I chose a cowboy theme for my focal image which I obtained from Stamp It Crazy.net. Oh, and years ago I made several cards for this company as they were just starting to get up and running then. I believe she still has a gallery there with some of my work displayed so if you take a "hankerin" you might want to wander over and check it out. LOL
My wood grain was done with stamps from Gina K. Designs using the Beautiful Banners set. I took kraft card stock and swiped it down with some Gina K. Designs Ivory pigment ink using the pad only. Then I overstamped it with the woodgrain pattern with Gina K. Designs Warm Cocoa dye ink. Also the sentiment was from Gina K. Designs and is from the Vertical Greetings & Things set. I stamped this in the Warm Cocoa ink as well onto Ivory card stock and then all the various elements of the card were layered onto Gina K. Designs Dark Chocolate card stock. The base card is made with Gina K. Designs Powder Blue card stock.
Today I am glad my stamping "mojo" was back in full force. I guess a little bit of a slump is not too hard to deal with now and then. And, I had fun making this card too. It was a great way to spend a cold, windy and blizzardy day, staying indoors and stamping! I also got in some cool hops and perhaps all the inspiration with those exercises soaked in to help the cause too.
Hope your day went well too. And thanks for looking at my endeavor today!
19 comments:
Awesome card Verna!! A perfect manly card!!
Great card! Love that image....beautiful coloring too!
Perfect take on that challenge my dear. Super cute image - and way different from your usual. Love your coloring and layout!
Absolutely gorgeous! Your coloring is amazing and I love the design! Great wood! :D
THAT is just a stunning card...wonderfully masculine and yet gorgeous!!
This is not only a wonderful guy card Verna, but your coloring of this fab card is gorgeous and that western scene is too cute. I'm afraid of scene stamps because of all the coloring and I don't think my coloring skills have reached your level yet. Beautifully done.
What a cool masculine card. The woodgrain is the perfect pairing for your image - like the sentiment too - my vertical one is Asian (too limiting!). Great coloring on the image.
Totally awesome! Love this Verna! You are definitely rocking the challenges lately!
What a fabulous masculine card! Living in AZ I know a few "cowboys" who would love this card! :)
Thanks so much for leaving such nice comments -- I so appreciate them!
Wonderful masculine card!!! I love seeing these as I am not good at them at all, so the inspiration helps A LOT!! Very well done!!
WOW this card is fabulous. The perfect man card. Love the Scene. Stay warm!
Verna, this is just fabulous! Great guy card. I love how you created the wood. Thanks for the great details.
Great card! Love the image you used and the way you made your wood panel. The perfect masculine card.
Another wonderful creation Verna! Your coloring is perfect as well as the composition. Love this.
This is really great Verna! Great coloring.
Wonderful Verna.Fabulous color and design.
Awesome scene card! This is breathtaking!
Wow!! Verna, this card is a showstopper! Being married to a cowboy, I am probably a little biased (LOL!)...but you truly designed and colored this so well!
ooooh now he's a tall drink of water! Love your card, looks fabulous, great design!
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