Saturday 19 December 2015

Toy Dog

Hi!  I'm sneaking in with only a few hours to go on the current Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers' Blog Hop.  I'm also linking up to CASology, where the theme is "Toy".  I chose to use a "toy dog" for my card :)



I actually made this coffee cup/dog combo last weekend, but couldn't get it looking good on a card.  I put it to one side and now I'm now to the last six hours of the Coffee Lovers' Challenge, I just had to make it work somehow!  I'm not in love with this card, but it'll do.

The wee dog, who looks a lot like our wee toy dog, was stamped, colored and die-cut.  The coffee cup is a MFT die and I sponged the edges to give some dimension.  I also stamped the "Merry Christmas" sentiment across the band using Soft Stone ink for a tone-on-tone look.


And that's pretty much it.  Thanks for visiting!




Products used:

Stamps:  Christmas Doggy & More (My Creative Time)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Pumice Stone, Old Paper, Frayed Burlap
Cardstock:  Soft Stone, Desert Storm, White, Very Vanilla, X-Press It, Let's Bokeh in the Snow
Dies:  Christmas Doggy & More (MCT), Coffee Cup (MFT)
Accessories:  Copics

Cheers
Karren

17 comments:

Helen F. said...

Cute this puppy face be any cuter?!? Love your card :)

Lisa said...

Oh my... so adorable! Glad you came back to it!

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Super cute!!!

Sylvia said...

So cute, Karren, love that puppy image! Happy Holidays!

SonjaK said...

Such a cute card, Karren! So good you kept on playing with the image. I love you your card turned out. Have a wonderful Christmas, too!

Shelly said...

Aww...this is adorable!!

Hetty said...

OMG that is sooo sweet!
Have a Merry Christmas!

~amy~ said...

Now how CUTE is this?!

Suzanne Reynolds said...

Not sure if this posted, but re-posting if not. You may not love this card; but I think it is adorable. Love the border design paper. Great job.

CraftyPaws said...

Super adorable! My favorites-coffee and puppies! Checked you out from CASology since I had used the same puppy stamp! LOL Great minds! :) TFS Hugs, Kristina

Mandy LaCroix said...

I'm in LOVE! Super Fabulous card! The design, colors, paper strips, cup, and puppy - oh and your coloring! Wow!!!

Happy Dance said...

Such a sweet image! That little dog is the cutest thing ever! Your cup looks almost real; your sponging is super! Love the pretty and festive red patterned paper on the side and that how it compliments the little Santa hat. Really a sweet card. Bev

Becca Yahrling said...

Such a sweet pup!

Ardyth said...

That dog is adorable! Love the shine in his eyes! So glad you joined us at CASology this week!

Hannelie said...

My best toy ever is called... Sugar, yes you must have seen him by now, that lovely golden cocker spaniel, so I think you take on the toy cue is spot on... as is the rest of the card!
Thanks for joining CASology Karren!

Scrappy Géri said...

This little puppy on the cup is so sweet! Love it

Jen Mitchell said...

This is so adorable I can't imagine why you don't love it! The way you sponged the edges of the coffee cup really makes it look round and your coloring of the Dexter look-alike is spot-on! Well done, you!!