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Hope everyone is doing well. Today I wanted to share a card I finished for one of my co-workers. She asked me to make a card for one of our other associates, Jason, who has been instrumental in helping a good number of other associates stay fit. He does it for the love of the sport, not to get paid. He has been a big motivation and mentor for those individuals who want to get fit but also strong. I was truly honored that she asked me to make this card for him, especially because someone else suggested they go and buy one from Wal-Mart. (lol) He's a really good guy and super nice. He's always got a smile for you even though his job is very stressful. I think he works out just to release that stress. Hmmm... I should take a page out of his book and join them one day... (hahaha)
The group asked for something related to weight-lifting or fitness. I went to the internet for inspiration and found some pretty funny images, but I wanted to keep it as clean and simple as possible. I found a couple of really cool pictures on the internet and also a cool quote which to me tied all that he's done for them in one sentence. So the front of my card was inspiration from the internet...
The card itself is a long one with a pocket in the back. I'll get to that later. I found this cool picture of some weights on a rack, it looks similar to what we have in our company gym. I printed it out and loved that it was a black & white photo. I found a cool quote online as well. (Read caption below the above picture) I think its sorta cool that this looks like an old Polaroid picture. I distressed up the sides with some black soot distress ink and a sponge. Here's the inside of the card:
So I could have stopped here and asked them to sign inside, but I decided to add a pocket to the back and include some tags so if any of them wanted to write a special personal note of thanks or inspiration to Jason they could... So this is where I did a little bit of "crafty" work... (hahaha)
The striped and star paper are from Colorbok. I used dies from MFT, Tim Holtz & Paper Smooches. The tags were a bit too white for me so I distressed them up same as above. Added a red ribbon with a staple and they all fit nicely in to the pocket. I had a lot of fun putting this one together and my co-worker was blown away when she got it. She was not expecting that. Neither was I (hahaha) but I wanted to do something extra special for her and for Jason.
I really hope Jason likes it. I guess I'll find out next week when they present it to him. Well that's all from me today. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're all having a really great summer!
Hope everyone is doing well. Today I wanted to share a card I finished for one of my co-workers. She asked me to make a card for one of our other associates, Jason, who has been instrumental in helping a good number of other associates stay fit. He does it for the love of the sport, not to get paid. He has been a big motivation and mentor for those individuals who want to get fit but also strong. I was truly honored that she asked me to make this card for him, especially because someone else suggested they go and buy one from Wal-Mart. (lol) He's a really good guy and super nice. He's always got a smile for you even though his job is very stressful. I think he works out just to release that stress. Hmmm... I should take a page out of his book and join them one day... (hahaha)
The group asked for something related to weight-lifting or fitness. I went to the internet for inspiration and found some pretty funny images, but I wanted to keep it as clean and simple as possible. I found a couple of really cool pictures on the internet and also a cool quote which to me tied all that he's done for them in one sentence. So the front of my card was inspiration from the internet...
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| Fitness motivation tip: "You can get in shape best and quickest by helping others achieve their fitness goals" -Felicity Luckey |
The card itself is a long one with a pocket in the back. I'll get to that later. I found this cool picture of some weights on a rack, it looks similar to what we have in our company gym. I printed it out and loved that it was a black & white photo. I found a cool quote online as well. (Read caption below the above picture) I think its sorta cool that this looks like an old Polaroid picture. I distressed up the sides with some black soot distress ink and a sponge. Here's the inside of the card:
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| In appreciation for all you do to help us stay fit... We acknowledge you |
So I could have stopped here and asked them to sign inside, but I decided to add a pocket to the back and include some tags so if any of them wanted to write a special personal note of thanks or inspiration to Jason they could... So this is where I did a little bit of "crafty" work... (hahaha)
The striped and star paper are from Colorbok. I used dies from MFT, Tim Holtz & Paper Smooches. The tags were a bit too white for me so I distressed them up same as above. Added a red ribbon with a staple and they all fit nicely in to the pocket. I had a lot of fun putting this one together and my co-worker was blown away when she got it. She was not expecting that. Neither was I (hahaha) but I wanted to do something extra special for her and for Jason.
I really hope Jason likes it. I guess I'll find out next week when they present it to him. Well that's all from me today. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're all having a really great summer!
4 comments:
Oh, this card turned out marvelously. I love all the attention you gave to the details. The whole look of the card is extraordinary and I know the recipient will be so pleased with this 100%-better-than-one-from -Walmart card!
Omg!! I love your pocket cards!!! they are so classy and still pop! You should so do a tutorial on this. It will be a hit and I am already your fan...=D
Wow! This is SO COOL!!! I really like how it looks like a photo negative...did you use a border punch to achieve that effect? The quote, the photo and the inside sentiment are perfect...but your idea of adding a pocket and tags to the back was absolutely GENIUS!
This is great....love the idea of adding personal notes on the tags. As always, you outdo yourself on every project! I bet Jason and your co-workers loved this card.
:Dxx
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