Variety

 

I bought a pack of 40 cards & envelopes, thinking they were folded cards, but upon opening, discovered they were just single sheets, so I have had to be inventive to utilise them as background papers for birthday cards 

So I have used dogs & cats - plus the Temu toppers to make the most of the floral backgrounds

.........still got lots left to use up though!

Cat & Dog Stickers

 

I picked up this cheap booklet of cartoon cat and dog stickers for only £1 at the Works this week.

It's been useful to use up some scraps of paper - my piles of off-cuts are ever increasing!

Also produced a slightly different style of cards to my usual.

French Dogs

 Despite trying not to buy crafting stuff before we move, I gave in when I spotted a pack of  playing cards featuring different breeds of dogs in a local charity shop - I'm sure I can make a lot of toppers from this £1 bargain buy!

Shame that there is only one picture of each breed in the pack

but it does mean that I can use up some of my large stash of backing papers

Cats & Dogs wearing hats

These cute foam cats & dogs wearing Christmas hats were part of my haul when I went shopping in the USA last month. 

I also cut out lots of  black cats & pumpkins using the dies I bought there, to put in the Halloween sweetie bags that I handed out last night

Some more Brushos Cards!

Still playing with the different brushos colours and making a variety of different backing papers.

Plus using different dies with them - ashamed to say the wave and dolphin die had only been used once before!

And who wouldn't want a birthday card with a green dog on it!

Wooden Embellishments

I love adding wooden embellishments to my cards and have discovered a new source of them - EEMC Craft Shapes. The order I placed Wednesday evening arrived this morning, so I used the light sleet outside as an excuse to stay in and craft!


Here is Moxxi with one of my cat cards - he was so tired from a day doing nothing, that he couldn't be bothered to move!


I've also used some of the wooden planes and dogs too

Pollyanna Pickering - Best of Breeds

I spotted these fab set of Best of Breed dog images by Pollyanna Pickering on TV and bought them because I have a friend who loves Jack Russell dogs. Her birthday is not until June - but it is better to be prepared early I say!

I thought I would have a break from all things christmassy and make up a few birthday cards, as I have quite a few other dog loving friends too.

I have bought several of her other card sets before with owls, tigers, mice and otters - the detail is amazing and always on good quality paper.

Purple Tartan Schnauzer Doggie!

This cute schnauzer dog shadow stamp is from Personal Impressions and I have teamed him up with a slightly unusual purple and black tartan combination.

I've got a builder coming round this evening to give me a quote for a new bathroom, fingers crossed it will be within our budget!

Sugar Nellie Boys Best Friend Card

I've had this sweet Sugar Nellie stamp of a boy with his dog for ages and my new years resolution is to use those bits of stash that are lingering at the bottom of the pile!

The papers are about 6 months old and came from Making Cards magazine I think so that is another tick in the box! Back to work tomorrow so not so much time for crafting now, shame.