I
created this card for the current “TicTacToe challenge” at The Paper Shelter. I
have always liked this sweet digi, inspired by Elvis Presley, named “My Elvis
Teddy Bear.” I remember watching my first Elvis movie on a B&W TV in the
living room of a motel my parents managed in a small South Dakota town in the
mid-1960s. My young mother was a major Elvis fan, so I remember watching many
Elvis movies over the years. I paired this sweet digi with background paper
from my stash, and I trimmed a few vintage images from the patterned
paper to embellish the inside sentiment.
I’m entering this card into several
challenges, including the current Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge, which has a
Greeting theme of All things Mother! Since my mom was such an Elvis fan, she
would have loved this card! And since she checked into her heavenly mansion in
2012, I made this in her memory and will send it to my older brother on his
birthday, since he might also remember watching Elvis movies with Mom. (Or should I say he “endured”
watching them!!) And also Inspiration Station/Inspiration Photo- My card features shades of green in the background, lettering, and even a greenish grey in the vintage paper.
· Digi- The Paper Shelter (My Elvis Teddy Bear)
· Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique
markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white & silver gel pen
·
Front Sentiment- Mudmaven Freebie (Wishing You a Very Happy Birthday)
·
Inside Sentiment
“You’re Officially vintage”- from a Beccy’s Place digi set (Wheels) (Beccy recently closed her digi shop. She now sells clear stamp sets online.
Check HERE to see which sets
are available!)
· Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from
several sources on the web.
· Background- Vintage patterned paper from my stash
·
All other misc. items and tools from my stash.
Entered into:
The Paper
Shelter- #666 AG (TicTacToe middle row-handcolored
image, FREE, and Stripes)
Colorful
Options Monthly Challenge: March 2026 Color Board
Outlawz
Twisted Thursday Challenge- March 2026- Greeting Scheme
This card is my
third entry in the current Time Out Theme challenge “In the Clear.” It features
a pretty mermaid from Fred She Said,
peering through a porthole created from the aluminum “aroma seal” that I
upcycled from a recently purchased 3# can of Folgers coffee. A scrap of silver
cardstock, a large circle punch, a mini hole punch, and silver brads helped
finish the porthole base.
I taped a strip of silver grey paper to the front of a white A2-sized card base, then punched a large circle on the card front and layered paper to align with the porthole
placement. A scrap of acetate was taped
over this hole, and foam tape helped adhere the porthole to the acetate.
I needed a center flap for
the card, so that Emma could enjoy a swim while peeking into the porthole. (I made a top flap,
but next time I think I’ll make a side flap, which will be more stable and
easier to adhere in place.)
I printed, colored, and
fussy-cut Emma, then taped her on a beautiful underwater photo, from a free Bing wallpaper program I installed on my laptop some time ago.
(I love learning about all the beautiful places in the world, with new photos
and info every day! This picture is titled “Algae Ocean Bloom.”) When finished, I positioned this section onto
the flap, trimming as needed to make sure that Emma's placement allowed her to
smile through the porthole…then taping things in place. The
last task was adding sentiments, embellishing the one on the flap with sparkly sequin paper I've had in my stash for many years, and the one on the inside of the card with a fish and balloons digi from the Fred She Said digi set. (You can see the clear "glass" in the porthole on my photo of the open card... because it reflects the phone/camera that took the pic!)
Supplies:
· Bing Wallpaper ap can be viewed/downloaded HERE (the photo I used is no longer available, but a different
beautiful bloom is HERE)
· Mermaid Digi (and fish with balloons digi on
inside sentiment)- from a Fred She Said digi set (Emma the Mermaid & Friends)
· Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique
markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white & silver gel pens (stray hairs added with
a Brown Sakura Pigma Micron 005)
· Nuvo- Glitter Drops (used to add "bubbles" to the underwater scene)
· Front Sentiment- Desert Diva
Freebie (Hello Birthday Girl) Freebie is no longer available, but a similar one
can be found HERE
· Flap Sentiment- “Happy Birthday” Computer
Generated
·
Inside
Sentiment “Have a Fintastic Day”- freebie from Simply Cards/CraftWorld Magazine (no longer
available)
· Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from
several sources on the web.
· Silver grey paper strip, sequined paper, other misc. items and tools from my
stash.
Entered into:
This is my second card for the
3-D challenge at Art Impression stamps. It features one of my favorite
wood-mount rubber stamps, a beautiful, spunky diva named Eunice from their
“Golden Oldies” collection, which is now considered vintage!
Eunice was a best seller at the stamp store
I co-owned in South Dakota in the late ‘90s. I have always loved paper-piecing
her blouse; this time I decided to go all matchy-matchy with daisies on the
background (paper punched and layered to meet the 3-D theme) that mirror the
daisies on her blouse. I finished the card with a snarky sentiment (which fits many of the people that receive my handmade Birthday cards! A
few of them are even older than moi!)
I’m entering this card into several
challenges, including
the current Pick 3: my card features text, flowers made with two punches, and
wings (I think that the extreme feathering on her hair can classify them as
wings? However, if that is too much of a stretch, feel free to omit this
card from the prize draw!)
·
Vintage Art Impressions Rubber Stamp- (Eunice)-
Retired
· Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura
Gelly Roll white gel pen
·
Sentiments- Computer-generated
· Sookwang
double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
· Flower punch, small
circle punch, other misc. items and tools from my stash.
Entered into:
Art Impressions Monthly Challenge- March #423 (3D)
I
had fun coloring this sweet digi image from Polkadoodles named "Ruby
Birthday Cake" for a fun and colorful birthday card. Even the inside sentiment
of the card is “all decked out” for the celebration with the addition of an
extra birthday cake (that I printed off, colored and fussy-cut) plus two gifts
made from scraps of patterned paper!
I’m entering this card into several
challenges, including the current Pick 3: my card features text, flowers made with two punches,
and wings (I think that the extreme feathering on her hair can classify them as
wings? However, if that is too much of a stretch, feel free to not enter this
card into the prize draw!)
·
Digi-Polkadoodles (Ruby Birthday Cake)
·
Front Sentiment-a Freebie from Desert Diva (Happy Birthday strip-black background)
·
Inside Sentiment- “Hope your day is the sweetest ever” -from a Beccy’s Place Digi set (Sweet as Candy) (Beccy recently closed her digi shop. She now sells clear stamp sets online.
Check HERE to see which sets
are available!)
· Sookwang
double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
· All other misc.
items and tools from my stash.
Entered into:
Pammies Inky
Pinky Challenge #2612
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