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Hybrid Holiday Inspiration : Alicia Shares Altered Wall Art!

"Wall Art" has to be one of my personal favorite projects to do when I am hybrid scrapping! I love creating a layout and then figuring out how I can get as many people possible to look at it. Our wall seems to be the best place for that! Anyone who comes to the house seems immediately drawn to the layouts. It sparks great conversation and is a way for me to share my creations without having to pull out a full album.

The first layout sample below (the smaller of the two) is a purely digital 8 x 8 layout that I created with a kit and template from Shutterfly DSAT member Katie Pertiet. I took that layout and had it printed at Shutterfly as an 8 x 8 single square print.

In the second sample below, I mounted the 8 x8 print onto a piece of maroon cardstock then put the square print into a clear acrylic "Picture It Pageframe". These come in several sizes and are very easy to use. You just slide your layout into the frame, add a piece of ribbon to the top of it and hang the frame on your wall. To add a little dimension to my "Wall Art" I stuck a rhinestone sticker from Me and My Big Ideas that says "memories"  directly onto the the front of the Pageframe. (After the fact I went back onto my layout and added a small strip of maroon cardstock behind the rhinestone sticker so that I could see the bling a bit better.) Lastly, I put some green ribbon with a metal ribbon slide from Making Memories that says "blessed" on the corner of the Pageframe. Project done!

That extra little rhinestone bling and ribbon zing made my simple 8 x 8 digital layout a cherished hybrid memory that proudly dawns our wall for all to enjoy! (please note; I had to take an angled photo of the second sample to not get flash reflections and rhinestone glare!) Hope you enjoy the Holiday Hybrid Inspiration!

Alicia

Hybrid Inspiration : Kate Teague Shares a Tip!

Kate Teague, Two Peas Garden Girl responded to the Week #3 Question of "Do you hybrid scrap?" by saying:

"Yes, I do. Not as often as I would like but I definitely do hybrid scrap. Most frequently,  I'll design most of my page digitally and then print an 8 x 8 at home which I'll add to a 12 x 12 cardstock before embellishing.  I also love printing out digital brushes onto transparency sheets and sticker sheets. Making digital artwork into stickers is fun!"

Again, you can find all of Kate's great digital products at Two Peas! Kate has included an adorable piece of Word Art for you to download. All you need to do to download is click on the image to enlarge it, then right click and choose "save picture as". This will save the Word Art to your computer. (please note, all freebie's are for personal use only)

Holiday Scrapbooking Tip and Freebie: Carol Abram Shares some Word Art!

Carol Abram, owner of Scraphead responded to the Week #3 Question of "Do you hybrid scrap?" by saying:

"I don't hybrid scrap anymore as I am so addicted to the "undo" quality of digital. But when I do hybrid, I am most likely to use ribbons, buttons or maybe pressed flowers. Those are the elements that I enjoy seeing in their real, physical state the most. Especially ribbons....there is just something so tactile about ribbons.  During my paper scrapping days, I became frustrated with elements dropping off or shifting on my layouts as my scrapbooks were passed around, so now I only want to add the items that I know will stay in position. And the cost of "real" elements sometimes limited my creativity too. Digital is definitely my true love, but there will always be a place in my heart for paper scrapping too! Please enjoy these two pieces of Hanukkah Word Art for your upcoming holiday pages. Hanukkah is earlier than ever, December 4...so it's already time to start planning!

All you need to do to download is click on the image to enlarge it, then right click and choose "save picture as". This will save the Word Art to your computer. (please note, all freebie's are for personal use only)