Thursday, May 30, 2019

Geared Up Birthday

This birthday card is for the final office birthday for the month of May.  It has been a very busy month!  So, this card has a little secret message.  Do you see the shadow behind the car?  That's the little secret. 

Perhaps I should explain.  A few months ago at the office, there was the sound of a cat in the electrical room.  We all thought we were going a bit crazy, but that's exactly what was there.  A cat.  It had apparently fallen through the ceiling and couldn't get back out.  Once we got the door unlocked he went into hiding.  Eventually Animal Control came and remarkably got him out very quickly.  He didn't act feral, was very calm in the carrier and one of our staff, Jake (the birthday boy today), asked how he could adopt him.  He had to wait for a couple of days, but then was able to be first at the shelter to take him home.


He named him Eric and he's still a bit shy, so I thought perhaps he would like to hide behind the car for Jake's birthday card.  He's kind of a Siamese mix so I think the rendition here matches him pretty well from the pictures I had of him.


Recipe:
Tranquil Tide - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"
Classic Garage Designer Series Paper - 4" x 5 1/4"
Classic Garage Designer Series Paper - Die Cut the Car
Tranquil Tide - cut with Rectangle Stitched Framelits
Whisper White - cut with Rectangle Stitched Framelits

Stamps:  Geared Up Garage / Blow Out the Candles
Ink:  Memento Black


Thank you for looking in today.  One more day to the weekend!!  Have a Happy Thursday!

~ Donna

2 comments:

  1. Geared up for success with this card. I wondered about the shading behind the car before I read about it. Purrfect card and ending for the cat. Eric is a fun name!

    Chris from Pella

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    1. Thanks Chris! He loved the card and saw the cat right away.

      The name is E.R.I.C. officially. It stands for something related to the Election process, but I'm not part of that project, so am unclear of the words that go with it. It's perfect though for Jake's cat. LOL

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