One Layer Wednesday #90 ~ Dudes Rule

It's tantalizing Thursday!  Actually, it's bloody hot Thursday here. The meter of therms is sitting at an even 100 degrees this afternoon.  Mother Nature is off her meds.

I've been flitting around again today having lunches out and what not, but I did make a QAD (quick and dirty) CAS (clean and simple) (well, which is it?!) card for Susan's Dudes Rule One Layer Wednesday  ~ which she rules! ~ challenge.

I used the twinks very favorite stamp which is filthy black on the wood around the rubber because, try as they might with their itty-bitty hands, they can't help but rock the pad into the ink because the stamp is so big. 

My imaginary dude warranting this card is a flashy father, driving a real red cop magnet along and around the bendy winery roads.

His name is Reginald and the year is 1937.  He doesn't have to wear the ridiculous goggles because he can't really go all that fast on this road, but he does anyway because Sheila thinks he's rakish.  Reginald knows his car is rakish, not his persona, but he won't correct Sheila's grammar because he doesn't want the light in her eyes to dim.

Sorry, where was I?  You begin, I'm sure, to see why I love One Layer Wednesdays.

Yesterday, I cut a wee bloom from my hydrangea to bring to our lunch hostess, Barbara.  Naturally, because I'm addled and forgetful, I found it still waiting on my kitchen counter when I got home.  I thought, thereover, I would share it with you.

Is it just me or do you, too, see a flower angel?

In other Animal Kingdom/Childrens' Hour news, I had a startle yesterday having to do with Lizzie.  First of all, ever since I put Dino on the wall as a possible playmate of the month, I have not seen Lizzie.  I got to thinking, and sat down.  If I were Lizzie, wouldn't I be afraid of Dino?  So, alas, I removed Dino back to the toy box.

Fast forward several hours, I left my playhouse to return to the big house and there was Lizzie back!  But wait?  My shoulders pinched together and my brows knitted.  I did not like the looks of her.  Instead of all arms and legs and tail and webbed fingers and toes splayed out, she was all bunched up.  Something looked a miss.  Is that what little lizards look like sleeping, or, oh, no, d.e.a.d.?  I rushed forward into the house and beseeched Mister.  He gallantly hopped into his red rakish roadster and, well, okay, he walked out to investigate.  I couldn't bear to look.

It's fine, it's okay.  All is well, well, sorta well.  Lizzie scooted off, alive.  Phew!  But Mister reported that her appearance looked odd because she no longer has a tail.  What?!  Oh, how sad.  Mister assures me it will grow back, but what cruel critter lurks in my paradise backyard that could do such evil?

Dino is back on duty as a sentinel.

Back in crafting world, I'm delighted to welcome Annie of Curious Crafty Treasures and Michelle Williams of Monday Morning Stamper.  Happy to have you ladies!

Please enjoy ~ and, as always, thank you for stopping by to visit.  Special thanks to you if you take the time to join as a follower or leave a comment!

Paper:  Stampland glossy

Stamps:  River City Rubber Works, 1298-P Roadster;

  SU sentiments, set unknown

Inks:  Memento tuxedo black; SU real read