Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Tog Dog Dies - Guest Designer


Oh my, I am over the moon the excited! A few weeks back I opened up the email message from Amanda at Top Dog Dies I was in the clouds, what an honor to be asked to be one of their guest designers! Of course I said yes and in a few short days the dies arrived and I immediately went to work.

Amanda sent 3 sets of dies, Flamingo, Palm Tree and Underwater Life, they are all simply fabulous and what I really love is that you can combine dies from each set for one card, love that they all coordinate! I had so much fun playing with their new dies, I have always wanted a flamingo, and this one came complete with party accessories, so fun! The possibilities are just endless!

Top Dog Dies

These sweet flamingos from their Flamingo Die Set remind me of the Rockette's dancing! 

I used their new Palm Tree and Underwater Life Dies for my beach scene.

I had so much fun using distress inks for the water and sand to pair with Top Dog's fabulous Underwater Life Dies. A fun way to say thanks!



I made a couple of tags too....thought it would be fun to add one of these to a little gift.
Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and thank you to Top Dog for the honor of being a guest designer! A real honor.

Ingredients
Flamingo 
Solid Card Stock: PTI - Melon Berry, Hibiscus Burst, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Black and SU - Strawberry Slush and Tempting Turquoise and Michael's - White
Stamps: PS - Bold Buzzwords
Sequins: PPP
Ink: VersaFine - Black
Dies: Top Dog - Flamingo
Palm Tree
Solid Card Stock: PTI - Aqua Mist, New Leaf, Harvest Gold, Brown, Fine Linen and SU - Pumpkin Pie
Dies: Top Dog - Palm Tree & Underwater Life, PTI - Clouds, Spellbinders - Circles, Mama Elephant - Sand Edge
Stamps: PTI - A Day at the Beach
Ink: VersaFine - black
Underwater Life
Solid Card Stock: SU - Strawberry Slush, Pumpkin Pie, Michael's - White, PTI - Simply Chartreuse, Pure Poppy
Stamps: PS - Pretty Phrases
Sequins: PPP
Distress Inks: Peacock Feathers, Evergreen Bough, Broken China and Rusty Hinge
Ink: VersaFine - Black
Palm Tree Tag
Solid Card Stock: PTI - Spring Rain, Fine Linen, Brown and New Leaf, Michael's - White
Dies: Top Dog - Palm Tree, RC - Tag Me and Mama Elephant - Sand Edge
 Flamingo Tag
Dies: Top Dog - Flamingo, RC - Tag Me
Solid Card Stock: Michael's - White and PTI  - Sweet Blush and Black
Patterned Paper: PTI - New Leaf
Stamps: PTI - Bigger Blooms
Ink: VersaFine - Black
Sequins: PPP

24 comments :

  1. Super cute! I love the sunglasses on the flamingos!

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  2. Oh Kim!! These are STUNNING!!! I cannot pick a favorite. That Flamingo card is super cute. I can envision the Rockettes dressed in pink, with those sunglasses. The second card is totally adorable with that google eyed crab. And the way you made the sea on the third card with distress inks-WOW!! You rocked with these dies. Congratulations on being guest designer!!

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  3. Hi Kim - you out did yourself here! Congrats on you being GDT!!! You have worked your magic with those dies - those funky flamingos are hilarious and that little beach scene you created on your third card is wonderful - love the second card and the tags too - all fabulous!

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  4. Congrats Kim! Wow, you made beautiful cards to showcase the dies!
    I love the cool flamingos!

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  5. Congratulations on your Guest Designer position. You totally knocked it out of the park with these cards and tags. I did not ever think of flamingos before, and now I NEED a flamingo (or two or three).

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  6. Flipped out when I saw you on TDD Blog! Congrats Kim! So happy to see you there! Love all you beautiful projects!

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  7. Lucky you to be Guest Designer. Send my name in! ALL your projects are FABULOUS! Love the flamingos and the beach scene.

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  8. WOW, you got busy with all these dies. I absolutely love the party hats on the flamingos on your first card. So stinkin' cute.

    Congrats on the guest DT spot. So exciting!

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  9. Oh my word, look at all those fun summer cards! Beautiful work, Kim. I love the bright colors and fun images. ;-)

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  10. CONGRATS Kim!! What a fun selection of summer cards and tags. love the shades on the flamingos, so fun!!

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  11. Congratulations, Kim! Such adorable cards. Love the flamingos. :)

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  12. Love your fabulous summer designs! Those flamingoes are so cool! Your underwater scene is wonderful--love how you did the background!

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  13. Congratulations, Kim, and what amazing projects you made using them! I love the bright and clean look of these die cuts, they are so fun!

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  14. Congrats on your GDT spot! These are all looking fabby!
    The trio of flamingos look so cool with the hats and sunglasses on. And I really fancy the underwater scened thank you card too.
    They're all so wonderful, fun and colorful and very summery!

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  15. Big congrats, Kim! Wow--what a great collection of cards & tags--beautifully designed!

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  16. So, so excited for you!! Your becoming rather popular don't you think?? Its so good to see other people realise your as talented as I think you are!! These are all brilliant, especially the flamingos, love those so much. They are all such clean and precise dies and love the scenes you created. Hope you use these more often and look forward to the blog posts!!

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  17. Congratulations on the honor of being Guest Designer, Kim! It is they who I'm sure are honored to have you! As anyone can see from these fantastic cards and tags, you sold a lot of these three Top Dog Die sets with this great post! The flamingos stole the show for me in both the funny card and the pretty tag!! Hugs, Darnell

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  18. You TOTALLY knocked your GT gig clean out of the ball park! Grand slam. bottom of the ninth, home team wins!

    Your tags & cards are incredible...just like you! The colors that you used knock my socks off! Seriously! And your ink blending on the sea themed card is incredible! Love the incognito flamingos...they are so stinkin' cute!

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  19. they are gorgeous, Kim, great ideas, thanks for the inspiration!

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  20. Cheering and applauding your GD role and WOW! Talk about making an impact with the products that came your way! Inspiration galore! I have no *need* for flamingo images, but seeing what you've done with them has me rethinking my stance. Super awesomeness all around!
    Hugs~c

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  21. Okey Dokey - I AM SO SUPER EXCITED for you that you are a Guest Designer for Top Dog dies - they have some fun dies and you have DEFINITELY used these dies to perfection and in such fun, unique and clever ways!! I am glad they have been so smart as to have you join them!! My favorite thing is that first card with the line-up of dancing flamingoes!! You are a delight and these projects are so very well done!!

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  22. Huge congratulations on your GD spot, Kim ... you did Top Dog proud! Stunning cards ... fun and funky ... those flamingoes in their cool shades are fabulous, love the beach scenes ... and those tags are so sweet! Hugs & Bisous, Anita :)

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  23. Fantastic projects! You really worked those dies! I love the flamingos!

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