My nephew's getting married this Sunday. Wait, I didn't say that with enough panic: MY NEPHEW'S GETTING MARRIED THIS SUNDAY. I recall spending all of the month of June in, hmmm, I think 1983 with my sister-in-law waiting and waiting and waiting for Clint to make his entrance into the world. When I finally went home (they lived a bit away from my hometown at the time), he decided it was time to arrive. Some quick medical issues and surgery later, a scary time for all, we had the newest Paul grandchild, named after his father's favorite actor.
Clint is now, obviously, grown, and is a member of the band Men and Whales (Clint's on the far right...dude with the cat on his shirt). So, when their Save the Date card came and it had an LP on it, I knew this wedding card needed to share that rock and roll theme.
I found this file through Silhouette's site. With some strategizing, what I call the "Mix Tape Card" was born.
The alphabet I used was Mini Monograms from Paper Smooches. The letters lined up beautifully on an acrylic block (I used Martha's "Small Footed" blocks).
I decided to be a bit grungy with the inside, which is good because the black ink and I kind of hated each other tonight. I kept thinking I had a stamp with "You Rock!", but could only find the "Dude, You Rock!" and "Girly, You Rock!" from this favorite set. Then, out of nowhere, a set I won years ago sat there with a "You Rock!" sentiment just staring at me saying, "You really have too many stamps."
I just love this card. I love that he will remember and appreciate cassette tapes. I hope he understands the love that went in to the card. He's a great young man, and I am so happy to see him happy.
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