My precious little tea cup girl had to go to the Vets yesterday for an annual check-up! Well naturally she needs to send a thank you to her Doctor friends that made her so comfortable! Several week ago, I made a card very similar to this one but I decided to "tweak" it cause I wasn't 100% happy with it!
This one I love…I think what needed to be done was to make this a square card as the angles in this card are very square, using the 1" square punch and also the "pig" is relatively square so it just seemed natural to make this card a 4 1/2 X 4 1/2 Square Card! Before punching the square out, I ran my card stock through Mr. Big Shot ( my dear friend) using the Hounds tooth Folder!
I hope that you can see the richness and texture that using the hounds tooth folder gives this card…to me – it is the WOW yet subtle factor!
A tip that I have shared to you before but one well worth saying again, as it is TOTALLY a "pet peeve" of mine…that you see one of our stamps not having a true/solid image! I personally would rather not see a stamped image that is not clean,sharp and crisp….BUT you can do it by "scuffing" up your stamps with a fine grain sand paper…this TOTALLY helps with ink coverage! Another tip – when using Black…I always use Black Staz On…the coverage is perfect! Don't you just love the Neutrals Designer Button on her nose! Cute and fun touch!
Because Daisy is Black, naturally my pig needed to be black and because she is a girl – pink was it! ( she has 5 brothers….dogs – so she is quite the princess!!!) Using the square lines this just came together like 1-2-3!!! Once again, I am using the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set…( remember this is on my A list) and just these 3 little words are a perfect choice! Giving this sentiment a "stage of its own"…the Ticket Duo Builder did the trick! Popping another one with the Melon Mambo and snipping it in half made the POP factor work!
As always, Stampin' Dimensionals are everywhere and the envelope liner is from the Brights Designer Series Paper! Don't the Polka Dots make you smile! Please feel free to email me at anytime if I can help you….inspire you….
After a long day for Daisy she was happy to be home with her brothers! She brings me joy each and everyday as having a "house pig" has always been on my Bucket List! I truly believe that we all need to have a list of goals/dreams that we want to have…life is so short – we need to live the life we all have…we all have gifts to give…until tomorrow have a great day!
p.s. – remember yesterday was my 50th blog and I am offering BOG CANDY….please look at yesterdays post and leave me a comment and YOU could win the Blog Candy! I will announce the winner tomorrow morning!
STAMPIN' UP! SUPPLIES:
Stamp Set: Button Buddies (122735) wood, (122737) clear,Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370) wood, (127802)
Paper: Whisper White (100730), Basic Black (121045), Melon Mambo (115320), Brights
Designer Paper (117155 )
Ink: Black Staz On (101406)
Cool
Tools: 1" Square Punch ( 124094), Big Shot (113439), Ticket Duo Builder Punch (127883)
The
Perfect Touches – Houndstooth Folder 123134), Stampin Dimensionals (104430), Snail (104332), Glue Dots ( 103693), Neutrals Designer Buttons (119743)
Susan, your card is precious, and so is the pic of your dog napping with your little pig!
I love your card. Your piggie is so cute. They’re one of my favorite animals. I loved the two friends napping.
Love the card and the little flower button nose! Such a princess! The photo of the two is just too cute though it made me a bit sad. I had to put my Murphy “down” a couple of years ago and I still miss him immensely. He was my walking buddy and constant companion. My crazy basset hound is just not the same. Thanks for sharing the card and photo with us!
Daisy Mae is precious and must be such fun to have living in your home. I love that you stamped your pig to match her.
Thank you for all of your comments! Daisy is a cute little girl and does bring me joy! (and makes be laugh!) I am hoping that the new catalog might have another pig stamp…you know a girl cannot have too much stationery!