I made this card for my BIL's birthday and for the SCS USEIT2026 Challenge of using unused paper supplies. Please see this link for the details ---> USEIT2026 by lovinpaper at Splitcoaststampers My unused supplies are the designer papers and embossing folder. Why not play along and dust off those forgotten supplies?!
I stamped the image onto Ranger Watercolour Cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black Ink, and coloured him using a mix of Watercolour Pencils and Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and my #2 Round Paintbrush. The sentiment is from a Penny Black Set - Make a Wish. The image panel was diecut using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Rounded Squares Dies. Note that I popped up the panel a little on scraps of white cardstock. All the designer papers are old - Basic Grey - Max and Whiskers - which are from 2009. The Mustard Cardstock and Dark Brown Cardstock on the card base were trimmed to 1/16" and 1/8" respectively using my WRMK Perfect Layers Guides.
The dry embossed panel across the middle was done using a Crafts Too Bone and Paw Print Embossing Folder. I have had this folder for a long time so is no doubt retired. I added some Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Pen to the candle flame and the glow around it. The top RHS embellishments are 3 x Dark Brown Candi Dots with diecut stars glued on top. Just having the Dark Brown Candi Dots seemed to disappear into the busy background - so I came up with the idea of adding the stars which were diecut from papers from the Max and Whiskers pad. The stars are by Memory Box - Hearts and Stars which was released in 2014 so very old. The Candi Dots were popped up on 2mm Self-Adhesive Foam Pads. I left the rest of the card unfussy - although I thought about adding a dark brown ribbon across the centre, however, I was in a rush and glued the main image down so it was too late. I guess it looks OK without it (?). I just love ribbons and find it hard to NOT put them on my cards! Once I had finished my card front, I glued it to White Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue. Finished size is: 5-7/8" x 5-7/8" or 138mm x 138mm.
Registered: February 22, 2007 Location: L’etoile du Nord Posts: 11353
Wed, Feb 11, 2026 @ 8:25 AM
Aww, what an adorable card! I love the coloring on your sweet doggie! Great papers, too, and what a clever idea to add the stars on the candi dots! Hugs!
------------------------------ -----LizBeth"Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, ..." ~~1 Thess. 4:11 (NIV)
Registered: July 22, 2007 Location: Carshalton, Surrey. UK Posts: 81719
Sun, Feb 15, 2026 @ 2:41 AM
Congratulations your card is on the Weekly Favorites Please see post 4.
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Registered: July 22, 2007 Location: Carshalton, Surrey. UK Posts: 81719
Sun, Feb 15, 2026 @ 7:19 AM
Congratulations your card is on the Weekly Favorites Please see post 16.
Share with us your favorites this week please. We would love to know what caught your eye in the gallery and it is good to share the love.
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