My brother recently had his birthday and so I made him a card and a gift (of course). The card is a pop-up with a little bit of artsy flair:
I'm going to tell you a secret: the artsy flair is covering up a mistake! Isn't that a good reason to have some artsy flair? I miscalculated my pop-up element and so I needed to make the sides of the card longer. Scraps of painted paper to the rescue!
The pop-up element is one I designed in Illustrator and then exported as an .svg file, converted over to an .fcm file in ScanNCut Canvas, and then cut with my ScanNCut. Whew. That sounds like a lot, but it's really quite a simple process!
Here he is with the card:
As for the gift, I put together this little canvas:
The background is painted deli paper, which really collages around a canvas so very easily! Plus it's the quickest and easiest way to get a layered painted background down. The text and the silhouette are both stencils I cut using the ScanNCut.
This is the photo that the silhouette is based on:
It's pretty low-res because I stole it from my brother's instagram feed. If I had used a higher-res photo, I might have gotten a slightly cleaner silhouette image, but nonetheless, I think it's recognizable as my baby bro. Funny how the silhouette makes him look like he's wearing sunglasses, though….
As a minorly related sidenote, I have to tell you that after his birthday dinner we bought the best chocolate chip cookies I've ever had in my life (and I get around when it comes to chocolate chip cookies). You can see us clutching them in the photo:
They're from Sweet Corner Bakeshop. If you ever get a chance to buy a chocolate chip cookie there, go for it. It's fabulous!
And yes, that is sea salt on the cookie!
Anyway, back on subject, handmade gifts are always a good thing, but I especially love being able to give gifts that are personalized to the receiver! That's why I always try to include names or photos in the cards and gifts I make. How about you? Do you personalize the gifts you make? Or is the fact that it's handmade enough?
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I’m so glad you told me that was sea salt…I’m looking at it going, “why is there more sugar on that cookie”…LOL. Love the gift, great idea, I’m sure your bro loved it too!
I’m so glad you told me that was sea salt…I’m looking at it going, “why is there more sugar on that cookie”…LOL. Love the gift, great idea, I’m sure your bro loved it too!
I’m so glad you told me that was sea salt…I’m looking at it going, “why is there more sugar on that cookie”…LOL. Love the gift, great idea, I’m sure your bro loved it too!
I’m so glad you told me that was sea salt…I’m looking at it going, “why is there more sugar on that cookie”…LOL. Love the gift, great idea, I’m sure your bro loved it too!
I’m so glad you told me that was sea salt…I’m looking at it going, “why is there more sugar on that cookie”…LOL. Love the gift, great idea, I’m sure your bro loved it too!
I just realized that I never ever make handmade gifts. I’m trying to decide if that’s because I don’t think they’re “good enough” to gift or because I want to keep the good stuff for myself.
Thanks for the inspiration.
I just realized that I never ever make handmade gifts. I’m trying to decide if that’s because I don’t think they’re “good enough” to gift or because I want to keep the good stuff for myself.
Thanks for the inspiration.
I just realized that I never ever make handmade gifts. I’m trying to decide if that’s because I don’t think they’re “good enough” to gift or because I want to keep the good stuff for myself.
Thanks for the inspiration.
I just realized that I never ever make handmade gifts. I’m trying to decide if that’s because I don’t think they’re “good enough” to gift or because I want to keep the good stuff for myself.
Thanks for the inspiration.
I just realized that I never ever make handmade gifts. I’m trying to decide if that’s because I don’t think they’re “good enough” to gift or because I want to keep the good stuff for myself.
Thanks for the inspiration.
I really like the picture. I would like to try this process. Is it difficult?
I really like the picture. I would like to try this process. Is it difficult?
I really like the picture. I would like to try this process. Is it difficult?
I really like the picture. I would like to try this process. Is it difficult?
I really like the picture. I would like to try this process. Is it difficult?
I love handmade gifts! Since my siblings and children are older, it’s actually harder to buy a gift than to make something personalized. This canvas is a great idea!
I love handmade gifts! Since my siblings and children are older, it’s actually harder to buy a gift than to make something personalized. This canvas is a great idea!
I love handmade gifts! Since my siblings and children are older, it’s actually harder to buy a gift than to make something personalized. This canvas is a great idea!
I love handmade gifts! Since my siblings and children are older, it’s actually harder to buy a gift than to make something personalized. This canvas is a great idea!
I love handmade gifts! Since my siblings and children are older, it’s actually harder to buy a gift than to make something personalized. This canvas is a great idea!
I sat here at my computer trying to figure out where Michael’s silhouette might be. It looked like an ink blot to me. Oh, well, I walked away, then I happened to glance back over my shoulder, and there he was!!! So cool.
I sat here at my computer trying to figure out where Michael’s silhouette might be. It looked like an ink blot to me. Oh, well, I walked away, then I happened to glance back over my shoulder, and there he was!!! So cool.
I sat here at my computer trying to figure out where Michael’s silhouette might be. It looked like an ink blot to me. Oh, well, I walked away, then I happened to glance back over my shoulder, and there he was!!! So cool.
I sat here at my computer trying to figure out where Michael’s silhouette might be. It looked like an ink blot to me. Oh, well, I walked away, then I happened to glance back over my shoulder, and there he was!!! So cool.
I sat here at my computer trying to figure out where Michael’s silhouette might be. It looked like an ink blot to me. Oh, well, I walked away, then I happened to glance back over my shoulder, and there he was!!! So cool.
ohh sea salt on a CC cookie, sounds divine!
ohh sea salt on a CC cookie, sounds divine!
ohh sea salt on a CC cookie, sounds divine!
ohh sea salt on a CC cookie, sounds divine!
ohh sea salt on a CC cookie, sounds divine!