Barks Marvin Masculine Dog card: Grrrrrrrrrr

Hello all!  I have been playing with this new to me stamp set. I purchased it recently at a creative reuse store, Scrap it up. The stamp set from Stampers Anonymous is called Barks Marvin the Crime Solving Dog. I was ecstatic to score such a great set of just a few dollars.  I pulled out some premade backgrounds and started stamping away with this new set.  I created several cards. This was my husband's favorite.

Since it was my husband's favorite, I figured it was the most masculine of the bunch, but they are are truly masculine cards.  

My husband did note this image isn't as clear as some of the others which were stamped and embossed with pretty much the same ingredients.  I believe it is the kraft paper. These images were also pretty large.  I put this on a 5x7" card.

Ingredients:

Stampers Anonymous Barks Marvin: The Crime Solving Dog stamps

A muse French Roast ink

Woven Tapestry embossing powder

Tim Holtz Sizzix Harlequin embossing folder

Distress inks a green and a blue on tag

kraft tag

velvet brad

misc card stock and papers including Bazzill

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-200-dogs-andor-cats.html until 8.5.25x

https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-818-masculine.html until 8.5.25x

https://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/07/favourite-cats-or-dogs-and-why.html until 8.6.25x

Dogs because I am dog person.  As an adult I have only had dogs as pets. I am just a dog person...love my Sparky!

https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/257-masculine-card.html until 8.9.25x

https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2025/07/67-layer-it-up.html until 8.14.25x

https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2025/08/challenge-97.html until 8.29.25x

https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2025/08/nbus-challenge-77.html until 8.31.25 (C9)x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html until 8.31.25x

Thanks for stopping by today.

Alicia

Stampin Up Pampered Pets with Alcohol Ink and Stampin Up for Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge

Welcome to my blog today. I am using the latest sketch for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #596.  I have never played with this set and I was excited to play with the doggie. I thought his gray color really popped on the alcohol ink background I created.  I can always use a good dog card.

Here is the sketch.  It's a really versatile one this week.

I used iridescent foil on the alcohol ink background, a favorite technique of mine, so I tucked an irisdenscent scrap as the smallest paper piece in the sketch.

Ingredients:

Various Alcohol inks

Stampin Up Pampered Pets stamps

Spectrum Noir Tri Blend Brown Grey Blend pen

Copic Black 100 pen

Spellbinders Large Deckled Rectangle die

misc papers, card stock including Creative Memories, Bazzill, American Craft and foil

Momento Tuxedo Black ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://tictactoechallenge.com/tttc256-featured-designer-karen/ until 9.26x

Across the bottom: Layers, Die cut, Markers

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2024/09/september-monochromatic.html until 9.28x

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/09/Challenge-175.html until 9.30x

https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/09/m-is-for-masculine.html until 10.2x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2024/09/september-2024-anything-goes.html 10.6x

https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/09/235-create-your-own-background-dt-call.html until 10.6x

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Don't forget to play along with  Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #596 until Sunday.

Alicia

Graphic 45 Well Groomed with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome to this week's inspiration for Atlantic Hearts Challenge.  I have had this collection for a little while now on top of a pile.  I thought this was the perfect occasion to use all the fun papers. The strips in the sketch were perfect to show off some of the great patterns. 

Here's this week's sketch.

I used pop dots on the embellishments.

Ingredients:

Graphic 45 Well Groomed collection

pop dots and adhesive

black ink for edging

 I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-80.html until 2.25x

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-83-anything-goes-with.html until 2.25x

Thanks for stopping by and play along with us at Atlantic Hearts Challenge until Sunday 2.18

Alicia

Sorry you're feeling ruff...Frantic Stamper Oscar card

I have a friend who is under the weather so I made this precious doggie card for him.  I love this die from Frantic Stamper.  It pairs great with the sentiment stamp that I just purchased.  I was inspired by the cute dog inspiration from The Card Concept, although I think the sentiment and recipient deemed a more masculine color palette.

I found the plaid paper in my stash and it wasn't labled.  I used a couple of brown papers to stamp the sentiment and emboss the paw prints.

