Purr-haps – Cutest Crew

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Welcome back!  Friday already.  How does the week go by so fast?

A few challenges…Double D (#260401) is looking for something humorous, something I have very little of in my collection, but I will give it a go.

Choosing the Stampin’ Up! Only (#698) Colors and the Freshly Made (#731) Sketch to bring my ideas together.

Here is the result:

CUTEST CREW – DD260401 – SUOC398 – FMS731

Steps:

  • Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Pretty in Pink cardstock.
  • Focal Panel: (4” x 5¼”) Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper.
    • Using a (1”) Craft Paint Brush, from my tool stash, the Six Blocks were watercolored with the Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink and Lemon Lolly inks.
    • The drying process was sped up with the Heat Tool.
    • Using the retired Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker, individual Cats and Butterflies images, from the Cat stamp found in the Cutest Crew stamp set, an On-Line Exclusive product, were colored separately and stamped onto the painted blocks, as were the Flowers from the Dog stamp.
    • Using the Stampin’ Up! Journaling Pen, doodled frames were added to the painted blocks and small details were added to the Cats (toes), Butterflies (bodies) and Flowers (centers).
  • Sentiment Label: Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper scrap watercolored Pink.
    • Using the Journaling Pen, the sentiment, purr-haps we should play, was hand-lettered and then die-cut with the Label die from the Paradise Garden Hybrid Embossing Folder Dies, another On-Line Exclusive product.

All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  The Sentiment Label was popped up with Mini Dimensionals.

A sweet card with a simple pun.

Thanks for spending some of your time with me today.  Cheers,  Jolanda!

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Published by Jolanda Johnstone

Owner of THE INQUE SPOT STUDIO - Creative Space for Stamping & Paper Crafting and Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator in South Carolina.

22 thoughts on “Purr-haps – Cutest Crew”

  1. This is purr-fectly adorable, Jolanda! I love the watercolored background and how you doodled around each bit, and the kitty images are so cute. Thanks for playing along with us at SUO Challenges!

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  2. What a fun take on the sketch, Jolanda! Those scribbled shapes and kitties are perfect for the sketch! Thanks so much for joining FMS this week and playing with my sketch!

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  4. OMG too cute my friend! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D challenge!  Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.  Darlene . . . Double D Co-Owner

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  6. So, so cute. I love the color block, and those kitties are just the sweetest!! You have a fantastic eye for color and design, thanks so much for playing along with us over at Double D. I hope we see you back again soon! Judy~ DD DT Designer

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  8. Your watercoloring with the doodling is so incredibly creative! As always, thank you for joining us at SUOChallenges.com and we will see you again tomorrow for another challenge!

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