Good Morning! Today's card is to comfort a dear friend who lost her friend…or shall I say – a family member, Mac. My heart aches for her as her little buddy was her companion and for all of us out there – you know exactly what I am talking about.
Hopefully this sweet and simple card will bring come comfort to Deb. It is always soooo darn hard to find the right words to say but I truly believe that these fur babies come into our lives to help teach us…..trust me, we have had many, many dogs and have (6) now but I can say that each one has their own personality, their own special way to communicate to you….there own special way to make you mad and to make you laugh!
The card is an odd size and I am embarrassed to say that I do not have the exact measurements for you as I have already sent it to her and I forgot to jot them down. I can tell you that it is longer than a normal card and shorter in height.
I wanted to use Very Vanilla as I thought the softness was appropriate and then went to my handy dandy swatch books and the perfect compliment was Sweet Li'l Things DSP. This print is super fun as it has many colors in it but today I chose to pull out the Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla and Tangelo Twist.
No dimensionals today…I used the framelits to cut the designer series paper and then used (2) of the framelits to make the frame and snuggled it in along with the Very Vanilla. It seemed weird not to "lift" up layers and I must say, I kinda liked it just layered in flat!
We have a new framelit set coming out and you can see in in the below collage I put together, this worked perfectly for today's card and then that sweet little heart from the Owl Bulider Punch is the PERFECT accent !
The finale – the envelope was easy to make with the Envelope Punch Board. I usually trim off the long flaps that are created with a long and skinny card but today I kept it big to really "play up" the print on the Designer Series Paper along with a solid piece of card-stock.
It's hard to make cards like this but at the same time it is nice to know that we have choices within our Stampin' Up! products to make them. I should have made 2 of these (and I usually always do that) so I will have to reproduce it to keep on hand….just in case.
I hope that this shows you to go looking here, there and everywhere within our product line to pull together a card. I needed this in a jif and it worked! Enjoy the day, feel free to email me and until tomorrow!
Good Morning Susan, I always hate to hear about a fur-baby leaving us. It pangs my heart and memory. I also thought this bone could be used for a get well card. Maybe someone (???) has broken a bone and you could tear the bone.
So how is that ankle of yours? I hope going better than the first time. Are you in PT yet?
Have a good Hump Day.
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I’m so sorry about your friend’s loss. Fur babies are just as special and loved as much as our 2-legged family members. She will appreciate your beautiful card. I, too, like the softness and simplicity of your choice of DSP and cardstock.
A sweet card and I wondered where you found a BONE framelit until you showed the Halloween set ! I can remember looking at that bone in the set and wondering “What the heck would I use that for on a card ” You are so creative !
So sorry about your friend`s pet. I am sure she will love your card .
I never would have thought to have used the bone in this framlit set for a fur baby card! What a great idea! I’m sure your friend will find comfort that you (and others) understand that the loss of a pet can be and is just as traumatic as losing someone you love. It’s a very nice sympathy card for a pet Susan and your friend will appreciate it very much!
What a precious card! Your friend will find comfort in this sweet card. I think the colors and DP are perfect choices for this card. Thanks for letting us know where you came up with the framelit for the bone. I saw it the set but thought it was sort of odd but thought Halloween, whatever!
Susan, I am so sorry for your friend. It is always so hard to loose one of your fur babies. These special gifts from God bring us so much love and compassion. Please tell Deb and her family I am sending her my deepest sympathy. Your card is so sweet. I love the simplicity of your card. You always know just what to say. May you have a very blessed day, Hugs, Ellen Hinds