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Hidy Ho, crafty peeps!

It's time for round 3 of my month as the Spotlight Designer for Simon Says Stamps! This month is flying by...which makes me sad. I'm having SO MUCH STINKING FUN working with Simon Says Stamps products! I mean...they have EVERYTHING. I've never seen so much product under one "roof"! And, the people of Simon Says are lovely. BONUS!

It's Wednesday, so that means

This week's theme is  

"Animal Magic" 

featuring products by Paper Smooches. 

 I just love the name of that company, don't you? 

So, step right up, create a project, and scurry on over to their site for your chance to win a

For my project, I decided to make Father's Day card #2 (remember, I have 3 dads). This one is for my dear father-in-law. He's a suburban farmer. He loves to raise vegetables in his huge garden. I'm pretty much a mess when it comes to gardening. Let's just say my thumb is definitely NOT green. Looking at my thumb, it's kind of brown. Must be all the Distress Ink I used on this card.

Anyway, here's my project for today's challenge!

The "Animal Magic" part of my card is how that critter got up there in the hay loft--the one peeking out of that window, and also how that little chick got up on top of the door. It's MAGIC, I tell ya... ANIMAL MAGIC!!! 

Here is what it looks like inside!

AH HA! So, that window-peeking critter was actually two window-peeking critters! Ok, so how many of you got the pun of my sentiment? Anybody? (HINT: it has to do with the critters above the sentiment).

I paper-pieced the card by hand (the barn), and used Distress ink on the edges of the "boards" of the barn so that you could actually see that they are boards. I used stitched square dies to make the frame for the window and the X on the barn door (with some creative cutting apart). I colored my stamped images with my coveted Prismacolor pencils. I added a little bow to critter #2...and cut off her "beard". LOL 

The rest of the card is pretty much just pen work on sentiments I printed off, and some foam tape and glue. 

This card is living proof that you don't have to have a boat-load of product to produce an uber cute card. Basically, all you need are: stamps, coloring medium, cardstock, and a little imagination. Oh yeah...and some sort of adhesive helps too.

Simon Says products used:

Green Acres stamp set	Fiskars Premium Cut Line trimmer	Sizzix Big Shot	cutter bee scissors	TE stitched squares dies
Tsukineko MEMENTO Ink	Walnut Stain - Distress Ink	Prismacolor Pencils	elmer′s foam mounting tape	Tombow Mono Aqua
Sakura Micron Pens

 Well, that wraps it up for part 3 of my time at Simon Says Stamps. Stay tuned because I have 2 more projects this month before my term is finished!

Thanks, as always, for making your way out here to Left Field. Y'all come back soon!