Colin's Birth Plate

Machine Used: Boss Kut Gazelle
Software: Funtime Scrapbooking III
Files Used: Tiny Cloud by Olivia Myers 0337
Materials: 8.5 plain white plate, repositionable vinyl, ColorBox fluid chalk inkpad

Making a lasting present for someone else that they will cherish is why I love crafting so much!!  What parent wouldn't LOVE something that takes the birth of their child and memorializes it for all to see?!  For this project I made a birth plate for a couple of dear friends honoring their son.

In Funtime I started with creating a circle that is the same size as the plate that I'm using.  Then I created another circle to "show" me where the border of the the plate is.  These circles are strictly for guidance and I didn't cut them.

Using the true type font Disney Print, I started by typing out "Colin William" and then fit the text to the inside of the outside circle using this great tutorial by Jules.  After I finished playing with the spacing, I added an outline to it.  I applied his name to the plate using transfer tape, this made it easier to keep the integrity of the spacing and the arc.  With the same technique, I typed out Colin's birthday, August 18, 2010, and applied it to the plate.

For the weight, length, and time I used the true type font Disney Simple and added an outline to it.

The beautiful diecut, Tiny Cloud by Olivia Myers 0337, is made using different color vinyl and layering them as you would with paper.  For the cloud, I used ocean ColorBox fluid chalk inkpad to shade the outside and blended it using my finger.

An easy gift for any new parent that they will love!!  And according to this article, July, August, and September are popular months for birthdays.  :o)

Thanks for looking!!
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Bosskut Design Team Member

Brodie's Plate

UPDATED: 24 January 2012

I decided that after doing the birth plates for my babies that Brodie's plate needed a little something else.  So, I used the black to outline the letters in tan and added the paw prints on the sides.  MUCH happier with how it turned out!!

Original Post: 15 January 2012

While I'm not so patiently waiting on materials that I ordered to make birth plates for my babies, I had this wonderful idea:  I needed a plate for my beautiful furry four-legged baby!!

I had already decided on images for by babies plates but I wasn't sure what image I would want on Brodie's.  Then it occured to me that I could take the same simple idea of the pics for my babies plates and apply it to an actual picture!!

I'm very happy with the results and Brodie's plate with be proudly hung next to the babies plates.

Machine Used: Boss Kut Gazelle

Software: Funtime Scrapbooking III

Materials: 8.5" plain white plate, vinyl

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after

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Birth Plates

I am VERY happy with how these turned out!!  This has to be one of the few projects that I have done that look better completed than they did in my minds eye.  They provided quite a challenge and definitely took some time while I re-did the layout countless times.

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE MY GAZELLE?!?!  At this point (though I haven't had her for very long), I've only been limited by my imagination and my Gazelle has more than stood up to my challenges.

Machine Used: Bosskut Gazelle

Software: Funtime Scrapbooking III

Materials: 8.5" plain white plate, vinyl

Thanks for looking!!