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Monday, February 29, 2016

Congratulation Cats

Welcome

I spent some time recently playing with water colour crayons in water colour paper, and ended up with a rather bright sheet of paper....


I went to use it here and decided that it really was rather garish, so toned it down with some plain vellum.


The cats were stamped and gold embossed, and the heart painted with twinkling H2O's.  The stamp is so old I have no idea what brand it is - it has worn off.


 Likewise the sentiment (retired Layers of Color)  was gold embossed.


The final details were some flat backed pearls and some washi tape, trimmed to show the show the tower and words only.

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27 comments:

froebelsternchen said...

Lovely and the vellum looks so good used in this way!
Happy new week Maxine!
Would be great you would link to our
MOO-MANIA & MORE -CHALLENGE
as well - as this fortnight we have
favourite pets
as our theme!

oxo
Susi

Suchi said...

Eeekk!! Such a cute card- love those cats!! :)
Suchi xx

froebelsternchen said...

♥♥♥ Thank you Maxine!
Happy new week!

Jo Ann said...

This is such a sweet project and love those golden embossed kitties too. Thanks for visiting my Blog and leaving a comment. There is a clear choice among the presidential candidates who fears and loves the Lord and a man of his word but the level of deception among the people are beyond reason. Please keep us in your prayers. Hugs!

JO ANN
http://jatterburycreations.blogspot.com

Hetty said...

What a sweet card,Maxine!
Embossing on vellumis always so dramatic.
Also thanks so much for all your compliments on my craftchaos blog.

Gerrina said...

A fun card! Think they had to smile when they recieved it! Have a fun week!

Unknown said...

A very nice save on your watercolor crayon experiment. The vellum worked so well and the gold embossing is giving dimension and beauty. Thank you so much for joining our 220th challenge at Word Art Wednesday. Your creation is inspiring and very beautiful. Blessings, Carole

Jane Willis said...

Love the idea of toning down a bright background with vellum, it looks lovely peeping through the vellum
Jane

Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...

You are so creative, Maxine!

Diane Noble said...

Hello, Maxine! Lovely to see you again. I've missed browsing blogs during my crafting hiatus, but it's so good to be getting back in the loop again. What an adorable creation. I just pulled out some Vellum...yours is so cute. Have a blessed day!

Princess Judy Palmer said...

Very nice! I really like that embossing on the vellum.

Kristine said...

OOO, lovely watercolor background Maxine!! Great idea with the vellum overlay - gives that a softer look - turned out so neat. :) THanks for playing in our new Imagine That! Creative Playground challenge! xKris

Bonnie said...

What a fun image! Love it embossed in the gold on that watercolor background!

stampingbowd said...

So cute! I love the bright colors in your background. The cats, well what can I say? I love the CATS!!!

Mynn xx said...

This is such a sweet card! I LOVE the embossing--it's so pretty! Thanks for joining us at Great Impressions! Sending HUGS! :) Mynn xx

aussie aNNie said...

beautiful card, gorgeous image chosen here and delightful colouring.xx
 {aNNie}

Pamellia said...

Beautiful Maxine! I love the softly blended colours of your background, and the cat image is just lovely! hugs :)

Shelly Schmidt said...

I adore the look of vellum over your water colored BG- soft & pretty! Also love the Washi used to hold down the edges!

Olga Fink said...

This is so beautiful Maxine! I love the embossing on the Vellum!
Xoxo Olga

genie said...

This is precious. It is one of those art pieces where less is more. Two cats in love and a congratulatory message. I love it. You did some amazing embossing. I could never do that. Have a nice weekend after one more day. genie

Lisa Lynn said...

What a great stamp - the best kind - worn. Great background paper and wonderful technique. Your card is very creative. Thanks for joining us at Imagine That “Show your Heart”, Lisa Lynn DT.

Lovely Linda said...

Awww adorable Maxine - love the image and the vellum - perfect touches! {{{hugs}}}

Becca Cruger said...

Haha! Oh dear! I guess great minds think alike! ;) what a great way to tone down bright paper. ;)

Lynn (aka Lynnpenguin) said...

Love this. Thanks for joining out challenge at Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends. Hope to see you again soon.
Lynn, LPoCF DT

Helen said...

Very elegant - interesting to hear how you created it.

Thanks for joining us at Imagine That for our first challenge too. Make sure you come back this month for our new challenge and lots more birthday fun!

Helen x

Chris said...

So pretty! I'm enjoying cat sitting for my daughter...love that little guy! Thank you for playing along with my Amusing Challenge this week!

Jill V said...

Great idea to soften the background with some vellum - it cretes such a soft and pretty feel to you r card! Thanks so much for playing along with us at AAA Cards! Jill