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OnyxXpressions Cat & Peerless Watercolors

This was a last-minute card for my son’s birthday. I used a background I had made a long time ago and a stamp I have never used before. I didn’t really think I’d ever use the background because it is so bright with irregular coverage. However, I was happy with the way it looked with this silhouette cat.

The image is from a company that is now out of business. Their stamps were made of black rubber. When I bought a few, they came with a note saying to use Fluid Chalk Ink the first few times, and after that conditioning, other inks could be used. I have used that advice with other stamps that didn’t stamp well, and it has served me well. This stamp, however, was really hard to stamp. Without a hinged stamp positioner, I would never have been able to stamp this image. I’m glad I tried it out on plain cardstock before stamping it on the background. I had to stamp it so many times that the eyes disappeared and the body still wasn’t stamped completely. When I tried again, after the second stamping, I only reinked the body and not the face. That worked. Hopefully, it will be easier to stamp next time.

CARD:
4 ¼ x 5 ½ inches
Bazzill cardstock (card base)
Stamp-a-Mania black cardstock (mat)
Unknown cardstock or watercolor paper (background)
Peerless Watercolors (background)
OnyxXpressions Stamps (focal image)
Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink, Charcoal (focal image)
Stampin’ Up! Teeny Tiny Wishes (sentiment)
Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad (sentiment)

TFL.
Daria


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Iring   [Jul 30, 2019 at 11:23 PM]
This is really cool! It's even better that your background is irregular. More interesting with lights and darks. That is an awesome cat stamp. I'm glad you were able to test it out first and make it work.
Conniecrafter   [Jul 31, 2019 at 09:13 AM]
fantastic background for this silhouette!
stampwilly   [Jul 31, 2019 at 09:54 AM]
I love this! I love that cat too. Too bad they are out of business! He looks great against your lovely background. Very Happy
Nora S   [Jul 31, 2019 at 10:28 AM]
I think this cute cat looks great on this pretty BG! I am sure your son loved it! TFS
howdyheidi   [Aug 02, 2019 at 06:25 AM]
Very modern background with the brush strokes! Love the cat!

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