Good morning y’all. How’s your week been? I’ve been needing to go out and run errands all week, but I keep finding some reason not too. Today it was the weather . . . just yucky. Monday I got all showered, dressed, walked the dogs and then headed out to the garage. Flat tire! Tuesday I was able to get enough air in it and drive it up to the corner to have it plugged. Thankfully there was just a roofing nail in the tire . . . . and YES, I am blaming Mr. Stodgy. He was the last to drive MY car on Friday when we went to dinner with the kids. The rest of the days I was just too lazy and enjoyed the walking the shitzes more. Today is my day . . . . I MUST venture out!
Today is also Just For Fun® Friday and Broni has challenged the Design Team (darn it all, one of these days something catchy is going to roll off my fingers and we will have a nickname). If you have any ideas, please share them!
I know that Broni took her inspiration for these colors from Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk, so that’s what I decided to use as well. Just For Fun® has some awesome lady images, here, here, here and sets here . . . they are bawdy, quite Marilyn Monroesque and very versatile. I’ve had them set to the side to play with and I finally decided that this was the challenge . . . we need a little Taintor-tude! Suffice it to say, some of my best ideas for cards have been inspired by Anne Taintor. I have been a fan for many years and her calendars . . . well, I just LOVE them! Remember the pecker cards? Inspired by an Anne Taintor magnet that hangs in my studio!
I did something on this card, that I’ve never done before . . . paper pieced! Well, if I have I sure don’t remember it. Her undies (and she is wearing some), blouse and hat are all paper pieced. The rest of the image was colored with Copic Markers and even though you can’t see it, the background is airbrushed lightly in a pale yellow. I stamped the sentiment 3 times and punched out the words that would fit in the word window punch with a little creative freedom! The Graphic 45 paper and ribbon is from the Stamp Simply Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk Kit.
- Stamps: D2737 No Good Girls and G2757 Just a Breeze from Just For Fun® Rubber Stamps
- Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; Kraft; Teal; Graphic45 On the Boardwalk
- Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black, Adirondack Pitch Black and Antique Linen Distress
- Accessories: Spellbinders™ S4-144 Long Classic Rectangles – Small and S4-145 Long Scalloped Rectangles – Small; May Arts Ribbon – 5/8” Teal Twill, Bittersweet Jute and 1” Yellow Grosgrain Ric Rac from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Sewing Machine; Button; Ranger Matte Accents
Now that you’ve seen my challenge card, it’s your turn! We would love for you to play along with us and post a direct link to your card on the Just For Fun® Blog.
Don’t forget to visit the other JFF Designers (see there we go again . . . I need something that just rolls off my fingers) to see what they’ve made:
Broni Holcombe
Kat Tucker
Heidi Blankenship
Linda Duke
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry
Thanks for stopping by and remember . . . life is short, enjoy the adventures that come your way today!
If you didn’t say that the card was paper pieced, I would have never known it. The paper pieces looks like part of the stamped image colored in. Well done Sherry on this piece and I’m still laughing about the undies. Thanks for the chuckle, we are having that yucky weather today. TFS!!! 😀
Love your card. Very fun.
I love your sense of humor! Enjoy your day.
Sherry –
I love this card! It is just such a fun looking one. Don’t you just love the different sayings attributed to May West?
Elaine Allen
This turned out hilariously WONDERFUL!! I love the paper piecing (glad you noticed her undies!!) and the way you did the sentiment!
Oh my goodness, talk about a FUN one! Love all the color and pattern and isn’t paper piecing FUN!!! Way to go on this fun card!!! Love it!!!
Awesome card Sherry- love the papers and colors you chose!
Well Miz Sherry, not everyone is as up and at ’em as you and Broni are! Your card is fantastic, love the quote, love the image, love Graphic 45 too! I do hope you run your errands today — we here further east got your yucky weather so today is probably a stay at home one for me! I’m glad you got out walking, I’m keeping a good thought for your continued healing!
This is SO YOU!! Love that pole-sliding mama!! I can’t believe you haven’t paper pieced before! I guess you just never needed to!! This is such a great, fun card!!
Great card and great use of the challenge colors! Too funny! I love Anne Taintor too! What a riot!
Sherry,
Oh how I love this card!! The colors, the DSP, the twill ribbon, the rick rack, just everything! And the sentiment is awesome!!!!
Your card looks great. Love your paper piecing. And how ambitious to even get her underwear pieced.
Have a wonderful weekend! Hugs and grins
Beate
you are so BAD! love the card. mae west must have been a real pistol!