Looking through a window!

When I first got the Grand Madison Window die by Poppy Stamps/Memory Box, I thought that this particular stamp, Two Cats on a Lounge Chair by Purrs & Pants would work fabulously with it. I think I was right! What's better is that I have several other P&P stamps that would work with that window die too! Yay! I must say that I love this window and can't wait to get the shutters die and the smaller window die.

I finally got a chance to play and this is what happened!



Close-up of inside spread"


Close-up of stamped image:

First I stamped and colored the scene with Copic markers. I soon realized that the entire stamp would not show through the window, but I was cool with that. Then I had a "Eureka moment" and figured out that if I had the outside of the scene on the outside of the card and the inside of the scene on the inside spread of the card, I could include the entire stamped image. So I went for it.

I used my Martha Stewart Score Board to create the "siding" then used very-old, verging on ancient Chatterbox patterned paper for the blue "walls" on the interior scene/inside of card.

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I shall enter this card in the following challenges:
• Simon Says Stamp Handmade Background challenge (the house wall/window)

What's mew?

This week flew by and I didn't get much done, except some organizational things. I did start going back to the gym though, so I guess that's good.

We've had some wacky weather, but Spring has finally sprung. It's been warmer, so I've been able to open the windows, which makes for a nice smelling house and some happy cats. They love to sit in the windows and chitter at the birds, who have been busy nesting and singing up a storm. I'm fairly certain I heard my orioles (Yes. They're mine.), which means they're using their new nest. Yahoo!

Anyways, here's a spring card!


Three Cats in a Window (C92) is from Purrs & Pants, who is running a sale now, so you might want to check it out. For those who are dog people, they have dog stamps too.

The image was colored with Copic markers, framed with nestabilities, and set on a 5x7 card. I kept it fairly simple with no patterned paper because I wanted the kitties to shine. Nothing like some shiny kitties, eh?

There's no sentiment yet because I haven't decided how I'll use the card.

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Meowy Christmas & Happy Mew Year!

Gosh. I love puns. And I love cats. So when I discovered Purrs & Pants rubber stamps at Heirloom's Allentown show, I had to cave. I've been using the two stamps I purchased and send in some cards for publication. Two were picked up and are in the current issue of Crafts 'n Things. Purrs & Pants has a publication policy, so I dutifully notified Tricia who sent me unmounted stamps in payment! Yahoo!

Here's the first card using Cats Caroling, which is one of my new Purrs & Pants stamps.



I colored this seriously cute image with Copic markers and then used a Spica pen on the light and covered the light and lantern with Glaze pens to give it dimension. I've been having fun with my white Flock recently and never put it away, so I used it for the pom-poms on the cats' hats.

The plaid patterned paper is from Daisy D (insert sad face). The music paper is from 7 Gypsies. The red speckly cardstock is super-old Doodlebug from my scrap pile. I backed a clear button with the reverse side of the music paper and used some really fab music ribbon. The sentiment is from the Give a Little set by The Cat's Pajamas. There's a sentiment there that says "Believe in Elves". I always read it as "Believe in Elvis". Just sharin'. Hah!

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