CYHTP August 10th 2024 Anything Goes With A Twist of Wheels – Twist not taken with this creation.
My dragon boat team member had to put down her aged cat last week and is obviously very sad about it. I decided to make her a pet sympathy card, which I will give to her tomorrow when I see her. I used a paw print border die, as well as a cat die that are from Kokorosa. Taking some scraps of photo CS that I cut from pieces my hubby gave me I first cut the aperture and then ran it through with a Sizzix folder. I did the small strip at the window separately and added it with some tape. The cat was cut from a photo of water and added to the strip. I did the card front with the border die and then added the bricked piece as you see. Another scrap piece was cut using the everyday details die set and I stamped the sentiment from SSS on it before popping it up slightly. Photo paper like this holds onto the stamps so I used some tape at the corners to hold it in place so I could repeat stamp. I learned that photo paper cannot take any kind of tape without it pulling the surface and it is impossible to remove the residue. To hide the marks I added the stamped tiny paw print circles as embellishments.
The glossy photo paper is actually silver coated and it looks really pretty in reality. I also like how using a different printed photo can make the cat look quite real and no inking was required. I did use a pen to darken the eyes, nose and marks along its back.
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What a sweet card. I’m sure your friend will appreciate it. Your paw border is perfect.
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Thanks. The idea came to me as I was doing something else.
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Perfect pet sympathy card. Your friend will really like this as it is special.
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Thanks Lisa. It worked better than I thought it would initially.
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Thanks so much.
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lovely card which your friend will be touched by. Very difficult to loose a cherished pet.
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Thanks Brenda.
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Great sympathy card for your friend. I love the shiny brick panel you created and how you positioned your cat.
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Thanks, I had been thinking of how to position these cats for a while as the die set has 3.
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Great card. Just perfect for the occasion and I’m sure it will be appreciated
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Thanks.
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Such a cute and thoughtful card for your friend! Thank you for joining our challenge at Can You Handle The Pressure!!
Diane CYHTP Co-owner
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Thanks a lot.
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Oh lovely cat sympathy card. I really like the embossed brick background and all its shine.
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Thanks. This photo paper is amazing, but I only have a few ends from poorly printed efforts.
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Such a cute and clever design, and love the paw print border with the brick wall texture. Great card, thanks for joining us at Can You Handle the Pressure!
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Thanks very much.
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