Get Crafty Challenge #3: The big reveal (Part II)
So, one girly card was made for the Challenge #3, and at the last minute, I decided to make a card for my brother, even though I had bought a couple of potential cards.
When you think of a masculine card, what comes to mind? Blue, black and pewter accents came to mind for me. I didn’t have any pewter letters, so I had to settle for these shinier letters.
I got them ages ago because I love the way the letters are formed (I’m especially partial to that ‘g’) but if you look at the back you will see that they have these ghastly, very sharp prongs behind them:
Very very painful!
So before we go any further, I must ask you: how does one manipulate these prongs without getting pricked a million times? Your answers won’t help with this card, but I have many more alphabet letters to somehow adhere to paper, and my fingers would greatly appreciate your insight! After getting sick of being used as a pincushion, I eventually used a pair of scissors to push the prongs in, then adhered them to the card using handy adhesive dots.
I don’t often use stickers but I found one that I thought applied to my brother. Even though he’s only turning 21, he fears that some of the decisions he made a few years ago are irreversible, and I’m hoping this card will help him believe otherwise.
(The pronged round letters spell out his name) It looked a little plain to me, but all the other things I wanted to add seemed too much. I then decided to run to my old standby, ribbon! I never thought I’d put ribbon on a guy’s card, but I think the selection of colour (and the lack of pattern) somehow makes it ok. Perhaps ribbon without a sheen would have been better but that was not in stock in the Jummy stash.
I haven’t given him the card yet (I’m 3 days late!) but I hope he likes it. Even if he thinks the card itself is lame, I hope he takes the words within to heart, and remembers them always.
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If you’d like to see more card-making goodness, you must visit Sherry’s site and see what lovely cards she has for us to behold this week!
October 29th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
I’d actually prefer getting this card over the “girly” card. I like the colors, layout, and letters.
October 29th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
I think this is a good card for a male…but you could use the same card for a female by adding something in paisley perhaps…and even then it will still work for either. I think your brother is going to love this..and I love the quote. I think it’s perfect for someone turning 21.
No idea what to do with those prongs though..use a hammer??
October 29th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
You have to tell us now Jummy…after 3 weeks of challenge and the beautiful cards you’ve made (even with the pointy prongs biting you!!), have you enjoyed this? Have you had fun? From the look of the cards you’ve done, it looks like you’ve enjoyed this!! And I seriously and sincerely hope you will keep it up…not just the knitting, but all kinds of wonderful crafts and art…you have a good eye for colour and combinations…share it with the world!
December 6th, 2007 at 2:35 am
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