Wednesday, November 11, 2009

What do sushi, sunflowers, and clouds have in common?

All of them have been featured on my handmade-homemade cards! Delicious enough to eat? Definitely not. I don't believe cardstock has any nutritional value, but I'm sure we could work it out if that's your thing.

I have amazing friends. That's for sure. They're so amazing I have the urge to make sushi-themed cards for them like the one pictured below:

Sure, the sushi rolls are 4 times the size of the chopsticks, but that's because of my clever use of perspective.

Check out my sunflower for Miss Kim/Best Roomie ever!

This wasn't really for Kim's birthday, it was just because Kim was visiting and I felt like making her a card.
The following card was for my mom's birthday: But before you judge....



...let me explain. Yes, it is shaped like a house, but what can I do? I associate my mother with home and of course, my dog, whose favorite person is my mother (honestly though, whose favorite person ISN'T my mother)?? That doesn't mean I think of her as confined to the house only. It simply means that I associate her with home and comfort and feeling relieved and reassured (sometimes). She's a powerful woman who can hold her own in and out of the household. Also, I'm homesick.  Previously cards I've made have featured otters, kangaroos, laptops that bake cakes, penguins, naked mole rats, elephants, and a cloud. The cloud was for my dad, who's a total dreamer.

I'm in the process of making more cards, but I couldn't post the pictures because I have not given them to people yet. I don't want to ruin the surprise.



6 comments:

Kim said...

I could give you a picture of my kangaroo card! But I think it's in a box in MN with all of my other worldly possessions. Lame! Oh! But I do have the card hanging up in my room here in CT from when I had my colon removed, want that one?

Chummilu said...

Yes please! hahaha I forgot about that one!

Anonymous said...

So pretty! I like Lacy's sushi.

e* said...

suma, you should start a business selling handmade cards!
and i'm not being facetious right now; your cards are awesome. i bet there'd be a huge niche market of indie/hipster kids who want to give unique cards but aren't artistically inclined, haha

Unknown said...

if you meant puffins when you said penguins, then you were thinking of my birthday card! mine was a puffin card, which you rendered loverly-ley. miss you!

Unknown said...

I have my cookie monster card if you'd like. :)

Also, your mom is pretty much my favorite. sorry suma.