Home Matters 11/29
Monday, November 29th, 2010
Hey everyone! LuAnn here with your Monday Home Matters post.
Home Matters is a newer feature on the ScrapMatters blog. Our goal is to give you some new ideas on how to incorporate your scrapbooking talents (and digital supplies!) into your home.
I was inspired by some family tree art by Fancyprints that I found on etsy and decided to create my own family tree art using my digital kits.
Not only would these make special Christmas gifts but how about creating one to give away as a bridal shower or wedding gift?
This was very simple to make.
1. Pick out an 11 x 14″ frame.
2. I created my “art” for in my frame – the opening in my frame is for an 8 x 10″ photo so this is the size of my canvas.
3. Find a tree that you like and want to use – Resize and add to the center of your canvas. The tree I used is the tree from Jady Day Studios’ Family Reunion kit. A tree with a thicker trunk would probably work best as it allows a little more space for the “carving” on the tree that you will do. 
note: You can turn any element into a silhouette by adding a layer above the element, filling that layer with black and then clipping it to the element.
4. Choose your background paper. I choose my background paper after picking out my tree. The paper was created by Yari (Jady Day Studios – Thank you Yari!) esp. for my project. If your tree is a more whimsical shaped tree, you may want your paper to also reflect that whimsy.
5. Find a pair of birds that you like in your digital stash. Again, Yari was kind enough to create these love birds for my project. Change your birds into silhouettes and position them in your tree. Or search your favorite free font site for a bird ding font.
Remember – your silhouettes do not have to be black or even solid! Play around with different papers until you find something that you like! Textured or patterned papers could be really cute for your birds!
6. Find a heart shape that you like – it can be a solid heart or a heart outline like I used (thanks Yari for the heart outline too!!!). Position the heart on the trunk of your tree.
7. Using a fun simple font, add the couple’s first names or the initials of their first name and the date of their wedding. I used the 2Peas Architect font.
Here’s a close up of the “carving” on my tree – please forgive the not so good photo. My camera and I are going to have a long talk…
8. Don’t forget some shadows (or not – it will depend on the look you want for your art). Save and print on presentation paper or photo paper using your printer’s best print option. Allow to dry, cut and insert into your frame.
And there you go – a very easy yet elegant custom made gift that is sure to be cherished by the recipient!
I hope I inspired you with my Home Matters project! Now, go forth and create!
