Dog and Cat Sympathy Cards....The Final 10......and a RAKy Giveaway

If you've been following along here at my blog...

you already know that I have been by working on 

50 dog and cat sympathy cards these last few days...

a special request from my friend John...who is a vet.

My last blog post showed the 40 cards that I had completed...

20 cat sympathy cards....all the same....with different mat colors

20 dog....all the same..different mat colors

I thought that I would do more of the same for the last 10 cards...

But when I was  my studio...

I remembered that I had 2 Spellbinders dies that would be great for a dog & cat sympathy cards

This is where being really really organized 

and having everything in the studio labeled

pays off!

I got out the binder box that holds all of my dog and cat dies

opened it up

and wha-la!

There they were!

I got busy cutting...and scoring....and stamping...

and this is what I came up with.

(Note: The first  40 cards are more casual..

I wanted the final 10 to be a bit more formal)

So here they are...

They are true to my style of card making
100%

In card making lingo...

we'd say that they are CAS cards

(translation: Clean And Simple)
The sentiment stamp is from Stampin Up: "Love and Sympathy"
I cut the stamp in half, to use only the upper half of the full sentiment.
Now I can use this part only...or pair it up with the other half to have the original full sentiment.
The MISTI made is so simple to place the sentiment exactly where I wanted it...
each and every time
And the Marsupial Layering tool allowed me to place each and every layer perfectly
Here they are....

*The short supply list is posted below.

The cat and dog heart silhouettes are from 2 wonderful Spellbinders die sets..
Each set also includes another heart with just the paw print...

and some individual paw prints

If you're wondering what the Marsupial Layering Tool is...
stay tuned..
This weekend I will be sharing a video tutorial on how to use this amazing tool
(I'll also have a discount code this coming weekend....so that you can purchase it at a great price)

If you missed the "Marsupial Layering Tool " video when I posted it a few weeks ago...
here it is

And finally...
I have a RAKy Giveaway here at the blog this week
for this Stampin Up Stamp set
To enter: You'll just need to subscribe to my blog
and
leave a comment below
(Winner will be chosen this Friday...3/25)

Whew!
That's a lot of info!

Card loving friends: Both of these sympathy cards are available for purchase at The Bellissima Card Shop. The Shop link is at the top of this page

Card making friends: A brief supply list follows below

Thanks for visiting....

and have a really great day...

Michelle.

Supply List:

Card Stock: PTI (black base card), all other card stock layers are Stampin Up

Dies: Spellbinders Shapeabilities; Dog Pawing Around & Cat Pawing Around

Sentiment Stamp: Stampin Up Love and Sympathy

Misc: Marsupial Layering Tool