Hot 4 Hybrid Wednesday
Happy Hybrid Wednesday! SaraL here, with a few little extra Valentines ideas to share with you – just in case you were still undecided as to what to make for Sunday’s big day.
I’m going to start with a tried & tested but still sweet idea for the young Valentines in your life: Lollipop flowers, made using Lil’ Birdhouse by Eva, Traci, Susan, Julie, Melissa & Zoe and is the kit included free with issue one of the Simply Sweet magazine:
This is such a quick and simple gift idea to mark the day – and would be equally be perfect for a little girls party bag or end of school term treat. I simply printed out the required number of flowers onto A4 card, and after snipping them out, I punched a hole in the centre just large enough to push a lollipop stick through. I deliberately chose a simple flower design to make the cutting out straight forward – essential if you plan to make lots! I used my Crop-a-Dile Big Bite to punch the central holes, but using a sharp pencil or knitting needle and a ball of plasticine would work too. For that extra special touch I added a bow of organza ribbon (my favourite kind of ribbon).
Have you even added little love notes to your partners suitcase before they went off on a business trip, or added a note to your child’s lunch box? Well, how about making a set of mini love note cards ready to scatter around the house on Valentines?
These were made using Lauren Reid’s Love Day Cards, all sized in Photoshop to print and fit perfectly in a matchbox decorated to match. The match box is a DIY Printable Template from Heather Roselli.
Mentioning Heather’s templates brings me onto another. When she released her Geo Card templates at the end of last year, I immediately decided I wanted to use the hexagonal one as a ‘ he loves me, he loves me not’ flower for Valentines. So here it is, using Shawna Clingerman’s stunning valentines kit, U and I:
The biggest tips with all hybrid templates is to take your time and follow the designers instructions, then everything will line up as you planned. I finished my card off with a leather ribbon tie and a heart charm. The leather ribbon was scavenged from a clothing label – waste not, want not!
Finally, don’t forget that the Sweet Shoppe’s Hybrid Inspiration gallery is a huge, fantastic resource of ideas, just waiting for you to have a wander through. That’s just what I did and found these lovely Valentine card examples to show off to you by pixeletta and JenTapler respectively:
Hybrid really, really isn’t as difficult as you may think – just give yourself time, some space and have fun with it!
Enjoy the rest of your month 🙂
SaraL x
