Katzelkraft - Inspired by Karl Valentin I

Hi Everyone,

I am back with my weekly Katzelkraft post. I am a huge fan of Karl Valentin (1842-1948) a Bavarian comedian. He said a lot of funny as well as profound things and is still well known to this date. There is a little museum in Munich dedicated to him - definitely a worthwhile visit if you visit Munich and speak German......

This card uses one of his famous sayings. I think its really impossible to translate (at least for me), but here is a meager attempt that doesn't do it justice "We wanted to want it, but we didn't dare to". He had a special kind of humor.

Of course I had to choose the rats for the illustration - they are simply the best with all their varied expressions! I stamped them with a touch of masking and water colored them. the pretty Washi tape is from Funky Fossil Designs. Cut the sentiment apart, drew a frame around it and added it to my card.

The stamp I used is from the following set:

Les Rats des Villes- KTZ179 (FRANCE)

City Rats - KTZ179 (USA)

Hope you liked this - I'll be back next Wednesday with more Katzelkraft inspiration.

Thanks for visiting!

Happy Stamping!

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Simon Says Wednesday challenge - four legged friends

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