Blue Knight Rubber Stamps New Release Week and Giveaway Day 2

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of Blue Knight Rubber Stamps New Release and Giveaway Week, here at my blog!

Today I'm sharing a card that I created with the New Release COWBOY DON'T LOOK BACK stamp set.

When I saw this stamp set, I knew that I wanted to create a tag card with the larger image and I also wanted to use the smaller stamp to create a background print.
(Did you know that the New Release Cowboy silhouette sets each come with a large image and a smaller image (and a sentiment)
I love that the sets, along with a few other Blue Knight sets have the same stamp in two sizes.

For today's  card, I stamped the image with Gina K Amalgam Ink, and used a Tim Holtz wood grain stencil and Distress Ink to create the tag.
After the image tag was created I wanted to at the tag, but I didn't like the size of the larger tag dies in the tag die set, So, I hand cut the tag mat layer.
(Using the large tag dies would have given a wider thicker mat layer and I wanted a very thin mat border...so I cut it myself!)
Next, I created the background print by stamping the smaller Cowboy, Don't Look Back image with Gina K's Skeleton Leaves ink. That ink was ideal for giving a soft , faint , sort of muted image.
I didn't want a dark very visible stamped image.
I inked the edges of the background print with a complementary Distress Ink color, using Clarity Stencil Brushes.
The Mini Cowboy image was perfect for the background print that I envisioned and wanted to create!
Oh!...I almost forgot to mention that I added a little bit, in 2 colors,  of twine to the top of the tag.

I chose  metallic bronze and black card stock for the mat layers. I  created the sentiment banner.
No dies needed: I stamped the sentiment and had cut and matted the banner.
I used fun foam to position the tag and sentiment banner for added dimension.

I am loving the fact that the New Release Silhouette stamps each have the large and small images because that opens up lots of creative possibilities for card makers like you and I.
You can find the Cowboy, Don't Look Back stamp sets along with the other New Release stamp sets HERE, at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web site

I hope that you enjoyed today's card and found  a little bit of inspiration here at my blog with this great New Release stamp.
Before you head over to the web site...please take a sec to share a comment below to get your daily entry for this week's Giveaways.
Yes..I've got 2 Giveaways  this week.
Please note: The Giveaway is opened to blog visitors, here at my blog, with US mailing  addresses.

You can earn one entry per day by commenting beneath each blog post that I share May 20-24th, during Blue Knight Rubber Stamps New Release Week here at my blog.

Here's a peek at the 2 Giveaways

Thanks for visiting today.
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow for Day 3 of Blue Knight New Release Week here at my blog!
Wishing you a terrific Tuesday!
Michelle.