A Love Note to Shadow

Certainly not the most artistic layout or anything, but that wasn't really the point of it. It was just time. I know the journaling is almost impossible to read at this scale and level of compression, so I have it listed below with the credits as well.



A Love Note to Shadow

Font is Guttenberg MF

Everything except large swirl flourishes from Half Past Midnight by Misty Cato at Scrapbook Elements

Large swirl flourishes from Starting in Style by Misty Cato at Scrapbook-Bytes

Completed April 23, 2007

Journaling reads:

"A Love Note to Shadow

Dear Baby Girl,

We had no idea we would lose you so early. You were with us for almost 9 years, our faithful companion, The Good Kitty. We saved you from the pet store in September after we got married. You were sick, though we didn't know it, and it took $1000 worth of care to save you. Your sister was sadly not so fortunate. We still miss Gypsy. I can't imagine how long we will miss you. You slept on our pillows, you climbed the Christmas tree. You got lost in the shadows your first night with us, earning your name. You ate an entire Arby's roast beef sandwich all by yourself when you were just a kitten. You faithfully served as a fantasy baseball GM, Wall Spirit Shaman, Dragon Ninja, and President of the Kitty Financial Committee. You took on two new kittens in your domain with virtually no protest, and you all became fast friends, though there was no denying that you were Queen Bee of the house, keeping both "the kittens" and the new Orange Kitty in check. Without you, Bengal and Tigger would never have accepted Cleo as a member of the team. You also paved the way for The Red Kitty's acceptance. You worried about him and guarded him as an infant, and you generally tolerated him as a toddler, even after he snatched your tail right out of mid-air during a jump. You sure loved your milk and your Blizzards, and your mind powers were amazing, because just by staring, you knew you would get at least a sip or a bite. I had never heard the term "pastel tortoise shell calico" before we had you. All we knew was that you were beautiful. Your bright green eyes, your tiny head, your cute little black nose, and your too-long tail that wrapped around your paws as you sat.

Goodbye, Baby Girl. Thank you for being with us. We miss you terribly.

With love always,
Steve, Erin, Luke, Bengal, Tigger, and Cleo"

Luke's Favorite Kitty

Ever since he became mobile, most of our four cats avoid Luke as much as possible, and I can't say that I really blame them. He was rather prone to the classic pulling of tails and ears and whiskers for many months. Cleo is the only kitty who has given him a second chance, and she is definitely his favorite, since she doesn't mind the now-occasional roughness so much.



Luke's Favorite Kitty

Journaling: "Luke's Favorite Kitty - Cleo"

Font is Apple Butter

Everything except circle stitches from Lil Dude and Friends by Robin Carlton at Sweet Shoppe Designs

Circle stitches from Karen Hunt's Sewing Box Freebie Set Three, from her blog

Sketcy by Traci Reed for the Early August 2006 Scrap Mommies Sketch Challenge

Completed August 12, 2006

Rough Day

This photo of my cat Bengal (one of four feline family members) has always amused me. The challenge was to make a monochromatic layout, and while I know this one isn't *truly* monochromatic, it is pretty darn close.

Rough Day
* Font is Juliet
* Everything from German Chocolate by Michelle Pearson from Digiscrappin.biz (some recoloring by me; kit no longer available)
* Based on a sketch by Jen Caputo
* Created for the July 2006 Monochromatic Spontaneous Challenge at The Scrap Habit
* Completed July 26, 2006

Peepers

This is a wonderful photo of my friend Melanie's cat Peepers, a black and white cat with the most stunning green eyes. When I saw this picture on her blog, I immediately knew I wanted to try this technique of layering a B&W photo on top of a color one and then erasing the eyes so that the iris color showed through. She kindly allowed me the use of her photo. I love it so much, I may try another layout or two with it in the future. Thank you Melanie!

Peepers

Photo graciously provided by Melanie Simmonds, altered by me

Font is Nuncio

Gray background paper from Green Elephant by Joana Carvalho at Digital Freebies

Green strips (all recolored by me), top to bottom are:

From Cafe Society by Tracy Collins at Digital Freebies

From Live Your Dreams by Jan Hosford at Digital Freebies

From Cafe Society by Tracy Collins at Digital Freebies

From Green Elephant by Joana Carvalho at Digital Freebies

Alpha from Pistachio Pudding by Joedee Matsler at Elemental Scraps

Ribbon and rivets from Boy Collection Friday Freebie by Amanda Rockwell at Digital Freebies

Scraplifted from Future Soccer Star by Lela Fleet

Created for the Bannerwoman Weekly Challenge, June 2006 Week 3, at Digital Freebies