Simon Says Stamp | With Enough Coffee Anything Is Possible. Cat-Detective Card

Simon Says Stamp | With Enough Coffee Anything Is Possible. Cat-Detective Card

With Enough Coffee Anything Is Possible – this sentiment from Simon’s February ’17 kit inspired me to create this card. I wanted to use a smart and quirky image to convey the meaning of the sentiment. Following my example of a “Pretend Peacock” card I decided to create a Sherlock Holmes kind of cat. Because, well, with enough coffee, anything IS possible.

Simon Says Stamp | With Enough Coffee Anything Is Possible. Cat-Detective Card

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CARD DETAILS

I used one of the cat images from the Christmas Cats stamp set to create a main character for my project. You can also use a dog image if you are a dog person or any other critter, really. I did struggle for a bit as the coffee cup I wanted to use is a bit too large for the cat, but because I couldn’t really find any critter image bigger than the cat, I went with what I had.

Simon Says Stamp | With Enough Coffee Anything Is Possible. Cat-Detective Card

I also stamped a scarf and I knew I needed to add a fun hat to complete the look. I didn’t have stand-alone hat images like that in my stash, but I did find a perfect hat in the Critter Costume Party and so I stamped that image, die-cut and and cut the bottom part out using scissors.

I also wanted my cat to wear glasses, but again, I didn’t have a perfect stamp to use for that, so I looked for a circle and a curve and used those to stamp a monocle, I think that really added a lot to the whole “detective cat” kind of look.

Simon Says Stamp | With Enough Coffee Anything Is Possible. Cat-Detective Card

I stamped an oversized coffee cup and added corrugated sleeve (stamp on the back of corrugated paper and cut it out following the line on the back to avoid doing stamping on the front).

Simon Says Stamp | With Enough Coffee Anything Is Possible. Cat-Detective Card

I used Copic markers to do my coloring (I went with my usual color combos – I am listing exact colors I used below) and also added little coffee stickers onto the sleeve.

I stamped “With Enough Coffee Anything Is Possible” sentiment using black ink onto Simon’s Sea Glass cardstock (it matched in color to the monocle). I wanted to add some additional stamping to the background, but I didn’t want to do any more coloring to keep the attention on the detective cat. So I simply stamped additional cat images using Simon’s Dark Chocolate ink framing the main panel.

Simon Says Stamp | With Enough Coffee Anything Is Possible. Cat-Detective Card

After I foam mounted this panel onto an A2 top folding white card base I also adhered several clear droplets in 2 two sizes – 4mm and 6mm and that finished my card.

P.S. I failed to mention I added a generous amount of glossy accents to the monocle. Unfortunately, glossy attached itself to the hat, too. If you plan to re-create this card, add glossy accents first, wait for it to dry and later foam mount the hat on top of the cat’s head.

SUPPLIES

I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

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14 Comments

    1. Yana, You keep proving that just because it is a “Christmas” stamp doesn’t mean it can only be used for Christmas cards. So Awesome!

    1. You have a blast making the funniest and most adorable cards!! Your Sherlock cat is hilarious!!
      So creative to put a hat and scarf on it and the monocle cracks me up!!
      Great touch of using corrugated cardstock for the cut sleeve. I love the background too.
      I think this sentiment will also work for just a critter with googly eyes, like as it had too much coffee haha.

    1. O my goodness, what a most fabulous card!! I just love your cards and what you come up with. So fun and creative!! You obviously thoroughly enjoy what you do!! It’s nice to see something outside the box!

    1. Awesome card Yana! I think your super sleuth cat came out fantastic and I love all the little details. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

    1. Wowwww, what a great card. I also have that cat stampset, thx for the ideas not using it as Christmas stamp 😉

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