Hand-drawn Digital Scrapbooking Kits and Clip Art
A selection of hybrid projects created using digital scrapbooking supplies. Ideas for using your digital stash to make craft projects, personalised gifts, home decor and more!
Chad from Male Kindergarten Teacher shared a fun Easter kids’ craft over on the Kunin Felt blog recently that I just had to tell you about too! He used some felt, markers and craft materials to put a totally different spin on my Eggheads Easter printables!
How long do you wait before starting to make Christmas presents? I came up with this gift idea in April (possibly earlier). I wanted it to be a gift for a friend of mine having her second child. In true Kristina fashion, I procrastinated on this baby gift long enough to determine I’d make it a Christmas gift instead (this gift was intended to be given in July…). When July came and went, and we were well into September or October, I thought finishing the gift would make an excellent Christmas present. I finished the scrapping portion of it in October, but never got around to completing the rest of it… until now. A few days before Christmas.
My plan was to create a kid’s songbook! I’m so super excited about this idea. I’m also glad I finally finished it, and to actually be giving it as a gift. What’s even more… I was able to make more than one, so not only did my friend’s now 6-month old and her older child get one, but so did my family members. Yay!
I (Kristina!) recently attended Pinner’s Conference, where I took a class from a local blogger about reading and books for young children. I was immediately inspired to break away from the same picture books I’d been reading to my kids (ages three and four) over and over, and begin with a handful of chapter books. That class gave me “permission”, because I didn’t realize my kids were ready for them! I’ve been a reader since I was young, thanks to my mom teaching me a love for books, and I’ve certainly tried to pass that on to my own children.
I researched for a bit, coming up with several lists of beginner chapter books, and we dove in. I was thrilled my kids seemed to love them. We already have a few going. (You can find ideas for books for children over on my Books Worth Reading Pinterest board.) Our next issue was remembering where we leave off in a book… so I knew we needed some book marks. Yes, a scrap piece of paper works just fine… but it can also feel kind of lame when you’re a “creative”. I wanted to make cute ones.
This project took me ten minutes – literally. I made some rectangle shapes in my program (Photoshop Elements), added some of Kate’s doodles to the end (I used “Bookworms“), printed them off, and cut them out. DONE. (Okay, I lied. I would have been done, but I was out of cardstock… instead, I printed two sheets, cut them out, and then glued them back to back…) You can be fancy and laminate them or perhaps add a tassel with string, but I was okay with simple. I actually plan to keep a running list of books we finish – just write them on the bookmark!
Since my daughter is loving the chapter books (more than my son), she’ll probably get a few in her Christmas stocking or gifts this year.
Feel free to share! What books are you reading your kids? What gifts will you make this year?
My first thought when Kate informed her creative team of the re-release of her Lil’ Monsters doodles, was that these monsters would make a super cute Monster Jam Finger Party at my house. Halloween is coming up, and I’d been thinking about different non-food treats that I could have available for other allergy kids like my daughter, and I thought these might be a fun option. It is a super quick craft to whip up for young children, and virtually no mess: win / win situation, if you ask me. Here’s how I did it:
First, I created a new blank document, US Letter size, in my program. I use Photoshop Elements 12, but I’m certain this would work without any photo editing software. On my blank canvas, I arranged several of the monster doodles, with room for circles to be “feet”. The size of the circles is up to you. I wasn’t paying attention to size of the circles, just sort of guessing how big my children’s fingers are.
To add the circles, I made a circle shape with the shape tool, and then simplified the shape layer. I then duplicated the circle several times and placed where I wanted the finger holes to go. Anyone following along without photo editing software, you really can just imagine where “feet circles” should go… we’re just going to cut them out anyway.
Hello everyone! It’s been months since I last wrote an article for Kate’s blog (real life unfortunately got in the way!), so what better way to start over than with a freebie 🙂
Many of us are preparing for the new school year, so today’s hybrid is designed to help distract and entertain whilst you try to get them (children or partners!) to eat their veggies: A mini envelope full of very silly jokes complete with fun veggie characters, made primarily with Kate’s Vegetable Patch & Farmer’s Garden doodle collections.
