A card for a friend that lives alone and her kitty just went to kitty heaven and she is very sad.

Inspiration for this card comes from TGIF Challenge  tgifc#181.  

The card base is Basic Black card stock cut 4-1/4 “ x 11”, scored at 5-1/2”.  The mat is Old Olive cut 5-1/4” x 4” and embossed using the Subtle Embossing Folder.  I truly find I use this embossing folder quite often.  It can be used for any occasion.   A 2-1/4” x 3-3/4” small panel was cut from a piece of the All is Bright DSP and adhered to the bottom of the Old Olive panel. 

A length of  5/8” Striped Burlap Trim is wrapped around the card where the All is Bright DSP and the Old Olive card stock meet.

A scalloped circle mat for the art piece is cut from a scrap of Merry Little Christmas DSP (retired) using Layering Circle Framelits. You can use any green for this mat.  I just happened to pick up this scrap.    The art piece was stamped on a piece of Whisper White card stock using Memento Black Ink, then cut using the Layering Circle Framelits.

The masking technique was used to stamp the kitty from Pretty Kitty in front of the basket.  First the kitty was stamped on the art panel and also on a piece of Removable Sticker Project Paper (to me it is removable label paper)  to make the mask.  The kitty was cut out and placed over the kitty stamped on the art piece, so when the basket was stamped it would not stamp on the kitty.

Coloring of the art piece was done by using Stampin’ Blends- Mango Medley, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight and the Color Lifter.  A Cherry Cobbler Watercolor Pencil was used to color the bow on the kitty.  The Basic Pearl Jewels are colored with Cherry Cobbler and Olive Stampin’ Blends and then adhered to the art piece and the red All is Bright DSP panel. 

Some greenery was needed so I cut some leaves and buds from Old Olive and Whisper White card stock (can it be white greenery) Petals and More Thinlits was used to cut the greenery. This was adhered behind the mat for the art piece using Liquid Glue.

The greeting is from a Paper Pumpkin kit, (I save the stamp sets from my Paper Pumpkin) since I like the stamp set Around the Corner, I decided to make my own Around the Corner stamp by cutting the stamp with the greeting in two pieces, that way I could make it Around the Corner.

There is no inside sentiment as a note will be written to my friend letting her know I am thinking of her during the loss of her pet.

Thank you for stopping by today.  My hope is that you found something to encourage or inspire you in your creative endeavors.

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Making This Card

Pretty Kitty Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141864] $20.00	Basket Of Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set [142200] $17.00	Petals & More Thinlits Dies [145655] $34.00	Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706] $10.00
Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [121045] $8.50	Old Olive 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100702] $8.50	All Is Bright 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [147892] $11.00	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00
5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Striped Burlap Trim [147889] $8.00	Old Olive Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144573] $4.50	Old Olive Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [144574] $4.50	Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter [144608] $4.50
Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $9.00	Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $9.00	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] $12.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00

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