"I miss you" cards

 by mikeasaurus
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Take aim and shoot your friends and family a unique greeting card telling you how much you miss them. This card looks like a miniature version of the target shooting silhouettes, except you're not looking to hit this target, but just shoot around it - "missing" it. You can take these cards to the local gun range for some inverse target practice, or simply poke holes around the target from the comfort of your home.

For this project I found online images of target silhouettes, then created a small card template in an image editor. I printed off a few and took them to the rifle range and set them up as targets. You could use any calibre or cartridge you like, but since these cards were so small I chose to use a .22 rimfire cartridge as it's small and easily aimed.

Of course, you don't have to bring your cards to the range to create holes. You can simply poke holes with a sharp pencil and get almost the same effect (though doesn't have the impact fatigue that ammunition does, is still very convincing).

If you wanted to make your own I've also included a PDF scaled to A4 (8.5" x 11") that you can print at home, along with the silhouette card and font template. You are free to modify and scale to make your own custom version.

Have you made your own I miss you card? I want to see your results! Share a picture or video with your version of this project in the comments below and you'll get a digital patch and a 3-month Pro Membership to Instructables!

Have fun!
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sabu.dawdy says: Mar 22, 2013. 1:45 AM
im gona make this for my project ;)
HollyMann says: Mar 20, 2013. 8:11 AM
This is awesome!!!!!
DustBunny says: Jan 13, 2013. 4:52 PM
To My Son: Call home so I know the Bad Guys are missing you, too!!!!!!!!!!!
Love, Mom
tscheuerman says: Jan 4, 2013. 2:42 PM
Can't help but notice that this extremely similar to this original design:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/73510763/miss-you

hmmmm...
mikeasaurus (author) in reply to tscheuermanJan 4, 2013. 3:42 PM
Looks like good ideas are hard to keep down!
I didn't know about that card before I posted my version, but I am really glad you provided the link. It gives people an option to pay for the product, or download my template to make their own.
The Rambler says: Dec 28, 2012. 6:42 AM
Haha, awesome.

Question for you: How did you get the pictures to show up in the body of text? Did you just paste HTML code in or something? The bordered pictures at the top of each step are nice but I'd love to be able to put pictures right next to the text that was referencing it.
mikeasaurus (author) in reply to The RamblerDec 28, 2012. 11:15 AM
Thanks!
As for the picture in line with text, the 'source' button when editing supports HTML.
The Rambler in reply to mikeasaurusJan 2, 2013. 5:19 AM
Ah, thank you.
chicopluma says: Dec 22, 2012. 6:53 PM
perfect for the people I stalk XD
ppanchal1 in reply to chicoplumaDec 27, 2012. 7:34 AM
hahaha yeah man
Captain443 says: Dec 20, 2012. 8:06 PM
Are you people serious...
I get the joke part of it...
But right know it's in really Bad, Bad, Taste...
What are you 12, Come on... Really...
We are fighting for Our Right's to have guns...
And You post something like this...
And then you'll be whining when you lose the gun you used to make this...
Real smart...
kage_no_mozaiku in reply to Captain443Dec 21, 2012. 10:44 PM
it's an 'ible...NOT A GUN CONTROL DEBATE YOU TOSSPOT! no one wants to hear your political bollocks on this subject so shut your gob and pack it in....fecken wanker.
Captain443 in reply to kage_no_mozaikuDec 24, 2012. 2:19 AM
Yep.. 12... I thought so...
kage_no_mozaiku says: Dec 21, 2012. 10:41 PM
lol i love it. totally....love it and you got my vote.
marcellahella says: Dec 20, 2012. 10:10 AM
I like this! you have my vote!
bendingit says: Dec 18, 2012. 11:07 AM
hahahaha!!!
akshay_jadhav says: Dec 16, 2012. 10:43 AM
This is what i made.....


Sorry printer not working.....but I print one soon :)
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akshay_jadhav in reply to akshay_jadhavDec 16, 2012. 10:46 AM
For the line "But my aim is getting better. Hope to see you soon! "
credits to : schumi23
shesparticular says: Dec 16, 2012. 10:31 AM
Too good!
annguyen says: Dec 14, 2012. 8:10 AM
You can just buy an air rifle (or even airsoft gun) from walmart. Just need to be over 18.

