Inscrutable Patterns and Other Feline-themed Art Papers

Inscrutable Patterns Art Paper

Inscrutable Patterns Art Paper

Yes, I went ahead and did it, in part because I have some projects for Valentine’s Day that use this paper! So here it is, available:

  • 11×17 on 80# gloss text
  • 11×11 on 100# matte cover

I’ve added them to the post for text-weight art papers in my Etsy shop and the post for cover-weight art papers in my Etsy shop so you can choose from all four.

cat pattern

“Inscrutable Pattern”, colorized line art, 8.5″ x 11″ © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

I’ve been thinking about this for a while, making a colorful pattern using line art. When I first did this sketch I thought it would be a good candidate for a repetitive pattern, and it’s been on my mind the past few days so I decided to finally see how it would work out. I began with a palette of about eight colors, which is more than I’d wanted, and then I kept adding more! Never too many colors.

Initially I liked all the cats’ eyes to be different colors when the color beneath showed through each cats’ eyes. Then I began shuffling the pattern so both eyes were not on the same color. Not sure I like that, it may be a little too random, so I think on another attempt I’m going to make all the eyes one color for a little bit more symmetry and see if it holds it together.

Above is a “full sheet” of pattern. Coloring the art was easier in my graphic design program so that was what I used to put this together, and I’m so accustomed to designing printed materials I always start out with a letter-size page, so that’s the base size of that layout. Below is a half-page, I just cropped off the top half.

"Inscrutable Pattern, half sheet", colorized line art, 8.5" x 5.5" © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

“Inscrutable Pattern, half sheet”, colorized line art, 8.5″ x 5.5″ © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

Yes, fabric, yes, wrapping paper, yes, art paper. What have I started?! It’s going to be really fun.

Other Feline-themed Art Papers

art papers with cat prints
Three initial designs of art papers.

Art Papers With Cat Art!

papier mache box with cat design

I’ve had this idea in mind for several years trying to find the best way to put it together. Seeing text-weight and cover-weight art papers for scrapbooking and creative crafts I decided this was a good way to give it a try. These papers are designed from my portraits and sketches and printed digitally.

Use these papers for scrapbooking, wrapping gifts, decorating keepsake boxes or any creative project you can think of that needs a bunch of cats on it! I ship them flat between sheets of cardboard. I’ve included a photo of keepsake box I made as an example–this box is not for sale.

I’ve started with three different designs and two different paper stocks, text and cover, to see how popular they are. I have many more ideas in mind for these papers—consider the number of daily sketches and portraits I have, plus holiday designs, and artwork yet to come!


22 Cats Art Paper

art paper with collage of cat portraits
“22 Cats” Art paper

This pattern is a collage of all 16 portraits—22 cats in all—included in my Great Rescues Day Book. I’ve painted portraits of pets since 1992 and I’d always wanted to publish them somehow, and since most are rescues I always wanted to share their stories as well, and this came together in Great Rescues. The pattern repeats six times on the paper so you are sure to be able to fit all the cats on one project or just cut out the cats you want. This text-weight pattern is printed on one side of 70# gloss text weight paper, the cover-weight pattern printed on 100# Lynx Uncoated Bright White Cover.

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Just Fits Art Paper

art paper with sketch of cat in basket
“Just Fits” art paper.

Any cat who gets in my way gets sketched. Giuseppe decided to nap in the basket I’d had merchandise orders in, and he would not get out of it, even though he did not exactly fit in it. He really scrunched himself too, but he made for a nice solid subject. This is drawn in brush pen which actually has shaped bristles at the tip and the ink flows from a cartridge so it’s almost like a brush dipped in ink. The brush is very graceful and I can make all sorts of lovely lines, wide and flat or narrow and wandering. I designed this pattern when I decided to play around with the sketch as a repeating pattern and colored Giuseppe a different color each time. This text-weight pattern is printed on one side of 70# gloss text weight paper, the cover-weight is printed on 100# Lynx Bright White cover.

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Brush Kitties Art Paper

art paper with ink sketches of cats
“Brush Kitties” art paper

This pattern is a collage of all the kitties I’ve drawn in this same style with the above-mentioned brush pen, singles, multiples, smooth lines, sketchy lines, just a bunch of busy kitties in black on white. On either text or cover stock, you can even color in the kitties yourself! The text-weight paper is printed on one side of 60# uncoated text weight paper—in case you want to add color yourself—the cover-weight is printed on 100# Lynx Bright White cover.

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Cover weight art papers, 11" x 11". with cat artwork

Text weight art papers, 11" x 17"., with cat artwork.

Text or Cover, and Pricing

All three patterns are printed on one side of the page, and come in two text or cover stock with corresponding sizes:

These are priced singly for $2.00 per sheet and in sets of three for $5.00. I’ve listed the most likely sets on Etsy, but if you’d like a different combination, please send your description in a conversation.


black cat walkding on art papers

Take a look at other new merchandise and featured artwork.

Once a week on Thursday I feature something new in my “shop”, whether that’s here on The Creative Cat, in my Etsy shop, on my main website or even at one of the bricks and mortar shops that carry my work.

Read about creating custom items

Find out more about creating custom items for your own home using the images you see here. Visit the “Ordering Custom Art” page to see samples and read bout how to order.

It’s all done under the close and careful scrutiny of my studio cats! Jelly Bean, my supervisor and product inspector for this project…

Browse some rescued cats and kittens!


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