Get Well Ollie

  It is the beginning of cold and flu season where I live. The weather has been what I think is a lot cooler than normal for this time of year - we have a frost warning again for tonight - and a few trees in my neighbourhood are changing colour already. 

I love fall and the cooler temps but I'm not a fan of the cold/flu season. I do however like to add cards to my get well stash to send to friends and family who may come down with something and need to receive a smile in the mail. "Sick Ollie" from High Hopes is feeling a little under the weather himself and is perfect to bring a smile and help someone. 

After stamping Ollie on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured him with Copic markers and hand fussy cut him leaving a thin white line. I set him aside and found patterned paper from Craft Consortium and Honey Bee Stamps to create my background. I used a polka dot embossing folder on one piece of paper to add some interest to the background. Next I cut out the second piece of paper with a cross stitch circle die and cut a scallop circle die out of card stock to go behind it. I glued down my layers - after adding some twine - and added Ollie with 3D foam pop dots. Enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Details

Stamps - Sick Ollie (TT175) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Get Well Soon 2 (GG051) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Autumn Afternoon - Honey Bee Stamps

Bloom & Wild - Craft Consortium

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, cross stitch circle die - Gina Marie Designs, scallop circle die - Spellbinders, twine, polka dot embossing folder - Cuttlebug, enamel dots

Copic Markers

Body - E97 E99 E27 E50 D51 E53

Hooves - W00 W1 W3

Blanket - B12 B14 B16

Tissue Box - YR21 YR24 YR23

Shading- C0 C1 C2 

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Get Well Puppy

  I don't know about anyone else but sometimes my creativity train seems to leave the station and not come back for awhile. When this happens to me I try a number of different things to try and find the train. 

Sometimes I reorganize my craft space, or walk away and do a household chore and sometimes I find a crafty challenge that is something I don't usually do on my cards. Most of the cards I make are square and I try to add layers and embellishments of some kind. Today, I found a CAS (clean and simple) challenge to participate in and I challenged myself to make an A2 size card using "Sick Puppy" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps that was sitting coloured on my desk. 

 After stamping this cutie and colouring him with Copic markers I cut him out using an edge die. I cut a second one out of card stock to put behind my stamp to create a thin edge. I had a piece of trimmed off plaid that fit my design and colour combo perfectly and added it behind the stamp. A stamped sentiment and enamel dots finish off this CAS style card.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Sick Puppy - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Get Well Soon 2 - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Lullaby - Pebbles

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, edge die - Kat Scrapiness, enamel dots

 Copic Markers:

Nose - N5 N6 N10

Spots - E23 E27 E29

Heating Pad, Blanket - B12 B14 B16 B97

I am entering this card in the Krafty Chicks Challenge #547 - CAS 

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