- This linkup is for sharing handmade projects of any kind not limited to papercrafts.
- Please try to limit to 3 entries per month - it's ok if you end up with more than 3 but I may not be able to visit your entries after the 3rd.
- Please do include a link back here to my blog in your blog post.
- Backlinking to a recent post IS allowed.
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6 comments:
A very fitting tribute to Thomas, it's always so hard in the early days and weeks, but as I said the other day, as time passes you will be able to reflect on the happy times with him.
B x
This is such a sweet card Ellie and such a beautiful tribute to Thomas - what a beautiful boy he was xx
So sorry for your loss! Thomas was well loved, and I hope you’ll find comfort in all your memories with him. Thank you so much for featuring my card this month, and congratulations to the other featured card makers. So much lovely inspiration!
A wonderful tribute for Thomas this awesome card. I understand how difficult has to be his loss, I send you a lot of love and support. María, xx
What a sweet card and tribute to your beautiful fur baby Thomas. The postage stamp die cut is a favorite of mine. Wonderful coloring on the cute kitty image and the hearts are a great touch. Thanks for sharing your creation with the September Challenge at A Cut Above.
Vicki - ACA Owner
Your cat card is so adorably cute. So sorry for the loss of your ginger cat, we have a ginger cat named Reddie Roo, we also lost a cat on Dec 26 2025, she was 18, we still have her sister. without any trouble I could become a cat hoarder LOL!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at The Neglected Stuff!
Diane TNS Co-Owner
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