Stop Waking Me Up For Photos! #FelineFriday

Not happy about Mum waking me up for yet another photo!

We are joining Comedy Plus for Feline Friday and Four- Legged Furballs & 15andmeowing for Friendly Fill-Ins

Friendly Fill-ins

1. _____________________ stresses me this time of year.

2. My favorite holiday film is ______________________.

3. If you ask me, _________ makes this season merry and bright.

4. _________ brings back memories.

MARIE

1. Too many things stress me out this time of year.

2. My favorite holiday film is Home Alone (I think!)

3. If you ask me, snow makes this season merry and bright.

4. Music brings back memories. 

ATHENA 

1. Too many things stress me out this time of year. Like, I don't like the cold and I don't like Mum being extra stressy and busy.

2.  My favorite holiday film is anything with cats in it.

3. If you ask me, Mum makes this season merry and bright. She is very loving and comforting and gives me lots of cuddles and her lap keeps me warm. Not forgetting supplying those little treats whenever I demand them.

4. I'm a cat so I live in the moment. But snuggling with Mum brings back memories. 

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Sunday Selfies & New Business Cards

Happy Sunday!  

We thought we'd show you our new business cards from VistaPrint. Actually, it's one card, double-sided.

Today's Sunday Selfie is one of our Instagram posts from this week.

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In thoughtful pose #cats #thoughtfulthursday #catsoftwitter #catsoftheworld #greeneyes #tabbylove #catblogger #tabbybeauty #meowdel #catphotography #lovemycat #ukcat

A post shared by Athena (@athenawisekitty) on Oct 24, 2019 at 1:11pm PDT

We are joining The Cat on My Head for the Sunday Selfies Blog Hop

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Sleepy Tabby #caturdayart

Happy Caturday!

As we already posted our Easter art last Caturday, here's an arty pic of me being interrupted from my nap by Mum and her iPhone!

The art above was created using the SuperPhoto app paint effect and finished off with the Grunge frame from BeFunky.

Happy Easter!

If you saw last week's Caturday Art (and if you didn't, why not?), there were 3 versions of an Easter card posted, but here is our favourite one!

Simply edit photos of your pets or any animal using one of the many free photo editors available online - or any editing program you like. Enjoy creating and sharing your artsy pet photos or any of your own pet art. It's a great way to find new blogging friends and followers! ALL PETS WELCOME!

Whiskers Wednesday in Profile

Caturday Art: It's a Watercolour Illusion

Happy Caturday! 

OK, we are using LunaPic again. Nothing wrong with that, of course, because it's brilliant and so easy and quick to use. Mum has been so busy and tied up with a lot of stuff going on in life so she hasn't had much time to create more unique art in Photoshop. Anyway, here is a close up of my excellent, beautiful eye. The effects Mum used are Watercolor 2 and Illusion.

Have a great weekend!

Caturday Art Blog Hop for All Creative Pets!

Simply edit photos of your pets or any animal using one of the many free photo editors available online - or any editing program you like. Enjoy creating and sharing your artsy pet photos. It's a great way to find new blogging friends and followers!

Caturday Art: Shattered in the Yellow Submarine

Happy Caturday!

Do you like my confusing title? 

At least it grabs attention I hope 😻

In this week's Caturday Art it's back to the fabulous LunaPic again. Mum had this photo of me closing my eyes against the sunlight and thought it made me look as if I was falling asleep.

So it was onto LunaPic to find a suitable effect and found Shattered (in informal British English when someone says they're shattered it means exhausted). As I looked tired and sleepy, she decided it was purrfect. 

Why Yellow Submarine?

Because the next effect Mum used was Submarine. No idea why, and it's not even yellow as you can see.

But Mum, being a Beatles fan, immediately started singing "Yellow Submarine", hence the title of this blog post! 

Let's hear that song now, shall we? 

Just to let you know, it's way before my time, but Mum has fond memories of hearing this song as a kid and swaying to it whenever it came on the radio. She must have been about 2 or 3. Long time ago, Mum! 

Simply edit photos of your pets or any animal using one of the many free photo editors available online - or any editing program you like. Enjoy creating and sharing your artsy pet photos. It's a great way to find new blogging buddies and followers!

ZAZZLE STORE COLLECTIONS

Gifts for Him*
by Marie Symeou

Gifts for Her*
by Marie Symeou

#CaturdayArt: Dreamscope Oil Pastel & Cafe Filter

HAPPY CATURDAY!

Having fun with Dreamscope again.

