Dog Paws Home Decor - With Shaker

Hello friends.  Jennifer Snyder here with some dog-gone adorable DIY home decor.  

Creative Embellishments has an amazing assortment of wood DIY home decor designs to inspire you and get you in a decorating mood.   There are seasonal favs as well as whimsical and classic designs, from gnomes to angel wings.  

My choice today is the Paw   with paw pad pieces for layering.  

 

Quick Instructions: 

I created an acrylic paint wash using watered down acrylic paint then lightly applied the wash to the wood.  I did this because I did not want the engraved details to get covered by thick acrylic paint.  The sea sponge allows easy and quick application of the wash in my opinion. 

Inked edges add depth and richness.  I used Ground Espresso Distress Ink.  

I covered the paw pad pieces and inked the edges.  

Now time for decorating and adding special touches.  I used two accenting features: Dog Shaker Set and Friends Fur Ever chipboard set with sweet little paw prints. 

Both pieces were painted with acrylic paint, then accented with the Ground Espresso Distress Stain used above.  Once dry, I topped with Range "Crackle Accents", added some sequins and beads (from the shaker mix) to the wet Crackle Accents and set aside to dry. 

The shaker mix selected is from Buttons Galore and is called Mermaid Lagoon, a fun combination of beads, heart shaped sequins and an assortment of buttons.  

The shaker mix compliments the paper choice perfectly:  Authentique's Purebred 12x12 and 6x6 paper collections.  

 

Thanks for stopping here to visit.  

Valentines Day Cards - Authentique Cards

Do you send Valentine's cards? 

 I like sending Valentines cards to a bunch of folks; our children, my parents, relatives, and some good friends.  My husband says Valentine's cards should be between romantic relationships. Nonsense. I enjoy sharing the love.  

These are the reasons I send cards:   I love making cards.  Everyone loves getting happy mail.  We aren't in a position to travel and visit everyone we love so we need to show our love in other ways.  That means I'm sending cards for Valentines Day.  

 Today I'm sharing Valentines cards created using three Authentique paper collection ( still available while supplies last.) The cards are a blend of blend Authentique's Flawless Collection and Authentique's Love Notes Collection  and  Authentique Paper - Romance Collection .

I can't believe it's time to start the Valentine's cards because I literally barely finished getting the Christmas cards out the door. 

The first card is a blend of  the Love Notes Collection collection  and the Romance Collection.  The  beautiful fuchsia tones of Love Notes are so striking with the black and cream of the Romance papers used. 

The dies and kitty stamps used today are from Spellbinders; the kitty stamps are from Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month for January 2021 and have been stamped onto watercolor paper and colored with Spellbinders/ Fun Stampers Journey -  Color Splash Watercolor Pencils.  

The ornate heart die is from Spellbinders Large Die of the Month for January - so versatile to use in countless ways.  The scalloped border die is also Spellbinders - Curved Borders One die , which has been retired. 

The darling kitties represent my sweet gray triplet kitties we call the Grays ( Eddie Gray, Frannie Gray and Macy Gray).  They are identical and use that feature to the best of their crazy kitty abilities - always together, virtually unidentifiable and full of adventure and curiosity x 3!   

As I mentioned, the kitty stamp is from Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month for January and has been stamped onto watercolor paper with  Spellbinders/Fun Stampers Journey Dark Roast True Color Fusion Ink Pad ( with my MISTI stamping platform for accuracy).  The images have been colored using Spellbinder/ Fun Stampers Journey -  Color Splash Watercolor Pencils  which are bringing me such joy lately because they are easy to use for someone with no watercolor skills.  

Thanks so much for sharing your time to stop here.  Happy Crafting.

Supplies: 

Authentique Paper - Flawless Collection - 12 x 12 Collection Kit

Authentique Paper - Love Notes Collection - 8 x 8 Paper Pad Bundle

Authentique Paper - Romance Collection - 12 x 12 Collection Kit

Spellbinders Large Die of the Month January 2021

Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month January 2021

Spellbinder/ Fun Stampers Journey -  Color Splash Watercolor Pencils

Spellbinders Curved Borders One die

Gold and Silver Foil Cardstock

Watercolor paper

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Authentique Paper - Flawless Collection - 12 x 12 Collection Kit

Authentique Paper - Love Notes Collection - 8 x 8 Paper Pad Bundle

Spellbinders Dark Roast True Color Fusion Ink Pad

Spellbinders Large Die of the Month	Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month	Spellbinders/ Fun Stampers Journey -  Color Splash Watercolor Pencils
Spellbinders Dark Roast True Color Fusion Ink Pad

Birthday Card Variety - Authentique

 

Hello friends.  Today I'm sharing a variety of birthday cards created using one of Authentique's festive collections called "Hooray".  Great name, right?  Yep it's the perfect description for birthday celebrations all year long.   

Let me tell you how versatile this collection to celebrate birthdays for boys, girls, men, women, work friends, church friends...well all friends and family.   Better yet, let me show you through my cards featured today.   

Authentique Paper - Hooray Collection - 12 x 12 Paper Pad

I used Authentique's 12x12  'Hooray" collection for the cards today becuase I love the fun images as seen below in the papers  ( sheets Number Four and Number Three) and the sticker set from the collection.  

You can see the entire collection  - click here.

The cards have been embellished with a variety of dies from Spellbinders as well as the stickers from the Hooray Sticker sheet.  The stickers are a fast and easy way to create cards and embellish projects that coordinate effortlessly.  

Here are the Spellbinders dies used.  Unfortunately the Cup Cake die is an older die currently out of stock.  

Spellbinders Layered Happy Birthday Dies Elegant 3D Vignettes by Becca Feeken

Spellbinders Die D-Lites Sentiments One  Dies

Spellbinders Die-D-Lites Sweet Wishes S3-226

Spellbinders Candlewick Ovals Dies - Candlewick Collection by Becca Feeken

I added Ranger Ink - Stickles Glitter Glue - Stardust to highlight and bring added dimension to the details on the card.  I love the Stickles details on the cupcake.  Very dramatic and beautiful in person. 

You can see the collection has a variety of sheets to cover all those birthday's coming up this year.  What a great value that is for the household budget. 

Thank you for stopping here today and happy crafting.

Supplies: 

Authentique Paper - Hooray Collection - 12 x 12 Paper Pad

Authentique Paper - Hooray Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Number Four

Authentique Paper - Hooray Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Number Three

Authentique Paper - Hooray Collection - 12x12 Sticker Set

Ranger Ink - Stickles Glitter Glue - Stardust

Various Dies from Spellbinders: 

Spellbinders Candlewick Ovals Etched Dies Candlewick Classics Collection by Becca Feeken

Spellbinders Layered Happy Birthday Dies Elegant 3D Vignettes by Becca Feeken

Spellbinders Die D-Lites Sentiments One  Dies

Spellbinders Die-D-Lites Sweet Wishes S3-226

Gold and Silver Foil Cardstock

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Authentique Paper - Hooray Collection - 12 x 12 Paper Pad

Authentique Paper - Hooray Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Number Four

Authentique Paper - Hooray Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Number Three

Spellbinders Layered Happy Birthday Dies Elegant 3D Vignettes by Becca Feeken	Spellbinders Die D-Lites Sentiments One  Dies	Spellbinders Die-D-Lites Sweet Wishes S3-226

Ranger Ink - Stickles Glitter Glue - Stardust

Spellbinders Candlewick Ovals Etched Dies Candlewick Classics Collection by Becca Feeken

Inkssentials Glossy Accents - Ranger - Inkssentials