Grumpy Cat Coffee Card with Memento Inks

I’m a heavily caffeinated cat lady who has an enormous collection of cat and/or coffee themed crafting products. Stenciling or stamping on patterned paper is a great way to extend their versatility. Memento or or other dye inks work perfectly for this technique as they are translucent.

Here it is!

Imagine Crafts Supplies:

Lulu Lavender, Summer Sky, Angel Pink, New Sprout and Dandelion Memento Dew Drop Ink

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Nocturne VersaFine Clair

Sponge Daubers

Tear It! Tape

Craft Mat

Other Supplies:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Grey and White Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Coffee Cat Clear Stamp Set by Funky Fossil Designs

Alice in Wonderland Tea Party Stencil by Visible Image Stamps

Floor Perspective Stencil by A Colorful Life Designs

Bubble Layering Stencils by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous

Paw Print Patterned Paper from the Kitten Smitten 12x12 Collection by Doodlebug Designs

Copic Markers — C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, YG01, YG03, YG05, RV93, R81, B21, B23, E74, E77

Low-Tack Tape

Post-It Notes by 3M

Misti  Stamping Platform by My Sweet Petunia

Instructions:

Step 1: 

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Coffee Cat Clear Set twice — once onto a 3” x 5” panel of Classic Crest cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Use Copic markers to color the cat. Fussy-cut the repositionable sticker paper version of the cat and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.

Step 2:

Place a magnet sheet between folded paper. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the paper-covered magnet. Place low-tack tape horizontally .75” from the base of the image panel.

Use a Sponge Dauber to brush Lulu Lavender Memento ink over the tape onto the image panel to ground the cat image.

Step 3:

Use low-tack tape to secure the Floor Perspective Stencil over the magnet onto the paper-covered magnet. Use a Sponge Dauber to brush Tuxedo Black Memento ink over the stencil onto the image panel. Remove the tape and the stencil.

Step 4:

Use low-tack tape to secure the Bubbles Stencil to the image panel. Use Sponge Daubers to apply Angel Pink and Summer Sky Memento Inks over the stencil onto the image panel. Remove the tape and stencil. Set the image panel aside.

Step 5:

Place low-tack tape vertically 3.5” from the left edge of a 7” x 5” piece of paw-print patterned paper. Use magnets and tape to secure the Tea Party Stencil over the left side of the image panel. 

Use Sponge Daubers to apply Angel Pink, Summer Sky, and Lulu Lavender Memento ink over the stencil’s teacups onto the patterned paper. Wipe the stencil.

Step 6:

Use a Sponge Dauber to New Sprout and Dandelion Memento Ink over the stencil’s dots onto the patterned paper. 

Clean and dry the stencil, then repeat Steps #5 and 6 to stencil the right side of the patterned paper.

Step 7:

Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the layers of the card.

Step 8:

Place the finished card onto the base of the stamping platform. Position the sentiment from the Coffee Cat Stamp Set towards the top of the image panel. Use VersaFine Nocturne Ink stamp the sentiment.

Here's the finished card!

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