Creating a Shaped Card for Cardz 4 Galz # 191

Jan 26, 2023 | Cardz 4 Galz | 0 comments

Welcome to the newest Cardz 4 Galz bi-weekly challenge! Helen, our host, chose creating a shaped card for the theme this time. I turned to Pinterest and found a cat shaped card by Debbie Henderson, a Stampin’ Up! demo in Maine. Her stuff is always so creative and I really enjoy getting inspiration from her! When you finish here, I hope you will visit the challenge website. The other projects are fabulous!

Here’s my card:

After I decided to CASe Debbie’s cat card, I saw Su Mohr’s card on her blog and decided to use the Split Texture die to create dimension on the cat.

Measurements and Assembly:

The Crumb Cake base measures 4-1/4 by 12 inches.
Score at 5-1/2, 6, and 6-1/2 inches to create a mountain fold bottom.
Using a ruler, measure 2-1/8 inches to the center of the top portion of the front of the card.
Next, I measured down 1-1/2 inches in the center of the card and trimmed from the diagonal corners. This created the ears.
Using the Artfully Layered stamp set (retired, but I wanted the words and the leaves that look like hearts), I randomly stamped on the front using Crumb Cake ink.
I cropped 2 of the Split Textured dies from Crumb Cake cardstock. One is upside down, but it adds just a bit more texture to the front.
Align the split triangle dies and trim the overlap at the bottom.
Adhere to the front using multipurpose glue. I only put glue on the outside edges and the intersections of the patterns.
Punch, or crop, 2 1-inch circles from black cardstock for the eyes. Add a basic pearl jewel to each circle.
Punch, or crop, 2 1-1/2-inch circles in white cardstock.
I used Petal Pink ink and a splatter stamp for the front of each “cheek”
Fussy cut one of the small Petal Pink hearts from the Country Floral Lane 12 x 12 inch DSP (designer series paper) for the nose.
Using the same DSP package, I trimmed strips of hearts on Petal Pink for the whiskers.
There are dimensionals under the eyes and cheeks.
I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the whiskers and the heart to the front of the cheeks.
Finally, I tied a bow from the Petal Pink organdy ribbon and adhered it to one of the ears using a mini-glue dot.
I haven’t added a sentiment on the back yet because I have to figure out who will be getting this cutie for Valentine’s Day.
With that, I’d finished my shaped card for this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by my blog this morning.

Have a Peachy day!

Sue

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