I created this card using the Starry Circle MFT die, Crazy Dog and Crazy Cat stamps/dies, distress oxides, and Copic markers.
My youngest son and his wife, Bridgette, recently added a dog to their family. Their cat, Lokie, has been with them for many years. When creating this birthday card for Bridgette, I visualized what Lokie’s thought process might have been in dealing with this new situation. (P.S. I really hit the daughter-in-law jackpot with Bridgette.)
Materials Used:
- Strathmore Watercolor Paper, Cold Press, 140 lb.
- X-Press It Blending Card
- Blue Cardstock
- Brown Cardstock
- Core’dinations Cardstock Base, Bright White
- Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz, Crazy Dogs, CMS271 (Stamp)
- Sizzix TH Framelits, Crazy Dogs, 661593 (Die)
- Stampers Anonymous TH, Crazy Cats, CMS251 (Stamp)
- Sizzix Framelits TH, Crazy Cats, 661209 (Die)
- Stampers Anonymous TH, Crazy Talk, CMS236 (Sentiment)
- Stampers Anonymous TH, Crazy Things, CMS237 (Sunglasses Stamp)
- Sizzix TH Framelits, Crazy Things, 660953 (Sunglasses Die)
- Sizzix TH Thinlits, Mixed Media , 660220 (I cut a piece of this die cut to make the shelf under the cat.)
- My Favorite Things Die-Namics, Starry Circle, MFT-1011
- Ranger TH Distress Oxides: Salty Ocean, Broken China, and Peacock Feathers
- Copic Markers: C00, N0, N1, RV23(Crazy Cat)/E31, E43 (Dog), B05, B23, BG49 (Sunglasses), R00, RV10, R81 (Tongue), N5 (Collar), T8(Nose)/C00, N0, B05 (Milk Bottle)
- Copic Multi Liner, Black, 0.03 (for touch up)
- Ranger non-stick Craft Sheet
- Ranger Mister
- Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
- Ranger TH Mini Ink Blending Tool with Foam
- Tim Holtz Tonic Stamp Platform
- Fiskars Procision Rotary Bypass Trimmer (12”)
- Martha Stewart Scoring Pad/Fiskars Dual Tip Embossing Stylus
- Memento Ink, Tuxedo Black (This ink works great with Copics.)
- Wink of Stella (I love this! It added such sparkle to the dog, but especially to the cat.)
- Tim Holtz Micro Distress Glaze, with Ranger TH Mini Ink Blending Tool/Foam and a piece of a cotton shirt to buff it. (I sealed the distress oxides with this. The blending tool fits perfectly in the distress glaze container. I use this blending tool exclusively for this purpose.)
- Scor-Tape: 1/8”, 1/4″, and 1/2″
- Ranger Multi Medium Matte (I used this as an adhesive for the small pieces of the die cuts.)
- Ranger Craft Scrubbie
- Baby Wipes and Paper Towels
Machine: Sizzix Big Shot, with two cutting pads, and the magnetic platform.
Crazy Cats and Crazy Dogs cards always make me smile. I hope this card made you smile, too!
Diane