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Studio Katia Paws for Kindness Blog Hop

13 Nov

Good morning!  Today I’m hopping along with the Studio Katia team to celebrate the release of Katia’s newest set, Paws for Kindness, and the organization, Pets in the Classroom!  Studio Katia is donating $10 from each sale of Paws for Kindness to support grants for the Pets in the Classroom organization!  I fondly remember my 7th grade science teacher who had a whole menagerie of pets in her classroom and it was in the process of taking care of her rabbit over my 7th grade holiday breaks and summer break that I decided to someday have a rabbit of my own.  And, of course, I treasured the years that I had with Nestle and Cookie!

Today I decided to focus on the Love for Paws stencil Katia’s releasing along with smaller images from the Paws for Kindness bundle to create a trio of pet sympathy cards.  These are NEVER cards I want to create but they are ones that are important to have on hand when needed.  Most of the time I create cards as I need them for special occasions but sympathy cards are the exception to that.  I try to keep a small stash of those available at all times because usually I am not in the creative mindset to make them when they’re actually needed.  With that in mind I created two different styles of cards that can fit different personalities or situations of the receipients.

Paws for Kindness by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Studio Katia

For my first two cards I placed the Love for Paws stencil over a panel of kraft cardstock and lightly blended white pigment ink over the stencil.  I let them dry while I worked on the rest of the card.

Paws for Kindness by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Studio Katia

Meanwhile I die-cut two white cardstock hearts and two slightly larger vellum hearts using the Hero Arts Nesting Heart Infinity dies.  Then I stamped the sentiment from Paws for Kindness onto the white cardstock hearts with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder.  I also stamped the dog and cat bowls and hearts with versafine and heat-embossed them on white cardstock.  I colored those with copic markers and then die-cut them with the coordinating dies. Then to finish the cards I simply layered the hearts together and adhered them to my stenciled panel.  Then I added the hearts and bowls with liquid adhesive and finished each card by adding a little nuvo crystal glaze to each bowl.

Paws for Kindness by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Studio Katia

My next card is quite a bit brighter and could actually be used as a pet get well card or an encouragement card for a pet lover.  This time I applied foil transfer gel over the Love for Paws stencil on a piece of kraft cardstock.  I let that dry for a few hours and then ran it through my laminator with Thermoweb rainbow foil.  I ran it through the laminator twice just to make sure it was adhered well.  Then I peeled off the foil and was left with this gorgeous design.

Paws for Kindness by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Studio Katia

I finished this card by adding a layered vellum and kraft heart with a sentiment from Paws for Kindness heat-embossed in white.  Since the background is SO vibrant I wanted to keep the rest of the card a bit more muted.

And that’s it for me!  Make sure you hop along for more inspiration using the awesome Paws for Kindness bundle!

To celebrate Studio Katia is giving away TWO $25 CAD gift certificates on their blog. AND Katia has generously given each blog stop a $15 CAD gift certificate to give away!  Winners will be chosen randomly from comments left under all the blogs.  All comments must be left by Friday, November 22nd, 2019, 23:59 PM EST.  Winners will be announced on Sunday, November 24th, 2019 on the Studio Katia blog.

You should have arrived from Galina and Laura is your next stop!  You can also find the full hop list on the Studio Katia Blog!

If you’ve gotten all the way to the end of my super long post, thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop!  If this is your first time at my blog I hope you’ll consider subscribing via the sidebar on the right or visiting me on Youtube or Instagram!  Have a fantastic crafty week, friends! 🙂

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases through my links help keep my blog running with no additional cost to you and I thank you so much for the support!!

Paws for Kindness Bundle
[ STD ]
Love for Paws Stencil
[ STD ]
Infinity Nesting Hearts, Hero Arts Dies
[ ELH | SBC | SSS ]
Deco Foil Transfer Gel
[ ELH | SBC | SSS ]
ICraft Deco Foil Transfer Sheets,…
[ ELH | SBC | SSS ]
Royal Sovereign 12-Inch Laminator…
[ AMZUS | ELH | SSS ]
Unicorn White, Hero Arts Pigment Ink Pad
[ ELH | SBC | SSS ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool…
[ SBC ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool and…
[ SBC ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool and…
[ SBC ]
Lawn Fawn – 8.5 x 11 Cardstock -…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – 8.5 x 11 Vellum – 10 Pack
[ SBC | SSS ]
Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Heavyweight,…
[ ELH | SBC | SSS ]
Copic Markers
[ SBP | SSS | ELH ]
Tonic CRYSTAL GLAZE Nuvo 947N at…
[ SSS | ELH | AMZUS | SBC ]
Connect Glue – Gina K Designs
[ GNK | SSS | ELH ]
Plus VELLUM ADHESIVE Double Sided…
[ SSS | AMZUS ]
3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE…
[ SSS | ELH | AMZUS | SBC ]
Purple Tape – 1/2″ – Gina K Designs
[ GNK | SSS | ELH | SBC ]
MT200 MINI MISTI Laser Etched Tool -…
[ HA | SSS | ELH | SBC ]
Rotatrim RC RCM12 12-Inch Cut…
[ AMZUS ]
Crafter’s Companion GEMINI JUNIOR…
[ SSS | SBC | AMZUS ]

