Some serendipitous themes have fallen together in this birthday card.
Firstly: cute little cats. I have no recollection where these stamps are from, most likely from a private sale on FB. They are just too cute. Secondly: the background is a deep indigo jeans print. These two things made me think of kawaii and Japanese aesthetics and gave me an idea to take the card even more into more Japanese leaning territory. Enter leaves and cherry blossoms.
I also really liked a sketch prompt and tied it in. There is a fair split between stamping and die-cutting. The background circles and the stamped leaves have been die cut, wheras cats, flowers and leaves have been stamped.
Together they make a rather busy card. But for a birthday, why not? Plenty to look at.
Entering this into the lovely challenges that inspired me today:
Try a Sketch on Tuesday: TSOT #695
and Double Trouble #216, where the #2 option features TSOT#695 prompt
Die-Cut Divas: Let's celebrate! - I am celebrating a birthday.
Very fun combinations of stamps and dies!! Thanks for playing along our May challenge at Die Cut Divas.
ReplyDeleteAdorable, love the kittens in the maze of florals... so adorable and your card fits the flip of the sketch... great job. Great background textured paper. Thanks for sharing with us at TSOT. You might also want to share with our sister challenge at Double Trouble as you have met Thing 1's 3-2-1 recipe (3-layers, 2-shapes, 1-image)... hope to see you there too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with us at Double Trouble.
DeleteThis is gorgeous, Alice! Jo x
ReplyDeleteAlice, I love your floral/cat card! So Cute! And I don't think it's too busy at all! Thanks for sharing with us at Try a Sketch on Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteGreat take on our sketch. Love the leaves, flowers and little cats. Thanks for joining us at Try A Sketch On Tuesday.
ReplyDeletesue n.
Thanks also for joining us at Die Cut Divas.
DeleteHow fun with the cats and leaves. Thanks for sharing with us at TSOT and Double Trouble :)
ReplyDeleteAlice, what a lovely floral card! Your color palette is so beautiful, and the Asian theme is perfect for those sweet cats!! Thank you for sharing your card using our TSOT sketch, and our sister challenge, Double Trouble, 3-2-1 challenge elements. -Donna
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely card, thank you for sharing your creativity with us at Critter Crazy Challenge.
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Love the cute kitties tucked in your lovely floral. Thanks for sharing at Double Trouble.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a fun card and I love the denim background too. So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas this month. Arlene with the Die Cut Divas.
ReplyDeleteI love the kitties, they are so sweet! You card is bright and cheerful, and makes me smile. Great job with the sketch also. Thanks for sharing with us at the Double Trouble challenge.
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