Too Long to Recover

Today's card features the Art Impressions Doggy Kisses Stamp Set. I bought this stamp set a while ago but have never used it. It seems like the need for "get well" cards has increased during the pandemic so I broke out the stamp set and a few paper scraps and started creating.

I stamped the dachshund image and one of the sentiments from the stamp set on Bristol smooth cardstock and colored it using Copic markers. I fussy cut around the image and the sentiment.

I glued a panel of glitter striped cardstock to a black card base. I used a nested border frame die to cut a black frame and adhered it to the glitter striped paper. The dog and sentiment were glued to the frame using foam tape. I doubled up two silk flowers and combined them using a pink glitter brad. The flowers were attached to the frame using a mini Glue Dot.

The one thing I love about Artistic Impressions stamp sets is that the images on the packaging are in color so I chose markers that were similar to the packaging example. This took the guesswork out of coloring which helped make this a quick and easy card to make.

Too Long to Recover
Supplies:

Art Impressions Doggy Kisses Stamp Set
Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Copic Markers (E33, TN3, TN5, YG13, R35)
Bazzil Wings Bitty Blossoms Arroyo Flowers
Pink Glitter Brad
Recollections Black Cardstock
Glitter Striped Cardstock
Momenta Nesting Large Border Die Cutting Templates
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Foam Tape
Mini Glue Dots

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