Bathing Cowboy

The above card has a hammered metal accent
under the layered cowboy image.

Isn't this cowboy just simply hilarious?
I love the spurs hanging over the edge of the bath tub.
Viva Las Vegas Stamps is the manufacturer.
The phrase comes from Claudia Rose.

The cowboy was colored with colored pencils
and blended with a stump and baby oil.
Square Nestibilities from Spellbinders was used
to die cut the cowboy image and a
Spellbinders Label was used
on the cardboard.
Both the cardboard and the image
have been enhanced by sponging
dark brown ink around the edges.
This was also done with the card base.

Sutter Enterprises is the maker of the retreating rider.

A Taste of the Old West

It seems that I am entering a western phase in my stamping.
You will still be seeing other cards styles, but my western
stamps and calling, so that is what I am working on right now.

The boots are a five part stamp from
Kitchen Sink Stamps. I really really like
their stamps.

The image has been torn out and the edges sponged
with dark brown and then a narrow sponging of
black to achieve a burned look.
It is then mounted on the corrugated part
of a card board box. I use a floss/pick
to slide between the top layer of the cardboard
and the corrugations.
This layer was torn and sponged as well.

The side borders of both cards a relatively easy
and need no explanation.
Edges of the card base have been sponged with dark
brown ink followed by narrow sponging in black ink.