This card is to honor Her Royal Highness Queen Polly (Peeps321)! Pol is one of my buds here on SCS and I we have traded stamps, so not only did I want to case one of her cards...I used her stamps too! I LOVE Polly's UNIQUE style!!! I admire her creativity too! Even better, she has a kind heart and a great sense of humor! (She even laughs at my jokes! LOL)
I decided to case this card for the layout: F4A123 Beginnings by peeps321 at Splitcoaststampers
I did move the sentiment and had to raise up the rectangles, but otherwise the layout is the same. No twine bow...The one watch has a bow, so I thought that would be good. And no little birdie at the bottom. (Not sure where that birdie went ;)
Now about this card. Actually, my crackpot assistants, Megan and Lucy found out that the images are really Polly's Great Grandfather and Great Grandmother! Helga and Engelbert (no, not Humperdink) move to the states from Germany in 1885. That cabin you see is their first home. Engelbert (Bert) loved the idea of having lots of land and raising chickens. The chickens did great the first year. Helga would get the eggs every morning and they were so happy. But the second year, the chickens got chicken pox! It was terrible!!! Helga and Bert feared they would have to go back to Germany. But just as they thought all hope was lost, they heard the railroad was going to be coming and they needed men to work! Bert put on his fanciest duds and asked for a job. He was hired on the spot! Hooray! After working for the railroad for twenty five years, Bert was ready to retire. They had a lovely party and gave him this wonderful watch.
So now you know the story. Oh, and that is how Polly got her nickname. Peeps is in honor of the chickens!!! Well, at least that is what Megan and Lucy told me. The fact that they have the same names as my dogs, is just a co-inky-dink!
Luv ya Pol!!! Thanks for taking a peek!!!
Date: Thursday, September 27, 2012 GMT Views: 584
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