When viewing the gallery this week I noted that the CAS challenge was about Framing and the MMTPT challenge was for a sweet friend who loves vintage items and needs some cheer. I knew I wanted to do both challenges but was short on time AND energy due to much overtime at work right now. My story:
I was lounging in the easy chair with a glass of wine (19 Criminals Dark Red) and a Senior Sleuth novel on my Kindle. Right when it was getting to a good part, Hubby announced he had bought me something at a garage sale that morning. There is no telling what he might buy me, and he was looking kind of sheepish so I was a bit concerned. He handed me a bag. It was a bag of crafting embellishments - very good ones. There was probably 20 packages of butterflies and nice 3-D stickers and things. He paid $2 for it. I was proud of him. In the package was a set of clear frames (like the one I have over my love you sentiment) and a package with hearts (like the one I have on the frame). I was thinking of how sweet he was and then remembered that last year, his brother brought me a bunch of vintage advertisements someone had glued into an old scrapbook that was falling apart. I knew I could combine these things into a great card for Carol. So I hopped up, got some coffee going and made this card. I think these advertisements are very old and I am going to send a bunch of them to Carol too. Some are laundry soap ads and some are shoe or perfume. They are the original ones and are sooo pretty. Yay for hubby and his brother. BTW - hubby was super proud he had a part in this.
Hugz to you all and especially to Carol.
Date: Sunday, September 23, 2018 GMT Views: 1185
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Sun, Sep 23, 2018 @ 5:15 AM
What a fabulous bag of treasures your hubby found for you Nancy!! Your card is a vintage beauty and the corrugated bg adds to the nostalgia! Beautiful my friend!!
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Sun, Sep 23, 2018 @ 7:16 AM
Wow! What a wonderful vintage feel and I know for sure that Carol is going to love that you used painted cardboard! That is one of her most favourite things!! Fabulous creating!!!!!
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 132004
Sun, Sep 23, 2018 @ 9:38 AM
Nancy, what a beautiful card for Carol. I always love seeing how you use corrugated card, pairing it with lace like this adds a wonderful shabby chic/ vintage look. How very sweet of your husband...and your brother-in-law! Can I come and join you for a glass of that wine? Oh, but then you wouldn't be able to enjoy your book...
Registered: November 7, 2006 Location: Willamette Valley Oregon Posts: 34504
Sun, Sep 23, 2018 @ 11:14 AM
Squealing here, ‘cause 1. What a marvelous loving hub you have (mine does the same thing), but even more 2. that card is So Carol. She will love it and the extra bits of future creativity!
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