I’m so excited to be participating for the first time in Craft Roulette #292! This month’s challenge was to create an encouragement card using a color palette, include a house pet, and add some thread or twine. I had so much fun bringing these elements together.
Parameters:
Project: Encouragement
Color: Sophisticated
Element: House pet
Random: Twine or Thread
Color: Sophisticated
Element: House pet
Random: Twine or Thread
For my house pet element, I chose the adorable Clearly Besotted Animal Balloons bundle. I chose to use the cat and colored it in shades of orange, because I just love orange cats — and if I weren’t allergic, I’d have one of my own! I used the matching die to cut it out.
I created a soft, sophisticated blue sky background to give the cat the feeling of soaring. I added some metallic blue stars to give the sky a whimsical, playful feel.
For the random element, I used metallic gold twine as the balloon string, which also adds a bit of sparkle and texture. I trimmed the finished panel to 4 x 5 1/4, mounted it on a coordinating soft blue mat, and adhered it to a white card base for a clean, polished finish.
The sentiment I paired with it, “Let yourself go and see how far you can rise,” makes it a perfect encouragement card.
I love how this card turned out — it’s simple, uplifting, and has just the right amount of whimsy. It’s a sweet reminder that sometimes, all you need is a little encouragement to let yourself rise!
Thanks for reading! I hope something here sparks your creativity and brightens your day.
CHALLENGES:
SSS Wednesday Challenge - Thinking of You
Critter Crazy - #104
Park Hopping My Happy Place - The Secret Lives of Pets
Allsorts - #836 AG
Die Cut Diva's - November
Crafters Cafe - #324 AG
As You Like it Challenge - My favorite are cats, next best thing to dogs
Simply Clean and Simple - November
Your balloon cat is both unusual and cute! Thanks for playing with us at Allsorts challenge.
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DeleteThis is so cute and a lovely layout. What a shame you can't have a cat of your own. Thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linky. I have two amazing dogs to cuddle with so I'm still a lucky fur mama!
DeleteOMG how totally sweet is this! The balloon kitty is the cutest and I love that he's a little ginger cat. I can see why you would love to have an orange kitty. I miss mine so dearly. He was quite a character and his presence is still so very missed! I am so sorry you are allergic.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing at Allsorts challenge!
Thank you for your kid words. I'm so sorry for your loss Ellibelle. It's hard to say good-bye to our fur babies! xx
DeleteI'm not sure if you used a die cut or dry embossing on the card, which is adorable. Great execution for the Craft Roulette too. Let me know if you used a die cut by adding the die cut you used in your post. Thank you for posting your cards at Die Cut Divas.
ReplyDeleteThank you Arlene and yes I used a die which states it with the product bundle (stamp + die) but I added a line to the end of the paragraph.
DeleteThis is fun and playful for an encouragement card! MEOW-velous!! Thanks for creating and sharing with Critter Crazy! -- Becca
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