Hello everyone! Today is the start of the May challenge at Paper Funday and our optional theme is FAMILY. I had a few options in my mind for this challenge, but decided to go with a family of cats; if you follow me on any social media I am always posting pictures of my cats (I have eight which is why I found this sentiment to be particularly fitting) and talking about their crazy antics! I hope you enjoy my card:
I started with a handmade slimline base in white and covered that with the brick paper (this paper is from a pack I got in a bundle from My Favorite Things & I couldn't find it on their website) for the wall and used dark blue cardstock for the floor; pretending it's carpet, to give the illusion of a room. Then I used my favorite black ink on watercolor paper and stamped all of the cats as well as all of the other items I used in my scene. The sentiment was stamped on white card scrap and cut out with a fishtail banner die. I colored everything with my Zig markers, cut out all the items and glued them to the card. I had found a wooden heart embellishment with a paw cut out (discontinued product) which I covered with Foundry gilded wax and being it a flat piece, I added some Diamond Glaze to seal the heart otherwise the wax just flakes off - it needs dimension to stay on something. I watched the Tim Holtz video on Foundry wax and I had to get ALL the colors after I tried out the gold. The pictures don't do this product justice - it really is amazing! The heart was the last thing I attached to the card and it was finished.
I hope you enjoyed my card and maybe it will help you think of different ways family can be interpreted. And most of all, I hope to see you join in at the Paper Funday challenge for May! Thanks so much, Christi
I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Krafty Chicks, #610 - Stamp Act
DreamValley Challenges, #269 - 4 Legged Friends
Critter Crazy Challenges, #62 - Anything Goes w/ Critters
Crafty Friends, #155 - Animals
The Diva's That Cut - Anything Goes
Country View Challenges - Cats and/or Dogs
