Welcome new hostess, Silvia! You have issued a fun challenge for your first one...I have answered the call! Let me know how I did. I have to slide this one into the Crafty Secrets Tuesday challenge that Lori Lynn issued on friendships this week, also! And as an aside, thank goodness for photoshop...I had my card all ready to go and noticed an ink blot on my sentiment frame...no amount of magic rub would correct it...
My card base is SU ballet blue. I used a piece of BG offbeat orange and white paper for my room wallpaper. The lady is Crafty Secrets inked with Memento rich cocoa on Neenah paper. I paper pieced her day dress with an orange from BG mellow (last year). The Memento Paris Dusk table (Stamp Francisco) is lightly embossed and two cups of kaffe are from See-D's using the cocoa ink also. I added a piece of old lace seam binding and thought of Schirmcat's work. The ornate frame is a Purple Onion Designs unmounted that was inked with TH di walnut stain on PTI vintage cream cs. I used a piece of River City Rubber trim for moulding at the base of my card.
I love the theme of friends and coffee...my dearest GF and I have a friendly ribbing going on as I love foam on my cappuccinos...the higher over the top of the cup the better! Now this works like a dream with my DH as he likes no foam, but my friend always notices when I short her the frothy stuff! I'm sending this off to her today, just a little note to remind her...I'll make you a latte...but don't ask for my foam!
Thanks so much for having a peek and I very much appreciate your witty comments! Have a great weekend everyone!
Date: Friday, September 5, 2008 GMT Views: 771
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Registered: May 5, 2006 Location: Hillsboro OR Posts: 11498
Fri, Sep 05, 2008 @ 10:28 AM
I absolutley loooove your eclectic style! This is sooo quaint and querky *sp* that it's adodable!! When I see a card in the gallery, I can almost always spot yours!!!
**waving from up here in Portland!!**
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Registered: September 12, 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 61357
Fri, Sep 05, 2008 @ 10:36 AM
Oh my, Susan, how great is this? I so love the 50's polished white glove lady and your striking blue table with those red cups! Oooh, what time should I arrive.
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Registered: April 22, 2006 Location: SCS in NC Posts: 20914
Fri, Sep 05, 2008 @ 10:52 AM
How do you do it? Everyday you come out with these awesome cards that have the PERFECT stamp. This is wonderful. I am a no foam kinda girl. Great job Susan. This looks terrific. She will love it.
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Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Fri, Sep 05, 2008 @ 12:47 PM
Oh wow, you even got the table cloth on there! Great card....that table reminds me of one my Aunt June had. I love Aunt June! She was fun...like this card!!!
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105274
Fri, Sep 05, 2008 @ 1:08 PM
This is such fun Susan! I love that you said 'her day dress' just like Donna Reed! LOL!
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