I received a call from my daughter, a dispatcher who requested I make a card for a patrolman's mom for her 50th birthday. Sounded easy, until she stipulated that he wanted a naked redhead sleeping in a dog bed. Nope, no can do. A day later, she stops over and asks, " so will you do the card?" I answer no. Coloring naked anything is just not me. Stamp or image, not possible to locate one. I turned the tables and agreed to do it IF he finds an image that is decent. He turned up with this one, thankfully with clothes on. Mom got a little looped when she was 40 and while undressing, fell into the dog bed where she remained for the night. Thus the request. I did this all digitally in Photoshop Elements. The clipping mask (the black behind the image) was a free one from the internet. I used brushes (digital stamps) to create the scrollwork and dragonflies and used free digi paper from Scrapbook.com adding subtle stamping to the background. A good friend helped come up with a sentiment. I stitched around the edges to add some texture and added a few Ranger enamel accent dots to the background. Thanks for stopping and thanks Diane (ciocidi) for the inspiration to try digital again.
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Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Mon, Mar 09, 2015 @ 12:56 PM
And even the inside is awesome! I am WAY impressed!
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Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Mon, Mar 09, 2015 @ 2:31 PM
Boy oh boy, did you cover all the bases of the story - the inside is just as cool as the outside of your card - love those quotes too! And of course, a little sarcasm never hurt anyone, but it sure gets a smile!!
Excellent detail in your work! This is a $100. card!!
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Registered: February 22, 2012 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 43340
Mon, Mar 09, 2015 @ 4:18 PM
This is fantastic! You even got the dog bed with the glass of wine. Love all the sayings, and the black shapes/images behind the focals are genius. She should be thrilled with this.
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Registered: October 26, 2009 Location: Oakhurst, near Yosemite Nat'l Park. Posts: 46799
Mon, Mar 09, 2015 @ 4:43 PM
I can't believe you did all that stuff on the computer!! You must be a wis!! Love it for your friend and I'm glad you didn't do a naked lady! Good grief, what a card for his mother THAT would be!
This is fun and love all the little expressions and sentiment!
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Registered: December 4, 2009 Location: Southern Utah's Dixie Posts: 20558
Mon, Mar 09, 2015 @ 8:49 PM
A perfect birthday card for the wine aficionado!
Funny thing about the dog bed, I joked about buying one (a very large one) for the DGS to sleep in on his overnighter's here. They look pretty comfortable to me!
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Registered: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Mon, Mar 09, 2015 @ 9:55 PM
I laughed my head off reading your story. Nancy inside and outside this is brilliant. I bet your daughters friend was thrilled....his mum is in for one memorable 50th birthday card.
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Registered: February 9, 2010 Location: Mentone, California Posts: 7361
Sat, Mar 14, 2015 @ 5:32 PM
LOVE all the GREAT quotes on the inside! His mom will be in awe of the cleverness of this special request card. Plus any mom would be touched by a non - store bought card and the thought he put into getting her something out of the ordinary. It will be a keepsake for sure! How wonderful that you were able to make this for him.