Sunday, July 11, 2010

My Sister's Purse

Before I get to the card I made for this post, I should probably give you a little background.  I'm the youngest of 3 girls and grew up in a house where hand-me-downs were the norm.  Of course, as a bratty little girl this really bothered me.  As an adult, not so much.  I still get hand-me-downs from my 2 older sisters and I LOVE it!  Purses, shoes, clothes, wallets, household items, and even shampoo they decided they didn't like all come my way.  Which is fine with me...less money spent on clothes = more money spent on stamps!

My oldest sister is addicted to purses.  She loves them, and I have many, many, many of her old ones.  A few years ago I was with her when she put down a good chunk of change on a purse, and I automatically "called" it when she was finished.  She told me that it would never come to my hands because it was such a nice purse.  Being out of my bratty little sister mode,  I was okay with that.  And to my surprise she carried that purse for a long time - much longer than any of the other ones she has purchased.  Here's a picture of it:

Well, last weekend, she handed me the purse.  See, she had recently upgraded to another one and felt guilty that this one was just sitting in the top of her closet not doing anything.  (There was also a new Bon Jovi CD tucked inside for me, but that is another story!)

So, I wanted to write her a thank you note for giving up a purse that she loved.  I'm still unclear as to whether or not this is "my" purse or if it is just on loan.  I probably should clarify that.   Here's my card:
I hope she likes it and thinks about her my purse when she sees it!

Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Ink Supplies:
Stamps: Inside and Outside: Thank You
Cardstock:  Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream and every other little square
Ink: Dark Chocolate
Ribbon:  Dark Chocolate Twill
Other:  Spellbinders, sewing machine, thread

9 comments:

Lisa Voerg said...

This is a great take on YOUR purse ;). I love all of the sewing. I hope the Bon Jovi CD has something to do with his Circle Tour concert. I went to the new Meadowlands Arena in May. Wow is all I can say.

Amy Kolling said...

What a fun story and your purse card is just great! I love all the patchwork!

Diane Jaquay said...

What a nice sister you have ;) That purse is beautiful and your card interpretation of it is too!!

Anika said...

This is so fun Lee Anne!! What a great purse and the card you made is a perfect match! Makes me wish I had a big sister to get hand-me-downs from!

Katie said...

You're such a lucky girl to have a big sister with such great taste! I love how you used YOUR purse as your inspiration for the card!

Jill said...

Lee Anne, what a *perfect* thank you card for this amazing patchwork purse! No other word, it's just perfect!

P.S. Bon Jovi. ;-D

Suzanne said...

This is totally awesome! Nice job scoring that purse - I would have wanted it too!!

Laurie said...

Oh I love it! What a fun inspiration piece!

June K said...

I love your card reflecting YOUR new (new to you) purse. Very clever.

Isn't it funny how now as grown ups we want some hand-me-downs to be able to save more (yes, save money more money for stamps and crafts)?

**June**

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