Pets Memorial - Centerpiece

I have begun creating my Pets Memorial wall hanging!

Let me start from the very beginning....

My male BFF, Danny, knows my love for scrapbooking & card making. 

He had some Oak fencing that he cut into about 27" long pieces.  

Each plank is 5-1/5" wide.  

He said that he knew that I could come up with something creative using some pieces 

and offered to help me, once I knew exactly what I had in mind.

Danny is a professional painter, so I asked him to put together 4 boards

and then lightly white wash them.

With his help, my vision has begun by starting with the Centerpiece.

My idea was to frame a favorite photo of each pet that has been a huge part of my life.  

Of the seven pets on my Pets Memorial, three didn't belong to me,  

but touched my life in very immeasurable, profound ways.

They are - 

Ginger (the family pet from the 1970's) - the smartest dog I've ever known!

Lena (my daughter's & then my Dad's Calico cat) - the SWEETEST kitty in the world!

Greta (my daughter's glorious German Shepherd) - the best natured dog you could ever meet!

Each pet's frame will be decorated with their name included. 

Let's take a closer look at my vision.

All frames are spray painted with Rustoleum color "Satin Silver Lilac", which matches my new couch!

Here are a couple of photos showing the wall hanging. 

Taking a closer look at the Centerpiece,

I started with The Dusty Attic's "Paw Prints on my Heart" chipboard set.

It comes with the words, as well as the paw print heart. 

I decided to have a beautiful eggplant color as the background.

Using linen textured cardstock, I adhered the words & heart to it.

The words are heat embossed in Aged Ivory that has gold flecks in it.

The heart is heat embossed in a distressed Fired Brick color.

The top of the frame is decorated with The Dusty Attic's "Heart Attack Panel #2".

I simply inked the piece, which I snipped from the larger panel piece, with gorgeous ColorBox color "Raisin".

The sides of the frame are decorated with GORGEOUS "Baby's Breath" by Creative Embellishments.

I'm ordering MORE of those!

I heat embossed the flowering parts the same as the words (in Aged Ivory)

and then inked the stems with Tea Dye Distress ink using a craft nib.

49 and Market & Wild Orchid Crafts flowers are used for the bottom of the frame. 

I'm so pleased to get started on this very meaningful project!

Thank you for dropping by and I hope your holidays are very happy ones!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Lisa : )

Products used:

The Dusty Attic

Paw Prints on my Heart

Heart Attack Panel #2

Creative Embellishments

Baby's Breath

49 and Market

Violet

Twilight

Wild Orchid Crafts

Sweetheart Flowers

Rust-oleum

Satin Silver Lilac

Stampendous - Fran-táge Embossing Powder in Aged Ivory

Ranger - Tim Holtz Distress products

Tea Dye ink

Fired Brick Embossing Powder

ColorBox Pigment Ink - 

Beacon 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue