Who Let the Dog (and CAT!) Out???

 I recently purchased these wonderful cat and dog Halloween ghost dies and wanted to use them right away before filing them away!

Aren't these dog and cat ghosts a riot?!!

They are called Happy Haunting Cat Die and Happy Haunting Dog Die from Waffle Flower.

I die cut the ghosts out of white hammered paper to give them texture.  The goblin, spider and pumpkin face are cut from Black Glitter Paper. 

  

I embossed the black panel with an old dots EF from Darice and die cut the framing with a scallop frame die from Amazon. 

 

The dog and cat are up on foam dots as well as the body of the spider EEK!  I put one big silver dot on his head so he'd show up AND it made him even spookier...

Just Us Girls

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NBUS

1st time using the cat and dog ghost dies.

Halloween Crafts All Year Round

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Four Seasons

Fall Season October

Crafty Animals

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Paper:  Black, Orange Zest - Papertrey Ink, Glitter Card Stock Pad - Recollections, hammered white card - Amazon.

Other Supplies:  Happy Haunting Cat Die, Happy Haunting Dog Die - Waffle Flower, Nested Stitched Scallop Frames - Amazon, Dots Embossing Folder - Darice, Label Stickers: Halloween - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology, foam dots.

I am Guest Designer at Color Hues 7/16/26!

 I was so excited to have my Tulip card chosen as a winner for the Black Yellow challenge back on June 16th and to be asked to be the Guest Designer for today's Color Hues Challenge as well!  

      

Here's the card I made using Black/Red with white, an allowed neutral.

I have had this cute Skate Boarding Terry die from Spellbinders for several months and I was happy to finally get him out to make this card!

Terry is popped up on foam dots as well as the larger cloud (dies from Memory Box).  The sentiment strip was in my Birthday drawer (unknown origin?! I usually mark them?!).  I added white enamel dots from Altenew to the wheels.

I added a Happy Birthday sentiment inside.

So please join the super talented Design Team over at Color Hues - along with me - and show us your card using Black and Red!

And a BIG thank you to the team for asking me to join with you for this challenge as well!

I'm also sending my card to:

NBUS

1st time using Skateboarding Terry die!

Seize the Birthday

ends 7/21

As You Like It

Favorite Pet and Why

I love dogs because they give unquestioned love and comfort

I have had 3 dogs ( Cocker spaniel mix, Great Dane - best dog EVER!, and a mix rescue) over the years and my son now has 3 (my granddoggies!)

The Male Room

skate boarding

Paper:  Hammered White (on Terry) - Amazon (from England), Pure Poppy, True Black, White, DP Bitty Big Smokey Shadow - Papertrey Ink.

Other Supplies:  Skateboarding Terry Die - Spellbinders, Puffy Clouds Dies - Memory Box, white enamel dots - Altenew, foam dots, sentiment strip from stash.

Inkspirational #362 - Word Prompt: Use Stencils

 The latest challenge is up over at Inkspirational! Use Stencils

with the optional twist of Plaid: 

I just went with stencils, using a new stencil set from Waffle Flower called Postage Collage Woof and I made a loss of dog Sympathy card.

 The frame and hanger are from Postage Collage Frames Dies/Waffle Flower, and the embossing folder is 3D Molded Frame/Spellbinders. 

I just used one of the dogs from the stencil set for my card.   

Here is the full panel which has a good variety of breeds represented!

So please join us over at Inkspirational and show us your creation using Stencils (optional twist: Plaid)!

Also sending my card to:

NBUS

1st time using the Postage Collage Woof Stencils

Just Us Girls

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Krafty Chicks Challenge

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dark colors and dog theme make it masculine

Stamps:  Pet Sympathy - Miss Inks Stamps.

Ink:  Nocturne Versafine Clair, Ranger Distress Weathered Wood, Black Soot, Tea Dye and Barn Door.

Paper:  White, Cocoa Bean - Papertrey Ink, Metallic Gold - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology, DP Pawsome Prints 6x6 - MFT.

