wipasnapa updates

1: A kids canvas.

My 6 year old daughter has just moved rooms and so we decided to create her a unique canvas print for just above her bed. We were looking though some Japanese design books and she fell in love with all the "manga styled" illustrations. So we "manga'd" her!

Here's how I did that:

• I created the image in Adobe Illustrator
• I saved it as jpg so that it was now just like a photo and able to be uploaded
• I uploaded it to my wipasnapa archive. 
• I then went to the photo canvas part of the store, and chose a canvas size (I used the medium portrait canvas)

If you would like your own "magna'd" version of your child as print-ready artwork, visit my nellifant wipa for my contact details. I can create the artwork to your chosen size, and send it to your wipasnapa archive ready for printing.

2: A family planner (that starts its 12 months in June)

It's almost half way through the year and, with the kids' activities growing, I felt in desperate need of a family planner. So I just ordered one and, conveniently, was able to start the 12 months from June 2010.

I also chose a few sets of the bright stripes stickers so that I can write the kids' names and activities on them with a white paint pen. Maybe I can have an organised second half of the year!

3: A poster print

Recently I bought a lovely poster grid at Fiona Kate (another mummy business) and decided it would make a great frame for a print of my nellifant personalised alphabet poster. 

Here's how I did that:

• Once again, I created the artwork and saved it as a jpg
• I uploaded the jpg and ordered a photo print in the large 20 x 24 inch poster size, giving me some cropping space so I could make it fit just perfectly

This one is for my nephew (his name is Miles and he is 2). If you want one in your own colour scheme and your own style of font, contact me via my nellifant wipa (they look great as canvases too!)

4: Some photo cards

Birthday season has begun and, with two kids at school, getting organised for parties means (1) having a drawer full of "possible gifts" and (2) a set of cards for each child to write on as we rush out the door in our fairy costumes.

Here I made two full bleed photo cards: one with my new "magna'd" image on the white torn edge card; and one full bleed portrait card with my favorite photo of my son. NB: this photo was taken with my favorite new iPhone app - Cross Process - it creates retro-inspired shots that look like they came from my own childhood.