Bear-ly Old

      Today we begin our latest challenge at FarmQuest and our theme is "Things Found in a Forest."   I interpreted that very broadly and decided to find an animal that would inhabit the forest instead of just trees or plants.  This image of a bear is pencil sketched clip art.  I wish I knew the name of the artist but it came from a book of clip art coloring pages available online and there is no company or artist names on any of them.

     Although it may be difficult to see in the photo, after I printed the image I used a very pale, blue wash of watercolor paint over the entire image, then darkened the sketch using blue colored pencils and gamsol.  

     I cut the finished image with a Tonic Studios die, then printed the 2-part sentiment and cut those with dies from Avery Elle.  Everything was mounted onto a dark blue card front which I had embossed using my 'Linen' EF.  I made this as a birthday card for one of my grandsons who celebrated just a week ago.

      Challenges:

Addicted to CAS

Can You Handle ...?

Crafty Calendar

Lil Patch of ...

Paper Funday

Penny's P-C

Polkadoodles

WordArt Weds

     It would be wonderful if you'd come and play in our challenge.  Think of a forest, choose something you might find there, let it inspire your creativity, and enter it into our challenge.  We can't wait to see what you create!  

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Beauty in the Desert

      There's a new theme for the new challenge at FarmQuest which starts today and the theme is "Things in a Desert or Dry Country."  For my DT card, I used a clip art image, printed in the lightest grayscale, and then colored with water color paints, Sanjoki markers, and white gel for the highlights.

     I used a Tonic Studios die to cut the image and a QuicKutz die to cut the white frame.  The pumpkin colored background is cardstock from Recollections.  The sentiment was stamped with a stamp from Cardz TV.   I was so in love with how the image turned out, I left the card very CAS with no embellishment whatsoever.

     Challenges:

Addicted to CAS

CAS on Friday

Crafty Calendar

Creative Fingers

Di's Digi Designs

Gem of a Challenge

I Love Markers

My Time to Craft

Outlawz Friday (summer)

Simply CAS

    Hope to see you playing along in our challenge these next two weeks.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Flower Puppy

      This is my last DT card for Crafty Catz and I've enjoyed my time with that team more than I can express!  We have a new challenge starting today, and our theme is always "Anything Goes" but we also offer an OPTIONAL theme if you choose to use it.  The option this fortnight is "Make It Cute."  We are sponsored by Last Minute Manda and I chose to use one of their oh, so cute "Flower Puppies."

     I colored the image with Sanjoki markers and the highlights were done with a white gel pen.  It was cut with one of my oldest dies from QuicKutz.  I printed the sentiment and cut it with a die from Avery Elle.  The background was made using 2 scraps of CS, each of which I embossed with my "Linen" EF.  I inked the edges of the image and layered it onto the background.  Quick and very CAS.

Colors came from the challenge at My Favorite Things.

     Challenges:

Creative Inspiration

Digi Choosday

Dream Valley

I Love Markers

Outlawz Monday

Pammie's IP

Simon Says Stamp

Star Stampz

Word Art Weds

     That's all for today.  Please think about playing in our challenge.  We get so inspired by what you create and we love visiting your blogs.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

One Good Scratch ...

      Welcome to my DT post for the newest challenge at FarmQuest General Store.  We are sponsored by QKR Stampede and the prize will be the three QKR Stampede images used by the DT this month.  The challenge runs until August 5, 2024 and our theme is "Anything Country Goes."  Your project must have a country element and not be filled with cityscapes, malls, or other strictly city life scenarios.  We want to see "country!"

      You can't get much more country than a sheep dog on the ranch.  This image is called "Happy Dog" and I think he's so adorable.  I know he's scratching off a well-earned flea which joined him on a trek through the meadow, guarding the sheep.  lol  I colored him with Sanjoki markers, cut the image with a large QuicKutz die, and inked the edges with an ink pad.  The plaid paper came from DCWV.  Sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die, and again, the edges were inked with a black ink pad.

     I wanted a simple, masculine card to put in my stash of birthday cards.

     Challenges:

Alphabet

CRAFT-alnica

Crafts Galore Encore

Creative Fingers

Creative Inspiration

Pattie's Creationsnull

Polkadoodles

     

     That's all I have for today.  Come play along in our challenge.  Do anything with a 'country' feel, enter it into our challenge, and cross your fingers that you're the winner.  :-D

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Christmas Manger

      It's the 7th of July and time to begin another challenge at FarmQuest Country Christmas where out themes are always "Anything Country Christmas" goes.  Show us outside country decorations, scenes, or critters like these from Suzy's Zoo.

     I stamped the image, then colored it with water color paints.  The sentiment is part of the Suzy's Zoo set, stamped using a light coffee brown inkpad.  I cut it with an old QuicKutz die, and inked the edges with a marker.   The plaid paper came from a stack by Recollections, I think.  It was a scrap in the Christmas basket and I thought it made a perfect "country" element.

     Challenges:

Crafty Calendar

Di's Digi Designsnull

Dragonfly Dreams

Gem of a Challenge

MFT Christmas

Outlawz Friday

     Don't forget to also check out my second post of the day for FarmQuest General Store which is a sponsored challenge and you could win the images used by the DT which came from QKR Stampede, the sponsor.

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Christmas Bear

      I'm still posting Christmas cards which I'm making to get ahead of the late fall rush.  I'll get a few done this month with all the Christmas in July encouragement and that will make me very happy when late November and Thanksgiving hit because the holiday season just gets so rushed right about then.

     The image is from QKR Stampede (one of my favorite of all stamp companies) and it's called "Angel Bear."  I used my Sanjoki markers to color the image, then cut it with a die from Spellbinders.  The sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die.  The background was made using a scrap of DCWV dp.  Pretty simple, no embellishments because I thought the dp was eye-catching enough.

     Challenges:

12 Months...Christmas

A Perfect Time ...

Carlin's Cardnull ...

Crafts Galore Encore

Kerst Christmas

Mirtillamente

     That's it for today but I may have another post later this week.  Happy July!!

  

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie