Ok, I confess, this isn't a true rebus. When I read Holly's definition, I went straight to the puzzle part. This is definitely a puzzle!
We all love our pets and for most, they are much more than pets...they are family members. When you lose one it's like your family has a missing piece.
For my pet sympathy card, I used several large puzzle piece punches to create the area for the image. I put the puzzle pieces together and attached them (temporarily) to a larger piece of black card stock. then stamped on top and colored with markers. I sponged a little blue ink around the edges, removed the center piece then attached them permanently. To make the black mat for the missing piece, I punched two black puzzle pieces and attached them to the original piece.
I used a stencil I made with a piece of acetate and some scallop edge scissors to create the cloudy sky background. The greeting was stamped on top to finish my 5.5 x 4.25 (A2) card.
Thanks so much for looking! Close ups are on the DRS blog
My blog:The Write Stuff. Sorry! I had to delete a bunch of really old posts from my blog & this is one of them. But you can still find this post at the above link on the DRS Blog.
Date: Monday, August 9, 2010 GMT Views: 1849
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Wed, Aug 11, 2010 @ 4:47 PM
WOWie!!! This is one awesome card! I have always loved your work and this one is incredible! Looks like a lot of work went into this card with those puzzle pieces, lol! Lot of patience!
I saw your comment on my card, I have uploaded a few cards but I moved to FL so I was gone for over a year with the busy life over here. I am planning on coming back to the challenges once the kids go back to school!