The Greeting Farm Creeper Crew Anniversary Card? :)

I woke up this morning so inspired! My hubby just booked our wedding anniversary vacation trip (coming this September) and it got me in the mood to make him a card. I am a bit of a tomboy so I thought Leslie from The Greeting Farm’s Creepin: Creeper Crew Collection 1 would be the perfect image to represent me on the card for him. I know, a Creeper Crew image for an anniversary card? Crazy! LOL But I love the idea of mixing things up and doing the unexpected. 🙂

I colored her up in the following Copic colors and made this Americana style card (in honor of our planned vacation out West):
Skin: E000, 00, and 11 with R30 blush
Hair: B01, C5 and C9
Hat and shirt: R30, 22 and 08
White accents on shirts, sneakers, and striped long shirt: C1, 3, 5 and 0
Jeans, hat button and eyes: B93, 95 and 99
I also used my white Gelly Roll pen to add highlights to her eyes and covered the eyes with Glossy Accents for high shine.

I then took a simple embossed card base from my stash and used a ruler and R08 to loosely color in the embossed striped areas. Then for the center square area, I used a little blue polka dot scrap from the My Mind’s Eye “Moments” collection, roughed up the edges with my scissors, and inked it with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo. I also used the same ink to distress the edges of the card base.

I wanted to add a woodsy touch to the card as well, so I added some American Crafts “do it yourself” cork star stickers and die cut some small hearts with a scrap of adhesive-backed cork paper. These little embellies also helped me cover up some accidental stray R08 marks that somehow appeared on my card base (it’s like when I eat spaghetti wearing a white shirt–it can’t be avoided. LOL)

Lastly, I hunted for a clean logo image of the old cheesy television show “Love American Style” that I used to watch with rapt attention as a kid (ever wonder how our tastes develop and change as we get older?). I found a great one, printed it out, fussy cut it, and inked the edges with Vintage Photo. I popped up one side of it with double sided foam adhesive and glued down the other side under one of Leslie’s pony tails.

This is a video share of this card:

This card is being entered into the following challenges:
July Farm Fresh Greeting Farm Red White and Blue Challenge
MarkerPOP Anything Goes Challenge
Challenge Up Your Life Wood/Cork Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Wednesday Challenge
Simon Says Stamp No Ordinary Paper Monday Challenge

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful crafty day! WOOF

13 Comments

Steffie on July 31, 2015 at 1:29 pm

Thank you for joining us at CUYL.
Your card is wonderful. I love the colors!
Hugs from Germany
Steffie

CraftyPaws on August 3, 2015 at 9:17 am

Thanks so much for stopping by and another fun challenge at CUYL! Hugs, Kristina
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Holly Tracy on July 31, 2015 at 6:31 pm

this is beautiful!! i love it :)- thanks for playing at the farm- Holly TGF DT

CraftyPaws on August 2, 2015 at 7:13 am

Thanks so much Holly! This anniversary card was really fun to make with Leslie! :O) tf stopping by and a fun challenge! Hugs, Kristina
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Maura on August 1, 2015 at 1:42 pm

Lovely take on red, white and blue on this card! Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

CraftyPaws on August 2, 2015 at 7:18 am

Thanks so much Maura! It was definitely a fun way to use unexpected combinations for an anniversary card. My hubby has a good sense of humor so I think he’ll “get it”. 🙂 tf stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
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Vicki on August 1, 2015 at 4:12 pm

I LOVE it. The coloring is outstanding and intense! The elements are just so nice. Enjoy your lovely trip!!

CraftyPaws on August 2, 2015 at 7:19 am

Thanks bunches Vicki! I had fun combining unexpected things for this anniversary card. It just kind of came together. I love it when that happens. 🙂 TF stopping by and your kind comment! Hugs, Kristina
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Linda O on August 1, 2015 at 9:23 pm

So cute! Love the way you colored your image – and your Love American Style shield completes everything!

CraftyPaws on August 2, 2015 at 7:23 am

Thanks bunches Linda! She is such a cute little Creeper Crew girl and with her baseball cap, she looked so American! 🙂 I was humming the theme song to that old television show the whole time I was creating this little card. What fun! tf stopping by. Hugs, Kristina
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teresa kline on August 2, 2015 at 11:36 am

hello! sweet card, your coloring skills are over the top…luv this! I am thrilled you played along with us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!

sparkle & shine *~*

CraftyPaws on August 3, 2015 at 9:12 am

Oh my goodness, thank you so much Teresa! Your kind comments have made my day! Thanks bunches! Hugs, Kristina
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Valerie W. on August 9, 2015 at 10:44 am

She is just adorable! Your card is GREAT! Awesome coloring, nice layout, perfect color combo! Thanks for joining us over at MarkerPOP! for our Anything Goes Challenge!