For this week's Tea Party, we are showering our own Brenda (aka Benzi) with happy cards. Brenda is recovering from a knee injury and is eager (read impatient) to resume her normal activities. But, recovery takes time and she still needs to chill a bit. So I'm sending these guys as a blueprint for chill activities. The inside of the card will describe them as:
1. Drink lots of fluids
2. Float in water (tub, pool, lake, sea)
3. Rest, get some sun and smell the flowers
4. Eat healthy foods (like chocolate -- #1 health food)
5. Hang out with friends (even if it's just by phone or online)
6. Watch Bama play football (hence the houndstooth)
Brenda was one of the pioneering members of Watercolor Wednesday, so to start my card I used my streaky watercolor pencil technique to create a beach-like scene. And, Brenda is an Alabama football fan, which is why these guys are dressed in red and white. I got (er, stole) the idea to add the houndstooth slopes from Polly's (aka Peeps321) creative card which you can see here: MMTPT686 Sunny Snowman by peeps321 at Splitcoaststampers
Everything else is stamp, color, cut, glue.
It really is no fun to just sit around and not be able to do anything. So, I hope these Bama fans give her some ideas on how to chill out a bit. And, I hope you're chillin' with some of your favorite stamps today. TFL
Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 GMT Views: 476
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Accessories: Hero Arts Infinity Dies (Ovals); Lawn Fawn Dies (Stitched Rectangles); Simon Says Dies (Stitched Slopes); Faber-Castel watercolor pencils; clear EP
Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70592
Sat, Sep 18, 2021 @ 5:54 PM
Amazing creativity! Love the special touches you included to personalize it for Brenda. You are so clever to have the penguins model the items on your To Do list for recuperation. Love the beachy background. Great card!
Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 32129
Wed, Sep 22, 2021 @ 3:36 PM
Debbie, your watercoloring looks so wonderful. I love all the little chillin' penguins and you even got in the houndstooth to make a great card for Brenda! Love all your suggestions for the inside. Fun! Especially the one about the chocolate, lol.