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Showing posts with label Bluebonnets/Texas. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

More Texas Bluebonnets

The bluebonnets may have finished blooming in Texas, but they never stop in my stamp room! The Texana Designs bluebonnets bloom year-round! :-)


I had this Jam'n Bluebonnet image stamped, trimmed & distressed with Vintage Photo ink, sitting on my desk, for a while now. It was about time I do something with it! I got out my Inktense pencils - they are so much fun! I colored the bluebonnet with Sea Blue and Teal Green, then blended it all together with a water brush. Love the colors so much! I went back and added another shade of blue with my Prismas, and a touch of gray as well. The corners were decorated with a bit of Vintage Photo Distress Stickles.


Thanks for stopping by,


Stamps: Jam'n Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnets Background from Texana Designs
Paper: MFT (Kraft), Archivers (Teal), GP (white), Echo Park (Bundle of Joy Dots & Stripes)
Ink: Tsukineko (Memento Tuxedo Black), Ranger (Vintage Photo Distress Ink)
Other: Derwent Inktense pencils, Prismacolor pencils, Vintage Photo Distress Stickles, Hemptique twine, crimping tool

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Texas & Bluebonnets

It's been a while since I've posted a Texas Tuesday (or posted anything on this neglected blog, for that matter!) so I have a little Texas goodness for you today from Texana Designs...


Bluebonnets. Texas. A pretty watercolored background. Yes, this card just makes me happy. :-) The stamp is called Jam'n Texas Bluebonnet. The background was made with Distress Paints & water. I added some dimension to it, just for fun.


Quick and simple and Texasy. :-)

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Texas Tuesday - Bluebonnet Time!!

It's getting to be the time of year when I especially miss Texas. When all the bluebonnets begin making their appearance. Oh how I miss the fields of blue! So today I'm playing with one of my Texana Designs bluebonnets - if I can't be in Texas looking at the real thing, I'll bring them into my stamp room!


I stamped the Jam'n Bluebonnet on watercolor paper, and used Distress ink and my water brush to watercolor the flower. I have the framed version of this stamp and just cut it out, but there's an unframed version available as well, here. The background was created using more Distress inks and the Texas Bluebonnets Background stamp, finished off with a little Glimmer Mist. You'll have to trust me on the glimmer, it doesn't show in the photo. ;-) The fabby sequins are from Neat & Tangled.

I scribbled the little black "frame" around the background panel to play along with the latest Catered Crop Recipe Swap! There's still time to create your own card with a frame and join us!


Thanks for stopping by,

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Texas Tuesday - Texas Rangers?

My blog post title is a little corny but it's what popped in my head just now - playing with my fabby Texana Designs stamps for Texas Tuesday, and getting inky with some of my Ranger ink stash!


I've been having so much fun creating tags with the techniques I learned in the Tim Holtz Creative Chemistry 101 class! For this one I pulled out several shades of blue Distress ink to go with my Texana Bluebonnet Wreath! After stamping the image, I went back in with Distress markers and added a little color to the wreath. It's always so hard to convey in a photo, but the tag is completely shimmery thanks to misted Perfect Pearls!


Oh how I love playing with these Distress goodies. I am seriously hooked. Which is a good thing since I've seriously BOUGHT nearly everything Mr. Holtz enabled me to buy in his fun little class...! (Me: "The class only costs $35!" Yeah right, famous last words!)

So I will end with a little ode to Texas. To Ranger. To the Texas Rangers... ;-)

Thanks for stopping by,


  • Stamps: Jam'n Bluebonnet Wreath, Texas Bluebonnets words from Texana Designs
  • Paper: Manila Tag
  • Ink: Distress Inks (Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Chipped Sapphire, Stormy Sky, Evergreen Bough, Wild Honey, Vintage Photo), Distress Markers (Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo, Spun Sugar, Black Soot, Picket Fence), Archival Ink (Jet Black)
  • Other: Perfect Pearls (added to water in Mini Mister), various ribbons

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Because I Miss Texas...

