This week's project was super fun and easy. We tend to make our own greeting cards at home (I wish I could say it was to be green or be creative but the reality is, there are no convenient card shops nearby and once home, I tend not to venture out again) and needing a card for a friend's new baby, I decided to try a Strip Animation card. A friend gave me this great book "Magic Books & Paper Toys" which has been sitting forlornly on my bookshelf.
Nothing fancy, but it was fun to make! The most important thing I learned was to consider the length of your animation strip and not to let the "panels" be longer than the bottom or top of the card. When you pull the strip through, you can see the other images peeking out on the bottom or the top (I cropped my photos, so you cannot see that here) I figured a month old baby wouldn't mind, so I sent it off anyway.
I am thinking of ideas to do a strip animation in my art journal. I think they would be fun for holiday cards as well. What would else could I animate?
Maybe my dog?
~this is absolutely adorable...there is nothing more meaningfull to me than a gift that has been made...a clever concept to use and i L♥VE the colors you used on the bottom...inspiring are you...brightest blessings~
ReplyDeleteLove your cards. They are so lovely. And your dog is so CUTE!
ReplyDeleteI once had kids make flip books on index cards for a videography class I had to teach for a month before the cameras showed up. It is really a fun project, and when we got the cameras, we turned them into animated films.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you play along each week. Your participation means a lot! I've been toying with the idea of making a greeting card for one of my projects and sending it to my best friend. You have inspired me and the slide card is a wonderful technique!
ReplyDeleteHey Lis (and Jane) I would love to play along I have so much on my plate, maybe I will jump in later.
ReplyDeleteAnd.. I just heard on twitter from Sara that you are going to be at Squam in the Fall and that you are in the ElDorado cottage, I am going to be there also and guess what I am also in ElDorado, what a small blogoshpere.
This is a fun project. Thanks for our comments.
ReplyDeleteI am going back to Squam, but in the Spring session.
You will love it, it was soooooo inspirational for me. That's why I started this crazy 365/collage thing I am doing.
How cool. Sweet Pea is what I call my daughter :)
ReplyDeleteAhhh...do dogs need animation??? Love the oh-I-so-relaxed shot.
ReplyDeleteReally cute :)
ReplyDeleteaww, your doggie is SO cute!!! These are really good, sounds like you had fun!
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