Little Piggy Birthday Card

Hello! I hope you're having a wonderful day. Did you know Friday was National Pig Day? I watched a cute video of pet pigs and was inspired to make this Little Piggy Birthday Card. The pig image is from the This Little Piggy stamp set by Stampin' Up! and it was colored with Copic markers. A few extras were added to the image area and they include: party hat, balloon and present. These stamps are all from various Newton's Nook stamp sets. The patterned paper has been in my stash for awhile and it's from the Hello Summer paper pad by Lori Whitlock/Echo Park (2012). I tried to keep the colors gender neutral because I don't know who will end up with this card. The final touch was the birthday sentiment which combined a stamp from the This Little Piggy stamp set by masking the work Thanks and then stamping Happy Birthday from the retired Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!. That's it and I'm glad you stopped by.

Challenges entered:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: Anything with Critters
• Crafty Animals: Anything Goes with Animals
• Just Us Girls: Birthday
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes
• Seize the Birthday: Make Us Laugh

Choose Happy Card with Pig

Hello and happy Tuesday! Today is the start of an Anything Goes challenge at Tuesday Throwdown. After two years as part of the design team at Tuesday Throwdown this will be my last post as part of their team. It's been a lot of fun and it went by really quickly! Thank you for following along over the last couple of years and I hope to continue to see each of you around blogland.

Our sponsor this week is DRS Designs and I'm using their Leonard Pig Blowing Bubbles image. It's such a cute image and could be used for multiple different occasions. We would love for you to join the challenge this week! Click HERE for all the details and design team inspiration. You have until mid-day on Monday, August 21st to link your creation.

This Choose Happy Card with Pig was made almost completely while standing up. Last week I had an outpatient surgery and the plan was to finish my card before, but I totally procraftinated!!! There was some cleaning but mostly procrastination. My pain level after surgery has been more than I expected and sitting is challenging. So, I was able to sit to color the image at my computer desk but after that I stood while I made this card. Everything used was on my craft desk or at a level that I didn't have to bend over. Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see your creation in the gallery at Tuesday Throwdown.

Challenges entered:

• Dragonfly Dreams: Animals
• Crafty Friends: Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart: Anything Goes

Happy Pig Card

In case you didn't know... I grew up in the country. My grandfather lived next door and he raised cattle. Our neighbors down the road raised pigs and when the wind blew just right you could smell the pig farm from our house. In the spring when the babies were born we would would go visit the cute new piglets. When I first saw the new This Little Piggy stamp set by Stampin' Up! I knew it would be on my first order. I also love the new Petal Garden Designer Series Paper Stack. This Happy Pig Card was inspired by the Out in the Garden challenge at SU! Only. You probably won't find a pig in a city garden but in a country garden, you betcha.

First, I stamped the pig image onto watercolor paper using Staz On Jet Black ink. Then using Aqua Painters and Classic Stampin' Pads the image was watercolored. Colors include: Pool Party, Old Olive, Powder Pink (new in color), Sahara Sand and Calypso Coral. After the image panel dried it was matted to a slightly larger piece of Calypso Coral cardstock. The patterned paper is from the Petal Garden dsp and the pool party twine is new. The final touch was adding the bitty butterfly. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Happy Pig Card is entered into the following challenges:

• SU! Only: Out in the Garden
• Addicted to Stamps: Animals
• Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes
• Watercooler Wednesday: Feminine Anything Goes