I have a dear crafty friend who loves her pug dogs so much that she signs all of her notes, “pugs and kisses!” So when I saw the Joy Crafts stamp set called, “Love Dogs”<\/a><\/span> that is completely<\/a> dedicated to pugs, I knew I would be making her a special card with it.<\/p>\n

I first stamped out the cute pug couple with Momento Tuxedo Black Ink in the lower right corner of a plain white card stock card front and used the following Copic colors to bring them to life:
\nPugs: E51, E81, E84, W5 and W7
\nBow and heart: R22 and R27
\nGround shadow: C3<\/p>\n

I also cleaned up the bleeding markers along the edges of the image with 0 Copic, a 0.03 pt Copic Multi-liner Pen<\/a><\/span>, and a Uni-ball Signo White Gel Pen<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

To add a little interest, I die cut a fancy lower edge to the card front using a die from the Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Borders 2 Die Set<\/a><\/span>. Then I cut off about 1″ off the top of the card front to make some room at the bottom of the card front for a scrap of plaid patterned paper from the Graphic 45 Good Ol’ Sport Collection<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

<\/a>I adhered the whole card front to a kraft card stock card base, because I thought the kraft would add a nice coziness and coordinate with the warmth of the pug colors. For the inside liner of the card, I used another scrap of the Graphic 45 plaid paper as a mat and used a scrap of white card stock for the message area. The sentiment is from the My Favorite Things “You Make My Tail Wag” stamp set<\/a><\/span>, and I used some Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen<\/a><\/span> to stamp out some small paw prints.<\/p>\n

As finishing touches and a little sparkle to the card front, I coated the heart with Cranberry Stickles<\/a><\/span> and added a handful of Champagne Gold Stickles<\/a><\/span> dots around the pug couple. I added Glossy Accents to the pugs’ eyes and noses for a tiny bit of shine and dimension too.<\/p>\n

The following is a process video sharing the step by step process of making this card:<\/p>\n