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.

20 comments:

  1. 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. fab card and very clever!x

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  3. Fantastic card. My DS would love this card.x

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

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

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  6. Wow that looks fab my son would love it.

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

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

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  9. Caroline. Thats an absolutely fantastic card !!

    Well Done on creating most mens dream card

    xx

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

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  11. Brilliant - my son would absolutely love this. Hugs Annexxx

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

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

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

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

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

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  17. 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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  18. Hi caroline fantastic card look so realistic...x


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

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

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