Photoshop fun

I haven't done a Photoshop post in a while, so I thought what the heck.

I was a little bored around Thanksgiving and Christmas and I did a few more fake custom cards.


I couldn't get much done Christmas because my laptop was messed up. It took me all weekend to figure out how to get it working again so these two customs were done quickly before my after turkey dinner nap kicked in.

I was flipping around through the channels the other night and came across Grease 2. I remember my cousin and I watching this constantly one summer. She loved it. I have to admit it wasn't my favorite, but I still have nostalgia for this movie. I liked the first one too.

Anyway, I hadn't put two and two together to realize who Louie's love interest on his show was. Turns out it's the same woman that played Delorus Rebchuck in Grease 2.

This is a Heritage Then and Now custom of Pamela Adlon.


I was half expecting her to turn out to be a drug addict. I'm glad she's not a drug addict and is still acting. You never can tell with child actors.

I also did one of Louie. I used a 1982 Topps football design. I still need to add "Comedian" and his name on the bottom of the card. "Comedian" will go under the silhouette of the stand up comic.



I used screen shots of the actors in character rather than posed shots. Actually this one of Louis is staged I think. I haven't seen the movie Lucky Louie yet, so I don't know. Maybe I'll do another custom later with the another publicity photo.

Also, you may or may not have noticed, but I finally got around to doing a blog header. I had a few ideas floating around these past few years, but I couldn't settle on one idea. My plan is to do a few different blog headers as I get bored with the current one. I don't really have to commit to just one image.

I really wanted something colorful, and there's nothing more colorful than 1965 Topps Baseball.



This is my first idea, but it seems a little too redundant with Sam yelling "No one's going to read this blog" and also having appear on the border so I went with something that is funnier. At least I hope it's funny.

I need to find an image to put inside the little banner for the team logo. I don't belong to any teams, so I don't know what to put inside the little circle. Maybe a camera? Maybe a laptop to signify blogging. I haven't a clue. If anybody has any ideas, don't hesitate to let me know.

I'm still not crazy about the fonts on the card, but I'm not much of a font guy. I wish I were though. It doesn't quite look right. I maybe adjust it later.

When I saw the Sam Mele card I knew it was a slam dunk (home run?). I just needed a hapless looking baseball player as foil. I almost used a custom of myself that I photoshoped a few years ago, but I went with a 1971 Skip Pitlock card that I received from the Million Card website.


If anybody can think of a better example of "hapless baseball player" let me know. I might change it if it looks cool.

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Joy of a Completed Page- Courtesy of Hey That's Mine blog

I received my contest winning from the Hey That's Mine,Big D Custom Card contest today.

I'm really pleased with the way the card turned out.

I had requested an Adrian Peterson card featuring AD in his college uniform.


I was glad that their were no shenanigans regarding the uniform. Haha. I half way expected to see Adrian in a different jersey ala the Derek Jeter Red Sox fake error card from Heritage High Numbers, but thank goodness their were no variations to the uniform.

He made a joke during the contest that he might have to sneak a Longhorn in the card and he did. If you look closely at A.D.'s left shoulder you can see a Texas Longhorn logo on the helmet of the player trying to catch Peterson.

That means this photo was taken either in 2004 or 2006 as those were the years that we were the "home" team.

In 2004 we won, but in 2006 we lost. I can't really tell what year from the card, but I'm guessing 2006, because it was rainy and wet in 2004. I could be wrong though. Either way, it doesn't really matter to me. I love the card no matter what. It's cool that it depicts an action shot.

Also, it allows me to post up my first ever Joy of a Completed Page blog post:




I have about 3 and half pages dedicated to Adrian. One for the Topps base, Upper Deck base and then one solely for the chrome cards. This page is dedicated to cards featuring the college uniform.

Thanks very much for the card, Big D. Many thanks for hosting the contest too.


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