Great challenge! I love the bandana technique and it's been a while since I've done it. Bandanas usually make me think of cowboys so I went w/ the traditional red.
On white c/s, I masked off the areas around where my cowboy silhouette stamp (Magenta) would be and sponged on the colors, starting w/ the lightest first. Then I used the stamp-a-ma-jig to position my silhouette and stamped it w/ black ink. It's attached to a white piece w/ the lower border punched.
The greeting (Art Impressions), Rep. of TX circle (Deadbeat Deisgns) and cowboy post (Inkadinkado) were stamped on white and color sponged on. The two were cut out w/ the postage scissors.
My bandana bg was first stamped w/ a paisley square (Stampendous) and the cardinal ink. Then the paisley border and little flowers (Fiskar's) and the small paisley (SU) were stamped w/ black ink. Dots were added w/ a white gel pen.
Thanks so much for looking!
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Mon, May 11, 2009 @ 4:15 PM
Julie: Okay, I'm speechless on this one! My goodness girl, I know you explained how you did this, but I'm just going to live through your techniques because I don't have a clue. I just know that this is a WONDERFUL card!!! And to make a masculine card look this good is tough, but it looks like a piece of cake when you do it!!! Love how you staged your photo too!! Great job Julie! TFS!
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Mon, May 11, 2009 @ 4:26 PM
WOW Julie this is amazing. I love the colors. You picked the perfect stamp for this technique. The white fence behind it really brings out your image. GREAT job..
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Mon, May 11, 2009 @ 4:34 PM
Fabulous!! Fantastic!! This is one beautifully hot card!! I love the sunset type colors - red, orange, and yellow. I love the silhouette pictures and your cool stamps. Way to go!!
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Mon, May 11, 2009 @ 4:39 PM
WOW Julie, this is wonderful! I love that scene times three. Love your paisley bandanna part, way cool. We both used the MS fench punch on our cards today. Great minds think alike! LOL Super job here. I love it! TFS :0)
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Registered: January 28, 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 15323
Mon, May 11, 2009 @ 4:45 PM
Wow...what awesome colors on those small panels!! Super cool images, darling sentiment and fantastic background!! Very creative and wonderful card!! TFS :O)
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Mon, May 11, 2009 @ 4:49 PM
Love the cowboy theme ...riding into the sunset... what a hoot! The coloring of the silhouette pieces are gorgeous and all the little details just make this a fabulous card.