Saturday, May 14, 2011

sew blessed...

it's not a typo.

it's the cheesiest pun ever.  I live for this stuff.  My hubby recently asked me why I gravitate towards the cornier stamp-sayings... it's inexplicable, really.  All I know is that pun on the page = smile on this gal's face.

I missed a few episodes of PTI's MIM, but I thought I'd catch this one under the wire.  The challenge is to selectively ink up only part of a stamp.  I didn't have any stamps that read: sew blessed to call you friend (and why is that?  why would you offer a sewing set without including a few winners like that line? hee) so I made my own.  The s-e-w is from PTI's simple alphabet set, and the "blessed to call you friend" normally has a regular s-o in front of it.  After inking up the set, I used my finger (most people use a baby wipe, but I was too lazy to walk across the room...) to wipe off the s-o from the sentiment.  And thereby, a new, punnier sentiment is born.

In other news, the rest of the stamps are SU.  I stamped the dress-forms in versamark ink and stamped and cut out the measuring tape and the spool.  I wrapped some embroidery floss around the spool to give it some interest.  A little pin stuck through there finished it off... don't let your kids touch this card... the embroidery floss looks touchably soft, but that pin... let's just say I didn't blunt the sharp edge.


Hope your weekend is all blue skies and sunshine!

9 comments:

  1. One of my favorites! I love the corny/cheesy cards too! Very well done.

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  2. This is super cute...I love the diecut window! And I love punny sentiments too- they make card making fun!! Great job with PTI's Make It Monday challenge!!

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  3. Very cute card..I love how all the details bring it together.

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  4. Great color choices, perfectly placed buttons. Good idea to adjust the spelling on the sentiment. :) Nice job on the MIM challenge for the week!

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  5. Okay. Now this is very cool. Very cool indeed. Impresseive readjustment of the sentiment. Golly it really has worked a treat. Adore the thread spool too. So clever!

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  6. Elena this is awesome! I love that you created your own sentiment. :)
    I also LOVE this card. That thread wrapped spool is fabulous, and I love the frame.

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  7. Sew Cute! Love the thread spool and measuring tape.

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  8. This is a great card! I like puns and my hubby doesn't get it either...ha! Happy to be a new follower! :-)

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