Today I’m sharing a card with a red barn and farm animals that is so full of “stuff” that it looks like I threw everything on it but the kitchen sink. I wanted to get a complete scene with the barn, tractor and several animals so I built the layers moving up the card front. This is as cartoony as it gets but I love how it turned out. I used the Rubbernecker Stamps Barn, Tractor, Farm Animals, Chicken and Squirrels, Tiny Flower Buds, Tree Panel #2, Grass, Grass #2 and Deckle Hills. I’ve made several cards using these dies but my favorite is the Barnyard Z Fold card.
Tree Panel and Grass Layers
- Cut the Tree Panel and grass layers using green cardstock.
- Apply thin strips of mounting tape to the back of the frame and attach to the card base.
- Attach the grass layers to the tree panel and card base using mounting tape.
The Barn and Tractor
- Cut the barn using red and black cardstock.
- Assemble the barn pieces and attach to the barn base using rolled strips of double stick tape.
- Cut the tractor using green and black cardstock.
- Assemble the pieces and attach together using mounting tape and glossy accents.
- Tuck the barn in behind the top grass layer and attach to the base using mounting tape.
- Tuck the tractor in behind the front grass layer and attach in place using mounting tape.
The Animals
- Cut the horse and cow using white cardstock.
- Color the cow using a black marker.
- Color the horse using Antique Linen ink and a mini applicator and fill in the mane and nose using a brown marker.
- Cut the chickens using yellow cardstock and color using mini applicators and Fired Brick and Spiced Marmalade inks.
- Tuck the animals in behind the grass layers and attach to the scene using mounting tape.
Finish the Card
- Cut grass sprigs using green cardstock , tuck them in behind the grass layers and attach using glossy accents.
- Cut tiny flower buds using yellow cardstock.
- Apply touches of Spiced Marmalade ink to the centers.
- Form the flowers using a small tipped stylus and molding pad.
- Attach the flowers to the grass sprigs using glossy accents.
- Cut a black rooster and place it on the top of the barn and attach with mounting tape. I know…….that is one big weather vane for that small barn but I just couldn’t help myself. LOL!
I hope you have enjoyed seeing my red barn and farm animals card. There is lots to see on this small 5.50″ x 4.25″ space but I think it is fun. These images are perfect to use to create all occasion cards for a farmer or farm lover. Check out this Red Barn Cards link on Pinterest for more barn card inspiration. Thanks for coming by and I hope you have a great day.
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Kittie, I LOOOVE your card! It is colorful & just BEAUTIFUL! It looks like a “working farm!” Working farms DO look like this! LOL You did a SUPER JOB on this! LOVE the coloring of your animals! They’re ADORABLE!!! 😉 AN EXCELLENT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)<3
I don’t know how you do it, you managed to get the whole farm on one small card and make it look great!
Wow. This is truly an amazingly beautiful, stunning and so creative card!