Other Supplies:  Postage Collage Blocks Die and Postage Collage Frames Dies - Waffle Flower, Postage Collage Woof Stencils - Waffle Flower, 3D Molded frame embossing folder - Spellbinders.

Inkspirational #360 - Word Prompt: XOXO

 It's time for the next Inkspirational Challenge #360!  

My roller skating pup has the XO 'balloon' string in his mouth as he skates down the road!  The XO, dog collar and skates are cut from metallic red so they are shiny IRL. 

The XO is from an old slimline die, Stack Words: Valentine from Tim Holts/Alterarations.  The dog is from a new purchase - Roller Disco Dottie from Spellbinders.

What does XOXO inspire you to create!?   Please link up your creation over at Inkspirational where you'll also find inspiration from the rest of our creative team!  

The challenge ends on Feb 13!

Also sending my card to:

NBUS

1st time using Roller Disco Dottie Die!

Love those Pretty Papers

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Die Cut Divas

Use a new crafty item  ends 1/31

New Roller Disco Dottie Die!

Shopping Our Stash

Love Me Do  ends 2/9

Paper:  White, True Black - Papertrey Ink, Metallic Red from stash, DP Gosh I Love You - Unity.

Other Supplies:  Stack Words: Valentine - Tim Holtz/Alterations (retired), Roller Disco Dottie - Spellbinders, Bakers Twine - JoAnn, foam dots.

Love from Us and the Dogs

 I made this duo doggy card for my friend (who owns two dogs) to send to her grown son Andy for his birthday.   

I stamped, colored and die cut the pups and placed them inside a Polaroid frame up on foam dots.  The blue DP actually has paw prints on it if you look closely!  I added the ball as if it had just dropped out of the pups mouth - he's ready to play!  The sentiment from Simple Strips - Woof, from Taylored Expression, worked perfectly for this card

I'm linking my card to:

TIME OUT Challenges

NBUS

first time using this sentiment set

Stamps: Dog Talk - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Simple Strips Woof - Taylored Expressions
Paper: white, True black - PTI, Hammered White - Amazon, DP My Dog - 6x6 paper pad Echo Park
Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair
Accessories: Dog Talk Dies, Alphanumeric Tiny Type Upper dies - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Simple Strips Die - Taylored Expression, Polaroid Die - Whimsy Stamps, foam dots, Copics, Glossy Accents

Love from Us and the Dogs

 I made this card for a friend to send her son, Andy, for his birthday -  my friend has 2 dogs and this sentiment from Woof by Taylored Expressions was perfect! 

The dogs are an older Tim Holtz stamp and die set called Dog Talk.  I colored the dogs with Copics and added Glossy Accents to the eyes.  The dogs are popped up on foam dots inside the Polaroid die cut from Whimsy Stamps.  The background paper is paw prints - not sure you can see that as it's rather dark?!

I'm linking my card to:

Cardz 4 Guyz

Dogs or Puppies ends 3/31

Seize the Birthday

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NBUS

First time using the dog sentiments

Stamps: Dog Talk - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Simple Strips: Woof - Taylored Expressions.
Paper: White - Papertrey Ink, Hammered White - Amazon, DP My Dog 6x6 Paperpad - Echo Park.
Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair
Accessories: Dog Talk Die, Alphanumeric Tiny Type Upper - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Polaroid Die - Whimsy Stamps, Glossy Accents - Ranger, Silver Leafing Pen - Krylon, Copics E13, e31, E34, E35, N10, R20, B24, G09

Inkspirational Challenge #299 - CAS Loss of Pet Sympathy

 Inkspirational Challenge #299 has just been posted - and it is Clean and Simple with the optional twist - Inspired by a Movie.

As I was just getting ready to make my Design Team card for this challenge, a friend asked if I could create a card for her friend who just lost her sweet little dog, Tessa,  to cancer.  So I went with Clean and Simple on my card and did not do the optional twist of being inspired by a movie.

My friend said she didn't know what kind of dog Tessa was but she was a little white 'fluff ball' with black eyes.  So this little pup on my card was the closest dog image I had to fit that description!

The pup is from Dog Kisses by Stampendous.  The sentiment is from Rainbow Bridge by Honey Bee.

