Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Super Mario!

Happy Wednesday everyone!  The end of my vacation is nearly upon me - it has been wonderful and relaxing.  Yesterday, I took the kids to the Valley and we went Blueberry picking.  Last night, Mike and I made 20 jars of jam - which is about a third of the jars I will be making before I go back to work, but more about that in another post.

Today I am sharing a cute little card I made a week or so ago.  Andrew had a birthday party to go to and he asked me to make a Super Mario card.  What?  There isn't a cartridge that has Super Mario - it was one of the few moments I wished I had SVG cutting ability.  Then, I put my thinking cap on, and thought, I can do this...  I can create something.  Here is what I came up with:


It turned out pretty cute, didn't it?  I couldn't figure out a way to create Mario or Luigi, but those little mushrooms, I can do that!  I grabbed my Gypsy girl, and using George and Basic Shapes, I welded a few shapes together and VOILA a Mario mushroom.  The "M" - which is meant to be the Mario symbol, is from the Mickey font.  I did a little bit of shadowing on the mushroom with some Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink. The paper is mostly from Recollections, and I did some doodling with my Sakura Jelly Roll pens, and used my TPC Studio Greeting set for the "Happy Birthday" sentiment.  It's a great basic sentiment set.


Andrew was so excited when he got home, and saw I had made a Mario card, and I think it was a hit with his friends too.  Last weekend he had a play date with one of the other boys who was at the party.  That little boy has a birthday party coming up on August 31st and he asked me to make him the same card :)

A challenge or two for my cute card:
Sassy Cheryl's - happy birthday
Craft Your Passion - use 3 of something (mushrooms) 
Created With Love - 3 of a kind (mushrooms)
Creative Mondays - for a kid
Fashionista Challenge - card for a child
Paper Pretties - cards for kids
Make it Monday - anything goes
Send a Smile 4 Kids - anything goes for a child
Eureka Stamps - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp and Show - anything goes

I'll be back tomorrow, assuming I get some crafting time today :)  See you then!

A la prochaine...

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27 comments:

  1. craftin-dawn22/8/12 10:38

    What a cute Mario card! Very creative! Thanks for playing along with us at Created With Love Challenges
    DawnD

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  2. Heather22/8/12 10:56

    Very cute. I had some nephews that would have loved this when they were younger.

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  3. Brigitte22/8/12 11:29

    This is so very cute!!!! You did awesome, I totally dig your Mario card! Hugs, Brigitte

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  4. Anonymous22/8/12 13:02

    What a darling idea! I love how you were able to incorporate so many thing to enter the challenges! Now THAT's thinking outside the box! XOXO, Julie. :0)

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  5. Unknown22/8/12 13:26

    Oh how adorable! Thanks for playing along with us at Eureka Stamps this week.

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  6. Always with a Sentiment22/8/12 14:38

    Hi Michelle. This is a great, bright and happy card. Love the characters. Thanks for sharing at Created with love.
    Sandra

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  7. Lady Bug Stampers22/8/12 16:01

    What a cute card the kids would love this one. Great Job and thanks so much for joining in on our fun at Created with Love Challenges.
    Linda

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  8. Evelina Wikberg22/8/12 16:39

    Such a cool card. Perfect for a Mario fan. Have a good week.Thanks for joining in at Craft Your Passion. Hugs Eva GDT xx

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  9. Rachel22/8/12 16:42

    Awesome card!
    Saw you on Make it Monday!
    Wedgie xxx

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  10. Candy C22/8/12 16:56

    Your Super Mario birthday card is very cute. What child wouldn't love this who knows anything about video games? :) Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. <3 Candy

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  11. Shirley22/8/12 17:27

    This is such an adorable and cute card Michelle. What a great idea you had and it has worked out beautifully. I spotted your card on the Make it Monday blog and popped over to say hello.

    Shirley

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  12. Rachel22/8/12 18:23

    So clever with the mushrooms! Love Mario Bros!

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  13. Unknown22/8/12 18:34

    This is adorable, going to have to CASE it. Thanks for playing along with us this week at Eureka Stamps;)

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  14. Brenda22/8/12 19:55

    Wow, you did an awesome job! I love it and it couldn't have been any better if you would have had SCAL! lol I think you were very clever in making this card, so hats off to you!

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  15. Shirley-Anne23/8/12 00:46

    You have talent! Perfect Mario card . Those Mushrooms are divine .
    Thanks for sharing on Make it Monday

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  16. Terry23/8/12 05:55

    Thank you for sharing your Super Mario Card, with the DT from Simon Says Stamp and SHow, love your colors and the image is just great. Hugs Terry xxxx

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  17. Sassy Cheryl23/8/12 07:17

    What a fantastic Super Mario card. It's just darling. Love it.
    Thanks for playing in the Birthday challenge this week at Sassy Cheryl's.

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  18. Caz23/8/12 08:24

    This is gorgeous, thank you for joining us at Craft your Passion, and good luck..

    Caz xx CYP DT

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  19. jkreucher24/8/12 01:38

    How fun is this! what a great theme idea! sweet as can be Birthday Card!
    thanks for joining us for the Sassy Cheryl Birthday challenge this week!
    Judy

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  20. Karen Hasheck24/8/12 13:03

    What a great card- any child would love receiving this card! Thanks for sharing it with us at Send a Smile 4 Kids and good luck in the drawings!

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  21. Scrappin Mama24/8/12 14:24

    Such a cute card, Any kid would love to have this card. Thanks for joining us at Created with Love Challenges.
    Lisa O

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  22. Joey24/8/12 14:35

    Michelle this is a fantastic card! love it, my son would love it too :) its so creative. Joey x

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  23. Andrea W24/8/12 14:51

    Fun card! Great use of the 3 of a kind. Thanks for playing along with Created With Love Challenges.

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  24. Suzie's Card Den24/8/12 17:40

    What a great card for a child, just perfect for our challenge Card for a Child.
    Thank you for joining us at Fashionista Challenge Blog, good luck and hope to see you again soon.
    Hugs
    Suzie xx

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  25. Deonna B25/8/12 10:31

    I love your sweet mushroom card! Fantastic for a kid. Thank you for joining us at send a Smile 4 kids.

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  26. Julia25/8/12 19:38

    I saw your beautiful creation on Make It Monday and had to visit and take a closer look. Gorgeous! TFS!
    My entries are: #165, #189, #217, #227 and #228.
    I would love to have you visit my blog!
    Hugs,
    Julia

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  27. alethea26/8/12 06:09

    AWesome card! Thanks for joining us at CYP for our power o three challenge! hugsxx

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