Today's Lesson From The Craft Room: What does it mean to be "epic?"
I really should stop watching tv altogether! There are times when I take television "vacations," and turn instead to books. Now may be one of those times. I am just frustrated by what I've been hearing lately on commercials! Ugh! The other night there was a Visa ad and do you know what it said? "The Superbowl. The most epic day in America." REALLY??????? Are you kidding me?????? So I looked up the word "epic" - wondering if somehow I had never understood the word in the first place and here is what I found for the definition of "epic" as an adjective: "of, relating to, or characteristic of an epic or epics." Okay, that's not really helpful since the word is used to describe the word....so then I looked at "epic" as a noun and came up with this, "a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation." So how is the Superbowl the most epic day in America?????? These are the most heroic and legendary figures we have??????? I can't even continue with this! How ridiculous!!!!!!!!!! Yes, I need a television holiday!For today's card I created die cut acetate stencils to make the background. Here is a video to show you how....it's epic! :)
2 comments:
As a lover of words, I totally understand your outrage. My pet peeve is the phrase "instant classic". Arghhh!
I love how you used the die cut acetate. What a gorgeous background! Must try that, soon! Doris
What a beautiful card and another wonderful technique to try.
What's been driving me crazy is the JCP commercial - the screaming is just obnoxious but I'm loving their new updated catalog. It's very colorful and artistic. They must have used up all their budget on the catty.
Epic day - I think not. How many people will even remember who played a year from now (well, I know we will but only because we're Giants fans)? I know I don't remember last year's winner.
Enjoy your tv vacation.
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