Love being surrounded by friends? Why not make this fun circle of cats card to cheer up a buddy!
What friend wouldn’t adore receiving a group of felines recharging, refocusing and having a ball (with yarn or wine, even)! This 5×7 friendship card features fun meows, an encouraging, yet slightly humorous sentiment, stenciling, ink blending and some simple coloring to complete a joyful and playful card- for that cat loving friend! Follow along with these fun steps below to see how our designer Christine created this fantastic encouragement card for a cat-loving friend.
- Begin by stenciling the NEW Wavy Sun Stencil set using Lavender ink. I chose to use only the one color on both layers and added a bit more ink to make some rays darker. After you are happy with the ink blending- splatter water from your finger tips, rather than a bottle. (Spray into hands, pick up with fingertips and splatter). I also ink blended the left top more, so the splattered water marks would show up well.
- Run the dry panel through your die cutting machine using the Circle Stitch Cover die, positioning the circle over the “sun” circle (see photo)…IMPORTANT: using the embossing sandwich, not the cutting sandwich. This is an impressed image. Cut this piece down to desired size and corner round. I distressed the edges with a tool and added lavender ink and then white pigment ink to soften. Set aside.
- Stamp, die cut and color your feline friends how you wish. I used alcohol friendly ink in dark gray (lawn fawn river rock) and colored with copic markers. Lay them out in the pattern you like, onto the lavender stenciled piece using thin foam adhesive- making sure you have left proper room for your sentiment. I intentionally had the tails of 3 of the cats coming off of the piece and the bottom one pointing to the subsentiment.
- Using Lavender ink- ink blend a small piece of scrap white card stock. Allow to dry or heat set. Die cut the tiny floral from the Patio Table die set out. I use a tiny circle die from the Wooden Barrel and Crate die set for the flower centers. I used white cardstock and glued those to the lavender flowers. These are adhered to 2 of the cats ears. Add glossy accents to the noses of each cat, after dry add a thin white gel pen highlight to each nose.
- Create your center sentiment from the below listed sets onto white cardand emboss using versafine black ink and clear gloss powder. Fussy cut out leaving the border width as you desire. Adhere to the stenciled layer, in between the cats using foam adhesive.
- Cut a piece of light gray card stock to 4-3/4X6-3/4” and ink the edges with the same lavender ink, then gently over top add Black Soot oxide ink. Place your stenciled piece on top only for reference, at this point, to determine subsentiment placement. Stamp using versamark ink and white detail embossing powder. Adhere the light gray layer onto a black 5×7 layer, using liquid glue. Adhere the stenciled, cat layer to top of gray layer. If desired add little cat paw prints walking around the bottom to center the subsentiment. I used a very light gray ink, for this. Lastly, add a few clay hearts or similiar embellishment, if desired.
- All Done! Hope this was a fun, creative therapy adventure- where you were “doing more of what makes you happy”!
- 35006 Yoga Cats 4×8 Stamp set https://brassandbliss.com/products/35006-yoga-cats-4×8-stamp-set?_pos=1&_sid=bfbda59ca&_ss=r?ref=christine_heye
- 35006D Yoga Cats Coordinating Die https://brassandbliss.com/products/35006d-yoga-cats-coordinating-die?pr_prod_strat=pinned&pr_rec_id=100913b04&pr_rec_pid=9080490361145&pr_ref_pid=9080485085497&pr_seq=uniform?ref=christine_heye
- 4504 Wavy Sun 2 Part 6×6 Stencil https://brassandbliss.com/products/4504-wavy-sun-2-part-6×6-stencil?_pos=4&_psq=Wavy&_ss=e&_v=1.0?ref=christine_heye
- 5512-02D Circle Stitch Cover Die https://brassandbliss.com/products/5512-02d-circle-stitch-cover-die?_pos=2&_psq=Circle+stitch&_ss=e&_v=1.0?ref=christine_heye
- CF-Set6 Color Fuse Set #6 https://brassandbliss.com/products/color-fuse-set-6?_pos=1&_psq=Color+fuse+6&_ss=e&_v=1.0?ref=christine_heye
- 5615-04D Patio Table Die https://brassandbliss.com/products/5615-04d-patio-table-die?_pos=1&_sid=a835b3687&_ss=r?ref=christine_heye
- 35061 BFF Phrase Set #3 4×8 stamp set https://brassandbliss.com/products/35061-bff-phrase-set-3-4×8-stamp-set?_pos=4&_psq=Phrase+set+3&_ss=e&_v=1.0?ref=christine_heye
- 36049 Backyard BBQ 4×8 stamp set https://brassandbliss.com/products/36049-backyard-bbq-4×8-stamp-set?_pos=1&_psq=Bbq&_ss=e&_v=1.0?ref=christine_heye
- 37002 Floral Memories 5×6 stamp set https://brassandbliss.com/products/37002-floral-memories-5×6-stamp-set?_pos=2&_psq=Floral+memories&_ss=e&_v=1.0?ref=christine_heye
- 4PCLBB Large Blending Brushes 4 Pack https://brassandbliss.com/products/large-blending-brushes-4-pack?_pos=1&_psq=Brushes&_ss=e&_v=1.0?ref=christine_heye
- 5708-04D Wooden Barrel and Crate Die https://brassandbliss.com/products/5708-04d-wooden-barrel-and-crate-die?_pos=1&_psq=Barrel&_ss=e&_v=1.0?ref=christine_heye
Love the yoga cat card with the “Friends, may you always be surrounded by good friends and better adventures” is this stamp set retired please. Thank you for your wonderful inspiration. Sarah and your team do amazing cards.
Hello- Thank you, kindly! This set and its coordinating dies are available and in the shop. There are links at the bottom of the post. This will take you straight to the product page. :)