Queen of Innocence

Hello.  Welcome.  Janis is having an ATC (actually that's crazy) birthday party to celebrate the big 6 ohhhhhh!!!!  Every Monday in February she is giving a theme and all the links are open until the end of the month.  Her first theme is Cats.  But of course.......

I cut my ATC base from blue glitter card using a Sizzix die  and stamped and fussy cut High Hopes Mercat.  I die cut the letters using Sizzix alphadies and the fish skeletons from Sizzix Crazy Catz dies.  I don't have the matching stamps so I used a fine black pen to add the detail.  

Happy Birthday Janis!  It will be on the next postman out of town.

Thanks for dropping by.  In case you haven't seen, Rubber Dance stamps are having a blog hop this weekend in collaboration with Colourcraft.  There be prizes.  Hugz

Mercat is joining the fun at

Her Peaceful Garden Week 1 ATC Birthday Party - All Those Cats

High Hopes Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

One Crazy Stamper Challenge - Anything Goes

Papirlosjen - Dies og/eller Stempel
heARTful Stamping Challenge - Anything Goes 
The Cat's Pajamas Challenge #343 - Animals 

Mer Cat Fish

Hello.  Welcome.  The theme of cats continues with a little underwater number.

The background is yellow, ultra marine and turquoise brusho's.  Applied with ye olde spritz, sprinkle, spritz method.  I stamped the Rubber Dance sentiment using blue chalk ink and clear embossed.  The cat is High Hopes Mercat and the fish is an Inkadinkado stamp, both coloured with sharpies. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Twofers Challenge Colour - Blue, Green and Yellow
The Cat Lovers Hop
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Throwback - Love This Technique brusho background    

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Hello.  Welcome.  

The High Hopes Challenge this week is stripes.  I used distress inks to make a stripey background for the delightful High Hopes Mer-Cat.  I stamped Dylusions fish stamp in the background.  I just coloured the lips, which I thought looked like little hearts, and used wink of stella on the bodies.  Mer-Cat is coloured with sharpies and I added wink of stella to her tail and bikini.  The punny sentiment is handwritten with my new posca pen.  

Joining the fun at
High Hopes Stamps Challenge 151 - Stripes
Stampotique Designers Challenge 179 - Punny and or Funny
Crafting Musketeers Challenge 22 - Cute 
Penny Black and More Challenge - Anything Goes 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Snowbirds and Mercats

Hello.  Welcome.  Here's a couple more of the altered playing cards for Claudine's challenge.  I am a bit behind so these are the week 9 cards.  I posted week 10 the other day so only two weeks behind now LOL.  Go HERE for Claudine's post.  This challenge is such fun.  Hugz

Claudine had a card with circles scratched in it.  I didn't, but managed to add some in.  Obviously my gesso isn't too firmly attached to my playing cards.  Hope it stays put!!  I coloured with Dylusion sprays

I doodled, added some washi die cut shapes and High Hopes Mer-Cat.  How cool is he?  I absolutely loved the sentiment Claudine used and I think it really suits the image.  

For my next card I used very dilute orange acrylic paint and then stencilled with VersaMagic Tea Leaves chalk ink.  The stencil is actually for decorating the top of a cake!!  Love it.  

I really liked this but then I realised I had missed out adding the tissue and the inking!!  I made my own printed tissue using Kaisercraft Graffiti stamp and inked with Frayed Burlap distress ink.  

I spent ages trying to find the right die and image and finally settled on Poppystamps Bountiful Sunflower cut from an orange metal sheet from Add a Little Dazzle.  Then I decided to have it hanging down!!  I added some burlap and lace to the bottom and High Hopes Snowbird.  He was destined for a Christmas scene but seemed to fit here very well.  I added the arrow, partly to cover up the gap, cos my sunflower was positioned a bit low!!, and partly cos I think this bird is a bit of a non-conformist.  Snowbird will be joining the fun at Poppystamps, where challenge #3 is Sparkle and Shine, and also the Dazzling Diva Challenge #54.  

I am liking these very much.  Thanks for the inspiration Claudine, and thank you for taking the time to visit.  Hugz

Entering these over at Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes