New Releases | 2.1.11

Sorry to be a day late posting this, but better late than never as they say! :P

Now, raise your hand if you LOVE hybrid scrap projects!

Now, raise your hand if you have NO IDEA what hybrid means!

Well either way, you're going to love these Valentine's day projects I have for you. Some might call them hybrid because we are in fact mixing digital AND traditional crafting, but they are also as easy as printables, so whether you're digital or not, you'll be able to get your craft on!

Matchbook Album 1

Matchbook Album 2

These Matchbook Albums make ADORABLE valentine's and comes with complete instructions on how to put them together... you WON'T believe how easy peasy they are!

AND back by request.... 

Love Day & Love Day 2

Love Day

Love Day 2

Love Day Cards (Printables)

Here's some inspiration from the team...

by Val

by Krista

by Keely

by Krista

by Jenn                                                              by Krista

 

by Patti                                                              by Katrina

 

by Tricia                                                              by Jen

 

by Val                                                              by Sherly

And now we have some giveaway winners to get to!!!

Well I turned to Mr. Random.org to help me pick the winners & they are...

#36 - karen and co.

#55 - melinda

#7 - meganmecrazy

Congrats chickies! You've each won your choice of 1 Matchbook Album AND 1 of the Love Day kits!

 Please email me at laurenreiddesigns AT gmail DOT com with your choices.

Thanks to all who played, you're the best!

xoox

L

PS. There's another giveaway coming this week that you DON'T WANT TO MISS!!!!!!

...just sayin'...............

NEW in the Shoppe!

2 new goodies for you today at Two Peas in a Bucket!

Advent Jar Project [hybrid/printable]

This is one of those projects that popped into my brain while I was sleeping and I'm so excited to see it in real life!

For those of you who are scared of trying a hybrid project or don't even know a thing about it, NO WORRIES! It's as easy as printing a few papers and assembling the boxes together! Easy peasy i promise you and complete instructions are included!

Here's an example by Val...

And then Tracy went in a different direction and put the boxes on a little tree! how cute is that?!

Banner Press

by me

by Val

by Gemma

by Alice

Enjoy!

xoooxox

Teacher Gifts (part 2)

I'm sure you're already all done whipping up your oodles of teacher gifts, right?! Well, just in case, I'm here with addition 2 of teacher gift ideas. I'm still debating on what I'm doing for the kiddos various teachers, but I'm hoping to nail it down this week, so I'm not too stressed out at the end of the month.

I am really loving this idea from house on hill road. she created these sweet cozies and put gift cards inside the coffee cups! The papers sticking out are notes to the teacher from her kiddo! CUTE!

Bake at 350 has this cool idea using edible markers on homemade iced cookies! How cute would your child's art look on a stack of these?!

Stamped metal jewelry is really hot right now... the clean look of this one by Hannah Design is so lovely, isn't it?

Colored pencils just make me happy, I'm not sure if the kids' teachers would feel equally excited, but if a bouquet of these found their way to MY desk, I'd be a happy girl! No Fuss Fabulous explains how to make the bouquet.

What about a plaque? This one by natural alphabet, spells out teach in photos! You could also whip up your own DIY version by going on a little letter hunt with your camera! Or what about having your kids make the shapes of the letters using their bodies and then taking a pic!

Here's another gift that you could easily DIY as well. You can find these metal water bottles at lots of stores these days, then you'd just need to find paint that would adhere well and withstand washings. Or better yet, just visit jjspaintworks and let her whip one up for you!

This one isn't exactly a teacher gift, but you could use the same process of these painted plates to customize one for your teachers. Gourmet Mom on-the-go used these porcelain markers to create hers.

Now don't forget that pretty much EVERYONE loves food gifts! There are countless things you could bake up and dress up for gifts. Here are just some ideas to get your started....

How about Mini Apple Surprise Pies.....

Or these Apple Brownies...... oh that Gourmet Mom knows what she's talkin' about, huh?!

Here's another cool resource that gives you loads of recipes and ideas for gifts in jars *CLICK*

I hope these have helped spark some ideas for you! Regardless of what you end up giving your teachers, just be sure to let them know how much you appreciate all they do for your kiddos... I know ours have gone above and beyond this year!

xo

Lauren

Teacher Gifts (part 1)

The end of the school year is quickly approaching for many of our kiddos. If you're like me, you're beginning to panic about finding or creating the perfect gifts for the teachers.

Let's see if we can round up some cute and crafty ideas that will knock their socks off!

How sweet are these monograms by Wild Wyoming Girl?! I love the added little details she's added here. You can find a tutorial complete with photos over on here blog.

OH MY DOODLEY GOODNESS! Wouldn't this make such a sweet group gift!? Visit aedrieloriginals to check out her beautiful work!

OMG a PENCIL vase!!! I about fell over from adorable shock when i saw this over at the 2 Clever Blog! She says, "It's just a bunch of #2 pencils around a Crystal Light canister thingy {you could use a OJ can too}. We used 3 white rubberbands to hold them in place and a piece of cardboard taped on the bottom to hold them up. You could glue them on but I like the idea of the teacher being able to use the pencils for her class when the flowers fade away."

 

You just CAN'T go wrong with food gifts can you?! Not only do these look delish, but beautiful to boot! Check out inchmark's post on this for more on this beauty!

And did i mention you can NEVER go wrong with food?!?!?! *droooool* If someone EVER brought me a plate of these puppies..... well, let's just say, it wouldn't be pretty! ;) Hop over to Cookies and Cups for instructions and to do some more oooh and aaaah'ing.

Well that wraps up installment #1 on Teacher Gifts, I'll be back with more ideas soon! And if you have a brilliant idea that you've found, please let us know!

ox
Lauren

wonky winners + hybrid inspiration

thank you SO very much for nominating your friends to win the new Wonky Templates v.5 !

AND

because you thought of SOMEONE ELSE, i'm going to give the winners prizes for both the person you nominated AND for yourself!

**please contact me at laurenreiddesigns @ gmail . com so i can hook you up w/ your gifts!**

Now, if you've been itching to get your hands messy and give hybrid a shot, check out this fun paper project I stumbled upon by cabbiejanescrapper....

seriously, can you imagine the possibilities?!

Enjoy your Sunday! I'm off to busily work on a fun collab w/ one of my FAV. designers!!! weeee!

oxoxox

L