* Cat Lovers Hop: Winter Toby Cat

Hello

Welcome to the Cat Lovers Hop 2022.

A big hello to all my furry, feline-loving friends!

The Cat Lovers Hop, for those that don't know, is a fantastic annual event, hosted by the lovely Janis over on her blog, Her Peaceful Garden. 

This is its eighth year and an awful lot of work goes into its planning and preparation. The community of cat loving crafters is one of the best I have come across and I look forward to this event all year long.

If you like cats pop over and have a look at the fun games and awesome prizes that Janis has organised for the next few days. 

You'll find the link up and all the beautiful projects here. 

If you enter, make sure you sign up here to be eligible for prizes.

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Inkylicious Stamps, a small family company in the north of England, is one of the many sponsors of the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop.

I used  2 sets of Inkylicious stamps to create this card: 

I used my favourite cat stamp, Toby Cat to make this winter card:

I stamped Toby Cat and made a mask to cover him up whilst I inked the background. I used a torn piece of paper to create the snowbank for Toby Cat to sit upon and I used Elements inks in Saharah and Della Blue to add colour to the background. I spattered a few water droplets over the inking to create a faux bleach effect. The snowbank has some shading with Graphite ink and some Icicle Stickles.

Next I used the circle mask to lightly pencil in the shape that I would follow with the foliage stamps. I used the Tumbling Vines stamps with Shady Lane and Pinecone Versafine ink to create the foliage arch. I added some small red dots with a ball tool and acrylic paint to represent holly berries. White spatters were applied and some Lime Stickles for sparkle.

Toby Cat                             Tumbling Vines

      

 Circle Stencil and Mask  

Many thanks to Inkylicious for sponsoring the Cat Lovers Hop.

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo 

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Lost Coast #154 Cats &/or Dogs 31/10

* Pammies Inky Pinkies #2243 AG 30/10

* SUYP Challenge #82 AG Cats 31/10 TOP PICK

* Winter Wonderland Let it Snow 03/11

* Word Art Wednesday #567/568 AG 08/11

* Worldwide Open DT Challenge #10 AG 3/3 11/11

* Crazy for Cats Challenges #1 AG Cats 25/11 2/5