Some Inkadinkadoo

I am really loving this Cat set by Inkadinkadoo. I think this image is my favorite though! It reminds me of my first cat, Deena. She had several of the characteristics of a Siamese (the meow, the attitude, the intelligence). She was half-Siamese, but ended up grey and didn't have the associated health problems of a full-bred.

Any way, I really wanted to use some of the Bali Breeze papers, so I chose my papers, then chose the ink and ribbon to match. I went with a simple layout, but I just love the vibrancy of the colours! I chose the teal papers specifically because the dotted swirls kind of matched the cat's.

Supplies:
Stamps: Inkadinkadoo Cat
Paper: White, Pomegranate, Teal, Bali Breeze
Ribbon: Pomegranate

Happy Haunting!

So today I have a bit of a tutorial/product focus for you. Tape- it's on every stamper's list, you can never have enough (you never would want to come across the situation where you run out!) There's also the ongoing search for the perfect tape for specific projects. You want extra sticky for keeping that chipboard attached the a card, you want to simply keep your card together after it survives a trip through the postal service, or you want to attach vellum. It seems there's a tape for all of these things. I have recently discovered Stamper's Magic Tape thanks to Tracey. It's great and comes in quite the assortment of shapes and sizes. I have a few of the 6x10 sheets. There were claims that this was the stuff to use with vellum. I love putting vellum on my cards, but I don't always want to attach it with brads, you know?

Alright, so here's what I did...
#1 Using the 6x10 sheets, cut a piece of the adhesive to the same size as your vellum

#2 Peel the backing (it's nice how there's a slight seam so you can do this with ease)

#3 Attach your vellum, being carefully to place flat so no bubbles occur

Now for my finished product. I also used the tape on the tree piece. For that I covered the stamped image with the tape, than coated in glitter. Easy, and SO much cleaner than dealing with interfacing, white glue, or packing tape!
Supplies:
Stamps: Inkadinkadoo- Cats & Bats
Ink: Brilliance Moonlight, Tuxedo Black, Stazon Black
Paper: Black, Vellum, White
Accessories, etc.: Glitter, Stamper's Magic Tape, Ribbon, Cord, Polyshrink

My Challenge

I hosted a challenge for the DTGD over at SCS, but I forgot to post my samples. I actually did two. I never bothered posting the first one. I like it, but it's kind of somber and it was not the easiest thing to photograph. So here it is, blog exclusive, well until I upload it over there. Also, this was a card where I really, REALLY, wanted to use black velvet ribbon. However, it seemed that I do not have any, I really thought I did. Anyway, the main image was stamped with a glue pad, then I quickly applied some black flock. The patterned paper is from a pack I got at Costco about a year ago. The phrase comes from Verve.

Supplies:
Stamps: Heartfelt Phrases, Inkadinkadoo stamp
Ink: Black, glue pad
Paper: Kraft, Black, White, Patterned Stripes
Accessories, etc.: Doodlebug Black Flock, grosgrain ribbon, mat pack and piercer