Speaking of New Year's Day, that is my mom's birthday. She grew up on a farm and one of her chores was to gather the eggs. It wasn't a job she always enjoyed, because sometimes the old "setting hens" would peck at her hand when she reached in. In spite of this, she has many fond memories of helping her dad on the farm, so when I found some country-themed stamps by Oxford Impressions, I just had to have them. I used stamps from the Farm Girl and Farm Boy sets.
The layout is courtesy of Sketch Challenge 466 on Splitcoaststampers. I combined patterned papers by My Mind's Eye and my stamped images, which were colored with pencils and distress inks. And yes, I hand-cut the little girl, her pail, the rooster AND the baby chicks. Talk about a challenge! But I think the final result was well worth the effort. (Helpful hint: Use a Xyron to apply adhesive to small, fussy-cut images with detailed edges.)
Thanks for popping in! Have a fabulous day.
Supplies:
Gray and kraft cardstock by Bazzill; very vanilla cardstock from Stampin' Up; patterned papers by My Mind's Eye; stamps from Oxford Impressions; Ranger Archival black ink; Prismacolor Premier pencils; odorless mineral spirits; antique lace and vintage photo distress ink; peat charcoal pencil; oval and lacy oval Nestabilities by Spellbinders; scalloped round punch by Martha Stewart; Xyron.
