Saturday, April 12, 2008

A Cute Card and a Goodbye~

I think I am starting to get caught up, last night I finished the Cute Card Thursday Challenge and almost finished one other! This weeks Cute Card Thursday Challenge was "Things with Wings". So as long as it has wings and is cute... well this might be a stretch, but I haven't used this stamp in a long long time, so I used it! The chicken has wings... and the three little mice are cute right? I had to point them out to hubby, he nearly missed them under this plump chick! I love the country feel of this stamp, and I always end up doing it with Daisy D's pattern paper, it just feels so right. I did add all of the stitching to the paper to give it more of a quilt feel. I used some scrap ribbons and layered the image on two colors of card stock then pop dotted it off the card some. I was trying to come up with what sentiment to use and then just happen to come across this twill ribbon piece, well it was perfect! The image is colored in with my copic markers and did some highlighting with the spica glitter pens. I am happy with it, and this week that is an accomplishment in its self!



I had to say goodbye to two of my babies last night, these were the first to ever leave me. It was hard, but to hubby's surprise I didn't cry. Julio and Cortez have new owners and I know they will be happy... after all they will live in a 6 acre pen, with trees and lots of grass. And more importantly they will have each other! These brothers are gonna be great friends and play mates for a long time. I am gonna miss them terribly, but they will be happy and I keep telling myself it is all part of the business... right?



Card Info:
Stamps: House Mouse
Paper: Bazzil, Daisy D's
Accessories: Copic Markers, Spica Glitter Pens, Ribbon, Pop Dots, Twill printed Ribbon, brads

14 comments:

Sandy said...

Wow fabulous card. Gorgeous.

Suzanne said...

Oh this is certainly very cute and I love the country feel. I am sure yours boys will be very happy in their new home and well done it makes me want to cry!!! Sue :o)

tillymint said...

Beautiful card! I love the colours in the background paper, the card looks very cosy and homely. The stamped image is just wonderful, love the mice!

Deb said...

fantastic card, it took me a while to spot the mice too! love the patchwork effect background

thank you for joining in the CCT challenge

Nixe-Moni said...

This is wonderful. Love all the papers. Great work.

Andrea, said...

Lovely card, that is such a fabulous stamp, love those little mice.
Thanks for joining in the CCT challenge.

Jilli said...

Beautiful card, love the stamp and the papers. Your very brave not to cry, I think i'd have been a wreck!

BethW said...

I so know how yu are feeling. I gave away the last 3 of my papered puppies must to make sure they ended up in good homes. But I cried for days over the last one. I'd had her the longest-oops tearing up again. God bless you always for your loving heart.

Bastelkueken`s Kreative Welt aus Alsdorf said...

wow... fab and wonderful

tracie said...

beautiful card, I love the backing paper :-)x
:-( I would certainly have cried

Lizette said...

I would have bawled like a baby !
Great card BTW !

Anonymous said...

Oh I love this card....I love that fat old chicken!! You are one strong lady I would have cried like a baby when Julio and Cortez left....

Ila said...

I love this chicken and the fabulous papers you've surrounded her with.....and the sentiment is perfect!!

Jacqueline van der Sar - Crejakaarten said...

Just GREAT!! Very original.