Are the bullets hot enough to create burn marks on the paper? That would be the only difference I can see between real guns and bb guns.
tbt10f in reply to annguyenDec 16, 2012. 9:53 AM
I am not sure, but I think the black ring around the holes is gunpowder smoke that it stuck on the bullet.
annguyen in reply to annguyenDec 14, 2012. 8:11 AM
Oh, and you meant "I "missed" you".
schumi23 says: Dec 15, 2012. 9:26 PM
Well, the file uploader doesnt seem to be working (Its probably adblock +, or something that is causing it, though I'll put a bug report later probably.)
My sister has been doing a study abroad at the Moscow Arts Theater, and, among her classes was a ballet class. So, I made this:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9690381/DoNotChange/IMG_6487.JPG is the front and
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9690381/DoNotChange/IMG_6488.JPG is the back.

I made the holes with the soldering iron.
claudiu.tudoras says: Dec 15, 2012. 5:20 AM
Well, I made a silhouette out of a few pics of my friends using a free photo editor, and added the target on top. The holes were made with a star screwdriver and a hammer :)

Thanks for the ible!

http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FLQ/QIPU/HAQ30EBB/FLQQIPUHAQ30EBB.THUMB.jpg
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claudiu.tudoras in reply to claudiu.tudorasDec 15, 2012. 5:22 AM
By the way, any ideas of some funny text to put on the inside?

Something like "maybe next year we'll see each other more often" but in a funny way?
mikeasaurus (author) in reply to claudiu.tudorasDec 15, 2012. 6:49 PM
I like the screwdriver method, looks great!
For sharing, you get a digital patch and a 3-month Pro Membership to Instructables!

Maybe inside you can say something like "I got my sights on you", or "I aim to see you soon"?
schumi23 in reply to claudiu.tudorasDec 15, 2012. 2:31 PM
Inspired by a comment below: "But my aim is getting better. Hope to see you soon!"
Lorax98 says: Dec 13, 2012. 4:09 PM
Inside it should read "but my aim is getting better......"
tqwerty in reply to Lorax98Dec 15, 2012. 5:55 PM
YES!!
nose88346 says: Dec 14, 2012. 3:11 PM
Thanks for both mike and for the ible. Just what I was looking for the ex! :D
farmboy177 says: Dec 14, 2012. 12:12 PM
Mine is not quite as nice as yours but I used a pen bow and arrow similar to this http://www.instructables.com/id/Bic-pen--bow-%26-arrow/. It was fun though :)
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mikeasaurus (author) in reply to farmboy177Dec 14, 2012. 2:17 PM
Nice work, and I like that you used another Instructable to accomplish it!
Enjoy the digital patch and 3-month Pro Membership!
nose88346 says: Dec 13, 2012. 5:50 PM
Oops forgot the pic
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mikeasaurus (author) in reply to nose88346Dec 14, 2012. 2:16 PM
pew pew - good shootin, Tex!
Enjoy the digital patch and 3-month Pro Membership!
Cheese Queen says: Dec 13, 2012. 2:06 PM
Alternately, you could drill that silhouette right in the 10 ring a few times, and send it to an ex-husband or girlfriend.

The text could read "Not Missing You Anymore".
ArtisanEclectic in reply to Cheese QueenDec 14, 2012. 12:13 PM
You might want to think twice about that. Depending on your ex, you may wind up with LEO on your doorstep holding that card and he may not share your sense of humor. lol
londobali says: Dec 14, 2012. 12:21 AM
Great card!
I love it!!! :)

will use it for sure..
_mous3 says: Dec 13, 2012. 8:31 PM
If there were ever a time I really wish I had a gun (and proper license and all that jazz) it is now! These are so clever!
gen81465 says: Dec 13, 2012. 5:50 PM
I laughed my butt off when I saw these; I have a few friends that will truly appreciate the humor in this instructible. Sadly, however, there can be a downside to these. In some communities, sending this to someone could be construed as criminal threatening; especially if you add a picture of them on the card. Remember the kid at school that got suspended for pointing a chicken finger at a teacher and saying "pow pow pow". Apparently, the teacher misunderstood that he was explaining what was happening to his clogged arteries from the fried chicken. Don't believe me? Here's the link to the story: http://everything2.com/title/Boy+suspended+for+pointing+chicken+finger+like+gun
bluenevus says: Dec 13, 2012. 3:20 PM
You don't have to shoot the bullets into the card, just get a hammer and whack them whilst holding them against the card :)
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