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Glam Vamp Ann Marie

Happy Friday! I have a short-n-not-so-sweet Smeared Ink post for you today. Why the short? Because we are the proud new owners of a puppy! After all that happened to us in the last few months, we thought that a pup would be something to really help us get through it all. Now if only she’d stop peeing in the house! ;) Why the not-so-sweet? Because I am using Ann Marie, one of the Smeared Ink Glam Vamps.

I colored her using my markers and pencils. Then I took some kraft card stock and stamped the “Bite Me” from Smeared Ink’s Teen Style Sayings set. Clear embossed it. Then I took my Martha Stewart drippy stencil (originally made for decorating cupcakes), and used some Candy Apple Red Glimmer Mist to make the background pop. The mist doesn’t stick to where the embossing is, which I think looks really cool.

You can see the shine and glimmer from both the mist and the embossing powder here. You can click on any of the pictures to get a closer look. I am entering this card into this week’s Macabre Monday which is “Dastardly Divas.”

I know…I know…you wanna see the up, right? Meet Abigail…our little Potcake from Turks & Caicos. :)

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Isn’t she a cutie? And there’s Rhi, giving her a hug. She fit right into our family! Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!!!

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Andrea C said…
Love your card, the way you have done the background is brilliant. Welcome to your new little puppy hope she brings your family a lot of happiness. Thanks for showing us your fabby creation this week at Haunted Design House x
March 25, 2011 at 2:18 PM
Sparkly Engineer said…
Very cute puppy. Have fun with the house training.
March 25, 2011 at 8:02 PM
Rachael said…
This card is so sassy! Love it!!
March 27, 2011 at 3:31 AM
DonnaMundinger said…
That background is just SICK! LOVE it! Great card, Alison and congrats on the new furbaby. xxD
March 27, 2011 at 10:19 AM
CuddlyBunny said…
Cool card and what a stellar background! Outstanding!

Your newest family member is adorable!
March 27, 2011 at 8:51 PM
Susan Says (Stupid Stuff) said…
This is perfect! The bg, the sentiment and the image all work so well together, great job! And wheeeee, congrats on the new pup, what fun! :D
Thanks for playing along with our Dastardly Diva challenge too :D
March 28, 2011 at 4:22 AM
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