Hmmm, I probably should have named this card a little different than what it is. It should be "BAD CAT". My cat whose name is Oreo has been peeing on the carpet...luckily its in my den. But still. So, out comes the carpet shampoo AGAIN! So, it has got me thinking about whether or not to keep her. She is only 1 years old too. Any suggestions?
Anyhow, when I saw the Inspiration Challenge tonight from the store Creative Wall Coverings I knew I had to make my card using the cats from the inspiration I found in the bathroom gallery http://www.creativewallcovering.com/...untrycats.html.
This is my story:
I started out by making the center panel. I hand drew the dotted lines and added the strips with the white signa pen. Let dry. I went back over them using a tan sharpie. Have you tried that before? I cut 2 smaller panels for the sides that have the cats on them. I hand drew the dotted lines and the lines for each of the panels as close as I could to the picture using sharpies. Adhered. I used the small square punch for the diamonds. I hand wrote the sentiment using the white signa pen, let dry, and went back over the words using the sharpie pen as well. Adhered to tan colored c/s...(don't really know what color this is). I added random specs using a black pencil in between the squares. I had gotten this stamp set of 4 cats from a garage sale awhile back but don't know the name of it. I stamped a few cats with black, more mustard, and tea dye inks onto the back of watercolor paper. I colored them using prismacolor pencils, odorless mineral spirits, and blending stumps. Went back over on a few cats with the white pen. Some of the cats are held on with pop dots as well as another cut out image with a pop dot to get the effect of a 3D look. A couple of cats are just laying flat. The 2 side panels, the cats are on there with pop dots. I enjoyed making this card but at the same time, I kept thinking of my cat...what am I going to do? Thanks for the challenge and have a great Saturday!
What do you think?
Bonnie
I need to go to bed now...it's 3:36am.
Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009 GMT Views: 815
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Sat, Aug 29, 2009 @ 7:05 PM
This turned out great Bonnie. I love cats but we bought a house that had a cat that relieved itself in one corner. The old owners never knew it. Yuck. It was awful. I hope she does better. This card is perfect for you inspiration. Great job. I am excited about the HM challenge blog coming back on Monday so I can use my RAKs. Thanks again..hugs.
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