Cats, Birds, Gnomes and Paperwork

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a couple of cute, funny cards because with everything going on in the world, there's someone that could use a good chuckle.  Lately, I'm getting pretty good at coloring while my husband's watching the news every night.  That way, I'm in the same room with him for a while and if there's something I really have to pay attention to, with his memory issues, he can wind it back and replay it for me.  Besides, between long haul COVID and chronic migraines, what else can I do?

First up is another card using a retired Gary Robertson digital image from Impression Obsession.  This one is called Trick or Treat Birdhouse.  I just love this little mischievous kitty hiding in the birdhouse while the bird's "taking care of business".  LOL  After printing it out onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using Castle Arts pencils and some Lyra flesh tone pencils before stippling some Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink using my Picket Fence Studios Life Changing Blender Brushes before layering and adding brads.  Before adhering the layered image panel to my card, I pulled out my Tim Holtz paper distresser tool and distressed the chocolate edges before popping the panel up on my card using dimensionals.  I then too some recycled/scrap pumpkin orange bakers twine that was tying up a prize package and added that to the card.  Taking some scrap card stock, and using a Marvy oak leaf punch, I punched my leaves out before stippling matching ink over them before distressing them using a stylus and mouse pad before adhering using glue dots.  The final touch was highlighting the cat/bird eyes using a clear Sakura 3D glaze pen.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers F4A637 - Pets 

Splitcoaststampers IC856 - 4Season Home (inspired by Halloween sample pic) 

Double D Challenges - Bird, Birdnests/cages, Birdhouses (went with birdhouse/outhouse)

Gem Of A Craft Challenge Wk 9 - Anything Goes 

Digi Chooseday Wk 18 - Anything Goes Digital 

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge May 2022 - Anything Goes Halloween 

 

 

Splitcoaststampers IC856 sample pic

 

 

Double D Challenges: Birds, Bird nests, Birdcages, Birdhouses 

Two Old Bats Halloween May Challenge

 

 

 

Up next is a cute little gnome digital image from Whimsy Stamps called  Gnome Outhouse I recently acquired and hadn't used yet (NBUS).  After combining the image/saying in a watermark program, I printed it out onto Neenah white card stock before coloring using Castle Arts pencils.  I then stippled some Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink, and SU garden green ink, using my Picket Fence Studio blending brushes before layering on scrap card stock and adding some brads.  Once I added the layered image to my card, I added some red flowers punched from scrap card stock using a MS hydrangea punch, Ranger glossy accents, with gunmetal ice stickle centers.  The final touch was adding some small googlie eyes to the gnome to give him some "more life".

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #38 - Use Your NBUS 

Splitcoaststampers IC856 - 4Season Home (inspired by sample gnome camp)

Pixie's Snippets Playground #427 - Use Those Snippets (flowers, image panel layers)

Through The Craft Room Door April 26th - Anything Goes

Jan's Digi Stamps May Challenge - Anything Goes

 

Splitcoaststampers IC856 4Season Home Inspiration Pic 

 

 Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Halloween Birdhouse/Outhouse

Stamps: Impression Obsession

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky; Stampin Up Really Rust, Summer Sun, Garden Green

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Pencils, Lyra Fleshtone Pencils, Brads, Glue Dots, Marvy Oak Leaf Punch, Dimensionals, Twine, Distresser Tool, PFS Blending Brushes, Sakura 3D Glaze Pen

Gnome Outhouse

Stamps: Whimsy

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass; Stampin Up Garden Green

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Pencils, MS Hydrangea Punch, Ranger Glossy Accents, Gunmetal Ice Stickles, Googlie Eyes, Brads, Glue Dots, PFS Blending Brushes