Aerospace Ephemera: aluminum dymo tags

I had a million cups of tea today, so I am up late crafting & posting (again) :0). This card is as far away from blue as I could get today, lol. Though Kim has me intrigued with the new "pink:" purely pomegranate.

I'm so excited (!!!!!) about the metal accent on this card (my weird take on ephemera: the aluminum phrase tags.) Here's why I'm unnaturally thrilled:

I bought a dymo label maker that takes aluminum rolls. (Gotta play the how much game: I got it on ebay for a steal--regularly $300.00 plus tax I got it for $58.00 +shipping). However, the aluminum tape that came with it was too hard, and I was heartbroken that it wouldn't take the letters (and believe me I TRIED!). So, I emailed the only company I could find that sells the tape online to ask how to purchase their aluminum tape, but they never got back to me (GRRRRR!). A year later and I've just recently found the softer tape and can finally punch phrases out. Now I just have to think of something clever to say!

I had been thinking about this type of label maker for a long time, because I'd used one, when I worked in aerospace, to tag airplane parts that I deburred (took the sharp edges off). Now, I am much happier to be deburring ephemera! (The raw edges of the tags just need a little sanding so no one gets cut on them.)

CARD INGREDIENTS: This is done with 'Sahara sand' card stock, 'always artichoke' ink and 'not quite navy' accent cardstock, the ribbon is the new double-stitched "in colour ribbon" from Stampin Up (blue bayou--of course.) The stamp sets used are "Artfully Asian" and "Basket full of Fun" (The latter is a retired hostess set.) This little pail is embossed with silver e.p. and the flowers are embossed in chocolate chip. There's crystals effects on some of them for shine.

Here's a pic of my beloved label maker in case you're curious: