Crazy Dog Card

Hi stampers! I hope you are well and had a good weekend! We are back with a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. 

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This week our theme is 4-legged friends. I hope you will join us! And don't miss the project by our August guest designer Ann Chuang.

I made a card with a fun dog stamp from Tim Holtz Crazy Dogs set. It was watercolored and then sentiments were stamped with Simon Says Stamp Mandala Blossoms. 

Stamp one of the Crazy Dogs with Archival Ink on watercolor paper.

Color with watercolor paint, leaving a few highlights. 

Paint the background and add shading under the dog. 

When dry, ink Simon Says Stamp Pepita Background with Lucky Clover Distress Ink. Mist with water and stamp on the background. Avoid stamping on the dog. You can mask him out if you want to.

I didn't want the dog to be centered on the background, so I cut off some of paper on the left-hand side, but left the tail.

White emboss the larger sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Mandala Blossoms. Stamp the second sentiment with black ink.

Add Glossy Accents to the collar and highlights with a white gel pen. I also added some marks with a black pen.

This is such a fun dog image.

The watercolor stamping in the background gives texture and a tone-on-tone effect without being overwhelming.

I also added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Prism Gems. 

The tail sticks out, but can be carefully folded up if the envelope is too small.

Join us this week in our 4-Legged Friends challenge! You have a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.

Thank you so much for visiting today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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