Measurements: image – 2” square plus 1/16” border, brown panel – 2 ½ x 4 5/8”, sentiment panel including border – 2 7/8 x 7/8”, blue paw print panel – 3 5/8 x 2”
This dog reminded me of our little Westie (now gone to doggie heaven) he loved it when we'd open the small window in the pickup so he could stick his head out and be blowin in the wind! However if you blew in his face he'd get mad and then sneeze, go figure!
The window flipped out so he was protected from bugs and flying pebbles!
Now to explain the black spot on the dog's tongue - my granddoggie has a black spot on his pink tongue and every time I color a dog's tongue I think of Jack! He's a golden retreiver and the world's best pet therapy dog who is retired now. Jack is also a cancer survivor which is very rare for a golden, the vets all think it's because he is very, very loved!
-Prismacolor pencils, baby oil and paper stumps were used to color the image using the Gamsol technique. Baby oil replaces the Gamsol/mineral spirits.
-Faux brads are die cut from the Cuttlebug Tiny Tags set and glued to the card then covered with glitter pen.
-all layers but the brown were ink distressed, so were the bones.
-Sentiment was printed on the computer.
-The out of the box feature is very easy by cutting to the image with the regular paper cutter on the front, marking the image on the back while holding to a light source then use the paper cutter again to cut to that mark. Scissor cut the image out. My paper cutter is a guillotine style. I used a Coluzzle and craft knife to cut between the images. I do have a pictorial on my blog if you need photos, click here. ItÂ’s a direct link to the tutorial.
-The bones were embossed with a metal ball stylus and I use a folded paper towel as a cushion.
Registered: January 5, 2008 Location: my happy place Posts: 7171
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 @ 5:27 AM
Love this, Roxie! And thanks for sharing the story with us....my Toby has black spots on his tongue, too , although he doesn't usually stick his head out the window...he just sits there and my Lily is like Joanne's dog and shakes the whole time she's in a car. Makes the 5 hour drive across the state we take a couple time a year an interesting one ;).
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Registered: April 4, 2008 Location: Sahuarita, Arizona originally from New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 18436
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 @ 6:46 AM
your card is so DOG gone cute.....it reminded me of my "Nahnook" who was a siberian husky (he died of valley fever a few years ago). He loved to ride in the car with the window open and feel the breeze on his face... His tongue would hang out just like on your card. I love your card so much.... great job...
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105272
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 @ 7:58 AM
Oh Roxie! Did I ever giggle when I saw this image!! I love the dp and paw prints, and your wonderful colors and coloring!! Great job, my friend!
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