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Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Couples. Storing Mementos + Free Memory Keeper — The Mom Creative. This is the 24th day in a series: 31 Days of Memory Keeping.

Storing Mementos + Free Memory Keeper — The Mom Creative

Check out all the posts here. Sometimes mementos can’t be put in a photo book. They are three-dimensional and need space. Here are three ideas for storing mementos: 12×12 envelopes: In my scrapbooks, I love to use these 12×12 envelopes by Becky Higgins (they are releasing soon – I have some old ones from past CK kits) . Shadow Boxes: I love shadow boxes! I also love this one to display shoes – I think I might make a similar one with Elias and Adeline’s first shoes, side by side. Memory Keepers (my fave!) The first time I ordered one, when it arrived I audibly gasped over the beauty. What exactly is a memory keeper you ask? Memory keepers are 9.75×13 linen boxes that you can customize with photos, text, etc.

They can be store flat or standing on their sides. I have one for letters and cards that Matthew and I have given each other, one for mementos from Adeline’s first year and one for Elias’s artwork and school treasures. Seriously. 50 Beautiful and Effective Package Designs. When choosing one product over another, the design of the packaging probably influences your decision far more than you realize.

50 Beautiful and Effective Package Designs

Effective packaging design breaks away from the standard rules and conventions that we are accustomed to, giving the product a unique edge to stand out from the rest. The packaging should appeal to your target market. It’s also vital to ensure that you’re conveying the necessary information about the contents and quality of the product, while triggering the desired emotion in your customer. Here are 50 beautifully designed packages that you can draw inspiration from. Transfer Images Using Freezer Paper. It was purely by accident that I figured out this method of transferring a printed image.

Transfer Images Using Freezer Paper

It is simple to do and you don't need any special paper or products! If you can print it from your computer then you can transfer it to a fabric or wood surface. Now, this project I am about to show you is not very exciting, but it will give you the idea of how the transfer is done...so here it goes. I decided to cover my old and dirty mouse pad that looked like this: I used canvas and cut a piece a bit larger that than the mouse pad. Then I cut a piece of "Heat n Bond" the same size as the canvas and, following the instructions, adhered it to the back of my fabric. I then centered the mouse pad onto the back of the canvas and, again, using my iron, adhered the canvas to the top of the mouse pad.

I cut a piece of macramae jute and secured it to the edge of the pad using hot glue. So, now you know how I covered the mouse pad...onto how to do the transfer. Trim the excess freezer paper using sissors. Lesa. ImageSnap – Custom-Printed Ceramic Photo Tiles.