Thursday, April 7, 2011

A little Easter lamb


     Second post of the day.  Scroll down if you missed my busy bee card.
     This card uses the pretty freebie that Tammy from A Day For Daisies gave us last week to use for the challenge.  The image makes me think of my mother because she has spoken often of the baby lambs they had here on the old homestead when she was a kid.  I guess sheep were not an animal that my grandfather thought worth keeping around because we never had sheep when I was a kid.
     I tried my best in Photoshop, but the colors of this card would not come out like the real thing.  The card is actually more of an aqua and the yellow chalking and pink in the plaid are not that bright.
     I layered two different Nestabilities label die cuts and cut a slit in the bottom one to run the ribbon through.  The stitching was done by hand with embroidery thread and the image was colored with Copic markers.
     I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

A Day For Daisies--in stitches
Craft Us Crazy--spring/Easter
Dutch Dare--spring has sprung
Cooking It up with Katie--die cut, scallops, monochromatic
Simon Says Stamp--spring colors/Easter
Claudia and Co.--monochromatic
Crafty Emma--children

     Guess what!  I just got another Mexico Phil digi.  Since you all got such a kick out of that card, you might be seeing old Phil again soon.
     Happy crafting!



Supplies

Papers:  Paper Pizazz, Bazzill, Recollections, Copic Express-it Blending Card
Stamp:  A Day For Daisies "Pet Lamb for Easter
Copics
             skin E000, E00, E11, R20
             hair E50, E53, E57
             clothing RV10, RV11, RV13, BG10, BG11, BG13, Y32, YR31
             sheep W1, W3
Tools:  Martha Stewart Vintage Floral edge punch and Branch punch, Nestabilities Labels Four (S4-190) and Labels Two (S4-162)
Miscellaneous:  Wrights pearl trim, REcollections paper roses, DMC embroidery thread, ribbon from my stash, Inkadinkado Blending Chalks, Kaisercraft pearls

16 comments:

Jennifer said...

Oh this is gorgeous! Thanks for playing at CES Challenges.

xx Jenny xx (guest designer)

Nancy said...

This is so pretty! I love the hand-stitching and the wonderful soft colors! It's such a sweet image that is so beautifully colored!
I have to say I'm looking forward to seeing more of my pal Phil! haha :o)

kim.mom said...

This is BEAUTIFUL!! Love how you added the stitching!!! Thanks for sharing with us at Craft Us Crazy!!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Beautiful card Tracy, love those stitching with the edge punch, so creative!

Unknown said...

WOW.. You are one busy lady.. I can't keep up.. Hee Hee... Your card is sooo pretty. You know I just love that stitching..

Hugs, Linda

Tammy said...

Beautiful card and image!! Thanks for Cooking it up with Katie this week!
Tammy x

Donna said...

Super sweet card such a lovely layout and fab colours...thanks for sharing with us at CES this week...good luck :) Donna x

Joy said...

love the roses! thanks so much for playing with Claudia and Company! Joy DT

Jackie Randolph said...

Super sweet Easter card, love this image and you have colored her perfectly! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations!

Hugs'
Jackie - GGSC DT

lisbeth said...

This is lovely. Thanks for Cooking it up with Katie this week!

Suzanne C said...

Gorgeous borders on your card and the image is wonderful!

Unknown said...

Sweet sweet Easter card Tracy, love the soft pastel colours you used! Hugs, Ira

Geneviève aka Muscade said...

So sweet! Love the teal colors!


Thanks for joining us at Craft Us Crazy!

Jodi said...

This is gorgeous ~ love the border punch and the added stitching. Thanks for joining us at Claudia & Co.

Jen Leeflang said...

I love your stitching and the colour combo of your card is awesome. Thanks for joining us on our A Day for Daisies challenge.
Luv n huggz
Jen
ADFD DT

Wies said...

Tracy, congratulations with winning a Day for Daisies challenge.
It's a great card.

Greetings,
Wies