Grad Cat Cards with Ana and Tammy

Hello crafty friends! Ana here today with a super cute graduation card showcasing adorable new Grad Cat stamps and coordinating dies, as well as Sweet Treat House Add-on dies! I thought this adorable kitty would love to come home after graduation and seeing a big congrats banner on her house. 

I started with stamping and coloring the images from Grad Cat stamp set then cutting them out with coordinating dies. To create the house and grass, I used Sweet Treat House Add-on dies, Sunny Sentiments dies for the grass and Classic Gingham Paper pack. After die cutting all my pieces, I added some shading to each die cut piece with Distress inks the assembled the house. I stamped the sentiment and the stars (from the Grad Cat set) on a banner (from Banner Basics stamps) added some shading with markers and die cut it our using Banner Basics coordinating dies.

I added foam tape to roof shingles and grass to create dimension and for the window and door I die cut the pieces twice out of heavyweight cardstock. I colored the window/door panels and the wreath with markers then assembled them with liquid glue.

I created the background for the house by die cutting the clouds with Fluffy Clouds Border dies and used the die cuts as stencils. I inked the clouds on the background with Salty Ocean distress ink, then used Mowed Lawn and Lucky Clover distress inks for the grass part of the background. I added some texture by adding the splatter on the grass then adhered the house to the background. Finally, I adhered the banner, kitty and the book and my grad cat card was finished!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I will see you next week and until then I wish you all a fabulous day!

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Hi friends! Tammy here with a card for Sunny Studio, featuring the adorable mini set, Grad Cat. Sadly, graduation celebrations are being cancelled or rescheduled for fall, so this card is sure to put a smile on the graduate's face!

To begin, I started with a rectangle panel of Bristol cardstock, and ink blended it with Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed Distress Oxide. I splattered a bit of water and thinned Mustard Seed ink with a paintbrush, and set aside to dry. 

Next, I created my chalkboard by cutting some brown cardstock with the Fancy Frames Rectangle Dies. I then cut a piece of black cardstock and embossed the "con-cat-ulations" sentiment and stars with white embossing powder. I layered the frame on top and rubbed my anti-static cloth over it to give it a real chalkboard look.

I cut a strip of woodgrain paper from the Subtle Grey Tones 6X6 Paper, and attached to the bottom of my card. I cut a thin strip of light grey cardstock and layered right above the patterned paper to mimic a baseboard.

Next, I stamped the images from Grad Cat and  Woo Hoo (diploma) onto Bristol Smooth cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, colored with Copic markers, and added highlights with a white gel pen. I cut out my colored images with the Grad Cat Dies and Woo Hoo Dies and arranged onto my card, adding foam tape for dimension.

Copic Colors: Cat - N4, N2, N0, R30, R000, B12, B24, B28; Books: Red - R29, R24, R14, N2, N0; Yellow - Y15, Y11, Y00, N2, N0; Green - YG09, YG07, YG06, N2, N0; Blue - B28, B24, B12, N2, N0

Thanks so much for stopping by! You can find me on Instagram for more crafty inspiration!! Have a great day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Sunny Sentiments Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woo Hoo Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woo Hoo Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fancy Frames- Rectangles Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Fluffy Clouds Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Subtle Grey Tones Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sweet Treats House Add-on Shop at: Sunny Studio	Banner Basics Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Banner Basics Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Grad Cat Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Grad Cat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio