Sunday, July 15, 2012

Completed gift for Mendush

Here's the original project:
Kids and Bling
and this is how I finished it:

As I was taking his picture in our mini photo shoot he kept telling me, "nuch ein mul mach keese!" That's Yiddish/English (Yinglish :) ) for "only one more time making cheese!" This is just a tiny taste of his delciousness!

Unsentimental for now (SSSaS layered, CFC61, TT, O4)


For now, the sentiment strip is laying on top of the card and I'm waiting for inspiration (perhaps yours?) so I can fill it in.

Edited to add:
I think I figured it out!
Cover: Shapes... Paper... Colors...
Inside: You make the ordinary extraordinary
 
Edited again to add:
 

This was the inspiration picture:
allegro con brio

Although I did end up using most of its colors and the lines I was really inspired by its optical illusion look. I tried to imitate this:
I wish I knew where I got this from!

but I think I need to work on my skills and perhaps imitate the original more carefully (I have a hard time doing something that's already been done!)

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Shall We? All Done!!!













Note: I want to make it clear that I am not making fun of the traditional Jewish or Chabad dating system. The system itself is based on Torah, is intrinsically holy and meaningful, and, for the most part, successful. Marriage, children and families are primary, beloved Jewish values and the Jewish religious divorce rate has always been much lower than in secular or non-Jewish communities. You can check out this subsite, Finding Your Soulmate, for more info about Jewish dating and marriage or feel free to email me for more details. Most of the parodies in my mini-series are poking fun at modern communal norms that have no source in Torah or tradition, and usually are ineffective or even counter-effective. My (nsh) opinion is that it's the human factor that can be ignorant of, ignore or  distort the system, on an individual or cultural level. As in most other things in life, people can mess things up really well but it's usually equal to our power to make them whole and beautiful.
I hope you enjoyed my fun little project and didn'tmind the preaching too much! Next time I'll probably go back to simple mazel tov and happy birthday creations!

Shall We? 11 (ric14, Ch 25, SS70)


I loved the colors in the shoe & especially the glossy shine! I hope the colors I chose does some justice to the originals
I almost always use pens, colored paper and stickers

[About the acting innocent: In my community, dating is almost exclusively for marriage. the dating period is brief (about7 dates until a couple decides to get engaged) and private. to formalize the engagement a couple will usually write a letter to the Rebbe (a Chassidic leader/Rabbi) and/or go to the ohel (sorry, theres no other link i feel is more accurate). this card is for that odd day or two, on average, when the couple has decided to get engaged but have not yet gotten their blessing. feel free to contact me if you want more (sensible) info on any of this and i'll try my best]

Friday, June 22, 2012

Shall We? 10 (Ch 24, TMS 151, SOS 56)


I love the TMS sketch and I wish I could have followed it more closely! The smiley stickers are actually a donation from my mother's stash but they work perfectly here! This is the second to last panel in my little booklet. Woohoo! G-d willing next time I will post all the cards in order so you can see the storyline unfold.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Shall We? 9 (Ch 77, SOS 56)


I actually happen to love stickers and use them all the time but for some reason I hardly every use my scratch art stickers.
Btw, both the Hebrew and the English say "mazel tov", lit. good luck but said more as congratulations

Shall We? 8 (ASC 21, FTTC174, SaCJune)


As this is the cover  of an embellished booklet I included one embellishment from each page in the graphic area. I'm missing one element because I haven't yet figured out what I'm doing for that page
The only reason why there's a clear space is bec. I shoved everything aside so I can lay the card down for a picture!

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Completed: Shall We? 4

So I finally finished this panel in my booklet:

Btw, I just wanted to explain the matchmaker's business card (yes, they still exist and work hard and often help build true Jewish homes thank G-d). Her (his?) number is 718-BASHERT, which is Yiddish for destined.
[An extremely express Kabala lesson: 40 days before birth a person's soulmate is announced in heaven, thus the match is truly destined. In truth, a Jewish couple is comprised of one soul that has been separated in two bodies and therefore their marriage is not a union but a reunion. As one truly holy Jew once told his wife's doctor, "my wife's foot is hurting us".]

ETA: Here's an updated version that i hope is clearer:

Shall We? 7 (RRR 50, CFC57, J1312)

Monday, June 18, 2012

I had an occasion to celebrate thank G-d!

Here's an update for my little garland (as I'm sure you've been waiting anxiously for one). I used it to decorate my standard wedding gift (a plunger decorated with nosh) and gave it as a wedding gift for a friend. Mazel tov!



Sunday, June 17, 2012

Shall We? 6 (BG 6.11.12, TCP 213)


Before I added the flyer, after I excitedly tried to add the brad


The finished product!

In my community, most couples go on their first (usually blind) date to a neutral (read: bland) location, such as a hotel lobby. This mock flyer announces a nightly meeting for the evening prayer, as there are usually enough men around to round up (the women can touch up their makeup and compare notes on their dates in the bathroom :)).

Friday, June 15, 2012

Shall We? 5 (YCU 10, PDC 136, LMT)


(Chosson is Yiddish for groom- this is a dedication I've used elsewehere (even though I'm not engaged) and is especially appropriate here, considering that this collection is a bit of a parody on my community's traditional, beloved, frustrating dating system)

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Shall We? 4 (CFC56, SSS&S, HoG)



the panel i created, the edges inked up and the panel glued onto the card base, and the paper over the panel where i plan on adding my graphic commentary, as soon I get the shoelace from my mother :). ill post a pic of the final card once it's finished G-d willing, probably monday or tuesday

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Shall We? 3 (TT, STV12FRI16, PPC70)

I absolutely love this picture! The colors, the plush, the linear but not the color symmetry! Love it!

I wish I would have taken a picture of this before I tried to make it plush, it really looked so pretty! I think I need to work on my fluff/patience skills! At least I tried!

Friday, June 8, 2012

Shall We? 2 (PDCC 135, CPS 168)


A partial view of my kitchen table/desk after a week of fun!

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Kids & Bling (PPC69, CFC55)


This spells out my nephew's name, Menachem Mendel, in Hebrew. He will be celebrating his third birthday soon, G-d willing, and his first haircut party (more info here). I'm not sure if or how I'll fill the center, maybe I'll put his picture, some more silver swirls or whatever inspiration occurs to me. I'll post the completed version; I have about a month to do so!

Friday, June 1, 2012

An Envelope

An envelope for this card, using the same color scheme and paper: