As I've been saying in my other blogs, I'm finding Little E very uncooperative with my crafty stuff. He just doesn't seem interested. I thought all little kids loved colouring and drawing..until Big E told me he hated it as a child. Oh...
I'd never considered Little E might never like this stuff.
It means I've been thinking that these crafts are really for my own amusement and it's time to branch out with things I can do.
Nothing TOO hard of course! I am lazy after all...
I searched on Pinterest for "Father's Day cards" and loads of ideas popped up, but it liked this best...
A camera card! Big E loves photography, so it was perfect.
I started with:
Black card
Black jar lid
Silver pen
Red sticker
Photo of Little and Big E
Cut out of a Canon logo from a magazine
Step 1
Fold the black card in half. Draw out a simple camera outline. I searched for some online and based my on those.
Carefully cut out the outline. Leave the middle attached, so it can stand up.
Step 2
Find a black jar lid. Most in my fridge were. I started with a smaller lid, but it definitely works better with a bigger lid.
I printed my photo out on normal paper, but a proper photo probably works best. I drew around the lid over the part if the photo I wanted and then you have a perfect sized photo to fit in the lid. You don't have to stick it down, because the lid's screw mechanism will hold it in place.
Step 3
Decorate your card. I got our real camera down and copied some of the writing from the front. I added a red sticker and a Canon logo I had cut from a magazine.
The original pin I'd seen had used some nice rhinestones for camera buttons and flash, but I couldn't find any in my local shop.
Step 4
Add a message. I can't resist puns and wrote this one. Others I thought of were: We just click and picture perfect.
Step 5
Stand back and enjoy. I think our camera thinks it's looking in a mirror. :)
