I’m a sucker for puns, so I have loved using the Lawn Fawn “Baaah Humbug” holiday stamp set to make year round “love ewe (you)” cards.
I stamped out the sheep with MFT black licorice hybrid ink because I wasn’t sure what coloring medium I would use and I have had the best luck with this ink working with everything from alcohol markers to water colors. Ultimately I Copic colored the ram and the ewe to make one look dark (C0, 1, and 2) and the other look fair (E50, 51 and 53 with R20 blush). I used the coordinating dies to cut them out (I don’t often buy coordinating dies but I splurged on this set because there are so many small stamps in the set, and I must say I love it!). Somehow, I smeared red marker on the ram’s horn so I covered it up with a small porcelain flower and flipped the genders of the sheep (LOL). Then for some fun woolly texture, I used DecoArt Snow Writer applied thickly with a palette knife all over the bodies of both sheep.
For the design of the card, I followed MFT Card Sketch 286, although I put a little twist on it by not cutting out a circle to layer under the sheep, but, rather, cut out circles to create a kind of frame around them and popped up that framed layer with double sided foam adhesive for some dimension. I also had fun mixing up some different patterned scraps from my scrap box. I used a pale aqua polka dot and created a frame around the circle opening using the second largest die from the 
Diemond Dies nesting cross stitched circles die set and the 13th largest circle die from the Diemond Dies Die-Normous Stack-Ems Nesting Circle Die Set. I also used a scrap of a pastel plaid that I thought was a nice grounding for the little meadow scene in the window. The grass is just some pale green card stock with little blades of grass drawn on with Tim Holtz Distress Markers in Shabby Shutters, Twisted Citron, and Mowed Lawn; and the sky is Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Shaded Lilac blended onto the card front.
The “love [heart] ewe” sentiment was created by masking off with washi tape everything except the “ewe” from the “christmas is ewe” sentiment before inking up the “ewe”, removing the washi, and then stamping out the “ewe” onto card stock. I hand cut the banner, leaving enough room to add a couple of fussy cut shimmery hearts. To create a little continuity, I used the remaining scrap of the same polka dot pattered paper to mat the sentiment banner. All the shimmery embossed hearts are hand cut from a scrap of patterned paper from the DCWV Pet Stack that was about 2″ x 3″ that I had hoarded in my scrap box for years.
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Creatalicious Anything Goes with an Optional Focus on Animals Challenge
Addicted to Stamps and More CAS Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Monday Use Patterned Papers Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Add Some Shimmer Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
MFT Color Challenge #48
MFT Camp Create – Delightful Die Cutting
The texture on your card is stunning. Thank you for sharing your card with us at Word Art Wednesday!
Blessings,
Misty D.
WAW DT
Thank you so much Misty! Yes, I love the texture from DecoArt Snow Writer. My nozzle was clogged so I just opened up the bottle and used a palette knife to apply a thick coating. 🙂 tfstopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Adorable card, love the faux wool! Thanks for sharing with us at Word Art Wednesday!!
Thank you so much Natalie! I love the texture from the DecoArt Snow Writer. I had to apply it with a palette knife because my bottle had gotten clogged. I like the even thicker coating even more! 🙂 tfstopping by, Hugs, Kristina
Oh this is a sweet one! I do love how you made the sheep woolly! So glad you joined our Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp this week!
Thanks so much Maura! I love the texture of the DecoArt Snow Writer too. 🙂 So fun to add texture on cards! tfstopping by, hugs, Kristina
Such a cute sheep card,love all the texture on them too,and your colouring is perfect!
Thank you so much Ann! It was fun, easy coloring, adding texture, and using up lots of scraps! YAY tfstopping by and taking the time to leave a sweet comment. You made my day! Hugs, Kristina
Wow – the snow writer worked perfectly for giving these darling sheep some texture. amazing card. Thanks so much for joining us this time at the Creatalicious Challenge, Elizabeth (DT)
Thanks bunches Elizabeth! It was so fun to add the woolly texture to the sheep. 😀 lol thanks for your sweet comments and encouragement, hugs, Kristina
Great idea to add your flower to the ‘ram’, I wouldn’t have known the difference if you hadn’t mention it!
Fab use of the sketch, thanks for sharing at ATSM. 🙂
Awww thanks Julie! LOL Yes, there was a little sex change. hahaha tfstopping by and leaving a sweet comment! Hugs, Kristina
What fabulous texture and a great save with that flower too.
Thanks so much for playing along at ATSM this week, Anita x
Thanks so much Anita! LOL Yep, I love it when we can use mistakes to “stretch” ourselves, and I don’t think the ram minded the sex change. hehehe tfstopping by! Hugs, Kristina
What a cute card! Thanks for joining us at Creatalicious Challenges.
Mieko xx
Thank you so much Mieko! tfstopping by! hugs, Kristina
Gorgeous card! Thank you for joining our challenge at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends!
Tracy (DT)
Thank you so much Tracy! tfstopping by! hugs, Kristina
Adorable card thanxx for playing at lil patch this week
Sherry @ Lpocf DT
Thanks so much Sherry! TFStopping by! hugs, Kristina
Howdy! Love the texture of those cutie lambs – Dropping by to say Thank you so much for entering your art work into WAW this week Anything Goes Challenge – where you can upload 5 pieces each week – a total of 10 opportunities to win a prize! Happy Dance – it is a blessing to have you come by and join the challenge – may your day be filled with fun and laughter and leaving you with this message “The Lord is Good – All of the Time” Blessings, Gail WAW DT
Thanks so much Gail! I had so much fun with those little sheep and the snow writer texture. 🙂 tfstopping by, hugs, Kristina
This is SO stinking cute! Those adorable little sheep are just the sweetest. Thanks so much for sharing your sweet creations with us. I’m so grateful to have you play along, and I hope you will join us again soon. Have a blessed week!
karen
Word Art Wednesday
Thanks bunches Karen! Very kind of you to take the time to leave such a sweet and encouraging comment! Hugs, Kristina
A wonderful card!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our ” anything goes with optional animals as main focus” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…
Hugs,
Melanie
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
(DT Come and Get It)
(DT Crafty Friends)
Thanks bunches Melanie! tfstopping by! hugs, Kristina
A lovely card!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our ” anything goes with optional animals as main focus” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…
Hugs,
Melanie
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
(DT Come and Get It)
(DT Crafty Friends)