Wednesday 6 February 2013

Ride 'em Cowboy!

Good evening everyone and I hope that your week has been going well? It's been a lovely sunny day today - but boy, has it been cold! It's definitely a chilly north wind lol! But as I was heading out today I could see across Morecambe Bay to the Lakeland hills and I can say that it is a stunning view when it's a crisp cold day with a blue sky and you can see snow on the hills! I'm just hoping it's still like that when we head up there with the family shortly!

Before I share my card today can I just say a big thank you for all the lovely comments that you leave - they really give a 'warm inside' feeling! And welcome to my new followers too!

Anyway, on to this little card.  Now I have to admit that I've had this stamp for quite a while - and he'd never seen ink! Oh dear - on to the naughty step again!  But now I've coloured him I can see just how cute he is and I've a feeling he'll be inked up again soon.


This little cutie is from LOTV called 'Yee Haa' and he just looks as though he's having a great time! It just reminded me of when my son Jack was little (before the grunting teenager supplanted him...). We got Tilly the Dog as an 8 week old puppy when Jack was 6 - and she soon established herself as the centre of the household and with Lauren as the one who fusses over her the most and Jack as the one for games and playing!  I came home numerous times to find the dog dressed in football shirts, with stickers on, scarves on, etc... So this stamp just seemed to fit the memories lol! 

I've coloured the image with promarkers - and got a few flexmarkers to try too which I'm finding very nice to use!  The backing papers are from NitWit pads at LOTV and the sentiment tags are from LOTV too. The burlap ribbon is from Joanna Sheen and I've added star die cuts from a Sizzix die. The cute wooden star buttons are from CraftyEmblies. The coredinations card has been embossed with a CraftsToo folder and lightly sanded back.
And I've even decorated inside to match lol! 
So hope you like this cute little pair.  I'll go and get the thermals on! 
Back soon,
Kim x 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:-
WhimsicalDesigns - textile
BearlyMine - anything goes
CraftySentiments - anything goes
LovesRubberStamps - anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - boys and their toys


31 comments:

  1. Oh how cute is he? Love your layout and your colouring is just brilliant xx

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  2. This is lovely Kim. The image is so cute and beautifully coloured. The papers and embellishments are perfect for the image.
    Hugs Sharon. x

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  3. Awww so adorable Kim, fabulous card.
    Hugs Wendy xx

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  4. Excellent card Kim,really love the wooden stars. Image is cute. Traceyxx

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  5. A beautiful card for a little man gorgeous detail and design.
    Chris x

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  6. This is just adorable Kim, love your embellishments, especially those buttons!
    Natx

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  7. This is such a wonderful card - what a sweet image to use and great choice of embossing and papers. TFS

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  8. Lots of great texture and two cuties. Who could ask for more! :-) Super sweet card Kim! Hugs!

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  9. Love this Kim. This image reminds me of my brothers when they were little. Great card.
    Hugs
    Caz x

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  10. Oh this is uber cute Kim - such a sweet adorable image and I love the LO.
    Have a wonderful day.
    Debs xx

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  11. JUst GOrgeous! What a cutie this image is...
    FABulous colours Kim and I LOve the 'stars' and those little tags.
    Chrissyxx

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  12. Yippee! This is a great cowboy card. Love all the texture you added. Thanks for sharing at Whimsical Designs.

    Georgiana
    Carson's Creations

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  13. This is lovely Kim, very cute image which you have done proud with your colouring and layout. Thank you for sharing your little memories with us they always make me either smile or laugh out loud.

    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxx

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  14. This is gorgeous Kim. I love the image and your layout and papers look fab.
    Lorraine x

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  15. I've an admission... I've got this one too and never inked it... :)
    Love what you have done with him here Kim. Beautifully coloured and love your papers and layout.
    Eileen x

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  16. awwwwwwwwwww love this Kim. Cute as a button
    Anne x

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  17. Stunning! He is so perfectly colored and Yes he is very adorable. Hope the weather worked in your favor on the trip. Thank you for joining us here at Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge this week.
    Good Luck, Dangina

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  18. Totally fab card Kim, love what you have embellished with also . xx Flora

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  19. Awww what a fabulous male card Kim! Love the layout too!

    Hugs
    Gina x

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  20. Brilliant fun male card Kim, love it, hugs, Karenx

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  21. Oooooh Kim I have a bit of a "thing" for cowboys!! This one might be a bit young for me though!!!! Great card, ideal for those boys, young or old

    hugs Vicky xxx

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  22. What a wonderful card you have made Kim! Great design and the image is absolutely gorgeous.

    Thank you so much for sharing your creativity with us this week at Crafty Sentiments.
    Best of luck and we'd love to have you visit again!

    Mian
    Crafty Sentiments Design Team Member
    http://mianspysselhorna.blogspot.com

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  23. Fabulous card, love that adorable image! Thanks for playing with us at Loves Rubberstamps!

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  24. This image is so cute. Thanks for playing with LRS!

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  25. Gorgeous and beautiful card Kim love the image thank you for joining us this week at Bearly Mine Challenges
    Hugs Dianne xx

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  26. Oh wow Kim !! This is smashing and love everything about your card hun !! Thanks soooo much for sharing it with us at Crafty Sentiments Designs !!

    hugs Diane xx

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  27. This is so cute, I love the fun image and layout of your card. Those stars are fantastic :) Thank you for joining us at Crafty Sentiments this week and good luck xx

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  28. Totally adorable!
    Thanks for playing along with us at Bearly Mine Challenge!
    Hugs Nela

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  29. LOVE THIS CARD! What an adorable image, great coloring, fabulous layout and super cool textile! Thanks for playing along with the Whimsical Wednesday Challenge at Whimsical Designs!

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  30. Fabulous card and great details. Thank you for joining in the Passion for Promarkers challenge this time.
    Cathy xx

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  31. love this! thanks for joining in at Whimsical Wednesdays this week.

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I love reading your comments - and thanks for taking the time to leave one!
Kim x