Thursday, August 30, 2012

SMILE!

Today I'd like to feature my daughter, Angeline Nicolette, as guest blogger.   She loves to stamp and color.   About a week ago she had created the cutest funky drawing on notebook paper.   All I could think of was how much I wished that image was on some better paper.  So I gave her some Strathmore Bristol smooth and cut it up into smaller pieces.   This smiley face is what she created on one of them.

I ran across today's "Way to Use It" challenge on SplitcoastStampers WT390.  The challenge is "Smile!"  The image of my daughter's artwork came to mind.   With her permission, I made a card out of it.

So I have to tell you the story of this smiley face.  Angeline used to draw the standard smiley face with a circle, two dots and a bit of a smile.   Well, I always had this wonky and somewhat demented looking smiley face with a big nose and lots of expression in the eyes.   She copied mine for  awhile and then it morphed into this awesome creation.   Everything is larger than life, which kind of describes Angeline's vivacious personality.



Here's a bit of a close up.   The construction is ueber simple.  I just added a mat of orange and popped it up a bit from the card base. I just couldn't add anything to the image itself.  It cracks me up just the way it is and I can't think of any embellishment that could even try to improve on my daughter's artwork.  




And best of all, here's a picture of the artist, Angeline Nicolette.   She's full of life and spunky as can be. If she only knew how crazy I am over her, well her and her brother.




Supply List:
Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth, Stampin' Up (Island Indigo)
Marers: Zig


24 comments:

  1. That card is too cute! I love it and can see it being used for so many things! Angeline is getting so big (and of course pretty!) and she is totally taking after her mother in the creativity department (and looks!)

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  2. Wow! What a cute card this is!
    Somebody would be really lucky to get this in the mail.
    Angeline, I love your artwork...please do some more!

    Lu

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  3. Well done Angeline! I see a bright future ahead for you making cards and more creative things I am sure. I hope to see many more of your creations.

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  4. That is really cool. Looks like something out of a design school. Talented young lady you are!

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  5. I love your drawing Angeline! This card will make someone's day. Keep up the good work and we will look for more cards from you.

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  6. I love this card! How could you not smile when you see it?? Keep up the good work Angeline!

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  7. How adorable. This card is great and your daughter is a cutie patootie.

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  8. Awesome! My DS is an avid art fan and maybe I can use this to encourage him to make a card,! LOVE the colors!

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  9. Awesome! My DS is an avid art fan and maybe I can use this to encourage him to make a card,! LOVE the colors!

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  10. Great card! Gave me a smile today! Thank you for sharing with us and giving us a reason to smile!

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  11. Great artwork Angeline! I am really proud of how creative you are! Dad

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  12. This card put a big smile on my face as soon as I saw it! It's a very cheerful smile to have smiling back at you!

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  13. Wow! Your daughter could go into business making cards! She is very talented!

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  14. TOO CUTE!! ANGELINE IS GORGEOUS!!

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  15. I love that crazy smiley face! What a great idea to use it on a card!

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  16. That card is almost as cute and sassy as Angeline! GREAT card :-)

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  17. I love this card! What a GREAT job! Love love love it!

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  18. What a great card.

    If I bought cards in the store I'd buy that to make someone smile.

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  19. What a fantastic card! I'd definitely smile if I got that in the mail. :D

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  20. Great stuff Angeline. Are you going to be selling it? If so, put me down for a box or two.

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  21. You have a budding artist on your hands. One day her artwork might hang in a museum. :)

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  22. Too cute...fab card! Sweet photo of Angeline, too!

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