This is my last guest designer project for Maymay Made It, and I wanted to make a project from the heart. It’s an inside-out peek-a-boo card, and I think it expresses my love of dogs perfectly.<\/p>\n

<\/a>I started with a cream colored card base and created my own background with the Docrafts Wooden Boards Background Stamp<\/a><\/span>. I wanted to match the Stampin’ Up! rosy colored card stock from the Affectionately Yours collection so I used Simon Says Stamp Rose Apple Premium Ink<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

I then cut the card base down so that it would be 6″ x 4.25″ (this is slightly taller than a standard A2 size but I wanted plenty of room for my image and sentiment inside the card).<\/p>\n

I next worked on the inside of the card. I printed from my computer the saying that inspired this card, “Whoever said diamonds are a girl’s best friend, never had a dog.”<\/p>\n

Then I used the MISTI<\/a><\/span> and stamped in the lower 2\/3 an adorable C.C. Designs image of a girl cuddling her puppy; it’s called Birthday Puppy<\/a><\/span>. I set this aside to Copic color later, but I needed it figure out the positioning of the heart window on the card front.<\/p>\n

I used the Darice Love Theme Embossing Essentials<\/a><\/span> and embossed the card front with the scalloped heart frame die and a Sizzix Silicone Embossing Mat, using the girl and the puppy stamp to approximate the positioning of the die on the card front.<\/p>\n

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I next used an X-Acto knife to cut out the center heart to create a window in the card front. To create a bit of dimension and add stability to the card front, I die cut the XOXO and the scalloped heart frame three times each and glued them stacked all together with Art Glitter Glue<\/a><\/span> (the Fine Tip Nozzle<\/a><\/span> makes this easy). I positioned the XOXO in the upper third of the card front and the stacked scalloped heart frames around the heart window I had cut out by hand.<\/p>\n

<\/a>To soften the card a bit, I rounded the two right corners with the 3\/8″ side of a We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper, and I did the same to the inside of the card liner piece too. I also inked the edges of the card front and the card liner with more Simon Says Stamp Rose Apple Ink to give a finished look.<\/p>\n

Before attaching the card liner piece to the inside of the card, I colored the little girl and her pup with the following Copic colors:<\/p>\n

Skin: E50, E51, E21, R20
\nPuppy: W0, W1, W3 and R30
\nHair and shoes: B01, C5, C7, C9
\nSocks: C00 and C1
\nPillow, puppy’s scarf, and girl’s dress: BG11, BG13, R24, R27 and R29<\/p>\n

Disclosure: Many of the supplies I\u2019ve used for today\u2019s project are linked.\u00a0Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!<\/em><\/p>\n

The following is a start to finish process video of making this card:<\/p>\n