My friend back in Salt Lake has two boys who I absolutely adore, and I wanted to make them something fun using the new-ish DoodleFactory Creatures set. This set is so fun (my favorite is the nose-picking bear, I have to admit it.). I decided to make a game for them, so I came up with the idea to do a memory game.
Remember playing this game as a kid? ;) Here's a pic of the game in action.
To make the cards, I cut some chipboard into small-ish rectangles, covered them with decorative paper and then sanded the edges for a little bit of a distressed look. Then I paper pieced creatures on to the brightly-colored cards and added details to the monsters with copic markers and a white gel pen.
The cards needed a home, so I packaged them in an old candle jar that I embellished to match.
I had such a blast making the individual cards and giving each creature his own colors and personality. I made 2 each of 10 different creature cards, for a total of 20 cards (10 matching pairs).
I hope the boys enjoy the game as much as I enjoyed making it. I was snickering to myself the entire time. This set kind of has that effect on me. It's kind of juvenile in a very fun, quirky way.
Registered: October 25, 2010 Location: Switzerland Posts: 420
Sun, Feb 27, 2011 @ 2:10 AM
This idea is brilliant! I love making memory games for the people in my life (young and old) and this is a really, what was the word, quirky fun one. No, it's not juvenile - just inner-child silliness kind of fun. The boys are sure to love it! Thanks for sharing. You've given me just that nudge I need to get working on another memory to give away, too. (Also, another fun game is to make "story cards" with stamps.
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