Because I *know* you were all completely DEVASTATED by my
broken promise of a Wildflower Week, I decided to give it another go. I'm not promising a whole WEEK of wildflower cards, but here's at least one post, and I do hope to do a couple more between now and Thursday, if the stamping gods, or more likely, the wild munchkins, allow!! :-) Today's card is only slightly a "wildflower" card, but it does have my Texas theme I've been going for! This SUPER DUPER CUTE stamp is from my favorite local company,
Texana Designs! The owner,
Jimmye Sue, is such a nice lady (and with a name like Jimmye Sue, you KNOW she's a true Texan!!). She actually sent me this stamp as a freebie (YAY!) after I posted a
couple other cards using her stamps. How sweet is that?? I love this little ranch scene. The stamp doesn't actually have any bluebonnets, but I decided my longhorn needed to be hanging out in a field of them, so I just dotted them in with my Copic. Of course I had to color my longhorn
burnt orange!! This sketch was actually the
Mojo Monday challenge from a week ago - as usual, I didn't meet the deadline to get it posted!! The vertical panel behind the oval is stamped with "Howdy Y'all!" repeatedly (another Texana stamp), it's hard to see in the photo. I then inked it up a bit and ran it through that cool paisley Cuttlebug folder. I don't know if you can tell in the photo, but the stitching on that panel is different from the other panels, which all have a small zigzag. I didn't do ANYTHING to my machine, but it suddenly started stitching the zigzag UPSIDE DOWN!?!? If you turn this panel over, you see the zigzag. I am THAT talented of a paper seamstress, I can sew zigzags upside down! HA! Ok, I'm actually that CLUELESS of a seamstress - I have absolutely no idea what I did to cause that to happen! LOL! Alrighty, I'm off to get a couple things done before naps end - thanks for stopping by today!
- Stamps: Texana Designs
- Paper: Pacific Point, Garden Green, Kraft, Very Vanilla, The Paper Studio gingham DP, unknown polka dot DP
- Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Copic markers for coloring
- Accessories: Janome Sew Mini & brown thread, Cuttlebug & paisley folder, Spellbinders dies, linen thread, hemp twine, copper brads
Oh Libby! What a wonderful card! I love everything about it! Esp. the Texana stamp I recognized it right away. ;-)
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Love your take on the sketch so cool.
ReplyDeleteWOWIE!!!!! This is one of my faves from you!! There are so many details :) and gingham :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous card Libby - you talented seamstress you, lol!! I love it! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
ReplyDeleteOh, Libby! What you did with our Texana Designs stamp!!!! Wow! I'm blown away. Thank you so much for making this card.
ReplyDeleteJimmye Sue
Texana Designs
www.texanadesigns.etsy.com
OMG!! This is adorable!! Love your embossed with the stamping on it!! I've never thought to do this!! :) TFS!
ReplyDeletewell, played along this week as well. Here is my card-
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ooh! fabulous Texas card! love the longhorn. going to have to check out Texana Designs!
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