Lorraine Masonheimer has created a series of Hitchcock-themed
blank notecards to celebrate the master of suspense and the books that inspired
him. The five piece set includes Rear Window, The Birds, To Catch a Thief, Dial
M for Murder and Psycho. Today’s card is Psycho.
Supplies:
8 1/2” x 11” cream cardstock
Scrap cardstock
Dark solid color paper
Book page
6 ½” x 6 ½” envelope
Glue dots
Scissors
X-acto blade
Step One: Card Base
Scrap cardstock
Dark solid color paper
Book page
6 ½” x 6 ½” envelope
Glue dots
Scissors
X-acto blade
Step One: Card Base
Cut an 8 ½” x 11” cardstock to 5 ½” x 11”. Score at 5 ½” and
fold in half. Cut the dark solid paper to 5” x 5” and glue to the front of the
card leaving an equal border.
Step Two: Create Templates
Using scrap cardstock, draw a 1 ¾” x 4 ½” Hitchcock. Draw a
¼” x ¾” showerhead with 3 1/8” x 1” knives. If desired, place your cursor over this image,
right click, scroll to "Save Image As" and place it onto your computer desktop. Open
a word document, create a textbox, insert the image to size, print and cut. Keep
the Hitchcock outline to make the complete set of notecards
Step Three: Trace & Cut
Take a page or copy of a page from a book (1959 Psycho by Robert
Bloch would be even better, selecting just the right words) and trace the
outline of Hitchcock and the showerhead and knives as shown. Using the x-acto
blade, cut the two images from the text taking care to accentuate Hitchcock’s
double chin. If desired, cut the images with the type at an angle.
Step Four: Assemble & Embellish
Glue Hitchcock to the lower right side and the shower to the
upper left side. Either leave the inside blank for writing a note or add "Looking forward to your visit, don't worry, the shower’s fine."
Step Five: Envelope
Glue a 5 ½” x 2” scrap of the dark colored paper to the
inside flap of the envelope. Take a 5 ½” x 2” piece of left over book page,
tear along the top and glue to the dark paper for a custom envelope.
Postage is
extra.
Cute idea
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