I wanted to give you a sneak peek at a project I'm working on Valentine's Day. I'm making a "52 Reasons I Love You" Deck of Cards Book for my hubby!! I'm super excited about this project and can't wait to share the tutorial on my version with you!!
You've probably seen the "52 Reasons..." decks all over Pinterest by now, but for those that haven't, I'll explain what this is. Simply put you use a deck of cards to create a mini book. On each of the 52 playing cards you include a different reason why you love/like someone or something. Some people keep theirs really simple, like the first one shown below, while others really add a lot to their decks as in the second picture.
You've probably seen the "52 Reasons..." decks all over Pinterest by now, but for those that haven't, I'll explain what this is. Simply put you use a deck of cards to create a mini book. On each of the 52 playing cards you include a different reason why you love/like someone or something. Some people keep theirs really simple, like the first one shown below, while others really add a lot to their decks as in the second picture.
This version doesn't have a tutorial, but is a great inspirational photo for a fuller deck.
The deck of cards book I'm currently working on is a mix between these two designs. I'm keeping a basic "format" for all of the cards, but will be adding all kinds of things to each card such as stickers, lace, ribbon, buttons, cut out shapes, and more!!
Here are a couple pictures from my progress so far...
This is just a good photo of the basic "format" I'm using for each card. My plan is to write the Reason # inside the heart and the actual reason in the rectangle below it.
After gluing in all of those hearts and rectangles my poor little rings were too small so I had to use some narrow satin ribbon instead. You can see in this photo that I've started adding ribbon to some of the cards.
By the way, aren't those heart cards perfect?!?! I got them at Micheal's last week!!
I'll be sharing my tutorial for these during the upcoming "Love-Filled Valentine's Event" here on Lisa's Craft Blog!!
Did you catch that? There's a new event coming soon!!
Thanks for reading!! Until next time...
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I love it! Can't wait to see the tutorial :o)
ReplyDeleteOhhh!! I saw these on Pinterest!! They are so cute! Excited for your tutorial!
ReplyDeleteI love these! I'm hoping to make one for my mister too! I'd love it if you'd link up to my brand-spanking-new Pinned it, Made it! Party :) http://findingmywayintexas.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteLisa,
ReplyDeleteFor the heart on each card, did you use a sticker or is that some sort of scrapbook paper? I REALLY love this idea and thinking about doing it for my boyfriend for Valentine's Day! Can't wait to see the tutorial! :)