First birthdays are special, and for my first nephew and Godson I put a lot of pressure on myself to come up with an amazing gift. Over the course of his first year, I had taken hundreds of photos of the little guy – so my idea was to somehow showcase my best pictures. I first saw a first year photo canvas idea on Pinterest (source: BrookeBryand Photography). I loved it, and knew it was something I could do myself. Here’s how:
- I downloaded my project template from Canvas Touch for use with Photoshop Elements (a great photo editing software I’ve been using for years – basic knowledge of Photoshop is required for this project).
- I chose my photos and converted every third one to black and white
- It was really easy to just pop my favorite images into the squares, then clip them with the clipping tool to fit each square perfectly.
- Once it was all finished, I saved the project in .jpg format.
- Next, I uploaded file to Canvas Touch and ordered my canvas (my canvas is 20×20). Easy, peasy!
If you want to create a canvas, you’ll be able to save on it through mid-April. Right now Canvas Touch is offering Mommysavers readers 25% off on canvases with coupon code MommyCollage through 4/15/12.
Canvas Details: My photo canvas is the 20×20 size. I chose the 1.5″ deep wrap and vibrant color. Need help using the template? Email Support@CanvasTouch.com.
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Well done!! And thanks for the shout-out…I don’t even know how we LIVED before Pinterest!
For those who decide not to embark on this themselves, here is my Etsy shop (with this design and a few others): http://etsy.com/shop/brookebryand – good luck!!!
Brooke Bryand recently posted..Baby Tyler {Maternity + Newborn} San Francisco Newborn Photographer
Thanks again for the inspiration, Brooke!
Really wanted to do this – but the Canvas Touch website isn’t working – did they go out of business?
Is there a way to post the template?
I am not sure why their website isn’t working. You can contact them through the email we’ve listed in the blog post.
Canvas Touch still isn’t working. I really want to make one of these collages on my own too. Anyway to share the template? Thanks in advance either way.
The template was on their site. Unfortunately if they have gone out of business it’s not available for download anymore.
Can you please tell me the picture size you kept in this collage?