PRECISION VISION!

So, I decided deep within myself that I just had to do this! I wanted to work on my father's day cards (motivated by my sister) and I had an idea to use some dvds that I purchased a while back. As soon as I looked at the Dick Tracy dvd cover I knew I had to duplicate it! My sister said I was crazy for doing it and we just laughed about it. I showed the card to my daughter and had trouble convincing her that I hand cut this image. Funny thing is, she was here at my home while I sat and worked on this card! I decided to take photos of, not just the card but of the steps involved in it's creation so all of you could see my process. I will let you all know that I do have an art background so challenges like this one make me feel alive! I'm normally happy with the outcome and interested in what others have to say about them. When I challenge myself like this, it helps me to know that I am still here, that the gifts GOD gave me are still intact, and that the 4 years I had art as a major was not a waste! When I look at something and it speaks to me... this is what happens. Thanks for stopping by! Bethann - aka - PawwPadd

PS. I must say, after I put this much work into a card or any craft item I plan on giving away, it's hard for me sometime to know whether or not the recipient will appreciate it for what it is and that makes parting with it that much more difficult. Do any of you ever feel this way?

                               After MUCH trial and error I came up with this as a template. I just

                                                 used a scrap piece of paper I had (thank you).

In the beginning. I really had trouble finding a tool to transfer the image onto the

black cardstock with. I ended up using a plastic canvas sewing needle. It's chunky

enough that it gave me something to hold on to and yet it has a blunt tip so I didn't

have to worry about it tearing through my template.

Very delicate at this point! Yikes!

Even more delicate! Coming to life though!

Test fit! I was very thrilled at this point. There were some areas I

wasn't happy with, but overall I was pretty happy.

I had to pull out my Sizzix SideKick to die-cut the letters. This was a

very long process. I had to cut the name Dick Tracy out three times!

Once in black, once in red and once in yellow.

The card itself is wider and taller than the dvd so I had to improvise

a portion of his body and the top portion of the card because of it.

I made a pocket to hold the dvd on the inside of the card. It's drab,

but by this time I felt as though I'd been worked over like a

punching bag in a gym! LOL! My finger tip went numb from

all of the cutting with the x-acto blade and my eyes were watering

for relief! LOL! It will eventually say "Happy Father's Day"!

Another look at the two side by side. Wish I'd had a darker

purple paper but... Hope you enjoyed this process as much as I did!

Thanks again for stopping by.

A TECHNIQUE I LONGED FOR...

These cards represent a technique I longed to do. I've been wanting to try this technique for so very long, probably a couple years! I've finally tried it using my friends rubber stamps (she hasn't seen them yet). I hadn't put a sentiment on them yet because I'm not real sure what I want to do yet. I'm either going to pop up a sentiment or simply leave the entire card flat and stamp the sentiment right on the card. I actually made about 13 of these cards, but they are all so very similar I felt there was no need to load more than these two. They seem to represent the lot of them pretty well. I actually used five different Stampin' Up colors for these cards, my brayer, and the Stampin' Up set entitled Lovely as a Tree. I thought this technique was going to be very involved, but after doing it this one time I feel I could do it again and again! I really had fun doing it and I just love the results! Thanks for stopping by and to all of you (you know who you are) who get this and haven't come over to my blog yet to sign up... shame on you! (smile) What are you waiting for??? Thanks again and here's to all my fellow card makers, card lovers, scrapbookers and bloggers!!!

PAWWPADD

Please keep in mind this is my first attempt at this technique.