Journal 52, Week 15: Playing Cards

Today I'm visiting Chelle at Journal 52 where this week's prompt is Playing Cards.  If there's anything I don't want to do, it's alter a bunch of playing cards I can use at a future time in my journals.  Chelle showed us how she altered hers.   Here's what she wrote when they were complete:

These will be great to add in journal pages and to use when I need some inspiration! There are so many possibilities!

Granted, although Chelle's seemed like far more doable and fun than the 52 I had just finished, I simply was not ready to jump back into the fire with more cards I had to gesso, paint, make marks on, then add inspirational sayings to.   Call me lazy, call me unmotivated, but don't call me to alter any more playing cards until I have had time to get over the bad feeling (or taste in my mouth) I have for making more of these.

Instead, I did it interpreted the prompt my way:

I went through my stash and found a bunch of game cards that didn't belong to any sets.  I didn't want to limit them to any style or specific type.  In fact, I hoped to find some that were unique.

I have no idea where I got these "Old Maid" cards, but I simply adore the graphics.  Had I been thinking clearly when I was searching, I might have found one that had the actual week number.

How many of us have played Trivial Pursuit?  I used to LOVE that game.  My friends and I would play it all night long.  I had the Genus Edition (Original from 1981), Baby Boomer Edition (1983), Silver Screen Edition (also 1983), Genus II Edition (1984), and 25th Silver Anniversary Edition (2008).  In fact, I still have them.  These are extras I received as hostess gifts or in exchanges.  Then there's UNO and some kind of Flip Solitaire Game.

I admit I'm not terribly original in my sentiment, and I wish I had thought to look for something, anything card related that had the number 15 on it, which signifies the week number.

That aside, we can't forget the unique way some playing cards were able to set themselves apart from others, with their graphics, icons, or pictures (either on the front or the back).


And of course, in my haste to get this card in its proper spot, I got it upside down!  It's much easier to flip the image than it is to remove those heavy glue dots I used to hold these cards in place!


I hope you aren't too disappointed that I didn't alter these playing cards.  I like the graphic feel of this page, and much prefer this to anything I could have altered this week.  If you want to see altered playing cards I've created, you can go to my "Previous Collaborations" page (grin).

For Day 11 of 22, I repurposed old playing and game cards that were from partial decks, or had been gifted me.  Thanks as always for your continued support of my art and my recycling efforts.