Let me just go ahead and apologize if anyone is offended by the political statement on my card. I have met some Congressmen and they all seemed very nice; however, as a whole, I am unimpressed recently. I am a huge Mark Twain fan, and I just ran across this quote and had to use it somehow. I thought these Dilly Bean dunce cap skeletons would be perfect paired with the quote. This week's Dilly Bean challenge is to use green and black on your card. I love the colors together! Here is the link if you are interested in playing
To make my card, I used a lovely card designed by StampingQueenJar who is the 102nd Queen for the Day/Week. Judy makes the most amazing cards. Her work is so detailed and so pretty - she adds some gorgeous touches to everything she makes. Judy, I tried to capture the same attention to detail in my card and I kept her basic sketch (a fun one) - I really didn't change much..ha..ha...ha.. Here is Judy's lovely creation I cased:
PT - zero unless Pamzi lets me count the one little punch I made with my Crop-a-dile to tie a ribbon in the corner (you can't see it because I covered it up when the feather jumped on my card - does that ever happen to anyone else?)
This one is going to my Mom - she and I have the best political discussions.
Date: Sunday, March 4, 2012 GMT Views: 985
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Registered: August 18, 2008 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Posts: 31972
Sun, Mar 04, 2012 @ 7:36 AM
Nancy, Mark Twain is one of my favorites...wouldn't you love to have had dinner with him!!?? He's so witty and this quote is no exception...I love your take on this, and your CASE of Judy - fabulous!
Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Sun, Mar 04, 2012 @ 9:02 AM
Wow, the last thing I expected to see was a political 'cartoon' on one of your cards, but I agree, Mark Twain was extremely witty and your Mom will sure get a chuckle out of this card!!
Love the clever way you worked in your cool embellishments - they certainly match the color scheme well too!
So are you going to run for Congress??? LOL
------------------------------ SUE aka GREENIE - Twisted Sistah Handmade cards because..No one displays an email on their mantle, or saves a FB post in a box of treasures! Nothing is impossible with God!
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Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Posts: 38589
Sun, Mar 04, 2012 @ 1:30 PM
Would love to see you & mom having coffee over this one. Nancy, your work is stunning! Skeery, but stunning. Love that your sense of humor and card style mingle so much! LYMIMIMIMI
------------------------------ Pat Smethers "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden." Isaiah 58:11
Registered: July 13, 2004 Location: Wishing I lived closer to my kids! Posts: 61028
Sun, Mar 04, 2012 @ 5:03 PM
Oh Nancy, this made me laugh out loud! First of all that image is just so funny and TRUE -- and second of all, you did an AWESOME job with this - I love the feather especially!! Thank you for your very kind words. I am so glad you shared in my celebration!!
Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Deep in the Heart of TEXAS Posts: 15980
Sun, Mar 04, 2012 @ 9:22 PM
Nancy, cute and true!! Love those fellas!! Great card!!
------------------------------ Phyllis Young at heart, slightly older in other parts. We really never grow up, we just learn how to act in public!! What if you woke up today with only what you had thanked God for yesterday??
Registered: May 18, 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 24623
Mon, Mar 05, 2012 @ 6:18 AM
What a perfect card for your mom given you talk politics together. Hmmm...I'm sure a lot of people agree with the sentiment. The image is HYSTERICAL and, it goes against my better judgment, but you can count the one little teeny tiny cropodile punch that is not visible to the eye b/c I so love feathers! You may have to have this approved by the other co-founders, Diz, but you know she's out and about traveling the world losing weight, so I guess I'm making an executive decision to approve this. However, no weight loss to be counted on this one. Hugs Sis!
------------------------------ Pam Co-Founder of The Punchkateerz! Fan Club Member FS149, QFTD44