Cows Swinging for Love to Craft Challenge #86 for 1st of May, 2025

 

For challenge #86 for May/June 2025 of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog I made a card from the La-La Land Crafts Colour & Create Virtual Retreat in early February and we used stamps, dies and paper from La-La Land Crafts. 

Here is my card for this month:


For this card, everything was prepared for us and we just had to colour the images and then organise the card! :) This is Martha's design and all the products used on this card are mostly already released in the La-La Land Crafts Shop, so the products are:

• Cow's It Going Clear Stamp Set
• Countryside Paper Pack
• Wood Textures 1 Paper Pack
• Double Stitched Arches Die
• Three Clouds Die
• Film Strip Die, plus the "tape" included with the die - this is not released yet and is from the August 2024 KOTM
• Tree Branches Die
• Rounded Grass Patches Die

The three cows were stamped and we used the following Copics: 

• fur - E000, E00, E11, E13, E15, E17, E18, R21, white gel pen
• hooves - W1, W3, W5

Vintage photo and mowed lawn Distress Oxide ink were used for the grass patches/leaves and tree branches. Everything was put together following Martha's instructions.

I had a few problems with the foam tape behind the Countryside paper and had to pull it off the gold cardstock behind, causing a bit of a stretch and rip of the paper - so I have slightly moved the grass patches and clouds from what Martha suggested!

I totally forgot to take a photo of the cows after they were coloured.

This card is actually a swinging card! So there is a brad hidden behind the popped up Countryside paper at the top.

Here is a photo of the inside of the card with the cows swung upside down:

Here is a photo of the card flat, showing the inside:

Here is another photo of the completed card with the front swung to the right and then to the left:

There is inspiration from the rest of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog DT over on the Love to Craft Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog!

Have fun! This challenge will end on the 15th of June, 2025. Please check the Love to Craft Challenge Blog to find out the winners of Challenge #85.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Classic Design Challenge #04-2025 Apr/May - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Feminine

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #5-2025 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #77 - Anything Goes plus optional Paper Piecing

The Creative Crafters Challenge #87 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!