More Year of the Dog New Years Cards

I don't usually make New Years cards, but I really liked the little paper pieced dog I used earlier on the tags I made for my New Years treat box so I decided to use him again on New Years cards that doubled as my holiday thank you cards this year.

Kept the design very simple so I could make several very quickly. Arial font was used to create the numbers for the year, using the fill and print and cut functions in Make the Cut to add an Asian wave design from digital paper and cut. I replaced the zero in 2018 with a window for my doggie to peek out of.

On the inside, I used Make the Cut to design the background (sky, grass, plum branch), add the sentiment, and simply printed it out on my printer instead of cutting. All I had to do was glue my little puppy in the right place so his head would peek out from the front window. Yay, that was easy!

This second card was inspired by an adorable Year of the Rooster Daruma treat box my friend Lorna shared with me last year. I didn't realize how popular darumas were until I saw so many Year of the Dog Daruma images on the internet this year.

I used my paper pieced Shiba Inu Daruma to create a simple shaped card which doubled as a gift card holder for a very special aunt. Having too much fun creating Year of the Dog themed things... can you tell I'm a dog lover? Speaking of which...

Here's our little Latte in her kimono, holding her "hamaya" (arrow that wards off evil) and wishing everyone happiness and the best of health in the New Year of the Dog!