{"id":4522,"date":"2023-10-11T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/?p=4522"},"modified":"2023-12-05T16:39:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T15:39:03","slug":"rubber-dance-sponsors-the-christmas-cat-lovers-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/papercrafting-cardmaking\/rubber-dance-sponsors-the-christmas-cat-lovers-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubber Dance Sponsors The Christmas Cat Lovers Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Hello Rubber Dance friends.  Rubber Dance is one of the sponsors of <a href=\"https:\/\/christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com\/2023\/10\/day-1-christmas-kickstart-challenge-79.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com\/2023\/10\/day-1-christmas-kickstart-challenge-79.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Christmas Cat Lovers Challenge<\/a> which is being hosted over at The Christmas Kickstart Challenge blog.  For many years in October <a href=\"https:\/\/herpeacefulgarden.blogspot.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/herpeacefulgarden.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Janis Woolbright<\/a> hosted the Cat Lovers Hop on her blog.  Janis was a great friend and inspiration and support to many.  She passed away suddenly in January 2023 and this event is a tribute and remembrance of her.   Rubber Dance was one of the sponsors of the Cat Lovers hop for many years and Susanne has kindly offered a \u20ac10 voucher to the shop.  There are lots of other sponsors too so do hop over and check out all the fun and games.     <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com\/2023\/10\/day-9-cat-lovers-christmas-challenge.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com\/2023\/10\/day-9-cat-lovers-christmas-challenge.html\" target=\"_blank\">Today Rubber Dance is a featured sponsor<\/a> and I have made this card using a stamp from Garden Cats and stamps from Textured Xmas Trees for the tree and the cat&#8217;s hat!!!   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I did a fair bit of outside the box thinking for this card.&nbsp; I wanted a hat for the cat so a Textured Xmas Tree coloured red with a bit of hand wiggle cut white glittery card for the fluffy brim seemed the thing.&nbsp; For the mat, upon which I sat the cat, I used a grid stamp from Mixed Media Marks, stamped on white card, deckle cut and roughly coloured with green Promarker.&nbsp; I stamped and fussy cut another of the Textured Xmas Trees and coloured it.&nbsp; I decided it needed a pot and used the large round bauble from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/en\/watercolor-xmas.html\" target=\"_blank\">Watercolor Xmas<\/a>, with the top cut off, and stamped with a snowflake from Whimsical Winter.&nbsp; The sentiment is a collaboration of two stamps from Purr-fect! and Christmas Tags stamp sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:72px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Hop over to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com\/2023\/10\/day-1-christmas-kickstart-challenge-79.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Christmas Cat Lovers Challenge<\/a> and check out all the fun and games.  If you are using Rubber Dance stamps on your cards you can also enter the Rubber Dance challenge in the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/311557542913461\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rubber Dance Stamping Lounge<\/a> or on Instagram using #rubberdancemoodboard and tag us @rubberdance in your post.  Don\u2019t forget to check out the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rubber Dance webshop<\/a>.&nbsp; There is a selection of stamps on special offer so hop over and check out the sale!!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rdOct-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4550\" style=\"width:604px;height:604px\" width=\"604\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rdOct-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rdOct-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rdOct-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rdOct-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rdOct.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Rubber Dance links:<\/strong><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/en\/\">Website<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rubberdance\">Facebook<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/rubberdance\/\">Pinterest<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/\">Blog<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rubberdance\/\">Instagram<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLPYv3uMkPcD28Fs_aIdD2G8NXzEI6LdSk\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/purr-fect.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/purr-fect-Kopie-689x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/purr-fect-Kopie-689x1024.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/purr-fect-Kopie-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/purr-fect-Kopie.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/whimsical-winter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/whimsical-winter-Kopie-689x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/whimsical-winter-Kopie-689x1024.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/whimsical-winter-Kopie-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/whimsical-winter-Kopie.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/watercolor-xmas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/watercolour-xmas-Kopie-689x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/watercolour-xmas-Kopie-689x1024.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/watercolour-xmas-Kopie-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/watercolour-xmas-Kopie.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/textured-xmas-trees-clear.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Textured-XMas-Trees-Clear-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Textured-XMas-Trees-Clear-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Textured-XMas-Trees-Clear-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Textured-XMas-Trees-Clear-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Textured-XMas-Trees-Clear-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Textured-XMas-Trees-Clear.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/mixed-media-marks-1-clear.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mixed-Media-Marks-1-Clear-1022x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mixed-Media-Marks-1-Clear-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mixed-Media-Marks-1-Clear-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mixed-Media-Marks-1-Clear-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mixed-Media-Marks-1-Clear-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mixed-Media-Marks-1-Clear.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/garden-cats.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Garden-Cats.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Garden-Cats.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Garden-Cats-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Garden-Cats-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Rubber Dance friends. Rubber Dance is one of the sponsors of The Christmas Cat Lovers Challenge which is being hosted over at The Christmas Kickstart Challenge blog. For many years in October Janis Woolbright hosted the Cat Lovers Hop on her blog. Janis was a great friend and inspiration and support to many. She &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/papercrafting-cardmaking\/rubber-dance-sponsors-the-christmas-cat-lovers-challenge\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[448,218,5],"tags":[114,39,47,42,10,424,96],"class_list":["post-4522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas-projects","category-greeting-cards","category-papercrafting-cardmaking","tag-christmas-tags","tag-garden-cats","tag-mixed-media-marks-1","tag-purr-fect","tag-textured-xmas-trees","tag-watercolor-xmas","tag-whimsical-winter"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230923_204243.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4522"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5526,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4522\/revisions\/5526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}