Marlena is Faithfully Crafting: ~Card Emergency~

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

~Card Emergency~

Weeee oooohhhhh, Weeeee oooohhhh,Weeee oooohhhh

This is the siren my husband sounded out when I blurted out, "I have a creative emergency!!!!"

Horror of horrors...

when I took a picture of my card, my oldest innocently thought this kid had a dunce cap on.

EEEEKKKK!

I can see the misunderstanding.

I added a party horn to his mouth.

The emergency is over. ;)

Now he's ready for a birthday!!!

CAS-ual Fridays: CFC51:Happy Birthday

CardPatterns Sketch 164

I flipped the vertical line in this.

DYSU Challenge Blog #70 Circles

I have a feeling he will be singing that siren for days to come.

sigh. ;)

(Jenni Bowlin Mercantile Exclusive Boy Girl Silhouette,Clear and Simple Circus Fun cotton candy cone for the horn,Dear Lizzy + American Crafts Warble squiggly line,My Favorite Things sentiment,Spellbinders classic circle,Zig red marker,Ranger Tim Holtz Distress ink fired brick and mustard seed,Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores ink,Versamark ink,Memento ink tuxedo black,Ranger super fine black embossing powder,quilling paper,Kid's Jewelry Friendship thread dabbed with Copics red,yellow and blue)

11 comments:

Pauline said...: Ha ha! A dunce cap! lol! Fab card marlena, a great way to round up the challenge this week.
Thanks for joining us at DYSU this week!; May 9, 2012 at 3:17 PM
Denise said...: Great card Marlena - the party horn really works.
Thanks for joining us at DYSU this week xx; May 9, 2012 at 4:28 PM
Mary Jo said...: LOL-a dunce cap! Adding the party horn was perfect! Very cool card. Thanks for joining us at DYSU.; May 10, 2012 at 12:09 AM
Gayatri said...: I so love the party horn, Marlena! And the hat is cool. Love how you are creatively used the silhouette stamp. Great card! Thanks so much for playing with us @ CAS-ual Friday!; May 10, 2012 at 2:41 AM
~amy~ said...: LOL...I love it:); May 10, 2012 at 7:02 AM
Stephanie Washburn said...: HAHA! That's hilarious, Marlena! LOVE this card- so cute and fun! Thanks for playing along at CAS-ual Fridays! ;); May 10, 2012 at 9:30 AM
whoistracy said...: This is such a creative take on the sketch! I love the "dunce" cap. LOL; May 10, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Georgie Horn said...: Perfect! Come by for a visit
http://georgie-hornpuddinnpie.blogspot.com/2012/05/were-not-in-kansas-anymore.html; May 10, 2012 at 2:32 PM
Debby said...: Your write up had me laughing! Great card and love all the additions to the silhouette. Thanks for joining us at CAS-ual Fridays this week :); May 10, 2012 at 3:01 PM
Sara Mac said...: Cute, cute, cute! Love the addition of the party horn. What a fun card.; May 11, 2012 at 7:20 PM
Anna-Karin said...: Funny! Great card! Love the party horn that you added and the hat. Thank you for playing along at Card Patterns!; May 12, 2012 at 3:24 AM

YOU KNOW YOU'RE A SERIOUS CARDMAKER WHEN...

You're finally #adulting and spending precious stamp money on ink and Copic refills
You fail the verification test and take another to PROVE you are not a robot
You take the verification test...and break into a sweat to pick the right pictures
You peel an adhesive pearl off your sock, relieved that the little guy has been found
You unashamedly have more pics of your cards than your peeps...they can take a selfie...right?
Your husband cheerfully declares after you've stamped for the first time in months...I can hear the sizzix arm cranking away!!!
You're willing to dump a pile of sand on your dining table ...'cause it makes a prettier photo shoot
You insert in your blog post a saying, and I quote..."Better a bad card than no card" ;)
You whine, "It's so hard to make sequins float!"and your daughter's dry reply ... "Oh the struggles of a cardmaker"
You sacrifice your healthy fingernail...to distress the edges of a card
You walk away from a cute purse...to justify buying a cute decorative punch.
You receive your tracking number ...and obsessively watch your stamp package move across the country. ;)
It takes you 5 minutes to sew a button on a card...but 5 MONTHS to reattach them on trousers!
You're on vacation without your craft items...and you dream that you're stamping.
You're willing to fish around the trash to salvage a roll of 1/2" Scor-Tape you accidently threw away...because it's THAT important
You could sob after inking your HOT Utee-ed image...and it peels off part of your versamark pad... gulp
You find a scrap of cardstock...IN your sock
You are mentally constructing a card... even while watching your favorite show...AND YOUR HUSBAND SUSPECTS IT
You know the Spellbinders' die... without referring to the packaging or website
Your husband teases, "When did you become a Showgirl?"...when he spots glitter highlighting your features at the dinner table
You leave a trail....of papercrumbs to follow
You almost start a fire or burn yourself from embossing...but it was worth it
You have ink... under your nails
You're in turmoil... because you can't come up with a challenge submission
That turmoil has lifted and there is joy in your heart... because an idea has sprung
You're saving the Post Office ...from annihilation
You look around wondering... "How can I fit that on a card?"
You would sacrifice a button or cut up an outfit ...to save a card
You type a gazillion comments... and wake up from a dream
You create the most amazing card... and wake up from a dream
You come out of the shower... with a rhinestone on your knee
You know there are others out there... just like you
You have a shopping tab open while you comment on enablers' creations ;)

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

~Card Emergency~

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