Dogs Leave Paw Prints

Today is the day after the 28th and I am posting my card for our Challenge Your Stash group on SCS.  This is our 44th month of de-stashing-we are into our 4th year of our challenges.  

The premise is to create a card or something else that uses only items that are in your own stamp room--nothing new is to be purchased.  The hostess each month posts their challenge to the group. Each person in the group creates their card with their own image, their own papers, their own embellishments with their own supplies--using up items from their own stash!  The card can be for any occasion and each person is encouraged to send the card on its way to someone so it can be admired.  It is a way for us to step out of the box a bit and create something that follows a challenge--isn't that what a challenge is supposed to be.  And--no money is spent as all items are to be already available in each of own stamping spaces.

Maggie posted our August challenge--I'd like to see a card that has to do with your pet - any kind of pet. If you don't have a pet, make one up! Pretend you have a pet. Or maybe you sometimes take care of someone else's pet. August is all about pets!

I have quite a few pet stamps--but we do not have a pet.  Well-not one that lives at our house 24/7/365.  But--we do dog sit for two fur babies at various times of the year.  Our friend Claudia is Maggie's mom and another friend Jill has Jasper.  Both have stayed here numerous times over the past few years.  So--I picked this sweet Unity Itty Bitty stamp set called Dogs Leave Prints.  I inked up the image along with the sentiment with Stampin' Up Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler inks. I color the image with my Copic Sketch Markers.  I used some fun patterned paper from Photo Play called Dog Park for the background and I added some Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine for the only embellishment.

Here is the inside of my card:

If you check some of the blogs on my sidebar, you may find others who have posted their cards in the next few days. I am a day late in posting, so you might need to check back a day on some blog.  There may be more posted in the thread on SCS, so you might want to check out the link here.  We also have a keyword for the SCS Gallery--it is CYSAUG.  You might see many cards there is you do a search.  They probably will be posted today or in the next few days.

I hope you enjoyed my card and I know I am excited to check out what my other hoarders, I mean stash reducers have made!  Thanks for stopping by today!  For September, Tracie is up.  Be sure to check back to see what we create!

Image/Sentiment:  Unity Itty Bitty Stamps Dogs Leave Paw Prints 

Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; Stampin' Up Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake; Photo Play Paper Dog Park Patterned Paper

Ink: Stampin' Up Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler,

Accessories:  Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine; Copic Sketch Markers