SECRET MESSAGE CARD
My First Video Instructional
Ok, bear with me on this - it's my first instructional video! For a card like this, a secret message card, you really need to have a video of how it functions - photos just won't do it!
Today I saw an instructional video on Pinterest on how to do this and so decided I definitely had to give it a go - so what you've seen is my "prototype" - it's obviously how I'll keep doing them but it's the first time I've ever made one so it's hastily thrown/fumbled together.
A Secret Message Card looks like a simple double-door style card. When you open it you can see that it has a woven or panelled look. When you open it the "secret" way, it reveals a whole other interior that will contain your "secret message".
The video I saw made use of large background stamps to make the inside of the card one big design, but as you can see I decided since I don't have background stamps that it'd be easier for now to just decorate each individual panel. You can pretty much do whatever you want with it, but I don't think you can stick anything over all the panels to hide them or it wouldn't work. I might experiment more with that.
It's a sweet little card that I think people of all ages will enjoy - my son, Brin, got a kick out of opening and closing it over and over! And it reminds me of a "magic trick" my husband's grandfather made for me - so I guess now I know his secret!
I think I'd better make him one of these cards so he knows the jig is up ;) hehe
Anyway, I hope this video is of some help - I'm going to get a better tripod so that I can actually film from a reasonable distance next time! hehe
Happy Messaging!
Dani :)
