Hello!
Wilna
here! So, for most of us that have kids, the summer holidays need to be
more than hours of video games or watching TV. Here is a cool idea to
get the creative juices flowing for the young at heart. I saw
this cool idea on pinterest and thought it the perfect craft.
You will need:
*The tree template printed out on the background paper. You can also just have the kids draw it in pencil.
*Patterned papers
*Ink pads
*Glue
*Scissors
*Kids willing to be creative (I got 2 out of 3 for this one)
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| Click on this
tree to open it big and then you can right click the image and select
save as. Or just drag it to your desktop. The format is 8.5 x 11. |
How to:
*Print the tree on paper. I had some 13x19 papers so i printed it big.
*Now
ask the children to cover the tree with patterned paper cut in little
strips so that you can't see any of the outlines except the top
branches.
*Once that is complete, the can print the leaves using ink pads and their fingers.
Time:
* it took my girls about an hour to complete it.
More ideas:
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We were on a schedule, but if you have more time use some water colors
and add some grass/clouds. You can also make some birds from patterned
paper and add it to the tree.
Here's a few pictures of the process:
love and a kiss
Wilna Furstenberg
Today we welcome Davinie Fiero and her brilliant stamping the the Inspiration Blog. Davinie is a part-time working mommy of two young girls, living in Central Oregon on a couple of acres with her firefighter hubby and a few farm animals. She loves cutting paper into bits and is on the team for Studio Calico, as well as a contributing editor and on the team for Scrapbook and Cards Today magazine. She has hosted a monthly layout challenge about highlighting your month called Project 12 since 2009 on her blog. You can also find her work in most major scrapbook publications.
So a little about me. I'm a stay at home mama. I've been married 11 years as of two days ago. I have two kids, a 5 year old boy and a three year old girl. I scrapbook mostly about my family. My second favorite thing to scrapbook about is where we travel, even just the little places. Sometimes I let the product be the guide and sometimes the photos are the starting point. I like to scrapbook 12 x 12 or double 8.5 x 11. I've been scrapbooking since I was 16. I've been getting Jenni's kits for the past two years and I've never met one I didn't like!
