Hugs, Hoots and Luck

The Classic Design Challenge is currently running an extra challenge to increase awareness of the devastation that fires are causing in Australia. Stop by this link,  Save Australian Animals Challenge, to read about some of the heroic efforts to save the lives of vulnerable wildlife. This is the second card I’ve created in honor of the heroic efforts of firefighters, animal rescue groups and others that are striving to protect vulnerable animals. My card features an adorable image from Di’s Digis named Mias Koala Hug (which is available right now for just $1.00!) I upcycled a card for the base. (It included the stamped Thank You so I don’t know who makes that image.) I fussy cut flowers from a scrap of patterned paper to decorate the background of the card front and inside.  The final touch was to sprinkle some sweet little mini flower sequins that I’d just won from Simon Says. (The packet holds hundreds of the little bloom and is just $2.99.) I attached them with a touch of Tombow mono adhesive and added a small dot of Buttercup Liquid Pearls in the center of each.

 

Supplies: 

·    Digi- DisDigi (Mias Koala Hug)

·    Front Sentiment “Thank You”- (Company Unknown)

·    Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·    Flowered background papers from my stash

·    Mini Flower Sequins- Simon Says Stamp (Sequins Tiny Flowers Vanilla01)

·    Liquid Pearls- Buttercup

·    Glue-Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue Dual Tip 

Entered into:  

Classic Design Challenge- Save Australian Animals Challenge

Incy Wincy Designs- Hand Colored Images                                           

The Paper Shelter- #418 Circle It

Di’s Digi Stamps- Show Some Green                                                     

Path Of Positivity Challenge- Challenge #78 (Optional Twist- Beauty Of Botanicals)

A Perfect Time to Craft 2020-Anything Goes- Challenge #3-2020

Back in the late 90’s when a friend and I owned a stamp store in South Dakota, a wonderful company named Northwoods Rubber Stamps was one of our best selling companies. We loved their finely detailed stamps and especially their wildlife images and sentiment stamps. This owl image has been one of my favorites to color these last few decades. (I was excited to find that the company is still in business. You can find them HERE.)

Supplies: 

·    Image- Northwoods Rubber Stamps (retired image)  

·    Front Sentiment- Computer Generated

·    Assorted background papers, photo corners, and oval cut out card front from my stash

·    Fancy Foliage Dies- Spellbinders Our Daily Bread Designs

Entered into:  

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- #127 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #430-431 Anything Goes                   

Bugaboo Stamps- Anything Goes     

Classic Design Challenge- #3 March

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- March                              

Do-Al[l] Kreatives #39- Male Birthday

My final card for this posting features a cute digi set from Little Scraps of Heaven named “Lucky to Have.” (It was a freebie last February, but sadly appears to no longer be available.) I added some bling by replacing the shamrocks on the headband with sparkly stickers. The sentiment is part of the Little Scraps of Heaven set.

Supplies: 

·    Digi and sentiment- Little Scraps of Heaven “Lucky to Have Digital and Cut File Combo” (Appears to no longer be available)

·    Sparkly Shamrock Stickers and Clover patterned paper- Hobby Lobby

·    Vellum and photo corners from my stash

Entered into:  

Simon Says Monday Challenge- A Bit ‘O Green                                     

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Use Some Green                              

Little Scraps of Heaven- Anything Goes (FB) 

Outlawz Challenge- Crash Your Stash- Stickers                                     

Cute Card Thursday- Challenge #624 Anything Goes

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays