The Men are going Out West at Hambo Hoedown!

I love challenges that stretch my "comfort zone" and this week I experienced that~but then when I started coloring in my Southwest digital Image by Hambo Stamps I just let my thoughts travel through possibilities and I came up with this scenario:  I could picture this dry desert mountain scene right outside my window if I lived in Arizona or if I was traveling through the area in my camper. Then, what would I find surrounding me in those locations:

• pleated blinds on the windows (made here from heavy cardstock, pierced with a sewing machine needle to mark the path later punched and threaded through with waxed thread. Then, coppery blind "pulls" to lift the blinds.
• I glued down a "valance" across the top of the blinds-mainly to cover up the knots from the cord.
• There would be "moulding" around the window-here in brown and even with the corners mitered.
• A couch to sit on-I used stitched lines and lots of shading to show the arms and puffy back
• I created a pillow out of 2 circles of crumpled patterned paper, stuffed with fluff, and ran a stitch around the edge.  Distressed with ink.
• Then added an afghan-strip of paper, crumpled, fringed, and wadded up into the corner of the couch.
• The Sentiment added is also from Hambo Stamps from a previous entry into their great contests.

I hope you will get inspired from the DT entries using this image and get your Masculine card supply built up again!  This is a great way to increase your digital library by simply placing your entry with them in time to receive the next challenge digital image~Free!

Thanks for looking and remember to think out of the box and not get intimidated, Carolyn