Wednesday, September 14, 2011

aw, nuts!

When one of your bffs asks you to make a card, for a man who had a "lawn mower accident" and has a "great sense of humour"... well, you don't say no!  (Can I just side-bar here to say how traumatized I am to think about getting a foot caught in a lawn-mower?  I shredded my index finger in a hand-blender a few years ago, and all I can do is shudder.)

So how do you go from lawn-mower-accident to entering a CAS-ual Fridays challenge?


Um, it's a stretch, but I think it works for a fall-themed-paper-pieced-card:


"Aw, nuts!"  As in, "aw, nuts!  sorry to hear that you got your foot caught in a whirring blade and are now holed-up in the hospital..."


I started out with a kraft base, which I embossed with PTI's woodgrain impression plate.  The strip of patterned paper was cut with a PTI half & half die - love those!  The acorn is from Paper Smooches' "falling for you" set, and I created my own greeting with lawn fawn's "smitty's abcs".  All of the patterned paper is from SU.

Hope you like it!

10 comments:

  1. This is just so cute. Love how you combined all those patterns--everything works together so well. I really like this layout--would work for so many things. And, sorry to hear about your friend--a big ouch!

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  2. At least the poor man has humor right??? Love your card, it's perfect!

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  3. Your card is absolutely beautiful. Love the paper piecing!

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  4. love your card and sense of humor. lol i'd say this is spot on for the cas challenge!

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  5. I shudder, too! Yikes! I hope your friend's husband is okay. Your project is perfection - love that yummy DP that you used for the paper piecing, and the design is fantastic!! Thanks so much for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays!!

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  6. GORGEOUS!! I love the sophisticated colors and patterns for this design! Thanks so much for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  7. Swoon, so CUTE!!
    Thanks for playing at CAS-ual Fridays!
    Laura

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