...I decided to put together a little Texas-themed mini book so I could look at my babies in the bluebonnets from previous years, and feel happy! And... it worked! Getting my fingers inky was pretty darn good for the spirit, too. :-)


I used Texana Designs stamps for all of the fun Texas-themed images. The bold bluebonnet on the front is one of my favorite Texana stamps - it's so unique with the curly stem, and so completely FAB. Inside I have three little pockets that hold wallet-sized photos, and all pockets are stamped with more Texana images.


I love this wildflower border below, created by Joyce Meyer. I have been a fan of her art for many, many years - my stamp says copyright 2001 on it! So I was THRILLED when Joyce joined forces with my sweet friend Jimmye Sue at Texana Designs a while back! The Texana store is filled with wonderful wildflowers drawn by Joyce. If you look closely, many of Joyce's drawing are done in one single continuous line. How cool is that?


Here's another one of my very first Texana images - I looooove this little longhorn, he is the cutest! And I added a few little bluebonnets to his pasture, just because. For a fun little embellishment, I ran some hemp cord through my Xyron X to stickify it, then stuck it to the pocket in a fun little rope design.


And finally, some Texas flag hearts, because I *heart* Texas in the spring. I added star gems for a little bling!


I printed some wallet-sized photos of my babies and added them to the pockets with a little tab saying what year they are from. Can you believe how little Carter & Courtney were? How'd they grow so fast?


I made this project for this week's Catered Crop Recipe Swap!
This time we are playing with stitching, and the sponsor is Whisker Graphics. They have offered up a SERIOUSLY fab prize of twine, so I highly recommend you play along!! And they provided these super adorable Bitty Bags for the DT to play with. I got the idea to use them for little pockets in a book from this Dear Lizzy post (thanks Linda for sharing!!). To make my book, I just stacked & glued the bags at the edge, and then created a cardstock cover, scoring to make it open easier.


The featured ingredient for the Recipe Swap is stitching, so I used it in a couple ways. In addition to the stitching embellishment on the cover (which is severely sad so don't look closely because I used my big sewing machine for the first time on a card since my Janome Sew Mini has gone to sewing machine heaven *sniff*, after many many great years of use, and I need to figure out where to line things up on my big machine to I don't sew off the edge, hahaha!), I also used my sewing machine to help ensure the book will not fall apart! :-)


Now head on over to the Catered Crop blog and find out all of the details for this week's Recipe Swap challenge, and join us!!

Thanks for stopping by,

  • Stamps: All Stamps from Texana Designs
  • Paper: Hero Arts Kraft, GP white
  • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers
  • Other: Whisker Graphics Bitty Bags, Making Memories gingham ribbon & rickrack, Hemptique hemp (purchased at Studio Calico), old AMuse dots, old Hero Arts star gems, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Texas Tuesday - missing my bluebonnets!

Last night my friend Christina, who lives in Austin, sent me an email that said, simply: "Bluebonnets!!!! That's all. First of the season." Sigh. I miss Christina, and I miss my bluebonnets! This is my first spring away from Texas after living there for 16 years. Christina understands how joyous it always is to see the first sweet little blue blooms popping up along the road. Back in the day we'd text (page, actually - wayyy back in the day!) whenever one of us spotted the first bluebonnet of the year. Her email last night made me smile big time, even if it also made me a little sad to be missing her and to be missing Texas in the spring.

All I can do this year is share a bluebonnet card.


I adore this Jam'n Frame with Bluebonnet stamp that Joyce Meyer drew for Texana Designs. I stamped it on the polka dot cardstock, and then stamped again & paper pieced the flower and leaves with textured cardstock.

I was going to add last year's photo of the kids in the bluebonnets to this post but I just realized we never took one. During our very last spring in Texas. We were probably too busy geting the house ready to sell. I think I may cry now.


