Monday, September 27, 2010

Wee . . . Wee, Wee, Wee!

This was such a fun card to make!  I'm sure you have seen the Geico commercial with the pig saying, "Wee . . . Wee, Wee, Wee!"  If not, here is a link to the commercial on You Tube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F_G2zp-opg

My sister told me a few weeks ago that she had told her co-workers that the pig on this commercial is her, and how she feels when she leaves work at night.  She has been putting in quite a bit of overtime, and she absolutely loves "home."  In fact, I bought her a plaque for Christmas last year that said, "There's No Place Like Home -- ~Dorothy~  So, it has become a huge joke.  She said that as she and a co-worker were pulling out from work last week, she put her window down and yelled at the co-worker and said, "Wee . . . Wee, Wee, Wee!"  Too funny.

She lives in another state and came to my house last weekend for a visit.  We had so much fun together.  I enjoyed every minute of her visit.  And when she got ready to leave, both of us cried.  I left my hometown 22 years ago, and I still miss her!  I think she will get a big kick out of this card.

I used a DCWV scalloped square card front for this card, which measures 5 1/4" x 5 1/4".  I printed the sentiment on the front from my computer and layered it on a Nestabilities scalloped rectangle die cut.  I made the flower myself by using one of the flowers that is a "Button" creative feature on the Paisley Cricut cartridge.  (I learned how to make it here:  http://community.provocraft.com/Cricut-Community_postst14198_Garden-Mums.aspx)   I added lots of Stickles to the flower.   I cut the stem/leaves from the Cindy Loo Cricut cartridge.  (I cut the flower itself off and used just the stem.).  The pig and pinwheels on the inside were cut using the Create A Critter Cricut cartridge.  The square frame around the pig was cut using the Sesame Street font Cricut cartridge.  I added Stickles on both the pinwheels and the frame.  The flower is a Prima, layered with with a punched flower and a glittered gem (can't remember the manufacturer of the gem).  The leaves are a Martha Stewart punch.

Since I put the pig on the inside of the card, I printed the remainder of the sentiment on the top half of the inside of the card.  That sentiment says, "Wee . . . Wee, Wee, Wee!  You'll Never Know How Much I Enjoyed Having You." 
I hope you like it, and I hope my sister likes it.  I'm even going to send it to her office so hopefully she can show it to her co-workers.





5 comments:

Precious Memories Scrapbooking & More said...

so so so cute!!!!

Debbie said...

So cute - and yes I have heard that commercial!

Beatriz Farquhar-Guzman said...

Tammy, this is adorable!!!!!!!! love those happy colors....

Sandy from Ukiah said...

I am sure she will love it. The colors are great. My sister passed away almost 2 years ago.. I so miss her.

Jenn in MO said...

Oh I love everything about this card!! The detail in your cards is amazing!