One of the best ways to add interest and a bit of zing to your homeschooling projects is to look into die cuts and punches. These easy to use machines make cutting shapes as easy as 1,2,3. I happen to own the BIG KICK by Sizzix and it like others on the market are able to use multiple types of dies to cut crisp clean shapes. These cut outs make crafting, journaling, and reports really pop!
All it takes is to look at the dies with an eye towards how they can be used to highlight facts and figures as opposed to photos! The cutting die in the picture is the 2-frame film strip die which is perfect for highlighting sequential action or notable moments in history. Multiple film strips could be pieced into a mini book to the tell a life story or show stages of plants growth. Once you start thinking out of the box you will never see your dies the same way again!
As pictured the boys used the filmstrip die cuts on their George Washington pages in their journals to show notable moments and facts from dear George's life. They also chose to use the faux-metal tag shapes for emphasis of their page titles.
1 comments:
yes, yes, very good! :)
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