  • Stamps: Jam'n Frame with Bluebonnet, Everythin' is comin' up Bluebonnets from Texas Designs
  • Paper: Bazzill cardstock, Recollections cardstock (kraft)
  • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Other: Marvy punches, American Crafts twine

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Texas Tuesday!

(ETA: I was grumpy when I wrote this, after staying up way past my bedtime struggling with this card. I should have waited until morning to write up the post, I don't hate the card quite as much anymore. Although I still don't LOVE it, either. hee hee!)

Do you ever spend FAR too long on a card, only to have it turn out looking like total crud? On a related note - welcome to Texas Tuesday, where apparently I make a butt-ugly card, post it on my blog and expect you to leave comments here praising how purdy it is. HA! I'm not a fan of today's card, can you tell? Well here, judge for yourself:


I don't understand what happened. I had a fabulous Deadbeat Designs stamp. I had my completely cool new Sizzix 3D Flowers die and visions of the yellow rose of Texas. I had big plans for this card. But somehow, it all went wrong. I think the first bad step was putting aside the white paper and Copics and deciding I wanted to stamp this image on kraft and color it with my watercolor crayons. It just isn't working for me. Then I decided to go for a distressed/shabby look - not a look I can easily pull off. So there you have it - the process for ending up with this card! I do have to say it improved quite a bit when I added stitching. That's my tip for the day - add stitching to a card, it works wonders!!

And now that my self-deprecating is done, how about you hop on over and see what my far-more-talented Texas Tuesday compadres are up to? I'm sure it will be good. Here's the links for the cowpokes who played along this time: Geeta, Mark, Betty and Tina!

If you're feeling inspired to make a Texas-themed creation yourself, link it up HERE so we can find you. Next week I'll be sharing those submissions - if there are any!

Happy trails,


  • Stamps: Deadbeat Designs
  • Paper: SU, Hero Arts cardstock, October Afternoon DP
  • Ink: Black StazOn, Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink
  • Accessories: SU Watercolor Crayons, Sizzix Flowers, 3D die, machine stitching, lace

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Texas Tuesday!

Hey Y'all! It's time for a little Texas Tuesday creatin'! Yee-haw! :-) Today I'm sooooo excited to be joined by a bunch of other cowgirls, some of my favorite Texas stampers - make sure and hop on over to check out what Shannan, Linda, Geeta & Betty created! Woohoo! (ETA: Mark from Deadbeat Designs played too!! YAY!! I officially have to stop calling us a group of cowgirls, it seems.)

For today's Texas-inspired project, I decided to repurpose a Laughing Cow cheese box!


The idea is that eventually this will hold a little circle-shaped mini-scrapbook of our bluebonnet photos from this spring, but for now it is only holding a set of cut out photos. When I get the scrapbook finished I'll have to show you that too. :-)


The bluebonnet stamp is from Joyce Meyer/Texana Designs. I used Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paint to cover the box. I was inspired by the latest CardPatterns sketch (which happens to be sponsored by Hero Arts this week!):


Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget, if you're feeling like releasing your inner cowgirl yourself, just leave a link on this post (I may add a linkie thing tomorrow, I'm too sleepy at the moment) and I'll do a little Texas round-up at the end of the month!


  • Stamps: Bluebonnet by Joyce Meyer for Texana Designs, S5317 Starburst Lace from Hero Arts, message from Deadbeat Designs
  • Paper: white
  • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers, Brushed Sage Distress Ink
  • Accessories: ribbon, pearls, Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist, cheese box

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Texas Tuesday

Howdy y'all! I warned you last week that I was fixin' to turn Tuesday into Texas Tuesday here on my little ol' blog, and by golly if I'm not back for another Texasy post! But here's a bit of exciting news - a few of my fellow Texas stampers loved the idea too, so they are going to be joining me!! This week Betty is playing along, so be sure to check out her Texas-inspired creation! Then going forward we are going to be having Texas Tuesday posts on the first and third Tuesday each month, and TWO MORE of my favorite Texas gals will be playing too! Can I just say - YEEHAW!! And just for fun - if you feel at all inspired to play along with us, please do! Send me a link via comment on a Texas Tuesday post, and on the fourth Tuesday each month I'll share a little Cowgirl Roundup! Well, I say "cowgirl" - but please note that cowboys are more than welcome to play too! :-)

