Monday, November 19, 2012

Holiday Card Photo Idea: Hey, That's Pin-tastic!


Another holiday season means another reason to scour Pinterest for cute holiday card photo ideas. This year I wanted to keep it relatively simple. And, since we had Riley in last year's card, I wasn't sure if it was necessary to have her join us for pictures this year.

We decided to do our photo shoot sans puppy, but as soon as I got to actually designing our card with our favorite photo, it was obvious that something was missing. 

My inspiration for this photo started with this pin

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How can you not instantly fall in love with that sweet puppy face all decked out in holiday spirit?! Even if it was a little forced.

I thought this would be the perfect way to feature Riley in our cards this year, so I grabbed a holiday wreath, a hand full of treats and got to it one Saturday afternoon.


Holiday Card Photo Idea: Puppy & Wreath

What You'll Need:

1 dog or puppy of your choice (I don't promise they will cooperate. Riley wasn't thrilled)
1 festive holiday wreath
A bunch of your pets favorite treats
A camera to snap as many pics as you can in 3 seconds

I started by removing Riley's collar, and then gave her a treat or 3 to get her relaxed and happy. Once she was obeying the 'sit' command, I quickly placed my wreath over her head so it hung gently around her neck.

Then I bribed her with a few more treats and started snapping away!



As you can probably tell, Riley was not as happy about this project as I was. Although the wreath bears a faint resemblance to a lion's mane, I love the way the pictures came out, and it was the perfect addition to this years' card!

So, if you're in the mood for a fun project, or your dog is looking to be mildly tortured for some extra attention, definitely give this a try!


Don't forget to check out the rest of this week's 'Pin-tastic' 
ideas over at ILYMTC!

10 comments:

Karla said...

This is tooo cute!

Lauren said...

Oh my word, LOVE this!!!!!

Molly said...

So cute! I'm not even a dog person and I love it! :)

Molly said...

So cute! I'm not even a dog person and I love it! :)

Teresa said...

aww love it!! (:

Darby Hawley said...

I have tried this several times, and it is always a disaster!!! Your pictures turned out great!!! Riley is so festive and cute :-)

Cajun Cowgirl said...

That's creative and adorable!

Kenzie @ Life According to Kenz said...

These are SO insanely cute it's not even funny! Love it, lady!! :)

Amber said...

Oh my gosh, SO cute. I wish I had done this with my dog :)

Natalie said...

Riley looks like my dog Truffle, who is Lab, Shepherd and chow! Great pic. I may have to try it out!