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Purr-fect Handmade Cat Cards

Hello! Cats have a timeless charm that makes them the purr-fect subject for handmade cards. Whether playful or cozy, feline friends bring personality and warmth to your designs. These cards make wonderful choices for occasions like birthdays, Halloween, thank-yous, or just-because moments. Join me as I share a roundup of cat-themed creations from my blog archive. Click on the card image to be taken to the original post for additional details.

These two birthday cards feature stamped and watercolored cats, complemented by die-cut elements for a fun and whimsical celebration.

This larger birthday card showcases a die-cut cat wearing sunglasses with a “Happy Birthday” message, making it the perfect statement piece for any cat lover.

This “just because” card features a delightful small watercolored scene of cats, created with the Art Impressions Matchbox series.

These Halloween cards feature cats in their spooky best—one with die-cut elements to create a playful cat and pumpkin scene, and the other showcasing a watercolored cat ready for the season.

These two stamped and watercolored cat cards feature playful scenes, both created using Newton’s Nook stamps, known for their charming cat imagery. One captures a relaxed beach scene, while the other sets the stage in a cozy library.

There’s something irresistibly charming about cats on cards. They bring a playful and timeless appeal to any design! I hope this roundup has inspired you to use cats as a theme in your own creations. While putting this roundup together, I realized that many of my cat cards feature stamped images that I’ve colored. I own several silhouette cat dies and have used them on a number of cards (although none are included in this roundup). While silhouettes create a bold and classic design, most cats aren’t a solid color, so stamping and coloring allow for more variety and detail. Do you have favorite cat stamps or dies? Is there a cat-themed set on your wish list?

Cute & Quick Valentine Card

Hello! This adorable Valentine features a sweet sloth framed with a Polaroid-style die-cut that includes the word “LOVE,” created with Elizabeth Craft Designs die sets. It’s a quick and fun project, perfect for spreading joy to someone special!

- Cover an A2-size card base with patterned paper.
- Cut Slow the Sloth from a variety of cardstock colors and assemble.
- Cut the Peek-A-Boo frame (now retired) from white and red cardstock. Use the inlay technique to place the letters in the frame.
- Back the frame with patterned paper and add to the card base.
- Add the assembled sloth.

I previously shared a friendship card with Slow the Sloth HERE.

Celebrate Fall with a Pumpkin-Themed Card

Hello! Today, I’m sharing a fall card featuring pumpkins created with the Elizabeth Craft Designs Autumn Pumpkins die set. The background, a 49 and Market patterned paper, adds an elegant touch with minimal effort. A heartfelt sentiment, “May the bounty of the season fill your heart and home,” completes this simple yet meaningful card, perfect for spreading autumn cheer.

- Stamp the Penny Black sentiment in Potting Soil ink on to the patterned paper. Trim and add to an A2-size card base.
- Next, cut the pumpkins and leaves from soft finish cardstock with dies in the Autumn Pumpkins set. Color with Distress Inks and assemble as needed. Shape the leaves for additional depth.
- Cut additional flowers with dies in the Floral Greenery 1 set. Fill flower centers with prills.
- Lastly, add the pumpkins, leaves, and flowers to the prepared card base with foam adhesive and glue.

Holiday Greenery Card with Natural Elegance

Hello! Embrace the quiet elegance of nature with a card that feels like a festive visit to a garden nursery, featuring realistic poinsettias, evergreen, and berry boughs tucked into a flower bucket. Using Elizabeth Craft Designs die sets, I’ve crafted a serene design that’s perfect for spreading warm, understated holiday cheer.

- With the Flower Pot / Bucket die set, cut Soft Finish cardstock. Color with Distress inks and assemble.
- With the Florals 29, Holly Greenery, and Floral Greenery 1 die sets, cut Soft Finish cardstock. Color with Distress inks. Shape with flower tools if desired. (I have tools from Dress My Craft, Heartfelt Creations, and McGill.) Assemble. I used Dress My Craft Pollen for the centers of the two small white flowers.
- Create 5″ x 7″ card base and cover with Soft Finish cardstock. Add a 4 5/8″ x 6 5/8″ Evergreen Season Collection Solids 1 patterned paper panel.
- Stamp Holiday Snippets sentiment in brown ink on the smooth side of Soft Finish cardstock. Cut with small tag die (I used a die from a now-retired MFT tag set).
- Add assembled items and sentiment tag to the card front with foam and dot adhesive.

Looking for more inspiration? You can read this post where I used some of the same and similar products to create a holiday card.

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Die-cut Winter Bouquet Card

Hello! Today, I’m excited to share a Christmas card that brings the beauty of winter botanicals to life! Using Elizabeth Craft Designs stamps and dies, I crafted a floral spray featuring poinsettias, evergreen, and berry boughs. The realism of the elements makes this card a celebration of the season’s natural beauty.

When creating realistic blooms, I research the flower. Did you know that the poinsettia is the most popular flowering plant sold in the United States with more than 70 million sold nationwide each year? What we consider the petals are actually bracts, which are more like leaves than petals. The true flowers of poinsettias are the small clusters of yellow blooms in the center.

- With the Florals 29 and Holly Greenery die sets, cut Soft Finish cardstock. Color with Distress Inks. Shape with flower tools if desired. (I have tools from Dress My Craft, Heartfelt Creations, and McGill.) Assemble.
- Create 5″ square card base and cover with patterned paper. Cut doily shape with large die in the Joyous Ornament – Round set from white cardstock. With the circle die in the same set, cut another patterned paper. Add doily shape and circle to card base.
- Stamp Joyous Christmas sentiment in brown ink and cut with a die in the Layered Labels set.
- Add assembled floral items to card front. Add sentiment label with foam adhesive.

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