We are off to California to help Alicia the Cows little brother Curt - to either encourage him in his Stunt work or try and find a different career. I have found this handsome young singing cowboy that would love to teach Curt to sing... Maybe even audition for American Idol.
Thank you Pat Smethers for this sweet image...
I made the bandana background with paisleys and flowers, dotted and drew in the lines.Cut into four smaller squares, matted with white, burgundy and crushed curry. Stamped the cactus scene onto vellum, tore the upper and lower sections, tore three more pieces of vellum and layered overtop. Sewed edges. Water coloured the image with Stampin up reinkers, cut out image, tied on the little piece of rope. I used my embossing tool on the back of the image to give it more dimension. I had these little wooden cactus and the silver skull hardware in my stash - perfect for my desert scene.
Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 GMT Views: 813
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Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Tue, Feb 02, 2010 @ 4:43 PM
Awesome card! You did good! I have a card that Pat sent me with this image and it rocks! I think you have a good plan for Curt....not sure there are any really famous cows a mooving and a shaking American Idol....Being the first is the ticket! And with his stunt man experience he can do a number like Pink did on the awards show this week...you know hang from the ceiling with water dripping on you while singing and spinning around with a big sheet wrapped around you.........that stuff that really shows off your *talent*!
Love this Pat! You rocked this challenge....lucky Curt!
Registered: August 6, 2007 Location: Warm, sunny and beautiful GA!!! Posts: 21370
Tue, Feb 02, 2010 @ 7:05 PM
OMG - Patricia - your card is soooo cool!!! Love the cowboy image and your take on the colors!!! The little skull rocks!!! WTG on all the challenge!!! So happy to see you added the OCC to it Hugs ~S~
Registered: April 15, 2006 Location: Branchburg, NJ Posts: 6383
Tue, Feb 02, 2010 @ 9:04 PM
That is a perfect little scene. There is so much beauty there. The background is great but the stitching is what awed me. I love the combination of wavy and straight. How perfectlly wonderful!
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Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Posts: 38589
Tue, Feb 02, 2010 @ 9:10 PM
Hey...wait a minute! Is this not the son of the WWW man? Yes, it is!!!! (Well, that's what I told Da Mudder) Pat, I so love this image and just knew you would do something magical it him! And here it is! Your velum is over-the-top! I cannot imagine sewing on ti! Yikes girl, you are truly amazing and I *love* every card that you make! Hugs to you and Rob! LYMI
------------------------------ 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: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79894
Tue, Feb 02, 2010 @ 9:13 PM
Love this image. What Texan wouldn't??? You did a great job on that stitching.
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