I absolutely fell in love with the Stampendous Dog Kissses Stamp Set<\/a><\/span>, and I knew I wanted to craft a special card with the adorable pups in the set. I thought that my dad’s 86th birthday just around the corner, was the perfect opportunity to ink them all up.<\/p>\n

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I kept the card simple; making it a single layer card.\u00a0 I used Strathmore Watercolor Paper<\/a><\/span> and cut it down to 3.5″ x 8.5″, and simply inked up the line of pups on the slim line card card front with VersaFine Black Onyx Ink<\/a><\/span>, which is safe for watercoloring. I then doodled on a rustic wooden fence with a Faber-Castell S Point Black PITT Artist Pen<\/a><\/span> so that all the pups could look like they were jumping up over the fence from their yard into our garden to join in the party.<\/p>\n

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For watercoloring the scene, I used the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers<\/a><\/span> with a Pentel Waterbrush<\/a><\/span>:
\nFence: Dark Brown (062), Mid Brown (065), Brown (060), Beige (072)
\nGolden Retreiver: Yellow (050), Beige (072)
\nBrown and White Pup (with my Bandito’s coloring): Light Brown (061), Brown (060), Beige (072), Light Grey (091)
\nBlack and White Pup (with my Babaloo’s coloring): Beige (072), Light Grey (091), Dark Grey (095), Black (010)
\nBlack Labrador: Light Blue (036), Dark Grey (095), Black (010)
\nBulldog: Light Brown (061), Brown (060), Light Pink (026), Dark Brown (062), Dark Grey (095)
\nTongues: Geranium (029), Wine Red (024), Dark Grey (095)
\nSky: Light Blue (036)<\/p>\n

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I kept the inside card liner simple too. As if the dogs on the front were popping up to say, “Woofing You A happy Birthday”, I stamped the sentiment from the My Favorite Things Lucky Dog Stamp Set (retired). For an added “extra” I stamped out the little bulldog looking over his front paws on the bottom edge of the card liner to make it look like this pup was also peering in. The card base was cut from a navy blue card stock to nicely frame the card front.<\/p>\n

CLICK on the picture below to watch the watercoloring process video:<\/p>\n

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Disclosure<\/span>: Many of the supplies I\u2019ve used for today\u2019s project are linked. Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!
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This doggy birthday party card is being entered into the following challenges:
\nLil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nArt Impressions Rustic Roundup Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nWord Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCreatalicious Anything Goes with Optional Add Texture Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nPenny Black and More In the Garden Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nThrough the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCrafty Gals Corner You’re the Man Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nStamping Sensations All Creatures Great and Small Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCrafts Galore Encore Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nMFT Birthday Party Challenge<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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