Mummu made her first appearance in print in "Getting to Know Ruben Plotnick" written by Roz Rozenbluthand and illustrated by Maurie J. Manning. She is based on Ms. Manning's Finnish grandmother.
I think this is a great image for a birthday card. What is better than celebrating your day by kicking up your heels? You never get too old to have some fun.
This is how I made this card:
I started with a blank kraft greeting card that measures 4" by 5.5". I rounded the corners with a corner punch.
I chose the digital stamp "Mummu" from Mo's Digital Pencil. I paper-pieced the skirt by printing out the image on a piece of flowered paper from my stash. I cut out the skirt and glued it to an identical image that I printed on white card stock. I colored the remainder of the image with Copic Sketch markers.
I cut and embossed the image with an oval Spellbinders die.
I distressed three pieces of background paper (including a piece of the flowered paper that I used for the skirt) and tied them with blue ribbon. I then attached the colored Mummu image to the background. I attached the image/background to the craft cardstock with a Tombow tape runner.
I am entering this card in Mo's Anything Goes in 2015 paper crafting challenge.
Thank you for taking a look at my card. Please share your thoughts in the Comments Section below.
This week the paper crafting challenge at Mo's Digital Pencil is "Challenge #168 - Something New". This challenge could be about the new year, a new baby, a new image, a new product, etc.
I purchased the "Tall Houses" images a couple of weeks ago and this is the first time I have used one on a card. This is a wonderful image that could be used to make cards for a variety of occasions.
This is how I made the card;
(1.) I started with a blank Strathmore Drawing card that measures 5" by 7".
(2.) I used a variety of black, brown and red patterned paper for the background.
(3.) I used one of the houses from the "Tall Houses" set of images at Mo's Digital Pencil. I colored the image with Copic Sketch markers and used distress ink to give the image a vintage look. I mounted the image on black cardstock and attached it to the card.
(4.) I used a Spellbinders Die to cut the corner embellishments.
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This week the theme for Mo's Digital Cardmaking Challenge #83 is "Distressing". Distressing is a process used to make the card look aged, worn and tattered. This is a technique to make a brand new card appear to be a treasured vintage keepsake.
I chose the digital image "Mummu's Laundry" from Mo's Digital Pencil Store. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and aged the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink.
I used kraft cardstock that measures 5" X 6.5" for a base. I used several pieces of Tim Holtz "Retro Grunge" patterned paper for the background. I distressed the edges of the paper with my scissors.
I embellished the card with a Tim Holtz "Love" ticket and some K & Co. stickers and rub-ons.
