Here we are in the middle of July, the anticipated temp today in Mid-Michigan will be a record high 99 degrees, and I am making WINTER cards for Operation Write Home! At first I found this really odd but once I started rolling with it I was suprised that it really did help to take my mind off the July heat and thinking about cooler temps and snow showers (not such a bad thought today but very discouraging in January and February I must say!)
My card today was inspired by a combination of OWH Sketch #124 (see below) and one of the July new releases from Doodle Pantry called Snowball Ants. I must admit that I am not a computer geru by any stretch of the imagination but I did find it very easy to manipulate the .pgn files (with Microsoft Word) in this adorable set to come up with my own unique focal image.
Thanks for stopping by! Your comments are appreciated!
Challenges:
Totally Stampalicious - Christmas in July
There She Goes - Christmas in July
Ruby's Rainbow - Cute Animals
Crafters Cafe Blog Challenge - Christmas in July - Non-traditional colors
My card today was inspired by a combination of OWH Sketch #124 (see below) and one of the July new releases from Doodle Pantry called Snowball Ants. I must admit that I am not a computer geru by any stretch of the imagination but I did find it very easy to manipulate the .pgn files (with Microsoft Word) in this adorable set to come up with my own unique focal image.
The ants and the shading around the snowballs were precolored digitally by the creator (Laurie Wilson) but the blue sponging around the edges was added by me. The snowflake embossing was done with a Cuttlebug folder. I did pop the focal image with dimensional tape but it is difficult to see in this photo.
Here is the OWH Sketch #124 I used:
Thanks for stopping by! Your comments are appreciated!
Challenges:
Totally Stampalicious - Christmas in July
There She Goes - Christmas in July
Ruby's Rainbow - Cute Animals
Crafters Cafe Blog Challenge - Christmas in July - Non-traditional colors
Lisa this great! Each element compliments the next. I really like the yellow accents and you did a great job on the sponging. I'm not too good at sponging just yet but this inspires me to keep trying. TFS!
ReplyDeletewhat a cool fun card! awesome and very clever!
ReplyDeletethanks so much for playing along with us at Ruby’s Rainbow Challenges!
hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo
Really Cute card! Thanks for playing along at Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog!
ReplyDeleteHugz,
Chana
The blue sponging really makes this card - love it!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful fun winter card Lisa, love the ants and your fab take on the sketch!
ReplyDeleteSuper adorable Lisa!!! Love those adorable ants and all the antics they get into!!! Great sketch too.
ReplyDeleteLinda
Cute card! I love these ants!
ReplyDeleteGreat take on the sketch! Wonderful coloring for the ant scene! I just love those guys! TFS!
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa,
ReplyDeleteOh My goodness 99 degrees!!! I would just melt LOL...not used to those kind of temps. Oh this is just Absolutely Gorgeous!!! Love those cute little ants lol, the dp and the embossed panel, the colour scheme is just perfect. Love the layout. Coloured perfectly. Thanks for joining us at Ruby's Rainbow and Good Luck. Hope to see you joining us again.
Hugs Jacqui xxx