This baby cow is on beyond adorable! I live in a small town in the middle of farm country and I love seeing the baby animals with their mamas in the fields. I’m always pointing them out to the kids to the point where my 4 y.o. points out any old critter and says, “Oh, look at the baby {insert animal here}!” Too funny!
So cute right? The original didn’t have any lines for the cow’s spots so I added lines with a Copic Multiliner. The lines were much too thick for the drawing but you can’t tell anymore because I used black for the spots. If I was going to colour the spots brown, I’d have had to search for a thinner permanent marker.
The background was airbrushed with Copic markers. sorry it isn’t as vibrant as IRL, I took the photo when the sun was setting. I used YG63 for the ground, E33 for the hay and B32 for the sky. I had to be very careful where the sky and hay come close together as those colours aren’t too compatible but I was very happy with the result.
Click on the sketch for a link to the challenge.
Enjoy, Rebecca
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Images: Doodle Pantry
Stamps: weathered wood BG-SU!
Ink: Old Paper, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo Distress ink, chocolate-SU!
Paper: Brown DP-, Orange DP-Cosmo Cricket Wanted, Espresso, Kraft CS-SU!
Accessories: raffia, wood button, hemp twine-stash, Label 1 Nesties, Copics RV42, E33,35, B32, YG67, C1,3,5,7, 100, 00, Crop-a-dile (notches for raffia)
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Beautiful card Rebecca. Amazing coloring job, spots or not! I love the crackled finish on the paper and the twine. A terrific rustic look so suiting with the image.
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Love the rustic feel – fab coloring too!
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Oh I love your coloring on this – such a sweet image and the background is fantastic!
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So so sweet! Love, Love baby animals of any kind. Great job with the Holstein calf. One of my boys thought they were called 'Holstink Cows', yep we lived in a dairy town. Awesome card.
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Lovely card & coloring!
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Very beautiful! Love the airbrush effect, great job.
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OOhhhh what sweet very lovely images nice colors you have used.thanks for sharinghugs maranda
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A girl after my OWN heart – I love this on SO many levels, it isn't funny! You're a WONDERFUL mom, first of all! Second of all – a keen appreciator of animals is the kind of friend, I like to have!!!! Third – I love your use of the Card Pattern's sketch for this past week – I'm DELIGHTED that you took the time to share your lovely work with us! THANK YOU! Yee Haw!
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Wow, this is gorgeous! Love you take on the sketch too!
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Hi Rebecca, how adorable! I love your baby cow with his spots! Great creativity!Hugs, Sarah
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Total cuteness! You did a beautiful job, Rebecca! Thanks for sharing…
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I absolutely adore how sweet your card is with the trim…niiice job!
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Fantastic card, love your coloring and the braided twine.
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Aw I like that image and how you have coloured it.”the background was airbrushed with copics” sounds down right hard to me, but you did a marvellous job on it. Love the trim, love the card.
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What a beautiful card, I love everything about it!
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This is beautiful, Rebecca. Love the rustic background and trim — perfect with the sweet image.
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What a cute card!! I love the image and the braided trim is absolutely perfect!!!
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