Hogs & Sketches #6 - sort of...

I've been meaning to sit down and play the latest Hogs & Sketches Challenge all month, and last night I finally did it! Or so I thought... I used purple & red - check! I used dew drops (which I even colored turquoise with a Copic) - check! I used paper piecing... um... oops, I knew I was forgetting something!!! Darn it. Ah well, I tried - hopefully I'll follow all the rules next month...


I decided to play with Hambo's Silly Birds with Hats digital image for this card - these little birds just crack me up!! And they're even sillier when they're purple. The white scallop at the bottom is actually the bottom edge of the front of the card. Since red was a required color - and I had a red card sitting on my desk that only had "Happy Valentine's Day" stamped at the bottom - I decided to repurpose that card - lopped off the old sentiment and replaced it with the scallop border. I had a little bit of a tough time with the colors - all I could think was "don't make a red hat card don't make a red hat card..." My silly birds do in fact have red hats - but I don't think it looks too red hatty otherwise. :-) Thanks for stopping by today!

Hogs and Sketches!!

Did you know that Hambo Stamps has a new sketch challenge?! Well it's true!! It's hosted by their design team member (and resident coloring goddess!) Melissa, you can find it HERE. And guess what - it's MONTHLY! That means I have an entire MONTH to procrastinate on making my card, instead of just a measly short week! HA! I had hoped to play along sooner, but you know me (and Monica knows my ways too!). But never fear, I didn't wait until the absolute last minute so if you're just now hearing about it, there's still time to play! Cards need to be on their Mr. Linky site by midnight EST on September 29. They are drawing a winner from the participants for FREE STAMPS! (I like that they are doing a drawing rather than a beauty contest - everyone has an equal shot! Don't be shy about playing, ok??) You do need to use at least one Hambo image to play though - don't have any? Grab one of their free digis here. :-) I happen to have a few Hambos, so I used the super duper cute Rabbit's Foot stamp for my card. I have a friend who looks like this bunny right now! So this card will be going to her. If you think it's clever of me to add those "ouches" using my Karen Foster snap stamps, don't. That addition came about after an off-center mishap as I sent my already-colored image through my Cuttlebug in my Nestie die. Oops! Ok, off to add my card to Mr. Linky! Keep your fingers crossed for me, I really want to win - I don't have nearly enough Hambo Stamps! hee hee (You can never have too many!!) Thanks for stopping by today!

• Stamps: Rabbit's Foot and sentiment from Hambo Stamps, Karen Foster snap stamps ("ouch")
• Paper: SU Always Artichoke, GP white, Making Memories Poolside & Greenhouse DP
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers
• Accessories: Spellbinders dies, SU oval & slit punches, CTMH mini brads, grosgrain ribbon