Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Hey, Cowboy - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 3

 Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's  April Blog Hop!
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Fabulous Dogs Featured April 17
Daffodil Greetings Featured April 18
Hey, Cowboy! Featured April 19
Train Talk Featured April 20
Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on April 21, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday April 20, 2012.
Do you remember watching the old westerns on TV and them having a cowboy go riding off into the sunset?  Well, I used that as the inspiration for my card today. 

I started off by stamping my image in memento tuxedo black ink onto MFP white storm premium paper and then stippling several inks around and over the image.  Once I was satisfied with the ink coverage, I layered my cowboy and then added some pewter baby brads before stamping the barbed wire fence in memento black ink directly onto some wood grain designer paper I found in my stash before layering that and adding the same pewter baby brads to resemble nails.  The only embellishments I added to my card were some buttons and bakers twine.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs and leave some love for a chance to win today's featured set.

Stamps: MFP Hey Cowboy
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade, Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Dusty Concord, Adirondack Latte, Sunshine Yellow, Caramel
Card Stock: MFP White Storm, Chipboard, Black, Provo Craft Wood Grain Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brushes, Brads, Buttons, Bakers Twine, Glue Dots

21 comments:

  1. Yes, I do! remember the old cowboy movies - I still watch them. Your card is perfect salute to old westerns.
    stamping sue
    http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

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  2. great card - love the blues added to the sunset

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  3. Beautiful; yep, we sure did watch those ol' westerns!

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  4. What a wonderful sunset, Bonnie! Oh, how what we watch has changed...in most cases, not for the better. Great card!!

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  5. Awesome card!!! Love how you did the background around the cowboy! Yee Haw!!!!

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  6. Westerns were my favorites and I enjoy watching the reruns still. Great scene.

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  7. Fab sponging! Love the additional barbed wire!

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  8. Great looking sunset on this card!!

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  9. Great card, brought back memories of Roy Rogers!

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  10. Looks great! Love your stippling and the effect it creates!

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  11. Love all the thought that has gone into this great card.

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  12. Bonnie,
    What a gorgeous BG you've created - and wonderful card - and, you're right - the cowboys always rode off into the sunset. I still watch John Wayne every time he comes on the tube!

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  13. Wonderful--I like how you stippled ink around the cowboy.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  14. Great card; love the sponging and details. thanks for sharing

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  15. FANTASTIC card! The barbed wire is just the right touch!

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  16. fun combo of color and muted bkgnd, TFS,

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  17. What a great card. I love all of the elements you have used on your card, and the colours are amazing.

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  18. mmmm I loves me some cowboys! Your card is amazing!

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