Newton's Nook Designs June Release | Day 2

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the Newton's Nook Designs June Release! Today, we're featuring Furrever Friends and it's the most perfect cat and dog sympathy stamp set I've ever seen. It has a wonderful simplicity to it along with heart felt sentiments, that are sure to bring comfort to anyone who has recently lost a pet.

Newton's Nook Designs June Release 2017

Forever Dog Sympathy Card - Newton's Nook Designs Furrever Friends


When a pet passes, we often mention the Rainbow Bridge. Well the rainbow concept inspired me to create a rainbow like background for my card. I began by stamping the awesome heart shape filled with paw prints stamp with Versamark Embossing Ink onto watercolor paper. I then heat embossed it with white embossing powder. Once I completed all the stamping, it was time to add my rainbow of colors. To achieve this rainbow effect, I used the Loosey Goosey Watercolor Background technique by the talented Laura Bassen. It's a simple technique for creating a rainbow watercolored background that involves using Distress Ink, water and a paint brush to slap down the ink in a loosey goosey way. For my background I used Distress Ink in the following colors: Festive Berries, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Grass, Salty Ocean and Wilted Violet.

Forever Dog Sympathy Card by Juliana Michaels featuring Newton's Nook Designs Furrever Friends Stamp Set

For the focal piece, I stamped one of the dog images using Black Ink onto a piece of white cardstock and then added the sentiment in black as well.  I then used the Newton's Nook Designs Darling Hearts Die to cut out two hearts from red cardstock.

Forever Dog Sympathy Card by Juliana Michaels featuring Newton's Nook Designs Furrever Friends Stamp Set

I really do love how this card came together. I also love that I was able to capture the comforting thought that the Rainbow Bridge brings to so many people when they loose a beloved pet.

I love how this card came together and I love that I was able to capture the comforting thought that the Rainbow Bridge brings to many people when they loose a beloved pet.


Giveaway + Blog Hop


Now, let's get to the good stuff! Would you like to win the “Furrever Friends” Stamp Set? One lucky winner will win this set!

Furrever Friends Newton's Nook Designs Stamp Set


If you want to be the lucky winner, all you have to do is leave a comment on the Newton's Nook Designs blog and each of the Design Team blogs! The winner will be chosen at random from all of the blog posts, so the more you comment, the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday June 15th at 9pm CST to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, June 16th.

For ever more inspiration and to enter to win, visit all the awesome Design Team Blogs:

Juliana Michaels (you are here)

Supplies

Are you interested in the supplies I used to create this card? To make them easy for you to find, I've listed them below. Affiliate links are used at no additional cost to you and I've linked to them because I use them and love them! Click on the image below each picture to go to your favorite store.




47 comments

  1. A wonderful card for a pet friend at a very hard time.

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  2. its so gret card!
    love it!
    stmap set is purrfect!

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  3. I love this stamp set so much....

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  4. Wonderful feelings from
    this card. I lost my
    16 year old Yorkie, Shad
    in March and got a Rainbow
    Bridge card from our
    vet. Thank you.
    Carla from Utah

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  5. Background is very cute. Simply adorable

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  6. What a cool background you've made with that heart full of paws stamp... I'm head-over-paws in love with it!!

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  7. Beautiful background.
    Would be a welcome card after
    the death of my best friend.
    thanks for sharing.

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  8. I love this stamp set! I lost my 13 year old pug, Astro, on June 4th. I have been looking for a tasteful way to do cards for the loss of a pet, and this set is perfect - not only for pet sympathy, but there are lots of flexible elements, making it a great set for so many occasions!

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  9. Your color choices are terrific and I really like how you used the emboss resist technique with watercolor paper. Lovely card!

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  10. so cute! love anything with dogs!

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  11. Love! this! card! It's so special for those hard pet losses. ♥

    I really like the way the background is done, but I can't locate the video that you are referring to. The link goes to her channel with all of her videos. Is there one that specifically addresses this technique?

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  12. Pretty colors in the background and I like the hearts.

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  13. This is so pretty!!! I adore the background you did!

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  14. Oh wow, how fun, that background is awesome!

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  15. Such a fun, bright background to help cheer someone up!

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  16. Who wouldn't love this awesome pet set?! Your rainbow card is so touching and heartfelt!

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  17. Unfortunately this set is an NEED set. So many people I know have pets and need a card of comfort when that time comes.

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  18. What pet lover wouldn't love this set. Beautiful card!

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  19. The paw print heart is my favorite image in this set; so lovely!
    Your card is fabulous!

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  20. Beautiful work - love the backgrounds and this new set is amazing!

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  21. How fun that we both thought about the rainbow pattern, but interpreted it in such different ways! Really gorgeous card!!! Love it!!!

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  22. Beautiful card! Love the rainbow, embossed background!

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  23. Love the rainbow bridge inspiration

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  24. Juliana, this is so sweet. I just love how heartfelt it is & the beautiful rainbow colors.

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  25. Beautiful background for your extra special Rainbow Bridge card!

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  26. This is an amazing stamp set <3

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  27. Great watercolored card! Love your design.

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  28. This is an amazing stamp set <3

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  29. Amazing background, love the paw prints and rainbow colors.

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  30. Your background is so beautiful and reminds me of the Rainbow Bridge....love all the inspiration! Can't wait to get my hands on this set!

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  31. A beautiful card and a wonderful stamp set.

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  32. Great cards! I love this stamp set!

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  33. Awww!!! Such a beautiful and sweet card!!!

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  34. The rainbow background is just wonderful. Great card!

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  35. That rainbow background is gorgeous! The perfect way to offset the silhouette image! Beautiful card!

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  36. just lost my 21 year old cat, so nice to see a stamp set devoted to our fur family

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  37. Oh Rainbow Bridge, there are a few of my beautiful border collies waiting there for me. I can never read the poem without crying (so wish it would be made into a stamp). I love your card and this set. I will have to have it :)

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  38. This is a lovely card and how you did the rainbow color background and using that heart paw stamp is perfect.

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  39. Awwww, I love your use of color and emboss resist to represent the rainbow bridge. This bright, colorful card is sure to lift the spirits of anyone who has lost a beloved pet. <3

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Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. ~Mother Teresa

HUGS!
JULIANA

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