Some Cards and a Puppy

It seems like it's been forever since I posted anything or even made anything.  I know I am terribly behind in visiting all of my friends in blogland.  I do have a good excuse--besides the usual end of summer, getting kids ready for school, in-laws visiting--we got a puppy!

He is a 6 month old German Shepard-Lab mix that we got from a rescue shelter.  We named him Sherlock and he has been keeping us very busy.  We got him 2 weeks ago, and our house hasn't been the same since.  I was the one who didn't want a dog for the longest time, but I must admit that he is a real sweetheart.

He follows me all around the house, especially when everyone else is out at school or work.  I am training him to be my crafting buddy.  Today, he sat and slept by the front door for a long time.  He was either waiting for the UPS guy to deliver my PTI package, or just waiting for the girls to get home from school.

On to the cards.....

I had an idea to make an ombre sort of sky, and pulled out all my yellowish and orangeish Distress Inks.  I sponged them within a mask I created with a rectangle die, and adhered a die cut Memory Box Marvelous Bridge over the inked rectangle.  I am entering this card into the Tuesday Trigger Honoring Ombre challenge.

I got two new dies last week, and made a quick little note card set with them.  I used the PTI Wonderful Words Thank You die on some thin Michael's patterned paper.  I made two note cards with the die cut and 2 with the negative die cut.  Then, I lined all four envelopes with the same paper.  It was very quick and easy, and only used 1 12x12 sheet of patterned paper, one piece of white card stock and 4 envelopes.  I am thinking I will use some of the patterned paper scraps to make a belly band and have this set on hand in case I need a little last minute gift.  This was so easy to make and a great way to use up some of those 12x12 sheets I have been storing forever.  I think I'll make some more.

Supplies Used (PTI):
Thinking of You
Stamps:  Think Big Favorites
Paper: White, True Black
Ink:  Distress Tattered Rose, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Versafine Onyx Black
Other:  Memory Box Marvelous Bridge Die

Thank You Note Cards
Stamps:  none
Paper:  White, patterned paper from Michaels
Ink:  none
Other:  Wonderful Words Thank You die, WPlus9 Envelope Liner Die

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