First, we used the oil pastel effect and added a frame in BeFunky.

 

Then we added the Cafe filter and again went to BeFunky for this frame.

Join the Caturday Art Blog Hop and Have Some Fun! 

Simply edit photos of your pets or any animal using one of the many free photo editors available online - or any editing program you like. Enjoy creating and sharing your artsy pet photos. It's a great way to find new blogging friends and followers!

#CaturdayArt Thick Oil Paint Effect

HAPPY CATURDAY!

Today, we have this fabulous work of art for you.

It was created using the Thick Oil Paint effect in Dreamscope.

Join the Caturday Art Blog Hop and Have Some Fun!

Simply edit photos of your pets or any animal using one of the many free photo editors available online - or any editing program you like. Or if you are an artist, feel free to share your pet art here. Enjoy creating and sharing your artsy pet photos. 

It's a great way to find new blogging friends and followers!

SPRINGTIME COLLECTION AT ZAZZLE 

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Spring Collection
by Marie Symeou

Caturday Art: Fairy Art

HAPPY CATURDAY 

This is LunaPic's Fairy art filter. We've used it before and we love it!

Join the Caturday Art Blog Hop and Have Some Fun!

Simply edit photos of your pets or any animal using one of the many free photo editors available online - or any editing program you like. Enjoy creating and sharing your artsy pet photos. It's a great way to find new blogging friends and followers!

#caturdayart St Patrick's Day Zazzle Special

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HAPPY CATURDAY!😻

It's taken us a long time but we are proud to announce that we are now Zazzle ProDesigners, so we thought we'd better celebrate!

And what better way to celebrate than with our new St Patrick's Day design! 

Yes, we know St Patrick's is not until March 17th :)

Mum had originally wanted to create a card with this design, but now she's also added it to a few other products at our CatGoddessDesigns store. 

You can see the card here

So what is Zazzle?

We're sure most of you have heard of Zazzle already. It's a very popular online marketplace that lets you publish your designs onto products for free. You can then sell them or just create your own gifts for the people you love. There are hundreds of products to add your art and designs on, but we think it's best to choose a few and not have your design on everything.

Another good thing about it is that as a seller you can set your own royalty rates and you can also earn some money by becoming an associate. 

And Zazzle is not just for designers, photographers and artists. Anyone can have a go, and it's easy once you know how. If you follow the free guidelines and tutorials you'll be an expert in no time. 

Can you make a lot of money?

There are some lucky people making quite a bit of money, some even earning a full-time income. And then there's sellers like us, who only earn a small amount every now and then, so no chance of giving up the day job yet! I suppose it's like that for most, though.

For Mum, it's been a slow process. It can take a while to earn that first $100 that qualifies you as a ProDesigner at Basic level but she's happy to have reached this status so far.

She says she enjoys designing cat-themed products and that's the main thing. It's also enabled her to create lovely personalised gifts for family and friends, so it's not all about making money. 

But it helps. Especially if you're looking to earn money online, which is what Mum wants so she can be a stay at home cat mum 😻

🍀Celebrate St Patrick's Day with Zazzle🍺

For this week's Caturday Art we thought we'd share some fab St Patrick's Day designs that we found on Zazzle. 

The links are from Zazzle.com, but many of these products are also available at international stores too.

Have a PAWsitively Wonderful St. Patrick's Day Can Cooler
by The_Cat_Lady

st patricks day party supplies paper plate
by partygames

Patton's St. Patrick's Day Chocolates
by CatsEyeViewGifts

St. Patrick's Day Cats Ornament
by HolidayBug

St. Patrick's Day Irish Coffee Cat Mug
by jamiecreates1

Irish Pride Lucy Jewelry Box
by RedSparklesDesigns

Happy St. Patrick's Day - Serving Tray
by SharonKMoore

St. Patrick's Day Cat Tie
by twopurringcats

Japanese Lucky Cat Pot of Gold Earrings
by Kaz_Foxsens_Animals

Pet Me I'm Irish St. Patrick's Day dog shirt
by astralcity

Join the Caturday Art Blog Hop and Have Some Fun! 

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Caturday Art: Tattoo Style with LunaPic

HAPPY CATURDAY!

This is the Tattoo effect from LunaPic and I think it looks great!

I asked Mum if she would have this tattoo on her body. She said she isn't keen on having a tattoo. She doesn't mind them on others; she just doesn't want any on herself. To be honest with you, I think she's scared of having it done.

Do you have a tattoo of any of your pets? 

