As many of you know, I've spent Sunday mornings making blank inside greeting cards for troops to send back home to family and friends for about five years. But not all my cards are for the military. Some are for family and friends. A reader who also blogs about scrapping, card making, books, and life suggested I share some of my cards on my blog. So, here's a recent one that's very close to my heart because I made it for my deceased dear friend and editor Kate Duffy's mom, who's making her debut on Broadway this month in Noël Coward's Present Laughter. Which is remarkable enough. But actress Alice Duffy is 83! Talk about sticking to your dream!
For those card makers and scrappers out there -- I used Paper Pizazz Use 'Em for Anything Chocolate paper for the front of the card. The Take a Bow ticket sticker is from Karen Foster Design and the three-dimensional chairs, stage, and lights are from Jolee's. The photo of Alice as Lady Saltburn on stage with Victor Gaber (from Alias) was not taken in the theater (there are rules against that!), but from a photo Kate shared with me the last time we had lunch together in New York. Since it was a vertical photo, I stitched together more of the background to fill out the stage, and used my clone tool on Photoshop to turn the half shot of a man standing to the left of Alice into balcony railing. Finally, I used a razor knife to cut back the curtains so I could slip the photo behind them.
On the top of the inside, I used a scaled-down Playbill, using a slightly larger font and bold red type for Alice's name because it's definitely a red letter day! The frame is from PrintShop 2 for Mac; the words are rub-ons. The card itself isn't as shiny as the flash made it look; it's actually a soft, subtle cream gloss. It's also straight -- it's my photo that's crooked. Then, as a final finishing touch, I lined the inside of the envelope with the patterned paper used on the top of the card front. Kate was so excited about her mom's debut, this has to be a bittersweet time for Alice. Hopefully this card will make her smile.
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4 comments:
Oh, I just love it. You're a talented...um... scrapper? Thanks for sharing. And congratulations to Alice Duffy on her Broadway debut. Absolutely fabulous!
JoAnn what an absoultley delightful way to send greeting and good wishes. And to Alice "may she break a leg"..
I am not a scrapper or have any talents that go in this direction, but it sure does make one want to learn..
Thanks Elen. Yes, the term is scrapper, though that sounds a bit like someone who should be throwing telephones at hotel employees. :)
And yes, it's fab about Alice.
Kathleen, thanks. I'm not sure I have that much talent, either. A lot of times I just take other people's designs and build on them, what's called scraplifting and is encouraged. When I'm making a lot of cards, I'll often do the same idea, but in different colors, etc, to make the process go a little faster. With this one, I knew I wanted to use the photo of Alice, so I just went from there. (It helps if you have about 10,000 sheets of paper on hand. LOL)
JoAnn - I am so glad to see you posting one of your "other" creations - love this card - it's obvious that you put lots of time and thought into it.
I'm sure Alice will be thrilled to be achieving her dream of performing on Broadway and with your wonderful card!
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