Birthday sheep

Good Morning everyone

I made this sheep themed card for my dads birthday as he keeps a few sheep, i made a couple of similar Christmas cards too which are right at the bottom of the post.

I first stamped the fab sheep and hats from hobbyart stamps and watercoloured with distress & oxide inks and cut them out.  

I made  my double z fold card blank out of card white - i can't remember the exact size but had to use A3 to start with. I used these fab papers from the works which reminded me of a green meadow for the sheep to roam in, for the front layers i tore some of the papers to give a grass like edge for the sheep to stand on. I then added the sheep with pinflair glue gel for dimension.

Sentiment die cut using alpha block dies and a few white seagulls and rabbits which we also see in our fields.  

Showing a different angle - dad loved it so thats good! 

Items Used:

Hobbyart ltd stamps ' CS110D Baa-Humbug'

12x12 paper pad from the works 'nature'

OI Rabbit & seagull dies

alpha dies

Id love to enter this card in the following:

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-82-anything-goes-with.html

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/12/challenge-268.html

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/fqgs-11-december-2023-afcg-competition.html

https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2024/01/double-ds-eighth-birthdayanniversary.html

https://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-182-funnypun.html  - pun in my sentiment

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and while i was at it I made a Christmas version for 3 of my nieces 

This time using Christmassy papers to build up my scene and a little die cut Christmas tree which they have decorated with red glitter baubles -i used a hole punch to make my baubles - the perfect size for the tree.  I added 2 of the front sheep on wobblers which my nieces loved.  A few die cut snowflakes to finish. 

Hobbyart ltd stamps 'CS110D Baa-Humbug'

The works paper pad 'let it snow'

Memory box snowflake dies

Christmas tree die

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I was lucky to also get these fab hedgehog stamps from hobbyart so i made a hedgehog version for my other 2 nieces.  Again papers from the works and i added red stickles glitter glue to all the baubles for some sparkle.  2 of the hedgehogs are on wobblers - these wobblers are new to me - love them, i think i might be wobbling a lot of things on my cards in 2024😁 - such great fun- I only found out they existed from a craft friend in America and a search on amazon and i found lots of them here in the UK.

Items Used :

Hobbyart ltd stamps 'CS321D Christmas Hedgehugs'

12x12 Paper pad from the works 'Traditional Christmas'

Cheerylynn christmas sentiment die

Ranger stickles 'red'

'wobbler'

 Thank you all for stopping by.  I hope you've had a good start to the new year, could do with some better weather to perk us up I think!  Emmax

Happy Birthday to ewe

Good Morning everyone

I was asked to make a 70th birthday card for a lady which wasn't girly with flowers, she shows prize sheep and likes patchworking so that got my little grey cells whirling!  I dug out my Katzelkraft sheep stamp and crealies patchwork die set.  I knew i wanted to give the sheep fancy jumpers so i found the paper in my stash for that first and then went looking for something to match in colour for the background and found this ideal green paper with small pink flowers which is ideal to give the impression of a summer meadow

Approx size 6x6".  I first stamped the sheep 4 times onto white pearl cardstock and 4 times onto the patterned paper, i cut cut the body part out of the paper and pieced onto the white version.   

I die cut the largest die in the patchwork set from folded white pearl cardstock to form my cardbase and then the patchwork layer dies from the patterned paper and adhered onto the base.  I die cut a large circle from white vellum which i adhered to the bottom left with a dab of glue in the middle which would be hidden by the sheep.

I gently shaped the sheep and added with glue gel for dimension. 

Computer printed sentiments onto more of the white pearl cardstock and die cut into speech bubble and adhered with glue gel.

Im not sure these sheep would win gold cup prizes in shows but they might win a prize for most colourful sheep

and the insert.  I had another sheet of the 6x6" paper i used for their jumpers so die cut to fit inside, added a die cut white pearl and then another sheep. 

Items Used:

Katzelkraft stamp set ' farm animals'

Crealies patchwork die set

Memory box stitched octogen die

Stitched circle die

Speech bubble dies

Patterned paper

Vellum

White pearl cardstock

Thank you all for stopping by.  Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/week-73940.html

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http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/08/challenge-106-animals.html

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http://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2023/08/challenge-75.html

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https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2023/08/challenge-77-anything-goes-with.html

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https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/august-2023-anything-goes-summer.html  

 

Dancing Sheep

Good Morning everyone, i hope you had a good weekend.  

Today Im sharing some of the last batch of Easter cards i made using this fab Zinskiart sheep, doing her Spring Fling with daffodil in her mouth. 

