Wild Animals at Make My Monday

Wild Animals is the theme of the new challenge #238 over at Make My Monday, and we hope you'll visit to play along with us   When I first saw this challenge theme, I really didn't know what I would create.  As I started looking through my stamps and dies for some wild animals, I realized I didn't have many.  I ended up having to create my own. What Wild Animals do you have hiding in your craft room?  I can't wait to see.  And if you don't own any, you can draw them like I did.

I started my card with black cardstock that I layered with a piece of giraffe patterned paper.  I cut the background frame using a Taylored Expressions Frame in Frame 2 Scallop Dies.  I hand drew the black lines around the edge, much the same way that I drew the faces and touches onto the animals.  The sentiment is from Paper Sweeties and was placed on a Fishtail Banner Die.

The elephant is from the Sketched Elephants Clear Stamp Set found at Whimsy Stamps.  The chicken is from the What's Up Chickie Stamp Set found at Paper Sweeties.  The giraffe, lion and hippo were just images that I drew by hand onto white cardstock, colored with my Copics, and hand cut.  The sweet Yellow Gold Gingham Ribbon I used is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I really hope you'll pop over to Make My Monday to join us.  Let your creativity "run wild".....get it?  LOL  It's a really fun theme that you'll enjoy creating a card for, and we're really looking forward to seeing what you will come up with to share in this challenge.  See you out there in blogland, everyone.

I'm sharing my fun animal card here:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says "Anything Goes"

As You Like It Challenge - Favorite Critter and Why - I love animals in general.  My favorite, or at least one of them, is the elephant.  The reason why is because it reminds me of my childhood and going to the Ringling Brother Barnum & Baley Circus.  I love the elephants and how inteligent they are.

Blessings,

Karen