Hello friends! I hope you are having a fabulous start to the week. I thought I’d take a small break from all the flowers and do a couple of critter cards. I love love love these Playful Puppies from Pretty Pink Posh. I am a dog lover. I have a beagle whose name is Casper because as a pup he was notorious like Casper the ghost! So, when I saw this stamp set I knew I had to get it right away because it is irresistable.
I did some off the edge die cutting (taught by the famous and talented Jennifer Mcguire. You can watch the video for this technique here.) I started by taking a Neenah Solar White 80 lb cardstock slightly smaller than A2 sized card. I placed the mailbox and the pup who is trying to put mail into the box on the card and drew a straight line to decide the point till which I want to die cut. I wanted to place more pups on the die cutting line but I messed up the stamping so I covered it up with layers and dimensions.
After partially diecutting, I stamped the mail box and the pup using Memento Tuxedo black ink pad and also stamped rest of the images onto an extra piece of Neenah Solar White 80 lb cardstock for copic coloring using my stash of copic markers. The copic color combos I used for the images are:
Bird: R20, R22, R24 and R29
Dalmation Pup: C00, T2, T4, T6, T8 and C0 and C2 for shadows on the skin.
Beagle and Basset Pup: E30, E31, E33, E35 and E37
Mailbox: C00, T2, T4, T6 and T8; E33, E35 and E37; R22, R24 and R29
Mails: R20, R22 and R24; YG03, YG07, and YG17; V01, V12 and V15; Y17, YR04 and YR07; B21, B00 and B000; Y15, Y13 and Y11
Food Bowl: R22, R24 and R29; E33, E35, and E37
Grass: YG01, YG03, YG17 and YG63
R20 for blush.
After die cutting and coloring I assembled the scene and colored some grass as base for the dogs to sit on. I attached the bird to an acetate strip and stuck it on the back so that it appears she is flying.
The on the panel below the dogs, I repeatedly stamped heart and bone images from the same stamp set using Simon Says Stamp Fog Ink. I stamped the sentiment You Make Life Fun, which is from the Simple Sayings Life stamp set, using the Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed it using Clear Embossing Powder from Simon Says Stamp. I adhered the panel onto a top folding fog card base which was sized 5.5 inches by 3.80 inches.
That’s all for this card. Did you notice I colored the mail envelopes in rainbow color? I am trying to incorporate more of rainbows on my cards going forward!
Let me know what you think of this card. I would really love to get feedback from you all! Now the giveaway:
GIVEAWAY: SIMON SAYS STAMP STAMPS AND DIES!
Now, for the giveaway. I would love to giveaway the following products which are from one of the latest Simon Says Stamp Releases:
Simon Says Cling Rubber Stamp Flower Explosion; Simon Says Stamp Script Mom Wafer Dies; and Simon Says Clear Stamps Mom’s Clematis.
The rules for the giveaway are simply to leave a comment on this post. (If you choose to subscribe to my blog, that will give you bonus points! But that is a non-compulsory and completely optional!)
I will randomly pick a winner and let you know on June 8, 2018 9:00 a.m. EST. Thank you so much for all the love and support! π
Have a great day!
Ankita
I so love your cards. U r so amazing.
I recently started following you and I am loving your creations !! Inspiring me a lot !!
I wanted to participate in your giveaway too
whatever you make is just awesome as always..i loved all your work till now..the stamps and your colouring is awesome
Such an awesome card Ankita! Love your coloring.
Thank you for the giveaway. Droolworthy goodies. Fingers crossed π
Amazingπ€©π€© .. How cute are these Puppies ππ lovely giveaway π Ankita u r such an inspirational ππ
Very cute πβ€οΈ
Oh my goodness gracious! This card is absolutely awesome !! Thank you for the chance to win too !π
Love the card you made.
Your card is so beautiful!! I love all the different colors you picked for the puppies, I find myself when coloring animals having the same colors, I need to remember to have a variety! Iβm following your blog. Thanks again for the inspiration, I will try the different colors for the daily coloring challenge
always love ur creations. just like u i am currently doing different stuffs feom what i used to do. not that i het bored of flowers but just to practice some other images of stamps i have. even if i love to create i am limited this time of year cause we r in the process of moving. nice giveaway and hope to win. hugs and thanks for ur generous giveaway
lovely cards..nice giveaway
As i always say your work is adorable and an eye treat for me..i always look up to your neat and lovely cards… please keep shining like this !
Beautiful card! I really love your coloring on the pups and those rainbow envelopes!! ππΌπ
Wow this is such an amazing card for a dog lover. I am always amazed by your cards.
So adorable puppies! I love the colors too!
That stamp set is so adorable! I love those dogs!
Your shading is beautiful. Thank you for inspiring us!
Your card is adorable with a playful scene !
This card looks like so much fun! π and such cute images to color. Thanks for the opportunity to win such great prizes from SSS. I already religiously follow your blog π
Thanks for chance π
Beautiful card! Thank you for the opportunity to win this giveaway! I follow you on Instagram I love all your work Thank you for sharing your talent and idea’s with us
Love the card… The coloring is fabulous. I love how you pick your colours…I usually end up usingusin same shades again and again. Your card was really an inspiration. And of course the goodies are irresistible..!!!
This is a fantastic card! I love that your characters are on the top; it looks really awesome! And the coloring you do is always so spot on! BRAVO!!
Hey Ankita, this is such a gorgeous card and i adore your workπ