Teacher's Love Gifts Too

Mya headed off to school this morning proudly carrying this gift all wrapped up with a pretty red ribbon. I started this project in Photoshop. Once I created all of the pieces I disected it to print. I printed the base papers as one image. The rest of the pieces where cut printed then cut out then assembled back on top of the base. Below is the layout I create for printing out this hybrid project. A hybrid project is something that is created digitally, but then printed, cut and glue in a traditional scrapbook/card making way.  If you have the ability, always save it as a PDF so the images won't accidentally get reduce because of margin issues!  Note to self - stop making tiny things to cut out :-)  The toughest item to cut out was the "read and learn" image.  The hardest thing to glue and place were the letters, since I couldn't find my bead tweezers.  I used them to make daughter's flowers at Halloween.  Now if I could only figure out where I put them.

Martha Stewart's Craft Sale 2010

It would be wonderful to attend her Holiday Craft Sale one of these years!  Here are a few of the things I would have bought; or made as soon as I came home :-)

They made these from one of Martha's punches like this one. [link]  What a great idea for on your tree or as a wonderful gift wrapping accessory!

I love this idea!  The kids and I strung Fruit Loops cereal one year, but I prefer this better!  By stringing them this way you get to see the whole candy, not just the side of it.  

This would be fun to do in a kids bedroom or on a front porch.

I would have bought one of these beautiful sweaters!! I wonder if they come in adult sizes ;-)

A few of these lined up on my dinning room table would like wonderful.

Here is the link for Martha's Photo Gallery from this years Craft Sale. [link]

Make A Snowstorm Inside This Year!

Click on pictures to be taken to tutorial.

Transform tins for creative gift giving this year! (picture is linked to tutorial)