Higgledy-Piggledy Crafts: retirement

Saturday, February 17, 2018

Like a Tea Bag

My husband told me a month ago that he needed a retirement card for his boss. I have pained over this. I couldn't think of anything that I liked until he brought me this quote:

A woman is like a tea bag: you never know her strength until you drop her in hot water. - Nancy Reagan

I had suggested a Z card, but when we were talking in my craft room my husband pointed to a Shutter Card and said, "That card has a lot going on." Final decision: tea theme on a shutter card.
I have had this Gorguss stamp for quite some time, but have never used it. There is a tag on the cup that says "Drink Me". I can't think of any occasion for which this sentiment is appropriate. I decided to use it, but cover the words with flowers.

With Copics markers, I practiced the skin and hair before coloring on the stamped image. The hair on the stamped image looks darker, because there are more details in the image. As you can see, I gave absolutely NO attention to the "Drink Me" tag.

I added some tea elements from a Die-namics die set and some trim from an old Ionic edge punch.

I printed the quote on heavy card stock and die cut it with a Spellbinders die. I used the die again with Gray Stone paper to frame the quote.

I also cut mats for the back of the card base using patterned paper. Colleagues will sign those with a handwritten message. I will add those later.

Envelope

Card Laying Flat

Materials List:

Patterned Paper: Kaiser Kraft - Wildflower Collection (Spring, Vines, In Bloom, Fleur)

Dear Lizzy - Christmas Winter Wishes

Card Stock: Gina K - White

Bazzill - Gray Stone

Lime

Silver Metallic

Ink: Stampin' Up - Bermuda Bay

Momento - Tuxedo Black

Distress - Hickory Smoke

Stamps: Santoro - Sweet Tea

Dies: Karen Burniston - Flowers & Bee

Die-namics - Always Time for Tea

Spellbinders - Fancy Tags

Punch: Ionic

Embellies: Black/White Twine

Gray Enamel Glitter Dot

Copics: Skin - E000, 00, 11, R20

Hair - E21, 23, 25, 27

Cup - C0, 1, 3, 5

- RV91, 93, 95

Dress/Bow - BG10, 11, 13

Bunny - C00, 0, 1, 2, R00

Challenges

Cards 4 Galz Challenge - Stamping - #24 - Winner !!!
Color Inspiration Monthly - Colored Image - #30 - March 6
Crafting with Butterflies - Special Folds - #3 - Winner!!!
Fashionable Stamping - One for the Girls - #18 - *
Gem of a Challenge - Spring Flowers - #8 - *
House That Stamps Built - TicTacToe (Twine, Patterned Paper, Flowers) - *
Pixie's Crafty Workshop - Use Snippets - #1 - *
Star in My Pocket - Make it GIRLY - #18 - *

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Retirement Group Card

My husband commissioned a card for a colleague in his accounting group that is retiring. I constructed a pop-up card on top of a one-drawer box. The top sentiment says "It's time to collect a new kind of ... SHELL."

When opening the card, an Adirondack chair pops up with a crab on the seat. The inside sentiment is "Enjoy your retirement!" I used Elizabeth Craft dies and glitter for this project. I applied microfine warm diamond glitter on each of the shells and small crabs using Elizabeth Craft's clear double sided adhesive.

The one-drawer box is embellished with the Elizabeth Craft "Beach Edges" die set. To open the drawer you merely pull the Tim Holtz Hitch Fastener.

Shell-shaped note cards were cut using the Silhouette. I cut an acetate stencil to add the lines on each card. Then I used a dauber to ink the lines onto the shells. Co-workers wrote notes to the retiree on the backs of the note cards. These were ultimately placed in the drawer.