This week I am inspired by bluebonnets. I did a crop at Archiver's this past weekend, and one of the demos was an amazing idea by Marci - she took Hero Arts paper flowers, Glimmer Misted them and arranged them into a bluebonnet shape!! I completely SQUEALED when I saw it, and had to give it a try...


Marci had used three shades of blue Glimmer Mist on hers, which looked amazing - but I was too cheap to invest in that much blue Glimmer Mist! So instead I used two shades of blue Copics to color the flowers, and then spritzed with the sparkly gold mist that I already owned. Bluebonnets have a bit of white in them, so I added some pearls. This doesn't look exactly like a bluebonnet, but it gives the impression of a bluebonnet, I'd say. Actually, for those of you who aren't familiar with bluebonnets, here's what they look like:


Every spring us Texans take our kids, our pets, our cars - whatever we love - and plop them in the bluebonnets for a photo. It's required that you behave like this if you are a Texan. Truly. This year I didn't get a super great bluebonnet photo, because Courtney felt the need to make her "I'm not smiling for a photo and you can't make me" face in nearly every shot.


Her big brother Carter got pretty frustrated with her lack of cooperation.


In the end, this was my favorite shot - no smiling faces, but a sweet moment between brother and sister.


We had a really great display of bluebonnets this year, but now they are fading, which makes me sad. But, I know they'll be back next year! And until then, I'll just have to make lots of bluebonnet cards to keep me happy! :-)

See ya next week with another Texas Tuesday creation!


  • Stamps: Deadbeat Designs
  • Paper: Archiver's (green), Hero Arts (kraft)
  • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers
  • Accessories: Hero Arts paper flowers, Glimmer Mist, pearls, velvet ribbon, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder, machine stitching

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Newsflash: I STAMPED JUST FOR FUN!!

So I've been sorta bummed out lately. Why? Not sure exactly. But one theory is that I haven't stamped purely for fun in ages!! I looked back just now - it seems I snuck in one just-for-fun card back in December. DECEMBER!! Ack. Everything else has been for a purpose - birthday parties, classes, blog hops. Not that I mind doing any of these things, but still - every now and then you have to just stamp purely for fun, with no purpose or end goal! So that's what I did tonight. And boy do I feel better than I did this morning!

Even though this card was purely for fun, I did have some inspiration. I left a comment for Mark over on the Deadbeat Designs blog, telling him that I had no stamping mojo. He replied & suggested I stamp some bluebonnets. That Mark sure is a wise one. Nothing makes this Texan (wait - can I officially call myself a Texan?? I've lived here nearly 15 yrs now, does that qualify me??) - anyway - as I was saying, nothing makes this Texan happier than thoughts of spring and bluebonnets! So this is what I made:The bluebonnet stamp and the "Sending you a big ol' Texas hug" sentiment are both from Deadbeat Designs. That poor greeting got a little lost in all the distressing, but it's easier to see in person. Another thing you can't really see is the gorgeous shimmer this card has - I spritzed the entire thing with Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist. Yum. The straight pin & half pearls were white, I made them blue with a Copic. Love that!

Now my goal is to keep up with the stamping therapy, to keep my spirits high and my mojo intact! Thanks for stopping by today!
  • Stamps: Deadbeat Designs
  • Paper: Kraft from an old kraft envelope (!), Bazzill embossed blue, Stampin' Up Always Artichoke
  • Ink: Stampin' Up markers, Ranger Distress inks (Walnut, Vintage Photo), Copic marker
  • Accessories: Glimmer Mist, Spellbinders die, PTI scallop edge die, K&Co pearls & heart brad, Hobby Lobby gold satin ribbon, machine stitching, straight pin

Friday, August 14, 2009

Gotta Love Texas!

