Retrosketches #19; Play Date Cafe Nudie Metal

Magnivescent Monday Hello!

Well, I prayed for relief for the people in the central and eastern parts of the U.S. from this terrible heat wave and my prayers were answered.  I saw on the weather map this morning that the whole ball of heat is shifting to the west.  That would be where I am.  They're calling for 105 on Thursday.  I'm truly going to be okay with it because we have no humidity, so it won't be nearly as devastating as it was for so many poor folks to the east.  I'm happy to have the hot mess here for a while.

I also want to take a minute for some long overdue thanksgiving.  I had a lovely comment yesterday from "Lu C" (love that!), who has become a subscriber.  I'm still learning on the Blog Front, but I believe that you can be a subscriber and not a follower, or vice versa, and even both if you want.  I have received some beautiful emails from subscribers and I write back my thanks when that happens.  However, there are many of you I don't know, supporting me behind the scenes.  This message is for all of you.  Thank you very much!!

While I had my heat gun out yesterday for the gold card I made for LIM, I went ahead and made a card for the The Play Date Cafe challenge:

Gold ~ Nude ~ Silver

The awesome sponsor for this challenge is:

And I used a sketch from the very fun sketchers at retrosketches which is:

I think I will always chuckle at their drawings, no matter how many times I enter.  So clever.  I hope you will get a chance to play or click over to both sites and be inspired!

So as I was saying, I had my heat gun and Versamark and gold embossing powder out, so I put away my gold powder and took out my silver powder.  Then I took all my clothes off.  I'm not sure what kind of play dates these girls are used to, but crafting in the nude is new to me!  Talk about thinking outside the comfort zone!  At least I was safely tucked in my Playhouse where I can't hear the doorbell ring.  Did you guys read Zelgia's post about the UPS driver arriving before she finished her card?  I tried to reassure her that he's seen it all.

I think the card came together nicely and I only had that one slight burn on my niplet:

BTW, I had other firsts making this card.  I had never used my PTI linen impression plate, or my SU lattice impression plate.  I don't know how they impress on regular cardstock, but I can tell you that they impress like nobody's business on the softer metallic paper.  This card is really shiny and impressive IRL.  Ha Ha, get it, impressive?!  Also, the wheat grass is embossed in silver; the photo of it is not impressive.  But, however, this paragraph is impressive.  Are you impressed?

Luckily for her, my latest follower arrived after I had gotten dressed ~ that would have been too much of a shock for her!  Please help me welcome the talented and very funny Marie of the Bailey Rosy show!

I'm off to the first of this week's lunches in the ongoing month-long birthday celebration.  Mister sasses, "When does it end?"  Well, that depends, does he mean literally or Dr. Phil Osophically?   

Enjoy!   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:  Gold and silver cardstock,

  unknown; Bazzill textured nude

Stamp:  Hero Arts Tall Wheat K5517

Ink:  Stampa Rosa detail silver

  gold embossing powder

Impression Plates:  SU lattice;

  PTI linen

Accessories:  pop dots; gold frame

  brads; gold cord, SU notebook punch