... as if you didn't know that already!
Do you ever make the same card over and over again, but with different stamps? The Diana Sweater is definitely a leitmotif in my stamping. If I have a stamp of a little lamb -- and I love me a lamb stamp, so if I see a cute one, chances are I will eventually have to have it (dang that Anna Wight and her adorable new Bo Peep set!) -- it will eventually end up stamped multiple times, and on a field of red there will be one black or gray among the white.
So why do I call this persistent image "The Diana Sweater"? Well, see for yourself...
When the late Princess wore this sweater to a polo match in 1983, she caused a fashion sensation. I was 12 at the time. I remember thinking that was the coolest sweater ever, and wanting a knock-off so badly. I loved Princess Diana; she was so beautiful and glamorous, and her favorite band was Duran Duran (see?! We had so much in common! Well, except I had glasses and braces and was in the middle of what had to be one of the most painfully awkward adolescences known to girlkind). Never got one, but now I make one for myself every so often out of cardstock and ink.
The above card is the latest incarnation, using what has to be the most quirky-but-cute little lamb in my whole collection, Basel by DoodleFactory, available from Starving Artistamps. The background is SA's Ornate Tooled Leather background, which is one of my very favorite backgrounds because it adds a lot of depth and has a lot of detail without distracting from the main image or taking away from the cardstock color. (<-- does that make sense? I hope so. To explain further -- skip this if you've already got what I'm saying -- I use this bg now instead of my SU! paisley bg. The SU! paisley bg covers up most of the underlying cardstock with ink because it's such a solid image, but this SA one gives the same paisley-ish effect but is much more 'open' and thus you retain more of the color of the original cardstock. Another benefit of this background? It looks AWESOME with the western-style stamps that are all the rage these days.)
{Buy/By the way: through Feb. 27, SA is having a special where if you buy full sheet of stamps -- like say all of the DoodleFactory animals, which includes Basel -- you get a free sheet of EZ-Mount. And, if you add in my special discount code -- caroledis -- you'll get 10% off your entire order! I'm always looking out for you, dear reader, trying to save you money any way I can... I'm a giver -- I give!}
Okay. Done with the puffery. Here are a couple more examples of my Di impression. This first one was done as a project for my stint as Gina K.'s Guest Designer for February (stamps from her Down on the Farm set):
And here's one I made for an ATC swap last summer (image by Heather/JudithI even added a pic in the background to let gallery browsers on Splitcoast know where I was coming from. Pre-blog I had to do stuff like that. Now I can pontificate at my leisure...):
Anyway, the odds are that I'm not done exploring this theme. Now that I think about it, I haven't done this yet with the lamb from MFT's Punny Farm. Hmmm....
This cracks me up, the Diana Sweater. Maybe you should get one now. lol Love your card too!
Posted by: Shannan Teubner | February 24, 2008 at 10:15 AM
You are so funny! I've been "following" your Diana Sweater series since it debuted on SCS - it cracks me up every time you do a new one. 12 in 1983?? No wonder we love all the same things, we're the same age! I also loved Princess Di, and longer for my bangs to feather like hers, and we've already established that I am a longtime Duranie!! If only I were clever enough to turn my favorite 80s pop culture into continuing card themes... (hmm maybe I need to borrow the Duran Duran stamp again!) :-) BTW thanks for linking to the definition when you use big words like leitmotif so I can learn something instead of just sitting here, scratching my head, dumbfounded.
Posted by: Libby | February 24, 2008 at 12:47 PM
LOVE your sheep cards Carole! Especially in all the different stamps!
Posted by: Charmaine | February 24, 2008 at 05:22 PM
Although I love and adore ALL your sheep cards, I'm hunting that sweater. . .once I find it you will be required to have your picture made in it and post it on your blog. In addition, you will also have to use it as your avatar.
Pretty bossy sounding for a grasshopper huh? LOL
Posted by: Lesa | February 24, 2008 at 09:42 PM
Love all the different Di inspired cards.....fantastically clever and I never get sick of seeing your creativity, my good friend!
Posted by: Carolyn King | February 24, 2008 at 09:58 PM
ahem, I mean my FANTASTIC friend!
Posted by: Carolyn King | February 24, 2008 at 09:59 PM
Love all of these!!! I was only 5 in 1983, so I never saw this(hehe)sweater, but I love what you are doing with it!!
Posted by: Jessie/Knightrone | February 24, 2008 at 10:12 PM
12 in 83? Such a youngster you are! LOL. I'd already graduated high school by then...
I love your lamb cards, but more importantly, I love reading your chatter. Do you give lessons?
Hugs.
Posted by: Val | February 24, 2008 at 10:58 PM
This is too funny! :) And love those funky sheep, although they do look like they have been dipping into the brew bucket at Farmer Joe's backyard distillery. :)
Posted by: Danielle | February 25, 2008 at 03:49 PM
see, now this is why I visit your blog - to learn my 'word of the week' - and to get stamping inspiration - oh, yeah, and to get enabled on new stamps I didn't know I needed! :)
Posted by: Karen Sullivan (BasketMom) | February 25, 2008 at 07:47 PM
You crack me up! Great cards tho!
Posted by: Alli Miles | March 07, 2008 at 10:19 PM
You crack me up! Great cards tho!
Posted by: Alli Miles | March 07, 2008 at 10:20 PM
I used to love this sweater!! I remember I begged my dad to find it and buy one for me. He finally found one but it was all white sheep, and no black sheep on the red sweater. I was bummed out...
It's interesting that I found your article from Google Search "Red, Sheep, Princess Diana". :)
Love your card btw!
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