Cow'nt Your Blessings

It’s Friday and time for the Colour Crazy Challenge. This challenge is also an “Anything Goes” but it adds a requirement; the creation needs to include coloring in “any colouring medium you like, onto any project you like, and in any colours you like.” I’ve never outgrown my love for coloring… which is why making cards is stress therapy for me!! 

This week's sponsor is Bugaboo and I selected a sweet image for my card named Cownt Your Blessings. I colored the cute bovine pair with alcohol markers and a white gel pen and perched them atop a plank of wood (background paper.) A brightly colored card base topped with cowhide patterned background paper and a layer of vellum (that mutes the bold background a bit) completes the card. The inside sentiment is included with the digital image, I just added some spots to the COW lettering and also cut spots from scrap paper to frame the sentiment.  

Supplies: 

• Image- Bugaboo Digital Stamp (Cownt Your Blessings)  

• Cowhide background paper-Imagine That Digital Stamp Set- Lil Cowpokes (retired) 

•  All other items from my stash

Entered into:  Team B Bugaboo Cow’nt your blessings

Lemon Shortbread Challenge- Anything Goes #138  

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #475-476 Anything Goes                   

Outlawz Challenge- Saturday Paper Ala Mode- Anything Goes   

Outlawz Challenge- Inlinks Challenge

 

A friend surprised me with a handknitted scarf this afternoon. I wanted to make her a thank

you card and since we used to go on regular coffee dates, this sweet little Gnomie named

Antoni from Digi Doodle Studios makes a perfect messenger! I upcycled the front panel (with

the die cut sentiment) from an old card, saving a strip of it to embellish the inside sentiment. I

plan to add a note about setting a time for coffee as soon as safety allows. I really miss coffee

dates with friends! 

I'm entering this card into several challenges including Bugaboo Stamps- Jan Color Challenge

(my card features the colors, but several are in deeper shades than the ones pictured.)

Supplies: 

·   Digi-Digi Doodles Studios (Antoni Coffee Gnomie)

·   Upcycled Thank You card

·   Inside Sentiment “Warm Winter Wishes” Imagine That Digi Set (Jenn & Friends) Retired

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  Digi Doodles-Antoni Coffee Gnomie

Digi Doodle Studios- FB Challenge- Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge- Anything Goes #536 (Optional twist- Thank You)   

Incy Wincy Designs- Anything Goes

Bugaboo Stamps- Jan Color Challenge   

Besties Challenge- January Anything Goes

I always plan a special card to enter into the monthly Rudolph Days Challenge. This one

features sweet gingerbread digis, lots of snippets of paper from my stamping and

scrapbooking stashes, plus a few great sentiments. I like to use kraft brown paper when I make

gingerbread houses and people as they look great with white gel “frosting.” On this card, I

especially like the peppermint candy embellishments I made for the inside sentiment. I

trimmed the little images from a scrap of Christmas paper, then wrapped them with small

squares of cellophane cut from an upcycled cellophane treat bag. The cellophane wouldn’t stay

closed with just a twist, so I cut very thin strips of transparent scotch tape that I wrapped

around the twist to hold it in place. Easy Peasy and oh so cute!)

Supplies: 

·   Digi Images- Power Poppy Digi Set (Gingerbread Family)

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

·   Front Sentiment- “Sending Warm...” from Beccy’s Place Digital Set (Gingerbread Wishes)

·   Inside Sentiment- “Spreading Holiday Cheer” Power Poppy Digi Set (Gingerbread Family)

·   All other items from my stash

Entered into:  

Rudolph Days Challenge- January 

Pixie's Snippets-Week #395

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays

Polkadoodles Challenge-Week #4 Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- January