Open the box and a kitten looks back at you. That is the whole joke of this picture, and it never gets old: a white kitten with blue eyes sits in a gift box among coral ribbons, little hearts and two watercolor balloons.
It is the picture to send to a child, a granddaughter, a roommate with a cat, or anyone who would rather have a kitten than a cake. Her name goes in warm coral script right under the heading, and both lines share the same hand-painted feel.
Something to write with it: “Happy birthday! I would have sent a real kitten, but it would not fit in the message.” Or for a little one: “Happy birthday, sweet pea! You are the best present this family ever got.”
