Monday, March 9, 2009

Get Your Kicks on Route 66











Morning all! Have to say I had a ball with this week's BBTB challenge. Regina chose the highway sign from Going Places (thank you Leah) and that old song "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" popped immediately into my head. On summer Sunday afternoons DH and I love to drive down to The Wharf restaurant at the end of the Capitola pier and have lunch (and drinkies) on the rooftop. All summer long a band called "Warmth" plays oldies (and boy some of them ARE oldies and have been playing together for over 40 years). "Get Your Kicks" (complete with physical ones) is one of their favorites to play. We really get "a kick" out of it.

This shape card was welded in Cricut Design Studio using the highway sign, both Illinois (where I'm originally from) and California (where we live now) from 50 States, and several rounded rectangles from George for strength and stability. "Get Your Kicks" was welded separately using Mickey font and cut 4 times for extra pop. The winding highway is also a cut from Going Places and was stretched using Design Studio to reach from Chicago to LA. (Are the words coming back to you? You know you'll be singin' this all day. LOL) I printed maps of both states out on the computer and punched out the cities and attached them in the appropriate places. The musical notes are a Cuttlebug die and a terrific suggestion from DH. The little VW convertable is a cut on Paper Dolls and the surfboard in the back was trimmed from last year's DCWV Glitter Mat Stack. It looked silly going down the highway with no driver so I printed out the tiny pic of DH and I, cut us out and there we are cruisin'. (I thought he'd die when he saw this but he really got a "kick" out of it. Isn't he a great sport? LOL) Please be sure to cruise on over to Bitten by the Bug to see what fabulously creative ideas the other Designers came up with and we invite you to play along. Oh and breaking news, Regina just announced a new contest so check it out!

22 comments:

  1. OMG! This is AWESOME! Right down to that happy couple in the car! Just look at all the detail on this! I can't believe you fit this all one one card! Love, love, love the colors too! This is such a happy card, and no, I will not be singing that song all day... I'm much too young to know the words! LOL!

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  2. WOW!! Donna, you did an awesome job on this card. It really has a lot going on...all the way down to the scenic route. The car is just too cute with you'll in it. Amazing girlfriend, I love it! TFS

    ~L~

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  3. There are lots of Route 66 things out there (I have canvas luggage!) but N-O-N-E as adorable as this!! The "Mother Road" never looked so good!

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  4. This is soo cool!!! I love it!! You are my favorite week after week!!

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  5. OMG Donna, you are so creative, this is just fantastic!!!
    (BTW i played along with your tag).
    Hugs T xx

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  6. Wow, I love the colors and the lo! Just stunning!

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  7. Super clever! Love how the song inspired your work of art! So much goodness going on here...wow!

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  8. This is so super fun Donna! My fav part is your and your Dh's smiling faces beaming out from that car! LOVE it!

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  9. I tell you, between you, Margie and Lillie... you ladies are totally awesome.. Donna this is beyond cute. LOVE it.

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  10. Donna it is beautimus, love everything about it. Sandi

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  11. what a fun card and love your little heads too funny
    Hugs
    Norine

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  12. This is such a happy card! I'm always amazed at your work!

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  13. That is too cute for words...awesome job!

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  14. omg Donna how cute is this with you both in the car with your surfboard lol! I love love love it! And yes you got me singing the song!!!

    Hugs

    Juliexx

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  15. What an incredible art piece. I like so many things about it but I like best that you personalized it with your photo in the car.

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  16. Everything about this is so, so cute! All the little details add to the whismy, right down to the surfboard! LOL! Love it!

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  17. OMG! Donna seriously this is so awesome! You are so creative!

    Hugs

    Tammy

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  18. What a FUN FUN FUN card!!! We drove Rte66 when we moved from San Diego to Chicago and again when we moved back west to Phoenix!

    Awesome!!!

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  19. This is just stunning! I love the stacked look! Just awesome!

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  20. this looks GReAT!!! So much FUN going on here it is AMAZING! you did an awesome job, Donna! you brought all these together in such a way that it is stunning! -WOW :)

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  21. I love what you did with this challenge!! I love all the dimension to it!

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  22. Love this card, it must have made one kid really happy:-)

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Thanks for making my day!