His Master's Voice

When I finished this card, featuring the Happy Tails stamp set with its coordinating punch, I was reminded of the old RCA commercial of the record player with the large horn and the dog listening at his master's voice coming from the player- thus the title of this post.

My intent for making this card was to create circle texture by embossing the with the embossing mats and then stamping near the raised areas.  As is usually the case, the card became so much more.

This card was a 'create as you go' card because I had no clear plan as to this card's outcome.

I started by stamping and punching three dogs.  A good number. three!

The stamparatus was used to stamp the dogs, two of which were made to look like my grand puppies - the 3rd a fire house dog.  The middle dog was coloured with watercolour pencils and a blender pen. After punching then with the dog punch, they were set aside while I finished the rest of the card.  At this point I still had no idea how I was going to finish this card.

Using the layering circle framelits and the embossing mats, dry embossed circles were created on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock.  The embossed and debossed sides were equally attractive, but selected the embossed side for this card.  Then, using the two circle stamps from the "Swirly Frame" stamp set, Soft Suede circles were stamped just inside the embossed areas.  A larger circle framelit was used to die cut these circles.

As I laid the dogs in the circle, as idea started to form.  Some how the old RCA commercial came to mind = and the rest is history.

The card base of Soft Suede layered with vertically scored Crumb Cake card stock and a 2" strip of Animal Expedition DSP to the left was made. 

Before adhering the embossed/stamped circle, I stamped "ruff ruff" in the middle and outside circles.

The three dogs were then added using dimensionals, looking like they were listening attentively.

Two 3/4" circles were punched from a piece of card stock randomly stamped with paw prints and placed in the upper right of the card.

The sentiment, from the same stamp set, was added.  I rounded the corners with the corner rounder punch.

Supplied Used: 

Stamps:  Happy Tails, Swirly Frames

Inks:  Soft Suede, Black Memento, Watercolour pencils (Crushed Curry and Early Espresso)

Papers:  Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Animal Expedition DSP, Very Vanilla, Whisper White

Accessories:  Stamparatus, Embossing Mats, Layering Circle Framelits, Dog punch, 3/4" circle punch, Dimensionals

A Pressed Flower Thank You Using Swirly Frames

I love the Swirly Frames stamp set as the frames provide an outline for many images, such as the Pressed Flowers below.

The images were inked with Gorgeous Grape and Daffodil Delight and Mossy Meadow markers and stamped onto Whisper White which had been stamped with the rectangle swirly frame.  The frame itself was colored with a marker, then cut out and matted with Elegant Eggplant card stock.

Around the image I stamped dot stamps from the Timeless Texture stamp set using Highland Heather ink, and stamping off first.

On both sides of the stem, I punched a 1/8" hole using the hand held punch, inserted a 1/4" organza ribbon through it and tied it into a bow.

The sentiment was stamped inside a smaller square frame which was also cut out and the edges sponged. A small flower was stamped in the lower right corner.  This was adhered to the art piece and the card front using dimensionals only on one side.

The base card is Elegant Eggplant layered with Whisper White embossed with the Layered Leaves embossing folder with the edges sponged with Elegant eggplant ink.

A white paper doillie was added to the card front before adding the art piece with dimensionals.

Dazzling diamonds were added to the flower centers, and metallic  enamel shapes to the upper right and on the sentiment square as well.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Swirly Frames, Pressed Flowers, Hand Delivered, Timeless Texture

Inks:  Gorgeous Grape, Daffodil Delight, Mossy Meadow markers, Highland Heather, Elegant Eggplant

Papers:  Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, 

Accessories:  Gold Metallic Enamel Shapes, Layered Leaves Embossing Folder, Dazzling Diamonds, Dimensionals. 1/4" white organza ribbon, 1/8" hand held punch.