Passover layout

Hi,

It's Shir and I want to show you another layout I created.

Last year my mom went to China, for a trip. My dad and my brother stayed in Israel. Since we celebrate Passover (and Rosh Hashana) alternatively - once with my husbands' family and once with mine - we asked my brother and my dad to join us... My dad won't miss any chance to be with my girls :-)

Anyway - This is me, in the middle :-) My girls & my dad in the picture...

I took this elegant paper and started to layer pieces that I tore. I also used a sticker on the side of the picture.

After I stamped the title I wanted to add the journaling there, so I adhered the baker's twine. But eventually I decided to leave it and write else where...

What do you think? Do you love layers? Do you tear your papers?

I appreciate your comments :-)

Passover Highlights

We had a lovely passover this year...I chose to create a layout with all my favorite highlights of the two nights of seder that we enjoyed and went with a simple grid to keep the focus on the photos.  I let the "freedom dove" paper work for me a bit and used it for my background and cut up another piece to popdot the title and dove.  I cut words out of the "family together" paper and pop dotted those on a few photos, too. 

All in all a simple but elegant layout with highlights of the year.  Hope you all enjoyed your Pesach and made some special family memories!

Pre Passover Crafting from Crafting Jewish and a Giveaway!

In middle of all the pre-Passover hustle and bustle it's hard to think of crafting and other leisure activities. There's just so much to do. However, here we have an activity  from Crafting Jewish, by Rivky Koenig (Mesorah Publications) that can be just the break you and the kids need and can be a great "get the job done" motivator! Who wouldn't want to pick a prize out of the prize box after completing a job?

“cleaning for pesach” checklist

What you will need:

1 (8½"x11") sheet cardstock or heavy paper

markers, optional

scissors and glue

ruler and pencil

1 (12"x12") sheet patterned

scrapbook paper

peel-and-stick magnetic

tape

How to do it:

1. Download the Pesach checklist template onto cardstock or heavy paper. Or, create your own checklist. Decorate with markers if you wish.

2. Use the ruler and pencil to measure and draw a 9"x11½" rectangle on the scrapbook paper. With scissors, cut out the rectangle. Glue the checklist to the scrapbook paper.
3. Cut two pieces of magnetic tape and attach them to the top and bottom of the back of the scrapbook paper.

Estimated time: 10 minutes

Here's my version of the prize box; made with Crafting Jewish Style matzo paper (love it!) and embellished with some stickers-it took less than 15 minutes to make. I filled the prize box with slips of paper with promised prizes that the kids love!

prize box
What you will need:

ruler and pencil

1 (12"x12") sheet patterned scrapbook paper

small tin or box

scissors
scrap of white paper to fit the front of the box

tape runner or double sided tape

alphabet stickers
brown ink pad, optional

How to do it:

1. Measure, mark, and cut a strip of scrapbook paper to fit around the tin. Attach strip to the tin with tape runner or double-sided tape.

2. Place the tin’s lid, face down, on the remaining paper. Trace around the lid. Cut out the traced shape and attach to the top.
3. Cut out a rectangle of white paper to fit on the front of the tin. Decorate it with stickers spelling out the words “Prize Box.”
4. Use tape runner or double-sided tape to attach the white rectangle to the center of the tin.
Optional: After cutting out the white paper rectangle, rub a brown ink pad lightly around the edges.

Estimated time: 15 minutes

How would you like to win a copy of Crafting Jewish? It's filled with loads of wonderful Passover crafts and recipes and one lucky winner will be getting a copy and a slew of Passover scrapbooking goodies.

Tell us how you are preparing for Passover. Do you stay home or got to relatives? Are you crafting something wonderful for the Seder? How do you keep the kids involved? Leave a comment to be entered in the Passover giveaway!

Giveaway ends on April 4th.