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“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.
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
“A Song for my Pappy” Tile by Mandy Steward
“Charis and Unc” Tile by Mandy Steward
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