Friday, January 30, 2026

Puppy Love

Mornin' y'all!  Ryan has an early release day (WHY?) so I need to get moving if I want to get some things done before I go pick him up in about three hours.  I already dropped off a package at UPS and picked up a few things at the store, and as soon as I finish my tea I'll be taking Daphne out for our walk.

Speaking of puppers, I have a paper puppy today!


One of my (ahem, several) Spellbinders purchases recently included this super adorable doggo and I can't wait to send this card to my puppy-loving pal Krissy.  I would NOT want to mass-produce this, it took quite a while to die cut all the different pieces and assemble them, but I do love how he turned out.  I adapted this week's Freshly Made Sketch for an A2 card:


I wanted to do a heart behind the pupper, but I didn't have a die cut that was big enough to be obviously a heart but small enough to fit on an A2 card, so I went with the circle.

I thought of the old Candy Lane DSP as soon as I saw this color palette from Sunday Stamps:


The paper has Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa, and Very Vanilla in it, but the stripey pattern I used behind the doggo seems to have a shade between the red and pink that I thought worked very nicely for this color challenge.

Okay, my real-life doggo is demanding attention with her rubber duck toy that makes this funny wheezy sound, so I'm going to play with her and then take her for a walk.  Cheers!

Supplies:
Stamps:  I {Love} Love (unmounted wheel)
Ink:  Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood Red
Paper:  Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Basic White, Basic Black, Pink Pirouette DSP, Candy Lane DSP
Accessories:  Darling Dog dies from Spellbinders, Circles Collection Framelits, Dimensionals

8 comments:

Heather said...

Oh gosh, Christy - love him! That is a super sweet doggo for sure, and looks like a real labor of love for your friend! I might have to go hunt this one down, lol. Thanks so much for playing at Sunday Stamps!

Joanne James - The Crafty Owl said...

Oh my goodness Christy - that pup is adorable! Worth all the diecutting - those deely boppers are giving me 80s flashbacks - I love it!!

donna mikasa said...

That pup is adorable and I'm sure your galentine will appreciate all that die cutting--so worth it! Thanks for linking up to Freshly Made Sketches this week!

My Creative Place said...

I can understand not wanting to mass produce a card such as this using that cute die set with all the pieces to put together. But this is a really cute card and you did a great job. I love it!

dj said...

Cuteness!! Awesome take on our "Love is in the Air" color challenge!! You showcased our color palette perfectly with your puppy love card!! Thanks for joining the fun and play along with us at Sunday Stamps!! Deb Horst, DT #SSC378

Karren said...

This little dog is so super-cute and you've assembled him perfectly! Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.

Claire Broadwater said...

Christy, I just LOVE your sweet little dog spreading love all around. SOOO FUN! SO happy you joined us at Sunday Stamps!

Cindy Groh said...

Cute card.