For today's super-fun MMTPT347 ~ Whykickamoocow Meets the Wild, Wild West challenge from Susie.
It gave me a great chance to try out the Faux Stamped Leather tutorial. Unfortunately, even though I made the card bigger than my planned A2, I still ended up covering up a lot of my "leather"!
I used the cactus stamp from the Fred Bear set, and since it's not a solid stamp, I coloured it a bit with pencils before following the rest of the tutorial. Above and below I added strips of card done with the faux bandanna technique, from a long-ago TLC. Still love this technique! Fred stamped and masked,coloured with distress inks. I added a tab with a sentiment, cut from red card. I remember a while ago Kittie (747) made a wonderful Western card with plaited reins - mine didn't turn out as well. I sponged card on both sides with Walnut Stain, cut it into fine strips and just plaited them together.
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 GMT Views: 1700
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Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50473
Tue, Mar 24, 2015 @ 10:45 AM
You really nailed the western theme with this card!! I love the bandana edges (yes, that is a fun technique) and the faux leather...and paired with that cute sheriff bear it adds up to fab card for Gene. Great job on this Sabrina!
Registered: February 28, 2010 Location: Eastern Ohio Posts: 6266
Tue, Mar 24, 2015 @ 1:26 PM
A really great card. Love the faux background as makes your card just pop and looks so real, and cute images also---Sabrina--got the crimper for like $2 and seems to work great for what I need it for ---LOL---would tell you the name but has nothing on it.
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Registered: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Tue, Mar 24, 2015 @ 3:08 PM
I am in awe of your talent Sabrina...you MADE the leather, bandanna and plaited rope!!! You are the Technique Queen my friend. What a fabulous card and sooooo perfect for Gene. I love your little cowboy bear and great colouring too.
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Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Tue, Mar 24, 2015 @ 5:42 PM
Your leather and rope look awesome, and I love the bandana print you made. That image is adorable, and the bright cheerful "Howdy" is terrific! What a fabulous card for the challenge!
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Registered: November 17, 2006 Location: Nanaimo, British Columbia Posts: 52798
Tue, Mar 24, 2015 @ 8:44 PM
Sabrina.. your card looks awesome.. Really love the tooled leather panel and the bandana panel you created.. Cute little cowboy image to. Sure to put a smile on Gene's face
Hugs..Pat