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The strangest conversation

July 19, 2018 2 Comments

Yesterday evening hubby and I witnessed the strangest conversation taking place on our front deck.  We were listening to one of our resident song sparrows and watched as it hopped from deck post to deckpost and then onto the steps of our deck, chirping away quite happily.  It was then that we noticed our cat Houdini lying not 6 feet away, sunning himself on the stone slabs responding to the bird!

We must have watched this ‘conversation’ for a good 10 minutes, the bird chirping and then Houdini answering, both looking right at each other, Houdini making no attempt to get up or threaten the bird, and the bird making no attempt to fly away.  It was like two friends simply passing the time of day.  If they do it again I’ll be sure to get it on video.

Well as you can imagine that inspired me to pull out my Pretty Kitty Stamp Set this morning and while there’s no bird image, there is one with a butterfly that made me smile just as much.

Card created using the Pretty Kitty Stamp Set coloured with Stampin' Blends from Stampin' Up!

All the stamping was done using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  On the front of the Whisper White Envelope and on a layer of Whisper White Card I stamped the standing cat in the bottom right corner.  In the centre of another piece of Whisper White Card I stamped the cat with the butterfly, and on a narrow strip of Whisper White Card I stamped the ‘You make me happy’ sentiment.

TIP – When using Stampin’ Blends remember that alcohol markers are designed to saturate the card and that means the the ink can often bleed through to the other side.  For this reason I always place a piece of scrap paper under the image I’m colouring, and if it’s on an envelope I place scrap paper inside it.  That way any excess ink goes onto the scrap paper and doesn’t affect my project.

With everything prepared, I set to work colouring the images using Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers.  For the cat I used light and dark Smoky Slate with light and dark Bermuda Bay on the bow.  The butterfly is light and dark Daffodil Delight with a touch of light Pumpkin Pie. The flowers are light and dark Rich Razzleberry, light and dark Pool Party and dark Old Olive.

Once the colouring was complete I took the image with the butterfly over to my Big Shot and Magnetic Platform to cut it out with the largest die from the Stitched Labels Framelits.

It was at this point I realised that the piece of card I’d stamped the image onto wasn’t quite big enough to fit the die.  No problem, I simply placed the die so that the top was where I wanted it to be and the bottom, well that was incomplete, but I had a plan.

Close up of card created using the Pretty Kitty Stamp Set coloured with Stampin' Blends from Stampin' Up!

I really like the faux stitching effect and decided to add a stitched line to my sentiment too.  This was a simple process using one of the long dies from the Stitched Labels Framelits.  I placed the straight-stitch die along the bottom edge of the sentiment and ran it through my Big Shot, then I placed the die along the top of the sentiment and ran it through again.  Perfect.

My card base is a piece of Thick Whisper White Card cut and scored on my Stampin’ Trimmer.  I folded the card along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder before using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) to fix the Whisper White layer with the standing cat on the inside.

Using more liquid glue I attached a piece from the Tranquil Textures 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack to a layer of Basic Gray Card and then fixed the die-cut image on top.  This was then added to the front of my card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  I tied a teeny tiny bow using the Coastal Cabana and copper 1/8″ ribbon from the Tea Room Ribbon Combo Pack and fixed that onto the cat image with a Mini Glue Dot.

With a few more Stampin’ Dimensionals used to fix the sentiment strip across the incomplete bottom edge of the die-cut image I was done.

I have to say that I’m really enjoying the new Stitched Labels Framelits.  As well as the straight stitched die there’s also a die with a line of cross stitches, plus one to create a background effect and some great label shapes too.  The dies actually coordinate with the Stitched All Around Stamp Set (not used today) and if you buy the dies and stamp set together using the special bundle code you’ll save 10%.

Product List

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Basic Gray 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Pretty Kitty Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Pretty Kitty Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Pretty Kitty Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Pretty Kitty Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

Pumpkin Pie Light Stampin' Blends Marker

Pumpkin Pie Light Stampin’ Blends Marker

Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

Old Olive Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

Old Olive Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker

Tea Room Ribbon Combo Pack

Tea Room Ribbon Combo Pack

Big Shot

Big Shot

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

Stitched Labels Framelits Dies

Stitched Labels Framelits Dies

Stitched All Around Wood-Mount Bundle

Stitched All Around Wood-Mount Bundle

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Bundle

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Bundle

Stampin' Trimmer

Stampin’ Trimmer

Bone Folder

Bone Folder

Glue Dots

Glue Dots

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

Stampin' Dimensionals

Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Filed Under: Cards, Sentiment Cards (miscellaneous) Tagged With: Pretty Kitty, Stampin' Blends, Stitched Labels Dies, Tranquil Textures DSP

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  1. Geraldine Homenchuk says

    July 19, 2018 at 9:17 am

    Absolutely LOVE it, but then why wouldn’t I?! Lol …. and of course, I loved reading about your inspiration too. Aren’t those Stitched Labels Framelits lovely! As always, thanks for sharing!!

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    • Tracy Elsom says

      July 19, 2018 at 9:24 am

      Thank you Geraldine, yes I love the fact that I can now add stitched edges to sentiment strips and the other pieces in the set definitely make it a worthwhile investment.

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