Meowy Christmas

Janis at Her Peaceful Garden has been hosting her annual Cat Lovers Hop this week. One of the options to participate is to create a cat-themed project. I created this Christmas card using the new "Christmas Tree Cat" stamp set, illustrated by Anita Jeram for Colorado Craft Company.

 

I double-stamped the image onto a panel of Strathmore Vellum Bristol paper with Simon Says Stamp's Fog ink. I wanted a no-line look, but still wanted faintly-visible lines to guide my coloring, hence my choice of ink. I used my Prismacolor pencils to color it. I colored the cat to look like our middle cat, Barney. I did have to refer to the stamp set's index sheet frequently to see what all the little bits & bobs on the tree were, so I knew how to color them.

After I finished coloring, I stamped the greeting in Versafine Clair Morning Mist ink. I chose this because it's a mid-tone cool grey, which complements the colors I used for the cat. I played around with placement a while, and finally decided to tuck it in next to the cat's head. It seems like that location was made for that greeting to nestle. Finally, I cut 2 narrow strips of red cardstock, adhered them to both sides of a white A2-size card base to frame my panel, & adhered the panel on top.

I'm also entering this card in the following challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door: "Anything Goes"

Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge: "Anything Goes"