Friday, February 12, 2010

Valentine infinity card for dh

 
Here is the infinity card that I made last night. My husband is going on a business trip on Saturday and he'll be gone for Valentine's Day, so I'm going to sneak it into his suitcase. I already trained him to open them properly by showing him my first attempt which I posted yesterday. I used scrapbook paper, and glued images on once I constructed the card. Here I added a butterfly to the front.
Then this is what you see
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when you open the front by bringing the middle cut up and down. These represent things that my dh and I like to do, look for wild plants when we hike, go to the beach, garden.
Then you open those images like a cupboard door and you get this:
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this is the back of the card, but when you open it like a cupboard door, you find yourself back at the beginning!
I made another by printing on the back of scrapbook paper, but I printed some of the images upside down by mistake. I figured out how to make a perfect template in paint shop pro while I was in the shower, but I've run out of time this morning.
Thanks for looking. Check out yesterdays post for the link to directions and a video on how to make these. Very very simple really.
Kathy

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7 comments:

  1. That is so romantic. Great idea and tutorial. So, when you show the things you and hubby like to do together, I guess I would have to find many pictures of food (haha). Lately, that's all we've been doing. I need spring...I wish your husband were with you on Valentine's day. My husband and I aren't getting each other anything. We're going to take our Valentine money and donate to Haiti. I saw that suggestion on Ellen D today and thought it was a good one!

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  2. I love the concept of your blog. and you are right, even 10 minutes a day spent on creative pursuits is good for a person. I do try and sew somthing every day. Can't wait to finish more of those floral blocks. i have 4 done now.

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  3. I love this! I'm going to check out the tutorial. Thanks so much for linking up to Finished for Friday. I'm really enjoying all the great Valentines ideas this week. I hope you have a chance to visit some of them.

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  4. That is so sweet of you! I like the theme of your blog too. 10 minutes a day is not a lot of time to devote to something you like to do.

    P.S. I saw your comment about Kiva. Go for it! It makes a difference to people who might not have any other chance. I just keep flipping the loans as they are paid back. I have even gifted loans to my daughters.

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  5. Very cute card! I like your blog theme too. So often I think I don't have enough time to create, but I can just take a few minutes each day. I'll have to keep that in mind.

    Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment about my "new" sewing machine.

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  6. WOW !!!!That is so complicated, full of surprices !! nice !

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  7. That is very cool--not sure if I have those skills. Thanks for your kind comments on my blog!

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