Graphic 45 "A Ladies Diary" Card For A Man

Hi folks! I've been a g45 "A Ladies Diary" fool this week! Here's a keepsake card fit for a man.

There's a lot of machine sewing, as usual for me. The man is triple layered - the bottom being the base image and the top is his hat, belt, collar and tie, cuff, and some of the golf clubs.

The scrollwork is Dusty Attic chipboard painted dark brown, and the gears are wood colored with ink and sealed.

I got a kick out of using the "Thoughts" panel for the greeting area. You know, 'cause generally speaking men don't share thoughts and get touchy feely.

Here's the matching box.

That's it for this keepsake card. I'm keeping it simple for the men-folk... (and *that* was a joke.)

We have a lot of pine pollen here and this seems to be one of the years I have allergies. I checked the pollen.com site and the pollen count is high for the next few days. Ugh. Looks like I'll be zombie'd out with tissues and throat lozenges for a while. I hope you're weekend is much better than mine! :)

Cheers,

Susan

Fairy Garden Box

Hiya crafty folks! I participated in a swap on Craftster called "Invite Your Partner". Since my sister Lora and I have never been paired in a swap together, I decided to ask her to swap with me. Luckily, she said yes!

I made her a fairy garden, complete with twinkling lights!

The garden is in a former cigar box. I sanded the varnish off and left the wood bare.

The background is an older Pink Paislee line, to which I added upside down raindrops with a stencil and molding paste mixed with paint. I also added a few fairy-themed torn bits from a dictionary.

The poem was scanned from a poetry book by Robert Louis Stephenson.

The fairy lights!

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you are feeling creative, too.

Cheers,

Susan