Congratulations or Celebrations Dachshund with balloons 6" square card - Day 166 of my 366 day challenge

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Congratulations or Celebrations Dachshund with balloons 6" square card - 
Day 166 of my 366 day challenge


Hi Craft addicts!

 Today's card is a fun and cheerful card which could be used for both a birthday or wishing someone congratulations!

Congratulations or Celebrations Dachshund with balloons 6" square card You can buy pre-embossed cards so I am using one of the ones with a really pretty daisy style on the front (I think it is a Hunkydory one but could be mistaken) - you could of course also emboss your own card if you prefer!!

I used some Red Generation INXS inks (RA01) and coloured the front of the card, using more on the opposite corners to darken it slightly as I didn't want the card to be totally white. I then glued the main patterned frame from the Hunkdory topper just slightly off centre using Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue.

I then added the main dog topper to the right hand corner using Hunkydory 2mm foam pads as I do like to give some dimension to cards.

Once that was done, I cut out the wavy border in black cardstock (using Lynda Chapman's famous card) from a pre-installed design on my Brother Scan n Cut and glued it to the left hand side (trimming it to fit). I then added some "Sherbert Shimmer"  Nuvo Glitter drops and a few of their "Caribbean Ocean" Gloss Crystal drops to add some more colour to the card.

And there you are....a bright and cheerful card and don't forget you can buy from me here

You can visit my website The Handmade Crafts Shop to see what else I have for sale.

Products and items you may need to make this card
  • 6" pre-embossed white card and envelope - from Hunkydory
  • Dachshund with balloons topper from Hunkydory
  • Wavy border design from the Brother Scan n Cut
  • Generation INX red (RA01) ink pad
  • Black cardstock (Lynda Chapman's black card from Creative Crafting World)
  • Caribbean Ocean and Sherbert Shimmer Gloss and Glitter crystal drops from Nuvo (Tonic Studios)
  • Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue
  • Collall All Purpose Glue
  • Foam Pads from either Stix2 or Hunkydory

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