Dog and Christmas Tree

How's everyone doing with getting Christmas cards made ahead of the rush?  The CAS Christmas Challenge is one way to inspire you.  This month the theme is Tree. 

There is lots of inspiration from the Design Team and our August Guest Designer, Barb (Barb's Studio Creations).  You have until August 24th to link up your card.

I went with a Penny Black image of a spaniel-like dog smiling up at a Christmas tree.

It's stamped and watercoloured, then trimmed with a wonky-stitched die and popped up on fun foam on a red cardbase.

I chose this stamp in honour of my dear old English Cocker Spaniel, Will, who died at the ripe old age of 14 on July 12th.  I'm missing that quirky loving dog so much after having in my life for all those years.  But he'd been declining and he made it pretty clear that he was ready to go so the vet came to my house and we sent him off easily and peacefully.   I like to think of him somewhere running on a beach with his sister Shea who died 3 years ago.  You can see the two of them in my photo on the sidebar.  And here's a lovely photo of just Will in his younger days:

And one taken just a few months ago by Loll Thompson's very talented son-in-law.  Note Will's very grey face - still a handsome boy though:

So I watercoloured the dog on my card in similar colours to Will.  Those of you who have pets, go and give them a hug - sadly they never live as long as we'd like them to, and they leave big holes in our lives when they go.

Supplies:

Stamps - Penny Black image, Impression Obsession sentiment

Ink - Archival Jet Black

Paper - watercolour paper, red cs

Size -  4.75" square

Accessories - MFT Wonky Stitched Square die, Gansai Tambi watercolour paints, fun foam