Day: December 15, 2011

Hybrid Hub: Star Box

I have something special for today’s hybrid post. A star shaped Christmas box. I found the template and instructions on the canon paper craft website, but instead of using their paper patterns (which would use a lot of unnecessary ink and paper), I simply created my own clipping masks from their templates, and clipped my own papers to them. The papers I used come from Kristin Cronin-Barrow’s Tis the Season for Love, and I Love Cocoa. Creating my own clipping masks also allowed me to resize this box and make it a little larger than the original. This box has double layers everywhere, which makes it quite sturdy.

Oh Christmas Tree …

  It’s up again. The Christmas tree that is. Today, when I crossed the square, I saw it. After years of being around campus, I still haven’t quite decided yet whether I think it’s just a really bad tree, or flat-out ugly! But at least it’s a tree. A very artificial looking, skeleton like tree. And of course, the students are staying true to their tradition – within the hour of setting up the tree, they start adorning it with little notes of good wishes. Soon, the bottom part of the tree will be covered with them. But then, I think a tree full of wishes is better than a bare tree – even though both don’t really have much in common with a real Christmas tree! But who cares about such things as these here!? At least we have something like a tree. And with some imagination, it might even be considered a Christmas tree!