Paper Issues Sketchy Saturday!

I love sketches.

Saturday's are Sketchy Saturdays over at the Paper Issues blog. How fun is that?

This week's sketch was designed by Jennifer Chapin. It looks like this:

I was in the mood for some kitty cat scrapping, so here's what I came up with:

So.

Cute.

Sketches are so fun!

And there was a bonus card sketch this week! It was deigned by Corri Garza. 

I wanted to use the same supplies that I used on my layout, so I made a 4x6 card to go into a pocket page.

You should play too! Here's another link to make things easy for you. 

Most of the supplies used, I've had forever, so not everything is currently available for purchase. All the more reason to use the things in your stash! I used...

We R Memory Keepers - Friends Furever - 9 Lives & Collars patterned papers

My Mind's Eye - Indie Chic "Nutmeg" - patterned paper 

Super old Heidi Swapp chipboard letters, painted with a mix of Tuscan Red DecoArt & Burnt Umber Americana acrylic paint, then covered with a layer of brown Studio G glitter glue

American Crafts - white Sprinkles Thickers - sponged with Stampin' Up Close to Cocoa dye ink 

Recollections Brown/Kraft cardstock 

Simple Stories- SN@P studio - Cat theme embellishments 

Doodlebug washi tape 

Doodlebug mini pearls
Want 2 Scrap rhinestones

So that's that! Go make some things! Let me know all about it when you do.

I now have a cat to hold my rings.

I made this super cute cat ring holder!

Michael's not only has great products, but fabulous inspiration. If you want to make one too, here is the tutorial.

So, what I did first was gather my supplies. (Actually, the first thing I did was go shopping, as I did not have all of the necessary supplies. This included going to 2 Michaels' to kind the kitty. 100% worth it.)

I like to cover my surface (aka, my table) with wax paper when I paint things. It doesn't stick or leave any residue on whatever I'm painting should there be paint on the "bottom" when drying.

Then I painted the kitty and the dish with the white paint. I did about one million thin layers of paint. I just kept painting until I was happy with the coverage. You don't want to gob on the paint, because then you'll have gobs of paint on your thing and it will take forever to dry.

After the white paint was totally dry, I carefully painted the gilding onto the appropriate places. (Make sure to shake the gilding paint very well before using. Also make sure the cap is super secure before shaking.) What I did not do was take any photos of this. Cuz I didn't think about it at the time. Oh well.

Once that was pretty dry, I glued the kitty onto the dish. Then I let everything set and dry out of reach of any real kitties for 24 hours.

The beautiful results!

Isn't it so cute! It still needs to be "finished" with some sealer before I begin using it, but I don't have any of that right now, so I will just admire it's beauty. 

Oh, I found this random container and decided it should match my super cute kitty cat ring holder. So, I made that happen.

I was inspired by this other Michaels DIY project.

So that's that! Go make some things! Let me know all about it when you do.