Darlene was the hostess for this round of Mystery Image swap (I know this is the first my loyal readers have heard of it; I admit, I have not been so regular with the posting), and gifted us all with a very pretty, but detailed image from D. Morgan (Stamps Happen). I took one look and thought, "Oh my! Where do I begin?!" Then I put it away for many weeks...
...And listened to what others said. There were so many comments about 'messing up' the frame, I knew I no longer wanted to attempt my original plan; instead I eliminated the frame completely and fashioned one of my own.
I layered the image at a slight angle and used my brand spanking new, even though it had been discontinued (shout out to my LSS for managing to get some in stock this past December!!), Tim Holtz Texture Hammer on the brads for an added bit of interest(?). Well, I like the effect, anyway.
Since I never know exactly how to color kitties so they look like real, I just left them alone. Some kitties are white after all; like my own sweet Iisis.
In the midst of typing this post, I turned and discovered, that two of my babies were posing, hoping to be famous in blogland!
To the left is Osiris and Miss Miri is on the right. Someday they will figure out that the bird watching is much better in the back of the house, where the bird feeder is.
Card Details:
Image: D. Morgan for Stamps Happen
Sentiment: N/A
Cardstock: unknown for image, SU, unknown dp
Ink: unknown
Tools: Tim Holtz texture hammer
Coloring: Prismacolor markers
Embellies: Recollections brads
7 comments:
Gael--I love your card! I like the angle of the image as well as the new frame--very creative! And, I really like the brads. Plus, I think it is so funny that you turned to see your own fur babies posing for your blog!
Thanks for creating such a cute card for our mystery image swap!
Oh, I likey! Yes, the frame was a good choice!!!! It looks really good.
I so wanna pet those kitties!!! They look just perfect looking out the window. They could be their own stamp.
Thanks, for sharing!
Wow! Super layout for this beautifully colored image, Gael! Love the angle you place it in and the cats sitting on the frame!! Great job!!! HUGS!
Gael! This is so pretty! I love how you left the cats and the brads in the corners!
Your babies are so cute and what fun that they were looking out the window like that for you to get a pic :)
oooohhhh so cute! We love cats at our house! We have 2! I just saw your post at the flybaby SCS forum thread and hopped over to your blog!!
LOL!! I LOVE it!! Your card is fabulous, and when one scrolls down to see your fur babies in the same pose, it's just WONDERFUL! Great job, Gael!
Why am I just now finding this post (rolling eyes). I loved your card & did wonder how you did the brads, now I know! Clever, clever. Very considerate kitties you have, posing there for your inspiration during the post. They clearly think that you are lucky to have them! Thanks for tolerating my choice of image for this round, you really rocked it.
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