Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Just Me and My Chucks

Well, I don't have any Chuck Taylors anymore, but I had a pair of hot pink ones when I was in high school (to wear with my pegged jeans or black and white polka dot bubble skirt). I married a guy with a pair of old black Chucks, and and when you combine that DNA together, what do you get? Bright blue baby Chucks, of course (can you believe it took me grad Biology classes to deduce that?).

So I'm playing along with the Summer Card Camp's color challenge this week and paired it up with the Cards blog challenge, and this is what I made:


This card was inspired by Jaclyn's pictures of Fancy Pants's new line at CHA (see her pics here).

I have the digital Cosmo Cricket Candy Candy from The Boyfriend line, and this shoe is one of the digital elements. I resized, recolored (it was a red and cream shoe beforehand...hope I'm not violating anything by changing it!), flipped the image, and then printed it. Okay, I printed it twice since I didn't have the color right the first time.

Next, I punched holes where the eyelets are, and I laced Honeydew and Peapod twine from the Twinery. I rolled tape on the end of the twine, which really looks like a shoelace end. If you look, you can see I alternated which twine was on top (because I'm pretty neurotic):


The fabulous sentiment is from the Pocket Full of... KOM from Unity, which I stamped and embossed. Finally, I traced the shoe and added a light blue shadow with a Copic (had to get that light blue color in for the Summer Card Camp challenge). I think the card could work for a guy or a girl.
Thanks for looking! Have a great day!

33 comments:

  1. Joan VJuly 20, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    Hehehe, cute card. I had a pair of shoes like this. I had to dye mine this color wayyyyyyyy..... back in the early 70's LOL....LOL.... Your card brings back memories. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. LynndaJuly 20, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    when I 1st saw this... I know I have to show this to Matin later... He loves his converse!!! and I know hes gonna love this
    THE CARD is STUNNING.. perfect for boys too... Love this to bits... TFS... hugs...xoxo

    p/s: got your email... will reply soon..xx

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  3. Karen B.July 20, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    You rock. This card is most awesome. I had those jeans too, I'm pretty sure of it.

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  4. Jen W.July 20, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    So so cool! Love the laces and the tape for the end (and the neurotic switching of colours!).

    I had a black pair covered in multi-coloured florescent paint spatters. I loved those shoes...

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  5. Annette Witherspoon ♥July 20, 2011 at 8:47 PM

    This is awesome! You're on a roll!! I expect to see this card posted on the Create blog as one of the winners!!

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  6. Emily LeiphartJuly 20, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    This is fabulous, Jocelyn! I love that you were inspired by Jaclyn in more ways than one! I love those two colours of twine mixed together, too, just like the kitty cast I made with Lindsey. ;)

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  7. yyamJuly 20, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    So clever! Love the colors on this and those laces! :)

    P/s: Thanks for your sweet thought...really appreciate it! :)

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  8. KalynJuly 20, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    Oh my goodness this is so cute! LOVE what you did with the twine and the overall design is just clean, graphic deliciousness! :)

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  9. LaurieJuly 20, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    This is adorable! I love how you used the eyelets and twine!

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  10. RobinJuly 21, 2011 at 2:38 AM

    Very clever and fun!!!
    Robin

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  11. AnonymousJuly 21, 2011 at 3:05 AM

    Totally cool! Fab CAS design, love that hint of twine!
    I am just trying to imagine you in a quote 'polka dot bubble skirt' unquote! (lol)

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  12. ~amy~July 21, 2011 at 7:06 AM

    i.love.it.

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  13. Jaclyn MillerJuly 21, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    Absolutely adorable! I love that you were inspired and I love that you used twine for the shoelaces. Great sentiment too!

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  14. Marlena M.July 21, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    This is AMAZING. I love love love it. ;)

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  15. MegJuly 21, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    This card is so, like, totally rad! Also glad those grad Bio classes finally came in handy in order for you to figure out what type of Chucks you and your husband would spawn. :)

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  16. ~Tammy~July 21, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    You crack me up!!! This is so stinkin' adorable! Love it girl! You ROCK the card making planet!

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  17. BonnieJuly 21, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    You are so clever! Awesome card

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  18. donna mikasaJuly 21, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    Hi Jocelyn! So glad I found your card in the SCC gallery! This is so cool! Love your paper pieced shoe and those fabby shoelaces! Thanks for visiting my blog and your sweet comments!

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  19. Glenda JJuly 21, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    OMG - seriously fun and totally cool. You are so creative! Great work.

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  20. Paige Taylor EvansJuly 21, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    This card is soooo cute and creative! And Chuck Taylors, or just Chucks as we call them, are still so in style it's funny!

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  21. Crafter's GearJuly 21, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    Super cute card!!! Congrats!! :-)

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  22. Annette Witherspoon ♥July 21, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    Jocelyn! Congrats on your card being chosen!!!

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  23. AnonymousJuly 21, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    AWESOME card!!! Love the creativity and it is super cool!

    lisa a.

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  24. Virginia L.July 21, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    Wow! How awesome is this! I saw it in Create blog and was totally BLOWN away! How stinky cute with that twine! I was wondering how you made the shoe image...very clever! Thanks so much for the sweet comments! I cherish each one of them so much!

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  25. ChunyuanJuly 21, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    Very cool card. Love how you used twine and eyelet.

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  26. MillaJuly 22, 2011 at 4:53 AM

    This is so cool, Jocelyn! The shoe looks amazing and I just love all the details, the punched holes, the twine and the tape at the end of the twine (that is such a clever idea!), great card!

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  27. Jen W.July 22, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    Whoop whoop! Congrats on your shout out over at CARDS!

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  28. RachelJuly 22, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Thanks for your comment on my blog! I am so so so in love with all the cards you make! I'm going to have to bookmark it separately so that I can go back and check out all your older posts. Thanks for sharing them all!

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  29. The TwineryJuly 22, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    I just wanted to personally THANK YOU for using our baker's twine on so many of your cards and projects! I saw the creation you made for the twine CARDS Magazine Challenge and it's absolutely adorable! I'd like to send you a little gift for using our twine! Email me at thetwinery@yahoo.com

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  30. LindseyJuly 22, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    What a fabulous card! The twine laces are perfect.

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  31. BrandiJuly 23, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    This is oh so cute! I love how you used the twine for the shoelaces. I have a pair of white chucks. Love them!

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  32. Jessi FoganJuly 24, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    It's not neurotic, it's fabulously detail-oriented!!!
    I beyond-adore this shoe - and paired with that sentiment...love it. LOVE IT!

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  33. Sandy AngJuly 26, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    I love shoes. And love shoe cards even more. Your sneaker card with the baker's twine for laces is wonderful !

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