Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Jukeboxes and Elvis?

 Aloha friends,

The theme this month at Splitcoaststampers is Jukebox. Jukeboxes remind me of the 50s-70s when we had to pay a nickel (or more) to hear our favorite songs at restaurants or other public establishments. At home we would listen to the radio or play a record that we bought. I was happy when they replaced 8 tracks with cassette tapes. Music CDs came and went. Now people just stream from somewhere out there? That's a song, too.

The number one song ever played on a jukebox was Elvis Presley's Hound Dog. I had no idea. 

When we used to live in central Oregon, we often drove over the Santiam Pass or over Highway 2 next to Mount Hood. It's so breathtaking! The Santiam Highway runs along the river with trees and mountains on both sides of the road. I have a lot of fond memories of the Cascade Mountains. Although we didn't have a diner along the road there, I do remember eating at diners on the east coast. 

After sketching the background, I stamped the dog and used Copic markers to color the scene. His giant bone is popped up with the little red bow. The sentiment is printed and popped up. Thank you for coming by. PS I'm now a Dirty Girl at SCS. 

Stamp: "Doggie Kisses" by Art Impressions (the doggie)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (for the doggie)
Cardstock: Accent White Opaque 120#, SMS Black 80#, GKD Cherry Red 80#
Rounded Rectangle die from SMS (sentiment)
Pencil & Copic Markers
Adhesive Foam Tape
Red Twine
Stickles Diamond & Wink of Stella






Thank you for stopping by. I appreciate your visits and comments!





8 comments:

  1. Fantastic scene and that sentiment is perfect:

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    1. Miss Verna, I send you all of our love and hugs as you heal from the loss of your sister. We care about you. You are Wonder Woman. No matter what goes on in life, you still crank out beautiful cards and bring the crops in. You're both so amazing!!! Take good care and thank you for always spreading joy to our blogs πŸ₯°πŸŒΊπŸ’šπŸ™πŸ½πŸ’ž

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  2. This is simply FABULOUS!!! Your sketching is so spot on, you have captured that diner perfectly. I love everything about this card, well done!

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    1. Aloha, Judy! Thank you! Your work belongs in an art gallery, so your comments touch my heart! I glimpsed through some FB posts yesterday which is a rarity for me anymore. I saw "the men." When did that happen? And then I saw you sold your sweet, faithful, fun-filled 5th wheel. What a beauty. That was painful to see. I know my abilities are winding down faster now and I wasn't ever that fast to begin with. However, I plant on going down kicking and yelling though πŸ€£πŸ€“πŸ€πŸ±‍πŸ‘€πŸ‡

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  3. Another adorable card, with a fun blast from the past! Now...I'll be singing all day! Thanks for the smiles!

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    1. Hi, Patti! I'm glad you like it! And it's not a bad song to get snuck in your head 😁🎡🐢 Thank you for coming over!!!

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  4. Your diner art is amazing. Really well done, and the card is just too sweet.

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    1. Misplaced the response to you, Nancy. Thank you for visiting! How are you doing? Our hearts are with all in Florida at this devastating event. If I remember correctly, Happy Anniversary to you. Am I close? Sending you hugs of aloha. Be safe & sound. πŸ™πŸ½πŸ’™πŸ₯°

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Your kind comments really encourage me a TON! Mahalo nui loa!