A Tribute to Sheba with the Lyrics Challenge

A Tribute to the Sheba

Six years ago today we bid our girl, Sheba - a staffy cross red heeler - farewell as she crossed Rainbow Bridge. And as a tribute to her, I used the Lyrics Challenge I am hosting over a Wilma4ever to celebrate her memory. Her smiling face, her playfulness and her complete adoration and loyalty were things we loved, treasured and will never forget about her.

These lyrics speak of the heartwrenching pain felt when letting them go. Though it is the greatest gift we can give to them, it doesn't stop it from hurting like hell when we do.

RIP dear sweet Sheba, and may you run forever free...until we meet again.

I used a combination of  Tootypup Scraps' "Dog Paws in Heaven" and "Cat Paws in Heaven" which you can find in her stores.

Another Paws in Heaven Challenge

 

Following up from yesterday's tags I made featuring our beloved passed pooches, I made another version in a forum style tag for both Susan and myself.  Just something I was playing around with.  I hope you like them, and if you would like to take part in the Challenge please head on over to the Wilma4ever forum - there's prizes to be won!  Just click the link below.

 

September 2013 Tag Challenge hosted by Tootypup Scraps

Paws in Heaven Challenge featuring Sheba

Over on the Wilma4ever Forum, my dear friend is Designer of the Month and has a challenge featuring a few select items from three of her latest kits. I did this challenge last week also but I was inspired to do another challenge tag but this time featuring my beloved Sheba and one just for Susan of Tootypup Scraps featuring her beloved Tootypup, both of whom left us for Rainbow Bridge 5 and 3 years ago respectively next week - Sheba on 22nd September 2008 and Tooty on 23rd September 2010.

 

So in honour of our dear departed friends, I have created these two tags in their memory. May they run free at the Bridge, forever living long in our hearts.

Remembrance Sale in all Stores

In honour of my beloved Sheba, who crossed Rainbow Bridge three years ago on 22nd September, and Susan's beloved Tooty, who joined her at the Bridge last year on 23rd September (both featured in the ad above), Susan and I are having a massive sale off ALL our products in ALL our stores for these two special days ONLY!!
Everything just $1.50 (excludes bundles) for two days ONLY
22nd and 23rd September
...Forever in our Hearts...

A Day of Mixed Emotions

Today is one of mixed emotions. Two years ago today I said goodbye to my baby girl, Sheba, who crossed Rainbow Bridge at around 11am after suffering two strokes, the loss of the use of her back legs, incontinence and doggy dementia in the space of two years....and then finally the onset of liver disease. It was then I had to make the hardest decision of my life - to let her go. And I still miss her.

A year later I created my very first scrap kit in her honour and it went into stores and on sale a year ago today - "Love is Four Paws". As a tribute to my baby girl I am placing this kit on sale for $1 FOR TODAY ONLY (22nd September) in all my stores.

But with today also comes some just as sad news. Most of you know Susan of Tootypup Scraps. We have been friends for eons - long before either of us started designing. Her design name comes from her puppy dog, Tootypup, who is 17 and a half years old. Sadly, on Monday Susan received the devastating news that Tooty has the advanced stages of cancer - pancreatic and the most aggressive form. And after watching Tooty struggle and the fluid build up in her back legs, which ultimately put too much pressure on her heart, Susan made the heartbreaking decision to let her go. She rang the vet this morning and tomorrow at 12.30pm Australian EST Tooty will cross Rainbow Bridge and join my Shebee there.

I am deeply saddened by this because I remember all too well the pain of not only losing them but having to make that decision. Our loyal companions do not want to leave us until we are ready to let them go, so we must make the decision and allow them to go. Shebee would not leave until I gave her the OK. And she passed quickly and peacefully, but she lives on in our hearts and our memories forever. Just as Tooty will for Susan. The pain will be excruciating at first, as I remember all too well, but it does ease. And the love of another four-legged friend always helps ease that pain, for they are themselves the best therapy known to mankind.

So today, I remember my baby Shebee and honour her memory and ask her to keep a place warm for Tooty who will join her tomorrow. RIP girls - we love you around the world and back again!

Cheers
Stina