If I was going to be inspired by a movie - it could have been Hotel for Dogs:  the film tells the story of two orphaned siblings (living in foster care), who secretly take in stray dogs along with their family dog at a vacant hotel.

I didn't see the movie - but they have some white 'fluff ball' dogs on their poster!

So, please join us and link up your Clean and Simple Card (maybe inspired by a movie?) over at Inkspirational!

You have until Oct 6th to link up!

Also linking my card to:

Allsorts Challenge

Four Legged Friends

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Stamps:  Rainbow Bridge - Honey Bee, Dog Kisses - Stampendous.

Paper:  True Black, White card base - PTI, Hammered White Card - Amazon.

Ink:  Nocturne Versafine Claire.

Accessories:  Red Acrylic Heart - Honey Bee, Alphanumeric Tiny Type Upper dies - Tim Holtz/Sizzix.

Home is Where.....

 I have a lot of friends with dogs (and cats) and so I like to have pet cards on hand.  This card was so easy to put together - I just used papers from My Dog paper pad from Echo Park.  It has lots of  different dog images pages, and coordinating plaids, dots and solid color pages.  There are also pages of coordinating image/sentiments like the one I used on my card today.

I used two different papers from the paper pad as well as the sentiment piece which is framed in brown card and popped up on foam dots.

I'm linking my card to:

Time Out Challenges

I was inspired by all the dogs on the top piece of the bag in the photo.

The winner of this challenge will receive the lovely bag shown as the photo Inspiration - made by DT member Kim!

Paper:  White, Cocoa Bean - PTI, DP My Dog 6"x6" paper pad - Echo Park

Accessories: foam dots.

A Little Critter - Corgi

 I made this card in honor of HM Queen Elizabeth's passing.  I live in the US but I am of British heritage and always feel a connection to the going's on in Great Britain.

I had purchased the Lil Critters Corgi die from Simon Says Stamp, last year to make a birthday card for my grandniece because Corgi's were the favorite thing of the day for her!

I sprayed Distress Stains over the stencil (Spatter Heart from A Colorful Life), using Fired Brick, Carved Pumpkin and Fossilized Amber.

I ran my Versamark ink along the edge of the panel and gold embossed it. The Corgi is up on foam dots. I just happened to have a crown in my box of charms so I put that on the Corgi's head!

I stamped the sentiment from Rainbow Bridge from Honey Bee Stamps and added a gem heart.  This card is 5" square.

My deepest condolences to Great Britain in the loss of their beloved Queen.

I'm linking my card to:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Little Critters

And

 

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes.

 

Stamps: Rainbow Bridge - Honey Bee Stamps

Paper: watercolor - Canson Cold Press, White - PTI, white and brown textured card - Parklane/JoAnn

Ink: Archival Jet Black, Ranger Distress Tea Dye, Versamark

Accessories: Ranger Distress Spray Stains in Fired Brick, Carved Pumpkin, and Fossilized Amber, Spatter Heart stencil - A Colorful Life, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, black Copic, Lil Critters: Corgi Die - Simon Says Stamp, heart gem - Honey Bee Stamps, Crown charm from stash.

Choriza's First Christmas

My son recently adopted a  dog  from the MSPCA  (Mass Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)  - she's a 2 year old Staffordshire Bull terrier.  Her name is Choriza.  I don't have any photos of her yet  -  but she looks pretty much like this photo I found on line.  She stands just about a foot off the ground - and she is one sturdy little piece of muscle - very sweet and well behaved!

So, being a crafter,  I made simple personalized ornament for my new granddog - since this is her first Christmas with my son and we wanted to make her feel welcome!

I found this unfinished wooden dog bone at Joanns - it's about 4" x 2".  I painted it with Bronze Art Anthology Metal Effects Dimensional Paint - leaving the streaks in it to look more like a dog cookie.  I added her name and the year with Idea-ology Label Letters and the snowflake and Christmas are Remnant Rubs Christmas Time.  I brushed over everything with Multi Medium Matte to seal it.   I added a piece of tan felt to the back and looped a piece of twine through the hole so he can hang it up. 

Julia