I wanted to make a little doggy–well, specifically a poodle–ATC for my friend Bev (YT: NewCrafterBev), as she has an adorable apricot poodle like my Biscuit and is celebrating her birthday soon.
I created the background by running some white card stock through a Darice paw print embossing folder and then had some fun blending out a little rainbow with the following Tim Holtz Distress Ink colors: Barn Door, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, and Seedless Preserves. Blending in those ink colors really brought out the embossed paw prints beautifully. I also inked the edges of the ATC with Black Soot, which I think finishes off the base and also helps the other colors pop.
Then I took the poodle from the Recollections “Woof Woof” stamp set and stamped it out twice with Momento Tuxedo Black Ink. The acrylic stamps did not take the ink as well as I’d like, but I didn’t take the time to prep the surface (sanding the stamp with fine grit sand paper or an emery board) so I ended up cleaning up the image with a Copic Multiliner pen in 0.3 pt.
I colored up the poodle with Copic colors in E21, 11 and 33 with a little 29 for the nose. On the shaved parts of the poodle I blended the colors and on the fluffy parts of the poodle I used a dot coloring technique to give the illusion of cartoony curly hair.
I fussy cut out both poodles and stacked them on top of one another using foam adhesive. I used craft scissors to cut down the foam tape into very thin strips so that I could fully support those skinny legs and tail. I stamped out the “I {heart} my” sentiment from the same stamp set using VersaFine black ink (which I think helps with the clarity of sentiments better than Momento Ink) and also stamped out the heart with Ranger Adirondack Pigment Ink in Watermelon. I cut the sentiment out into a banner and inked the edges with more Black Soot. I fussy cut out the red heart and popped that up on foam adhesive over the black sentiment heart. To add a little shine and sparkle, I added Glossy Accents to the red heart and some rainbow colored sequins to the background.
The video share of this ATC is combined with the video in yesterday’s post of the Cheshire Bean card.
This ATC is being entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp We’re Going Dotty Wednesday Challenge
The Pink Elephant Anything Goes Challenge
Through The Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
MarkerPOP Anything Goes Challenge
Challenge Up Your Life Sequins Challenge
Card Mania Anything Goes Challenge
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you’re having a wonderful crafty day! WOOF
Love this one! Great job and I love how you layered the yardstick for dimension!
Thank you for joining us for our markerPOP challenge!
Hugs, Marie
Thanks bunches Marie! It was a fun little ATC to do. 🙂 TF stopping by and always being so encouraging! Big hugs, Kristina
Oh I just love the little Poodle, just so darn cute ! The colors are wonderful, just a great project all around. You could use it for so many things, to bring smiles to so many faces !
big hugs,Holly
Aww thanks for the super sweet comment! I love poodles (well all dogs!). Big hugs, Kristina
How cute – what an awesome little Poodle 😀 Great colour effects xoxoxox
Thanks so much! I love poodles (well all dogs!). I’m having fun with my new-to-me ink pads. 🙂 Big hugs, Kristina
super cute card, luvin all the colors! I am so glad you played along with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!
I am giving Simon Says Stamp gift cards away to celebrate my birthday, comment on my blog post here for your chance at winning…
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sparkle & shine *~*
Thanks so much for another fab challenge! I have subbed to your blog and really look forward to seeing all of your amazing projects! Hugs, Kristina
Oh, How cute! I love the pretty background. It is so cheerful. I like your cute poodle a lot. The sequins look so pretty on your card. Thanks for sharing. Edwina Brown
Thanks so much Edwina! This was an ATC close to my heart. 🙂 TF stopping by and your sweet comment. Big hugs, Kristina
This is adorable! Makes me want to try my hand at making an ATC! Thanks for sharing!
Aww thanks! I hope you give ATCs a try. They are fun and a great way to just play with materials in a small format. 🙂 tf stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
love love this how adorable….. hugs barb
Aww thanks Barb! tf stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
What a cute card love the background.Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful work with us at TTCRD this week and hope to se you again in our next challenge// Zora DT
Thanks so much for stopping by Zora!
Super cute ATC and so colorful! Thanks for sharing it at The Pink Elephant Anything Goes Challenge!
Oooh, what a supercute ATC! The background in rainbowcolours looks amazing, the dog is great! Thanks a lot for playing with us at Challenge up your life! Love, Manuela