It's Teapot Tuesday once again and this week our cards are going to Jordan Reynolds of Texas. I hope all of our cards let Jordan and his family know that we are thinking of them, and that Jordans treatment goes well.
The story this week gave us a mini history lesson about the NBC World Series. I googled it and read so much my head started to hurt. I think baseball players only wear white, however Jordan loves royal blue....and so do I, hence all of our little team are wearing blue (oh and a splash of gold).
My intention this week was to make a CAS card with a solo baseball player as the focus. Unfortunately my brain is hard-wired for chaos, so a clean and simple card was always going to be a stretch. After an hour of trying CAS, I gave up and went back to a stair step fold card.
Team Jordan (and Alice the cheer leader) started out life as Mo's Digital Pencil digi stamps. Hector, Henry and Horace are wearing paper pieced uniforms and baseball caps. The uniform is actually one piece (light blue), I coloured the pants and shirt trim wth Copics to give a contrast. Liquid pearls were used to make buttons on shirt, belt and hat. The letter J on the boys caps was done with TH Distress Marker - Picket Fence.
No little people were harmed during the fussy cutting process this week, however that doesn't mean it was all smooth sailing. I was going to dab Hectors cheek with a subtle pink, but picked up a dauber soaked in Aged Mahogany.....we will now call that an inflamed cheek, bordering on a bruise. Henry has a few neat stitches on his little cheek but precious Horace is just fine.
Alice fell from the chicken wire fence during cheer leader practice and has a nasty wound on her leg. The sign is hand made using a brown Micron pen.
Thank you for looking and have a great week.
Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 GMT Views: 2777
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Registered: December 4, 2009 Location: Southern Utah's Dixie Posts: 20558
Tue, Sep 03, 2013 @ 1:59 PM
Susie, you're doing what you do best, and it's FANTASTIC!! I think we'd all be in utter astonishment if you did a CAS card! This ball park is a "Grand Slam" and so much more! What a joy to look at! It will be a big Joy for Jordan!
Registered: August 12, 2011 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 29301
Tue, Sep 03, 2013 @ 2:46 PM
Susie you did it again!! This has to be one of my favorites!! I love the players and the little cheerleader!! I was a cheer coach and it was so much work!!! Anyway you captured a wonderful scene love it!!
Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Tue, Sep 03, 2013 @ 5:24 PM
This is my third time back to see this amazing card!! It knocked my socks off this morning! Karen (redbugdriver) was here and I pulled it up again. Each time, both our jaws dropped at the detail, fussy cutting, step card- All of it! I can't imagine how long this took with the beautiful coloring and paper piecing but your efforts were well worth it!
Registered: February 9, 2010 Location: Mentone, California Posts: 7361
Tue, Sep 03, 2013 @ 6:35 PM
I just love all the detail you put into EVERY card...sigh....Believe it or not I played softball for about 15 years (co-ed team...even short stop for a couple of years)and I ALWAYS had boo-boo's of one kind of another so loved that it was added to your sweet team's chatacter. SOOOO much to look at...I missed little Alice first time around....oh is she a cutie! This charming little team (obviously they are brothers!) are winners for sure. Your paper piecing and coloring are OUTSTAANDING and the whole design of this card ROCKS... (Pinned and once again a favorite!)
Registered: May 9, 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 8703
Tue, Sep 03, 2013 @ 8:28 PM
Susie, between you stories and Mutnik's, I'm kept in stitches!! this is just adorable. You think of every little detail, even down to the cut with stitches on the cheerleader's leg!! And if that isn't enough, you make a step fold card to boot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Deep in the Heart of TEXAS Posts: 15980
Tue, Sep 03, 2013 @ 9:13 PM
Adorable card again this week Susie! You are so clever and artisitc! Every card is a masterpiece!!
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Registered: October 26, 2009 Location: Oakhurst, near Yosemite Nat'l Park. Posts: 46802
Tue, Sep 03, 2013 @ 10:46 PM
you and your stitches!! LOL! you put ME in stitches. Just love your baseball card and know Jordan will too especially with the personal touches you gave!! this is just precious dear friend! Going in my favs for sure!
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Registered: February 18, 2010 Location: Stuck in the middle! Posts: 4680
Wed, Sep 04, 2013 @ 12:13 AM
Oh if I could only borrow your brain for a few days, maybe I could come up with something as WOW as your cards! I only think in CAS because I have ZERO patience! A little fussy cutting on my own card and thats about it! I love that you have the whole baseball team and a cheerleader too! Poor Alice taking a tumble and I know about those too, having 2 daughters that cheered! Glad you learned so much about the NCAA! My little town does the Junior College World Series each year the end of May, also known as JUCO!
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Registered: December 23, 2008 Location: Hyde Park, NY Posts: 710
Wed, Sep 04, 2013 @ 4:45 PM
Susie you are the Queen of the Stair Step card, I wish I could do them as well. It's nice that you brought part of the team, because it's no fun playing by yourself. Great card.
Rosalia
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