I adore quotes and use them in many of my cards! Thanks Julia, for handing me a perfect bag (challenge) today!!! I've had these pocketbooks, a real Southern term, ready to go for months...today's the day.
To say I love this handbag image from Dawn Houser is an understatement! It reminds me of the bags my proper Grandmother would carry around...even into her mid eighties...she just didn't consider herself dressed unless she had a honking big bag! Wish I had one of them...oh well, I used MME double sided paper for the solid and damask purses. The striped bag is also MME, the 08 Valentine paper group. I stamped all of them with VersaMark and embossed in clear. Marilyn (Viva Las Vegas) is inked with Memento Cocoa directly onto SU baja breeze. Her head is exactoed so she pops through the handles. Marilyn's quote is an unmounted on cling from B Line Designs. I used a cool damask border on the top edge of the card in Pink Angel Memento ink. The piece of lace is from MM passport line. The oval fancy brad is so old, I have forgotten who makes it. I tied a bit of organza brown trim to the handle of the solid bag...reminds me of the scarfs my grandmother would always tie 'round her do.
Yep, this was a great trip down memory lane...girls don't forget your handbag...the appropriate one that is!
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008 GMT Views: 872
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Registered: May 5, 2006 Location: Hillsboro OR Posts: 11498
Thu, Oct 02, 2008 @ 12:49 PM
see......I can ALWAYS tell a *susan* card in the gallery.....eclectically hillariously one-of-akind, uniquely bazzarish fabulous!!! oh, my grandma wore those funny thin scarves too.......now my kids play dressup w/ them!! thanks so much for sharing!!
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105288
Thu, Oct 02, 2008 @ 1:37 PM
Today you are over the edge...I'm sure you've been plotting this for a long time! Made me laugh.... I used to care about my pocketbook/ppurse, now I just carry whatever is big enough!!!
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Registered: October 15, 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 38718
Thu, Oct 02, 2008 @ 1:46 PM
Hi Susan! Was so hoping you'd play today because you have the greatest collection of quotes I've ever seen! This is so neat! Love the papers you used for the handbags (My Mom still calls hers a pocketbook)! The quote is so great and so true, of course! Love Marilyn popping out of the striped bag! The ribbon, trim and unique brad are lovely!
Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79895
Thu, Oct 02, 2008 @ 1:46 PM
I love the *Susan* one of a kind cards. This is another great one. Good thing Marilyn's bag was big or she might have been censored!!LOL
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Registered: April 22, 2006 Location: SCS in NC Posts: 20914
Thu, Oct 02, 2008 @ 5:15 PM
Great card Susan. So awesome to see you in the gallery today. My grammy too had a big honkin pocketbook. She called it that too. I wonder where that name came from. Hmmm. Love these wonderful purses. Wish I had those MM legs. They are fantastic. TFS
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