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  1. Meghan Kennihan says

    November 13, 2019 at 10:03 am

    It’s my puppy’s 4th birthday today! This blog hop was meant to be for us! I love your rainbow paws! Too cute!

    Reply
  2. Elizabeth P says

    November 13, 2019 at 10:14 am

    I love your paws cards!

    Reply
  3. Cyndi Morris says

    November 13, 2019 at 11:00 am

    Wonderful, sweet cards. I love the sentiments in this set.

    Reply
  4. mjmarmo says

    November 13, 2019 at 11:43 am

    Such darling cards!

    Reply
  5. Amy Cooley says

    November 13, 2019 at 1:03 pm

    Your designs are wonderful! The colorful foil is so fun.

    Reply
  6. Heike says

    November 13, 2019 at 2:39 pm

    This is a great set and really nice cards.

    Reply
  7. Nancy Deffner says

    November 13, 2019 at 2:47 pm

    Great cards! Love this stamp set.

    Reply
  8. Dee Earnshaw says

    November 13, 2019 at 4:39 pm

    love theses cards – the second card is so awesome with the transfer gel paw prints:)

    Reply
  9. Marisela Delgado says

    November 13, 2019 at 5:33 pm

    FABULOUS cards. I love the multi-colored one.

    Reply
  10. Denise Bryant says

    November 13, 2019 at 5:36 pm

    Adorable cards! Love the vellum hearts and the stenciled backbrounds! The foiled one looks awesome with those pretty colors!

    Reply
  11. Teri Spracklin says

    November 13, 2019 at 5:47 pm

    These cards are so sweet. I love the understated craft paper with the white stenciling!

    Reply
  12. Marisela Delgado says

    November 13, 2019 at 6:16 pm

    awesome cards

    Reply
  13. Mary-Anne V says

    November 13, 2019 at 9:11 pm

    What pretty cards…love how you used the smaller images in the set.

    Reply
  14. Mary Seeger says

    November 13, 2019 at 10:39 pm

    Love, Love, Love the rainbow paw stencil on kraft card stock. The Vellum heart really makes the sentiment pop!

    Reply
  15. Isabel Z says

    November 14, 2019 at 6:45 am

    Love how you created the backgrounds.

    Reply
  16. Darlene De Sario says

    November 14, 2019 at 7:29 am

    Wow! Pretty cards. The rainbow foiled background is my favorite, FABULOUS! TYFS

    Reply
  17. Sue D says

    November 14, 2019 at 9:24 am

    I like the stenciled backgrounds on both of these and great advice to have sympathy cards on hand since you never feel like making them when needed.

    Reply
  18. Subhashini says

    November 14, 2019 at 10:29 am

    I love both your cards, be it foiled one or white pigment ink

    Reply
  19. Lisa Robbins says

    November 14, 2019 at 11:16 am

    Hi Jess, your pet sympathy cards are so adorable — and thank you for designating the Pets in the Classroom Program to receive a portion of the proceeds…we are honored! I’m the Program Director and can tell you that our grant program is making a real difference for kids all over the U.S. and Canada! I would love to chat with you more about other opportunities to partner on this. If you can contact me at your convenience, I would love to brainstorm more ideas for fundraising based on your products!

    Reply
  20. Mary Holshouser says

    November 14, 2019 at 11:31 am

    Love the colorful paw pads on the last crd.
    Beautiful Good reminder of our furry
    friends who give good hugs and kisses
    thanks for sharing txmlhl:(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  21. Patt H. says

    November 15, 2019 at 7:30 am

    Awesome cards, Jess!! I lov0e that rainbow foiling!!

    Reply
  22. Karthikha Uday says

    November 15, 2019 at 9:50 am

    Awesome cards!! I love these stencils are your rainbow stencil work is too good! 🙂

    Reply
  23. Annette Reed says

    November 15, 2019 at 1:25 pm

    I love this stencil! It makes a fantastic background. Your cards look great!

    Reply
  24. Shar Zar says

    November 17, 2019 at 8:47 pm

    The rainbow card is so splendid.

    Reply
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