Friday, April 18, 2014

Time Out #3 and Retro Sketches #110

Hello everyone.  It's been a while.  Last Saturday a storm blew through and took out my phone and internet.  I have a cell so the phone wasn't much of a loss, but I did have a "quilt" card ready to post for Make it Monday.  I'll save it for a while in case another quilt challenge shows up.  Then things got busy and I didn't have time to make cards until I actually needed one for a friend's party this Saturday.  I used the sketch from Retro Sketches to make a masculine birthday card for Time Out.



The flags from My Craft Spot are similar in shape and size to the line "Happy" from PIT, so I mixed them together with some rather masculine papers and sewed them on.  The 60 is cut with my Cricut and I'm a little disappointed that I couldn't cut it smaller.  I tried 1/2" and it was so thin and tiny that it looked terrible.  This is 3/4" and I'd say it's twice the size of the 1/2".  How does that happen?  Maybe it's time to get an alphabet die. The sentiment is one I masked from Hero Arts.

Thanks for stopping by.  In case I'm not on again, I hope you have a great Easter weekend.

8 comments:

Jen W. said...

Great minds, Bobby! :) Love the die cut flags (especially the cool happy ones) and the mix of patterned papers rocks!

Lynn said...

Ahhh..so clever Bobby! I love how you used the banners to mimic the sketch. Fabulous! Thanks so much for playing with us at Time Out!

Jacquie Southas said...

Love the banners - the colors & patterns are fabulous!

Erin said...

I just love the banners! What a fantastic birthday card!
Thanks for joining us this week at RetroSketches!

Bonnie said...

This is so festive and fun! I think the 60 is a great size! When we make it to 60 it should be a big day!

Kelly Griglione said...

I feel your pain with cutting small sizes on the Cricut. It's a little better on the Silhouette, but I still dread the hassle, especially when you have a specific result in your mind. It's hard to settle for something different. Not having your original vision, however, I think your card turned out great!

Beverley said...

LOVE the mix of patterns and colours and FAB take on the sketch too. Thanks for taking the TIME OUT and joining in on the challenge. Hugs Bev x

Kim S said...

Wonderfully festive! I love banners and I especially that each row of your banners has part of the sentiment. The patterns are wonderful!