baby, it's cold outside + Seasons Givings Blog Hop Winners!

post 1 of 2 for today...click HERE for the Reverse Confetti January Release Day Two.

My super awesome friend, Kimberly, gifted me this adorable Lawn Fawn Winter Alpaca set.  She's the sweetest, because she knows that Alpaca's run in my family...LOL...check it out HERE.

I was smitten with the way Chari Moss colored her alpaca HERE.  I tried to duplicate that look.  She used coloring pencils but I masked off his face and scarf and used Tea Dye Distress ink and a mini round ink blending tool.  Just enough color so that he pops off of the oval panel (p.s. having him on foam tape helps too!).

So, I'm on a mission to use up the bazillion paper collections I own.  Sadly, I'm not exaggerating about the quantity.  This card is a petite greeting at 3.5 x 5.0 inches.  

I was thoroughly inspired by the Muse challenge:

Now how fun is Michele's card?  If you didn't know, I'm a popcorn-a-holic♡

aha, do you see the inspiration:

black, white + red✔︎

black + white panel✔︎

oval focal point✔︎

clean + crisp design✔︎

Thanks to Michele for the awesome inspiration!

Super happy to be also able to link up to the Lawnscaping Challenge:

baby, it's cold outside

cardstock:  recollections/110/white

paper:  basic grey highline

stamps:  lawn fawn winter alpaca

ink:  memento tuxedo, copics, tea dye distress ink

other:  lawn fawn winter alpaca lawn cuts, mft stitched ovals

Thank to everyone that stopped by for the Seasons Givings Blog Hop!  I really appreciate your time and sweet comments!  I used random.org to draw for the winners:

US Friends

#22:  Bev

#50:  Shelly

#97:  Michele George

International Friend

#10:  Angeline Choo