Friday 22 July 2016

The Craft Barn Alpha/Dictionary Challenge - Letter N

It's the turn of the letter "N" in the Craft Barn Alpha/Dictionary Challenge. I originally went with the word "number" be really didn't like the finished result and started again with "night" as my new chosen word. I'm much happier with this finished postcard.

I began by stamping the cat image onto a piece of card, cut it out and then brushed it with Distress Ink. I then positioned the cat on the postcard to gauge where to stencil the wall. Next I stamped the moon and masked it so I could apply Distress Inks in various shades of blues and Hickory Smoke to create the night sky. The stars were stencilled on before gluing on the cat and finishing with the dictionary definition.


Postcard Recipe
Card
Anna Marie Designs Smooth Stamping Card 300gsm
Anna Marie Designs Super Smooth Printer Card 200gsm
Inks
Memento Tuxedo Black
Distress Inks- Ground Espresso, Hickory Smoke, Weathered Wood, Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans
PaperArtsy Fresco paint - Snowflake
Stamps
Moon - maker unknown
Cat - Tim Holtz
Stencils
Stone Wall - That Special Touch
Stars - That's Crafty Dinky Stencil

5 comments:

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I was incredibly impressed with the moon. It looked so very much like a real moon. Had to laugh at the cat on the wall. I can just hear the yowl that only comes out at night. A fun and enjoyable card and letter choice.

Craftyfield said...

Fun scene and perfect depiction of your chosen word!

gardenpinks said...

Love this postcard Maggie. Fabulous cat image.
I, too, have that moon stamp and I don't know who it is by either:) It is a useful stamp though.

Crafty Claire said...

This is lovely. The cat looks rather anxious about something or someone coming up from behind! It made me chuckle xx

WendyK said...

Love this one, the whole scene is perfect.