I made one of these cards for my MIL's 93rd BD. Here: Highway 93 by ruby-heartedmom at Splitcoaststampers Her caretaker saw it and wanted one for her DH. It's a lot of work, but I couldn't say no. That lady has been so good to and for our MIL.
Gathered photos and images of some of his favorite things. Put them together in a collage. Lots of faces here!
I started with 3 panels of tag board about 5.5 x 8.5. DH has bookbinding skills so I asked him to put together (hinged) and cover the panels with the BG paper I had printed out--a horizontal highway with blue skies.
The middle panel depicts winning a BBQ chicken contest, so I had fun with cartoon chickens running away.
It's not hard, there's just a lot of design work and fussy cutting and paper piecing to put it together.
Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024 GMT Views: 2853
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Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 46006
Sat, Jan 20, 2024 @ 5:26 PM
Oh wow, Beverly, the recipient is going to love this and, hopefully, appreciate the work and creativity that has gone into making this! The blue sky bg is a wonderful backdrop to all the faces and I just love the chooks running amok!
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Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 51215
Sun, Jan 21, 2024 @ 5:18 AM
I sure do remember the card like this that you made for your MIL..so I can understand her caretaker's request. This is amazing and so much fun...and a lot of faces!! WOW I love it..I'm sure she'll love it and her DH will, too.
Registered: January 20, 2010 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 27725
Sun, Jan 21, 2024 @ 7:21 AM
What a fantastic personalized card! That background sky and road trip theme really carries the day right across the card. I love the fleeing chickens too!
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Mon, Jan 06, 2025 @ 1:35 PM
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