Pet Sympathy

I couple I know had their pet dog Hank pass away this week. I just felt I needed to send a card.  He was a good dog.

I found a outline graphic on line which reminds of Hank.  You can find the graphic here.

I printed it on card stock as well as the sentiment.  I chose chalk pastel to color the image and integrate the sentiment. 

I adhered the focal element to the front of a warm teal textured card. I aligned it to the left.

The sentiment was adhered above the image with 3D foam tape after I flagged the ends. Aligned to the right.

Sympathy - Cat

I made this card for my sister who had to put her cat of many years down this week.

This has been a season of loss for her because her husband's sister just lost her husband.  That makes 2 losses in a couple of weeks.

He was a well behaved cat. I know because I am not a cat person and he did not bother me when I visited her house. 

I am sure she will miss him a lot.

Card - Cute Dog

Still working on card for my craft sale at work tomorrow.  Here's an adorable dog on it's silk pillow wanting to wish you a Merry Christmas. 

I printed the dog image which is from Graphics Fairy on white cardstock and trimmed it.  Then I layered it with a piece of turquoise card stock to match it's silk pillow.  I then cut a piece of gold card stock to match the gold tassels.  The greeting is printed directly on the card in a deep turquoise color.

Card - Pet Christmas Greetings

Here's a Christmas card for our furry friends. 

I started with the dog stamp by Magenta.  I stamped him on white card stock with Versafine black onyx.  I added a greeting in Glorious Green with a clear stamp.  I selected a card in green to match the greeting.  I layered a piece of white card stock in 3.75"x5".  I wrapped a piece of washi tape in Christmas plaid.  The dog is mounted on the card front with 3D foam tape.

Card - Pet Christmas 3

Here's my third Christmas cards for pets.  I selected a kelly green card which matched the foil paper I had selected as a background.  I layered the dog onto another piece of the same card stock.  The dog image is from MelonHeadz Illustrations.  I colored him black with pencil crayons and made the bow red and green for Christmas.  I punched a SU! Modern Label punchie in the kelly green and layered a SU! Word Window greeting onto it.  The greeting is stamped in red with a small clear stamp. 

Let me know which of the three cards is your favorite.

Would you prefer to have your own pet's picture on your cards?

Card - Pet Christmas 2

Here's my second card for pet Christmas cards.  I let the designer paper provide the greeting for the card.  I have selected a light blue card which highlights both Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays in the DP.  This dog is colored brown with pencil crayons and the bow in the same red and green. The dog image is from MelonHeadz Illustrations.

Card - Pet Christmas 1

I'm venturing into an area of subject matter I've not done before.  I had someone ask me last year if I made Christmas for pets which could be given to their vets, groomers, caretakers, etc.  I have to say it was not something I had thought of so this year I'm jumping in!

The image is from MelonHeadz Illustrations.  She has some great images. I printed the dog and then colored him with pencil crayons.  I chose to color the bow in red and green for Christmas.  I colored some black and some brown.  I did color them all before I decided on a card design.  I may have adjusted the bow and dog color with a bit more forethought.  Here I have selected a white card with some plaid designer paper.  I have added a forest green gross grain ribbon and added a smaller piece to create a bow.  I layered the dog on forest green then adhered it over the ribbon.