What it is about boxes that cats love so much? As a dog person, I don’t get it, but I have so many friends whose cats spends hours exploring, sitting in, and napping in boxes. So I thought I would create this surprise slider card in honor of all those cats who love boxes. \ud83d\ude42 lol<\/p>\n

<\/a>The adorable kitty looking innocently up with wide eyes comes from the Katzelkraft Cats Stamp Set<\/a><\/span>. I Copic colored the cat with the following colors and fussy cut him out:
\nCat Body: E02, E97, E99 with R20 for ears and blush
\nEyes: YG21, YG25 and YG17 with Signo White Uniball Gel Highlights<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Then for the kraft “card board” box I used a Neat & Tangled Box Die<\/span><\/a> and folded it up to form the open topped box that the kitty could sit in. To create the slider mechanism, I used an X-Acto blade and just cut a slit in the back side of the box as well as on the card front that was about 1.25″ long and .25″ wide (wide enough to fit a foam dot). I wasn’t too worried about the cleanness of the slit because the cat covers the whole opening.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Then in order from front to back here are the pieces: (a) box front; (b) kitty; (c) foam dot connecting kitty through the slit to the slider pull; (d) box back (with slit); (e) card front made with a glittery gold medallion patterned paper (with slit); slider pull with fun foam sheets on either side to support the card front with space for the slider pull to easily slide up and down; and card base.<\/p>\n

For the sentiment, I used the Neat & Tangled Out of the Box Stamp Set<\/a><\/span> to heat emboss “Just popping up to say…” and I used an old Whimsy Speech Bubble Border Die (this is no longer available but this Lawn Fawn Speech Bubble Border Die<\/a><\/span> is very similar) to make it appear as though the cat was saying that phrase. Then on the inside of the card I simply stamped “Hello!” So this card can be sent any time for any occasion.<\/p>\n

Disclosure<\/span>: Many of the supplies I\u2019ve used for today\u2019s project are linked.\u00a0Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!<\/em><\/p>\n

The following is a process tutorial of how I created this cat in the box surprise slider card:<\/p>\n

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This card is being entered into the following challenges:
\nCreatalicious Anything Goes with Optional All that Glitters Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nWord Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nLil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nThrough the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\n613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Mostly Blue Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nPenny Black and More Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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