There's a cat under my umbrella!

Hello crafting pals!

One of my favourite things about stamping is that you can combine images from different sets to create something unique - and often quite amusing! Come and see:

I absolutely love my new Under My Umbrella set from Stampin' Up and am enjoying finding new ways to use it. Cats are famously anti-water so I thought it would be fun to have this little cutie from Clearly Besotted's Fluffy Furball warding a shower off with the umbrella from the set!

I coloured the cat and grounded her with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers then added a paper pieced umbrella - so easy to do with the coordinating punch :) The expression on the little cat's face is absolutely priceless isn't it?! But hang on a second, why is the rain coming from only one direction? Could it be that the prankster pup next door has found out how to turn the hose pipe on?!!!

The rain is just a small stamp but with a little masking and a little patience you can easily cover a larger area with it. I added a 'thinking of you' sentiment but would have liked to have used 'Consider me your umbrella in the face of life's showers!' instead. What a shame SU didn't consult me about what kinds of sentiments would go well with this set, lol!!!

CHALLENGES
I'm linking up with the fabulous Festive Friday where they're celebrating the First Day of Spring. Your card doesn't have to be about spring though - the festivity is just a great excuse to list some inspiration prompts! I've chosen Green, Cute Animals and Rain/Umbrellas for my three.
Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge also has a great challenge this month - Use Your Favourite Technique. Like most crafters I suspect, I have lots of favourite techniques, but if I have to pick just one, I'll say alcohol markers (for the next ten minutes at least!)

AND IN OTHER NEWS
As you know, I like to cover the important issues of the day, so here's more hat news: The hat I'm now using is looser than the two I lost and Eva has a new game... if I bend down to pick up poop (sorry non-dog-owners, it's just a fact of life!) or to pat another dog, she whips the hat off my head and stands with it in her mouth, looking at me and wagging slowly. She has a sense of humour that one! Sometimes I let her carry it home for me because I love her, and that's what washing machines are for aren't they?!

Hugs,