NEW CHALLENGE AT 2 CRAFTY CRITTER CRAZIES -- SPONSORED BY SHEEPSKI DESIGNS -- APRIL 1, 2021

Hello friends!  Happy April Fool's Day! I'm back on the blog today because it's time for a new monthly challenge at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies!  WOOHOO!  This month's sponsor is SheepSki Designs.

The image I chose to use is called Elsa, and she is a beautiful fox.  Here is my card:

I don't really have any decent typical fox "colors" in my marker collection, so I thought I would color her up as a gray fox.  When I looked up images of the gray foxes, I was surprised to find they have quite a bit of brown and white in their fur also, so that is the direction I took.  I used cool grays rather than the warm ones, as I thought they matched the pictures better.  Clearly, I still need to work on adding furry texture, but she doesn't look half bad. 

 I found the leafy patterned paper in a 12x12 K & Company paper pad called Wild Saffron that I picked up for $1.97 at my local Goodwill.  Can't beat that!  I used Spellbinders Card Creator sets A and B to make the thin frame, and to cut the main panel.   A Spellbinders Classic circle die was used to cut out Elsa.  I found the stark white of the Accent Opaque cardstock to be a bit glaring on top of the more natural-looking kraft card base and the leafy paper, so I used Frayed Burlap Oxide ink to soften the edges a bit.  That made me much happier! 

 I struggled for a time to figure out what sentiment to use, but then I remembered this Awesome die set from Neat and Tangled.  I cut the shadow layer from vellum, and the word from black 3 times.  Gluing those layers together was cause for some cussing on my part, and hubby thought I was losing it!  LOL  Anyway, the "you are" comes from the Honey Bee Happiness stamp set, and was heat embossed in white on black.  Here's a closer look...you may want to squint your eyes a bit...

--CHALLENGES--

CHN Patterned Paper:  ATG using patterned paper

Love to Craft #57:  ATG (1/5)

Mix it Up #48:  ATG (1/5)

Besties International:  ATG (1/3)

Moving Along With The Times #29:  Animals/Birds (1/3)

Colour It, Create It, Show It Off:  ATG with coloring (1/3)

613 Avenue Create:  ATG 

Crafty Animals #49:  ATG with animals

Classic Design #4:  ATG

Digi Doodle Studios #37:  Animal

The Paper Funday #27:  ATG w/optional twist -  Use green (2/4)

SheepSki Designs #49:  Animal Magic

Gem of a Challenge #7:  ATG (2/2)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #154:  ATG (2/3)

Word Art Wednesday #485 - #486:  ATG (2/5)

Double Trouble #80:  Something, Anything, Everything w/ optional twist - coloring (alcohol markers)

Aud Sentiments #271:  Animals + sentiment (2/5)

Through the Craft Room Door:  ATG 

Inkspirational #235:  Fur/Feathers

Cute Card Thursday #680:  ATG

Simon Says Wednesday:  ATG (2/5)

Digi Choosday #13:  ATG (2/2)

Penny's Paper Crafty #493:  ATG (2/3)

Crafting Happiness #90:  ATG 

I truly appreciate you stopping by my blog today.  I hope that you make it through today without too many jokes being pulled on you! 😆 Until next time my friends,

Stay Healthy, Take Care, and God Bless!

~Marie~