Oh, la pauvre belle Miss Kitty. Ces hommes de l'Ouest ne savent pas que faire - ils croient qu'ils sont des hommes?!! Mais ils ne s'interessent qu'aux vaches, aux revolvers et à la bagarre. Pierre has heard of Miss Kitty's dilemma and is proposing to come to the rescue. Proposing is just what he intends - I lifted the cover on his dish so you could see the socking big heart-shaped diamond ring he has tucked in there, after Miss Kitty has worked her way through the rest of the menu first. And if he isn't exactly a hunk - well, he sure is a good cook and it would do wonders for her saloon business if she offered some fancier food. Who says that it's only men for whom the path to their heart is through their stomach?
Pierre occupied his time on the trip west by trading some of his best recipes for the gold and diamond. He also shot the deer that is featuring as smoked venison on the menu, and to blend in a bit better he made a deerskin version of his chef's whites. He found the cowboy scarf along the trail, too...
Check out the MMTPT challenge on the forum HERE and on Cindy's blog - yay, she's back...
I don't have any hunky stamps like her WWW man - Pierre is the best I can do. And while DH says he'd still have married me if I weren't a cook, I am not so sure - Pierre thinks Miss Kitty will marry him because he IS a cook, and willing to propose to her.
This is 5" wide by about 6" high. I stamped the chef on the base layer, white card, red paisley paper, blue paper and faux suede for the paper piecing. Indian beads (what I always used to call them before seed beads became the correct) traded along the trail work as buttons. Drew some floorboards onto the Basic Grey base layer and coloured them with a bit of paint. The menu is a scrap of black card, with tiny punched gold nails. It's tucked into a slit cut behind the serving dish. The ring is a gold peel-off and a heart-shaped rhinestone.
It's a while since I've made a totally useless card - but there you go...
Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 GMT Views: 1661
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Registered: June 15, 2004 Location: Denver, Co Posts: 14474
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 @ 3:22 PM
A chef with a diamond! Doesn't get any better than that. Just hope Miss Kitty doesn't have him always working in the kitchen and being too tired to fix her "tea." I always loved this little guy. I use him a lot to make gift card holders for my daughter and SIL's meal prep business.
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Tue, Jan 05, 2010 @ 4:31 PM
Well, how can Kitty resist a man who can cook and who comes bearing gifts of diamonds! Very cute card!
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Tue, Jan 05, 2010 @ 5:36 PM
Sabrina! He sold his best recipes for gold and diamonds? And he can cook? Well, throw a cowboy hat on this man and you may have a deal! OMGosh, I love your story and your adorable chef! Love his new outfit, especially the deerskin. Love your menu also, your handwriting is beautiful! Great job! So good to see you here! Hugs....
------------------------------ Pat Smethers "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden." Isaiah 58:11
Registered: December 19, 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 15571
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 @ 6:23 PM
Love the card,the presentation, and the cooked up by Sabrina story! Too funny. But you do make a good point. Pierre looks a bit like he has been enjoying his own cooking a tad too much. TFS your fabulous card! And it is fabulous so it can`t be useless!!
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Tue, Jan 05, 2010 @ 7:01 PM
darling card and love the story. I'm thinkin Miss Kitty would jump at the chance to have a genuine french chef around the place...If not, I'll just bring him back down the road with me..
Registered: April 15, 2006 Location: Branchburg, NJ Posts: 6383
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 @ 8:11 PM
I think Pierre has cooked up a great scheme and you've cooked up a great card! The scarf is wonderful as are the buttons. Here's hoping someone you know gets engaged so it won't be totally useless cause it's too cute not to use.
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Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 @ 8:44 PM
So he cooks, does he do dishes too? I may have to rethink this if he does. Miss Kittie has to worry about those pretty hands of hers. Who knows, she might have to give Pierre a try. Awesome card Sabrina and lovely story. TFS :0)
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