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Colorado Craft Company ‘Our Furry Friends’ Anita Jeram Release (+GIVEAWAYS!)

9 Jun

Good morning!  I’m excited to be hopping along to share the newest Anita Jeram release from Colorado Craft Company: Our Furry Friends! (You knew I’d be excited about that one…) For a chance to win the entire release make sure you shop through my affiliate link!

Both of these cute dogs could easily be my Gambit with their ball playing and bowl staring but I decided to color them up as my second favorite dog breed: golden retrievers!  I stamped the dogs and accessories from Play Ball and Stay Pawsitive and the cute grey kitty from Treat Yourself with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder.  I colored them with copic markers and then die-cut them with the coordinating dies.  I used E30s for the dogs, toner greys for the kitty, G0s for the grass, and R30s for the bowl, ball, and flower!

To complete my cards I stamped grass from Greener Grass and the sentiment from Play Ball onto one A2 panel and masked it off.  Then I blended tumbled glass distress oxide ink to create my sky.  I colored the grass and then added the rest of the images with a mix of regular adhesive and foam mounting tape!  For the second card I used a post-it note to mask off an A2 card panel and blended lost shadow distress oxide ink for the ground and prize ribbon distress oxide ink for the background. I adhered the ball, bone, and pup with foam mounting tape and then added a sentiment trimmed down to a black label to finish the card!

I had so much fun coloring these cute pets and I can’t wait to see how everyone colors them to resemble their favorite furry friends!

Colorado Craft Company is giving away the full release bundle to one lucky winner who shops through the affiliate links of one of the designers on the hop!  In order to win you must make a purchase using affiliate links.  As always, I’m an honored and grateful if you choose to shop with my link.  If you’d like to use my link, please click HERE to shop the new release!  Thank you!

To celebrate the release each designer is also giving away a stamp set from the Furry Friends release! To enter, leave a comment here and/or on my corresponding instagram post for a chance to win!  And don’t forget to hop along and check out the projects from all the guest designers for even more chances to win!

  • Adrienne Kennedy CCC
  • Amy Tsuruta
  • Amy Young
  • Daniel West
  • Emily Midgett
  • Jenn Shurkus
  • Jennifer Kotas
  • Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
  • Kassi Hulet
  • Kelly Griglione
  • Kelly Taylor
  • Nancy Sheads
  • Sandy Allnock

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  • Adam Karle
  • Jenn Gross
  • Joe Sysavath
  • Laura Inguz
  • Mansi Bhatia

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Comments

  1. Christine Eck says

    June 9, 2023 at 10:31 pm

    ADORABLE!!! Absolutely adorable!!

    Reply
  2. momentsofcrafting says

    June 9, 2023 at 10:37 pm

    Your cards are so sweet! I love the way youve brought these furry friends to life. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  3. Heather Reese says

    June 10, 2023 at 1:57 am

    Very nice cards.

    Reply
  4. Lauryne Cunningham says

    June 10, 2023 at 7:39 am

    Love these! Beautiful coloring!

    Reply
  5. Karen Parker says

    June 10, 2023 at 8:42 am

    Love your soft background blending, it really highlights these great stamps.

    Reply
  6. Ann Ito says

    June 10, 2023 at 9:36 am

    Adorable cards! Love this new release!

    Reply
  7. Allison Cope says

    June 10, 2023 at 11:27 am

    Awww…. two super furr-tastic cards Jessica! Your card coloring and design is wonderful!

    Reply
  8. Carol E. Wortman says

    June 10, 2023 at 11:49 am

    Such sweet images. Subtle backgrounds are very different for you and they are precious behind these cuties.

    Reply
  9. Dee Earnshaw says

    June 10, 2023 at 4:58 pm

    love your cards – so sweet

    Reply
  10. Sue D says

    June 10, 2023 at 10:09 pm

    I like the coloring on your cute cards.

    Reply
  11. sjkissell says

    June 11, 2023 at 1:44 am

    Your cards are just beautiful!

    Reply
  12. Jean Marmo says

    June 11, 2023 at 8:18 am

    So very cute!

    Reply
  13. cmayne says

    June 11, 2023 at 11:43 am

    Your amazing colouring breathes sweet life into these adorable images! A duo of smile-making delights! Team Dog for me!
    hugs~carol

    Reply
  14. FRANNIE R says

    June 11, 2023 at 12:39 pm

    This Anita Jeram release is so fun! Your cards are absolutely charming.

    Reply
  15. Rebecca says

    June 11, 2023 at 2:56 pm

    So much fun and even more creativity! Appreciate you sharing your talents’n

    Reply
  16. Janice Hixon says

    June 11, 2023 at 3:14 pm

    I love how the characters are the stars of the show in your cards. The simple, blended backgrounds don’t compete with the animals and let them shine! Isn’t that the point?

    Reply
  17. Debbie Mason says

    June 11, 2023 at 3:43 pm

    Super cute card designs. I like how you incorporated the grass from the previous release. LOVE!!!

    Reply
  18. dixie in montana says

    June 11, 2023 at 7:00 pm

    Another great release from Anita Jeram and you did her proud with your inspiring cards…you have those dogs down pat! I love the way you colored them so lifelike and your backgrounds stay understated to keep your focus on those cute critters!

    Reply
  19. Dorothy Ayotte says

    June 11, 2023 at 7:07 pm

    Great cards! I love the playful pup and the coloring is great. I like the items you colored red- they really stand out.

    Reply
  20. Bo Gilmore says

    June 11, 2023 at 10:49 pm

    Hi Jessica. Your Golden Retriever cards are too cute. They are a tribute to Team Dog and Team Cat. The best of both worlds. I love how the brave kitty is not scared of the pup having fun bouncing around her. She just sits there smiling. Your Golden is probably just like this sweet pup waiting on his kibbles.

    Reply
  21. Anne Sturgeon says

    June 12, 2023 at 9:28 am

    Anyone who has kids knows that having patience is a SUPER power. Loving this release. The dog watching his bowl is too adorable!

    Reply
  22. Carmela Hubler says

    June 12, 2023 at 11:52 am

    Such cute stamps and very pretty cards!

    Reply
  23. Margery C says

    June 12, 2023 at 5:47 pm

    Super cute cards. I definitely want to get these Anita Jeram stamps

    Reply
  24. mandalj says

    June 12, 2023 at 10:54 pm

    Such cute cards – you’ve shown off the new stamps so well!

    Reply
  25. Christine S Schmitz says

    June 13, 2023 at 12:36 am

    Love all Anita Jeram..I love all the different interpretations. All so cute.

    Reply
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