Sunday, 3 August 2008

Art Cards memory game

I used some of Ebi-kuns art work to make him a memory game for his birthday. I had already taken photos of all of his artwork so that I could make a photo book with the pictures (I will show you that when it arrives). 
I bought some pulp coasters from the ¥100 shop, then measured them and made myself a template on Photoshop. I designed it so each picture would have an orange border. Then I simply re-sized each picture, or cropped when necessary and pasted each picture into the orange frame. I managed to get 8 to a sheet of A4.
Then I printed them out, 2 pages of each set. I actually printed them on to sticker paper, just because I happened to have some. I then cut and stuck the pictures onto the coasters and covered them with contact paper. I did try painting them with modge podge first but the ink ran so I ended up using contact paper instead, I'm not sure how well they will hold up, a matter of wait and see...

There are 26 cards in all (13 pairs), I was aiming for 15 pairs but some were binned due to the modge podge disaster.
match!

13 comments:

Shannon said...

I LOVE this idea! You are so creative!

Melissa said...

Fantastic!!! I am just thrilled with this amazing idea. They turned out great! What did Ebi-kun think of them?

Laura said...

That is a very awesome idea! You are very creative, like Shannon said!

Anna - Three Sneaky Bugs said...

Love this idea! I was actually thinking of making a photo memory game like this only I hadn't thought of the coasters. I was going to use photos of family members.

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful way to honor BabyEbi's work, and on his birthday too : - )

Bree

reprehriestless warillever said...

These are great. I never would have thought to use coasters.

Like Anna, I am planning on making some with pictures of family members. You have inspired me to get started!

amy said...

Oh, so clever! I love it! :)

MommySecrets said...

These are so cute- what a great way to honor your child's hard work and give yourself a smile while you're playing memory!

erika said...

Ooh, what a great idea! Thanks for sharing.

katef - www.picklebums.com said...

this a great idea.. think I might make a set for my girls for Christmas! Thanks so much for sharing

Ladybug Mommy Maria said...

This is a beautiful idea!

Thank you for sharing it!

Heather - CROQZine.com - Dollarstorecrafts.com said...

How cool! Thank you for sharing with me! :) You are such a fun mom!

Chrissy @ One Crafty Place said...

Just included your memory game in a roundup. Thanks for sharing!