Today I’m sharing a Birthday card using KLM Digital Design – Little Boy Gnome & Pup from the new May 2024 release that I made. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “sit happens!” and “the journey of life is sweeter when travelled with a dog”.

To make this card, I began with a 5.5″ x 4.25 base card using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb.. My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Die Layers was used to die cut the balloon and party patterned paper from Doodlebug Design Inc. – Party Time paper pad. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Faded Jeans was then applied to all of the edges around the die cuts. Next, Lawn Fawn – Simple Grassy Hillsides and the Rectangle Frames were used to cut the little bits of grass out of green cardstock.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. The image and sentiment were coloured in with Copic markers and then I added some extra fur onto the dog by applying PrismaColor Pencils. The freckles were applied to the cheeks using Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen. The sentiment was applied directly onto the base card on the inside using double-sided tape.

The card was now ready to put together. I applied the balloon patterened paper directly to the base card using double-sided tape. The lighter green grass was attached directly to the confetti die cut with double-sided tape. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to both the image and also the darker grass, as well as, the confetti die cut. These were all layered onto the centre front of the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Little Boy Gnome & Pup

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Faded Jeans

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Green cardstock, Doodlebug Design Inc. – Party Time (6″ x 6″)

Dies: Lawn Fawn – Simple Grassy Hillsides, My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Die Layers – MCT-D274

Miscellaneous: Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen, U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Hair: YR27, YR24, YR23, YR21

Jeans and Hat: B99, B97, B95, B91

Shirt: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11, C3, C2, C1 (Buttons)

Shoes: C9, C7, C5, C3, C2, C1

Puppy: YR27, YR24, YR23, YR21, R27, R24, R22

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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