Matrimonious CD Making
I love making mix CDs, further I love the trend of giving out mix CDs at wedding functions - I think it's a great way to encapsulate your relationship into a take home gift that people will use and actually enjoy. My wonderful brother Steve and his stunning fiance Lauren are getting married next month and I made a mix CD for their wedding shower take home gift.
First I asked Steve and Lauren to give me songs that encapsulated their relationship and feelings about each other. Sickeningly, they both chose the same songs for everything... ah, amour.
Then the fun part - cover art! Steve and Lauren are both musicians, Steve professionally for many years. They are outdoorsy people who own canoes, love camping, and enjoy finding antiques and vintage repro furniture. The both love beer. So I decided on a vintage, rustic, country feel.
I dumped out all the random old time found objects I collect onto an old crate: some old bottles, guitar strings, glass beads, etc. I thne took some digital photos, loaded it into Paint.net (free photo editing program somewhere in between Paint and Photoshop) spent hours tweaking it and adding text, a photo of the couple and a digital label and voila! here are my results:
The CD Cover:
The picture I used for the circular CD label, the blank wood being the center:
This was a blast! I second Paul's desire to rekindle the Bite the Music Mix CD club; I'm addicted and want to make more!