Did you know my two rescue girlies, Sweet Pea and Daisy, are famous? It's true. They were even featured in the national higher education newspaper of record (kinda like the New York Times of colleges and universities), The Chronicle of Higher Education. The Chronicle of Higher Ed did a feature last month about dogs on college campus, and my sweet puppy gals made the cut. It's kind of funny -- the article (click here if you want to read the whole thing) discusses how they escaped our back yard right before my husband was to speak for the first time before the faculty and staff and had to go search for them. Here's the photo from article, which I absolutely love:
It's no surprise, then, when I saw the new LOVE AND SMILES stamp set from Your Next Stamp that I discovered the perfect image for my hubby's Valentine. And when Thanh challenged the YNS Design Team to create a CAS (Clean and Simple) card using red and white, I had the opportunity to get it done, pronto. Check it out:
When I was creating my card, for some reason I had it in my head that the challenge was red, black and white, but D'oh! I was wrong on the black. Still, it's a neutral color, no? I'm off the hook, right? That's how I'm rationalizing my goof, anyway.
So back to the card. First, I stamped out Daisy (you can tell which one she is because she has the brown patch around her eye), then masked her. Next, I stamped out Sweet Pea "behind" but in front of Daisy, because she's a little faster and the leader of the two when it comes to roaming around. Left up to her own devices, Daisy just comes to the front porch and waits for someone to let her in (good dog!). The girlies and their balloons were colored with Copic markers, then fussy-cut out.
Ready to see what how the rest of the YNS DT interpreted this month's challenge? Then head on over to the YNS Blog for pictures and links to all of the talented participating designers.
Have a great weekend, and come back and visit me first thing Monday a.m. when I'll have a fresh Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge to share with you. XOXOXO
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Love and Smiles (YNS); Dies: Spring/Summer Scene Die Set, Whatnot Seasons Die Set (YNS); Paper: Neenah Solar White, Copic X-Press, Red Hot (MFT), True Black (SU!), patterned paper from Doodlebug Designs Frosty Friends 6"x6" pad; Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Copic Markers, Corner Chomper (1/4"), Chevron Embossing Folder (Lifestyle Crafts), Jody's Foam Boosters, Signo White Pen
Fabulous pooches....both your RL babies and that card!!! Love the card ♥
Posted by: Brandi R | January 10, 2015 at 09:21 AM