Sunday, June 3, 2012

Cutie patootie puppy card

Just back from a wonderful weekend at Crop & Create sponsored by Scrapbook & Cards magazine. I took wonderful classes from 3 of the great women in scrapbooking - Becky Fleck, Vicki Boutin and Kimber McGray. The classes were all based on techniques and I learned so much that I'm eager to try.

But first I want to share a card that I made for one of the weekend contests - Why Hello There. And I am so proud to admit that my card was chosen by Kimber McGray as the winner! Being selected as a winner by someone who has published 4 books on scrapbooking and card making was a total thrill! But enough of the bragging ... here is the card:
I used a couple of new toys for this card - the Grand Madison Window die cut from Memory Box and the Flowers & Leaves die cut from Marianne Design Creatables. The cutie patootie puppy is a front & back stamp from Art Impressions - he is so adorable but I have to admit he's being sitting in my drawer because I've been intimidated about colouring him. I've been working on my colouring though and I'm actually pretty pleased with him. The toughest part of this card was aligning the window and dog on either side of the acrylic so front & back matched up. One last thing to add, I didn't want any writing inside the card to show through the window so the inside of the card actually opens up to the right (the buttons are kind of a handle) so that I can write a nice note.

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11 comments:

  1. Congratulations and I can really understand why - your card is not only beautifully made, it tells a lovely whimsical story! Thanks for entering your project into the Lets Ink It Up challenge for June.

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  2. Fabulous creation, just love the design with the die cuts and of course that cute stamp. Thanks for sharing with us at LIIU this month, good luck with the challenge. Hugz Suzanne

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  3. what a gorgeous piece, thank you so much for joining us this week for our Anything Goes Challenge a the Secret Crafter
    Hugs Kate xx

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  4. Wow beautiful card, lovely work, thanks for joining us at Cutie Pie challenge, good luck, cheers Sue N x

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  5. Great card and congratulations. Thanks for joining us at DCD this week! Hope to see you back next week!
    Gerda
    http://cardscreations.blogspot.com

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  6. Of course you won! This is one of the cutest cards that I've ever seen! Super cute! Thank you so much for joining us at Paperplay Challenges! :)

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  7. Lovely work. Thanks for playing with us at Divas this week

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  8. Gorgeous card....Thanks for joining us at Divas this week.
    Wendy xx

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  9. Fabulous! I can see how you were picked with this great idea. So happy to have you @ 2 Sistera Challenge. Olivia
    ormcraftynights.blogspot.com

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  10. Love your creativity and the so adorable card. Great use of your favorite embellishments. Thank you for sharing and joining in at LIIU. Hugs, Velma

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  11. Well done!!!! That window is fabulous! Thanks for sharing in Let’s Ink It Up’s *Use Your Favorite Embellishment* challenge and good luck !

    Hugzzz

    Tammy, LIIU DT at Créations LaDiva :) xx

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