Scrap It {School Pics}

 

 

 

 I just love these "Daily Flash" mini collections by October Afternoon! I got all three for Christmas: "Apple Cider," "Milk Money," and "Eggnog." They couldn't be ore fun! "Milk Money" was perfect for the kids' school pictures.

 

 

 Look at all these pieces! It would be hard not to layer! ...I love the wood grain Tin Pin- it's perfect for this photo of Ella because I think it totally looks old school. I feel like that could have been my school picture from 1986.

 

 

I'm completely in love with this moment. <3 p="">

Deer Silhouette Heart Canvas {Cosmo Cricket}

I can be my own worst enemy when it comes to just sitting down and creating something without a specific purpose. If there's not a reason, I usually feel like there's something else I should be doing. I let myself just play with this project- no theme or special purpose...just because.

 

Here's what I used:

 

Cosmo Cricket:

Heart Canvas, Self-Adhesive Glitter Paper, Wood Charms: Feathers, Glubers, Tiny Text

 

Other:

Paper Doily, Burlap Ribbon, Vintage Lace trim with eyelets, wire (I used "Wind it Wire" by Purple Cows- it's thick but easy to bend). Ribbon, Pop Dots, Glue, Black Ink, Deer silhouette.

 

 

I loosely sketched my deer silhouette, folded it in half vertically and cut it out to make sure it was symmetrical. Feel free to use my template or perhaps you have the perfect die-cut just for this occasion :)

1. Trace your heart canvas onto the back of the glitter paper, careful to preserve the excess for our deer bust. Cut both the heart and deer out. Ink the edges of your deer. Set aside and let dry.

2. Now we're going to make our ribbon "wreath." I started with about 20" of wire and folded it half then twisted the two pieces together to create one piece.

 

3. Take your eyelet ribbon and begin threading the wire through it, skipping holes to give it a ruffled look. Bend your wire and ribbon into a circle shape. (I used a small jar to wrap mine around.) Twist the wire ends together and move the ribbon to cover your ends.

 

4. Adhere the glitter heart onto the canvas, followed by the doily and burlap ribbon, adhering those with the Glubers. Adhere the ribbon wreath with glue (my fave is Mixed Media Glue by Canvas Corp that I bought at Hobby Lobby). Do the same with the deer, careful to glue only the areas that will touch the ribbon. I put a couple Pop Dots stacked on top of one another in the middle of the bust to keep it from sinking or bending.  

5. Glue your wood feathers and Tiny Text stickers to the bust. Take 16-20" of thick ribbon, fold in half and knot both ends. Glue the ends of the ribbon to the back of the heart.  Hang and enjoy...