Memory in a Tin

Here is a set of memory matching cards and a tin to hold them for my son William, using Asela's "Framed Friends" and my "What's In your Tin? I" label image for the top. What was so perfect about this "Framed Friends" set for this, the smaller images were perfect for making a "mini version" to decorate the top and show what the tin holds: their larger versions inside! Having that custom fit Altoid border to match the cards just pulls the whole thing together.

I used my Just-Rite Rectangle stamper and Times Roman Alphabet I got from Donna to spell William's name. (Thanks, Donna!) I filled the the border in with one of my Copics, and then trimmed and adhered to the tin (click here to purchase these tins, everyone always asks me after a tin project post where to get them LOL!!) with DotnRoller, great adhesive for projects like this!

The cards are all done on Gina K Pure Luxury 120 lb CS. This is necessary to keep your colors from bleeding through. If you click on the pic, you will see I kept the colors very bright and solid, with limited shading, although there is a touch here and there. This look is really nice for vivid kids projects. (but quite honestly all these pairs took quite awhile to color without adding lots of other shades LOL!) The border on these images are filled in with the same green as on the top. All Copics are from BOX A. As you can see the drawn borders of the stamp images are slightly wonky, so I deliberated about free hand cutting them to match their drawn borders but in the end, I decided it was best to do straight cuts and a corner rounder punch for the corners since they were all slightly different shapes, this way you get a nice even deck.

And here you can see how I decorated the backs of the cards with the one flower image from the set in the center of each. See? No bleed through! The thick and smooth finish of the paper makes it seem like a store bought game almost, just like real playing cards!

William is just enchanted with this gift, I thought he might be getting a little old for Memory when I made it (he'll be 4 in a couple weeks), but he plays with it often and never has to be reminded too put it away because he likes packing them up in his personalized tin! (I think even at his age he knows the hand colored images took a lot of time and makes it extra special) :) Try a set yourself, your little one is sure to love it, too! :)

I have a big announcement that I will be putting in a separate post later today to make sure NO ONE misses it!