Gallery Idol, round 3

Thanks to your sweet votes, I am still in the running for Gallery Idol!

The challenge this week is to use the same product to make both a masculine and a feminine card.  I went with a material that I have used once before- popsicle sticks!  Woodgrain is SO popular right now, and popsicle sticks are a cheap and easy way to bring in a lot of texture and interest.

Here's my pair of cards:

...and here's how I did it......start out with plain old craft/popsicle sticks- I chose the thicker ones:

This step might not be necessary, but I did it anyway- score the end of the stick with a craft knife:

....and cut along the score line.  I used an old pair of scissors, because this would likely ruin nice scissors:

A nice clean cut:

I assembled the different pieces on my card base, and held them together with some tape, so I knew I would have a perfect fit when it came time to glue 'em down:

Here's the close-up on the masculine card:

For the feminine card, I took one of the sticks and "whitewashed" it with white ink.  Sadly, the white tint is not really showing up in the photo:

I would love it if you took the time to vote.  You can get all of the contest info here, and you can check out a direct link to my entry HERE or in my sidebar :)

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