Treat Jar - Here's a great gift idea for a furfriend!

Here's a great gift for a dog loving friend or for the dog(s)!  And you could change it up and turn it into a cat gift too.  I've used Graphic 45's Raining Cats & Dogs again!  I can't seem to get enough of that gorgeous wonderful paper!!!

I made this from a mayonaise jar, it was easy to do and doesn't take long to make.  You could easily set up a production line and make several at one time.

Enjoy!

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Supplies List:

Wide mouth mayonnaise jar and lid

White gesso

Mists

Krylon fixatif of similar product

Mod Podge or similar

Graphic 45 Raining Cats and Dogs Paper Collection

Flowers, ribbons, tags, etc. of your choice for embellishing

A gift box for your fur-friends with Graphic 45 Raining Cats & Dogs

This was such a fun, fun project!!!  I can hardly wait to give it one of my dog loving friends!  

This sweet little dog house was made with Graphic 45's ATC Box and the Raining Cats and Dogs collection.  I altered the box by adding a roof that I made from scrap cardboard.  The box is a perfect size to hold a little bag of doggie treats or a fun toy for a wee pup. 

I used flowers from the collection as well as  Wild Orchid Crafts flowers as their peach collections go perfectly with Raining Cats and Dogs.  Of course I had to have a poodle in front of the dog house!  That is Nika, my silver spoo.  What is a spoo you ask?  A spoo is a standard poodle in "poodle talk", LOL!  That is a Cottage Cutz poodle die and I used Ranger Antiquities embossing powder in the color  cement.  It is just the perfect product for adding texture; it sure makes a great poodle coat!

I've attached a template for making the roof that fits onto the ATC box and also written some instructions that I hope will help you assemble the roof and box.  Please let me know if you have any questions or if something in my instructions doesn't make sense!!  

Building instructions and roof template, click here.

I'd really appreciate it if you'd leave me a comment if you're going to make this as I am really interested in knowing how many of you found this useful.  AND I'd love to see what you make so please, leave me a link to your project in the comments.  If you post your project online, please link back to my blog for the template and instructions.  

Thanks so much for visiting!!  I've got a video tutorial coming up for a really cute treat jar so check back to see that.  Its really fun and easy to make.

Raining Cats and Dogs!! Another furbaby layout!

There are two things near and dear to my heart, Graphic 45 paper and my furbabies.  So imagine how over the moon excited I was when Graphic 45 came out with their Raining Cats and Dogs paper collection.  And as an extra bonus, these papers have lots of gorgeous red color in them and what is my favorite color?  Red, of course!!

I'm hosting a journaling challenge at Swirlydoos Kit Club this month.  A couple weeks ago on the forums we were discussing how we felt that some of the reasons for scrapbooking had gotten lost in the art quest side of scrapbooking.  We all thought it would be nice to get back to basics, so I created this challenge to help kick start us in that direction!  This challenge is open to anyone and you may use whatever supplies you like, so come join in the fun!!  There will be a fun RAK for two winners.

There's nothing I love more than showing off my spoos and telling their silly stories.  I have a book full of stories in my head about all my furbabies.  Over the years they have been my TV!  In the evenings, I just like to watch the dogs play rather than watch TV,  They're much more entertaining and I don't need canned laughter!

Journaling reads:

Silly Poodles!

When Tisha was a puppy, she was crated in my office whenever we were away. The rest of the time the door was open and Tisha usually would go there to take frequent naps throughout the day. Well, one day Noodle (she's really Nika but we call her Noodle cause she's all Noodley!) decided to nap in the crate. So Tisha gives the situation the eye and no problem, she just barrels into the crate and kinda pushes Noodle over a bit and curls up beside her. From that day forward, the two of them always curled up in the crate together.

I've made a couple of my flowers from Graphic 45's diecut flowers by curling the petals and layering them.  The other flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts chrysanthemums and carnations that come from their mixed peach and orange sets, they go perfectly with this paper!

If you are not a Swirlydoos Kit Club subscriber, please consider it so that you never miss any of our beautifully coordinated kits. Please visit Swirlydoos Kit Club and click on Join Our Club on the left side bar. Be sure to mention my name, Maggi, when you subscribe because you will receive a 10% discount on your first kit AND a coupon for 30% off an entire purchase in the Swirlydoos store. Your Swirlydoos store purchases are always shipped free when shipped along with your monthly kit.  Swirlydoos also maintains a Forum where everyone can share their work, tell stories and have a ton of fun!  We have monthly challenges too so please come and join us!

Swirlydoos Kit Club Treasured Yesterdays Creations

I was so happy to get home from vacation and play more  with the Swirlydoos Kit Club October kit!  I was only able to do 3 layouts before we left so I have lots more design team projects to share with you today!

I think I have finally conquered my fear of cards!!!  LOL, you know cards have been the monkey on my back for years.  This is a step birthday card made with Blue Fern Studios Montage papers.  Blue Fern papers are so heavy weight, they are great for card making. I used a sheet of "Now & Then" for making the card and side trimmings from "Fairyland" for the bottom and side panels.   I completed the card with Prima flowers and a stick pin from the add on kits.

The Prima Epiphany collection is showcased in our October kit and I used Epiphany papers for this layout.  Everything except the mask and modeling paste are from the main kit and flower and embellishment addons.  I cut the swirls with a new die I got from the Swirlydoos store; it's a Kaisercraft large flourish wafer thin die.  I love it!!

For this layout of my parents and the great grandchildren,  I used Blue Fern Studios Montage papers and added some masking.  I especially love the Blue Fern mini flourishes that came in the main kit! I've used flowers from the flower addon and embellies from the embellishment addon.

And finally a tag that I made from my leftover kit scraps.  The tag itself is Blue Fern Montage "Wisdom, and the circles are Epiphany paper scraps that I inked and added a bird rubon from my stash.  The white lace and stick pin are from the main kit, the other ribbons and flowers are from my stash and are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

 If you are not a Swirlydoos Kit Club subscriber, please consider it so that you never miss any of our beautifully coordinated kits. Please visit Swirlydoos Kit Club and click on Join Our Club on the left side bar. Be sure to mention my name, Maggi, when you subscribe because you will receive a 10% discount on your first kit AND a coupon for 30% off an entire purchase in the Swirlydoos store. Your Swirlydoos store purchases are always shipped free when shipped along with your monthly kit.  Swirlydoos also maintains a Forum where everyone can share their work, tell stories and have a ton of fun!  We have monthly challenges too so please come and join us!