LOVE NOTE PUP.

  Hi friends!

Playing along with this ATLANTIC HEARTS SKETCH CHALLENGE  

(ends 4/19).

UPDATE!

and this PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE Optional Pastel colors 

(ends 4/30).

UPDATE!

I got a Favorite Pick from Helen!!

Love the sketch but needed to flip it to accommodate the direction the pup insisted on facing 😂

The background was made by stamping the postage collage image in black ink, trimming the edges and cutting it into squares, and then sponging all the edges lightly with a red ink. I used my little Prickly Pear clear T-square to lay out a grid in pencil and then affixed the squares back into order. The dog was colored in with alcohol markers and foam mounted. There is a little flat back aurora heart gem on the envelope flap. The stamped and die cut sentiment was backed with a heavyweight card stock scrap. 

SUPPLIES

postage background stamp - Hero Arts Mail Jumble #CG750

dog stamp -  Penny Black Love Note #2860H

 sentiment stamp and die - Spellbinders Nature’s Dance set #CSOM-JAN25

flat back aurora heart gem - The Paper Studio

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BIG PUG LOVE

Hello!

Another cute dog stamp - just a joy to work with! 

Stamped him on kraft cardstock and used a white gel pen on his eyes (oh the challenge of finding a good one - I’m so open to suggestions), added some glossy accents to his nose, and colored his tongue pink. By using the thickest foam tape under the “a”, a little thinner type under the “h” and “n”, and none on the rest, in person you get the illusion that there is some foreground dimension. I couldn’t find a stencil to suit for a swirling fall leaves effect so I used this background stamp and a fade effect by applying ink with a flat blender brush. It was hard to judge how much pale orange ink I had on the stamp and I covered a slightly larger area than I intended. 

Playing along with the current challenge theme at Addicted to CAS Challenge

SUPPLIES

dog stamp - Simon Hurley “big hugs” #HUR85560 set

heart stamp - Stampin! Up! “I {Heart} Hearts” Set

alphabet stamp set - PSX “Lower Case Typewriter”

sentiment stamp - Stampendous Fran’s “Every Occasion” #SSC1354

swirly background stamp - Judikins #2130 J

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