I really wanted to do something creative for Rob
for V-Day and compliments to pinterest for giving me an idea that I loved from
the moment I saw it. I found this idea a while back and I’m so excited to
finally do it. The hardest part for me is to keep this idea a secret from the
hubs. I hate finding an idea that I love then not being able to share it. Which
may I say is a good thing that I want to tell the man I married everything,
right? If I didn’t want to share it with him then something might be wrong?
Just guessing there. So keeping this a secret – especially since I worked so
hard on it – was so hard for me. And since he’s a faithful reader of my blog, I
had to wait to even post this until after our Valentine’s Day because what fun
would it be for him to see what he’s getting before he gets it.
So what is my brilliant idea? A deck of cards.
Yup, folk, you heard it right! A deck of cards. Every time we have ever gone
anywhere, I get postcards and maybe a t-shirt and he gets different decks of
cards. We even have a Pirates of Caribbean deck of cards. So I found this
perfect. What guy doesn’t want his own personalized deck? Okay, so his picture
is not on every card, but every card has a reason why I love him. So apparently
I found 52 reasons why I love him. That’s gotta be a good sign for the future
of our relationship too, right?
And now, just because you are the few lucky
readers of my blog I’m going to give you step by step instructions of how to
make your very own “52 Reasons Why I Love You” deck of cards for that
oh-so-special-person in your life.
This is where we begin our
choose-your-own-adventure portion of this blog. The extra deck of cards we had
sitting around were so brand new that they were even still in the plastic. And
I really didn’t want that the brand new look. I wanted an aged, worn look. So if
you are interested in that brand new look, skip ahead to Step Two. But if you are
interested in making your new cards look worn and beat-up, keep reading. Choose
your adventure now!
Step One
Dunk each card in turn into water and use a sponge to
rough-up the card. I chose to just do the non-number side. By getting them wet,
they started curling, which made them no longer stiff and definitely worn. I
loved the look that they had after I did this process.
After letting them dry, I used one of the
other cards that I wouldn’t be using to punch holes in the cards as my template
so all my holes in the same place on the cards. This was a long progress and
it started hurting my hand after awhile using the hole-punch.
Step Three
I made the “reasons” on my computer. I
printed them on cardstock so it wasn’t just plain, light-weight paper. Then I
cut them out set them to the side for when I needed them. Which strangely
enough is the next step.
Step Four
I decided to use Mod Podge as my glue. I
put it on the back of the “reason” then put it on the number-side of the card.
I then used the Mod Podge on the front side of the “reasons” to seal it. If I
thought the hole punching was a slow progress, that’s nothing compared to the
this part. At least with the hole punching I did them two at a time. But this
part was way worse. You can only do one at a time with this progress. Slow,
slow, slow. But well worth it.
Step Five
Stack up the cards – in the correct order –
and get binder rings. Then – duh – put them on the rings.
Then - wala – all done! And may I say that
it turned out awesome! My very own DIY Valentine present. I’m pretty proud of
this one. I don’t fancy myself any kind of craftyness at all. Did that sentence
even make sense? All I know, is that every project that I have ever attempted
have not turned out like I have wanted. But this one, this one has turned out
exactly like I wanted. It’s priceless and perfect, if I do say so myself.
And so how did he like it? Well of course he loved it! Did you seriously doubt that he would? It was a pretty good pre-Valentine's Day if I do say so. But of course I didn't just make this and throw it at him and that be that. Nope, there was a whole day of us together but do you really think I'm going to tell you in this blog? It's like you don't know me at all. Be sure to check out part two coming a little later.
And so how did he like it? Well of course he loved it! Did you seriously doubt that he would? It was a pretty good pre-Valentine's Day if I do say so. But of course I didn't just make this and throw it at him and that be that. Nope, there was a whole day of us together but do you really think I'm going to tell you in this blog? It's like you don't know me at all. Be sure to check out part two coming a little later.
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