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frame it up!

I have several plain wooden frames laying around my studio...gathering dust.  When I saw this colorful print, I thought it would make a cheerful looking frame.  So, a quick little project ensued.

1. Paint your frame a complimentary color.  I chose white.
2. Apply a layer of mod podge or other adhesive to the front of the frame.
3. Position your paper on top of the frame.
4. Wait for the adhesive to dry....be patient with this.  Maybe check something off your to do list and then come back to the project.
5. Once completely dry, use a craft knife to trim away the excess paper from the frame.
6. Add some pizazz to the front by including ribbon, embellishments, etc.

enjoy.

Write a Message of Love

One thing I love about Valentine's Day is that it's still tradition to exchange a handwritten card from one person to another (underneath all the chocolates and roses).  Remember those old fashioned things - letters, the post office, stamps!?  In a day and age when most people email, text, tweet, and everything in between it's really nice to take a breath, grab a pen, and write a note to someone you love in your own handwriting (even if it's chicken scratch!). 

I remember growing up my mom would leave notes for me in my lunch bag or sometimes I'd find a little note lying on my desk or sock drawer.  This Valentine's Day write a love note to your spouse, child, sibling, or special someone.  Our MAMBI envelopes are perfect for the job.  Each pack comes with a variety of different shaped envelopes with cards and in some beautiful designs.  Find them at your local Michael's store.   Hannah 

 

Box Kit Bonanza!

Happy New Year, everyone!  Hannah here and I'd like to share with you a Box Kit explosion from MAMBI!  There are so many box kits to choose from that I had to take two pictures to show you all of them.

Each Box Kit comes with an 8"x8" album containing 12 sleeves, 20- 8"x8" papers, a soft spoken™, a sticker sheet, a small talk™, 2 colored ribbon, and rhinestones or brads!  Whoa!  Plus each Kit is on a different theme so they'll be great as a gift too.  Check them out at a Jo-Ann store near you!

I used the Baby Boy Kit to make a gift for a friend of mine who just had a baby.  She's definitely doesn't have time to scrap so I did the work for her and all she has to do is add photos.  To make it easier for her I used post-its to indicate what size picture to put on the on page and where.  Here are some of the layouts from the ablum I made for her.