Exactly like Marc

Marc recently celebrated his birthday. He loves the New York Mets and often listens to games on his phone, holding his phone to his ear like it's an old transistor radio. He is also a fan of the author David Baldacci, enjoys walks on the beach and the occasional gin and tonic, his wife told me.

Now, I can't always promise to create an exact likeness for my cards. After all, they are papercuts and not oil paintings. However, I sometimes get it just right and this card was one of those cards. I knew as I was making it that my little paper portrait of Marc looked, well, exactly like Marc!

I have shown Marc holding an old transistor radio up to his ear, listening to a Mets game. He has a gin and tonic in his other hand. A beach scene is behind him, with the sun shining high in the sky. I added the Mets logo and a baseball bat and ball in one corner. A copy of his favourite David Baldacci book, Redemption, is featured too.

I knew that Marc and his wife were going to love the card. They were really enthusiastic about it and both called me independently, brimming with enthusiasm over my design. They couldn't believe how much it looked like him!

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