Oh you know I sure do love me some Texas!! But every now and then it's nice to leave Texas and see other places - you know, places where the temperature is not 100+, where maybe just maybe it might even be pleasant to sit around a *campfire* on a summer evening... It seems like I vaguely remember a place like that from my youth... hmm... :-) I'm being silly, but wanted to let you know I'm heading up the homeland this week, the great state of Michigan, so I'll be looking forward to an inbox absolutely overflowing with your fabulous comments when I get back. Right??? ;-) But do check back here this week, as I've actually managed to make a few things ahead to schedule - *gasp*. :-) This cute little card I'm leaving you with has an image and sentiment I completely love from Deadbeat Designs. That's me in the middle, with my glittery pink vest and hat. HA! Not likely. But it's fun to imagine... :-) Thanks for stopping by today!!

Monday, June 1, 2009

A Big Ol' Texas Hug!

This is the card I made for this past weekend's shoebox swap up in Dallas. I figured a Texas-y event needed a Texas-y card! In case you haven't heard me ramble on about them before, the flower on the card is called a bluebonnet, and it's our state flower. We adore them. They bloom in the spring and are wildflowers, lining our roads and filling our fields. Ok, maybe the showing hasn't been *that* great lately thanks to our ongoing drought, but I did enjoy the ones we did have this past spring. Actually, did I ever show you our photos we did in the bluebonnets this year? Hmm... perhaps I'll have to post them down below for anyone who's interested (I can already hear the massive yawn coming from my readers! (All three of them!)). :-) Anyway, back to the card. Of course I completely stressed about this card. I have such a hard time figuring out cards for swaps!! The card is supposed to be made in no more than ten minutes. TEN MINUTES. The card I brought to the Austin swap last fall ended up being a little bit of a bottleneck. So this time I was determined to keep it simple. And I think I made it a bit TOO simple!! Especially when I got to the swap and realized people still did super duper complicated cards, but the kicker was that they PRESTAMPED or PRESTITCHED or PRE did whatever was needed. The amount of pre-work some of the ladies must have done, WOW. I am still in awe. So next time I'll know. And maybe I'll even start planning my card more than a couple nights before the event so I have time for all that prep work...!! But I hope the ladies at the swap liked my super simple Texas hug. If you want to check out some of the other cards I was lucky enough to make, there's a gallery for them on Splitcoast here. (not everyone has uploaded as I type this, though) Thanks for stopping by today and happy stamping!!
  • Stamps: Deadbeat Designs
  • Paper: Brocade Blue, Always Artichoke, Kraft, DP from My Mind's Eye
  • Ink: Brocade Blue, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip
  • Accessories: Ribbon from Hobby Lobby
And now, as promised (or threatened!), here are my favorites from the bluebonnet photos we did in April. It was a really windy day, and getting the kids to actually pose was pretty close to impossible. But some of the more candid shots are my favorites anyway!I just love this last one of Courtney because her dress was so fluffy and cute in the wind! And wow, it was only about two months ago, but she looks so little here! *sigh* My babies are growing up too fast!! Anyway - the bluebonnets are long gone now, but I know they'll be back next spring and I'll be happy to see them pop up once again when they are ready! But I don't want to think about how old Carter and Courtney will look then...! :-)

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

The Beauty of Wildflowers...

