Puppy love… a dog in your life brings great joy. This is a card from a fur baby.

The adorable dog face with its moving ears, along with the front sentiment die and large paw print die-cut are all from Lynda Kanase’s i-crafter Puppy Face Wiper Inset set.

Watch the assembly video before putting together. The video recommends decorating the front and back of the card before adding items to the inside.

I masked off a banner on the front of the card using low tack paper tape. Next, I did a light spritz of a brown sparkle spray to create a sand like texture. Remove the tape and glue die-cut sentiment strip in place.

I used a left-over strip of decorative paper and two 1/8-inch tall strips of cream cardstock to finish the front of the card.

The card back uses another decorative paper scrap and a die-cut paw print that has its paw pads inked. I found that by attaching the tiny paws pads to a piece of low tack tape, I could easily ink the pieces with a sponge dauber.

I found that the puppy face dies have stencils within them that I used to ink with a white gel pen make highlights.

I added the “love you” inside the card using a Karen Burniston word set.

As with all my cards that are sent in an envelope, I have decorated the back flap with an embossing folder and a paw die-cut. Both the embossing and die-cut were inked with a dark brown ink. The card fits into an A6 envelope.

Thank you for reading this blog post. I the card made you smile and gave you inspiration. Please like and leave comments 😊

Materials Used:

Dies

• I-crafter – Puppy Face Wiper Insert Die Set by Lynda Kanase – 222176
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Word Set 13 – Snow – 1167
• Embossing Folder – Cardmaking & Papercraft, issue 204 – Pawfect Pals designed by Adam Prescott

Papers

• & Papercraft, issue 204 – Pawfect Pals designed by Adam Prescott
• Brown Craft and Cream Cardstock
• Blue, Pink and Black Cardstock Scraps
• A6 Card and Envelope – Ivory

Inks & Pigments

• Nuvo Sparkle Spray – Coca Powder
• Ranger – Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Walnut Stain
• Sakura – Gelly Roll 08 – Gel Pen – White

Miscellaneous

• Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
• Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
• Die Cutting Machine
• Piercing Tool
• Scrapbook.com – Low Tack and Repositionable – 1-Inch-Wide Tape
• Sponge Dauber
• Craft Mat