Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Shopping Our Stash #67 - Wooden it be Nice?

This week at Shopping our Stash we're challenging you to think wood: trees, woodgrain patterns, wooden embellishments...that sort of thing!

I've dug down deep into the stash to find both woodgrain & wood veneer flags - I bought the Cosmo Cricket "Wanted" pad thinking it would be a lot more cowboy-ish. I've struggled to use most of the patterns, so this was a good opportunity. Likewise, I won the veneer flag pieces, and have only used a few. So:

Supplies: papers from Cosmo Cricket "Wanted;"
wood veneer flags from Studio Calico;
hemp twine from Dee at the Farmer's Market;
sentiment from Paper Smooches;
Vintage Photo distress ink
I tied a knot in each end of the twine, and adhered it with the arc I wanted for the banner with a little dab of Tombow Mono-multi glue. I weighed it down with a book until it was dry, and then used the Tombow glue to adhere the flags to both the twine & the card.

Check out the rest of the design team's takes: 

23 comments:

~amy~ said...

This is an awesome card...could easily be masculine or feminine...that makes for a perfect card:)

lauren bergold said...

too funny, i have some of that cosmo paper as well, and i've just suddenly started to really LIKE it again! it looks ♥AWESOME♥ here, obviously, and what a brilliant way to construct a "REAL" banner!!! :)

ScrappySandie said...

Hi Jessi~ Very classy looking card! Love the subtle colors/patterns of your DP. That banner is excellent! Amazing take on the "wood" requirement!
Sandie

Debbie said...

What a great card!! The DP is awesome!!

Dawn said...

Wonderful design and one of my favourite colour schemes.

Hugs, Dawn

JJ Bolton said...

Perfect neutral card! Great card to have in your stash (stache, lol) when you need a card in a pinch.

Hope you and the family are having a great week! Today is the first day back in school, and I'm totally out of sorts, lol!

walchowDesign said...

Great woody design card, Jessi! Love how you hang the banners on the twine!

jimlynn said...

Very cute! Love those wooden pieces on this.

Lynn

Leslie Hanna said...

HA! I have a western themed pad of paper somewhere, too. Why, I do not know. And the banners are awesome. :)

Laura said...

Fabulous CAS card!

CarlaKH said...

Hey I have that pad too- haven't used as much as I though I would myself! Love your card!

Theresa said...

Totally awesome!! You should come shopping at my house - I have so much that I think I don't have to buy for years!! What fun would that be?

Annette Allen said...

awesome card...love the hanging banner...

Glimpses of My Heart said...

Jessi - I think this is a great card! Those papers look amazing and I love the simple banner! WOW!
Blessings,
Michelle

~Tammy~ said...

Absolutely positively fantastic! Love the banner!

I hope you have a safe trip! I owe you a reply, but still trying to catch up! Meetings at school etc!

Cheryl said...

Wow! That DP is fantastic! Your card looks like it is made onto a block of wood!

Melissa Craig said...

What a super neat card this is! I love the texture of woodgrain.

Grandma Bonnie said...

Jessi, i am so impressed with this look..i like it very much!

Marie said...

Great card, Jessi. Love the whole masculine feel to this and the woodgrain background and those wonderful flags.

lostinpaper said...

LOVE the banner! You've just reminded me that I have a few (ahem) paper pads that I need to return to....

Lisa Arana said...

great combination! they work really well together.

Jen W. said...

Perfect use for that paper and those little flags are cool!

Unknown said...

this is perfect! that paper pad is probably my all-time favorite...woodgrain makes me smile. that banner is so pretty, i love the varying shapes.