Day: December 16, 2010

DIY: Christmas No. 4

Christmas is fast approaching, but it’s still time to get those Christmas cards out, so today I’ll bring you another how to on creating your own Christmas card. First, as always, we need to create the card (with all the mats, background papers and embellishments) in our graphic program. This card is a rather simple one, so it only has five printable parts to it: Two background mats, the base for the ribbon, the label and the snowflake. I also used a white ribbon and a piece of string. After creating and arranging the different mats and elements in photoshop, I open a new canvas where I drag and drop everything and arrange it for printing. (Always make sure on the printing canvas to have nothing overlap!) Once I’ve printed everything, cutting and assembling starts. I use white cardstock (size A5) for the base layer, fold it in half and begin to adhere the two background mats on there. The order doesn’t matter, because the ribbon will cover where the two will overlap. I measure …

Around Town: Discovering H&M, C&A & Co.

For some, they’re just a few of the many clothing stores. For others, they’re the go-to places for shopping: H&M, C&A & Co. For me – saying it plainly – they’re reason for great excitement! Not because they would be my No. 1 choice, if I had choices, but simply because they are the only choice for Western clothes around here. Yes, I’m excited! Because we have them in the city now. It only takes about 2-3 hours to get there, but hey – who cares about that, if you finally have a chance to find Western style clothes? Only recently did I learn we had H&M in the city, and the other day, one of my friends took me there. Unfortunately, we already were on our way out of the city, so it was just enough time to have a peek, but it’s surely exciting when all of a sudden you find clothes in a style that you actually like! Now, the only problem left is: I simply need to find the time to …