Cats and Dogs Challenge 200 at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity!

Here's my first card for Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's August Challenge 200 — Cats and Dogs. The Happy Cat Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs is such a wonderfully joyful image that just makes me smile. I hope my card makes you smile too!

Products Used:

Happy Cat Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Designs

Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Shinhan Touch Alcohol Markers: Blue Grey 7, 5, 3, 1

Feeling Groovy 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Funky Fossil Designs

Pawsome Heart Stencil by Funky Fossil Designs

Pink Champagne Dye Ink by Catherine Pooler Designs

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

Meow Washi Tape by Doodlebug Designs

⅛" Black and White Washi Tape: Little B Designs

"Smile" Die from the Words 2 Shadow Script Thinlits Die Set by Sizzix

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 6" square card from black cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Happy Cat Rubber Stamp with Tuxedo Memento ink onto white cardstock.
3. Fussy-cut  the cat and color it with blue grey Shinhan Touch Alcohol markers.
4. Edge the cat with a black marker and set it aside.
5. Select a piece of patterned paper from the Feeling Groovy patterned paper pad that works with the beatific zen-like Happy Cat.
6. Secure the Pawsome Heart Stencil on the patterned paper with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
7. Brush Pink Champagne Dye Ink over the stencil onto the patterned paper. 
8. Remove and clean the stencil.
9. Trim the stenciled patterned paper to 5 ¾" square and edge with a black marker.
10. Add "meow" washi tape to the right side of the patterned paper as shown.
11. Add ⅛" strips of black and white striped washi tape above and below the "meows" washi tape.
12. Cut black cardstock with a "smile" cutting die.
13. Adhere the die-cut smile sentiment to the upper left of the patterned paper card front.
14. Adhere the card front to the reserved black 6" square card.
15. Adhere the fussy-cut Happy Cat atop the washi tape and over the stenciled pawsome heart to finish the card.

If you love cats and/or dogs, you really ought to play along with this challenge for a chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h! I sure I hope to see your entry there!