In the dog house

Good Morning everyone

Today im sharing another book fold card and used these fab dog stamps from aall&create to make this card for my dad.  My dad and his dog are joined at the hip, although Denzil is a border collie - not sure what dog breed these stamps are.

This photo shows the card front and the inside with the pop out book design.  I went with a wood effect kraft card base to give the feel of a wood dog kennel - picking up on the stamped images on the front.....on the front of the card he is standing outside his kennel and then open the card to the inside😁  Denzil is only part working dog now that dad has retired so only works a few sheep and he hates getting wet and muddy - unlike his sister Tig who is never happier than when covered in mud!

approx size 4x6"  I made the base card and inside from wood effect kraft card. Then used muted pastel papers, blue for a sky and beige for the ground. 

I stamped the images, watercoloured with distress inks & cut out once dry.  I arranged the fence and kennel where the papers meet and added Mr Pooch in front with glue gel for a little dimension.  Stamped sentiment onto white and and fixed to the top, this grungy sentiment stamp seemed to fit the feel of the card.

and inside the dog house

I matted soft green papers onto the outside panels and then on the middle pop out book section i used the same blue and beige used on the front.  I tore the beige to give him some ground to sleep/stand on.  Added the pooches and sentiment.

On the left it reads 'no day is so bad it can't be fixed with a nap' which came with the dog stamps and is very apt for my dad  - my nieces always comment on the amount of naps/siestas grandad takes....of course quite often he goes in the bedroom for some peace from the girls but he does like his naps too!

 

I added a panel to the back of the card to write the greeting on to finish. 

Denzil in this years wild flower meadow that my brother grew - He is a right softy - photo courtesy of my sis-in-law.  

Most people think im a cat person as i only have cats these days as I couldn't walk a dog enough with my MS but we grew up surrounded by animals and I love dogs just as much as cats.  When I was a baby, mum would take me for long walks in an old style pram with the dogs, puppy in training and the cat, when the puppy and cat got tired of walking they both went in the pram with me which I think is why growing up if we went anywhere I always found a dog or cat, im the same now, always pulled towards them.  Quite a few of our family cats have joined us on walks over the years, 2 of mine now join me on my daily walk(slow meander) 

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This was a 2nd version i made for a friend. Used the same papers and images but on the front i went for a more rustic vibe by tearing the paper edges.  I forgot to take photo after i added the birthday greeting to the right side of the book pop out - i used the same one i used on dads which says 'have the best birthday ever' 

Items Used:

aall&create stamp sets #286 'best mates' & #630 'basic sentiments'

12x12 paper pad from the works 'pastel basics'

Distress Inks 'twisted citron, vintage photo, peacock, blueprint, aged mahogany, chipped sapphire. 

Kraft card

Thank you for popping by once again.  Emmaxxx

Id love to enter the following with the first card

https://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-483.html

https://aaabirthday.blogspot.com/2024/12/game-68-lovely-layers.html - layers of paper

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-93-anything-goes-with.html

https://secretstamper.com/2024/12/anything-goes-with-a-fun-fold-for-creative-creases-97/

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https://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/2024/12/569.html - dog house

https://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-193-anything-goes.html