Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Doggone Birthday Card using the One More Year Stamp Set and the Doggone Friendly Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!

My younger brother’s birthday is next week and the pug from the One More Year Stamp Set reminded me of my older brother’s dog, Bruiser. He was such a character and well loved by the family! My younger brother was the dog sitter for when my older brother and his wife traveled. So, they both would know who the dog is on the card.

The Details of My Doggone Birthday Card

For my card, I thought combining the two stamp sets with the ready-to-use die cuts from the Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Series Paper would work well together to create a birthday card.

The first thing I did was colour with my Stampin’ Blends the pug to look like Bruiser. Since he had a dark face, paws and ears, I used the dark Gray Granite Stampin’ Blend for them and the Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack for the rest of his body. To soften the edges where his darker fur met his white tummy, I used the Color Lifter. Once that was done, I used my Paper Snips to fussy cut him out.

Next, I stamped in Crumb Cake the Doggone Friendly Stamp Set twice. Once on Crumb Cake for a tone-on-tone look and again on Basic White. Then, I ripped the Crumb Cake piece on an angle and matched the images up on the Basic White piece. Since I made sure that they were both larger than what I needed, I was able to match them up and then trim them down to the size I wanted.

For the sentiment, I stamped Blueberry Bushel on Basic White. I die cut it out with the largest flag from the Stylish Shapes Dies and then trimmed off one end with my Paper Snips.

The balloon and cupcake ready-to-use die cuts from the Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Series Paper were the perfect accents for my birthday theme!

As a finishing touch to my card, I added some Blueberry Bushel gems to match my colour scheme and Wink of Stella on the pug’s hat and the cupcake icing. 

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: One More Year Stamp Set (164777), Doggone Friendly Stamp Set (162729), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)

Inks: Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin’ Pad (147138), Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Crumb Cake (147116)

Paper: Pool Party (122924), Basic White (159276), Blueberry Bushel (146968), Crumb Cake (120953), Wildflower Birthday 12” x 12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (164591)

Accessories: Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154894), Blueberry Bushel Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (161679), Pretty in Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (163824), Gray Granite Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154886), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Tinsel Gems Four-Pack (161623), Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (141897), Paper Snips (103579), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Measurements: 

• Pool Party:
  • 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
• Basic White (3 pieces):
  • 5 ¼” x 4” trimmed down to 4-7/8” x 3-5/8”
  • Scrap for Pug
  • Scrap for Sentiment
• Blueberry Bushel:
  • 5” x 3 ¾”
• Crumb Cake:
  • 5 ¼” x 4” trimmed down to 4-7/8” x 3-5/8”
• Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper:
  • Balloons and Cupcake

More Information on My Doggone Birthday Card

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My Colouring Notes:

For more information on my colouring, here are some videos of my colouring techniques:

1 – Part: Whiskey Business Card using Blending Different Colours Technique
Video Tutorial: Blending Different Colours Together

2 – Part: Country Harvest Card using Light to Dark Technique
Video Tutorial: Light to Dark/Dark to Light Colouring

3 – Part: Beautiful Poppy Birthday Card using Smooth Colouring Technique
Video Tutorial: Smooth Colouring

4 – Part: Let’s Gather Together Card using Tip to Tip Blending Technique
Video Tutorial: Tip to Tip Colouring

5 – Part: So Grateful Cardinal Card using Flicking Colouring Technique
Video Tutorial: Flicking Colouring

6 – Part: Let’s Celebrate You Card using Flicking of Different Colours Technique
Video Tutorial: Flicking of Different Colours Technique

No-Lines Technique Cards: My Cardinal Anniversary Card and My Cardinal Card

How to Create a Scene Video: https://youtu.be/6w4fkxgA9rg

Notes: https://stampwithlaurie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Stampin-Up-Blends-2020.pdf