Garfield & Friends 1988 // Birthday Card 4 My BFF

One of the many cartoons I grew up watching was Garfield & Friends! I remember being so excited every time it came on. If you watched it like I did, you may remember Blinky The Clown depending on how good your memory is. Blinky The Clown had his own special Birthday song he would sing. In the episode below you can see and hear it! It's pretty funny.


My friend Cam and I used to always call each other on our birthdays and sing the whole song to each other. It was pretty funny and it's always been an inside joke between us for over 15 years now. I decided to make him a card for his 30th Birthday! You get creative when you live far away and are mailing things to people! I hate buying store bought cards anyways. I just stand there staring at the selection for what feels like an eternity.



I used to be such an "artist" back in the day. Garfield actually was one of my favorite things to doodle and draw!
I think I need to add drawing & painting to my to do list for the winter months....



I found an image of Blinky The Clown doing a Google image search and free handed the drawing.
The hardest part for me was getting the happy birthday to fit!
Oh yeah, my best friends nickname is actually Spam. LOL



I think it turned out cute. It was so relaxing to draw! It's a hobby I need to pick back up.
I think people are only getting handmade cards from me from now on! :)
I wish I could see the smile on his face when he opens it!

Drawing

Some weeks I have tons of posts lined up. I can't wait to blog! This week, not so much. My mind and life are consumed with other things. I have decided to quit my job. I have 3 days left. I am sad to leave, but also feeling very excited. I look forward to looking for a new higher paying job with benefits. First though I will be heading to Ohio for 2 - 3 weeks to visit. I was going to fly, but plan to drive. I am taking my SUV so that I can buy whatever the heck I want!!! How crappy would it be if I finally found a buffet for my dining room, but I had driven my Mustang. I think I would be crushed!!!! I have been doing some spring cleaning this week. I stumbled across some of my old drawings I did back in high school and I wanted to share a few with you...
Yorkie Drawing I used to love to draw. My senior year of high school I took 3 hours of art classes everyday. I want to get back into it, but feel so rusty. I feel like I don't remember how to draw or where to even start...
Puppies / Ink & Watercolor This drawing of Montgomery Moose from The Get-A-Long Gang 1980's cartoon, I did while at work one day on a scrap piece of paper 10 years ago! (That's what you can see coming through the drawing.)Drawings I do now are of flower doodles and hello kitty heads. Boring. I think it's a goal of mine to get back into drawing this year. I have talent and I hate not using it. Some of my favorite drawings I have done are of Garfield...
I just love to creative in general.
I want to get out and take photos of the mountains.
I want to draw.
I want to decorate.
I want to design.
Must be the warmer weather getting me.
Hope you are also having some sunshine this week!