Monday, December 19, 2011

Happy 50th Birthday!

Today, I'll be toasting a co-worker's 50th birthday at the end of the work day!  He loves wine, recently refinished his own wine cellar, so a group of us will share a glass of wine and toast him!  I bought a bottle for him but honestly know very, very little about wine!  Erin, thanks for the help in guiding me!  The Embellish Mixed Pattern Challenge was the perfect challenge for me to make his card!  I used stamps from PTI, Hero Arts and Practicing Creativity to make it.  I'll have to try to mix and match patterns more often.  I like stretching myself a bit!

Now...switching subjects!  Our Godchild, Emma, lives next door. She is going out of town for Christmas so we gave her present to a few days early.  She had gifts for us too...Pat's gave us quite the giggle, "Mr. Mangan, you need this for when you play poker with your friends."  She knows him well.  And I think the drink of choice during holiday poker tonight might be a little different than the Mountain Dew he used to try out his new toy!


14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Lynn! I really like your mixed and matched patterns a lot! I bet it was fun playing around with.
Your husband is too funny! What a great gift!

Karen B. said...

You layer stamps like no other! Awesome card.

Arlene said...

Great masculine card Lynn! Love the color combo and the way you layered the stamps. :)

Els said...

HiHi! How fun are those glasses - lol!
Love your card, Lynn! The layering of the stamps is awesome!

Aimes said...

Oh you rocked that challenge, Lynn!! The patterns work so well together on this cool, CAS card!
Those glasses are so funny! I also love the can of Mountain Dew (Chris and I love that stuff but it costs a fortune over here!)
Hugs!
Aimes
x

Judith said...

Hello Lynn,
I like your way of stamping! Just clean and simple, juist what I love!
Greetings, Judith

Diane Jaquay said...

Love how you clustered the stamps here, nice design!

Tiffany Ervin said...

That drinking straw cracks me up Lynn!! Too funny! Love your pretty card!!

Virginia L. said...

Beautiful mix of pattern! You nailed the challenge, Lynn! Your hubby's photo is too funny! Thanks for making me smile :)

Barb said...

That photo is hilarious, Lynn! What a fun gift!

Love your beautiful card! I really like how subtle the 50's look, and I love the dots and stars together! :)

Emily Leiphart said...

LOL, a drinking tube with built-in glasses? That's hilarious!! And I totally love the way you layered the stamps on your card.

Jen W. said...

Fabulous guy card! And Pat looks hilarious!

Jinny Newlin said...

LOL! What a great gift! And LOVE the way you've mixed and overlapped those stampy patterns! Delish!

lisa arana said...

Super card for a 50th birthday!!! LOVE those glasses. Too funny.