. . . "Something With Whiskers"
Hooooray! This is our first challenge of 2009, so please get yourselves on over to This Thursday It's All About... and play along with us for a chance to win some very nice unmounted stamps and a sheet of EZ mount from Joanna Sheen's wonderful "Messy Rabbit" collection. We on the design team got to play with the "Footballer" set along with a plate of accessories, but having seen the fabulous Tulip Messy Rabbit stamps with its companion bee, bee hive, and lots of pretty flowers that will be yours if you win the draw, I'd say that you'd better hurry on over to This Thursday and post a link to the page on your blog with your "whiskers" creation, right now! I know that I'll be picking up Messy Rabbit's Tulip set and using it on art journal and altered book pages, as well as on other altered objects and cards! Besides, how can you loose? Even if you don't win the stamps, you're in on the first challenge of the year, and I just have a feeling that 2009 is going to be a great one!
I had lots of fun with Footballer Messy Rabbit! I stamped him several times on white cardstock with black VersaFine, then several more times onto various patterned papers. I cut him out paper-doll style, and mixed and matched him with his outfits and shoes, then placed him on a trio of tags.
And he looks wonderful in Prismacolors, too! Especially when layered onto bright and colorful cardstock!
Now if you're puzzling over the "something with whiskers" theme, just remember to be creative! You can interpret this in any way you wish. Just think about it! Besides bunnies, LOTS of things have whiskers...even your Santa Claus left-overs that maybe you would have otherwise thrown away??? And maybe Uncle George? . . .Or Aunt Brunhilda . . .?
I can't wait to tweak Messy Rabbit's wardrobe a bit and use him on Easter and other spring-time items! So far, 2009 has been spent making a plethora of Valentines and Valentine related items, and really, what better way for ArtiphyTheHeart to spend time, than with hearts? But when the 14th of February has passed, I think I'll be welcoming spring and all that comes with it! So before I'm on to other things, let me tell you a bit of what I'm up to. . . Right now, I'm. . .
Sipping a glass of wine and decompressing after a very demanding first part of the week,
Grateful for all the blessings in my life
Glad that my "messy doggie" (you can see him HERE) finally has a grooming appointment
Listening to DD play the piano--something I'll miss terribly when she flys the nest
and
Enjoying my son's jokes and laughter
Getting ready for another busy-but-so-worth-it day!
Have a great day, Everyone!
Well, when I saw your rabbit cards on This Thursday, I was once again struck by how beautifully you blend prismas! Wonderful samples Barbara. Love them all! Sadly I have no Aunt Brunhilda, but thanks for the inspiration... very naughty of you!! xoxoxo
Posted by: Rosie | January 15, 2009 at 02:50 AM
there's something special waiting for you on my blog!
Posted by: Amy | January 18, 2009 at 07:58 PM
Thank you for commenting on my card. I did wonder if I might use a self portrait, as I have quite a few whiskers myself!
Posted by: Totty | January 19, 2009 at 05:03 AM
Thanks for your lovely comment. Love your soccer rabbits' matching flag. Think I could get a great deal of use out of the stamps if I was lucky enough to win them.
Hope you too are feeling better soon, it's easy to see how the world could easily be over-run by a nasty bug!
Posted by: Artyjen | January 19, 2009 at 05:26 AM
Fab creations! Your coloring is gorgeous!
Posted by: Lisa | January 19, 2009 at 07:18 PM