TMR - Challenge #200

... Hello!!! I have been invited by The Male Room design team to join them and create a card for their 200th challenge. Wow, that's quite some achievement!! So, the challenge at The Male Room - TMR#200, this month is to feature Dogs and/or Cats. I made two cards - well, I had to. Here's the first

Stamps: Dylusions - Puddy Cat, Funny Bunny, Get Your Rocks On, Clearly Cat Among the Pigeons; C&9/Kristina Werner - Checking In

Inks: Dylusions; Gina K - Jelly Bean Green, In the Navy, Tangerine Twist; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Dies: Spellbinders - 5 x 7 Modern Stationery S6-013 #4 and #6

Accessories: Dylusions Stencil - Stained Glass, Court Jester; Copics; Glitter Pens

This is a large 5" x 7" card. I started by finding some readymade backgrounds from my Dylusions stash. I used a shaped die to cut out a panel for the background, added doodle details and adhered the panel to the card. I stamped the large cat on white card, coloured it with Copic markers and fussy cut it out. I added it on top of the panel and drew around with a black marker to ground the image. I finished the front of the card by stamping some orange detail down the side of the card, and added a fun sentiment. On the inside, I cut a background panel from another stash background. I used a larger shaped die to cut out the white panel and added a small black cat and bold orange sentiment.

Next, is a simple birthday card featuring a balloon dog:

Stamps: Whimsy Stamps - Birthday Balloon

Inks: Kaleidacolor - Blue Breeze; Gina K - Turquoise Sea, Blue Sky, Blue Denim; Versafine Clair - Nocturne; Versamark

Dies: Whimsy - Birthday Balloon

Accessories: Gina K Stencil - Crop Circles; Lawn Fawn - Clear Embossing Powder; Copic Markers

I adore this cute balloon dog, and have used it a lot in the past. I started by masking off the top of an A2 (US size) card and added ink through the stencil. Next, I stamped the balloon dog in Kaleidacolor ink, and restamped it with Versamark ink, then added clear embossing powder, heat set it and cut it out with the matching die. I cut an additional couple of 'dogs' in white, and layered them together for dimension. I stamp the word 'birthday' in black and cut a strip which I edged with a dark blue Copic marker and adhered to the card. I added the word 'happy', adhered the 'dog' and finished with some stars. Inside the card, I cut a panel of white card slightly smaller than the base, edged with a dark blue marker, stamped a bold greeting and some stars. 

I had such fun making these cards. I'd like to thank the Design Team for inviting me to be Guest Designer for this very special challenge. The Male Room has always had a very special place in my heart, and I really enjoyed getting back to making cards. Thanks so much xx

I do hope you take time to join in the challenge - you've got until 5 August to play along. I may even make some more cards later this month. Thanks again to the team, this was fun. And now that I'm back making cards, I'll get back to joining some more challenges.