Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Today's card was inspired by a book I read and not a Nancy Drew mystery book! I'm not sure I'm going to be able to read a book now without creating a card! LOL! So, here's the card:
And this is the book that inspired the card:
Of course the shoes on my card are not Nikes! lol! This is the only sneaker stamp I had which is from Epic Celebrations. I'm not sure how old that set is.
They are more Converse sneakers which brings me to another story which also inspired my card!
When my husband was in high school he played basketball. Keep in mind he graduated in 1976. The team wore Converse Chuck Taylor shoes. They were high tops, canvas and he went through at least two pairs a season. They always ripped out on him. I've heard lots of stories about those shoes. And they were blue! The school colors were Brilliant Blue and Summer Sun but I went with Blueberry Bushel and Mango Melody because that is what I had!
Anyways, I'm going to play along at The Paper Players this week.
I chose the right to left diagonal of CAS, die cut and masculine. I die cut the shoes with a Nested Essentials die and the sentiment I cut out using the label die from the Playful Piggy dies. I love that label die. I did emboss the Mango Melody with one of the EF from the Basics Embossing Folders.
As for the book, it was an interesting read. I like reading about how people become successful. It was a bit dry in places and at times I couldn't keep track of all the people Knight talked about. Now that I know a little bit more about Phil Knight and Nike I have more respect for both and want to go buy a pair of Nikes. lol!
Happy Stamping!
Tracy
