What's Up Wednesday ~ Adopt a Pet ~ January 2026 Kit

Here is the Adopt a Pet Kit introduced in January. It is SO cute and would be fun to make with kids. My job as Kit Ambassador for our Team was to show some alternate ideas using the kit. I hope you like my ideas!

The parrot was kind of an easy one to work with as I had these photos of my grandsons from their trip to Maui a couple Decembers ago. 

For this first layout, I created a leafy look for the bird to perch in and hung it's bell toy on a branch. I cut the bird in half since I didn't need it to be 3D. I did pop it up on Dimensionals however and tucked the tail behind the branch to show more depth. I added some gems and twine to accent the photo just for fun.

For my next layout I kept it similar in design with the leaves. I used the birdcage on this layout and hung it from the branches. Once again the bird is perched on a branch as before. Gems and a ribbon were used as accents this time.

Next up is a 9" x 9" shadow box for the kitten. I kept some semblance of the 3D nature for the box and cat. Each animal in the kit comes with an adoption certificate and I include done here. The fish is popped up on foam and hanging on some twine.

The puppy made it's way onto a 5" x 7" card. The background was created by blending some ink for the sky and DSP. I tore the edge of the DSP then inked it. Trees were stamped to create depth and a horizon.  The dog and doghouse are popped up on Dimensionals as is the dish. 

Finally, the hamster turned out to be this cute card. The base is a single CS layer and the hamster is the part that opens! DSP was used for the background with part of the cage was added to the background. To create the hamster part I cut it apart at the top where there was a tab joining the two halves. I left a small part of the tab on one half of the hamster and used that to join the two halves to make the "card" so it opens. 

Here is a photo with the card open. If you look carefully you can see a bit of the tab holding the two halves together. I covered each half of the card with white CS so cover the tab and make it look finished.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my alternate ideas for the Adopt a Pet Kit. You can see other images in my online store where the kit is shown.

Have a crafty day!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

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