The challenge this time at Cardz 4 Galz is to use Dogs or Puppies in your creation. Surprising both myself and my stamping buddies, I’ve created another Halloween card. As most people know I’m not a Halloween fan and seldom make cards using this holiday theme. However, in going through my stamp sets I realized that I had this little Dachsie stamp from Crazy Dogs and I have a friend who would truly love a card like this featuring him, so here it is.
I began by stamping and colouring the dog and the witches hat, which came from an add on set to the Crazy Dogs lot. Pencils and a glaze pen were used to do the colouring. Using an Infinity set from Hero Arts I cut the ovals and layered them along with the dog on top. Dog was die cut but the hat was fussy cut. I also stacked 2 more die cuts behind the image for stability. I set this aside while I pondered the next step. Using a scrap piece of CS I sponged Halloween type colours all over it and then I added the die cut borders. These are from an old ribbon die. The corner spider webs are from Spellbinders and I did two as you see in the photo. I attached this panel to the card front and then added the ovals on top. The sentiment comes from an old GKD stamp set and I added some Spiced Marmalade to the edges with a light coating over the rest, to take the white glare off the piece. I did fussy cut this sentiment because I didn’t like how it looked as a rectangle with stark straight edges.
The card will be added to the following challenges:
Lavender House Creations 
You are on a Halloween roll, Johanna. Love the layers and colors and the little dachshund is too adorable. We had a minature dappled dachshund Otis and he was so much fun.
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Thanks Gayle – I like dachshunds but my hubby isn’t a small dog fan and he can’t handle the coat either. Our friends dog is cute, but he had back issues recently and it cost close to $10,000 in vet bills. Fortunately it worked, but I’m not sure I would pay that much myself.
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Cute and adorable dog and I love the Halloween colors!
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I’m not sure how, but I missed saying thanks for the comment.
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How cute!!! Love the colors and of course you can never go wrong with googly eyes.
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Somehow I missed saying thanks here. Sorry.
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LOL … OMG how cute is he! Great card and love the eyes! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Two Old Bats challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
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Thanks Darlene. I’m glad you like him.
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Cute with just the right amount of spooky!
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Thank you, I know my friend is going to love this one.
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Your card is adorable!!! Thanks so much for participating in our HALLOWEEN CRAFTS ALL YEAR ROUND challenge!!! I appreciate that you play along and I enjoy visiting your blog!! Have a happy crafty day!! Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper
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Thanks so much.
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I love this card! Great job on the inking for your panel and figuring out such a fun layout. I’m sure your friend will love this.
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Thanks Golda.
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I love the colors of your great card! Thank you for sharing it with us this month at Two Old Bats.
Xoxo, Fran/DT
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Thanks, it is fun to participate.
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