Pet Condolences

Hi everyone!

I love that Stamp Simply has a stamp set which includes a "beloved pet" sentiment among all of the more traditional sympathy sentiments that are oft spoken after the loss of a loved one.  One of my spinning/crafting friends recently lost her sweet Corgi "Marti" and I am so glad to be able to craft a card especially for her to comfort her in her grief.  Our pets really are cherished members of our families and it hurts so much to let them go, even when we know it is the right time and for the right reasons.   

I chose Spring-y colors for this card in celebration of a happy life well-lived.  A photo of a leather collar and leash inspired the decorative element along the left edge of the card.  I used strips of card stock, some of them folded and "faux braided" along with an end of a die cut from the Tim Holtz Tags Collection to construct it. Several colors of distress oxide ink gave it that weathered leather look, and I even used a few very old eyelets applied with a Crop-a-dile!    

Here's the inside, with plenty of room to write a heart-felt note.  

Supplies:

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Sympathy Sentiments Set 2
• Echo Park My Favorite Easter 6x6
• Echo Park My Favorite Spring 6x6
• Stamp Simply Steel Dies - Farmhouse Pierced Nested Hearts
• Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls - Latte
• Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz - Tag Collection (for tab of collar)
• various distress oxide inks
• very old eyelets! ;)