Tuesday, October 1, 2024

The Hat that Doesn't Fit

      There's a story behind this card today and I will share with you the short version.  Belladona, the cat image from Beccy's Place, really wanted his own witch hat to wear on Halloween.  But his witch was so busy preparing potions and spells for the big, spooky night that she had no time to make one for him.  So she found one of her old hats (also a Beccy's Place image and it's a freebie on the challenge post today) and tossed it over to Belladona.  

     You can see Belladona's reaction in both his expression and in the sentiment.  :-D

     I merged the images together before printing it.  Even though the images are mostly silhouettes, I used Sanjoki markers to color the cat's eyes and the flowers on the hat.  They are from different sets but I think they work perfectly together.  I cut the merged images with a QuicKutz die, then rounded the corners with a Fiskars punch.

     The dp is from Recollections, the glitter CS is a scrap, and the bow is hand-tied, then dyed with a marker to get the exact orange I wanted.  The ribbon started out white.  The sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die.  I inked the edges of both the image piece and the sentiment with a marker.


     Challenges:

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

12 comments:

Carole J said...

I love how you combined these images, Nana Connie! The sentiment makes me smile and the story you made up is charming.
Thank you for sharing your project with us at the Crafts Galore Encore “Anything Goes” October Challenge. Good Luck and hope to see you again soon!
Carole x DT Craftilicious Creations

PS There is a brand new challenge at Conjurer of Dreams and we would love to see your project there. x

Beccy said...

Love it NanaConnie! Your little tale of the cat and the hat gave me a chuckle, and I love how you've used the images and the sentiment to illustrate it. So clever!
Cheers,
Beccy

Kim R Creations said...

Wonderfully, delightful Halloween card!

Tanis Buckton The Creative Outpost said...

Lovely card and story!!! Glad you joined us at Conjurer of Dreams

Nat said...

Fab story and clever card! Thanks for sharing for my challenge at PFM
Natx

Heather said...

Ha, ha!! Very cute!! Thanks for playing with Critter Crazy Challenge.

Cards Made By Marlene said...

A very cute card. Thank you for sharing with us at Passion for Markers Challenge. Marlene

Arlene said...

Fun Halloween card and great sentiment. So glad you joined the challenge at Die Cut Divas this month.

Taty said...

a nice and cute card, the stamps from -beccy's are adorable. Thanks for joining The Crafting Challenge Taty x DT

Taty said...

a nice and cute card, the stamps from -beccy's are adorable. Thanks for joining The Crafting Challenge Taty x DT

Robin said...

Great story and your cards is super cute! Thanks for joing us at Conjure of Dreams!

Fikreta said...

so cool!
Thank you for playing at SUYP/Cats only challenge
 Hope to see you again! Good luck!
 Fiki  
my blog: Bad Kitty's Craft Room