Feeling Groovy - Sixties ATCs

The theme for our most recent ATC swap was "the sixties." (Meant to relate to the decade in the last century - not the age of the participants(!)

The first thing that popped into my head was the Simon and Garfunkel song "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" which was on their 1966 album "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme." If that song brings back memories for you too, you may enjoy this entry in Wikipedia. If you want to hear the song - here is a You Tube LINK.

I decided to create this card using mostly digital art. I wanted a tie dye pattern in bright colors for the background. I could not find any of the many tie dye shirts we have purchased for our sons over the years in order to photograph one and create my own "paper," so I applied a gradient in yellow and orange (the two colors my husband said he thought of for the sixties) and then added a crinkly texture. I wanted hot pink involved so I cut the actual ATC card at 2.5 x 3.5 inches from hot pink cardstock and layered my digital designs on top of the cardstock.



I used the "Peace" font from dafont.com for the words "Feeling Groovy" (I just couldn't bring myself to drop the "g" - lingering effects from a strict ninth grade English teacher!). I filled the words with another "psychedelic" color combination - which was actually from some digital paper in the Creative Memories Hannah Montana Digital Power Palette Addition (here is a LINK to see that paper).



On the backs of the ATCs, I used another fun font called "Bell Bottom Laser," also from dafont.com - I just loved the "Peter Max" look to the letters.



I added some "skittles" in the corner because I thought they looked like water drops (and the song is about a bridge after all - or is it?!). I had originally planned to used these little "Love" cuts which are from the Home Accents cartridge, but they didn't work into the design - so I just put them in the individual sleeves when I sent the ATCs to be swapped - maybe the others in my group can use them for something! They reminded me of Robert Indiana and his iconic "Love" sculpture, which was also created in the sixties



Here are my finished ATCs just before mailing. If you'd like to see all the great ATCs the rest of the group made, you can check them out on KER's blog (Karen is our organizer and does a great job of posting all of the cards each month).

(Whew - I think I have set a record for the most links to other sources in one of my blog posts - and there isn't even a .cut file to link!)


A NOTE ON THE VIDEO: Thanks for all the comments and your patience with any technical difficulties you have encountered. I am a bit overwhelmed by the response - over 750 views of the video since I posted it yesterday afternoon. I will definitely do more and I have also stepped up plans for the online classes. Most people seem to be able to view the video easily, though some have had trouble getting the sound loud enough - it could have something to do with individual computers and their settings. I will keep trying to work out any problems but it may be beyond my ability to make the videos work for everyone. I will have another one ready to share either later today or on Friday.