“Make Your Own Card Kit” Altered Art Box
by Mandy Steward

Supplies Used:

• Copper Biggie Collection
• Matte Mod Podge
• Paint Brush
• White Paint
• Art Box for $.60 at Hobby Lobby

One of my family members loves making cards, so I decided to gift them a card-making kit. First I painted the art box with white paint. Then I decorated this box with Dinny’s Copper Collection. I made the title in Photoshop and then printed it out as one big panel for the top of the box. I plan to fill the box with little papers, ribbons, stickers, envelopes and embellishments.

“A Touch of Grace” Wall Hanging by Mandy Steward

Supplies Used:

• Powder Collection Biggie (retired)
• ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Stitches
• Matte Mod Podge
• Paint Brush
• White Paint
• Wooden Squares
• Ribbon (Michaels)
• Sawtooth Picture Hanger (Home Depot)

My husband has a CD shelf hanging in his office. He had several wooden square dividers leftover that he didn’t need. He planned on trashing them, but I was super excited when I found them and claimed them as my own treasure.

For this wall hanging, I painted the wooden squares white. Then I printed out the picture and the title block, which I designed in Photoshop. I adhered the images with Mod Podge and then painted over them with Mod Podge too to seal it. I then attached the two wooden squares together with two pieces of ribbon. I adhered the ribbon with a super glue. The finishing touch was to nail in a sawtooth picture hanger.

	Note: Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Stitches are also available.

Friendship Tea by Tricia Kennedy

Supplies used:

• Gingerbread Mini (retired)
• Times New Roman and Susie's Hand fonts
• Offray Ribbon
• Twine
• Ball Jelly Jar

Friendship Tea Recipe

• 1 cup Tang mix
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup instant Tea powder
• 1/2 cup instant Lemonade mix
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Makes 24 servings.

Combine two teaspoons mix with one cup hot water. Enjoy!

Altered Journal by Anna Nielson

Supplies used:

• Go Boldly Collection Biggie
• May Arts ribbon
• Offray ribbon
• Prima forever flowers
• American Crafts letter stickers

I learned how to make this cool gift by reading the Scrap Girls newsletter. (Thanks Angie!) This is so easy, and as Angie said, very cheap too! I created my layout in Photoshop (4x4 size) and then printed it out on photo paper. I adhered it to the tile using Mod Podge, making sure to smooth out the layout to eliminate air bubbles. I sprayed the tile with sealer.

I was hoping the tiles could be used as coasters, so I got a water resistant sealer. I also bought felt squares to attach to the bottom to reduce the chance of scraping a desk or coffee table. But then after I got them done, I thought they they were so pretty, I decided to buy easels and give them as decorative gifts to display.

Each tile uses Mod Podge, spray sealer, a paint brush and the tile which I got from Home Depot, as well as additional supplies listed below each tile.

“Love Me” Tile by Mandy Steward

	Note: Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Stitches are also available.

“A Song for my Pappy” Tile by Mandy Steward

“Charis and Unc” Tile by Mandy Steward