If it starts to rainin' will just head to the barn...we're country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm...

Good morning, y'all! I know, try not to faint...I am posting 2 days in a row. Can you believe it? *wink* I have something really fun to share today, so hold on to your hat!

A couple of weeks ago, my friend Libby posted a fun card on her blog and shared that she wanted to start a feature on her blog called Texas Tuesday. You all know how I love my cowgirl & country stuff, so I commented and said I wanted to play along. Turns out I wasn't the only one! It snowballed into a fun little group of us Texas girls playing together on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month...and if you want to join us, you're welcome to!

So without further ado, here's my card:


I chose this Summer Bard & Windmill stamp from Serendipity...I just love this image! I had a hard time with the layout, so I went with an old faithful backup. After you spend an hour coloring an image, you're kind of spent! *grin*

So here's my process:
Step 1: Stamp image in Memento Black on Neenah Solar White cardstock.
Step 2: Color image with Copic markers while watching 4-6 episodes of Will & Grace.
Step 3: Trim image and sponge edges with Antique Linen & Tea Dye Distress Inks.
Step 4: Distress edges with Tonic distressing tool.
Step 5: Mat with Dark Chocolate cardstock (PTI) and distress edges.
Step 6: Cut scalloped edge of Chocolate cardstock with Medium Scalloped Die (PTI)
Step 7: Sand strip of green Core'dinations cardstock from Cosmo Cricket textured collection. Sponge edges and raised bits with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
Step 8: Distress edges of green strip and mat with scalloped brown strip.
Step 9: Sponge edges of Kraft A2 card base with Tea Dye Distress Ink.
Step 10: Adhere green/brown strip onto left side of card base.
Step 11: Add main image popped up on foam dimensionals.

Phew! It seems pretty straightforward, but there was a LOT of hemming and hawing on this one! I tried patterned paper, background stamps, ribbon...but I think this textured cardstock works perfectly. I hope you like it!

Now...there's more fun for you...you get to check out some friends who played along in our little Texas Tues-Step. At first, we were a group of cowgirls...but Mark Jetton from Deadbeat Designs played along, so maybe we can be cowpokes? Anywho, here's a list for ya:

Libby Hickson
Linda McClain
Betty Schaub
Geeta Suggs
Mark Jetton

So scoot on over and say howdy to my friends, and I'll see ya later! Have a fabulous day!

Stupid law of the day from right here in TX:
When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.

To what, or to whom are you bound...are you willing to give it to God right now...give it up, let it go, throw it down...

Hi y'all! Yep, I'm back AGAIN! My poor stamps from Verve's last release hadn't seen ink yet, so I thought I'd whip something up quick for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. I played with lots of color & texture on this one, and I'd consider it a "limited supply challenge," since it was made with whatever happened to be on my coffee table. *grin*

So here's this week's sketch:

That crooked panel had me scared, I'm tellin' ya! I tried soooo hard to flip the sketch or find a way around it, but I managed to give it a try. Here's what I came up with:

Not so bad, I don't think? I used a patterned piece from my Cosmo Cricket Material Girl paper pad, then used the Core'dinations Cosmo Classics Collection (say that 3 times fast) textured cardstock underneath. That stuff is pretty nifty...not to mention it matches my Cosmo, which is so hard to match!

For my crooked panel, I stamped a sentiment from a new Verve set called Feel the Sun. I matted it on another pattern from the Material Girl pad, then matted it with Dark Chocolate cardstock with a scalloped edge. It needed a little "something," so I wrapped some rustic twine around the bottom, then popped it up onto my card. The satin ribbon was a present from Julee...I have been petting it lovingly, and finally decided to cut into it. YUMMY!

Ok, well I think that's it...make sure you check out Mercy's Blog for her sample, as well as all my other girls, which I have missed so much! Thanks for letting me come back to play!!

• Pam Speidel
• Cindy Haffner
• Pam Varnell
• Julie Lacey
• Crystal Birr
• Jackie Pedro
• Jessica Diedrich
• Dawn Easton (March 2010 Guest Muse)

Have a fabulous day!

Dumb Law of the Day comes to us from Georgia:
Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.