A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Wednesday, 8 January 2020

Norman, the English Bulldog

My niece has a wonderful English Bulldog called Norman.  Here's a photo of him:


When I saw the Stamping Bella stamp of the English Bulldogs, I just had to have it to make a birthday card for my niece.


 I stamped in brown and watercoloured, matching the dog on the left to Norman's colours.  The sentiment is heat embossed in copper and the panel is bordered with copper cs.

Paper Players are asking for "Something New" (my bulldog stamp) and their inspiration board has a photo of a somewhat bulldog-like pup.


And Seize the Birthday has an optional challenge "Layer It" - I have two layers on top of my card base.

And even though this is for my niece, I think it would make an equally good masculine birthday card.  So I'm linking up to The Male Room "Anything Masculine Goes".







Supplies:
Stamps - Stamping Bella Bully Trio, SU sentiment
Ink - Archival Potting Soil, Versamark
Paper - watercolour paper, white and copper cs
Size - A2
Accessories - watercolour paints, copper embossing powder

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17 comments:

  1. Colleen8 January 2020 at 14:15

    Oh this is just too cute and a perfect stamp to have on hand, especially for your niece and I LOVE his name!! Norman looks like a cuddly kind of dog!

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  2. Christine Alexander8 January 2020 at 17:36

    OMG look at that tongue, he's such a cutie and love the stamp and great colouring :) so perfect for your niece.

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  3. nancy littrell8 January 2020 at 21:48

    Your niece is going to LOVE her Bulldogs birthday card, Susan. So cute and I love your different colored markings for each of the 3 Bulldogs. TFS my friend. Hugs..Nancy

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  4. Loll9 January 2020 at 00:07

    Norman is AWESOME! And your card looks just like him ... your neice is going to LOVE this card. A very special card!! xx

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  5. Karen Dunbrook9 January 2020 at 03:35

    cute pup....and your card is so totally that pup! great job, sure she will love it!
    xx Karen

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  6. Bonnie9 January 2020 at 06:44

    Norman must have posed for this stamp! Your niece will love this card!

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  7. Nstiz9 January 2020 at 07:14

    I just smiled when I saw this! That stamp looks exactly like the dog! How fun Susan. She will love this!

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  8. Stef Perry9 January 2020 at 15:31

    Norman looks like such a cuddle bug and seeing the card made me chuckle because those pooches are taking a snooze as well! Great card, your niece should appreciate it for sure! Thanks for joining us at The Paper Players this week!

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  9. Cathy9 January 2020 at 23:05

    Norman looks adorable! How cute is the stamp too, your neice will love this! Thankyou for playing along at Seize the Birthday too, Cathy x

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  10. Trina P.10 January 2020 at 11:05

    Norman is adorable and your niece will love her card.

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  11. Jaydee10 January 2020 at 15:51

    Norman is adorable and so is your card! your niece is going to love it, for sure. A fabulous CAS card. So glad you joined us at the Paper Players this week
    Jaydee

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  12. Mac Mable11 January 2020 at 15:35

    What a fun card and a great stamped image. Norman is adorable x.

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  13. Brenda in IN12 January 2020 at 06:29

    This is the most fun card! Norman is so cute and this card depicts him perfectly. What's not to love!

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  14. Papercraft Boutique12 January 2020 at 13:02

    Your card is as adorable and funny as Norman is, Susan! It's a perfect card for your niece and she will love it.
    Hideko xx

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  15. Glenda J12 January 2020 at 17:44

    This is so fun! Your colouring matches Norman perfectly! I'm sure your niece will love it. Thanks for playing along with Seize the Birthday.

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  16. Wickcliss18 January 2020 at 12:53

    What a cute and adorable card. Love the watercolour effect and the use of copper colour.

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  17. Sari / Granne22 January 2020 at 04:37

    Ohh, what a fun and darling card. Thank you so much for joining the Male Room challenge, I hope to see you joining our new "It's snowing" -challenge also.

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