This week the Tea Potters are sending encouraging thoughts to Orion who is battling Stage 4 Lymphoma. I read a bit about him on the now closed GoFundMe page and he seems like an All-Star for sure.
My first thought was to do something with stars as in the constellation Orion; but I decided I wanted some humor so I channeled Yogi Berra instead. I am in love with the idea of this card, but not the card so much. I spent HOURS trying to get pic to look decent cut as a star but it just wouldn't happen, so I resorted to fussy cutting. Meh, but at least he's there in the center of his star. LOL. This is just a bunch of cut and paste. The sentiment and quotes were typed using Elliot Sans Font.
Inside I will type out some of Yogi's famous quotes. There is always wisdom in what he says, but he says in the most delightful and humorous way. I hope that makes Orion smile. I hope it makes you smile too. TFL
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Great card! I think you did a really good job with your fussy cutting. And I love the baseball quotes -- they certainly made me smile, and I'm certain they will do the same for Orion.
Registered: February 10, 2006 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 13122
Tue, Apr 02, 2024 @ 4:48 PM
Debbie, what a terrific idea to use Yogi's 'wisdom' to brighten Orion's day!! I love to read Yogi quotes and I feel sure Orion and his family will greatly enjoy this wonderful card. Orion surely is a super-star of a dad!
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Love this! Your quotes are perfect for Orion, and your layout is great. Fussy cutting Yoga was the right choice -- he looks terrific, and going outside the lines of the white star gives him greater presence there.
Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50660
Wed, Apr 03, 2024 @ 5:50 AM
I love your design and that Yogi is the star. Those quotes are certainly inspirational and his lighthearted style will most certainly make Orion smile!
Registered: February 27, 2007 Location: LaCrosse, Wisconsin Posts: 39698
Wed, Apr 03, 2024 @ 8:45 AM
Baseball is 90 percent mental, the other half is physical. We could go on and on about Yogi. Great idea, although the Orion idea was splendid too. Wish I would have thought of that.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 132001
Wed, Apr 03, 2024 @ 10:45 AM
Even I know that name ! (Total non-sports fan, even though my grandfather was a rugby international.) Sometimes our ideas just don't translate to paper and we can be disappointed in the outcome because it doesn't match the original vision, but I'm sure everyone except you sees this as a super card fir Orion ( I think using the constellation woukd have been very cool. I'm thinking he might feature in one of the Mary Poppins books).