Aaahh New Baby ~ ATCAS #16; Fusion #13; NBUS #17; Pixie's #79; PDC #189

And we're back around to Friday ~ whoosh!

I hope everyone in the U.S.A. had/is having a wonderful 4th of July holiday/weekend.  I was out of sorts and laid low.  Fortunately, our long hot spell is spose to break today and it can't happen soon enuf for me.  If you are wishing for heat where you live, I'm sending it your way!   

 

I tried to find the origin of "out of sorts."  It seems ill-defined and most often connected to May Laze, a pale woman from a well-known French family dating back to the 12th century.  My guess is that once again, a lack of enunciation was the true root of the term. 

 

I think we are all familiar with those days, no matter what country we live in, when we have ten hundred things to do and the husband yells from the bedroom, "Hon, I'm out of shorts." 

 

And so, of course, it happened that one morning in Olde England, Mariel was having tea in the kitchen with her neighbour, Samantha, when the call came from the back of the house. 

 

"Whatever is he bellowing?" asked Samantha.

 

"Oh, tush, ignore him," replied Mariel, "he's just out of sorts."

 

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My card today is for several challenges.  Many of the challenges have sponsors and prizes, which is always appreciated!  To shorten my post, I hope that you will use the links to check out the details.

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Addicted to CAS (ATCAS) where the code words are "take flight."

 

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Fusion Card Challenge which is lasting a whole month and where the inspiration is this adorable hypothesis:

I fused the two team challenges for my card, using birdies in my take of Jackie's sketch.

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Pixie's Crafty Snippets Playground where the only requirement is that you use a snippet (scrap) or two, or however many you can, on your card.  Oh, and it helps if you like to engage in shinanagins.  Gins, you say?

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The Play Date Café where the theme is "trendy colors" of burgundy, terra cota, and icy blue:

 

 

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My card:

The stamps, both Hero Arts birds and PTI sediment are NBUS (never-before-used-schtuff).  There are four birds in this Hero Arts set.  They came to me in a grab bag a long time ago, and now I can't wait to use them again!  This card is so cute IRL, and looks like it needs nothing else to my CAS eye, but now that I'm looking at it on the monitor, I think a little eye bling wouldn't hurt. 

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The doorbell to the Playhouse has been quiet lately, so I'm pickled tink to introduce you to our new friend, Rasz, of Rasz Art.  And she's not kidding with that blog name, this lady creates some incredible art!  You'll truly enjoy your visit to meet her!  Welcome, Rasz, and thank you for joining in our funfest!!

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Did I tell you we've had our granddog, Duke, again this week?  It's been so bleeping hot that every evening he's cooled off by trying to catch the evil spray from the garden hose!

Hello, Papa?
  Slight problem here with this rag you're using!

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Enjoy your day!  No, seriously, enjoy.  LITS*! 

 

As always, thank you for coming by to visit the Playhouse and special thanks to you if you take the time to leave a comment and/or join as a follower!
  

*Life Is Too Short!  

Paper:  PTI spring rain, vintage cream
Stamps: Hero Arts "Decorative Birds II, III, IV,
  PTI "Baby Button Bits"
Inks:  SU! bravo burgundy, PTI spring rain,
  canyon clay
Dies:  Memory Box "Leafy Branch" and
  PTI "Take Three"
Corner Chomper