I remember my 40th birthday very well, almost 28 years later. I was working at a small clothing store, it was Sidewalk Sale Day (we called it Maxwell Street Days), so I was working a ton, not happy about it, and low and behold, there was a surprise party when I got home! A trend then was to put a sign in the front yard with the 'Lordy, Lordy, Jean is 40', hence the title. My son in law Scott is 40 on Sunday...amazing, I feel like I've known him all my life. Both of my kids are not yet 40, thank goodness, but it's a-comin'.
I have a bunch of salted wc backgrounds in my stash, so that's what I used. I love this technique! I don't remember what watercolors we used, a friend and I did it together and used her supplies. It worked well on wc paper but I will try it on glossy. The background is a piece of white cs with several gray SU inks blended on. I also used today's sketch, which I liked very much. I love simplicity in layouts.
Scott and family are heading west to spend his birthday with his Mom so this card will be waiting for him when they arrive home.
Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 GMT Views: 681
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Registered: July 12, 2005 Location: Hugging a golden and stamping' in PA Posts: 21216
Wed, Jul 22, 2020 @ 5:55 PM
Wonderful story and sketch card, Jean! Your salted background is so pretty and I love how the embossed swirls match up with the ones on the background!
My day took me away from the computer! I was over here a long time ago about to make my comment but then my son came home unexpectedly! I love the circle patterns on the side! Perfect for the sketch! So fun to have salted bgs in your stash since that means no drying time! Fabulous card!
Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50573
Thu, Jul 23, 2020 @ 5:12 AM
I love the swirls on this and the colors are great for a guy card. Forty doesn't seem so old any more except to those of us who are parents or relatives of those 40 year olds....:(