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Sunday, July 3, 2011

I RUFF U

Hey y'all!  Laura here from the "badlands of Iowa"!
I've never had a dog like Bakster, an inside dog that fetches your paper and slippers.
The dogs we had around were "farm dogs", my favorite being Brutus.
Brutus was a huge German Shepherd/ Black Labrador that was part of my life from when I was about 4 to 17. 
(I wish I had some photos of him, he died a few months before I got my first 35mm camera, my memory will just have to do)
He was such a big-hearted animal, snuggling and playing with kittens, always handy if I needed to go to the other end of the farm to make sure the hog sprayers were working on a hot summer night.
He considered himself the doorbell too, growling and chasing off wandering salesmen in their fancy pickup trucks. He never bit anyone, but he sure did do a good show.

You can go fetch Bakster at the shop....lol
Jehanne has really been cranking out some cute stuff!
Have a great week!!


Challenges:

Creative Inspirations Challenge #63 Red,White & Blue
Dream Valley Challenges #10 Use ribbon
Here Come the Boys blog challenge #5 spots n stripes

Sentimental Sundays - must include a Sentiment
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Outlawz challenge -CAS - stars and stripes
Card Patterns - SKETCH* #122
Catch The Bug -  Anything Goes 
Less Is More - CAS -  #22 Shades Of Blue 
One Stop Craft - #138 Make a Tag or include Tag in Project 
Send a Smile for Kids - Red, White & Blue for Kids 
Word Play Weekend Challenge - #9 Puppies 
Cupcake Craftroom  - Polka Dots
Crafters Companion -  Challenge #12: One for the Boys
Bloggers Challenge  - Color Challenge - Red, White & Blue
Card Makin' Mamas  - Red, white & blue.
Inspire Me Fridays - Always anything goes.
Off the Wall Craftiness - Red, white & any shade of blue
Stamp Man - Alcohol inks & optional sketch
Stamp Something - Use a digi
The Outlawz Copic Challenge -must use Copic/Promarkers - Male



Love, Laura
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27 comments:

  1. dj1952July 4, 2011 at 3:54 AM

    Laura he's adorable. We've only had a couple of dogs, and that's all they have been, is indoor ones. But they definitely bring joy to the soul. Their antics can bring a smile or laughter when we're at our lowest. You did a fantastic job with the layout of the card. Hugs, dj

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  2. TeresaJuly 4, 2011 at 5:28 AM

    Beautiful card Laura, love the little dog. Thanks for sharing with us at HCTB's challenge
    Teresa xx

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  3. Jennifer McGeeJuly 4, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    What a cute card! I had a dog growing up too - he was the best at herding cattle and guarding our property.

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  4. stampingmarianneJuly 4, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    What a cute doggy!
    thanks for joining us at OSAAT!
    Marianne

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  5. AnonymousJuly 4, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    Cute card! Like the image! Thanks for playing at here come the boys. Woo & Sharon x

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  6. saraJuly 4, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    fab card love that cute doggie thanks so much for joining us at dream valley this week
    hugs sara x

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  7. NettyJuly 4, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    Smashing card, x

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  8. Stacey G.-2 Craf-t-4uJuly 4, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Too cute Laura! Love the sentiment! Thank You so much for joining us at Sentimental Sundays this week!

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  9. Scrappy ScattyJuly 5, 2011 at 4:53 AM

    awww cute card
    thank you for playing along at OSAAT this week
    Love Jan
    xx

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  10. UnknownJuly 5, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    Hi!
    I am a new follower and found your blog through The Outlawz Follow Me Forum.
    You have a lovely blog! Gonna enjoy looking back and to follow forward :)

    xx/MulleSnuttan

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  11. gina gJuly 5, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Fabulous card, great image. Thanks for joining us at The One stop Crafts this week. luv gina xx

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  12. EllibelleJuly 5, 2011 at 8:36 PM

    How cute! Love the sketch!!

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  13. RoxannJuly 6, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Soooo cute, Laura! I love it!
    Hugz,
    Roxann

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  14. Lisa SomervilleJuly 6, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    How cute, love the added dimension! Thanks for playing along with the Bloggers Challenge!

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  15. UnknownJuly 7, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    Hi there - lovely dog image & cute sentiment!
    Thanks for playing at Card-Makin Mamas & good luck,
    Deb.x

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  16. Lynne in NIJuly 7, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    What a cutie ... love that sentiment too! TFS your memories of Brutus, he sounds like he was a great friend! Thanks for playing along at Dream Valley Challenges .. hope to see you again!

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  17. karenJuly 7, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    A Great card, fab image, thank you for joining us at here come the boys, Karen

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  18. IdaJuly 7, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    Very cute card. Your image is adorable and I enjoyed hearing about your childhood dog as well. Thanks for joining the BC Red, White & Blue Challenge.

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  19. Mary JJuly 8, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    Laura, I love this and as a dog lover, I doubly love it!!

    Thx for playing in the Cupcake Craftroom challenge - hope to see you again!

    M xxx

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  20. Ann EnglishJuly 9, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    He's mighty cute! I am a dog lover!
    So glad you joined us this week at Sentimental Sundays!

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  21. SprytebyrdJuly 10, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    Such a cute card, and I loved reading your memories about Brutus!
    Thanks for playing along with us at Sentimental Sundays! Have fun and I look forward to seeing you again soon!
    Hugs!! Dee Sprytebyrd's Sentiments

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  22. DragonJuly 12, 2011 at 1:20 AM

    Hi Laura... thanks for leazving your link with the Stampman this time... lovely card, but I am not sure you have followed our challenge?? Have you used alcohol inks?? if so, apologies...
    Frankie
    xx

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  23. Brenda BrownJuly 14, 2011 at 2:56 AM

    Love your memories of Brutus, I could almost see him in my mind's eye.
    Thanks for joining in with the Stamp man challenge.
    luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

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  24. Jaclyn MillerJuly 14, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    Awww, he is so cute and sweet. Thank you so much for playing along at OTWC.

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  25. Just Some Lines Digital StampsJuly 14, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    lol I've never had one like Bakster either, but one can wish lol
    Really cute card!!

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  26. UnknownJuly 15, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    wonderful work with alcohol ink x Thanks for joining in The Stamp Man challenge x Janet

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  27. HazelJuly 23, 2011 at 12:44 AM

    He is just SOOOOO cute. Love it. Hazel x

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Thanks for your fabulous comments! They make make my day!
Love, Laura