Hello all,
Yesterday was the final Wednesday for January which means it's time for the January edition of Wood Block Wednesday. Probably the only time many of us actually pull out our wood mounted rubber stamps. I try to play along each month when I'm not away from home.
For this month I have a Valentine's Day card and I've used the new Freshly Made Sketch to help with my layout.
I hope you're a pink fan, LOL.
This little cat in her pjs is one of my favorite stamps. It's an oldie from Uptown Rubber Stamps. I was wondering when/why this saying came about. Luckily, we have Google these days so looking it up was easy. Google says its first recording was 1920 as part of the typical vocabulary of the Jazz Age flappers. The term "cat" is slang for cool person and pajamas were just becoming fashionable for women in 1920. The saying was popularized by the cartoonist Tad Dorgan, who is also credited with the phrase, "the cat's meow."
The large Valentine sentiment and the small hearts are also wood mounted stamps, as is the large heart on the inside. The sentiment on the inside is from an older SU set.
I love looking through the gallery because I recognize many of the stamps used each month, as I have them in my drawers too.
Enjoy the end of the week, and thanks for looking in. I'm off to buy some fabric for backing and some batting for two quilts I've recently pieced. Retirement is the BEST!
Colleen
Uptown had such fun images and I wish I had this cute kitty stamp! Adorable Valentine card!
ReplyDeleteLove your card and this post! I chuckled when I read that that the final Wednesday of the month is "Probably the only time many of us actually pull out our wood mounted rubber stamps". That's me too! That's why I started this challenge. Your card is so sweet and I love that you also added the history of the sentiment. Thanks for joining me for Woodblock Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I meant to add that I'm a huge pink fan too.
DeleteI love that cat - miss Uptown! What fun trivia to learn too! Thank you for playing with my sketch this week at FMS!
ReplyDeleteLove the shades of pink!! Thanks for playing along with us at FMS this week.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! I love that sweet kitty! I love all of that pink and those sweet little hearts! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!
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