Not for me, I love my car, I've had it for over 10 years now and I hope to have it forever : ) My dad, on the other hand, trades out cars pretty frequently, and he got a new-to-him car earlier this week (he doesn't buy brand new cars because that would make this hobby ridiculously expensive). Can't fault him for this one though; he bought it because my mom had problems getting in his old car (a giant SUV). So he got this one to make it easier on her to get in and out of because ain't no one going road trippin' in Ma's VW Bug. So anyway, I made them a card.
I left the car white because the actual car is dark blue and that didn't match the Classic Garage DSP. Dad keeps track of all the cars he's owned (and my mom's too) in a spreadsheet. Umm, I'm on my fifth car and the only reason it's that many is because of us going overseas to Japan and the UK back to back so that accounts for 40% of my cars. Anyway, Tanya reminded me that I should make a car celebration card, so thanks Tanya!
I also worked in a couple of challenges, starting with Festive Friday:
I used masculine colors, cars, geometric design, and a masculine sentiment (that counts as a masculine sentiment, right?). I actually started the whole card with the scrap of (geometric) road signs on the left, it dictated the size of my DSP panels and I went from there. I also used this week's sketch from Atlantic Hearts:
Funny how Atlantic Hearts and the Paper Players both posted triptych sketches this week.
Anyway, Daph-Daph is running around like a crazy dog even though I did take her for a walk this morning even though it was misting. She's pretty funny to watch though and I am still soooooooo ridiculously happy to have her here. I missed having a dog for over 4 years and it was way too long. So I'm going to go play with Daphne : ) Cheers!
Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Geared Up Garage
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tranquil Tide
Paper: Tranquil Tide, Thick Basic White, Classic Garage DSP Stack
Accessories: Garage Gears dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Textured Notes dies, Dimensionals
8 comments:
Love it!! and the story behind it!! Thanks for sharing at AHS!!
Great masculine card Christy! And in a great stroke of coincidence, I took delivery of a new car the other week too - and it's also dark blue! I am now sat trying to work out how many cars I've ever owned ... definitely more than 5 lol!
Fun card! Thanks for joining the Atlantic Hearts crew this week!
Love this! It would be the perfect card for my car-loving father! I love the sentiment and the bright pops of colour! Thanks for playing along with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (AHSC).
Brandi R.
DT member AHSC
crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.ca
What fabulous papers you used! I love it! Thanks for playing along with us at Atlantic Hearts!
Christy, the story of your cars - and your Dad's made me laugh :-). That DSP on the other hand had me drooling! I love the way you left the car uncolored it really pops against that fabulous DSP. So glad you shared this with us at Festive Friday this week
Jaydee
Awesome colours for a perfect card for a car loving man. Thanks for playing along with the Festive Friday challenge
Congratulations,! Your fabulous creation was selected as a Festive Fave over at the Festive Friday Challenge. Please hop over to the challenge blog to grab your winner’s badge for your blog. Thanks so much for joining us and I hope you will play along again soon!
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