I can’t get enough of the adorable pups in the Lawn Fawn “Critters at the Dog Park” stamp set. They are all so cute! I made this card using the boxer in the playful stance, making him look like he is jumping around playing in the sand at the beach.
I used a gold paper from an DCWV Shimmer Stack for the sand because it had a wonderful subtle shimmer that was reminiscent of sparkly sand at the beach. I tore a little v-shaped area out to create a window (cased from a card made by Jenn Shurkus) where I could put a shaker pocket that I made with a bit of plastic from a sheet protector and my fuse tool. Â Inside the shaker pocket, I added pearlescent seed beads, chunky gold glitter, and tiny sea shells from an old broken necklace (I love upcycling things like this).
I wanted the scene to have a vibrant background, so I created a rainbow colored sunset using the following Tim Holtz Distress Inks with blending tools:Â Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Seedless Preserves, and Picked Raspberry. I love the deep, rich colors, and who doesn’t like a rainbow?For the ocean, I just used a scrap of dark blue card stock from my scrap box and used my White and Clear Star Sakura Gelly Roll Pens to create a shimmery sparkle, the way the ocean might look at sunset.
I colored in the boxer pup stamp with the following Copic colors: E50, E53, E55, E79, W1 and N10. Â I fussy cut him out and then used some strategically placed foam adhesive to pop his head and body off the card base. I used Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue to adhere his feet directly to the “sandy” beach. I think the two levels on the pup helps highlight his playful stance.
For a bit of fun (and to fulfill the challenge that my crafty friend Ashley (YT: Sparkly CanadianCraftyGirl) and I had set for ourselves to use ribbon and enamel dots in this Lawn Fawn collaboration project), I pulled an airplane wood veneer piece from my stash, colored it with a black Sharpie, and prepped a snippet of an “I {heart} My Pet” ribbon to look like one of those banners that you might see an advertising airplane towing at the beach in the summertime. 🙂
Lastly to finish off the inside, I just lined a black card base (I think vibrant cards like this look great and pop off of black card bases) with some dark blue and pale blue card stock. Then I did a second generation stamping of the boxer pup in the corner with VersaFine ink to add some fun.
The following is a process video of creating this card:
Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you are having a wonderful crafty day! WOOF
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp No Ordinary Paper Monday Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Wednesday Challenge
Raisin Boat Summertime Challenge
MarkerPOP Anything Goes Challenge
Creative Chick 10th Blogiversary Challenge
This card was so DOG gone cute 🙂
Thanks so much Beth! This dog day card was really fun to design and craft. 🙂 tf stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Saw your card on Jenn’s blog – love it! Such a stinking cute scene, love that dog and turning it into a shaker card is so inspiring! Karen
aww thanks so much Karen! I really had fun making this card and Jenn’s kitty card with the torn wallpaper definitely inspired this doggy card. 🙂 tf stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Oh my goodness, What an idea… LOVE it!!!!!! Now that is a cool shaker card.
Too Too Cute!
XO Nana
Thanks so much for your super sweet comment, Nana! I really had fun crafting this card. 🙂 xoxo, Kristina
Wow, I love this! Genius way to create the shaker window! Love how you added the shells from the old necklace!
Thanks so much! It was a really fun card to deisgn and craft. 🙂 TF stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
This card is absolutely stunning! I love everything about it.
Thanks so much Linda! This card was truly made from the heart. 🙂 I had been thinking of aspects of it for weeks and finally I had some time to just play and craft it! What fun! tf stopping by and your super sweet comment! Big hugs, Kristina
BAM…now that’s some colour! I love the dog digging back the shells. Very creative. Thanks for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge Blog. Cheers Nicole
Thanks so much Nicole! It was a really fun scene/shaker card to make. 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by and another fun challenge at Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge! Hugs, Kristina
This is a super sweet card! I love the theme and how creative it is! oh I also love the dogie! Thanks for joining the Marker POP challenge!
Thanks so much for stopping by and another fun challenge at MarkerPOP! Hugs, Kristina
This is such an incredibly adorable idea! I would never have thought of this in a million years! Very cute! 🙂
Awww you are so sweet to say that Amber! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving me such a kind comment! You’ve made my day! 🙂 Big hugs, Kristina
Oh wow,you’ve really outdone yourself on this one Kristina! It’s simply gorgeous,I love it!x
Aww thanks so much Ann! I have been thinking about this card design in my head for a while. LOL When I finally got started, it took some unexpected turns, but I really had fun! 🙂 TF stopping by! Big hugs, Kristina
Wow! What a fabulous card! Such a great design! Love it!
Thank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!
hugs…
Melissa
Aww thanks so much Melissa! I really enjoyed designing this card so I am extra encouraged by your super sweet comment! TF stopping by and big hugs, Kristina
oh wow!! the colors on this is SO vibrant!!! and i love your clever shaker!!! awesome job 🙂 Thank you SO much for celebrating with me for my blogiversary!!
Thanks so much for all the inspiration and congratulations on 10 amazing years of blogging! Hugs, Kristina
Oh wow! The colors in the sunset are amazing!!! Really loving the shaker aspect too!
Thanks so much! This was super fun to design and create. 🙂 I love anything with a doggy theme!
Doggone it – this is awesome and just so super well done!! Great CASE of Jenn’s card and that sunset is so beautiful and lifelike!! Super good job on that!!
Thanks so much for your sweet comment Taunya! This was a super fun card to craft. 🙂 tf stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
That is too cool. Love the way it looks like the dog has uncovered the treasure and love that shells and things you used. Fab card. Hugz