Boss' Gift

We hope everyone had a peaceful, joyful Christmas and that you got to spend some time with loved ones! My boss and his family went to Switzerland over the summer with his family. When he sent me a picture of his son with the Alps in the background, I knew right then and there that I was going to use it for his Christmas gift. I had the picture made into a gallery wrap at mpix.com. If you haven't used them for printing your images, give them a try. I promise you won't be disappointed. After much deliberation (mostly between my husband and I since he liked the picture as is), I pop-dotted a quote from Dr. Seuss' "The Places You'll Go" to make it more personal. You know us scrappers - we have to alter everything! And that was it! He loved it. :)

CANVAS

 Here is a canvas I made for my dining room.  It is 12x6 I got the inspiration from the one that is pictured below.  I am not sure where it originated, I got it from Pinterest. This was as easy as Paint, cut, glue, modge podge.. LOL.  It was fun to do, the fun part is that its just all freehand cuts no machine needed. 

Here is where I got my inspiration :)

THE ONE THAT DIDN"T GET AWAY

This is an AMAZING canvas that Dawn did for her brother. I just LOVE the colors and the papers. I think that is quite a catch he's got there. I am digging the embellies of the canoe, the fly, pole and the worms! Too cute! What a spectacular gift Dawn has made here, just fantastic!

BACK IN THE DAY WEEK, DAY 2

Here is a great canvas done by Dawn. She purchased the canvas frame at a local craft store. She began by painting it all over with Modge Podge. She then placed her torn papers down and covered it all again. The Modge podge acts like glue and covers your work with a nice shiny smooth cover. I watched her put this together and it's a fun project if you're thinking of trying it. I adore this picture of Dawn and her siblings and if you've seen any of her layouts here that her son and daughter are in, I bet you would agree with me that they look just like Dawn and her brother from back in the day. I want to say that the title and flourish are rub ons.. but dont quote me and Dawn can clarify that for us. I love to see old family photos and this is a great way to display them !