Y’all know how I’ve been wanting some images of cowgirls, right? Well, I found some!! When I went to StampAway a couple of weekends ago, the first booth I went into was Artful Illusions. It’s my favorite booth and I spend most of my time there. For those of you who attend the show . . . you know the one I’m talking about . . . first floor, first booth when you walk in the door!
Friday night before the show, I was browsing the vendors who were going to be there and decided to check out some websites. Surprisingly enough, Artful Illusions finally started a site and I was able to download the stamp catalog. There, in the catalog, was a section . . . Cowgirls . . . . oh my BADness, I was drooling! Needless to say, my first stop I spent half my shopping funds and I purchased a few cowgirl images . . . along with some other things.
I found myself yesterday with no pressing time frames or deadlines . . . highly unusual actually! It was a perfect time to break out some of my new rubber and have some fun . . . just for myself stamping! It’s always the best creating process in my opinion.
Here’s what I came up with . . . a new wall hanging for my studio!
OH and what inspired this wall hanging along with the cowgirl images . . . Cosmo Cricket Wanted in 6×6 Mini Pads! YES, you read correctly!!!!!! Cosmo Cricket was brought back the Wanted paper and it’s in 6×6 pads. I no longer need to hoard my Wanted paper . . . . so guess what? I used it for the wall hanging. You can bet your booty that I will be ordering a few pads of this paper from eclectic Paperie!
You can see my two new cowgirl images on the left. They were stamped and embossed in black Distress Embossing Powder for that aged look. The sentiment on the tag is a new set by Wendy Vecchi and Studio 490 that my friend Daisy brought me at CHA. I added some Spiced Marmalade Distress Stickles to the flowers just for the heck of it and to add a little shimmer to the project.
I’m rather tickled with the whole project and love how it turned out! Isn’t it great to do some FUN stamping!
- Stamps: Studio 490 Ticket to Art and Seriously Art by Stampers Anonymous from eclectic Paperie; SU Wanted and Bronc Buster; Cowgirls #1536 and #1388 from Artful Illusions
- Paper: Manila Shipping Tag; Cosmo Cricket Wanted; Tim Holtz idea-ology Grungepaper and Grungeboard; Maya Road Square Banner/Coaster Book
- Ink: Ranger Archival Coffee and Jet Black; Ranger Distress Inks: Embossing, Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive, Old Paper, Black Soot, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Wild Honey, Brushed Corduroy and Tea Dye; Ranger Gold, Black and White Acrylic Paint Dabbers, and Spiced Marmalade Distress Stickles
- Accessories: Spellbinders™ S4-058 Daisy Heads, S4-140 Petite Ovals – Small, and S4-109 Flower Creations Three; Ranger Ink Blending Tools, Black Distress Embossing Powder, Matte Accents; Tim Holtz idea-ology Memo Pins; Copper Brads; Black Cord; Hobby Wood Braided Trim; Button;
That’s all for today . . . thanks for stopping by and remember . . . life is short, take advantage of the adventures that come your way!
