There are many meanings to the word, “cat”, and this background stamp by Studio Light called, “Cats & Girls Cat Sayings”<\/a><\/span> is a “must have” for cat-loving paper crafters (IMHO).<\/p>\n

<\/a>For this card, I used the AWESOME Clarity Stencil Brushes<\/a><\/span> and a Tim Holtz Plaid Layering Stencil<\/a><\/span> with Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Worn Lipstick,<\/a><\/span> Squeezed Lemonade<\/a><\/span> and Tumbled Glass<\/a><\/span> to create a blanket-like textured background. Then I stamped in black ink the Cats & Girls stamp<\/a><\/span> with all the definitions of cats: 1.\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0small<\/span>\u00a0domesticated<\/span>\u00a0carnivore,<\/span>\u00a0Felis<\/span>\u00a0domestica<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>or<\/span>\u00a0F.<\/span>\u00a0catus,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>bred<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>number<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0varieties. 2.\u00a0<\/span>any<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0several<\/span>\u00a0carnivores<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0family<\/span>\u00a0Felidae,<\/span>\u00a0as<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0lion,<\/span>\u00a0tiger,<\/span>leopard<\/span>\u00a0or<\/span>\u00a0jaguar
\n3. [slang]\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0person,<\/span>\u00a0especially<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0man or\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0devotee<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0jazz
\n4.\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0woman\u00a0given\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0spiteful<\/span>\u00a0or<\/span>\u00a0malicious\u00a0gossip
\n5. [verb] to flog with a cat-o-nine tails
\n6. to hoist (an anchor) and secure to a cathead
\n7. to vomit (British slang)
\n8. cat around like to spend one’s time aimlessly or idly
\n9. let the cat out of the bag, to divulge a secret especially inadvertently or carelessly
\nI also inked the edges of the card front with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Spiced Marmalade<\/a><\/span> and Black Soot<\/a><\/span> to give a nice finished look to the background.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the focal image, I found the perfect kitty dozing atop a pile of laundry from the For the Love of Stamps “Cute Kitties” Stamp Set<\/a><\/span>. I mean if that doesn’t epitomize #8 I don’t know what would! I Copic colored the image with the following bright colors (listed top to bottom in the image):<\/p>\n

<\/a>Cat: YR12, YR04, YR04, W0, W1, W5 and W7
\nFloral blanket: G14, R22, R24, C0 and C2
\nPink blanket: RV52 and RV55
\nBlue and green blanket: G14, B21 and B24
\nYellow blanket: Y11, Y02 and C2
\nFloral blanket: Y04, G14 and C2
\nOrange blanket: YR12, YR04, C0 and C2
\nSock: W7, RV55 and Sakura White Gelly Roll Gel Pen<\/a><\/span>
\nPurple check\u00a0 blanket: BV02, BV04, C2 and C4
\nBra: R22, R24 and Sakura White Gelly Roll Gel Pen<\/a><\/span>
\nBasket: Y11, C2, W0, W3, W5 and W7 with Sakura White Gelly Roll Gel Pen<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

When I placed the image on top of the stenciled and stamped background, it all looked too busy and detracted from the cute sleeping kitty so I decided to frame the kitty and back it with a bit of vellum to soften the background. I used the 4th and 5th dies from the MFT Stamps Die-Namics Stitched Rectangle STAX Die Set<\/a><\/span> to create a frame and backed it with vellum. Then I added a bit of dimension to the frame and behind the kitty image with foam adhesive and assembled the whole card front. Since at this point the part of the background cat definition that went with the image was mostly obscured, I decided to heat emboss that part of the stamp onto black card stock, cut it up into segments, and place it just under the image. As a finishing touch, I added a bunch of gold star confetti and yellow, orange and gold sequins, dotted with Champagne Gold Stickles<\/a><\/span> to cover up the holes.<\/p>\n

For the inside of the card, I salvaged a patterned paper from my scrap box that had a kraft base with white diagonal stripes and a black baroque frame with the word “LOVE” inside. I covered the oval frame opening with cream card stock that I die cut with the second smallest oval from the Diemond Dies Ovals Nesting Die Set<\/a><\/span> – it fit perfectly (I love it when that happens!). I also stamped a path of kitty paw prints across the card liner for a little whimsy and to tie it back to the card front. I did full strength stamping of the paw prints, except across the oval die cut area where I did 2nd generation stamping for a slightly lighter effect.<\/p>\n

The following is a process video of crafting this card:<\/p>\n

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Disclosure: Many of the supplies I\u2019ve used for today\u2019s project are linked.\u00a0Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!<\/em><\/p>\n

This card is being entered into the following challenges:
\nWord Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCreatalicious Anything Goes with Optional Girly Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCard Mania Embossing Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nLil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\n613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Reuse\/Upcycle Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nPenny Black and More Feature a Creature Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nNot Just Cards Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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