Old Dog – 50th Birthday

• Stamp – Stampers Anonymous: The Art of Brett Weldele “Barks Marvin: The Crime Solving Dog”
• Stencils – Stampers Anonymous: Tim Holtz Collection “Cargo” and “Grid Dot”
• Alphabet stickers – Making Memories “Mini Shimmer Alpha”
• Wooden embellishments – Kaisercraft Flourishes “Pets”
• Distress Oxide inks – Ranger Ink – Broken China, Cracked Pistachio and Faded Jeans
• Texture Paste – Ranger Ink – Transparent Matte

I made this card for a friend who turned 50. I worked with him for a long time, and always joked with him that I raised him from a the time he was a pup! So this card came together appropriately! It is hard to see the details in this photo (he took the picture for me–I had forgotten to do it before I gave it to him–oops!), but there are a lot of layers and textures. I started out by applying Distress Oxide inks and water to the media board in a number of layers, drying after each application. Then I added transparent texture paste through the grid stencil and added more ink. I then stenciled the numbers (50) from the “Cargo” stencil. The dog stamp was designed by Brett Weldele, who is a local artist here in Salem. Thanks for visiting.

Challenges:

One layer card with animal – Animal Friends Challenge

Texture – Happy Little Stampers July Mixed Media Challenge