Door Frame Figures

Materials:

crouched door cat
pigment ink pads:
- turquoise
- harbor
- teal
- canary
- orange
- scarlet
frost white, seaglass and mint pigment cat's eyes
Ancient Page coal ink pad
repositionable glue
thin white regular paper
scissors
craft knife
cutting mat
stylus handle and leaf white tip
Magenta stamps:
#23.086.H Star Flower
#D.0304 Small Bold Flower
#14.519.I Branch
#14.357.E Ivy Leaves
#23.545.E Large Bold Flower
#23.521.F Dragonfly

1. Stamp the star flower in coal permanent ink.

2. Color the small bold flower with canary, orange and scarlet pigment ink pads and stamp.

3. Stamp the star flower and the small bold flower in coal permanent ink on thin regular paper. Stamp as many times as was stamped on the door cat.

4. Put repositionable glue on the back of each design and cut with scissors.

5. Position on each flower. Make spots of color with the frost white cat's eyes. Add seaglass and mint until the entire surface is covered and blended.

6. Stamp the branch in turquoise. Stamp the ivy leaves and the small bold flower in harbor. Stamp the large bold flower in teal. Stamp the dragonfly in coal permanent ink.

7. Remove all masks.

8. Stamp the star flower on a 4" x 4" piece of regular white paper with coal permanent ink and cut out with a craft knife. Repeat.

9. Position the first mask over a star flower and color with the canary pigment cat's eye (figure A). Repeat on all the flowers (figure B).

10. Position the second mask over the same star flowers and add orange and scarlet pigment cat's eyes (figure C).

11. With the stylus, color the edges of the door cat with mint pigment ink.

Tips:
- If creating your own door frame design, try and make sure that part of the design will rest against the top and side of the door frame. If it does not stay up by itself, you may want to secure it to the wall with tape or a small nail.
- Remember that your design has two sides. It can rest on either the left or right side of the door, and you can create different designs on each side.
- To ensure that the masks stick properly, set aside the door cat for 24 hours.
- When using repositionable glue, always stick the piece to a scrap piece of paper a few times and remove. This will remove any excess glue that might stain your art work.
- Use permanent ink on the masks or else the ink will stain.
- When stamping bold or large images, make sure your ink pad is well inked. It will make all the difference.