Watercolour Month #CaturdayArt

So July is Watercolour Month so here's a watercolour digital effect for you because even though Mum is an arty person, she can't paint. Actually, I think she can but she hates the mess she has to clear up later. My mum has never had much confidence in her abilities either. 

Anyay, she makes up for it in other ways though. I mean photography is art too, right? And so is singing, music, graphic design, writing, poetry, etc. 

And here is the jigsaw puzzle version!

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Caturday Art Blog Hop

Get creative with your animal photos!

Or share your original animal artwork! 

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Design a Sustainable Cat Bed #CaturdayArt

Happy Caturday!

Before we show you our photo art for this weekend, we wanted to tell you about a great competition for all you artsy creative types.

Sustainable Cat Bed Design Contest

Tuft and Paw are looking for a new way to think about furniture that helps cats, humans, and the Earth.

If you think you've got a great design idea for a sustainable cat bed then get your entry in now and you could win $1,500!

The winning design will be produced in the U.S. and promoted as one of Tuft + Paw’s new flagship products and will also be donated to shelters across the country.

Submissions deadline is October 31st 2017.

The winner will be decided on November 30th 2017. 

Competition Details

Create an original design for cat furniture that meets the below criteria.

1. It's sustainable

As part of Tuft + Paw’s commitment to environmentally responsible products, it must be made of ethically sourced and produced materials that don't harm our planet.

2. It's affordable

When your piece goes into production, we want it to be inexpensive enough that any cat owner can have it in his or her home.

3. It's beautiful

Don’t skimp on style- we want to see something that adds a “wow” factor to modern homes and looks more like it belongs to an interior designer than a Tabby cat.

4. It's easy to ship

We want your design to be our customers’ go-to choice when they donate an item to a shelter. This means it has to be lightweight and easy to ship. Bonus points for collapsible flat-pack shapes.

5. It's practical

Along with your physical prototype, give us technical drawings that specify exact dimensions and instructions for how it will be produced. Good luck!

Any questions can be sent to jackson@tuftandpaw.com

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Right, now onto this week's Caturday Art Blog Hop!

Mum says she can't remember what photo art app or filter she used to create this. But that doesn't matter as I really love it as it's quite subtle.

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!

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Wordy Whiskers Wednesday

A bit of a wordy Wednesday today. I know we are posting rather a lot of videos lately, but I'm afraid Mum's become quite obsessed. She's like that you know. She can go through months dry of any inspiration and then suddenly BOOM! A wave of creativity hits and she cannot stop. It doesn't last long though. She will eventually wind down, I promise you, and then she'll just want to retreat into her cave (our bedroom), dive under the duvet and will probably not have another urge to create for months.

I do however continue to be a great source of inspiration and comfort for her. Apart from being a very photogenic cat and advising her on what to blog about, I am also there to provide the soothing purrs and huge love and affection I know she needs to feel better. I encourage her to take naps in the afternoon with me when things become overwhelming for her. And of course I provide endless laughter with my crazy antics and the funny faces I like to pull occasionally. I love hearing her laugh!

So I think I should let her off for sharing this embarrassing video of me rolling around ecstatically on her bath towel (it smells of mummy and that's great, but it also has the scent of lavender oil from her bath).

Lavender might not be for everyone (many associate it with Granny smells and Mum isn't old enough). Well, she is actually, but don't tell her that. Lavender is very good for depression and aids restful sleep, which is why she likes to add a few drops to her bath. The towel seems to have absorbed it though, hence my delight.

Anyway, let's end this rather wordy Wednesday post with the video, shall we? Hope it makes your humans smile too. I give you the permission to laugh at me, a goddess. It's OK. I am happy to provide fun entertainment for my friends, readers and fans.

ENJOY AND SHARE!

Caturday Art

Welcome to Caturday Art! 

This is the fun blog hop for creative pets. Yes, that's right, any pet can join - not just cats! That's because my mum, being a huge animal lover, says it isn't fair to the other animals if they want to join in too.

Oh well...

As you can see, there is lots of pink this week. I think Mum just wanted to surround me with an aura of loving pink light because she loves me so much!

This pic was created using PicMonkey

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Mum was too busy to create some photo art for this week's Caturday Art Blog Hop so she cheated by using Photofunia, which she loves.

Looking forward to seeing and sharing all your wonderful photo art!

Whatever you do though, please do not do anything like this. Mum and I think it is disgusting and very cruel and should be banned!

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My mum did this with an app called My Sketch

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Here's me as a kitten sleeping blissfully on my mummy's lap.

We used pixlr.com and picmonkey.com to make it all arty and pretty.