Happy weekend! I hope you’re having a good one so far . . . and maybe the sun is shining where you are! I was talking with my aunt on Thursday of last week about how we all needed to get away to somewhere warm. The only place I could think of that was warm and sunny was Hawaii . . . . I think we’ll wait awhile longer!
One day last week, and I truly don’t remember what day, the doorbell rang and it was 
The only thing I’m expecting is a sunhat that I ordered the day before and knew it couldn’t be the hat . . . Spellbinders . . . it was from Spellbinders! New release dies are in the house . . . .
Then today I was just a rockin’ in the recliner when the postman rang the doorbell . . . still not the hat . . . all the new Ranger Distress Inks in the house . . .
Can I just say how gorgeous the new colors are and that they are much needed to fill in the gaps. Particularly in the green and red families 
I couldn’t resist heading down to the studio, organizing them all first, and then playing a little!
As I’m sure most of you know, one of my favorite things to do is to make a humorous card with a twist. I truly find it funny in its on way to take an image, make a stunning card, and then insert a sentiment that you would not expect.
and then the inside
I wanted this image to look old, so I did a very light wash of Vintage Photo on some watercolor paper and then stamped the image in Coffee. A few of the bathing suits were then water colored with my new pink . . . Spun Sugar. The image was mounted on a piece of illustration board, the edges sponged in Vintage Photo and then the piece was covered with Sepia Accents.
I kept trying to find the right designer paper, and finally settled on some scraps of BasicGrey Porcelain and of course, I couldn’t resist using some of those new Spellbinders™ dies that arrived. For a finishing touch, I swiped some Spun Sugar ink on my craft sheet, misted it with water and dapped it up with the twill ribbon. While the ribbon was still damp, I swiped Antique Linen sporadically along it and then tried with my craft iron.
- Stamps: D2737 No Good Girls and C3218 Beauty Pageant from Just For Fun® Rubber Stamps
- Paper: Watercolor; Brown and Pink; BasicGrey Porcelain
- Ink: Ranger Archival Coffee, and Vintage Photo, Antique Linen and Spun Sugar Distress
- Accessories: Spellbinders™ S4-130 Classic Rectangles – Small, S4-132 Classic Rectangles – Large, S4-256 Big Scalloped Rectangles – Small, and S4-241 Jumbo Scalloped Borderabilities Petite;
- May Arts Ribbon – 1.25” Brown Crochet Lace, 100% Ivory Jute and 5/8” Ivory Twill from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Ranger Mini Mister, Non-Stick Craft Sheet and Sepia Accents; Sewing Machine; Buttons; Foam Mounting Tape
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous weekend. Remember, life is short . . . live each day to its fullest and take advantage of the adventures offered!
Lucky you! I’m sooooo jealous LOL.
Love the card and the sentiment.
Smiles~
Marilyn
I just discovered the distressed inks and bought 11 in the last two weeks! I just adore them so keep the ideas coming!!
Love the card…..so true :)!
What a treat! Love the card !!
My distress inks are on there way and I can hardly wait for them to arrive! Love your card, colours are wonderful.
I am TOTALLY JEALOUS! Petty of me I know. But VERY HAPPY for you at the same time, LOL!!! Sigh. . . I feel a lotta spending coming on!!
i hate puns, but i sure love an unexpected message. too bad they don’t make stamps for some of them. i am enjoying your blog and plan to hang out for a bit.
This looks wonderful!!! Where are mine!???
WHAAA!! SO jealous you got yours!
LOVE what you did with this card!
Great job – TFS!! xo
Gorgeous card Sherry! I’m waiting for my new colors to arrive. The new colors look wonderful. Which one is your favorite? Great composition on your card. TFS!!! 😀
It must really nice to see that little Brown truck! It’s like Christmas throughout the year. My Brown driver will actually chase my little MagPie if she gets out and bring her back to me. Now that is Service!! Love your Card…. I must curtail my spending so these new dies will have to go onto my wish list….it just gets bigger and longer each day. Have a great weekend!
I love your card – the Mae West quote is just hilarious and I totally love it.
You really do such fantastic work. I pre-ordered the whole set of new distress ink colors back in January. Finally have a shipping notice on them so now I can’t wait for their arrival! Enjoy your weekend and your new goodies!
I’m so jealous! I am impatiently waiting for my ranger inks to arrive:(
Love your card;-D
I’m so glad to see something with the new inks…mine aren’t here yet either!Great card always. Thanks for posting it for us!
dmc
so cool, neat border and I like the combo of the lace and twill!
Love the twisted outcome to this card! (and I WANT those colors NOW!!)
OMG!! What a hoot! I love it.
Superbeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
bravoMD
Sherry, I am so jealous! I am a Spellbinders addict. I cannot wait to get my hands on some of the new dies. Think I will just go order now. I love your card and I am like you, I love something funny inside. The person that makes you laugh just brings sunshine into your day. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
I love this card…and Mae West is truly one-a-kind! I think there’s a little bit of her in all of us!! Have a great (creation) day!