Sunday, 7 March 2010

A card for a teenager...

I really don't like doing cards for males, as lets face it they are never going to look pretty because you can't use ribbons, flowers or butterflies!

I needed to make one today for my childminders son's 14th birthday on Wednesday, and the only things he is into is texting and playing on the Xbox, so I have come up with this - a card in the shape of an Xbox controller!

The card has a 3d feel to it as I have painstakingly cut out all the buttons on a second copy of the image and stuck them to the card using 3d pads. The sentiment is a peel off, and stuck onto an oval cut out of the second image of the controller so the colours match perfectly. Really like this card, and think it looks pretty cool.

I'd like to enter it into this week's Allsorts Challenge - which is 'Just for Men'.

To go with the card, I have also made a matching gift wallet for an I-tunes voucher, which again looks pretty cool, and as for the card above I have cut out each of the individual buttons and attached them with 3d foam pads.

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20 comments:

  1. Crafty JuJu07 March, 2010 21:23

    ACE card :D Just had to show it my hubby as he is a big gamer geek & he loves it :D x

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  2. bunbun207 March, 2010 21:25

    fab card and very clever!x

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  3. theboelemas@aol.com07 March, 2010 21:33

    Fantastic card. My DS would love this card.x

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  4. leia07 March, 2010 21:36

    Wow this is gorgeous - I love it & I know the boys in my family would too x

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  5. Gem07 March, 2010 21:47

    oh wow this is fab Caroline- looks so real!! :) xx

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  6. dragonllew07 March, 2010 21:57

    Wow that looks fab my son would love it.

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  7. Karen07 March, 2010 22:00

    WOW Thats amazing!!! Perfect for a male card I love how you have 3d it xx

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  8. Antonia07 March, 2010 22:08

    Oh my what a card, there is not a lad made who would not think its fantastic x

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  9. Choccy07 March, 2010 22:14

    Caroline. Thats an absolutely fantastic card !!

    Well Done on creating most mens dream card

    xx

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  10. Emma07 March, 2010 22:55

    Great card Caroline.

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  11. Susan (aka TomsMom)07 March, 2010 23:27

    Fantastic idea for a card and beautifully made. He will love it!

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  12. Anonymous08 March, 2010 07:39

    Brilliant - my son would absolutely love this. Hugs Annexxx

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  13. Unknown08 March, 2010 09:52

    Brill card!! Bet that was the best caed on the mantle! xx

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  14. Ali08 March, 2010 11:03

    Brilliant - was it originally a kit - or is it all your own work??? It looks like the real thing x

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  15. Sarah08 March, 2010 12:29

    Absolutely amazing, it's fantastic and a matching wallet too!!!

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  16. Angie - Bumble Bee's Craft Den08 March, 2010 17:26

    Wow Caroline - this is a really kool card. It looks so realistic. Very clever x

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  17. Mad-Frog08 March, 2010 18:22

    Amazing card, my other half would love a card like that, well done

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  18. Jules09 March, 2010 12:35

    Hi Caroline

    What a work of art. These must have taken ages - but what a fantastic result.

    Thank you for playing along with Allsorts this week.

    Love Jules xx

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  19. Kirsten...x10 March, 2010 22:05

    Hi caroline fantastic card look so realistic...x


    Thanks for joining us this week at allsorts hugs kirsten...x

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  20. PepPop25 March, 2010 11:22

    Wow that card is fantastic. It must have taken ages to make and it looks so real!! Jaqui x

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