IN THE NIP WITH MAU

As the Cat Scout‘s Worldwide Wildcats had the grand opening of their Catnip Greenhouse yesterday, Mauricio asked if he could do some nippy Caturday Art. He selected a photo previously used in the post, “Thankful Thursday: The Return & Nip” in April of last year. Here’s that photo of him.

 

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I have PhotoShop Elements 12 installed on my computer but have never used it. I decided to take the plunge today. After trying a variety of options, I selected to do this photo stack. I continued to experiment with additional options but did not come up with anything I really liked, so I loaded the photo back into my usual photo editing program, Picasa. With that I increased the saturation and added the drop shadow frame.

 

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This is my entry in Athena and Marie’s Caturday Art Blog Hop. To join and/or view the other submissions, click on their badge.

Cat4-001If today is Caturday, you all know what that means. Tomorrow is our Sunday Selfies Blog Hop. Another guest host will be joining us tomorrow. No spoilers here, though. You’ll have to come by tomorrow to see who it is. Please consider joining us, especially if you haven’t in the past. All anipals are welcome.

 

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May 16, 2015 by Cat Scouts Caturday Art Blog Hop 28

28 Responses

  1. Pipo/Minko/MrJackFreckles says:
    May 17, 2015 at 1:49 pm

    Love it!! And the nip too of course, MOL!!

    Reply
  2. meowmeowmans says:
    May 16, 2015 at 11:53 pm

    We love your art for today! 🙂 Mau is so handsome, and that effect is very cool. Oh, and that cup of nip is AWESOME. 🙂

    Hugs!

    Reply
  3. Katnip Lounge says:
    May 16, 2015 at 11:13 pm

    We just can’t get past the size of that cup-o-nip!!!

    Reply
  4. Kitty Cat Chronicles says:
    May 16, 2015 at 11:11 pm

    Very cool! Love the way the colors turned out. And woohoo for catnip! There can never be enough of that!
    Sampy sends 29852039485345230945234 kisses to Astrid, and we all send lots of love!

    Reply
  5. Spitty the Kitty says:
    May 16, 2015 at 11:11 pm

    A NIP GREENHOUSE??? OMC! The Human has a LOT to asnwer for my furiends, a LOT! I did a (sorta) selfie for tomorrow! I’ll be back XOXOXO

    Reply
  6. The Island Cats says:
    May 16, 2015 at 9:56 pm

    Oh that nip looks even better!

    Reply
  7. Canadian Cats says:
    May 16, 2015 at 9:54 pm

    What a beautiful artsy entry Mau. Thank you for a great Greenhouse Warming….it was great fun.

    Shoko

    Reply
  8. Cathy Keisha says:
    May 16, 2015 at 8:36 pm

    How psychedelic! Trés cool.

    Reply
  9. Brian says:
    May 16, 2015 at 8:31 pm

    Nippy art sure looks fun!

    Reply
  10. Melissa & Truffles says:
    May 16, 2015 at 7:01 pm

    That looks so cool! Your artwork is always so creative 🙂

    Reply
  11. Dezi and Lexi says:
    May 16, 2015 at 7:00 pm

    Wow Mau sure looks inneewestin’. Hims looks like hims has a bit of orange on da chest. MOL Gweat awt.

    Luv ya’

    Dezi and Lexi

    Reply
  12. Flynn says:
    May 16, 2015 at 5:27 pm

    That turned out well but I can’t take my eyes off that nip.

    Reply
  13. Sherri-Ellen T-D. says:
    May 16, 2015 at 5:24 pm

    Mee-you mauricio that ferst foto iss luvley; yur so handsum!!!
    An Lady Janet yur foto stack iss BERRY BERRY cool foto art!!
    **HI-5’SS**
    Siddhartha Henry an LadyMum 🙂 🙂

    Reply
  14. Christy Paws says:
    May 16, 2015 at 5:14 pm

    Great job. You’d never know it is your first attempt! Mom says the learning curve with any new software is a pain. Love the colors.

    Reply
  15. The Swiss Cats says:
    May 16, 2015 at 3:42 pm

    Great collage ! Purrs

    Reply
  16. Annabelle says:
    May 16, 2015 at 10:31 am

    Oh my Mau we don’t know what we like best the art or the NIP!

