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.
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Wed, Jul 22, 2020 @ 10:03 AM
Oh, how great to have those wonderful salted backgrounds on hand. I have nothing on hand. Ha... or should I say Boo Hoo? I think so. Super card for your SIL and I really like your gold sentiment. Your surprise birthday must have been awesome.
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Wed, Jul 22, 2020 @ 12:16 PM
Beautiful colors for a masculine card. Love the bit of glitx with the metallic sentiment.
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Wed, Jul 22, 2020 @ 12:43 PM
What a fun story, and a fun card as well! Love the triple on the side. (My youngest will be 49 in November. Her eldest brother was 55 in January. I am OLD!)
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