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Friday, April 17, 2020

Cat People Are the Best People + Discount Codes + Happy Video

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How are we doing out there? Have everything you need? I hope you are safe and not too stir-crazy. I have a fun video below if you're feeling stressed.

Since we are in isolation with two kitties, I thought I'd post some pet cards today with some fun stencil techniques.

I used this amazing combo of stencil + mask for the cat in a few different ways. (PS - there's a link and a discount code for all this at the end of this post.) For this first card, I put down the stencil, so that the only open space was in the shape of the cat - the rest of the card was covered. Then I inked this fabby background stamp in black and stamped it into that opening  with the MISTI - pressing close to the edges of the stencil to try to get all of the cat shape stamped. Then I removed the stencil, and placed the cat shaped mask over the stamped kitty and used my Life Changing Blender Brushes to create a Key Lime glow around the kitty. The card base is Key lime too. The sentiment is from this pretty kitty stamp set - this stamp & die bundle is very inexpensive and is on sale right now.



Now while the background stamp was still inked and in my MISTI, I picked up that ink with another card front, creating a monoprint that seemed perfect for a pet sympathy card. The sentiment is from this set.



Finally, I put the mask portion of the set onto another card front, and used this cute background stencil for all the kitties in the background. After removing that stencil, I also ink blended close to the mask to be sure the shape was preserved cleanly. All that bright green and kitties makes my eyes happy.

Modern Cats Stamp & Die Bundle – Altenew
[ ALTN ]
Cat - A Colorful Life Designs
[ CLD ]
Cat Back - A Colorful Life Designs
[ CLD ]
CG757 Ocean Waves Bold Prints - Hero...
[ HA ]
Life Changing Blender Brush: 2-Pack –...
[ PFS ]
Gina K Designs - Cardstock - Key Lime
[ SCR ]
Gina K Designs Key Lime Ink
[ GNK ]
Art Anthology BIG CRAFT MAT 24x36 311473
[ SSS ]
Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White
[ GNK ]
MISTI Stamping Tool
[ MSP | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT | UNT ]
Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -...
[ BLIC ]
LightView 2in1 LED Magnifier for...
[ BRG ]
Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding...
[ AMZUS ]
Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675
[ SSS | ART | AMZUS ]
Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC
[ ELH | SSS ]
Crafter's Companion GEMINI...
[ SSS ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring...
[ SSS ]
Essentials by Ellen Storage...
[ ELH ]
Die Storage - Clear Storage Pockets...
[ CHC ]
XL Stamp Storage Pockets
[ ELH ]
Mermaid tidy towel case and glue...
[ ETS ]
Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045
[ SSS | CST ]
Airtable: Organize your stamps & dies
[ ART ]


I hope you are safe & well this week. Here's a video that made me happy this week. Discount code for all active discounts, including these stencils below.


CURRENT COUPON CODES
15% off anything at Marker Universe or any of their other sites - Understandblue15.
10% off the whole store at A Colorful Life Designs - LydiaFan10 Arkon stand link below!

4 comments:

  1. I know you are not the least bit surprised that I LOVE these. All three are fabulous. I could look at them all day but I guess I really better go create something! :)

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  2. Back again to say I just watched the video! I love seeing creative families! Made me smile!

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  3. Love these cards. Especially that cat back background stencil. Just may have to get that. I actually came to your blog because I was backtracking the April blog hop for the Hero Arts Monthly April kit...the one featuring Australia. I had ordered the kit and some add ons way back when. However, it is just now being shipped...because, of course...this Covid 19 thing. So I was looking back at different cards created when it was released. I love your creations for it. But I'm writing here because this video is sooooo cute. I brought it up on my PC via Vimeo and will share it. We need all the smiles we can get during these times. Love your creations and plan to subscribe to your channel.

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