Pages

▼

Thursday, May 5, 2011

My Favorite Cowgirl

I made a card. I know... *jaw drop*


The May Sketch by Kathi over at Bombshell Stamps was so cute I had to take a crack at it.


The main stamp is called Retro Cowgirls and it's my very favorite stamp set. I always tell people that if they have to choose just one, choose this one - you get two pin-up girls!

I also made the baker's twine on this card using the technique shown in this video:


The only snag I ran into was getting the ink to seep all the way through the baker's twine to the back. My black batch was very one-sided. The juiciness of the marker seems to be a deciding factor in the success of the batch.

This is also my entry into the Gingersnap Creations GC101: Chestnut Theme Challenge 

 Cowboys and Cowgirls



12 comments:

  1. chksngrMay 5, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    CUTE! That is an adorable stamp! I used that video too...but with limited success. I had the wrong width of marker. I'm trying it again tho!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Princess of Everything (and then some)May 5, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    Sweet! That turned out so cute. I like pin-up girls.

    ReplyDelete
  3. ToniMay 5, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Hi Nicole... great job on this. just love the patchwork effect. looks like you did this with canvas or material... did you ??? And thank you for the video on the bakers twine. I'm definitely going to use this technique.... Great job

    ReplyDelete
  4. SharonMay 5, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    Great card - love the image and I love the patterned papers you have used (LOL I have that paper pad too they are great!) Excellent image!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Gerri HerbstMay 5, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    Great card. Just love the image you used. thanks for visiting Gingersnap creations. gerri

    ReplyDelete
  6. NettyMay 6, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    Terrific saucy cowgirl, glad you are playing with us at Gingersnaps. Annette

    ReplyDelete
  7. SueMay 7, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    WOW, this cowgirl is wonderful!
    Love your card and the ace card is a great touch with the sentiment too.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Lynne MoncrieffMay 8, 2011 at 4:49 AM

    Hi
    I saw this at GSC Challenge.
    Really cute.
    Wishes
    Lynne M

    ReplyDelete
  9. Silvia(Barnie)May 19, 2011 at 12:30 AM

    How funny.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Raven BMay 20, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Oh my goodness! I am totally going to make my own bakers twine. Awesome tutu. This is such a great take on the sketch I love the paper that you used.
    Hugs,
    Raven

    ReplyDelete
  11. Mary G.May 22, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    Great card!!! I love the different background papers you used- especially the card! Beautifully done!

    Thanks for the tutorial on making baker's twine! I'm going to have to give it a go!

    ReplyDelete
  12. JP Card CrazyMay 24, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    Great layout and the image is cute!

    ReplyDelete

Thanks so much, your comments make my day!