Feb 22 2010
You’re a Hoot!
I have a special friend, someone I’ve known all of my life. We grew up in a tiny farm town together, and to this very day she can make me laugh even when I’m feeling less than cheerful. I was reminded of that this week, when life has included some tricky stuff, and she called to chat & lift me up. Neither of us live “back home” anymore, but keeping in touch is easier than ever these days, and I find that to be such a blessing!
So, here’s to my awesome girlfriend, who I have often privately described as a “hoot”! While at CHA Anaheim, I was tickled to come across a new-to-the-USA stamp company, Woodware USA. My travelin’ buddy Joan & I adored the many adorable line art stamp sets, and although I basically have a non-existant budget for stamps, I just “had” to cave in and get one. As it turns out, it’s a wonderful photopolymer stamp set to work with! The images are very crisp, easily inked & stamped.
I was inspired by the FS159 challenge at SCS for this card … and my Cuttlebug ‘Distressed Stripes’ folder seemed to add the perfect feel of an old tree for this friendly owl.
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She’s all dressed up for a special night, with her ‘feather schrug’ of tiny rhinestones. Tex’s Tip: Tweezers are such a helpful tool whenever placing rhinestones on your projects. I have both very fine-tipped tweezers for my littlest rhinestones, and also a pair with a little larger tip, which are good for larger stones & droplets. Exact placement is so much easier with these handy tools!
So here’s hoping that your week is a “hoot” .. or even 2 or 3 hoots! Our weatherman just said that if we get 2″ of snow here in the DFW area on Tuesday, we will set an all-time record of the snowiest winter on record here. Wellllll, I suppose in the interest of being “this close” to that record already, I can grin & bear it if we get it! LOL Sounds like a fireplace kinda day on the horizon! Bundle up, everyone, and warm up those stamps if you can! Thanks for your visit!
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Card Recipe: STAMPS = “Owl Greetings” (from Woodware USA)
INKS = Memento Tuxedo Black, Adirondack Lemonade, Copic Markers E08, E11, E13, E50, E51, E53, E55, E57, E59, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, 0
PAPERS = Neenah Solar Classic Crest White; Gina K’s Tan Leather, Chocolate Kiss, & Sweet Corn; Basic Grey’s Porcelain dsp 6×6
ACCESSORIES = Tiny Twinkles rhinestones (Taylored Expressions), Ranger Glossy Accents (adhesive for rhinestones), tweezers, Spellbinders Classic Oval Nestabilities + Scallop Ovals, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Wizard, ColorBox sponging tool, white foam dimensional tape
6 responses so far
Oh, I just love it! It makes me want to laugh, too.
Nancy
Your little owlie is so adorable but looks sad. Love your designer paper. Nice seeing you at CHA.
This is stinkin’ cute hunni!
So very cute Bev! Love the owl image :o)
Ooooh, Bev, you inked up your little owl…isn’t she purty!!! You colored her sooo pretty and you even added some bling to her wings….gorgeous, gf!!!!! Did you see we were mentioned in the Woodware newsletter…Woot!!!!!
Totally adorable, and your coloring looks fabulous!! Love the papers too!!