Ms Scarecrow with Squirrels

The delightful fall image for our September Progressive Freebie over at The Outlawz comes from Mary of CreatefulHeartsCards , Ms. Scarecrow with Squirrels. 

I printed the image out on Neenah Desert Storm 100 lb. cardstock and colored using Polychromos colored pencils. I added some white gel pen for the buttons and dots, then cut out with the Die-namics Wonky Stitched Rectangles. The card base is also the Neenah cardstock. The white layered piece was wrapped with a loose weave burlap and a rough string was tied. Finally, I added a burlap butterfly that I had in my stash.

Loving this image, and curious about what Copics would do on this paper, I did a second one.

The background is done with Distress Oxides. Which do you prefer?

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Congratulations, With a Sweet Hummingbird, Card

The April Progressive Challenge over at The Outlaws has a beautiful image called Hummingbird-n- Morning Glory Flowers by Mary Smith from Create-ful Heart Cards. I love hummingbirds and have a feeder right outside of my kitchen window where I can watch them in all their glory. My coloring doesn't do these gorgeous birds justice, but I loved coloring this all the same.

I used some Tim Holtz burlap for the background of this card. The die cuts come from Gina Marie Dies, the heart was made with Waffle Flower's Rosette Hearts die. The tiny flower is from a Stampin 'up stamp and cut with a matching punch. A bit of Wink of Stella, gold gel pen, white embossed sentiment (Stampabilities), some ribbon and a pearl complete the card.

Createful Heart Digis

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