CDS Sneak Peek - Mr. Spike Doghouse Ornament

*Giggle* I love how this ornament turned out! For the December release stamps over at Clear Dollar Stamps we were challenged to make some gift ideas or 3D items and this is what I came up with! I used both the Mr. Spike (the bulldog) and the "You make me smile" stamps that will be released on December 1st to get in the holiday spirit to create and unusual ornament for the Christmas tree.




I started by water colouring Mr. Spike with my tombow markers and making him pop by creating a paper tole mouth. I then created the dog house ornament by using the sweet birdhouse template that Nichole Heady provided on her blog. I assembled the template and then paper pieced my faux wood planks on the walls of the house and the layers of shingles for the roof. For the finishing touches I added some olive card stock that was cut with my craft knife to look like blades of grass and the linen thread to hand the ornament from the Christmas tree.

Make sure that you get a chance to pop by the blogs below to see what the rest of the girls created for your viewing pleasure :)

Laurie Wilson
Lori McCroskey
Linda Borneman
Nancy Grant
Katie Renz
Candy Fosta
Sarah Taylor
Angela Thomas
Tricia Traxler
Cassie Trask
Linda Anderson
Trudy Sjolander
Wendy Hall
Tori Wild
Stacy Morgan

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps - Mr. Spike and You Make Me Smile, Dog Days (bone)
Paper: Black, Caramel, Olive, Watercolour
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, White, Caramel, Cocoa, Chocolate, Olive
Accessories: Craft Knife, Cuttlebug and Dies, Nestabilities, Embossing Folders, Sponges, Pop Dots, Aqua Painter, Clear Embossing Powder, Bird House Template by Nichole Heady, Corner Rounder, Linen Thread, Tombow Markers