Today we are driving a couple of hours southeast
of here to pick up a couple of cows that Alan bought a few weeks ago.
One is just a baby, recently weened from her mama. She's red and will make a perfect "companion" for our little bull, Ribeye.
The other cow we're picking up is a little brown cow who's already got a bun in her oven. (Do you think that saying applies to cows, too?) We're excited to have them join our barnyard family. Stay tuned for photos!
Now for crafty chatter! Today's Blogger's Challenge Friday theme is Inspired By. We're supposed to choose something like a rug, sweater, color pattern, etc. to inspire our project.
I have been drooling over the holiday Pottery Barn catalog, and the color combination of cranberry, white and olive green really jump out at me as being very fresh and seasonal. So I chose the colors in this Pottery Barn photo as my inspiration for this card. It was pretty easy to find paper to use. My 6x6 tablet of Figgy Pudding paper by Basic Grey has been on the top of my paper stack all week! It's filled with rich reds and greens and browns, just perfect for this week's inspiration project!
The snowman stamp on this card is one of my own Whipper Snapper images, Pudgy. He's stamped on shimmery white paper and colored with Copic markers.
Thursday's challenge at SplitCoast was to use stitching on our card, so I incorporated that challenge into this project. In fact, I think I went a little wild with the sewing machine. Every layer has at least two rows of stitching, in either straight stitch, zig zag, or a combination of the two. Even the sentiment tag (stamp by A Muse) got stitched! What could be better than a pudgy snowman for holiday greetings!
Hope your Thanksgiving was grand! We got fat on yummy turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and other holiday fixings. Yum!
I just love this snowman and all the detail on your card.
Posted by: Kim | August 06, 2008 at 02:08 AM
Yipppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Baby cow pics are coming!! Cow pics are coming!! I just love it when you photo your critters, Anna!
Your snowman stamp is just a delight! What a cutie Pudgy!! Adorable indeed!
Posted by: Tex | November 25, 2007 at 08:12 PM
I love that catalog....the colors are awesome. I think the table scape is so pretty where it is just a few silvery trees, a few ornaments---bright red curtains & chair pads. So simple yet awesome. Pudgy is too cute on that paper!
Posted by: Sherri | November 25, 2007 at 04:04 PM
That snowman is just the cutest! Great card coloring as usual.
Posted by: Mary Jo Price-Williams | November 25, 2007 at 08:46 AM
Great card Anna! I love those colors for Christmas. They are so classic looking.
Posted by: Stefanie (ssummerer) | November 25, 2007 at 06:52 AM
Wow....that paper looks great with the ribbon and the snowman too cute. Great job in coloring. The brown card above it is amazing too! You are so talented. Happy to share in your amazing gifts.
Tammy
Posted by: Tammy -SCS-Feathers&ink | November 24, 2007 at 09:18 PM
What a CUTE snowman...love the stitching and paper, too! Great job with the challenge!
Posted by: Connie | November 24, 2007 at 06:58 PM
Great card Anna - love the stitching!
Posted by: Lisa Somerville | November 24, 2007 at 11:48 AM
Pudgy is sooooooo cute! Congrats on your new babies!!!
Posted by: Bev Hammack | November 24, 2007 at 09:20 AM
too cute - love this paper too!! love the tag too!!
Posted by: Karen (stampin3) | November 24, 2007 at 09:18 AM
Fabulously Fun! Great background paper (I have that too) and wonderful snowman image. Your cards always make me smile.
Posted by: Ida | November 24, 2007 at 07:57 AM
Love it!!!
Posted by: Amy | November 24, 2007 at 12:13 AM
Love it Anna! That snowman is so cute, and those papers are gorgeous!
Posted by: toni | November 23, 2007 at 09:12 PM
This is so beautiful Anna! I just discovered your blog and I am amazed at everything you do! You are a very talented lady!
Thanks for sharing.
Louise C.
Posted by: Louise Charlton | November 23, 2007 at 06:07 PM
Adorable card Anna!! You must have been sending telepathic messages this week. My CC is also inspired by Pottery Barn!
Posted by: Vicki | November 23, 2007 at 05:42 PM
This is just to wonderful for words!! Wow!! The stitching around your snowman is such a great addition!
Posted by: Taylor | November 23, 2007 at 05:31 PM
Beautiful inspiration piece! I have that catalog and will have to pull it out for some more inspiration for me!
Posted by: Lisa B | November 23, 2007 at 03:58 PM
I LOVE that background paper. So festive.
Posted by: Melanie | November 23, 2007 at 02:24 PM
Beautiful and fun! I love how you combined the different patterns of that Figgy Pudding paper here.
Posted by: Lori | November 23, 2007 at 10:31 AM
Oh Anna, I love little Pudgy! He looks great with that Figgy Pudding paper. I think I'll try my hand at duplicating yours - HA!
Posted by: Viv (VivLyn) | November 23, 2007 at 09:58 AM
Oh how cute this is! You are KILLING me with that paper!!!
Posted by: Lauren (mytime) | November 23, 2007 at 08:34 AM
That little snowman is just toooooo CUTE. And the background paper looks perfect with him! Love the sewing on it too ;-)
Posted by: claudia | November 23, 2007 at 05:30 AM
just some info- your baby is called a "yearling or a calf" and your heifer is called a "first calf heifer" since it is her first calf ever.
We .raised over 300 head beef cattle in my previous life. Just thought I would share the "lingo" with everyone!
hugs Gwen
Posted by: Gwen Mangelson | November 23, 2007 at 04:48 AM
Your card is BEAUTIFUL Anna! I love those papers! I can't wait to see pictures of your new additions.
~Lynda
Posted by: Lynda Benden | November 23, 2007 at 04:19 AM
This is so very adorable. Pudgy is the cutest snowman and he looks fabulous on this card. It's so very colorful and a wonderfully creative design layout. Awesome job as usual!
Posted by: Lynn Mercurio | November 23, 2007 at 03:28 AM
OMG, Ms. Anna! This is so so so beautiful! I love everything you make! I know you probably hear this all the time...but you are SO TALENTED! Keep up the wonderful work! I think we all agree...we love it! :) Hugs to you! Ash~
www.ashleyscreativecorner.blogspot.com
Posted by: Ashley Bowen | November 23, 2007 at 02:58 AM
Anna, We have a new Pottery Barn store in our local mall and I got to walk through there last weekend. Oh my! All their stuff is to drool for. Pudgy never looked better than on that Figgy paper.
Posted by: Kittie747 Kittie Caracciolo | November 23, 2007 at 02:42 AM