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New pet card ideas

Create a personalised new pet card using the pet’s name, personality, adoption story, cosy home details, and a reference photo if you want to guide the pet’s likeness.

Example Front

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You will be able to open the card to see the inside message in the finished example.

Who this card idea is for

This idea works well for someone who has adopted a rescue pet, welcomed a new cat or dog, or is celebrating a Gotcha Day.

Why this idea works

A new pet card becomes much more personal when it includes the animal’s name, personality, markings, toys, and home details.

You can also upload a reference photo if you want the artwork to reflect the pet’s colour, markings, collar, expression, or favourite toy more closely.

Occasion suggestion

Your occasion can be simple, or you can add more context. It helps set the overall purpose of the card, and is especially useful if you choose to use the inside message helper. The description box is where you give the clearest direction for the artwork.

Celebration for a couple who have just adopted a rescue ginger tabby cat

Description example

This is an example of what you could write in the description box when creating your own card. Tailor it to the person, occasion, and details you want the artwork to include.

Gotcha Day celebration card for a couple who have just adopted a rescue ginger tabby cat named Milo. Do not include any people. The focus is a mischievous and content ginger tabby cat with a distinct, slightly clipped right ear, happily peeking out of a rustic cardboard box. The cat is wearing a sleek red collar with a shiny silver fish-shaped tag that clearly displays the name "Milo". The setting is a cozy, stylish, sunlit modern living room with wooden floors. Include welcoming details: a cute ceramic food bowl on a little mat, a few colorful balls of yarn scattered around, a cat tree in the background, and a little catnip mouse toy. Warm afternoon sunlight should stream through a large window, casting a bright, cheerful glow on the scene. It should feel joyful, playful, and full of love, capturing the excitement of welcoming a rescue pet into their forever home.

Style words example

These are example style words you could enter to guide the look and feeling of the card artwork.

joyful, cozy, playful, warm, vibrant, celebratory, detailed, inviting, cheerful

Tips for making your own version

Name the pet

Include the pet’s name, breed, colour, markings, collar, favourite toy, or funny little habits.

Upload a reference photo

Add a photo if you want to guide the pet’s markings, colour, face shape, collar, favourite toy, or home setting.

Make it cosy

Use home details like blankets, toys, food bowls, sunny windows, baskets, or a favourite room.

Ready to make a new pet card?

Add the pet’s name, personality, home details, and a reference photo if useful to create a personalised card they can open from a private link.