What a great challenge! I guess my joke would be "I cleaned my house last week. Sorry you missed it." To me this whole card is funny. I just love this greeting and the look on her face. This is a sneak peak of some brand new images from DRS Designs and they'll be released on Sat. Feb 4. And that greeting is my motto all the way!
I even have a note pad on my fridge that says "The only reason I have a kitchen is because it came with the house." Don't get me wrong. I can cook; I just don't want to. I don't even like to think about what's for dinner. So if my husband doesn't give 2 weeks notice that he's tired of a dish, the rule is, officially he still likes it. And to paraphrase Erma Bombeck "My second favorite household chore is cleaning (she said ironing, but I don't do that, either). My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint." I miss her witty words. She was one of a kind.
I stamped my new favorite lady and colored her w/ markers. I had this black oval frame left over from something and liked it so I cut around her elbow in order to let it be out of the box a little. The 50's retro sparkles were stamped in pink and black on the bg. I added a double punched border and a line of similar sparkle ribbon. I thought the punched houses and fence made her look like she's breaking out of the burbs, lol. You go, girl!!
The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25. Hope you like these images as much as I do. This just posted on the DRS blog.
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Date: Thursday, February 2, 2012 GMT Views: 1261
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Registered: November 7, 2006 Location: Willamette Valley Oregon Posts: 34503
Fri, Feb 03, 2012 @ 1:25 AM
oh my word, Julie!!!!!!!!! I love, love your take on the challenge. All the details, the houses, the fence, that famous women and funny sentiment and the mid mod retro bg...this is fabulous!
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Fri, Feb 03, 2012 @ 5:08 AM
Oooh...now, I wish I had a sign that said something like that. But once my house needs to be picked up/brushed over/swept up...I can't bear to no to do it!! haha. I love the boarder background.
Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50496
Fri, Feb 03, 2012 @ 7:16 AM
Great layout..love the color combo..that pink fence and the black houses are awesome! I'm with ya on housework..my downfall is dusting...the only reason I have guests every now and then is to force myself to dust!