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Okay this may sound strange to some of you but here is my problem . . .
I would like to make a card for a wonderful blind lady that has gone above and beyond to be a friend. I have one of the Stampin' UP record a message cards that I am going to use for the base, but I am at a loss as to how to embelish it. I was thinking embossing it, but I am wondering if the heat gun would damage the recording. I could dry emboss, but not real sure about that, since it usually comes out pretty light to the touch. Ribbon is an obvious, but what else?
I am open to all suggestions. Whatever it is, she has to be able to feel it. Thanks!
__________________ -Amy Love thy punch! Life is 10% what you make it, 90% how you take it.
Burnished velvet technique has a wonderful feel to it. So soft and-- well-- velvety!
As far as damaging the recorder with heat, why don't you just make a 'card front', embellish, heat emboss, dry emboss, anything you want to do to it, then adhere the whole card front to the card base. HTH
I agree about making a card front and attaching to your base card. If you have Prima flowers, or something like that, she could actually feel the flower petals. Also, Cuttlebug embossing folders could create a nice texture to run your fingers over.
A pretty satin ribbon in a bow would be nice, too, I think.
__________________ Bugga in OK
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i'd totally go with the braille message too... but it'd also be as good idea to use a variety of textures as far as possible... velvet, felt, silk ribbons... embossed images will be a good idea, you could also do paper flowers or if you are into quilling, you can decorate the front with those designs.
I made a card for my blind father-in-law where I used the following: several glued-together layers of cricut-cut letters spelling Happy Birthday so that he could feel each individual letter, suede paper from J's, a feather on the corner so that it extended beyond the edge, a chunky glass leaf bead, "Scent My Cards" pine scent, and I signed the inside in big letters using liquid pearls (which was easy to feel once dry). I think I covered all the bases I could think of but of course his first reaction was to the scent! I think it is wonderful of you to make a card for your friend!
You could try the Faux Suede technique if you don't want to buy any suede paper. Just run your bone folder over the paper like you're curling ribbon with scissors and go in all directions, eventually the layers of paper separate and then the "insides" are soft and suede like!
Definitely post back here with your finished card so we can all see!
What a lovely idea! Is your friend totally blind or does she have some usable vision? Many "blind" people have some vision and are able to see outlines and colors or changes in light, etc. So if she has some usable vision (or is able to see a little with a monocular or strong glasses), she may enjoy bright colors and bold shapes (my visually-impaired son does) with lots of textures. If she has no usable vision, then I would heavily rely on textures and embellishments that will paint a picture for her. Use some smooth textures and some rougher textures for variety. I'm sure that she will appreciate whatever you choose to make for her!
Here is one of the cards I made my mom last year Happy Mother's Day. She was blind the last almost 2 years of her life and so she could not read braille. I tried to put as much dimensionality into the card as I could. I also wanted it just as pretty as I could make it because she could feel all the dimension and since my mom was in an assisted home other people could explain it to her and still others visiting her would ooh and aaah over it which would make her smile. She always loved my cards before she lost her sight very suddenly in both eyes.
I think it is so wonderful of you to make a card for your friend. I'm sure she will appreciate receiving such a personal gift. Good luck with your design
Do you know if your friend reads braille or not? If she does, you can have the sentiment in braille. If I were making a card for a blind person, I would probably use a small origami model as an embellishment (crane, flower, etc.). There are some good origami resources online. Since you are including a sound recording, this wouldn't be appropriate for you, but perhaps some blind people would enjoy a card with textured materials that crinkle or make other sounds.
This reminds me of a story about a display of posters designed for the blind. They were hung at some college, but inside a glass front kiosk. So neither the blind nor the sighted could really appreciate the posters.
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