Ukuleles!

Sometimes I get a custom order that just tickles my funny bone - and this is one of them! Near the end of last year one of my regular customers asked if I could make a birthday card with ukuleles on it for her husband's birthday, and I said sure....but what was popping into my mind was "Tiny Bubbles" and "Tiptoe Through the Tulips." So I said that, and she said "The cheesier the better!" And my crafty heart sang those songs with joy while I came up with the funnest, cheesiest ukulele card I could:

Supplies: music paper from MME;
tulip stamp from PSX; Palette Noir ink;
coloured with Prismacolor pencils & Dove blender;
birthday rub-on from Doodlebug;
letter stickers from Basic Grey;
Ukuleles and Hawaiian clip art from Google Images;
Wild Honey distress ink;
Mod Podge Dimensional Magic;
Studio G iridescent glitter glue

Shiny! Look at those awesome ukuleles...I'm so proud of myself!

Tulips? Check.

Low-res Hawaiian clip art of hula girl? Check.

SHE'S PLAYING A UKULELE? Awesomeness check.

Tiny glittery bubbles? Check.

The fact that he liked the card so much that the next week he came & told me so himself? Beyond awesome. 

I made the ukuleles by using a black & white image, and swiping the Wild Honey ink pad directly on the card stock. Once that was dry, I painted the 'wood' of the ukes with the Dimensional Magic to make them shiny, and cut them out once that was dry. 

Next week I'll be teaching a kids' cardmaking class at the Joggins Fossil Centre, and if you're local I'd love for you to come! There's a number of activities through March Break, and here's the link if you're interested:

http://jogginsfossilcliffs.blogspot.com/2012/02/march-break-activities-at-centre.html Many of the activities require pre-registration, and all that info is available at the link.

xoxo,

Jessi