Happy Sunday, y'all! It's my turn to host the challenge at The Paper Players and I hope you enjoy this week's theme:
Lots of animals are born at this time of year, so I thought it was seasonally appropriate and also might be fun for everyone. One of the great things about the Internet and social media is that places like zoos can share their baby animals in videos and pictures and people everywhere can see just how cute baby leopards are. I went a bit more domestic animal with my card, and here it is:
I was totally horse crazy as a child, and since I only very rarely got to actually interact with horses in person despite growing up in Texas, I read everything I could get my hands on--I still have my childhood copies of several Marguerite Henry books (Misty of Chincoteague) and the entire run of Walter Farley's The Black Stallion series. One of my favorite things to do on Facebook is watch videos by Katie Van Slyke, who raises quarter horses and also breeds miniature horses, goats, donkeys, and cows--I didn't even know prior to following her that donkeys and cows came in miniature versions! And also, baby mini cows are possibly the cutest thing ever, unless it's baby miniature horses. So adorable.
Anyway, I looked through all my horse stamps and just had to use this mama and baby pair from the very old stamp set called Bareback. I kinda watercolored the horses to match a real-life mama and baby (Annie and Gunner, he's like 10 days old now) and kept the background very soft and dreamy, with a wide border of white space around it and a simple torn edge because this is a CAS challenge.
Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:
The Paper Players Design Team
And then upload your card at the Paper Players blog! Keep in mind a few simple rules:
1. Create a new paper project
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission
3. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL
4. Have fun!
Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Bareback, Notes of Nature
Ink: Versamark, Early Espresso, Copper Clay, Soft Succulent, Boho Blue
Paper: Copper Clay, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Clear EP
6 comments:
What a sweet card, Christy! It takes me back to my childhood on the farm. Nothing was more fun than foaling time. Baby horses are so adorable. Thank you for the great challenge!
Such a lovely image, I can see why it was in your repertoire! My sister was the horse-crazy one in our family, I was content to stay inside and read my Nancy Drew books, LOL! Great challenge this week, I loved it!
Your card is so beautiful, Christy! I love how you matched your watercoloring to the card base (what a gorgeous copper color). Ditto about being horse crazy as a kid and now as an adult...I rode whenever I had a chance when I was young (helped to have a best friend with a horse) but now I'm satisfied to watch FB reels of those glorious creatures. Thanks for a fun challenge!
Oh I do love a good baby animal live feed: they are so addictive! Cutest baby animals ever were the first sighting of a family of lion cubs in Kenya when I was there the year before last - they were just a few days old and beyond cute! Your horses are just lovely and watercoloured to perfection - love the torn edge detail too. I'm not really into horses, although must confess that the TV show 'Yellowstone' had me hooked on the whole Montana/horse/cowboy way of life for some time!!
Christy, what a fabulous image. Your little foal reminds me of my horse and the wonderful memories of spending all day riding through the fields, thank you for that memory! I love the gentle coloring and the distressed edge is a perfect representation of the grasses in a field.
hugs
jaydee
Christy, this was a fabulous theme! There is nothing I like better than a beautiful horse. This Mama and her foal. I had a pony as a child. Fond memories. The watercoloring and the torn edge are perfect! Have a wonderful weekend, My Friend!
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