Matt Anderson
Hey there, paper crafters! It’s me, Matt, back to blog about some more super-geeky awesomeness. As you may or may not know already, I’m kind of a comic book nerd. (You’re shocked, right?!)
Have any of you heard of the artist Roy Lichtenstein? He was an amazing artist who took comic book art cells and made large scale paintings with ironic comments that often parodied pop art or culture in a tongue-in-cheek manner. Here’s an example of his work.
Obviously, I’m a fan of comic books. I even took the time to decorate the wall of my office with a chalk version of a comic-book fan favorite—Spiderman.
So I thought I’d share a little project and download with you. Yep, I made a card! First I cut out some pictures from one of my comic books. Then I simply trimmed and adhered the images to my card base and added a fun sentiment.
Being the designer I am, I illustrated the sentiment myself, Roy Lichtenstein style. I’d love to share it with you, but first, take a look at the card I made!
You too can use the pages of a comic book to create SUPER paper-crafted cards for your loved ones. GO (no, FLY! ) to the nearest comic book store, buy a few comic books, and flip through them until you find a page or some panels that represent the card you want to make. (I got the one used here on Free Comic Book Day.)
To use this sentiment, right click and copy this image and paste, or save it as a jpeg file.
Have fun everyone, and stay geeky!
OH my how awesome is this card? I absolutely LOVE IT!!
Love, love, LOVE this!!! Thank you, Matt!!
I’m glad I’m not the only one who uses comic book pages on cards! It’s really fun to go through the 50cent bins at comic book stores to see what you can find there too, if it’s not free comic book day
Seriously awesome! I love Lichtenstein’s work and pop art in general so your card and freebie are makin’ my crafty mojo go KAPOW!
Matt, that is AWESOME! I can’t stop laughing! My husband, who is an avid comic book collector would have a coronary that you cut up a comic book, but I LOVE it!
LOVE your card Matt! And your Spiderman is SUPER-Fab! You need to have a regular feature on the blog!
Very nice… there’s definitely a romantic under that boyish charm!
OK How do you all know just what I need? Today is my 13th wedding anniversary and my nerdball comic book geek hubby would love this card. Need some Captain America images though..,.,
Awesomely cool! Thanks for sharing! Cannot wait to use!
Love it, Love it, Love it!!!!
I love your geeky posts you should do them more often
Your office spidey is awesome!
Thanks Matt! Love it! You might also like my son’s blog and his artwork
http://philrood.blogspot.com/
Matt, thanks for sharing your geeky awesomeness…your card is terrific!
:O)
Jessica S
Great and sexy card..something like kissing in front of the public is vorbidden in my country Indonesia…but you are not there..lucky you…lovely card..really…..
Very cool! I really want to design my blog in comic book style. It is Adventures of the Sewell 6 and I imagine it as my kids as super heroes. One day I will find some one who can do it . . . Anyway, love your office and love this post!
You are AWESOME, Matt! This is fabulous and thanks so much for the freebie!
Oooo….love your card! Thanks for the download–it is the coolest image!
@Caryn S. or however is looking for Cap kissing images to print of yourself. Here you go! http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/047/c/1/captain_america_scarlet_witch_kiss_by_markthomasboom-d4pxscy.jpg
Thanks for all the “super” comments. You guys ROCK!!
—Matt
Kickin’, Matt!!!!!
Matt made a card! Great job … see, you are crafty
This card is a super-great idea, and I think I will have to scraplift it … I could use comics, magazines, newspapers, etc. for the same type of effect. THANKS for the inspiration!!!
awesome…thanks that is too cool…
Bam! You knocked it out of the park! Love it!
Super cool!
Love it! Thanks for sharing!!
I love the chalkboard paint on your office walls! Your Spider-Man is awesome and looks like Austin is also going to be a fantastic artist! Thanks for the inspiration & the Ka-Pow!
Way to go, Dude! That is some awesome card you created
TFS
i LOVE this like KaPow, thanks Matt!
As Robin would say “Holy creativeness Mattman”!!! Very cool idea – there are so many times I need a card for a boy/man and I don’t have the perfect stamp – this is very helpful – thanks for sharing!!!
Love! My son and husband are huge Marvel fans, so I’m loving this–thanks! And that Spiderman is fabulous!!
I LOVE this! I think I have finally found an idea for my DH’s birthday card. Thank you, for the inspiration
I love all of this.I have 4 sons-3 college graduates,2 of them have their masters and are teachers.Those are the 3 that read and continue to read and collect comic books.They learned to love reading because of their comic books so I am a big fan.
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Cool idea, Love it, thanks for the image!
Awesome download Matt! Thanks for sharing!
This card makes my spidey senses tingle!!
LOVE the super-geeky awesomeness!!!
B-
Thanks so much. I saw another crafter use this on a card and gave your link. This would be great for some cards for Operation Write Home.
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Love It!!!!
Thank you so much. My son has been into Superman since he was a toddler and he’s now in his 30s. His birthday is in March. Guess what I’ll be making him!!! Super!