Today my card fits 2 ways to use it challenges. I had planned to do last Thurs. 'our little corner of the world' but there just wasn't time. Then, today's 'baby it's cold outside' was perfect for my idea for last week.
So, my corner of the world is NE Ohio, Fairport Harbor on Lake Erie. Fairport is a village with the lake as our northern border & the Grand River on the west & south sides. In days gone by, we were a bustling port & huge freighters still come in to the stone docks. We have a lighthouse (my avatar photo) & marine museum, which sit at the top of a hill. It's a great sledding hill & you go down really fast. It's known as the beach hill throughout Lake County, the smallest in Ohio.
For today's challenge, 'baby it's cold outside' is sledding down the beach hill. I used a lighthouse die (unknown) & embossed it with the Sizzix brick folder. The 'sled' is SU edgelit that I cut off the horse. The hill is probably about this steep! I used I/O lower case alphabet dies.
If you are interested, here is info on the Fairport Light.
Thanks for stopping by.
Edit to add there is NO danger of sledding into the lake!
Date: Thursday, January 21, 2016 GMT Views: 594
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Registered: October 19, 2007 Location: Packer Country, WI Posts: 72017
Thu, Jan 21, 2016 @ 4:13 PM
Thanks for sharing this cool card, and the info about your little corner of the world. The hill sounds like it really is steep, and makes a perfect sledding hill....except for walking back up. Like how you used the dies to create this neat card.
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92529
Thu, Jan 21, 2016 @ 4:24 PM
Great design for your CAS card for both challenges, Karen. I have a hand-crafted glass rondel with your lighthouse on it which commemorates its 100th anniversary. My aunt gave it to me years ago. Very creative to give you lighthouse texture via an EF.
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Thu, Jan 21, 2016 @ 4:33 PM
How cool that you combined the challenges -- I loved reading about everyone's corner of the world last week and it was fun to learn about your corner too.
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Thu, Jan 21, 2016 @ 7:23 PM
Wow, that is one scary sledding hill! Have you ever gone down that hill on a sled? or inner tube? Yikes! This is a really cute card though! Love that lighthouse! Hey, my husband was born in Erie, Penn. Is that somewhat close to you?
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Fri, Jan 22, 2016 @ 4:25 AM
Oh my goodness to sled down that hill would be fantastic! Love the EF on your light house and the fantastic scene you created to show us a piece of your world. Beautifully done!