~Stepping Out… Clean and Simple~
July 22nd, 2008 by Holly McMillen
Dare to Get Dirty Challenges ~ Day #2
Happy Tuesday!
Ok, so there are three Dare to Get Dirty Challenges this morning…. I knew with my schedule, I could only pick one today. I wanted to do a combo, but couldn’t quite wrap my brain around that! So…. I went with the toughest one for me….. JulieHRR’s challenge.
This was HARD! First of all, I am a layer girl and ya’ll know that. I didn’t even know where to start, so I studied Julie’s gallery for awhile and I think I ‘get it’ now. I was scared to stamp on the white piece of cardstock in front of me, at first, as I knew this was it! I couldn’t cut it out or pop it up or layer it. I was sweating! LOL
For this card, I chose this Pretty Petals set by Kitchen Sink Stamps (www.kitchensinkstamps.com) . I first stamped the flower center in Kiwi Kiss, then alternated petals in Regal Rose and Bali Breeze. I punched my trusty ribbon punch on the side and ran some green piped organdy ribbon through… added a sentiment and popped on a 1/2 pearl and voila! This took me all of 10 minutes to do, after I figured out the ‘concept’. I really really love it! Thanks to Julie for all the inspiration!!
Here are my deets:
Stamps: Pretty Petals by Kitchen Sink Stamps, sentiment by My Favorite Things
Colors: GP White
Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Kiwi Kiss, Bali Breeze, Regal Rose
Accessories: 1/2 pearl, ribbon punch, ribbon
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A Little Funny for You:
How to Tell the Sex of a Fly
A woman walked into the kitchen to find her
husband stalking around with a fly swatter
‘What are you doing?’
She asked. ‘Hunting Flies’ He responded.
‘Oh. ! Killing any?’
She asked.
‘Yep, 3 males, 2 Females,’ he replied.
Intrigued, she asked.
‘How can you tell them apart?’
He responded,
‘3 were on a beer can,
2 were on the phone. ‘
TFL!~ and have a blessed day!
Cute joke 🙂 Nice job on the card too – I’m beginning to want some of those half pearls! Lovely colours for the petals and the ribbon treatment is great.
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You KNOW I love my layers, but I think we both worked it out!! Your card is awesome!! Love the joke too!!
Funny joke, I just shared it with my DH.
I love white space cards, but yeah, I’m a layer girl too so this was something different for me. Feels funny holding a one-layer card when you’re used to all that weight. They are pretty though!
My mouth dropped when I clicked on your card. I visit every day, because I’m sooooo a layer girl. Needless to say, I was shocked to see no layers. Well, no matter if it has layers or is simple, your style is impeccable!
What a great joke – too funny!
Love this card Holly – I think one of the best one submitted for this challenge – TFS!
The card is wonderful and the joke is hilarious!! 🙂
This is sooo beautiful!!
WAY out of your comfort zone 😉 But beautiful!!
Wonderfully done!
Some friars were behind in their belfry payments, so they opened a small florist shop to raise the funds. Since everyone liked to buy flowers from the men of God, the rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair.
He asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not. He went back and begged the friars to close. They ignored him. He asked his mother to go ask the friars to get out of business. They ignored her. So, the rival florist hired Hugh Mac Taggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in town to “persuade” them to close. Hugh beat up the friars and trashed their store, saying he’d be back if they didn’t close shop. Terrified, the friars did so.
The Moral of the Story:
Wait for it. . . .
. . . . Hugh, and only Hugh, can prevent florist friars !!
LOL funny funny Holly. I like Juliana’s too.