Hybrid

Hybrid Xmas Card

| cristina

I did another card for the It’s In the Cards challenge at ScrapMatters.

Here is the digital card I prepared:

Credits:

Template by Kari Stamps

Funky Stems and Very Merry Add-on by Britt-ish Designs

Fonts: Eutemia, Existence

I used the add-on to a gorgeous Christmas kit by Britt (in collab with DeCrow Designs) that I really would love to have: Very Merry. I haven’t received my coupon from SM yet, and unfortunately the 40% discount for Black Friday has expired, but I hope I might get it either today or tomorrow (30% off) since the kit is $6.95 and I’m getting a $5.50 coupon. It’s such a gorgeous kit!!!! I really hope I can snag it!
Anyway, here’s the actual card:
I really love the colors!!
I used Mod Podge to finish the embellishments and to glue the papers together and the snowflake; I used glue dots to stick the little brads and the big one, so they have some 3D feel. I did not brush the Mod Podge over the papers, and I really love how the elements stand out since  Mod Podged them!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

| cristina

Happy Thanksgiving! I’m so happy I get to stay home for this long holiday! I have quite a lot of work to do, but it’s just good to be home. 🙂

Yesterday was DH’s birthday! Here’s the card I prepared for him (not my best hybrid production, I must admit..):

Credits:

Template by Scrappy Kate

You Say It’s Your Birthday add-on by the ScrapMatters Design Team
Funky Stems by Britt-ish Designs

but I’m quite happy I went for some experimenting for the inside of the card:
Credits:

You Say It’s Your Birthday add-on by the ScrapMatters Design Team

Template for pop-up by Claire Skeps

We celebrated with a nice dinner and a beautiful Thanksgiving themed cake:

Credits:

Shabby Fall and Harvest Spice by Shabby Princess

Got a Date Strips and Funky Stems by Britt-ish Designs

I did this for the Grand Theft Layout so I scraplifted this LO by One Happy Mama.
When I saw this cake at the store, I simply couldn’t come home without it!! This turkey is just too cute! 🙂
I scrapped this page quite in a rush, but I love how it turned out! Especially, I love the flowers + buttons!

My 1st Hybrid Project

| cristina

As I anticipated a few days ago, I fell in love with a hybrid project done by Megan Turnridge to decorate some mini-buckets (you can find it in her blog here -she also has a template for the buckets! That’s what I used!).

It is really a cheap project! Here’s what I spent:
At Target: $1 for 2 3-inch buckets; $1 for 3 autumn ribbons;
at Michael’s: $1 for black ribbon; $0.58 for 2 sheets of felt (black and lime).
I already had Mod Podge, glue dots, and I printed on normal paper (I brushed it with Mod Podge since I love the glossy texture it gives).
For the Frankenbucket, I used a paper from Out of this World by Plantation Designs and Ziggle Scraps.
For the Fall Bucket, I used Hoo-hoo-hoo by Karah Fredricks and Holiday Sampler (Fall) by Shabby Princess and I prepared this:

And here are my creations!!!
Frankenbucket:
Fall Bucket:
Side/back:

Side/back:
I *love* *love* *love* these little buckets!!!!!

Hybrid Wonder

| cristina

I did another LO for the It’s In the Cards challenge at ScrapMatters (this is my 4th card) and I really cannot believe how well it turned out!!

I started with the digital design and produced this:

Credits:

Template by Scrappy Kate

Whimsical Wonderland – collab kit by Nicole Seitler, Flergs, Amanda, Kristi, Shawn, Franziska, MGL scraps, Jaque, TrishH, Adrinae, Idzi, Amy&Lauren, Ellie Lash.

Then I started wondering what those squares had to do with Christmas.. Not much..
And I had the greatest idea: turn them into gift boxes!
So I bought some ribbon, and once I assembled my card, here’s what it looked like:
I printed the background (including the tree) on normal paper, and glued it with Mod Podge to a card. Then I brushed the tree with Mod Podge so it would contrast with the background.
Detail of gift boxes:
I printed the boxes on photo paper, wrapped the ribbon around them, and attached them with glue dots.
Detail of tree:
The trimmings for the tree were printed on normal paper, brushed with Mod Podge, and attached with glue dots.
I also attached a blue star like the one on the tree inside the card.
I seriously cannot believe I made this card!!!!! 😀

Another Hybrid Card

| cristina

I’m really into hybrid now! Yesterday I did some shopping (DH was really nice about it: isn’t he just great?!?? 🙂 ) and hopefully soon I’ll start working on a new project..

But for now, I’m still working on cards.
I did another Christmas card for the hybrid card challenge at ScrapMatters. Here’s my digital version:
and here’s the actual card:
Inspired by Heather (hedderlee)
Credits:

Whimsical Wonderland – collab kit by Nicole, Flergs, Amanda, Kristi, Shawn, Franziska, MGL scraps, Jaque, TrishH, Adriane, Idzi, Amy&Lauren, Ellie Lash.


It was really a huge challenge for me to cut it out! I’m not good with scissors, and the photo paper glued with Mod Podge to the card was really quite thick. But luckily I didn’t do any damage and actually the card turned out really, really well!!

My 1st Hybrid LO

| cristina

Inspired by a challenge at Sugarplum Paperie, I just finished my first hybrid LO!
I did an 8.5×11 inches page on a recipe: I want to to a page for all our favorite recipes, and after I finished this one I must say it was easier than I feared!

So here’s what I did.
First, I planned the LO on the computer, and did this (click image to enlarge):
Credits:

Glitzy Bits, Bleached Cardboard by Sugarplum Paperie

Alpha from Chilled Wine collab by mgl Scraps and Sugarplum Paperie
Font: My Own Topher

I printed the title, ingredients, garnishes and instructions on normal paper, cut them out and brushed a thin layer of glossy-lustre Mod Podge over them.
Then I printed the picture of the dish on glossy photo paper and cut it out.
I finally glued everything on a cardstock with Mod Podge and… tadaa:

(sorry the photo is awful!)
It turned out really really well!
I simply *love* the texture given by brushing the Mod Podge, and how it contrasts with the shiny photo:

So this really was easier than I thought, and now I have the first recipe for my cookbook!

Hybrid Fever

| cristina

OK, so this weekend DH brought me shopping and I picked up some essential supplies for card making: Mod Podge, cards, cuttter, cutting mat, photo paper.

So I did another card for Christmas:

Credits:

Template by Jaime Ward
Glam-o-rama paper pack by Britt-ish Designs

Elements from Away in a Manger by Raspberry Road Designs
And here’s the printed out+assembled version:
I also reprinted the card I did last week and I must say I love these cards!! Printing them on fancy paper does half the trick!