Pawsing To Say

  Phew! It was a marathon but I am finally done my Christmas cards...and just in the nick of time! Now that I have them done, I can think about the other cards I will need for next year. 

I, like most card makers I'm sure, need a variety of cards. This week I decided to have some fun and step out of my comfort zone to create a CAS (clean and simple) card for my Just Because, Thinking of you card stash. 
Puppy Pals from High Hopes Rubber Stamps is perfect for this style of card.

I decided to have some fun and created my own background paper for this card. The first step was to cut a piece of white card stock to the size I needed to fit my A2 size card. Next, I took Mowed Lawn Distress ink and smooshed it on to a piece of acetate, misted the piece of acetate with water and "kissed" the white card stock to the ink. I rotated the paper to get "kisses" of colour where I wanted them on the paper and set it aside to dry.

While the paper dried, I hand fussy cut the stamped image I had coloured with Copic markers leaving a thin white line. I found some water colour look paper to match and cut it out using fish tail banner dies. I stamped the sentiment directly on one of them and then layered them together, glued them down and added the stamped image. A heart banner in the corner finishes off the card. 

Stamp Recipe

Stamps - Puppy Pals (SS034)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Pawsing To Say (G306) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Bloom & Wild - Craft Consortium

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, fishtail banner dies, Mowed Lawn Distress ink, heart banner die - Whimsy Stamps

Copic Markers

Noses - N3 N5 N8 10 

Bodies - E13 E15 E17 E18 C1

Grass - YG61 YG63 

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Pawsing To Say

  When we moved in to our house we had a neighbour up the street who used to feed the birds. Every summer he would put up a plank that was on a tree at one end and had legs to support the other end. There were multiple bird feeders and multiple different species of birds that came to visit each day. The most comical thing to watch was the squirrels who used it not only as a buffet but as a jungle gym - so funny to watch them run around and chase each other and some even fell off.

We also had a lot of stray cats in the neighbourhood and there was always one or two that I watched climb up to inspect what the plank had to offer. The cats would often play like the squirrels and all I could do was laugh. 

When I saw the "Kitty By Birdhouses" stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps, all these fun memories came flooding back and I decided this stamp is perfect for a birthday card for one of my feline loving friends.

I started my card by stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, colouring it with Copic markers and hand fussy cutting it leaving a thin white edge. To create my card base, I cut some striped and flowered patterned papers from Lawn Fawn and added them to matching card stock. After cutting a circle out of the blue paper, I masked off the sentiment, "coaxed" into an arch, stamped it on the edge of the circle and then put the circle on matching card stock. 

I added a small piece of striped paper on top of the flowered paper, glued down the circle and tucked the birthday sentiment up against it after I cut off the bottom of the circle. I glued down the stamp, added a bow and flower and finished off the card with enamel dots. 

Stamp Recipe

Stamps - Kitty By Birdhouses (R146) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Pawsing To Say (G306), Pirates Birthday (F147)   - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Spiffy Speckles, Flower Market - Lawn Fawn 

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, circle die, cloud die - Your Next Stamp, flower - stash, cotton ribbon, enamel dots

Copic Markers

Kitty  - E41 E42 E57 RV00 RV13

Fence/Sign - E34 E35 E29

Leaves/Stems - YG01 YG03 YG17 G28

Dirt - E23 E25 E27

Grass - G21 G24 G28

Houses - T1 T3 T4 T5 R05 R17 YR18 V17 B32 B34 B37

Pot - E15 E17 E19 E18 

Flowers - Y21 YR21 YR24

Lady Bug - R05 R17 YR18 V17 black

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Pawsing To Say

  At the beginning of the year I set a personal challenge - to do one birthday card a month. I haven't met that challenge the last couple of months but this weeks card is going to change that....for this month anyway. 

I have a nephew when we go away for a holiday. Our nephew moves in for the time we are gone and spoils my dog rotten - my dog loves him!!! This year for his birthday card I decided to do an acetate front card featuring "Orian and Whiskey" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps and when I give it to him it will be signed from my dog just for fun.

After stamping this fun pair on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured them with Copic markers and hand fussy cut them leaving a thin white line.....except for the parts that touch the ground. To create my card base I cut a 5" x 5" base and then trimmed an inch of the bottom of the card front and 3/4" off the top. I set my base aside and found a piece of acetate, cut it to size and added it to the front of the card to create the window. 

Next I cut die cut a landscape, grass and a fence to create my scene and glued them down to the acetate. 

Patterned paper from two different Echo Park paper pads were perfect and I added the clouds to the base inside. 

After taking my beloved Misti out of the drawer, I masked off and stamped the first sentiment and then masked off the second one, held my breath and hoped things would work out. Some matte dots finish off my card. 

Stamp Recipe

Stamps - Orian and Whiskey (TDG046) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Pawsing To Say (G306) Pirate Birthday (F147)  - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Baby Boy and New Day - Echo Park

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, rolling landscape die - Crafters Companion, grass border - Dress My Craft, fence - Gina Marie Designs, matte dots 

Copic Markers

Skin  - E000 E00 E21 E11

Jeans - B91 B93 B95 B97

Shirt - YR21 Y35 Y38 YR18 C1 C2

Wagon - C1 C2 C4 C5 E30 E31 E43 D33 D34 E57 E59

Dog - N4 N5 N8 C1 C2 C4 C5

Hair - E33 E35 E57 E59

Flowers - Y00 Y15 YG01 YG03 YG17 RV13

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