Oh, I was so excited that Maxie could join us in Oregon for New Years. She arrived by post just this past Wednesday after spending some time on the 'bay. Come have a limited (LSC200) and nostalgic (HCE07) visit with our beloved Maxie!
Taylor asked us to depart from the holiday theme and Christmas colors while Sara suggested a fond memory. Here's my take on these challenges.
Maxie is tooling around town in a hippie bus. Inkadinkadoo's road trip clear stamps were inked with VersaColor black on Basic Grey's Pheobe paper and embossed with clear ep. I cut the windows out and white penned the bumpers and the roof of the bus. I used a silver gel pen on the wheel covers and door handles. HIT THE ROAD is inked direct to paper with Adirondack snow cap and MAXIE is stamped with TH di worn lipstick, of course!!! Maxie herself, is inked with VersaFine smokey gray. I stamped her kerchief on the green from the BG paper group and embossed in clear and cut the butterfly free.. The pretty lattice border is from Martha's punch on the pink from the BG papers. I stapled the punched edge to the main panel. All there was left was to add a bit of sheer sky blue ribbon!
So if truth be told, this reminds me of my college days in the 70's...it was a psychedelic time of flower power, peace and love...I enjoy taking a trip down memory lane...I just don't wanna stay there...
Thanks for your fun comments, it is always a blessing to me!
I am editing to add this to Sharon Johnson's Friday Challenge. Maxie is one of my new images I received for Christmas!
Date: Friday, December 26, 2008 GMT Views: 1441
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Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Fri, Dec 26, 2008 @ 1:07 PM
What memories this brings up! We used to have a couple of those VW buses! What fun! Love your card and all your creative thinking! Super job Susan! TFS :0)
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Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Fri, Dec 26, 2008 @ 3:21 PM
Snort! This is so cool...love that bus....really cute card as yours all are! And hey, you can't stay there....you gotta be here, making cards so just get it outa yer system and get back, will ya?
Registered: January 21, 2007 Location: New York Posts: 54876
Fri, Dec 26, 2008 @ 3:22 PM
Maxie looks great! She was traveling on the twisted sistahs bus and she has been to alot of places. I hope she is keeping a log of all the different places and people she has met.
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Registered: September 12, 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 61357
Fri, Dec 26, 2008 @ 4:14 PM
Groovy, girl, like that's so fab, you know what I'm saying? Your love bus is too fabulous with all those Grateful Dead colors. Cool, girl, just too cool. But, alas, I do not see some narly mod ribbon? Why so much discretion?
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Registered: April 20, 2006 Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula Posts: 34762
Fri, Dec 26, 2008 @ 5:02 PM
What a great card -- fun as it is, the 70's can stay back there, too, as far as I'm concerned -- LOL!!! Love your take on all the challenges -- so glad you could play!!! Wishing you a WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS SEASON!!!