Have you seen this joke floating around Facebook? The inside says "How long can we freeze before we have to turn on the heat for the first time.
I've seen it quite a few times and I couldn't resist using it for Lisa's Teapot challenge to make a humorous card. I hope that our recipien, Leann, in Minnesota can relate. I bet she can. I've combined this with the color challenge because I decided that I wanted to hav a cardinal on my card today. I seem to always color this funny bird as a cardinal, so he was the fperfect choice to be freezing in his house without the heat on. I chose some green DP as the background and some light yellow cardstock as the middle layer. I lightly stamped some leaves on the yellow for the fall theme and then I got in my dessert with a Time Holtz stencil on the main panel. The stencil was a little dirty so my Scattered Straw came out a little greenish.
Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 GMT Views: 452
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Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50355
Tue, Oct 09, 2018 @ 8:36 AM
That bird is so cute..love how the colors look on it. Oh ya I know that game about holding out on the furnace....As I get older I'm more of a wimp....I turned mine on early this year. Thanks for making a card for Leann.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131307
Tue, Oct 09, 2018 @ 8:49 AM
Judging by the amount of snow they had there this Spring, this is sure to raise a smile...and your cardinal looks dressed for whatever the weather throws at them this winter. He's a cutie. I usually try to hold it till October - but I remember last year there was one really cold night in July, and in work the next day, at least half of us had lit a fire that night or turned the heat on.
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Registered: September 24, 2007 Location: WA Posts: 13885
Tue, Oct 09, 2018 @ 8:55 AM
LOL! This card is so funny! I had not heard the joke before, and had a good laugh. I love the silly bird, all bundled up, and the tilted layers. What a fun card!
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Registered: May 12, 2016 Location: NW Wisconsin Posts: 8485
Tue, Oct 09, 2018 @ 11:29 AM
Haha! I haven’t heard that joke but it sure made me laugh! DH likes to wait till the snow flies before turning on the heat in our house! Leann is sure to laugh out loud with this cutie!
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Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28795
Tue, Oct 09, 2018 @ 11:36 AM
I LOVE THIS!!! I am one of those that never turn on the heat unless the temps are in the 20's. And then I only turn it on for 5 minutes. I am always hot. So this card really speaks to me!! I love your little penguin!!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6