Saturday, June 20, 2009

Custom-Ordered Sweet 16 Card







My sister and I had a booth at the Berlin Village Fair last weekend. We had a lot of browsers, a few sales and a custom order!

Here is the Sweet 16 card I made for a ballerina. Her aunt described her as very girly, loves pinks, does ballet, and a few other key things that helped me design this card.

I knew I wanted to make pointe shoes, and the size of the shoe dictated the size of the finished card. This was a blast to make, especially since I had a specific person in mind. I delivered it to the clients yesterday and they were so thrilled. Husband is a professional videographer and had Wife and I sit for a little interview. They are a nostalgic family and wanted their niece to "meet" the artist who made the card and have a keepsake video for years to come.

I was surprised with the interview, but didn't do too bad (I think!). At least I didn't get flustered and flushed. They will send a copy of the video, so we'll see!

Monday, June 1, 2009

Blue Vintage Butterfly


The butterfly is a vintage image printed on heavy cardstock. I inked the edges black and applied Glossy Accents to the top and also used it to adhere to the vellum. The antennae are a combination of black jewelry wire, glue and black glossy acrylic paint. I printed the sentiment on vellum (and let it dry for a looong time) and used gold brad heads as accents.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Guitar


Old School Rock


The idea for this card came from this blog. The record is an "upcycled" floppy disk! Both the record and the turntable arm are attached with brads and are free to move. The song is "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac - I wanted something that shows individuality and settled on this title.

Friday, April 3, 2009


When tilted to the left or right the butterfly spins!



Monday, January 19, 2009