Sunday, January 15, 2012

Love...Texas Style

Happy Sunday! It's been over a month since I've last posted--where does the time go?!

About 15 years ago, I lived in Ft. Worth, Texas. While I never saw any armadillos in Ft. Worth, I saw more than I could count on a few cross-state treks I made through west Texas. When I saw there was an armadillo in Hero Art's Menagerie digital set, I had to buy it. Here's what I came up with:


Even my husband laughed. All of the images are digital. I started off with the Hero Arts Modern Love stamps: 


Using Photoshop, I edited out the "O" from the L*O*V*E. Then, I replaced the "O" with one of the dangling hearts. I changed the colors, too. Then, I added the armadillos from the Menagerie set, paper pieced them, and shaded them with ink. I love these little guys! Here's a close-up:



Once I got done paper piecing, I thought it was missing something. I wanted to add a bow but didn't have one that size. Then, I realized I could use the kite tail from the My Favorite Things kite die. It looks a little wedding-ish, but I'm going to use it for Valentine's Day. I also wanted to join in on the Hero Arts challenge this month.  

I'm so sorry for being so absent from blogland. I feel bad that I haven't made the rounds. I miss everyone!

Thanks for looking!

24 comments:

  1. This is just adorable, cute and creative.

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  2. These are some cute armadillos...great card...love that heart..

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  3. Absolutely brilliant! A winner for the Hero challenge - for sure!

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  4. Welcome back, by the way... missed your fab creations! Happy New Year!

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  5. Eeek! I love these guys! You come up with the most clever ideas. So glad to see you back in blog world. I missed you. You were probably living your real life instead of your virtual life! :-)

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  6. Glad your back! This is too cute!

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  7. LOL, this is awesome, Jocelyn! I LOVE those bows. How clever of you to use the die from the kite! I think I might have to get those dies just to be able to do this. ;)

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  8. Love, love the clean and unique look of this card! The bows are super sweet details you added! Great design!

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  9. Welcome back :) Hard to imagine getting busy over December & January, huh? lol
    What a super card to come back with - an armadillo? Two of them? with blingy bows? I think it's perfect for Valentine's :)

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  10. So adorable, Jocelyn! Those 'dillos are incredibly cute!!

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  11. Welcome back to blogland! I took awhile off, too.

    Love your super-cute armadillos! The bows are the perfect finishing touch. Way to go digi.

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  12. So totally original and very sweet, love the paper piecing too :)
    Jenny x

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  13. So, so, so fab. Love that you used an armadillo for a valentine! Welcome back, missed seeing your amazing designs.

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  14. Armadillo's in love... who would have thought! Such a fun card Jocelyn, I LoVe it!

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  15. Welcome back, Miss Jocelyn! We've missed you! And missed your brilliant cards - this is hilarious and adorable all at once. Love it. :)

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  16. I have really missed your blog posts! So glad to see you've had a chance to get creative! The armadillo's are so cool! The pink and black bows are perfect!

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  17. Hehe These little critters are so cute! Love how you designed with them! I've missed seeing your work lately - so glad you're back!

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  18. OH MY! This is totally cute! LOOOOOOOVE everything about it:)

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  19. LOL, this is so cute Jocelyn. Very cute pair and totally made for each other. ;)

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  20. TOO CUTE! I absolutely love this, Jocelyn! The bow and tie are the icing on the (armadillo?) cake. :P

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  21. Hey girl, it's been awhile! I named your blog as one of my 5 favorite for the Liebster Award. You can see it on my site.

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  22. This is so cute - i got a really good chuckle out of it. Love how those guys pop off the page.

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  23. You are so creative with the HA digie! I hope oyu entered it for the monthly contest!! Winner in my eyes!

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