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Friday, June 7, 2013

Humorous Card with Original Caption

Hello again to all the wonderful inspiration seekers, who come to CricutFANatics to get a  creative mojo blast.  It's Melody, aka Kauaimelody on the Cricut Messageboards and Cricut Melody on my blog, and I hope you are up for a little chuckle today. 

Here is a Sneak Peek 




Before I show you the card, I made, a little back story. When I lived in Illinois, I contributed to a small annual publication called the Lee Centenniel, which promoted community events. I was the sole cartoonist, and  so loved trying to come up with funny captions .  Last week , I thought about how much I missed doing that and wondered if I could still come up with one.  So I decided to challenge myself , and create one for all of you, and put it on a simple card.

So today's blog is about prodding you to  writing something on your card that is completely original and funny.  OK, so maybe you will be the only one who thinks it is funny, and if that is the case, just keep it for yourself for kicks and giggles when you need a little boost. 

And now for my caption:


And the image that goes with it:





 So to help you answer the question that the caption poses, a close up for you.  If you are of a delicate nature, and find a lady cow's udders in a lavender sparkly bikini offensive, please advert your eyes, and scroll quickly  past it.  :) I admit to having a silly bone in case you are wondering abut my sense of humor.



I used the Imagine More cartridge for the cow and cut the bikini out of wired ribbon.  It had a nice silver border, and I used this to "keep the bikini up" so there was no wardrobe malfunction.

I was going to design it on Cricut Craftroom, (Half circle, four cut elongated ovals) but decided to trace the cow and freehand it instead.  I made little rosettes out of narrow folded  ribbon. This is an A2 card and the backgrounds are paint cards I had left over from a project.  Very easy to do.

I typed the caption at 16 and 18, wrapped the card in sheer ribbon , a bow and another rosette. I made it very simple as I wanted the caption to stand out the most.

Hope you did get a little chuckle out of this and will try a caption card yourself.  If you have any questions, you can post in the comments and I will answer there, or you can email me at cricutmelody@hotmail.com.  It is so much fun creating for you and I am looking forward to July 7 for a very special share.

Joyful Crafting Always,

Melody



Designer:  Melody

Machines:  Cricut Imagine

Materials:  cardstock ribbon, paint cards,  handmade flowers.
                   ATG, glue gun






 
 
 
 
 
 

17 comments:

  1. Ha! Not only too cute...but too funny! This is adorable!!!

    Susie

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    1. Hi Susie, replied to you yesterday, but today, not seeing it. Don't want to leave you out , so if this is a double post, so be it. Really want to thank you for stopping by, commenting, and leaving all the love. Right back at you Susie!!!

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  2. Totally funny and adorable as well. Very cute

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    1. Hey there L.B. So nice to see you here. You had me at totally funny LOL. Made my day to hear your great comments. Makes it so much fun to design here at our superfabulous CricutFanastic Blog!!!

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  3. What a fun and creative card!

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    1. Rita, hello again, you are such a sweetheart for leaving some love. Glad to see you are not an udder prude.

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  4. OH MY!!! TO TO FUNNY!!!! Your really milking it on the play of words...LOL
    LOVE IT!! now I'm thinking of some udderly funny cards to create. TFS

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  5. Hi cricaholic, you are milking it and udderly funny today!!! Send me pics ofyour cow cards when they are done. :)

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  6. Hi Susie, you have made me craft happy by leaving such wonderful compliments. So glad you enjoyed it.

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  7. Toooooo stinkin' cute!! Loooove it! TFS! :-)

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    1. Hi Ladybug, stinkin cute is one of the best compliments a designer could get-and I didn't even have to use the skunk image from the Imagine More cartridge to get it from you!!! Love that you stopped by with kind words.

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  8. Cute and funny! Love the purple. Thanks for sharing the back story for inspiration.

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    1. Wow, Sweetpea, I'm impressed. Most people just look at the pics, but you actually read the post too. The purple ribbon was cut up for the bikini and I liked the sparkly effect. Hope you make a caption card too. It's fun to make people laugh.

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  9. This is so cute -- love your sense of humor!!

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    1. Hi Threadbear, so great of you to comment. Looks like we both have the same sense of humor, a little warped but not too far out there. :)

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  10. This is udderly adorable! The cow in a bikini is very clever. Your card is indeed very funny!

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  11. Too funny. That is really cute. Thanks for the giggles.

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