Ewe Christmas Card

Good day and thanks for stopping by my blog. My parents raised sheep for nearly 30 years. So, when I find cute sheep stamps I tend to add them to my stash. Today I'm sharing this Ewe Christmas Card featuring the Fleece Navidad stamp set from Whimsy Stamps. It's designed by Crissy Armstrong, she creates the cutest stamps. This stamp has been in my stash for many years, but this was the first time I inked it up. Copic markers were used to color the image and then it was adhered to a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock by Stampin' Up!. All the patterned papers are from the Christmas Magic paper pad by Echo Park (2021). That's it! The design is simple and everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. Thanks again for stopping by!🎄

Challenges entered:

• Christmas Craft Creations: Patterned Papers
• Crafty Catz: Anything Goes/Christmas in July 
• Critter Crazy: Anything with a Featured Critter
• My Time To Craft: Christmas in July
• Papercraft: Christmas in July

Animal Pile Up Easter Cards

Hello and happy Easter! This week went by really fast and I didn't have time to share all the Easter cards I made. I'm sharing three cards in this post and they all feature the Spring Pile Up image by Newton's Nook. Copic markers were used to color the images and then they were die cut using the coordinating die. The Happy Easter die cut sentiment (pictured below) is from the coordinating die set. When making my cards I rarely make two exactly the same. I always change the papers and colors to make them look different. However, when pressed for time I will use the same layout over and over. For these Animal Pile Up Easter Cards I did take some extra time and created different layouts. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered:

• Alphabet Challenge: A for Anything Goes
• My Time To Craft: Easter Cuties
• Southern Girls: Anything Goes
• QKR Stampede: Anything Goes 

Sheep Birthday Wishes Card

Howdy! The final day for the 10th Birthday Bash for Bugaboo Stamps is a photo inspiration challenge. This Sheep Birthday Wishes Card is what I made using the colors from the photo and the Friday Freebie image (get it while you can). My parents raise sheep... well my dad does all the work. Next month there will be ten ewes having babies on the farm. They are so cute when they are babies. So, of course I had to play along with this challenge. I'll be saving this card for my dad's birthday.

Here are a few crafty details, all patterned paper is from the Down on the Farm paper pad by Doodlebug Design (2018), the Birthday Wishes die cut is from the Birthday Top Edgers set by Impression Obsession and the image was colored with a mix of Copic and Stampin' Blends markers. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: Anything with Animals
• 2 Sisters on the Blog: On and around the Farm
• Catch The Bug: Photo Inspiration - Farm Theme
• Crafty Friends: Anything Goes

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Easter Card with Lambs

Happy Easter! Today I'm sharing the Easter Card I made for my parents. They raise sheep and Spring is always a fun time when the babies arrive. So instead of using a bunny on their card I found these cute lambs by Craftin Desert Diva. The lamb images are digital and came with a colored version which I used. Once the images were printed they were fussy-cut and ready to adhere. For the layout I used the sketch from a previous Inky Paws Challenge. The plaid paper is from Lawn Fawn and the green is from Doodlebug Designs. Tumbled Glass distress ink was sponged onto white cardstock for the sky and the Easter Greeting sentiment is from Unity Stamp from the Bunny - Keep You Forever stamp set. A little stamped and punched yellow butterfly and twine were added for detail. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!

This Easter Card with Lambs is entered into the following challenges:

• Glitter 'N' Sparkle: Easter
• Angie's Digital Stamps: Anything Goes with Easter Twist
• 613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes with Spring Twist

Shamrock Sheep Card

Happy Friday! I have a quick post to share a card I made for my parents for St. Patrick's Day. My parents raise sheep, so I used the cute Shamrock Sheep image from Bugaboo Digi Stamps. The layout is from Stella Says Sketch #505 and it's perfect to use paper scraps from that ever growing pile. Copic markers were used to add some color to the sheep image and then it was die cut with a stitched circle die by My Favorite Things. To add some texture I used a new Spellbinders embossing folder (which I found out isn't compatible with a Big Shot), so I had to cram it through my Texture Boutique. Green glitter tape was added before the image was adhered with dimensionals. Accents were added in accordance with the sketch and that's it!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Shamrock Sheep Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Catch The Bug: Stella Says Sketch
• Creative Knockouts: Lots of Green
• Cut It Up: Think Green!

My niece at the Tulsa State Fair 2016.

You're So Kind Card

Happy Friday! April has arrived and the flowers are sure to follow. The tulips have already bloomed here in Northeast Oklahoma and our first tornado of the season hit Wednesday night. It's likely to be an active Spring!

This afternoon I spent some time in my craft room and made this You're So Kind Card. I was in the mood for something bright and cheerful. The patterned papers on this card are from the Hello Sunshine paper pad by Doodlbug Designs Inc. I've used an image from Bugaboo Digi Stamps called Spring Friends and colored it with Copic markers. The layout is from the Stella Says Sketch challenge and I added a sentiment from Taylored Expressions. Following the sketch, six citron green bitty circles were punched and added to opposite corners along with melon mambo candy dots.  To accommodate the image size I made this card 4.5" x 6.25". That's it! Wishing you a great day and a wonderful weekend!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

• Stella Says Sketch: Sketch
• Pattie's Creations: Easter or Springtime
• Chocolate, Coffee & Cards: Spring is in the Air
• Brown Sugar: Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Birthday Card for Dad

Good evening! I hope you had a fantastic Saturday!!! We had a nice leisurely day, did a little shopping and stopped at On The Border for dinner. It's nice when you don't have anything that you "have" to do. Tonight I decided to make a Birthday Card for Dad. His birthday is in a couple of weeks and I found the perfect sketch at Seize the Birthday to make him a card. Now, you should know that my family raises sheep and when I found this Tractor Sheep digital image by Doodle Pantry I knew it would be perfect. The image came with a pre-coloured version and it matched the papers I wanted to use, so this card went together pretty quickly. I made this card a little larger to fit the oval shape horizontally like the sketch shows. The finished size is 5" x 6.5".

My card is entered into the following challenges:

• Seize the Birthday: Sketch + Masculine
• Card Crafter's Circle: Boys To Men
• Sister Act: Anything Goes

Birthday Card for Dad Supplies:

• Paper: Very Vanilla, Whisper White and Pool Party card stock by Stampin' Up!, Kraft card stock and Hay patterned paper by The Paper Studio, and Grandpa's Tool Shed patterned paper by Echo Park.
• Stamps: Tractor Sheep digital image by Doodle Pantry and Happy Birthday sentiment by Hero Arts.
• Inks: StazOn Jet Black
• Other Stuff: Big Shot, Square Lattice embossing folder, scallop circle punch, circle punch, YEE-HAW brad by The Paper Studio, Cricut machine (stars), and stampin' dimensionals.

Merry Christmas to Ewe Card

When I found this Merry Christmas to Ewe digital stamp by Bugaboo stamps, I knew I had to have it! It's super cute and my parent's raise sheep, so you could say it was meant to be. The design for this Merry Christmas to Ewe Card came from the Stella Says Sketch challenge at the Catch The Bug blog. I coloured the image with my Copic markers and added Tulip Puffy Paint to make the sheep look fluffy. I really wished I had some flower soft and debated going to the store but I decided to make do with what I had.  I would be really broke if I went to the store every time I had a creative idea! I'm still trying to build my stash and flower soft is now on the shopping list. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a wonderful night/day! 

 

This Merry Christmas to Ewe Card is entered into the following challenges:

• The Crazy Challenge: Christmas Time
• Cutie Pie Challenge: Cute Christmas
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes