Blogger Challenge: Week 156/Friends with Flair

This week’s blogger challenge is a sketch challenge. Tomorrow’s Chloe the cutie puppy’s last day of puppy kindergarten class, so I made an equally cute card to give to the trainer who has so patiently worked with my super feisty puppy.

I started with the adorable puppy image from Unity’s I Ruff You kit. The puppy is stamped on a white panel and colored with Copic markers. I inked around the edges of the panel with brown ink to soften the white a bit.

I paired the image with some Basic Grey Max & Whiskers designer paper—an obvious choice for a pet themed project! I used a puppy print for the panel covering most of the cardfront, which, unfortunately, is mostly covered by the other panels. I used one of the collection’s solid papers for the panel behind the puppy image.

To add some texture, I stretched a piece of burlap mesh across the cardfront, underneath the image. It’s anchored with two silver brads. I probably should have used larger ones since these kind of got lost in the mesh. I added a simple “thanks” sentiment from Unity's April Stampin’ Store kit, Super Sweet and Stuck on You, to finish off the card. I’ll write a little thank you note from Miss Chloe inside.

And, speaking of Chloe the cutie puppy (or The Chloe Monster as I’ve been calling her because of her Muppet-like look), I haven’t shared a photo of her in a while. Here she is at just 5 months old. She’s still the friendliest, happiest thing and still growing like crazy! Chloe's got quite a fan club in our neighborhood--people see her and come running over to say hello to her. She's also learning more and more each day. Over the past few days, she's really become interested in playing fetch with a ball. Once you throw it, she hops after the ball and runs right back to you with it so she can play some more. She also learned how to jump on to my bed. I'm surprised that took her so long! She's not so wild about jumping down, but I'm sure she'll get more confident about that. And, no, she doesn't sleep in or on my bed. She actually sleeps in the bathroom by her own choice--she likes the cool tile floor.

For more cards using this sketch, you can check out what the rest of the challenge players have created. Links to their blogs are in the sidebar on the right. And, for more Unity inspiration, check out the list of Friends with Flair players on the Unity blog.

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers: Unity Stamp Company I Ruff You kit and April Stampin’ Store Kit-Super Sweet & Stuck on You, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Couture Cardstock white medium weight Copic blending cardstock, Copic markers (E99, YR0000, YR21, YR24, R20), Basic Grey Max and Whiskers designer paper, Nestabilities circle die, Alexx Kesh burlap natural mesh

other: Creamy Caramel Classic ink, Sahara Sand and Kraft cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); brads (Making Memories)