Celebrate!

I like trying new card styles and today I sat down to make an interactive one. I stumbled upon two new challenges this week. The "Inspired By Challenges" website is here and I am playing along with their Inspired By IB 171: I Woof Celebrating here. It is a photo challenge. (See their photo below the pictures of my card) The other one that is new to me is TGIF challenges C313 (dogs) here and I am also entering NBUS #25 (Never Been Used Schtuff) again here. Here is what I made!

I was inspired by the photo because of its watercolor, the cute dogs with birthday hats and the colors used overall. First I cut the peekaboo frames dies (that I have had forever but never used!) from watercolor paper. Then I ran those die cuts through my Big Shot again with the dog dies to make inlaid design doors. Next, I watercolored the dogs with distress inks and a water brush. I stamped the hats and watercolored them the same way. I cut two strips of watercolor paper and used distress inks again to watercolor them for a little more color on the card front. I mounted all of these die cuts and elements on a panel of watercolor paper. I added my sentiments inside and out. Then I cut and scored a side fold A2 card base in an aqua shade of cardstock. Last, I added glossy accents to the noses and eyes of my little dogs.

Here are the products I used:

Stampin' Up! - Peekaboo Frames, A Little Birdie Told Me and Celebration Time stamp sets

Simon Says Stamp - Peeking Pup and Picture Book Labrador dies, Intense Black Ink

Ranger Distress Oxide Inks

Glossy Accents

Watercolor paper

Aqua cardstock

I have ALWAYS liked interactive cards and ones with texture. When my daughter gets a card, I notice that she looks at all the details and touches the different textures just like I have always done. She especially appreciates the work that goes into handmade cards, so she is the recipient of a lot of what I make. Who do you make a lot of cards for?

Check out this challenge for yourself! 

See you back here soon,

-Carol