I needed to made a card for my father's birthday and it had to have raccoons on it.
This spring when Dad brought his boat home from being parked outside at our farm, he discovered a raccoon had her litter in there, we weren't around but he managed to get all the raccoons out and release them, the mother and 8 little ones.
Tip: use regular dimensional to make slider but double them (suggestion I read on scs) or use the strips which are thicker when attaching to base making double slide easier to glide and not hook on cardstock.
Also used the silicone mat to stamp some reversed images of the raccoon.
printed photo of Dad's boat cut it out and traced over photo creating markings on whisper white card stock, then placed post it notes and sponged blue ink then used silver marker chrome rails and window frames
I had my slide up to attach 3 raccoons standing atop of boats ledges, then attached the boat to water base, it worked but you can almost see the slider channel when raccoons are hidden, so be careful if you make a double slider card, and have fun!
Eh Bateau is probably a French Canadian slang meaning oh sh*t but "bateau" literally means "boat" so I though I thought the saying was appropriate
Date: Monday, October 23, 2017 GMT Views: 1065
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Stamps: Stampin' UP! Wildlife Preserve, High Tide, Classic Alphabet
Paper: Pacific point, Pool party, soft sky, whisper white, so saffron,confetti tan
Paper Size: 8.5" x 5.5"
Ink: Pacific point, night of navy, basic Grey, chocolate chip, going gray marker, pumpkin pie
Accessories: Pewter jumbo eyelets, baked brown sugar thick bakers twine, 1 3/8" circle punch, embossing folder seaside, swirly scribbles dies, Stampin' dimensionals with a strip of half inch card stock to hook the slider, dimensionals mini & strips, silicone mat, spon
Registered: August 8, 2006 Location: Roseville CA Posts: 18520
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 @ 1:58 PM
This is so much more amazing than I had even imagined it could be. FABULOUS tenacity, SUPER creativity, SO MUCH care and love.
My mom passed recently and some of the things I am most grateful for are the memories when I took the time to make something special to tell her and show her how much I loved her.
This is fabulous on so many layers, and quite literally too since it is a slider card.
Registered: May 19, 2004 Location: Ponteix, SK Posts: 6492
Wed, Oct 25, 2017 @ 12:33 PM
Thanks for all the great comments!
Dad really did get a chuckle from it, impressed with his boat being on the card, and definitely counted to make sure all those raccoons were there!