Monday, November 12, 2018

Sick as a Dog


My husbands' friend has been quite ill lately with a 2nd stay in the hospital. Yesterday morning I made this card before we went to visit him. When he opened it, he cracked up laughing and smiling, so this card did what I hoped it would do. I used a Tim Holtz crazy dog image, coloring with Copics. I made his tongue a fluorescent green color (because he's sick, right?) and coated it with glossy accents. I drew faint red lines in his eyeballs too before coating them (and his nose) with glossy accents. I added an Impression Obsession die-cut bucket and added a SU! sentiment to the front of it. The image panel and striped dsp panels were cut with Lil Inker stitched rectangles, and the little grey cloud was done with a Lawn Fawn stitched cloud die, while I drew in the raindrops with a Copic. The horizontal panel was a water colored snippet left over from a previous project which I embossed with a Cuttlebug Cape Cod ef. The cardstock base and striped dsp are SU! Pacific Point while the bucket is Lemon Lime, also from SU!

This card was made mostly from snippets, so I'm sharing it over at the Snippets Playground #339.


Also sharing with the Happy Little Stampers November Watercolour Challenge - anything goes with an optional twist of "get well."

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope all sickness has bypassed you this week! Enjoy the sunshine!

Carol


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21 comments:

  1. Mary Anne / MA54KNovember 12, 2018 at 8:46 AM

    How awesome that you got to give him a little smile. He sounds like a pretty sick fella. I love how you added the bucket and the green tongue!

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  2. Alice (scrAPpamondo)November 12, 2018 at 9:24 AM

    Very fun and vibrant card for that sick friend of your husband!! No doubt he has laugh! Congrats for reaching your goal, you are very clever! :D That bucket and the dog tongue speak by themselves! :D LOL Lovely design with the different papers, too!
    Hugs

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  3. Brenda in INNovember 12, 2018 at 9:35 AM

    I'm so sorry for your husband's friend to have to go back to the hospital. This is such a fun card for him. That bucket is just a hoot! The sentiment is perfect and does make me laugh.

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  4. Holly AKA KopyKatNovember 12, 2018 at 9:42 AM

    This is a super cute get well card, I love it.

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  5. jimlynnNovember 12, 2018 at 9:42 AM

    LOL! The bucket and sentiment are perfect for someone sick. How cute!!!! Love the dog too of course.
    LYnn

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  6. WendyNovember 12, 2018 at 10:07 AM

    Awww, how cute! I sure hope your friend gets to feeling better after seeing this doggy! Love the colors that you chose for it. The bucket is the perfect element to add! LOL Poor guy! Sending thoughts & prayers for Butch's friend and hoping there are better days ahead! Great card, Carol! :)

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  7. Mrs A.November 12, 2018 at 12:45 PM

    Brilliant card but shouldn't the dog be in bed too!., lol. Hugs Mrs A.

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  8. cotnobNovember 12, 2018 at 3:04 PM

    A brilliant card Carol, such a great idea.
    Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
    x

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  9. Faith A at Daffodil CardsNovember 12, 2018 at 3:21 PM

    Hilarious, would cheer anyone up I LOVE it, great design and colouring Carol.
    Faith
    x

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  10. LoriNovember 12, 2018 at 3:32 PM

    Your card is a wonderful way to give a smile! Love the green tongue!

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  11. crafty-stamperNovember 12, 2018 at 4:32 PM

    Fabulous fun card love the sick bucket and green tongue -brilliant
    Carol x

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  12. *Vicki*November 12, 2018 at 5:01 PM

    This is darling Carol!! It's wonderful to be able to see the results of our card making in person first hand! :) Such a cute pup, great colors and fun card!! HUGS

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  13. Verna AngerhoferNovember 12, 2018 at 6:34 PM

    It is a cute and fun card and I can see why your husband's friend smiled when he saw it.

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  14. aussie aNNieNovember 12, 2018 at 6:59 PM

    Your card is delightful and suits how I feel, but looking at this sure makes me feel so much better...especially the gorgeous doggy.xx
    Hope hubby's friend gets well soon.x

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  15. Janice MNovember 12, 2018 at 8:20 PM

    OMGosh Carol this is too cute and funny!! I can see how it "cheered" him up! Love the way you did the green tongue and than tied in the color all over the card. That sentiment and bucket are a perfect combo!!

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  16. DiNovember 15, 2018 at 10:31 AM

    Brilliant card! Made me really smile here so no doubt it did the patient a power of good too.

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  17. Ina GNovember 16, 2018 at 3:57 PM

    This card would make anyone feel better in an instant. Love it. Thanks for sharing at HLS.

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  18. Susan RenshawNovember 17, 2018 at 5:42 PM

    Love that crazy dog!
    Thank you for sharing with Happy Little Stampers!
    Susan
    Calling All Crafters! – My personal Blog!

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  19. Stampsnob.November 17, 2018 at 6:11 PM

    OMG what a super image...…..Lis

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  20. Paper Therapy PonderingsNovember 27, 2018 at 9:12 AM

    such a wonderful card, I am glad it brought cheer to your friend
    thanks for joining us at HLS
    Barb Housner

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  21. Kelly SzafronNovember 30, 2018 at 12:55 PM

    Fun card, great way to cheer up a friend. Thank you for sharing your card at Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge.

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