One of my cousins just had her first baby, so I put together a quick Subway Art canvas for them for Christmas! This is a great project and is relatively quick to put together. The most time consuming part is the graphic design and making everything fit on your paper size.
Below is a quick tutorial, but it's really a simple project so I'll show the steps via photos.
For this project, you'll need:
- ModPodge of your choice (I used matte)
- Brush for ModPodge
- Canvas of your size (I used 8x10, which is convenient for printing on a home printer)
- Printer (laser jet works best, ink jet is okay and what I used, but let the page sit for a while before ModPodging to help prevent ink smear)
- Photoshop or other Computer Program to design subway art (or contact me in my Etsy shop and I can create a custom design for you - see here)
- Paper cutter (I used an Xacto knife for a precise cut - and managed to leave my finger intact this time)
- Baby stats of your choice: Name, Birth Date, Birth Time, Length, Weight, Hair Color, Eye Color, Birth Location (City and/or Hospital) and you could add a Photo or a Custom Quote (such as "Gift from God", "Sweet Baby", "Baby Boy", Future Cougar, Etc.)
Paper trimmed to size and everything ready to go |
Add a layer of ModPodge to your canvas - try to make as even as possible to avoid bubbles |
Let your canvas dry and you're done! |
I'm Linking up here, be sure to check out all the great projects linked up:
One Artsy Mama, Morenas Corner, Five Days Five Ways, Somewhat Simple, Be Different Act Normal, Its So Very Cheri, Alderberry Hill
ADORABLE!
ReplyDeleteThank you!! I think if I make another one, I'd like to also include a photo of the baby in the background.
DeleteFuture husky! ;)
ReplyDeleteHa! I wouldn't wish that kind of shame on any newborn! (Only kidding.. but I DID go to WSU so I have to have some sort of harsh retort) :P
DeleteAdorable! Thanks for linking to my link party! :)
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