Growing in Unity (Day 5) - Bo Knows {Good Dog Biscuits}

Welcome to Day 5 of my GIU week! It's Friday, so it's also Unity's "Friends with Flair", so upload your Unity creations to the Unity blog before midnight MST tonight!

Today's post is all about Bo. About 4 months ago, the girls and I went to the produce store and came home with a puppy. Yes, people, you know how easy it is to go to the store for one thing and come back with something that wasn't on the list. :)

Here's Bo, within the first few moments of our meeting. I took a picture to send to my husband, to see how he felt about it, because we hadn't had a dog in about 9 years. Bo's probably about 5 months old here.

Fast forward to almost 4 months later - he's a beauty, isn't he? Most of the time, I really love this dog (it takes more effort to, though, when he's ripping apart our outdoor furniture cushions), which is why I decided to make him some dog biscuits. Not just ANY dog biscuits, but Unity Stamp biscuits!!!

I found a recipe for Snickerpoodles to follow.

The process is pretty simple. You mix the ingredients and roll them out. It's best to stamp your image (it was a brand spankin' new stamp but I washed it with soap and water anyway) before cookie-cutting it out. I found this scalloped flower shape at Joann's (as well as the dog bone you see below).

 

This is how things look before baking... (I used Puppy RUFF for the stamp)

And this AFTER baking - pretty cool, right?

You can also go more subtle with paw prints from Hugs & Kitties.

Bo has been enjoying them and they are staying fresh in a plastic bag. :)

As most of you know, it's Mother's Day this coming Sunday, so I thought it was a good time to use Unity's NEW Inspiration card sketch.

 

I made a window-frame card, using You're My Bestie and Blooming Mama's Day. This card is for my mother from the girls and I. Hopefully she'll like it - but she doesn't believe that scrapbooking is really a legitimate hobby, so who knows? It's the thought that counts!

 And here's the inside... the girls will write their message somewhere... :)

I wish all of you moms out there a very Happy Mother's Day! May you get to do whatever you want, and get plenty of peace and quiet to craft. :)

Before I leave you, here's another great pin...

Since it's my last day of my GIU week, I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who has visited and left comments - thank you for your sweet words! Don't forget, everyone who leaves a comment will be eligible to win two free itty-bitties! I'll randomly draw a winner Monday morning and I'll post the winner here. :)