Friday, August 13, 2010

StampTV CSS Alumni Challenge Blog Hop

It's time for another StampTV CSS Alumni Challenge. This time we were given a sketch to follow. You know I love sketches. :o) 
This is the sketch :



And here is what I made using the sketch.
This was such a fun sketch to play with. I like the cutout half circle. For my card I used an oval instead. The very first stamp set I ever bought from Gina K Designs was this one. It is called "you know your old when". I love the funny sentiments in the set. But what really sold me was the image of the old lady hanging her head out of the Beetle car. That's me in about 40 years. :o)  For this card I used the cute little old bald guy. This is my boyfriend in about 40 years. Isn't he cute? :o)  He is already pretty close in the hair department. But I still love him, hair or not. The sentiment inside the card says, "everything hurts-and what doesn't hurt doesn't work. Happy Birthday!"

If you are following along the blog trail you just came from Melissa's blog and you can now make a stop at Sharri's blog.

Stamps: You Know Your Old When
Paper: Pure Luxury Grass Green, Lipstick Red, & White + Basic Grey Olivia
Other: Classic Oval Spellbinder's Dies

I also want to invite you to join the NEW RAK Group over at StampTV. RAK is an acronym for Random Acts of Kindness. We share our addresses with other group members and send and receive cards. It is a great way to find some special people to send your handmade cards to.

Here is the link to join.

21 comments:

Sharri said...

Melissa, I love this! Fun pattern paper and nice touch with the pearls!

Cheri said...

I love how you colored your boyfriend - he's looking great. What a fun card.....I think I need to get this set. Great job with the sketch too, btw.

Melissa said...

Oh my, how funny your card is! I love it!

Joan Ervin said...

OMG...how funny!!!! What a super cute stamp and the sentiment cracks me up!!!! Love how you added the brads around the side, too!!!

Carolina said...

Oh I so love your card! Such a fun and humorous birthday card! TFS!!!

Miesje said...

How incredibly fun! I love how you did that with the words. Love it!

Carla S. said...

What a fun card, Melissa! The papers you used are perfect and I love that cute image! Great design with the sketch!

joy said...

So funny! Love how the brads made the oval complete. You've done a wonderful job.

Giovana said...

This is a rally funny card!! Love it!!

Kay S said...

Funny card, Melissa! The brads completing the oval is a great idea!

Jennie said...

Oh this is so cute Melissa! Love the way you broke up the sentiment and nice use of the circles. Great job my friend :o)

Lagene said...

Tooo CUTE!!!

Cat Tidwell said...

Awesome Melissa! Loving how you did the sentiment down the side on this!

Betty Neville said...

This is really cute Melissa! Awesome coloring and love how you framed the words! Wonderful take on the sketch!

Theresa Momber said...

Fabulous and fun! Love the way you broke up the sentiment!

Sue VanDeVusse said...

This is one of my favorite sets and I love what you have done with it! That old man is just too cute.

Pat Gasko said...

This is a fun. . .funny card. Great colors too.

Becky said...

What a hilarious card

Lisa Lara said...

Hee Hee Hee. Love it.

Lorraine said...

What a great card!

Jessica said...

Now that's just plain cute!!! TFS