I promised you (or should I say warned you?) there'd be another bluebonnet card today, and here it is! Today to create the bluebonnets I used the little cluster in Stampin' Up's retired (but one of my all-time faves!) Mixed Bouquet set three times per flower. They're not *exactly* like bluebonnets, but I think they make a fun version. I love the sentiment on this card - it's hard to read, but it says "May your day be filled with love, laughter and the beauty of Wildflowers." It's another Joyce Meyer stamp, and can be found in the Texana Designs store. I stamped the sentiment over the bluebonnet with White Craft ink, and then embossed with Iridescent Ice EP. In real life it's sparkly and pretty. I hand-stitched the little row of X's using SU Linen Thread, and also tied it through the buttons, which are from my stash. The rick-rack was a brighter green, so I sponged it with Chocolate Chip ink to tone is down a bit and give it more of a distressed look. Well I think I've finally gotten the bluebonnets out of my system for now - I hope to have something completely different for you tomorrow! Thanks for putting up with me! :-)
  • Stamps: Mixed Bouquet from Stampin' Up, May Your Day sentiment from Texana Designs
  • Paper: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue
  • Ink: Ballet Blue, Bashful Blue, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip, White Craft
  • Accessories: Mesh Cuttlebug folder, Iridescent Ice EP, buttons, SU Linen thread, CTMH rick-rack, sponge, edge distresser

Monday, April 13, 2009

More Bluebonnets!

Yes, I'm still on my bluebonnet kick! What can I say, they just make me happy! Today's bluebonnet was designed by local stamp artist Joyce Meyers, and can be found at the Texana Designs store. I've been a fan of Joyce's stamps for a long time now - back when I first started stamping I took a class she taught at my LSS. It was a little overwhelming - I was a complete beginner - but she actually introduced me to embossing! Her class was using watercolor paints directly on the stamp, and then clear embossing powder while the paint is still wet. I should try that again now and see if I can figure it out (now that I'm much less overwhelmed!). :-) Today I just colored my bluebonnet with my Stampin Up ink pads and an aquapainter. The whites of the bluebonnet have Star Dust Stickles added, which you can't see in the photo but looks sooo pretty IRL. I sponged a little Chocolate Chip on all the edges, and also over the Swiss Dots from the Cuttlebug. The DP is the new textured specialty DP from SU- love it! For the sentiment, I painted a little ink onto a bit of watercolor paper, let it dry, stamped the sentiment and then punched it out with the circle punch. I've been loving how everyone puts those Martha Stewart punched butterflies on their cards, so I finally did one myself. I have to admit - this card makes me happy! I'll have one more bluebonnet card tomorrow, and then I'll give you all a break from wildflowers. I think. Maybe. :-) Thanks for stopping by today!
  • Stamps: Joyce Meyer Bluebonnet and Sentiment from Texana Designs
  • Paper: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Kraft, watercolor paper, SU Parisian Breeze & To the Nines Specialty DP
  • Ink: Basic Brown, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Brocade Blue, Always Artichoke, So Saffron
  • Accessories: Janome Sew Mini, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, SU scallop edge, circle & scallop punches, Martha butterfly punch, K&Co pearls, Star Dust Stickles, sponge, aquapainter

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

More Texana bluebonnets!

Today's card uses more stamps from Texana Designs - this time an actual bluebonnet image! For this card I played along with *last* week's Raspberry Suite color challenge from the fabulous Dawn McVey - brown, teal, white & celery. Ok, I may be a little off with the "celery" - but hey, it's not like I'm playing along ON TIME anyway! :-) I colored the bluebonnet image with my Copics, then added Star Dust Stickles to the white parts. The cute sentiment is also from Texana Designs - as part of their partnership with one of my other favorite Texas stamp artists, Joyce Meyer (more on her in an upcoming post!!). I colored the sentiment with Stampin' Up markers directly on the rubber before stamping, and then added Stickles again to the heart. A little Cuttlebugging, stitching, brads and voila - a finished card! Yay! Thanks for stopping by today!
  • Stamps: Texana Designs
  • Paper: Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal, Whisper White, ?? DP
  • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Chocolate Chip, Copic & Stampin' Up markers
  • Accessories: Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls folder, Janome Sew Mini & brown thread, Star Dust Stickles, White gel pen, large brads from The Paper Studio

Monday, April 6, 2009

Ok let's try this again...

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

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