Monday, March 22, 2021

The Black Cat


 I wanted to play in the Color Hues challenge #14 which is to use only black & white, but I'm just not too fond of this now that I made it. LOL I used a piece of black & white dsp by DCWV and added a piece of black lace along with 2 stitched oval dies and a cat, done with a SU! punch. The tiny bow is from Lawn Fawn's Tiny Box set of dies. I went a little too wild with the black Nuvo drops, adding them to the dsp, image panel and tiny bow, and after I added them, I realized it would have been better if I'd just used them on the ovals. Oh well, live and learn - I'm just not a very good CAS card maker ;)
I left the sentiment off because I'm not sure what occasion I'll use this for. I have 2 friends who are cat lovers and they'll both probably enjoy this as it is.




 I'll also enter this into the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies challenge for March - just use a critter


Happy Monday everyone! Thanks for the visit!

Carol

15 comments:

crafty-stamper said...

Beautiful monochrome card love the silhouette black cat and P.paper the Nuvo drops look fine to me
Carol x

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

You're too hard on yourself Carol, this is GORGEOUS. I love the background and the silhouette cat with a beautiful bow. Love it.
Faith x

Christine said...

Very pretty card, well done.

Stampsnob. said...

Can't go wrong with B&W . lovely job Carol ...................Lis

Verna Angerhofer said...

Fabulous black and white design. I love the background.

Claire said...

I think its beautiful, black and white looks so elegant and choosing the cat die was a great choice for the black aspect. I love black cats so I'm totally drawn to this, I've got my own nightmare called Loki... Norse God of Chaos!

By the way, don't be so harsh on yourself... creativity has no rules :) x

Jules said...

Hi Carol

I love black and white cards .. .. .. I feel they always look so classy.

Can't imagine why you don't like the finished result. It looks great to me!

Love Jules xx

cotnob said...

A fabulous card Carol, I love the black and white design - so elegant, I don't have a clue why you are not fond of it!
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Brenda said...

Well I love your card Carol! It turned out beautiful, that background paper is stunning and your little kitty is perfect sitting in the oval. I even love your black dots and tiny bow! It is a very elegant looking card my friend. Hugs, Brenda

Wendy said...

I always love seeing black & white cards and this one is awesome, Carol! Your paper is pretty and I love the punched out cat! The black lace and white bow really dresses up this cute card! All ya need to do is add a birthday sentiment and your cat lover friend will love this! I think you did beautifully on this! TFS and enjoy your day! Hugs~

Nancy said...

I think it's perfect Carol. The background is a perfect compliment to your design. Thanks for joining the girls and I at Color Hues.

Brenda in IN said...

Not too many Nuvo drops at all, They look like part of the design. Love the cat and this is a great black and white card.

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Great use of your black&white papers pad again, Carol! Beautiful design too, the cat's silhouette looks so impressive on the oval and the white bow is so cute! The dots catches the eyes, love the play with the tail! :)
Hugs and love!

Lindsey said...

I hope you are feeling quite reassured about this card now! Gorgeous in black and white. Thanks for joining us at Color Hues!

aussie aNNie said...

Gorgeous, loving this card and all the cute image and papers. Sorry if I haven't been around, had family fly in for a visit and cherished the moments. xx