iluvcats and scraps: Pets Memorial

Monday, January 6, 2020

Pets Memorial - Ginger

Today I'm here to show you the smartest & sweetest dog I've ever known.

Ginger was our family's first dog.
I was young when she came into our lives.
Her story is at the end of this post.

The 4 x 6 frame is spray painted in beautiful "Satin Silver Lilac".

The name plate is made with air dry clay in Prima's IOD Mould "Labels 1".

The Dusty Attic "Uppercase ABC" letters are inked in "Raisin" color.

Ginger's frame placement on the Pets Memorial board
dictated how much the embellishments could extend beyond the frame.

It's a tight fit on each side, but above and below have more room.

I chose Creative Embellishments fabulous "Showered with Love Border".

Using the same treatment that I did on "Nugget's Bliss" layout,

I dry brushed gesso in random areas, leaving bare chipboard in others.

The entire piece was sprayed with Lindy's Flat Fabio "Wicked Witch Purple".

I'm VERY pleased with how it turned out!

The dark areas are where the chipboard was left bare.

Tiny ceramic white flowers with pink centers brightened up the piece.

Wild Orchid Crafts "Magnolias" flank each side of the nameplate.

A pinch of green moss was added with each arrangement.
As you can see, a piece from the chipboard border is underneath this one.

Lastly, cute "Dog Paw Prints" by The Dusty Attic are sprayed with Lindy's Flat Fabio "Wicked Witch Purple".

Now it's on to the next beloved pet, Lena.
I'm considering moving her over a bit to the left.

Thanks for dropping by and have a great week!
Lisa >^..^<

Ginger was the first dog in my family, as I was growing up.
She lived to be 17 years old and unfortunately died of lung cancer.

Ginger was a 'mutt' - meaning that she had genes from many different breeds.
SMART is an under statement!
She was well mannered and obedient too.

My siblings & I would gather 3-4 "June Bugs" that would fly around our street light at night.
The cotton bedspreads we had were PERFECT
because the June bugs spikey-like legs would get stuck on them as they tried to walk.
We would line them up and Ginger would anxiously watch them travel the length of the bed.
The "winner" of this 'race' got to be eaten by Ginger!
LOLOLOLOL!

If she was across the street and starting to come back home
and there was a car coming,
all we had to do was say "STOP" and hold out our hand.
Ginger would literally stop in mid-step.
No this isn't an exaggeration!
She would have a paw up in the air ready to take the next step,
but followed directions precisely.
Such an awesome dog!!