I fell in love with the Bella & Friends Stampin’ Up! stamp set<\/a><\/span> the minute I laid eyes on it.\u00a0The\u00a0tilt of the head, the adorable\u00a0posture, and the sweet face are all so sweet my teeth ache!<\/p>\n

<\/a>A dear friend of mine, who helped me through some of my most difficult times a few years ago, is going through a very tough time now. I am so thankful for her and our friendship, and I just wanted to\u00a0send her a card with the nose-to-nose playful puppy and turtle to remind her that she had a forever friend in me.<\/p>\n

I used the following Copics to color up this scene:
\nGrass with cast shadow: G40, 24 and 46
\nTurtle: YG21, YG17, G46, R22, R35 and R39
\nPuppy: E51, E53 and YR24
\nOmbre sky: B000 and 00<\/p>\n

Then I die cut the scene using the third largest of the My Favorite Things Die-namics Cross-Stitch Rectangle STAX<\/a><\/span> die set. I like how the cross stitching adds a little bit of a homey feeling to the scene. Then I\u00a0simply matted it with some red shimmerz card stock (picking up the hints of red in the turtle and dog collar).\u00a0I stamped\u00a0the sentiment, “You’ve got a friend in me.” with Momento Luxe Tuxedo Black Ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder on vellum. I like using varied papers like shimmerz and vellum because I think they add texture and shine that add interest (especially on CAS cards).<\/p>\n

<\/a>The white card front is dry embossed with the wood grain embossing folder from The Paper Studio — one of my go-to favorite embossing folders. I added some thin fun foam from the Dollar Tree behind the panel to raise it just a tad off the white card stock card base but still keep this card totally mail-friendly.<\/p>\n

This card is being entered into the following challenges:
\nWord Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nAddicted to CAS Ombre Challenge
\n<\/a>CAS-ual Fridays Be Thankful Challenge<\/a>
\nLil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge<\/a>
\nJust Keep On Creating Anything Goes Challenge<\/a>
\nCreatalicious Anything Goes With Optional Use a Sentiment Challenge<\/a>
\nThrough the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge<\/a>
\nCraft Your Passion Anything Goes Challenge<\/a>
\n613 Avenue Create Anything Goes Challenge
\n<\/a><\/span>MFT Sketch Challenge #307<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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