Friday, March 5, 2021

Love and a Cat

I've been trying to organize my very full, very messy, craft room and I recently put all my cat stamps and dies in one box.  I have a lot of friends with cats (I have one too) so I decided to make some cat cards with some of my newly rediscovered stamps and dies!

The lovely background that looks like I might have water colored -  is actually a piece of designer paper (cheapy from Joann!) and worked perfectly as a location for my cat to be sitting - cast shadow and all!  

I stamped the cat and then added more color markings with a Spiced Marmalade Distress Marker. Then I spritzed it very lightly with water to soften the marks.  Stamped the sentiment in blue on a watercolor paper square and added a red enamel heart in the center of the paw.
(there was already an open space heart there from the stamp).


I'm linking my card to:

Kent and I got our 1st Covid Vaccination shots this week - so thankful!  Will get our second shots at end of month.





Stamps:  Kit'n Caboodle - Papertrey Ink
Paper:  water color - Canson Cold Press, Clouds and Grass Paper Pad - Joann, white - PTI
Ink:  Chamomile, Honey Druffle, Espresso - Altenew, Enchanted Evening - PTI
Accessories:  Kit'N Caboodle dies - PTI, enamel heart - Altenew.

11 comments:

I Card Everyone said...

Julia! I've always wanted a ginger cat! and a grey, and a tabby, and oh you get the picture!
So happy to see this darling ginger in our IB gallery! He is adorable - and great use of that pattern paper! Wow it couldn't be more perfect!
=]

Loll said...

Adorable! LOVE that cat! How wonderful you had THE perfect patterned paper in your stash. It was meant to be! A box of cat stamps and dies ... OK, you definitely must have A LOT of stamps! :) Isn't it fun to look through and then use one of the oldies, but goodies??!! Congrats on getting your first vaccination - YAY! xx

Mac Mable said...

How lucky was that with the designer paper?...Perfect for the cute cat and love the addition of the little red heart too x. So glad you've both had your first vaccinations....I won't be far behind x.

Bonnie said...

So glad you've started on your vaccines, Julia! Love, love, love this sweet kitty! The "watercolor" paper was a fantastic find!

Susan said...

Adorable little ginger cat! Great use of the dp - I thought you'd watercoloured it! My craft room could challenge yours for the very fullest, very messiest award!! I really need to devote a week to cleaning it up (without getting distracted to make something!).

Colleen said...

Julia, that is amazing to have a pattern paper work so perfectly for your scene, wow, and even the shadow. Fabulous card! And congrats on your vaccine #1!!

Christine Alexander said...

Great combo with the patterned paper and that sweet cat :)
I'm so happy you got your COVID vaccination ♥

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Adorable kitty on that designer paper - love it, Julia!! What a cool pin for getting your vaccine; we got a piece of paper. Oh well, glad to get it and we get #2 next week!!

papierelle said...

So cute your card!! And you are so right!!! And we don't have just one cat, we have three !!

Danni Reid said...

That is the perfect patterned paper, I thought it was water-colored too, and with the perfect shadow, that is a good crafting day. Your kitty is so soft and cute, love him! Thank you for inspiring us this week @ IB!

Silke Ledlow said...

Your friends are gonna love your sweet cat card :) !!! Thank you for playing this week!