Love the shape and colors of the background papers. The pen stitching on the cootie bug and around the page makes everything pop! I had this game growing up, thanks for the memories!
My jaw just dropped!!!! Santa delivered a Cootie game to our house some time in the 50's and we used to have so much fun rolling the dice and racing to see who could assemble theirs first. I haven't thought about this in ages...
You've done a perfect job scrapping this, with the bright prints cut into triangles, the wonderful title work and - best of all - that incredible life-sized DIY Cootie!!!!
This is such a cool layout, wow! I remember playing this as a kid and with my boys also. So colorful , like how you did the title and what a great photo!!
Journaling reads: One day when Sarah and I were out thrifting, I spotted this really old version of the Cootie game. It was a little pricey at $25.00, but worth it, as every one of the original pieces was still in its slot in the box. The box was a little worn, but the pieces still looked new. The original price stamped in the box says $2.00 and the date says 1949. I remember you kids playing with a much more updated version in the 1980s-90s over at Ma & Papa Skips house. I hoped that the grandkids would enjoy it and Autumn did get to do that one day with her mom, Aunt Sarah and me. March 9, 2022
This was done using a 6x6 pad - Mayberry by American Crafts. I did some pen stitching and detailing on the cootie and all the triangles with a black pen. The cootie was made by enlarging a photo I took of one and then hand cutting and paper piecing all the parts. The stickers are from assorted sets from my stash. The title was done with Thickers foam letters. I used my Thickers Alphabet Alignment Guide to create the curves of the title and the two black lines under it. Thanks so much for stopping by :)
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