Create With Stampin’ Friends-Inspiration Monday 352

Punch Art Kitty Cat!

Welcome to our Create With Stamping Friends Inspiration Monday challenges.  This week’s inspiration challenge is this pretty little thing:

And look what I did with my card….Punch Art!

I had so much fun coming up with the right tools to create this kitty and adding the black bird from the Potions & Spells Bundle goes well with the theme too!

Stampin’ Up! Products Used:

• Stamps: Potions & Spells
• Inks: VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black Fresh Freesia
• Stampin’ Blends: Fresh Freesia, Cajun Craze, Peach Pie, Smoky Slate, Soft Sea Foam
• Cardstock: Basic Black ,Basic White, Pretty In Pink, Fresh Freesia
• Designer Paper: 2024-2026 In Color
• Tools & Accessories: Potions & Spells Dies, 2″ Circle Punch, Bee Builder Punch, 1/4″ Handheld Circle Punch, Basics Embossing Powders, Heat Tool, Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stylish Shapes Dies, White Gel Pen, Paper Snips

Card Recipe:

• Card Base: Basic Black Cardstock 11 x 4-1/4. Score and fold at 5-1/2.
• Layer 2: 2024-2026 In Color Designer Paper 5 x 3-3/4. Glue to card base.
• Diecut Hole: Place the 3″ circle die from Stylish Shapes Dies to the front of the card base about 1″ from the top. Cut the hole through both layers.
• Punch Art Cat: Use the following to cut the pieces for the cat (disregard what I crossed off in red as I changed my mind):

• Head: Basic Black Cardstock with 2″ Circle Punch
• Ears: Basic Black and Pretty In Pink Cardstocks, cut 2 hearts in each color with the Bee Builder Punch.
• Eyes: Circle dies from Potions & Spells to cut 2 with Basic White Cardstock.
• Paws: Circle die from Potions & Spells to cut 2 with Basic Black Cardstock.

Photo not shown of these layers:

• Eyes & Nose: 1/4″ Handheld Circle Punch to cut 2 with Basic Black Cardstock and 2 with Pretty In Pink Cardstock.
• Whiskers: Scrap Basic White Cardstock, cut 6 very skinny strips about 1-1/2″ long with Paper Snips.
• Tail: Handcut the shape of the tail with Basic Black Cardstock and Paper Snips.

How to assemble cat:

• Layer ears by gluing pink over black leaving about 1/4″ black at the top for both ears. Glue to the back of the head at the top.
• Glue the 1/4″ black circles to the white eyes. Add dots to each black circle with a White Gel Pen. Glue eyes to head.
• Glue one 1/4″ pink nose below the eyes.
• Glue 3 whiskers to each side of the pink nose. Trim the ends to fit inside the face. Glue the 2nd pink nose over the 1st nose with a Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. Draw a curve at the top of the nose with the White Gel Pen.
• Draw the mouth with the White Gel Pen.
• Glue the tail to the back of the face between the ears.
• Glue the 2 black circles for the paw to the back of the face at the bottom. Draw paw lines iwith the White Gel Pen.
• Glue the Punch Art Kitty to card front by adding adhesive to the bottom of the diecut circle. To keep things looking neat on the backside of the kitty when you open the card, cut one more 2″ circle and glue to the back of the kitty.

Finish the Card:

• Stamp the books image on Basic White Cardstock with Tuxedo Memento Black Ink. Color with Stampin’ Blends. Cut with the die. Glue to the right of the kitty with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Bird: Stamp the bird on Basic Black Cardstock with VersaMark Ink. Sprinkle with white embossing powder. Melt with the Heat Tool. Cut with the die and glue on top of the books with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Add a layer of Basic White Cardstock to the inside of the card 5-1/4 x 4.
• Stamp the sentiment of a 1/4″ strip of Fresh Freesia Cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Cut the two words apart. Glue above the kitty with Stampin’ Dimensionals when the card is in the closed position.
• Stamp the stars image with Fresh Freesia Ink in the white areas when the card is closed.
• Add Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots to the front of the card.

Make sure you visit Create With Stamping Friends to see what Connie created for our team this week and see our newest tutorial Collection too: