Happy Birthday ...

Good morning and Happy Wednesday! Ruza here to share another project featuring the awesome Great Impressions Stamps.

I love all things Country so when I saw the Hat & Boots (E829) in the store I knew I needed to play with them.

First step was to stamp the Hat & Boots (E829) several times with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Kraft cardstock. I then pulled out my Copic Markers to color each piece, fussy cut them out, and layer it back together with 3D Foam Squares and Mini Glue Dots. I wanted to create a 3D effect with the Hat & Boots. It's a little hard to tell in the photo's but it looks truly awesome in person.

I pulled the colors from the boots for the background, including the faux stitching around the edges, added some distress ink around the image, and incorporated some wood DP.

I am always in need of birthday cards so chose the Happy Birthday (C340) sentiment for today's card.

Here's another look at the Hat & Boots (E829) stamp ...

That is all for me today. I will be back next week with another project featuring some amazing stamps from Great Impressions! I hope you will check out our current Great Impressions Challenge, and if you use some Great Impressions stamps make sure you link them up in our Customer Gallery!

Until next week ... Enjoy!

Cowgirl Up

Today, I bring you a vision in denim.  A little something for that country girl in all of us, a little bit of that boot scootin' boogie, line dancing princess 'cause Country Girls just rock!

Today's card uses E829 Hat and Boots.  I thought it would be fun to make the image the center of a blue ribbon winner so I put it into a rosette.  The layer behind the rosette is an embossed bit of cream card stock with some distress ink rubbed over it to show the paisley neckerchief design and finally a bit of fancy denim.

Here's hoping you have a boot scootin' weekend of your own.

Mary Anne