Hybrid Framed Art tutorial!
I’ve got something for you that I’ve been holding on to for a little while! I was planning on posting it over at DigiScrapChat, but Char hasn’t been feeling well so she told me to go ahead and post it here. I plan on making one for my mom and one for my mother-in-law too for Mother’s Day…
Hybrid Framed Art!
I wanted something that I could put on my crafting desk or on a shelf that showcased my beautiful daughter and my love of scrapping. So I decided to create a miniature layout, frame it, and finish it by adding some traditional scrapping embellishments to make a cute framed piece of art! So first check out my finished piece (shown below), then I’ll tell you about the few simple steps I took to put it all together!
Tutorial:
Digital Layout Credits:
- First Kiss kit by Flergs & Sugarplum Paperie
- So Sentimental wordart by Zoe Pearn
Materials:
- Frame (mine’s a cheap, clear plastic 4×6 frame that only cost me 1$)
- Digital layout, printed (mine’s 4×6 to fit the frame I bought)
- ribbon
- flower(s)
- brad
- label/wordart (mine was done digitally and then printed out)
Tools:
- Paper cutter/scissors
- Glue dots
How To:
- First trim the edges of your mini layout to fit the frame (only if necessary, mine was printed along with several other things on an 8.5×11 mat photo paper on my home laser printer – so I had to do some trimming).
- Next, insert the layout into the frame and play around with some embellishments until you find a look you like! I played with a few different ribbons and flowers, played around with how many times to wrap the ribbon and where to place the flower that I chose to use.
- Once you’re sure you know how you want the frame to look, start tying on the ribbon and gluing on the flower and tag!
- And that my friends… is it!
So now go and make your own hybrid framed art, and link me up so I can check it out! And while I’ve got you here, tell me…
What is on your must try hybrid project list for this year?
February 18th, 2009
Wonderful project. I love it
February 18th, 2009
that’s so cute! thanks for sharing!
February 18th, 2009
oh, this is great monique! I love this! on my todo list are sooo many things! A adressbook, some more gifts and much much more
February 18th, 2009
I have a question! You mentioned you used mt photo paper for your laser printer. Can you tell me where I can purchase mat photo paper for a laser printer? I have seen some glossy paper that was quite thin for the laser printer but have not seen any matte paper.
Hope ou can help me find some
February 18th, 2009
We have a bunch of those clear plastic frames – printed mini layouts are the perfect thing to insert. Thanks for the tutorial and the tip.
February 18th, 2009
Great tutorial.
February 18th, 2009
great gift — and really easy to follow your tut! Thanks for posting!!!
February 18th, 2009
That is gorgeous, thanks for the tut!