For this week's Play Date Cafe Challenge I pulled out some new stamps from one of my favorite companies ~ CatsLife Press.
I wanted to incorporate some woodgrain to go with the wonderful texture of the wine barrels, so I started with a Tim Hotz Texture Fades Woodgrain embossing folder on my favorite Hobby Lobby kraft cardstock (I love the little flecks of different colors you see in their kraft). I tried inking the texture with several different colors, but in the end just decided to leave it naked.
I decided to use Kazan's Sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You since it really allowed lots of space for the texture of the woodgrain to stand front and center on my design.
When I first saw that adorable dancing chick, I had no idea what I was going to do it, but I knew I needed to add it to my collection. I think it works so perfectly with this sentiment, because how can a dancing chick in a jaunty hat not make you giggle.
I stamped the dancing chick in dark brown, clear embossed, and then colored with colored pencils. I cut my card base narrow, so the vertical elements could extend beyond the base & still fit into a standard sized envelope. I finished with a few tiny adhesive gem stones.
That sure is a nice woodgrain background-love the chick!
Well, I gotta tell you that this chick is darn cute and gave me a little chuckle! Great layout with the “wooden” background and great interpretation of the colors! Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe!
Mmmmmm “what made me laugh today” was your cute card… super image! Love the background, very tactile x
sooooooo adorable!!!
Very cute! Love the chick and the wood grain background. Glad you joined us this week at the PDCC.
Fun image to go along with the sentiment, works perfectly with the woodgrain! Thanks for playing at the PDCC.
well, ok, that definitely made me chuckle, for sure!!! ♥
Brilliant! I love designs with humour in them, and this has it by the bucket 🙂
What a FUN card!! I love that little chick image! Totally made me smile! Thanks for playing along at 2S4Y!
this is so cute and made me smile – that is really an adorable stamp!
Thanks for joining us at 2 Sketches 4 You
This chicken is sooooooo cute!! I must MUST MUST get this image/stamp! I love how you used yellow as your base and highlighted with the plum/red. LOVE IT! Great job! Always love visiting here–so much crafty goodness:) Thanks for joining in the fun and playing along with us at the PDCC:}
ps…to answer your question on the card::: I laughed at a comment left on my SCS gallery pic. SO FUNNY!