ATCAS #7; CFC91; CTS #16 ~ Vintage Man

Happy Tweezeday!

 

I made a masculine card per the code word at the fun Addicted to CAS (ATCAS) challenge.  (BTW, I'd like to thank ATCAS for picking my card as a Top Three last week!!)

 

I used the sketch designed by the talented Karolyn Loncon for the current CAS(E) This Sketch challenge.

 

 

And I added silver which is the "Hi Ho Silver" theme at this week's CAS-ual Fridays (CFC91) challenge.

 

 

And I made this birthday card:

 

I just want to say, up front, that I know this is an outdated "man" card.  To avoid any imp priority, we use the term "vintage" when we make such cards.  The images on my card are strips of washi tape, "vintage" washi tape. 

 

My card could certainly be sent to a female.  But this "vintage" grandmother still vividly remembers when all her bosses were men, with briefcases and telephones just like that.

 

Now, however, I'm so old that, well that:

 

 

 

Oh, sorry, somehow the bottom of this old sign got cut off.  I'm sure you know, of course, that it reads, "Mr. Anderson."  I wonder what the story is with that guy?

 

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So naughty.  Enjoy your day!  No, seriously, enjoy your day.  LITS*!

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*Life Is Too Short!

MIM91 with PP121 Colors ~ Is That a Pocket?!

And we're back around to Friday ~ Whoosh!

 

My card today is for a very special man in our lives, our DS Dan, who turns 35 years old tomorrow and will be flying off on a business trip.  That does what wind does, and I'm sorry, Dan.  We will celebrate next week over Thanksgiving!

I had a fun time doing his card and it was quick as minute rice.  First, the challenges.

Over at this week's Make It Monday challenge, hosted by the uberly talented Nichole Heady, we are to make cards with faux pockets. That's the number between trex and fix.  Dawn has made a wonderful video tutorial on Nichole's site.

And over at this week's The Paper Players challenge, colors were beautifully chosen for this season of the year by the also uberly talented Anne Marie Hile:

And I made this.

The leaves die and stamp set were new to me this year and this is the second time I've used them.  I love them.  I thought it would be fun to make a dress shirt with a boot and ear made out of embossed leaves.  (In the photo, the burgandy color looks orangey, but IRL, it snot.) Both of these wonderful challenges lined up for me to make DS a unique and interesting card for his fall birthday.

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We were supposed to meet him 35 years ago on November 1st, but he was having none of it.  We had unseasonably summer-like temperatures that November.  Dan hung out in his warm, dark womb for 17 more days while I beached like a whale on a chaise lounge in the backyard, eating cluster after cluster of grapes from the scrawny single vine crawling along the fenceline.  The poor kid was probably drunk in there on the grapes.  I know for sure I wished I could be.  I didn't have my card-making hobby back then to fill the boring long days of that tenth month.

And then, he was sunny-side up!  (Oh, wait.  Was that prolly my fault what with the sitting in the sun and eating grapes?)  We tried for 21 hours, he and I, every way from Sunday, to meet each other.  It was a slog and a half.  Finally, just when the doctor started coming at him with forceps, the little booger flipped face down and slid out.

Of course, everyone jumped back a foot when he fell straight to the floor.  I'm kidding.  You should see the look on your face!!  

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Enjoy your day!   No, seriously, enjoy your day. 

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Paper:  PTI rustic cream; unknown pp
Stamps:  PTI "Heart-2-Heart #2"
  MB Fall Leaf Trio F1776
Ink:  PTI black; sponged SU old olive,
  more mustard, bravo burgandy;
  clear embossing powder
Die:  MB Fall Leaf Trio
Button:  from stash
 

CAS-ual Fridays 45 - Pastels with Black

Happy Evening!

Rather late in the day for me to be blogging, but my card is done so it feels right to just blah, er, blog about it and then go clean up and start anew tomorrow.  I had to stop and keep a doctor's appointment with a new GI doctor and so the sun had gone down behind the clouds by the time I got back to take the photo.  (It was an hour and a half wait, mind you without a cell phone on  me, and it made me realize that for most of my adult life I didn't own a cell phone and yet I try and fail to imagine ever having lived without one!  Gave me pause, which helped to pass the time.  Speaking of time, you don't have all day, move along.) 

The new challenge thrill at CAS-ual Fridays is:

I don't think we're supposed to make cards about a soup opera.  Well, it doesn't actually say that, so I take that back.  Whatever the theme, we're supposed to use pastels and black.  The sponsor is:

That's a new company to me and I'm happy to hear about them.  Cute stamps!  Since I don't have any of their images to use at the moment, I did this:

It's a nice manly card with a feminine side, fitting for the modern dude.  I used two shades of the pretty SU DSP in the subtle collection to represent the sea and the sky.  I drew the seagulls in by hand because it seemed a nice touch.

I'm so tickled to welcome two new followers!  Please check out Vicky Hayes and Michelle Lupton as soon as possible!  They both do amazing things if you ask me!

Please enjoy ~ and thank you for stopping by. Special thanks to you if you took the time to leave me a comment!

Paper:  SU white, black, and DSP Subtle
  Collection: Baja Breeze and Bashful Blue;
  Stampland Glossy
Stamp:  1995 PX G-1479
Ink:  Memento black; Marvy marker
Accessories:  brads, SU Bashful Blue ribbon