6x6" scalloped base card.  Ive been on a mission to use these very old neglected tattered lace square dies - i do like them but they tend to warp the cardstock and are nearly impossible to stick down flat and square.  Im also on a mission to use old sheets of 6x6 paper, the odd sheets left in paper pads. 

I first stamped and watercoloured with marker pens and cut them out.  I then found papers to go with them.  I die cut the yellow paper with a smaller square and matted onto a larger square die cut from turquoise blue pearl cardstock - both added with foam tape.  I had small offcuts of pale pink paper which i added top and bottom behind the main panel.   I gently curved the sheep and added to the front with pinflair glue gel.

I stamped the fab quote from the stamp set and cut up, adding with glue gel.  Touches of glitter glue to finish.

Version 2

Version 3

Items Used:

Paperartsy 'ZinskiArt' stamps - ZA26

Various patterned papers

Turquoise pearl cardstock

CraftUk ltd scalloped cardblanks

Watercolour markers

Ranger stickles

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you enjoy your week.  Our schools start their Easter Holiday this week so i hope to see my nieces at some point. Hugs Emmaxxx

Id love to enter the following

https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/04/april-spring-challenge.html

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http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.com/2022/04/challenge-191.html

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http://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2022/04/challenge-60.html

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https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/04/challenge-228.html

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Birthday Sheep Stepper card

Good Morning everyone

I was asked to make a card for a female who loves sheep and knitting, after alot of thinking this is what i came up with.

I die cut the presscut stepper card from white cardstock and folded all the score lines.  I die cut the panels from a pale green card and then used a purl embossing folder on them to get the knitting theme in and inked the edges with lucky clover distress ink.  I attached them to the base.  I stamped and watercoloured the sheep with oxide inks - i wanted them to be colourful.  I cut them out and attached to the base with glue gel.  Computer printed sentiment die cut into a speech bubble.  I added little buttons to embellish - again picking up on the knitting theme. 

A close up of the flock.  Of course i added glossy accents to their eyes.

Items Used:

Katzelkraft farm animal stamps

Presscut stepper die

Crafters companion purl embossing folder

Distress Oxide inks - raspberry, persimmon, citron, denim, lemonade

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you all have a good week. Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/06/challenge-82-birthday.html

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http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2021/06/ch-171-any-shaped-card-no-square-or.html

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https://bastel-traum.blogspot.com/2021/06/102-tiere-animals.html

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Happy Easter Dancing Sheep

Good Morning everyone.  

Today im sharing a set of fun Easter cards i made using my new paperarsty Zinski art stamps, the saying in the set just makes me smile.  Its not often these days I do the skippy hoppy kicky dance thing but i probably will be attempting it today as my 3 nieces are coming down to see me and that usually involves alot of fun & games.....well i shall be at least watching them do the skippy dancing.

6x6 white card base.  For the background i used stenciled panels i made using oxide inks - i have a pile of them that i did when wasn't really in a proper crafting mood but wanted something to do.  After stenciling i die cut them into stitched squares.

After stamping the sheep with archival ink i coloured them simply with inktense pencils & distress inks and then cut them out, i chopped off the arms and legs - no not for leg of lamb😀.  I stamped the sheep where i wanted it on the stenciled panel so that the arms and legs were there, i then shaped the sheep and added with glue gel on top lining up with the base image. 

I stamped the saying onto white card and cut out each word and arranged on the card, i doodled around each word.  Pink glitter drops & glitter glue highlights to finish. 

A close up

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This one uses the other large sheep in the set, i think she looks rather stylish in her Easter Bonnet.  Justrite stamp Stamped sentiment and pink glitter drops to match her pink hat & handbag

Oxide inks squeezed lemonade & twisted citron, cracked pistachio

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Now in this one she has really hit the dancefloor with the strobbing disco lights😁

Oxide inks - twisted citron, cracked pistachio, peacock feathers & salty ocean

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A lovely swirl background for this one, i lightly doodled in ground for them all with a black fine liner pen.

Twisted citron, cracked pistachio, peacock feathers and salty ocean oxide inks.

Now these 3 lasses are sitting on the side lines at the disco, maybe its granny in the middle chaperoning them, she brought her knitting along to keep her busy. 

This one is stenciled with original distress inks - twisted citron,shabby shutters,  shaded lilac, i gently inked around the outside edge with the inks as well.  Orange glitter dots on this one. 5x7 size.

Items Used:

Paperartsy Zinski Art stamps ZA26

Justrite sentiment stamps

Various stencils

Stitched square dies

distress inks and oxide inks

Derwent Inktense pencils

papermania glitter dots

CraftUK ltd white card and card blanks

I hope you all have a good week, its so windy so think it will be hats and gloves for me and the nieces today.  Emmax