A couple times a year I have to get this old Stampin’ Up set “Cool Cat” out and work with it. Love this cat! This morning I felt like getting out the bright colors to liven things up a bit.
Let’s get started. 🙂
Supplies:
| Stamps: Stampin’ Up “Cool Cat” |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black & Tempting Turquoise |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, Basic Black & Wild Wasabi |
| Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Coluzzle, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool and Ruler, Piercing Tool, White Gel Pen, Bordering Blue marker, Blush Blossom Marker, Black Marker, Sponges |
Cut a 2.5″ circle with my Coluzzle out of card stock.
Note: This morning I used a circle cut previously and used in a different project. Nice to keep these things on hand and re-use them.
Used the circle as a mask for the moon. I just held it in place as I worked.
Traced a fine line around the mask with a Bordering Blue marker on a 4″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White card stock.
Sponged on some Summer Sun ink.
Sponged on Some Tempting Turquoise ink.
Sponged on some Wild Wasabi ink.
Sponged on some Ruby Red ink.
Sponged on some Chocolate Chip ink.
Removed mask.
Sponged some Summer Sun ink inside of the moon to the left side.
Using my Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement, stamped Cool Cat with Basic Black ink.
Sponged some Black ink at the bottom of the card stock.
Used a white gel pen to color in the whites of the cat’s eyes.
Colored in the Cat’s ears with a Blush Blossom Marker.
Added some dots to the background to look like distant stars.
Figured out what layout I wanted to use and cut my panels.
Distressed the main image panel and the Tempting Turquoise panel with a Tim Holtz distress tool.
Dragged the edges of all sides of the main image panel over the black ink.
sponged Tempting Turquoise ink around the edges of the Tempting Turquoise panel.
Drew in lines using a Tim Holtz ruler and White Gel pen to create a look of brick.
Drew a black line under the cat to create the top of the wall and colored in the top bricks with the black marker to make it flow better from one layer to the next.
The Tim Holtz ruler has holes in it that you can use your piercing tool with to create a faux stitching look.
Punched my holes around the edge of the card stock and then used a white gel pen and ran it from one hole to the next to create the stitching.
Here you have it the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.
May your day be sunny and your night sky be bright!
Until my next post. . . . . . . . .
Hugs,
Michelle
Zindorf Stamps 
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