We have so many fluffy puppies in our family that when I saw the JessicaLynnOriginal Shih Tzu Stamp Set, I knew it was a “must have” for me (note she also has an slew of other AKC breed sets that are on my “wish list” like the “West Highland White Terrier” and the “Yorkie Yorkshire Terrier” sets). In our extended family, we have three Havanese, an Affenpinscher, a Havapoo, and two Mini Poodles.
For this card, I decided to combine three of the images from the with the dies from the Diemond Dies Sending Love Die Set that I designed (FYI: a part of the proceeds of every die I designed is donated to no kill animal shelters). The three stamp dies from the die set were the perfect size to frame the three pups I Copic colored and fussy cut.
I used the following Copics to color up these pups like my Havanese, Bandito; my brother’s Havapoo, Cookie; and my aunt and uncle’s Affenpinscher, Naco:
Spotted Havanese: W0, W1, E11, E23, E25, R24 and R27
White Havapoo: W0, W1, W3 and R22 and R24
Black Affenpincher: W1, W3, W5 and W7
I also used my favorite Fiskars Spring Loaded Scissors to fussy cut all the pups so that just their heads would be popping out of the stamp frames and for the spotted Havanese and the Affenpinscher I shortened their ears from the original stamp images.
I used a pale blue card stock for the card base, and die cut the stamp frames from white card stock that I popped up with foam tape. I also lined the areas of the windows with some peach and coral patterned floral patterned paper from the 6 x 6 Crafts Sensations Pastels & Whites paper pack. For the sentiment, I die cut the “sending love” sentiment from the same card stock that I used for the card base three times. Stacking and gluing the die cut sentiments gave them a bit of dimension and made them feel substantial. I offset them in the lower, middle and right parts of the card front, lining up the “g” and “l” for what I thought was a nice, swooshy look (that’s a technical term – LOL). Lastly, I added a handful of clear silver sequins in three sizes for a bit of sparkle.
The inside of the card, I used one of the stamp dies to create a couple of heart embellishments with the same peach and coral floral patterned paper and some darker coral card stock. For one of the hearts, I also used the surrounding stamp die to create a stamp embellishment. The inside sentiment is a wooden stamp from My Sentiments Exactly that I picked up on clearance last week at Hobby Lobby. It says “Love begins with a wet nose and ends with a tail!” Unfortunately, since I moved my stamp when I was re-stamping for a darker impression, I had to cover the smear by re-stamping it on a separate piece of card stock and die cutting it out with a Kat Scrappiness Stitched Postage Stamp Edge Rectangles Die that more or less fit the sentiment. Whew – card salvaged!
The following is a process video of crafting this card:
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This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday A Trio of Something Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Creatalicious Anything Goes With Optional Friends/Friendship Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
Crafts Galore Encore Anything Goes Challenge
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Use Vellum Challenge
Crafty Gals Corner Anything Goes Challenge
MFT Color Challenge #90
Love those cute pups! They all have such expressive eyes!
Thank you so much Denise! I think adding those little highlight dots of white gel pen on the eyes really helps bring them to life. 🙂
Such sweet pups! You colored them so well.
Awww thank you so much Victoria!
gorgeous!
Thanks so very much Ann!
A very cute card especially for someone who adores dogs. Love the diecut too!
Thanks for sharing with us at 613 Avenue Create.
Hugs, Sandy DT
Thanks so much Sandy! This went to a dear friend who loves dogs and is in need of a boost, as she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I hope it brightens her day a bit.
Love how these pups are peeking out of the frames. The blue is a great accent for this card.
Thank you for joining us at Crafty Gals Corner for our Anything Goes challenge
Thanks so very much Rae Ann!
This is super cute! I adore dogs ( I own three myself) so this card is right up my street. Thank-you for joining us at the Crafts Galore Encore Anything Goes Challenge .
Lynda x
Awww thanks so much Lynda! Your kind comment means so much to me, especially as you’re a dog lover. 🙂
So Sweet and Wonderful creation and a wonderful design!!! Love the colours!!
Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to see you again next challenge.
HUGS Cicci
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Thank you so very much Cicci!
Super cute card, the doggies are adorable.Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Hugs, Sandra
Thanks so much Sandra!
Love the cute dogs. Thank-you for joining us at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge this month.
Thanks so much for your kind comment!
Adorable dog card! Thank you for joining us at Creatalicious Challenges – Charlotte/Lady Joyful, DT
Thank you so much Charlotte!
A wonderful card!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our “anything goes with optional friends/friendship” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…
Hugs,
Melanie
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
(DT Crafty Friends)
(DT The Sketchy Challenges)
PS: Sorry for the late comment, life had been very busy these past weeks…
Thank you so much Melanie!