Today I made some SIMPLE scrapbook pages I put together very quickly during naptime. I am trying to use some of the scrap papers and embellishments I have. I reorganized all my scraps of paper a few weeks ago so I can get to them easier. I thought since I finished some other projects I [...]
I made an altered paint can for my daughter’s preschool teacher last year. Inside, I added cute teacher gifts (stationary & envelopes with cute teacher quotes on each card, a goodie bag with a list of reasons each thing applied to the teacher and our child) . The can has “school” paper attached to it [...]
With all the different companies making die cut machines and all the different die cuts to go in the machines, I have found a blog that explains the difference between them all and which ones to use. I bought a Sissix machine in 2001 and have several die cuts that go with it including an [...]
Here are some instructions for turning a picture into black and white with an object in the background in color using Photo Explosion. I have had several friends ask and I promised I would put the instructions here soon. So here they are…
1. pick out your picture you want to retouch.
2. go to the tool [...]
To make an object in color, do the same as below only after you finish left clicking with your mouse around the object…go to Quick selection in the left center of the screen and click on the box with the circle in the center. Then go to next and choose your tint by clicking on [...]
You will follow the steps for the posting “making the background B&W and the object in color”. The only thing different you will want to do is click on the drop down box at the top left and click on add. Once you finish clicking around your first object, you will want to click on [...]
As promised to a few of my friends, I have added posts below that tell you how to make a color picture have black and white as well as the original color. Photo Explosion is a very easy photo enhancing software package to use. It is very user friendly and I have found that it [...]
I made an invitation for a bird themed tea party. I used textured and patterned papers and matching ribbons. I used slate blue pigment ink for distressing and stamping the birds on the invitation insert and envelope. The bird stamp set is from Autumn Leaves. The invitation itself I did in Microsoft Word and used [...]
I made several cards today. I made one for a family that just lost their child to cancer I am sending them. While I made it, I made several others to send to friends and family. The papers are from Close to My Heart in their summer catalog. The stamp set is Stampin Up “Blooming [...]
I made a gift for my daughter’s teacher. It is an altered little note pad with matching pen set and two chocolate candy bars with altered wrappers and a matching gift bag. It was very easy!
Supplies used: The papers are from the Close to my Heart summer catalog. The stamp set is from Stampin Up…I [...]
I have made some altered note pads today. I made an “Eyeore” notepad for a nurse I work with…she had a hard day last week and is a good friend (her favorite character is Eyeore…she wears Eyeore scrubs and writes with an Eyeore pen) and the other I made for a teacher, Miss Marsha, that [...]
I am making my son’s “Preschool Years” scrapbook. Each page has a picture of him doing what the letter is about, a piece of artwork from Preschool, a chipboard letter I painted red, tied a ribbons arounds, and wrote the word for that letter with a white gelpen, and a mini-legal paper that tells what [...]
I made an 8×8 Girly Girl Scrapbook for a girl. I used bright pink, black, and green papers and embellishments. I used Autumn Leaves clear acrylic Punctuation stamps for journaling places. I made titles: all about me, my family, my school, my friends, my trips, ect. I bought the book, papers, and stamp set all [...]
I know it took me a while, but I made a Father’s day gift for my hubby a few weeks ago that I said I would put on here. I bought the wire mesh tool box at the scrapbook store and right across from the scrapbook store was a Starbucks…my hubby’s favorite place! I mean [...]
I made a two-page layout using Sesame Street papers and a package of Sesame Street stickers I added along the bottom of the pages with room to put several pictures on the bright colored cardstock scraps I added above. Believe it or not, my son picked the paper and stickers out - I do let [...]
