Sunday, April 18, 2010

Handmade "Moo" Cards

Want a different and fabulous way to share or promote your blog? I discovered this wonderful way called Moo (www.moo.com). You can easily make a card using snippets of your artwork. The company has an easy interface that allows you to upload your art to their template. You can choose any portion of an image and have it printed.

I, on the other hand, am always looking for ways to be economical lately, and thought that I could do this within minutes by using this awesome collage sheet designed by Becky Loyall and the group Moonlight Journey, entitled "Beautiful Women Microscope Slides." Each handmade "Moo" card measures 1-1/8" by 2-3/4". I added some reflective holographic stickers to some of these.

Because of their small size, these cards can be used as business cards, invitations to special events, gift tags, and so on. I even thought I could make third generation art from them. By that I mean, what if you began with a piece of art and made a "Moo" card from it, and then go one step further and make art from your "Moo" cards. You can even use these tiny cards as embellishment.

You can even go in another direction by creating a "Moo" box, to hold a nice stack of "Moos," ready for sharing. I have been thinking it would even be cool to make little photo cards and then combine them in a unique photo collage. And how about a "Moo" card swap? There are a host of possibilities. Just let your imagination soar!

5 comments:

Terri said...

Beautiful Handmade Moo cards....so clever of you!

JANN said...

GREAT IDEA NANCY.
YOUR CREATIVENESS IS GREAT.
BECKY DOES SOME TERRIFIC WORK TOO.
HOPE YOUR FEELING WELL AND ALL IS CHEERY !
HAVE ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL WEEK!

Her Art Nest said...

Thank you for your kind comments. I could not have done these without the talents of Moonlight Journey!! I love their designs. Nan

Michelle said...

Just gorgeous! What a great idea to make cards from Moos as well.

Josie said...

Great cards and so inventive. I hope to learn from this site Thanks