WANTED...U!

Hey there, it's time for another challenge at Pile It On!  Since we're still in holiday mode, we wanted to make it nice and easy on you...so Anything Goes!

With Christmas behind us and Valentine's Day right around the corner, I decided to make a card to celebrate St. Valentine.  Have you ever admired a stamp set so long that you finally break down and get it?  That was me with this one.  Our Craft Lounge just came out with a fabulous new Valentine release, and they are all so much fun to work with, but I couldn't help but be drawn to this Wanted set.  I really wanted to get it last year, but Valentine's Day came and went and I never got around to picking it up.  Not this year though...woohoo...I couldn't wait to ink it up!  The barbed wire is something new for me too (a link to the tutorial can be found in the "Supplies/Techniques" section).  I've been wanting to try it for a while but didn't have the right stamp set to go with it.  The cowboy boots have been "ghosted" onto the background panel.  Love it!  There is a link below to explain how to do it.  The only thing I did different is use Neenah card stock and heat set craft (pigment) ink instead of VersaMark.  I suppose I could have gotten a similar effect with VersaMark on colored card stock...but that's not nearly as much fun as getting inky!  *snort*

Here's the inside...

Copic coloring:

Cactus:  G24, G21, G20, E55, E53, E50, R81  Post:  E37, E35, E33, E31, C4, C2, C0  Hat:  Y26, Y23, Y21, E04, R83, R81  Arrow:  E37, E35, E31, C2, C0, E04, R83, R81  Ground:  E55, E53, E50  Sky:  B0000  Sign:  E55, E53, E50, Y26, Y23, Y21, G24, G21, G20, E04, R83, R81  Inside image:  G24, G21, G20, E37, E35, E33, E31, E04, R83, R81, C2, C0, B0000

This project includes the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks #70 ~ Something New (stamp set)
Alphabet Challenge Blog ~ X for Xtra Special Occasion (Valentine's Day)
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog #44 ~ Anything Goes
Cooking It Up With Katie #86 ~ Anything Goes
Crafts and Me Challenges #66 ~ Anything Goes
Crafty Boots Challenges ~ Celebrations (Valentine's Day)
Everybody Art Challenge #173 ~ Anything Goes
Fairy Tale Challenge Blog #31 ~ Something Easy
Inky Impressions Challenge #39 ~ Something New (stamp set)
Jelly Park Challenges ~ Old Year/New Year (old paper/new stamp set)
Little Miss Muffett Challenges #25 ~ Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon ~ Something New (stamp set)
Pile It On! ~ Anything Goes
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #166 ~ Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp! Challenge Blog ~ Anything Goes
Simply Create Too #3 ~ Shape It Up (squares/rectangles)
Sketch Saturday #188 ~ Sketch
Top Tip Tuesday #66 ~ Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY NEW YEAR!    

SUPPLIES
STAMPS: OCL Wanted (enter the code "checkusout" to receive 20% off your entire purchase at Memories of Time)
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; Bazzill Raven Monochromatic; First Edition Paper Love Letters designer paper
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White craft ink
ACCESSORIES: Copic markers; Spellbinders Grand Calibur; Nestabilities Classic Squares Small; sticky note for masking; Stamp-a-ma-jig; paper snips; Silver Atyou Spica pen; Glossy Accents; stylus; heat tool; sponges; non-stick craft mat; wire from my stash; wire cutter; SU Dimensionals; Bazzill Blackbird rhinestones; adhesive
TECHNIQUE(S): Masking; fussy cutting; barbed wire; sponging; ghosting
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: 5" x 5"