Big Bad Buffalo

I have no clue where I got this stamp.  I do know

I have had it for a long time.

It has been stamped with Ranger Archival Jet Black ink.

The coloring was done with Prisma colored pencils

and blended with baby oil.

A Spellbinders oval die was used to 

cut out the image.

Coffee and Jet Black Ranger Archival inks

were sponged around the edges to "burn" them.

The edges of the cream card base were also sponged

with the Coffee ink.

The faux snakeskin was made using a

Fiskars texture plate with

various brown inks and water based varnish

for a glossy finish.

Barbwire is a Cheery Lynn die.

Bronze brads are in all four corners of the

faux snakeskin.

Bathing Cowpoke

 I believe that the cowboy stamp is from Viva Las Vegas.

The barbwire and horse shoes on all versions are die cuts from 

Cheery Lynn Designs.  It comes in two different sizes

and cuts beautifully.

 The faux snake skin is behind every cowboy.

Note the sponged edges on the card bases

and the faux snake skin.

The top two cards have a dark brown card stock

under the snake skin that has been cut to a narrow

border using Perfect Layers rulers.

I picked up the phrase at a Houston stamp store

years ago and have no idea who made it.

White On White Sympathy

A very pale mauve base with a Spellbinders 

rectangle die over.

The flourishes are a Cheery Lynn Designs

die that has been cut apart.

Flowers are punched using Punch Bunch dies

and shaped with Ice Viva Pearl Pen centers.

The leaves are also Cheery Lynn.

The phrase is computer generated and it and the 

pale mauve layer under it are from

Spellbinders Labels.

A Sympathy Card

The plain white card base has delicate flourishes

stamped in Distressed Ink Lavender

around the outer edges.

The phrase is computer generated.

The dies are from Spellbinders.

Both die cut layers have been

slightly raised to create a 3-D look.

I have used the flat parts of

paper egg cartons.

Helpers In My Studio

 Above is Baby the cat.  She has to have her

nose in everything.

MacDuff the Scottish Terrier comes by once in

a while to see if there are any treats.

Valentines

 Some heart punches and five different shades

of pink are the beginnings of this design.

The Happy Valentines die is from

Cheery Lynn Designs.

The luv ya is from Sizzix.

More Vintage Garden

 Graphic 45 scrapbook paper was carefully cut

apart and used to create a very vintage look.

The top card has additions to enhance the design.

The edges of the card base were sponged with a

dark brown ink.  The dp itself is on a dark green

card stock cut to a narrow border using a

Perfect Layers ruler.  Viva Pearl Pen was used to create

the pearls in the lower right corner and

the center of the flowers.

The leafy flourishes and butterflies are 

from a Cheery Lynn Designs 

die and the flowers from Punch Bunch punches.

Begin with a white card base as the background

of the vintage print is white.

The gingham background is from

an Impression Obsession stamp stamped

on a paper bag.

The bow is from shimmery tulle.