Happy Cattitude!

It's Tuesday which means it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my teammates and I are showcasing wonderful products by Chou and Flowers. If you're not familiar with this brand, you really ought to check them out. They're fabulous!

As a crazy cat lady, I have a sizeable collection of cat-themed crafting products, so when I saw the adorable Meow 1 Clear Stamp Set, I just had to have it! 

Here's my first card created with the  Meow 1 Clear Stamp Set and the wonderful Flower Border Stencil, also by Chou and Flowers.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Meow 1 Clear Stamp Set by Chou and Flowers

Circus Flower Border Stencil by Chou and Flowers

Bloom and Wild 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Avalanche White Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Papers®

Tuxedo Black, Angel Pink, and Bamboo Leaves Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers:

Cats: C00, C0, C1, C2, C4, C6, B60, R81

Radiator: C0, C2, C4

Chair: BV13, BV17

Pillow: Y15, Y19

Silver and Rose Stardust® Glitter Gel Pens by Sakura® of America

Olive Green Pastel Pencils by Derwent

Stitched Rectangle Die Set: Source Unknown (oops)

Repositionable Label Paper by Avery®

Repositionable Scotch Tape® by 3M
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Industries
Stamping Platform

Notes:

When building card scenes, I tend to do a lot of masking. I like to use repositionable label paper because it's inexpensive and readily available. The first step of my process is to determine which image(s) should be in the foreground and which image(s) should be towards the back. 

I use a stamping platform to help position the stamps and to re-stamp if necessary.

My process is to stamp an image onto the image panel and onto label paper, which is fussy-cut and placed over its counterpart.  This process is repeated until I have all my images stamped and masked. Then the background is added, usually with ink, and additional stamping and/or stenciling is used to enhance the background.

Instructions:

1. Cut Avalanche cardstock to 5.5" x 8.5".
2. Score at 4.25" and fold to form an A2 card.
3. Cut a piece of patterned paper from the Bloom and Wild 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium to 5.25" x 4" and adhere to the card. Set aside.
4. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the sleeping cat, then the radiator, the reaching cat, and the chair onto the image panel and onto repositionable label paper as noted above. 
5. When all the images are masked, cut the image panel with one of the dies from the stitched Rectangle die set.
6. Leave the image panel in the die. 
7. Place Repositionable tape horizontally under the radiator, couch, and cat.
8. Brush Angel Pink Memento ink over the die and onto the image panel to create a pink background. 
9. Place the Circus Flower Border Stencil atop the image panel and brush Angel Pink Memento ink was over the stencil and the back of the die onto the image panel to add a pattern to the background. 
10. Move the stencil down towards the base of the card and line up the pattern. 
11. Brush Angel Pink Memento ink over the stencil again to complete the top area of the background.
12. Move the repositionable tape to cover the pink area of the image panel. 
13. Brush Bamboo Leaves Memento ink over the tape and the back of the die onto the base of the image panel. 
14. Remove the tape and the masks and retain for another use
15. Remove the image panel from the die.
16. Use Copic markers to color the image panel. I colored the cats to look somewhat like my lastest pair of cats, who are white with grey markings on their heads, necks, and one tail.
17. Use Glitter gel pens to add glittery touches to the tassel cat toy hanging off of the radiator.
18. Use Onyx Black VersaFine Ink by Tsukineko to stamp the sentiment as shown.

Thanks for visiting today!