Who's a Good Boy?

Happy Thursday!  It's Julissa of Paper Gems by Jules and I'm back again with another super cute dog card featuring Whimsy Stamps "Caution Dog Slobber."  I just love these cute muts!  

As you may have already figured out, I'm a huge dog lover and have two rescues of my own.  And I'm forever thankful for all the efforts of rescue organizations all over the world that help animals have a better life.  This stamp set is a great way to say thanks to some of the great people in your pet's life, like the vet, dog walker and even groomer! These are my two pups. 

(Oakley & Sandy Bear)

For this card, I opted for one of the silly sentiments making this a kind of "just because" card.  First, I cut down an A2 size piece of Bristol smooth cardstock.  I colored the background with Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers and Twisted Citron Distress Oxides.  In case everything didn't blend perfectly, I like to splash a little water and maybe some color to break things up a bit.  I then took that colored piece and embossed it with a paw print embossing folder.  To have the raised images stand out, I gently sanded the top highlighting the images. 

Next, I colored this cute pup.  Since the background was so bright, I made pup grey.  I then added Morning Dew Nuvo drops onto his nose to give it more dimension.  What should we name him? 🐾

Now to ground the image, I stamped the sentiment with Versamark onto black card stock and then used white embossing powder.  I took another scrap strip of Bristol smooth card stock and colored it using the Salty Ocean Distress Oxide.  And last, I pulled out some stripe scrap paper.  I layered them on top of each other and adhered them toward the bottom of the card.  For a little "extra", I pulled out some old colored staples and threw them in there in the lower right corner... they matched so, why not!

Layering this onto a slightly larger black card stock and finally onto a lime green card base, this card is done.  And because I love these stamps, I stamped the envelope with this fun sentiment.  How fun is that?!

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