Happy Father's Day Dad! On the Farm!!!

I made this card for my Dad. I used a retired Stampin Up set name On the Farm.
My Dad lives out of town and has nicknamed his homestead "The Ranch". I thought this best fits his lifestyle!

I again fashioned this scene after Michelle B's technique of piecing a scene. I just love this effect!

Each element is stamped, colored and mounted individually. The only thing that bugs me about this set is that is not proportional...look how big that hog is compared to the farmer...LOL I would hate to get in that piggy's pathway!

I punched the ground and fence and added this on to the sponged sky. I then used my nesties to cut out my squares (which really simplifies this process). I mounted the two squares on some red and added them back into the "scene".

I used the SU! retired cloud template for sponging the sky.

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Stamps: On The Farm (retired SU!), Sentiment from H & M Stamps

Cardstock: DP from SU! scrapbook kit, Real Red, Neenah white

Ink: Tuxedo black, copics

Misc: Martha Stewart halloween fence punch, nesties, dimensionals, SU cloud and sponge

From Courtney's Closet Challenge #36-Parisian Breeze

Mommy's Little Helper

Early! Can you believe this Libby? Here is this week's creation for From Courtney's Closet Challenge. I took my inspiration from the colors in Courtney's cute little shirt (and of course all of the dots too). I am just a polka dot girl!

I also am using the sketch challenge from Verve Stamps Viva La Verve April Week 1 on SCS.
You can find the challenge HERE. The challenge was to use only a sentiment stamp in this sketch.

If you have not tried the Stampin Up Speciality DP, you are really missing out...! It has such wonderful texture and is double sided too. This is my monthly all SU! card. I try to make at least one card that is all SU products to post on a Yahoo group I belong to...so here we go...two days before the end of the month...nothing like waiting till the last minute. I work well under pressure LOL! (or at least I work).

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Stamps: Celebration set Echoes of Kindness from SU!

Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Parisian Breeze Speciality DP, Choc Chip

Ink: Choc Chip

Misc; EK Success punch(goodness I should have used my SU! scallop punch), circle nesties, choc chip ribbon