Ingredients:

Frantic Stamper Oscar die

Creative Stamping Furry Friends sentiment

Darice 12" border pawprint embossing folder

Quick Quotes Milk Chocolate Powderpuff chalking ink

Stampin Up Glossy Glaze (eyes and nose)

misc papers and card stock

Just because...here's a pic of my beautiful boy.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/favourite-cats-or-dogs-and-why.html~dogs, I am just more of a dog person although I have owned both. open until 8/12x

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2020/08/double-trouble-challenge-63-dog-days-of.html until 8/16 all three-dry embossing, use a dog, use a critter x

https://thecardconcept.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-card-concept-138c-dog-days-of-summer.html until 8/17x

Clean and layered style

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2020/08/masculine.html until 8/23x

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2020/08/challenge-41-sponsor-sheepski-designs.html until 8/25x

I used the following sketch from Freshly made sketches but was too late to enter in their challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by

Alicia

Cute N Crafty Guest Designer using Millie from PolkaDoodles

Hello, today I am guest designing at Cute N Crafty blog.  I was a provided an image of Millie from PolkaDoodles with which to play.  I swear I colored this image a total of seven times!  I printed it on two different types of paper.  I used Stampin Up Watercolor pencils for this one but I tried alcohol markers as well.



Here is a closer look.  I cut the printed paper with the same die as the base card, since the print was only 6x6 I had to cut it twice and piece it together.  It was easy to cut at the seam leaving room for a flat fold while covering the entire inside of the card.

I cut the same label die as the image base and mat in a larger size and cut it in half to create the top and bottom coordinating edges.  I inked all edges with Cool Grey Powderpuff chalking ink and finished off the card with some simple paw prints stamps and pearls.

Another view.

Ingredients:

Creative Imaginations Beautiful You 6x6 paper

Polkadoodles Millie with heart balloon digi paper

Stampin Up Watercolor pencils

Sizzix Pop 'n Cuts Magnetic Insert Label, Sassy 3-D pop up with card base

Spellbinders Labels Nineteen

TCP Studios Bad to the Bone clear stamp (paw)

Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking ink in Cool Grey

Snoopy's Homemade Fun digital sentiment

Our Daily Bread Designs Double Stitched Circles

grey textured paper

pearls

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-197-4-legged-friends_4.html until 3/15x

http://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-24-sponsor-imagine-that.html until 3/25x

http://colouringinscrapland.blogspot.com/2019/03/reto-de-marzo-cristters-o-anything-goes.html until 3/31x

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to play along with Cute N Crafty blog this week.

Alicia

Pawprints on my heart blog hop

Thank you for joining us for the

Paw Prints on my Heart Blog Hop!

This is a blog hop featuring projects showcasing the love we have for our fur babies!

You should have arrived from Holli's blog but if not

Connie Can Crop , is the beginning of this Special hop! 

This is a one day blog hop, but you have until Sunday at 10pm to finish hopping and leaving your love for all of these talented crafters.

We have two awesome sponsors for this hop!!

Alicia O'Bryant with Golden Goddess Designs is giving away this super adorable Woodland Animals die set! 

AND

AudRey Mysterio with Orquide' Art is giving away this beautiful Mixed Media Tag she created.

What do you need to do to win? Easy... become  a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects. Free Shipping to our USA friends but Worldwide will be asked to pay shipping if they win.

You will have until 10 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments on every blog to be eligible to win. 

Winners will be announced on Wednesday 2/13/19 at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

Here's my puppy love for today.  I used the following steps to create this card:

• Begin with an A2 base and cut one 1.25" off the right edge  
• Cut DCWV pet themed paper to 4.25" square and mount on the front of card
• Stamp paws along edge of outside edge of interior of card
• Die cut oval 
• Stamp sentiment
• Stamp, emboss and die cut dog image
• Color dog image with alcohol markers
• Adhere oval and dog
• Finish with bling

From this angle you can see the shorter card front clearly.

Ingredients:
Tim Holtz Dog Talk stamps and die
Colorbox Black ink with Judikins Black detail embossing powder
Alcohol markers
Tim Holtz Cordinations paper
Tutti Stitched Nesting Oval die
Too much fun sentiment stamp
Tim Holtz Distress Broken China ink
TPC Studio Paws and Claws paw stamp
Stampin Up Close to Cocoa ink
DCWV paper
gems
yellow card stock

Be sure to hop over to Julia's blog next.

Here's our line up in case you get lost along the way.

