You're Pawsome!

Hi friends!  Happy Monday and Happy Halloween! I hope that you had an amazing weekend and that your week is off to a good start.  Today, I am sharing the last card that I made to celebrate the Kat Scrappiness Pawsome Dog Re-Release.

I started by selecting a patterned paper from the Pawsome Girl 6 x 8 Paper Pad so that I could choose my cardstock colors to coordinate. I used a sandpaper block to rough up the edges of the paper and then added some Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

Using the In the Dog House Dies, I created a doghouse and food and water dishes.  I also die-cut several grass pieces and the little poop pile.  (Yes, that is my FAVORITE die!)

I used the Build a Pawsome Dog Dies to create this adorable pupper!  Before building my elements, I used Distress Ink to add some depth to them.  I used a white Posca Paint Pen to add polka dots to the dishes, draw a heart on th ebone, and add freckles to the puppy face.  I also used a black pen to draw in the eyes, nose, and mouth.  I arranged my elements on the card front and adhered them.

I stamped the sentiment from the Pawsome Dogs Sentiments stamp set in Walnut Stain Distress Ink, trimmed the panel and backed it with pink cardstock.  Lastly, I added some White AB Glass Bubbles to the front of the card.

Make sure to check out this amazing release!  It makes my dog mama heart so happy!  

Thank you so much for spending a few minutes of your day with me! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Hello From A Furry Friend!

Happy Sunday, friends!  I hope that your weekend has been amazing! Today I am super excited to share one of the cards that I created for the Pawsome Dogs Re-Release from Kat Scrappiness!   I am 100% in love with this card!  

I started by using the In the Doghouse Dies to die-cut the pieces for the fire hydrant, food and water dishes, and the grass.  I then inked each of the pieces up with Distress Inks to add some depth to them before putting each item together.  Once I was happy with them, I set them aside. 

I colored up this adorable little lazy dog from the Pawsome Dogs Stamp Set and cut it out with the coordinating dies. 

To create the background, I die-cut a piece of white and gray card stock using the Stitched Nesting Dome Dies.  I stenciled clouds all over the white piece and I tore the gray piece to give the illusion of uneven ground.  I inked the gray cardstock up and adhered it to the top of the white dome.  I then made a dome-shaped frame using two of the nesting dies and adhered it over the background.

I layered a piece of paw print paper from the Pawsome Boy 6 x 8 Paper Pad over a piece of red card stock after inking the edges of both with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and adhered it to the card base.  I added the dome element to the card front before arranging and adhering the images.  I used the Simple Sentiments Stamp and Die Bundle for the "Hello Friend" sentiment, which I backed with a piece of red cardstock.  Lastly, I added some of the beautiful Almandine Garnet Rhinestone Mix to the front of the card for a bit of bling.

I hope you love this card as much as I do!  It was a ridiculous amount of fun to create, and I am so pleased with the results! 

Thank you so much for stopping by and spending a few minutes of your day with me!  I would LOVE to know - are you Team Woof or Team Meow? 

Xoxo, Kim

 

So Much Goodness, So Little Time!

Hi friends!  Have you seen the new Kat Scrappiness Kat's Meow and Pawsome Dog Add-Ons Releases yet?  If you haven't, you NEED to!   They are a pet lover's dream!  We are celebrating with an Instagram Hop that you will not want to miss!  It is full of amazing inspiration from the Design Team and there is a $25 gift certificate to the Kat Scrappiness shop up for grabs. 

I created two cards for the hop and have been dying to share them with you!  The first is an easel card that stands up on its own but folds flat for mailing.  I colored this adorable cat from the Pawsome Cats Stamp Set with Copic markers (listed below) and used the coordinating Pawsome Cats Dies. 

My sweet kitty, Stanley (or Stan Lee as my husband calls him), is a big fluff ball that will squish himself into any box that is available.  Size doesn't matter, if you ask him!  When I saw this sentiment from the Pawsome Cats Sentiments Stamp Set, I knew I HAD to make a box for my Stanley cat to sit in. 

Here is the inspiration for my card.  I sure do love this guy!  

I cut out the box on my Cricut and I cut a slit in the top of it with a kraft knife, tangled some crochet thread around Stanley, and slid him into the box and adhered with glue.   To create the card, I paired some of the sweet kitty themed papers from the Kat's Meow 6 x 6 Paper Pad and finished the card by adding some Fish Bone Sprinkles to the card front.

My next card is one that I hope I never have to send, but I am so happy to have this beautiful set in case I need it.   By now, you know that I am an animal lover!  Sadly, when our animals leave us, they leave such a huge hole in our hearts.  

I stamped a few of the images from the Rainbow Bridge Stamp Set and die-cut them using the coordinating Rainbow Bridge Dies. I colored the bridge with Copic markers (listed below) and set them aside. 

\I used the A2 Quilted Backdrop Die to create my background.  I embossed the sentiment from the Rainbow Bridge Stamp Set in black and created a banner.   I adhered all of the elements to the card front and finished the card by adding some Clear AB Glass Bubbles. 

Colors Used:

Kitty Card - 

Cat - E33, Y38, Y35, Y32

Stripes - E35, Y38, Y35, Y32

White Gelly Roll Pen

Rainbow Bridge Card - 

Red - R59, R29, R27, R24

Orange - YR09, YR07, YR04

Yellow - Y17, Y15, Y11

Green - G07, YG25, YG11, YG00

Blue - B29, B26, B13, B21

Teal - BG49, BG57, BG53

Violet - BV08, BV13, BV02, BV00, BV000

Brown - E18, E15, E13

I really love both of these cards for very different reasons!  These releases are nothing short of fantastic, so I hope you will check them out in the shop!   Please join us for the Instagram Hop to see all of the beautiful inspiration that the Design Team has crafted for you and be entered into the giveaway!  Look for this graphic and you will know you found the right post! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you are inspired to do something crafty! 

Xoxo, Kim

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