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Congrats to Kari, the newest Featured Stamper (FS661) on Splitcoast! She has lovely, growing gallery & I chose THIS card as my inspiration. I kept the western theme & framed boxes, but I used different images & colors, different layout & changed it from a cowgirl to a cowboy.

For my version, I made a western themed birthday card. Originally, the 3 squares were going to be in a line down one side. But in order to have this much of the images in the square, it made them too big to stack. So the Cowboy was moved to his own side &  put on top instead of inside a cut out square. 

With the layout having so much going on, I kept the color palette simple & stuck to 2 colors, since most guys don’t want things too fussy, anyway. I added a piece of a barbed wire die cut (hey, guys don’t really “get” ribbon & I’m pretty sure the butterflies like Kari used, would be wasted on them, lol) & put the greeting under the cowboy.

Here’s a look at the inside & below it are the Copics I used.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

 

Cowboy Line Dancer 686G	4 in 1 Cowboy Gear 697M	Western Word Square 634H	Saddle Up Greeting 877F	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D
Memento Inks	Versafine Clair ink	Staples 110# White Card Stock	X-Press It Blending Card	Gina Marie Barbed Wire & Howdy
AC color card stock	Copic Sketch Markers	MISTI	Double Stitched Rectangles dies CBD123

My cowgirl Valentine fits right in w/ the Free For All (F4A466) Challenge to make a Valentine w/o using a heart.

After coloring & fussy cutting my cowgirl..it seemed easier than trying to mask her & color the bg dark blue, I die cut a big circle moon for her to lasso. I added the greeting onto the moon, then added the fence boards at the bottom & some stars at the top of the card front.

Here’s a look at the inside & below it are the Copics I used.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

 

Lasso Cowgirl 220H	Love You to the Moon 580D	Starry Bg 124H	Woodgrain Bg 626P	Loved You Yesterday 906G
Small Hanging Hearts 905A	Memento Inks	MISTI	Distress Inks	Copic Sketch Markers
RN Circle Stitch dies 5006D	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D	Staples 110# White Card Stock	X-Press It Blending Card	AC color card stock

The Sketch Challenge (SC717) looked fairly simple so I gave it a try. I did flip the angled item from the left to the right because it just looked better on my card. 

I used the 4 in 1 Cowboy Gear to make a western theme wedding card.  I stamped one boot, masked it, then stamped the second boot. I colored them in 2 colors to represent the bride & groom, then added a fussy cut hat w/ a little tulle veil. The spurs were also fussy cut & added to the groom’s boot. The greeting on the heart is actually a compilation of about 3 different stamps.  I used the Woodgrain Bg image on the brown strip to the left.

Here’s a look at the inside & below it are the Copics I used.


Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

 

4 in 1 Cowboy Gear 697M	Woodgrain Bg 626P	Coffee & Friends 531D	Duct Tape Greeting 1067F
You Light Up My Life 1057D	Be Married 024F	Barn Door 633K	Double Stitched Rectangles dies CBD123
Double Stitched Squares dies CBD141	Memento Inks	Staples 110# White Card Stock	X-Press It Blending Card
Mini Scroll Heart & Scallop dies 043D	AC color card stock	Copic Sketch Markers	MISTI
polka dot tulle ribbon