Saturday, July 23, 2011

Cat-a-tude!

This week the #25 challenge over that Art Impressions is to use stitching, whether it be faux or real.  My stitching came in the way of an area rug created from felt, sewing, and cut fringe.

I started with a base of Pure Luxury card stock, and a double sided scrap from my bin.  The Art Impression stamps used are H 697 Fat Cat, and T 1347 Living Room.  My sofa and chair are paper pieced.  I drew in a horizon line to form my room and dabbed in some Distress inks in Peeled Paint and Tea Dye.  The rest of my images were colored with Copics and a Sakura Gelly Roll pen was used to add a bit of sparkle.  The sentiment is computer generated.  Fat Cat was popped up and cranberry pearls were added.

Hope this horrible heat is over soon, and that we can all get back to normal activities.  Be safe out there!

16 comments:

Catherine said...

Cute card!

redwasher1 said...

Cute, cute!!! I also love the title!!

Patti J said...

Ha ha, now how cute is this!!! Love your fun creations, Mary Anne! I, too, and SO tired of over 100 degree days. No AC in the car makes it rough to go anyplace too! Great job - your fat cat looks like he's as roly poly as I am!

craftieodmae said...

absolutely priceless!!!!! I love the sentiment and your sewing rocks!

Auntie Em said...

Great card! Love the texture added with the mat.
Thanks for sharing! :)

Carol L said...

Love that fat cat image, and the felt rug is adorable! Stay cool if you can! I've been a prisoner of my home all week, and I'm turning into a do-nothing slug!!!

Kerrie said...

What an awesome card!... love the paper piecing and your cute felt rug...

Barbara Bruder said...

What a darling card. Love the way you made your rug.Thanks for joining in this weeks challenge at Art Impressions.
Barbara - AI DT

buggin2stamp said...

That is such a clever idea for the rug. Love your catitude card.

Kathy and Lucky said...

Your card had me laughing like crazy. The cat looks just like Noel when she is about to attack Lucky. Love it.

JD/ Jill said...

This card is so cute and creative! One thing for sure, this awful heat has not taken away your creativity! I feel like I'm melting, and it also melted away some of my creativity...smile.

The Other Patti Sue said...

I need a rug just like that... are you taking orders! I LOVE it... so adorable!

Janice M said...

Mary Anne I love the little scene you have created! That rug is too cute!! I sure hope this heat wave breaks soon too, just to hot out there!

Payne Holler Cards said...

awwww what a cute scene! lovin that rug (-:

Mary said...

What a great idea..making a rug for your card. Love the cat! Thanks for entering the AI challenge. Hope you win!
Mary
AI Design Team

A Consuming Passion said...

Fabulous!!!! Love your rug!