It's always a challenge to come up with something different for my card making group the "Cornflakes". My studio table is a mess with all the samples that didn't work out. Finally this morning I woke up and decided to make a "green" card as well has a gift for everyone. I folded up all my lottery tickets (yes, I saved them just for this project) to make a wreath on the front. Inside I put one mega lottery ticket and one cherry scratcher (because I liked the colors) for their holiday gift. We are doing a white elephant swap too. With all the used rubber stamp flea markets we have here every year, I don't have a lot of elephants around anymore.
Flat Fish Paper Arts was born many years ago when blogging first started. My family did a lot of camping and diving along the California coast. California halibut are huge fish that start out as any normal fish. As they age, one eye will start to move to the other side and the halibut will become flat so it can lay on the bottom of the ocean with both eyes facing up.
I always like the idea that we all start out the same but life experiences slowly changes us. In my case, my creative talents went the way of paper arts. Flatfish are always looking up when they mature and as with any artist, we see inspiration in everything around us - always looking up.
Evan and her flatfish
Years ago a local dive shop had a photo of a diver who caught a halibut so big he had to throw it over his jeep to take the picture. Our little spoof with our daughter sitting in her toy jeep with dad's halibut on the hood. 1987
It's always a challenge to come up with something different for my card making group the "Cornflakes". My studio table is a mess with all the samples that didn't work out. Finally this morning I woke up and decided to make a "green" card as well has a gift for everyone. I folded up all my lottery tickets (yes, I saved them just for this project) to make a wreath on the front. Inside I put one mega lottery ticket and one cherry scratcher (because I liked the colors) for their holiday gift. We are doing a white elephant swap too. With all the used rubber stamp flea markets we have here every year, I don't have a lot of elephants around anymore.
2 comments:
What an awesome idea! You're so good at that folding stuff! I also love what you put in as gifts! I'm going to have lift that one!!!
Great card and great idea. I love your folding. Love the elephant reference :)
Lee:)
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