I was absolutely honored to be selected into the Top 10 of the My Favorite Things Stamping Idol competition. I am elated to be amongst such talented stampers. So, when our competition theme of "celebrate your placement in the top ten" was announced this week, I knew I had to create something that somehow communicated my excitement to be associated with such creativity.
My dachshund, Sloopy, inspired this card...as I was thinking about weiner dogs...I thought, "Weiner sounds a lot like the word winner". And thus, the idea for this card was born.
To make this card, I combined a lot of images from many different My Favorite Things stamp sets. The dachshund image is from the Rain or Shine. The lady walker is from By the Sea Shore. The grass is from It's A Jungle Out There. The celebrate sentiment is from Let's Go For a Walk. The other sentiment, "It's Great to Be With Weiners" was computer generated.
All images were stamped with Marvy Dye ink and Tombow black markers and heat set onto Neenah Solar Crest paper. Images were colored with Copic Markers. The sidewalk and leashes were sketched by me. Grass was stamped with Vivid Olive dye ink and Whispers Savoy Green dye ink.
The dog collar was graciously donated by Sloopy, and she also allowed me the chance to trace around her dog tag, so that I could make the dog tag for this card.
Patterned paper and colored cardstock were also used to create this card.