This Tetris game inspired Father's Day card says DAD but could easily be changed out for a (short) name, or a birthday number. (Google search "pixel font" for letters and numbers.)
The inside greeting is printed in a pixel font.
The card idea comes from Jennifer Rzasa. I did not include her sliding game controller element.
How to make a Tetris inspired card
Make It!
There is no escaping the amount of time you will spend gluing pixels to Tetris pieces.
Machine cutting the pieces, however, is a huge time saver.
I made a file set of the Tetris base pieces, the pixels, and a base piece for the word DAD.
I used grey for the base pieces to mimic the drop shadows in the game.
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Cut base pieces from gray. Cut the pixel file multiple times, from the colors of your choice.
You may notice I messed up the orange and blue L shapes. They should be mirror image of each other.
Painstakingly glue all those pixels to the base pieces.
Push the pieces around until you like the arrangement.
The inside greeting is printed in a pixel font.
The card idea comes from Jennifer Rzasa. I did not include her sliding game controller element.
How to make a Tetris inspired card
Make It!
There is no escaping the amount of time you will spend gluing pixels to Tetris pieces.
Machine cutting the pieces, however, is a huge time saver.
I made a file set of the Tetris base pieces, the pixels, and a base piece for the word DAD.
I used grey for the base pieces to mimic the drop shadows in the game.
Cut base pieces from gray. Cut the pixel file multiple times, from the colors of your choice.
You may notice I messed up the orange and blue L shapes. They should be mirror image of each other.
Painstakingly glue all those pixels to the base pieces.
Push the pieces around until you like the arrangement.
Cut a base card to fit your arrangement and adhere the shapes to the front.