Mother's day Family Memories

by Melba Ramos
(Wichita, Ks)

My husband has been serving the country since he was 18 years old. Been away from family and friends. This past 10 years he served in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan, and through it all he came home safe. This is the beginning of a new time with family and friends. So I create a Memory lane to start a new one.


What materials did you use?

• Wood picture Frame (10 x 12)
  
• COLORBOK paper
  
• stickers and die-cuts
  
• Texture paper
  
• some scanned pictures, past and present
  
• transparent tape
  

...AND TIME to choose


How did you make your homemade Mother's day present?

1. Select the design for the page (draw).
   
2. Make the combination on the computer with Microsoft Word. Reserve the space for the pictures with shape on menu bar.
   
3. Scan in the pictures and save them
   
4. Insert the pictures into your project (Microsoft Word / insert / picture from file / select the pictures)
   
5. Place the pictures on top of the selected areas
   
6. Print the first backgroud with the pictures
   
7. Select a Full Page Texture from the COLORBOK paper
   
8. Cut to fit the wooden frame
   
9. Put the printed background with pictures on top of your selected Texture paper / Center.
   
10. Decorate with motive (everything I used was in the COLORBOK I selected)
    
11. Use transparent tape to place the die-cuts
    
12. Close the picture frame and BAM! a work of art personalized just for mom
    

Anything else you'd like to share about your homemade Mother's day present?

This frame is very special for a special Mom. I had fun making it, is simple and meaningful. My husband cried when I finished it, and he said "This is something priceless".


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