Connie- conniecancrop.blogspot.com  

Amanda- salnclts76.blogspot.com

Sandy- simplycraftycreationsbysandys.blogspot.com

Narelle- http://www.simplystampingwithnarelle.com/2019/02/paw-prints-on-my-heart-blog-hop.html

Sue- foleysfriend.blogspot.com

Liz- lizwithlove.blogspot.com

Nikki- nikkiscreativenook.blogspot.com

Kim- pinkzebrapapercreations.com

Tristan- tinstardesigns.blog

Helen- craftinghelen.blogspot.com

EK- ekgormandesigns.com

Shannon- shannonhdesigns.blogspot.com 

Cindy- inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com

Charlotte- thejoyfulsoulcreates.wordpress.com

Holli- sunflowerholli.blogspot.com

 Alicia- goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com

Julia- createteachrepeat.blogspot.com

Jearise- lorbysworld.blogspot.com

Be sure to join us next month for our
Shake it UP Blog hop!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/02/team-lou-animal-antics.html until 2/21x

http://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2019/02/challenge-23-sponsored-by-sparkle-n.html until 2/25x

http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.com/2019/02/challenge-153-puppy-love.html until 2/26x

http://avenue613.blogspot.com/2019/02/challenge-218-anything-goes-optional.html until 2/28x

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Puppy love...Tim Holtz Dog Talk

Hello, today I am sharing a gift I made for my friend.  His dog has cancer and is crossing the rainbow bridge today.  I grabbed a pic from FB and made this precious necklace for him.  I also made this cute little gift bag for it.  I stamped, colored and die cut the Tim Holtz Dog Talk.  I layered it on a diecut on a die cut bag.  I used a masculine striped paper and added a twine handle.

Another angle.

Ingredients:

Tim Holtz Dog Talk stamp and die

Alcohol markers

Quick Quotes Mocha Moma chalking ink

Tim Holtz Sizzix In the bag die

Spellbinders label die

paper from my stash

Craft Fantastic glass and pendant bezel

chain

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2018/08/week-4801-from-boys-to-men.html until 8/23x

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2018/08/challenge-377-more-than-one-fold.html until 8/23x

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2018/08/challenge-184-animals.html until 8/24 (C10)x

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2018/08/himcr-366-use-die-cuts.html until 8/27x

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2018/08/august-challenge-dots-andor-stripes.html until 8/27x

https://dragonflyjourneys.blogspot.com/2018/08/challenge-no-125-dog-days-of-summer.html until 8/31x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

No outfit is complete without dog hair...Atlantic Hearts Challenge

It's my week again at Atlantic Hearts Challenge.  On one hand I think this card is a little too simple but on the other that grey just pops on the rusty orange.  It all came together so easy with the great sketch.

Here's this week's sketch:

A close up of my doggy.

Ingredients:

Tim Holtz/Sizzix Dog Talk stamp and framelits

Hobby Colour Cool grey alcohol markers

Judikins clear/black embossing powder mix

Our Daily Bread Designs double stitched rectangle die

Creative Memories papers

Toomuchfun rubber stamp sentiment

Quick Quotes Cool  Grey Powderpuff chalking ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://alwaysfunchallenges.blogspot.ca/2018/03/challenge-50.html until 3/24x

http://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.ca/2018/03/challenge-12-sponsored-by-limited-runs.html until 3/25x

http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2018/03/challenge-148-embossing.html until 3/31x

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to play along with Atlantic Hearts Challenge this week.

Alicia

Craft room clean up

Good morning, I am still occupied with other things in my life right now.  I did however, do a clean up of my craft room when I returned from vacation last month.  Of course, one has to take pictures when it is "clean" or as clean as it gets, lol!  It has just taken a month to get the pics in a post.  

As soon as you walk in the door to the left is my stamp collection.

Next along that wall is my ink pad and refill collection.  I created my holders out of foam board.  Warning!!! Do NOT use the cheap $1 foam board, it is not as sturdy as the good stuff found at Michael's.  I had to remake the ones on the left, the one on the right is several years old and has not sagged that bad while just as full...the difference was the board.  Yes, the good stuff is more expensive but it takes many hours to make these containers and much better not to have to do the same project twice because of shoddy materials.

My old dog loves to hang out in mom's craft room.

This area is handy to my primary seat.  I have my tool caddy and solid card stocks within reach.  As is my color charts and a notebook of less used thin dies.

Webster relaxing...

My rainbow papers and embellishments.

The primary reason for my clean up was to incorporate the wood shelving that holds my electronics.  One of my printers was not even in my craft room.  Now both my electronic cutters and both my printers have a permanent sturdy home.  It also gave me more table top for designing and preparing my mats for my electronic cutters.

My beads have been relegated to the corner.

I rearranged this top shelf since it used to house one of my printers.

Even during clean up, there is a "collection" area where all the "other" stuff collects.

My die cutting area.  The old Creative Memories binders hold my embossing folders.

I have lined several areas with magnets to hang my most used thin dies.

And we are back to the door.  Thanks for stopping by for my annual clean up and 360 tour.  

Alicia