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Saturday, February 19, 2011

From Courtney's Closet meets Texas Tuesday!

It's time for another From Courtney's Closet, where as the name implies, I share a card inspired by something from my daughter's closet. Well actually, today it's from the dress-up bin, not the closet! Since I missed making a Texas Tuesday post earlier this week, I just had to make this card after I snapped a photo of Courtney playing dress-up!


And here's the inspiration photo:


Usually she's in princess dresses or tutus, so it was lots of fun to see her take a break from those and put on this cute little Jessie costume! I bought it on mega-clearance the week after Halloween - one of my brighter ideas, I have to say. I got the kids a bunch of Toy Story & superhero dress-up clothes that week, for very little money!

I had also been itchin' to make a Texas Tuesday card using this new little cowgirl stamp from Hero Arts. I totally squealed when I saw her in the new catalog. I just knew Hero Arts created her **JUST FOR ME**, for my Texas Tuesday posts. HAHAHA! (a girl can daydream, right!?)

I am often drawn to using hemp twine on my Texas-y cards, and tonight I thought it would be fun to try to shape some into little rolled flowers. I think they turned out rather fun!


I had a couple blog challenges in mind as I made this card. First, the Wee Memories Scrappy Saturday Challenge, which had the theme this week of "Live Laugh Love". I think this post fits, because I was inspired by a photo of my sweet girl living her little 3 year old life, she makes me laugh almost everyday and I love her and her brother more than anything on the planet. :-)


I also took inspiration from Card Positioning Systems #205, turned on it's side. Have you been to that blog this week? It's anniversary time so they've shared a ton of fabby cards!


I want to give a little shout-out to my Texas Tuesday friends before I go - make sure and check out their blogs if you like Texas-themed stampy goodness! The links are over on my sidebar.

Thanks for stopping by today!


  • Stamps: CG272 Howdy from Hero Arts
  • Paper: Hero Arts layering paper, Memory Box, Making Memories, The Paper Studio DP
  • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers
  • Accessories: Hemp twine, green grosgrain ribbon, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, SU scalloped edge punch, brads

19 comments:

  1. Well, how-dee! This is a great Courtney's Closet card! Love those little 'lasso' flowers you've made.

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  2. Cuteness! I've been playing with making flowers out of baker's twine like you did with the regular twine. Great minds think alike! :)

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  3. So cute, Libby! Love the colors and Courtney looks adorable!

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  4. Fab card Libby, so cute! Courtney makes great inspiration! Love how you've done the twine flowers :)

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  5. Awesome...those twine flowers are so inspired!

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  6. This is super cute! Love those twine flowers you created!! Great job with the CPS sketch! ♥♥♥

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  7. Howdy Libby - Cute Card!
    I invite you to stop my blog and check out my CPS sketch!

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  8. A perfect card! I promise to play soon, as soon as family issues settle down. Love all the bright colors and so love the flowers you made!

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  9. Oh, Libby! Great card! LOVE your bold colors and twine flowers, but your inspiration photo is the BEST! Thank you so much for playing along, this week, in Wee Memories Scrappy Saturday Challenge!

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  10. what a cutie! Oh, and the card, too. ;)

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  11. Libby, adorable photo of Courtney and adorable card! Your twine flowers are wonderful!

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  12. Yee-haw! You KNOW we love Jessie at our house! Although Courtney, of course, is way cuter. :) LOVE those twine flowers -- so CUTE!

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  13. It's the sweetest little cowgirl card I've ever seen! Just love those flowers too! Courtney is a cutie!

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  14. Your DD makes an adorable cowgirl, Libby! And you've done a great job with the cutie on your card too!

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  15. Aww...this is really cute Libby! You may have sold me on finally getting this stamp! Darling colors!

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  16. Love the twine flowers. Courtney is so cute!

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  17. Both the card, and your girl, are ADORABLE!!

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  18. Oh your lil' "Jessie" is the best inspiration! So cute!
    Kindest regards,
    Jennifer Ferrell

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