Card Clubhouse IG Hop - Week 8

Hello lovely friends; I'm back to share my card for the new Card Clubhouse IG hop organised by my sweet friend Kelly. We are on Week 8 and we have an awesome sketch to work with this week. It will be fun to see how everyone uses the sketch and there are going to be so many awesome creations along the hop this week and I can't wait to see what sparks your imagination.

It was my dog's 2nd birthday on Saturday so I decided to use the sketch to make a card for him (most of my family think I'm nuts making him a card but I know you'll all understand lol!).  I thought the sketch would work as a gate-fold card so that is what I made.  I hope you like it.

Here is the sketch:

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

Here is the card open (not the best photo but you get the gist):

To make my card base I cut a white piece of card 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and scored it at 2 1/8 and 6 3/8" to create the smaller panels for the gate-fold.  I cut some black and white paper for the larger panel on the sketch and adhered that the left side of the card with double sided tape.  For the smaller panel I decided to create my own 'paper' by stamping some cute dogs and dog related images randomly on a white piece of card and coloured them with my Promarkers.  I made the panel bigger than I need so that I could fussy cut out some extra dogs to decorate the front and inside.  For the middle strip I cut a plain piece of red card and I added both these pieces to the right side panel with double sided tape.  I created my personalised sentiment on the pc and printed it out before cutting it out with a stitched circle die.  I added the circle over the red strip with foam squares and placed one of the dogs I cut out next to it, again with foam squares.  For the inside I cut a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and added a strip of the black and white paper to the bottom the liquid glue.  I added another fussy cut dog above the paper (as if he was peeking over) and added a bone below him, both with liquid glue. I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink and then adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape.  I'm really happy with my card and think it turned out super cute. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Classic Design challenge - ATG optional twist furry friends

Craft Rocket challenge - layer it up

Crafter's Cafe challenge - ATG optional no squares

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Creative Creases challenge - ATG with a fun fold (my card is a gate fold)

Creative Moments challenge - gone but not forgotten (MFT stamps)

Creative Friday challenge - design your own background 

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Do-All Creative challenge - ATG optional repeated stamping

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love - BEWAS (birthday)

Little Red Wagon challenge - that song (Who let the dogs out?)

Paper Rocks Scissors challenge - I fussy cut the dogs

Try It On Tuesday challenge - make your own background 

I hope you will pop over to Instagram and check out the hop; please use the hashtag #cardclubhousehop2026 to see all the gorgeous creations and also if you want to participate we will be able to find you.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

MFT - puppy kisses stamp (for dog and large heart)

MFT - you have my heart stamp (for bone and paw print)

MFT - friends at first sip stamp (for smaller heart)

Promarkers

MFT - new best friend (for inside sentiment)

MFT - black & white stripes 6 x 6 paper pack

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

red card from my stash

*Gina K Designs - master layouts 03 (for stitched circle die)

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 

Thank you x