If not, would you like to have one?

Check out the Spring Collection at Zazzle!

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Spring Collection
by Marie Symeou

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#FlashbackFriday: My Instagram Pics This Week

Quick wash before bedtime #goodnight 💤#cats #catsofinstagram #tabbiesofinstagram #catsoftwitter #bathtime #catbath #paws tabbylove #ilovemycat #catblogger

A photo posted by Athena (@athenawisekitty) on Jan 18, 2017 at 2:52pm PST

Looking cute on Mum's bed #cats #catmum #furbaby #tabbiesofinstagram #tabbylove #catlovers #cutekitty #catblogger #catsofinstagram #catsoftwitter

A photo posted by Athena (@athenawisekitty) on Jan 16, 2017 at 1:10pm PST

New visitor #cats #blackcat #kitten #neighbourhoodcat #keepout #catblogger #catsofinstagram #catlovers

A photo posted by Athena (@athenawisekitty) on Jan 16, 2017 at 1:01pm PST

Thank you @toonpetz for my cartoon! 💕🐾😻#cats #caturday #caturdayart #fundraising #animals #animallovers #animalrescue #animalcharities #tabbylove #athena #catsoftwitter #catsoftheworld #catblogger #instapet

A photo posted by Athena (@athenawisekitty) on Jan 14, 2017 at 1:26am PST

Caturday Art: Photoshop Watercolour Effect & More

Happy Caturday!

So Mum worked harder on her Caturday Art this week, devoting a little extra time to create this masterpiece in Photoshop Elements.

I reminded her to keep some notes on what effects and filters she used.

First, after cropping and resizing original photo, she added a watercolor effect. Then some vintage old paper effect, and finally an artistic sponge filter. She then added a frame.

Join Caturday Art Blog Hop and Have Fun Creating!

 Simply edit photos of your pets or any animal using one of the many free photo editors available online - or any editing program you like. Enjoy creating and sharing your arty pet photos. It's a great way to find new blogging friends and followers! Like to draw or paint animal pictures by hand instead? Then share these too!

 ALL PETS WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE - NOT JUST CATS!

 A link to this page or site will be much appreciated! You can add the Caturday Art Blog Hop button to your post or blog sidebar and grab the linky code below.

Green-Eyed Tabby Cat Gift Box
by CatGoddessDesigns

Tabby Cat Oil Painting Throw Pillow
by CatGoddessDesigns

Tabby Cat Poster Art Tri-fold Wallets
by CatGoddessDesigns

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Witch's Hat 3 Times #CaturdayArt

Happy Caturday!

Mum added the witch hat in PicMonkey and then went over to LunaPic and created these classic horrors for you.

Lunapic Illusion Effect

Lunapic Cartoon Effect

Lunapic Horror Animation

Scary enough for you? 

A few words from Mum as to why we are no longer using inLinkz for our blog hop.

I now have to pay a $2.99 subscription fee per month for using the service and as I'm yet to be earning enough money from blogging I simply can't afford to pay. 

Instead, I am trying Simply Linked. Unfortunately, this means no thumbnail links, but does that really matter? Not everyone adds the widget/code to their blog anyway. I really hope this move doesn't put off all our regular hoppers as we love this hop and getting to see all your amazing work! Plus, you're all dear friends now and we love how each week we get to meet new friends and discover some new amazing blogs to follow along the way.

I've been blogging for many years, beginning with a writing blog in 2005, and I have to say I never felt I really belonged. 

The pet blogging community has been different though. You've all been very welcoming from the start and it's this that's kept this blog going. I was unsure of starting the Caturday Art hop at first. In fact, I'm amazed at how well it's taken off. Yes, it's been quite a small build up. But I can now see how much you all enjoy it and it's wonderful seeing you all being so creative. I look forward to seeing your photos and what you come up with each week. It's such a fun way to interact with you all and I never want this hop to end.

What I will do though is pin your entries to the Caturday Art Pinterest board.

So, I hope you continue to join us each week! 

Purrs xx
Athena and Marie

THIS IS A BLOG HOP!

 (linky will close 17 October at 8am UK time)

Join Caturday Art Blog Hop and Have Fun Creating!

Simply edit photos of your pets or any animal using one of the many free photo editors available online, or any editing program you like. Enjoy creating and sharing arty photos of your pets. Or if you like to draw or paint animal pictures instead you can share these too. 

ALL PETS WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE - NOT JUST CATS! 

Christmas
by Marie Symeou

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