    Reply
  17. The Florida Furkids says:
    May 16, 2015 at 10:18 am

    Fantastic photo – before AND after!!!!

    The Florida Furkids with special kisses and love to Mau from Allie

    Reply
  18. Marty the Manx says:
    May 16, 2015 at 10:02 am

    Really really like your Caturday art! Mau looks fantastic and it is such fun!
    Happy Caturday!
    Marty

    Reply
  19. Ellen Pilch says:
    May 16, 2015 at 9:03 am

    My Sammy said that was some good nip 🙂 Great photo too.

    Reply
  20. Linda Arthur Tejera says:
    May 16, 2015 at 8:51 am

    Great job on an adorable photo! I love how the colors just pop! 🙂

    Reply
  21. Sammy says:
    May 16, 2015 at 8:26 am

    Boy oh boy the colors just POP! Love it……………..and thanks to Mau for co-hosting the catnip pawty at Scouts yesterday – what a BLAST!

    Hugs, Sammy

    Reply
  22. Gattina says:
    May 16, 2015 at 5:57 am

    Very nice creation !

    Reply
  23. Athena says:
    May 16, 2015 at 5:17 am

    That’s really great. So creative!

    Purrs xx
    Athena and Marie

    Reply
  24. Lone Star Cats says:
    May 16, 2015 at 2:57 am

    NIP!

    Reply
  25. Raven says:
    May 16, 2015 at 1:34 am

    First, that’s a great photo. I like the big mug planter.
    I also like how you stacked the photos and brightened everything up in your art photo.

    Reply
  26. Summer says:
    May 16, 2015 at 1:28 am

    I love the way it turned out!

    Reply
  27. speedyrabbit says:
    May 16, 2015 at 1:15 am

    that turned out great,xx Rachel

    Reply
  28. Maxwell Faraday and Allie says:
    May 16, 2015 at 12:47 am

    Oooh we remember that photo, that was one ginormous mug ‘o’ nip!!

    Reply

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You gained your angel wings. Today
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To remember and mourn. Our hearts
Continue to hurt, and we miss
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Giulietta whined from the catio
Yesterday as I worked in the yard.
I know you put her up to it. That
Was your way of getting me to,
Allow you to join me as I
Gardened. You were there with me
In spirit. With every meow
I thought of you and how much I miss
Your sweet face and disposition.
In these past few months, many friends
Have traveled your same path in your
paw-steps. I am certain you were
Waiting to greet them with purrs and hugs.
I pray you and your friends are laughing,
Frolicking and having fun together.
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And I still think of you everyday.
I see your sweet face in my mind’s eye
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It’s nice you’ve sent us kitties needing a family,
But my dearest love, we are now at capacity.
You thought it would take more than one cat
To take your place in our habitat.
We love Cooper Murphy and baby Sawyer dearly
But thinking either could replace you makes me teary.
You were one-of-a-kind and will stay in my heart
Until the day I join you and we’re no longer apart.
When once again I can hold you in my arms
And revel in all your love and feline charms.
Together with you and all who have passed.
I will spend eternity contemplating how blessed
I was to share my life with my furry children,
Each and every one of you one-in-a billion.

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I miss you each day.
Until we meet in heaven,
The pain will remain.

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I don’t know how to say good-bye.
I thought you were invincible; though,
You used up many of your nine lives.
You ruled us all with an iron paw;
Never took “no” for an answer
And always got your way.
If not, you’d bark to signal your
Displeasure and sometimes raise a paw.
I always joked that you were bi-polar.
When I told people you were a calico
They immediately understood what I meant.
Today was unnaturally quiet in the house.
Can a home seem empty with eight cats?
I will miss waking up at night to find you
Sitting next to me and staring at me.
I will miss you yelling at us as you did
When you wanted breakfast and dinner.
I will miss watching you lounging and snoozing
On the porch settee on a warm afternoon.
But most of all I will miss your kisses!
When kitten Sawyer befriended you,
We suspect you were imparting your
Wisdom and secrets for controlling us.
Time will tell if he was a good listener.
But whatever he may have learned,
Neither Sawyer nor any other cat
Can or will replace you in our hearts.
Lily Olivia, you were one-of-a-kind.

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