Ah,
Storytime Katie how you inspire me! Though I didn't follow all of Katie's techniques, I was determined to make those cages and zoo critters after seeing what a wonderful job she did. I used sheets of black sticker felt and cut them into strips using
an exacto knife and
this ruler. I used a hole punch to make the black circles, and a rectangular hole punch to make the smaller lock parts on the camel's cage. Fabric paint for smaller dots and animal eyes...
When I know I'm going to layer pieces on the board, I tend to make only the bottom layers using the collage method. I really love the way the black background looks using that method, but the pieces are a lot stiffer and thicker, so they don't stick as well to each other and can topple right off the board mid-story. So with Dear Zoo, for example, I used the collage method for the animals, but just did plain, un-backed felt for the cages so they would layer easily and not fall off the animals.
This particular set isn't for sale, but please check out my shop with many of my other sets:
