WCS Presents: SRM Guest Designers Week, Day 4

Welcome to the final day of our blog exchange with SRM Stickers—today we feature the fourth in a series of four beautiful Mother's Day projects designed by four talented members of the SRM Stickers design team. Be sure to visit the SRM Stickers blog to see projects created by familiar WCS faces! If you're new to Write. Click. Scrapbook. this week, welcome. We hope you enjoy your visit—stop by often! Please welcome today's guest designer, Tanis Giesbrecht!

Tanis designed a Mother's Day gift that any mother would love to display—follow her tips to create your own!

 

Supplies:

• Wood block (lumber store)
• Jenni Bowlin 4 x 4 inch paper pad, Mini Vintage Black Papers
• Bic Mark It! Permanent markers
• Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink
• Chipboard buttons, heart and bracket
• Butterfly stamps, Bevy of Butterfly stamp kit, Unity Stamp Company
• Embroidery floss
• SRM Stickers – Express Yourself Mother's Day and Say it With Stickers Mother's Day

Project Tips from Tanis

1. Create your base block out of a piece of plain cedar. (I've been told that cedar will not affect your photos over time. If you choose a different type of wood, be sure to use untreated wood.)
2. Create smooth edges on your block. I used a belt sander to make the work quicker, but you can easily smooth the edges with a sanding block.
3. My block was created from a 4 x 4 cedar post, which actually measures 3 3/8 inches. Take this into account when printing your photos. I fit my four photos onto a 4 x 6 canvas in photoshop and the size was just right.
4. Use Mod Podge to adhere your first paper layer to your block. Allow to dry and sand all the edges to create a seamless transition from wood to paper. The edges of the wood block will show through.
5. Embellish as desired! The smaller canvas size can be a fun challenge for scrapbookers.

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Tanis Giesbrecht lives in a small town near Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. She is married (nearly 19 years!) to her best friend and is currently a stay-at-home mom to four amazing kids, ages 13, 11, 9, and 5. She is mentally preparing herself to return to teaching in the fall. She designs for SRM Stickers, Caardvarks challenge blog, and Unity Stamp Company; her work has been published in Paper Crafts and Cards magazines. Read more about Tanis by visiting her blog, Paper Canvas.