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Saturday, June 4, 2011

Bloggers' Challenge - Pet Week

The challenge over at Bloggers' Challenge this week is Pets. We are to make a card reflective of our family pet or one you would like to have. My pet is a Chocolate Standard Poodle named Josephine. I named her after my mother because she was born the same week my mother passed away. "Never say never." I never liked dogs with human names before. But when I thought of a French name for my dog, Napoleon and Josephine came to mind. I thought it would be nice to call out my mother's name every day in her honor. With my stepfather's permission I proceeded. Hopefully my mom is okay with it! The stamp set by Stampin' Up is quite old, but it does have a Parisian flair to it. The other "never say never" is that I never wanted a poodle. Never liked the fancy hair cuts! When I learned that poodles are hyper-allergenic and do not shed, and that you can cut them in a Sporting Cut, I was game. Josephine is eleven now, and is so sweet, so smart and brings the whole family lots of love. I sure am glad she chose me when I went to pick her out. Thanks for stopping by. Yvonne



6 comments:

Shelly Schmidt said...

Darling card- I love this set- what a touching story about your dog and the name- how nice to remember your Mom and call out her time every day.

BarbaraW said...

Sweet card and wonderful story that goes with it.

Gayle Page-Robak said...

Terrific card. Love the French theme for the French poodle.

Basement Stamper said...

Love the French theme for the poodle, and what a wonderful story! Thanks for joining us at Blogger's Challenge this week.

Ida said...

Very fun and cute card. I really enjoyed hearing about your poodle and how you named her after your mother. Thanks for joining the BC Challenge.

Lisa Somerville said...

Wonderful monochromatic card, great CAS design. Thanks for playing along with the Bloggers Challenge!