Monday, July 10, 2017

Ukulele Lady

I taught myself to play the ukulele a few years ago. Nothing fancy. I play songs that my family sang when I was growing up because those things need to be passed on, ya know?! A lot of my favorites are songs that my Grandma would sing...I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, My Blue Heaven, and You are my Sunshine. As I learned more chords, I added a few favorite oldies of my own. This one is fun to sing!

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That song was the first thing that popped in my head when I made this card!

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I caved and bought some Distress Oxide inks... I saw so many posts using them and I was intrigued! They are so smooth and creamy and make inking a background so easy! I love what happened to the background when I flicked water droplets on it.

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That sure was a lot of fussy cuttin' but I love how it turned out! I used Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers to color the images and added some Stickles for sparkle. I heat embossed the harvest moon with silver embossing powder because...you know the song...♫ By the Light of the Silvery Moon♫♪! Oh, I am so ready for a beach VACATION!

Be sure to check out the new Just For Fun Rubber Stamps challenge for July, WEDDING BELLS! Whip up a wedding themed card and share it with us for a chance to win a gift certificate to shop at JFF Rubber Stamps!

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Go make something fabulous!


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19 comments:

  1. jmnowakJuly 10, 2017 at 12:06 PM

    Thanks, ladies, that was lovely! You'd get my vote in the contest. 😁 The card is enticing too!

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  2. bgddyjimJuly 10, 2017 at 12:30 PM

    It's a small world! A friend of mine, we call him Ukelele Dave, makes top-notch ukeleles. In fact, he's hand-built some impressive ukeleles for some very exclusive clientele.

    He's not cheap, but if you're interested, I can get you his info and webpage.

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  3. Wendy BellinoJuly 10, 2017 at 12:31 PM

    I'd love to check it out, send me the link!

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  4. bgddyjimJuly 10, 2017 at 12:37 PM

    http://davetalsma.com/

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  5. Wendy BellinoJuly 10, 2017 at 4:47 PM

    Oh WOW!

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  6. bgddyjimJuly 10, 2017 at 8:11 PM

    Small world! 😁👍

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  7. Isn't She CraftyJuly 10, 2017 at 10:33 PM

    Such a fun card, I love this

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  8. Wendy BellinoJuly 11, 2017 at 1:17 AM

    Thank you!

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  9. HeidiJuly 11, 2017 at 1:33 AM

    So cute! How fun that you play the ukulele! And you taught yourself? That is pretty amazing. The card is gorgeous!

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  10. Wendy BellinoJuly 11, 2017 at 1:46 AM

    Thanks Heidi! I can't do fancy pickin' or anything, but yes, I taught myself basic chords. My song list is easy, but it's stuff everybody knows. It's always fun around the fire pit!

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  11. AndreeJuly 11, 2017 at 11:28 AM

    A lovely card. You've created a fabulous scene.

    Thank you for joining in with our July challenge "Anything Mixed Media Goes" at Creative Artiste Mixed Media

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  12. TinzJuly 12, 2017 at 5:17 AM

    This is great, and such a personal creation too!

    Hugz Tinz

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  13. Wendy BellinoJuly 12, 2017 at 5:18 AM

    Thanks Tinz!

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  14. Sand Salt MoonJuly 20, 2017 at 5:56 AM

    You are so talented, and this is so cute. That's you playing the uke! :-) Pretty. And also I'd love a set of those markers ... just sayin'. I ordered myself some gel pens, for now that'll have to do. LOL!

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  15. Wendy BellinoJuly 20, 2017 at 6:33 AM

    Not me playing in the video, BUT I can play it on my uke! I broke down and bought the markers, I've wanted them for a long time and ended up getting them on sale. I'll have to watch for your projects using the gel pens!

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  16. Sand Salt MoonJuly 21, 2017 at 10:36 AM

    I bought white, gold, and silver gels pens ~ there's an artist on FB I like too who uses them. They will come next month, beginning of the month, from Japan!

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  17. Wendy BellinoJuly 21, 2017 at 10:43 AM

    How cool! Send me the link!

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  18. Sand Salt MoonJuly 21, 2017 at 10:57 AM

    https://www.facebook.com/pat.southernpearce?hc_ref=ARRVYDo6PwSJxqYy6EwOXWRVyV_8QBUZVYD0n98jCGyk_k0gRK2ENZEXGKI2xw6ejzA&fref=nf

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  19. Tasha J.August 5, 2017 at 2:34 AM

    Love the scene you created! Thanks for entering the D2BA Challenge! -Tasha :)

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