So doggone lucky

Hi friends! Well, another week is almost behind us and we’ve once again quickly landed on Friday… but that’s not a bad thing! It just means we’re that much closer to Christmas! I’m up on the Prickley Pear Stamps blog today with an inspiration project featuring the super adorable new Doggone Good Friends stamps and dies! I’m sure everybody has that silly ‘ride or die’ friend who would appreciate a card made with these products! I’ve once again employed the inlaid die cut window technique for this fun friendship card, and I’m thrilled with how it turned out!

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from a patterned paper in the Keep It Simple Mango 12×12 Collection Pack. I adhered the patterned paper to the card base avoiding adhesive on the center portion where I planned to die cut an aperture for the inlay. Using a die from the Doggone Good Friends die set, I cut an aperture into the front flap of the card base, reserving the white cardstock negative space piece for stamping the focal image from the Doggone Good Friends stamp set.

I colored the image with alcohol markers and cut it with the coordinating Doggone Good Friends die. I stamped the first part of the sentiment on a scrap piece of Solar White cardstock in black ink, trimmed it and adhered it across the top of the card front. I stamped the other two parts of the sentiment directly on the card front and added several clear iridescent gemstones which I colored with a YR32 alcohol marker.

I cut layering panels and an embellishing strip for the inside from additional patterned papers in the Keep It Simple Mango 12×12 Collection Pack, and adhered the focal image through the aperture onto the inside panel. Such a fun card!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: September 2023 – Purely Anything Goes
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: September #9-2023 – Anything Goes
3. Classic Design Challenge: September #9 – Anything Goes
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5. Critter Crazy Challenges: #78 – Anything Goes with a Featured Critter

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Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Doggone Good Friends stamp set
Doggone Good Friends die set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, Keep It Simple Mango 12×12 Collection Pack
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- YR00/14/17/32, R43, Y02/25/27/39, YG43, NG04, Br82/84; Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, clear iridescent gemstones (colored with YR32)

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Be sure to check out all the awesome stamps and dies at Prickley Pear Stamps! Save 10% on anything on the site when you shop at Prickley Pear Stamps by using coupon code LESLIE10 at checkout! And be sure to ‘like’ and ‘follow’ the Prickley Pear Stamps Facebook page to keep up with news and sales, and join Prickley Pear Pals (the fan group) for lots of fun crafty ideas and to share your creativity! And finally, we’d love to see you visit the Prickley Pear Stamps blog and become a Follower! Hope to see you there! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,