Creating Keepsakes January/February 2013

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Heart Day Treats by Mou Saha. Supplies: Patterned paper, badge, brad, buttons, decorative tape, die cuts, journaling spot, and stickers: October Afternoon; Pen: Faber-Castell; Adhesive: 3M; Other: Thread.

SKETCH TIP

SCRAPLIFTING TIP

Move your title to accommodate a smaller scrapbook page such as an 8" x 8", or 8 ½" x 11", like Mou Saha did by placing the title next to her focal photo.

Mat main photos using patterned paper, and cluster small accents around the pictures for an eye-catching photo mat.

Snow Much Fun by Melissa P. Zordilla.

Supplies: Cardstock: Michaels; Patterned paper and die cuts: Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker; Stickers: American Crafts, EK Success, Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker, and Stampendous!; Punches: EK Success and Martha Stewart Crafts; Ink: Ranger Industries; Pens: Sakura; Adhesive: Beacon Adhesives, I Love to Create, Michaels, and Super Glue Corporation.

SKETCH TIP Use several pockets to house your journaling in a fun way.

SCRAPLIFTING TIP

Add stickers to photos––like Melissa Zordilla’s snowflakes––to enhance your layout’s theme.

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TREND

VINTAGE 1920 s The elegant patterns and textiles of this era lend themselves to a sophisticated look, making this trend excellent for scrapbooking feminine and romantic layouts. Using beads, feathers, sequins, and art deco patterns like zigzags and houndstooth will give your pages a sense of this classic time period.

Us by Autumn Baldwin. Supplies: Cardstock: Die Cuts with a View; Patterned paper: Die Cuts with a View, Echo Park Paper Co., Graphic 45, and October Afternoon; Stickers: American Crafts and Echo Park Paper Co.; Rhinestones: Bella Blvd; Punch: Fiskars Americas; Other: Adhesive, feathers, pen, tag, and transparency.

Mimic the look of this vintage-inspired straw hat by embellishing a border strip or journaling spot with flowers and lace.

Create a 1920s feel on your layout by mixing cameo accents and antique buttons to design a banner, or layer flowers on top of feathers for stunning page embellishments.

Include this glamorous trend on your layouts by using beads and sequins to dress up a background or photo mat.

HAT, AND NECKLACE: URBAN WEAR; PILLOW: PIER 1 IMPORTS.

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Build on the Popularity of Square Phone Photos Nina Yang built on this fundamental shape to design her playful layout below. Simple shapes like squares make is easy to quickly pull together a layout. Try repeating colors, shapes, and photo arrangements for extra interest.

TECH TIP The two most popular photography apps for cell phones are Hipstamatic (iPhone only) and Instagram (iPhone and Android). Both constrain photos to a square format for an accessible, vintage look. (See Must-have Apps on page 53 for more details.)

My Favorite Camera Is . . . by Nina Yang.

Digital Supplies: Software: Adobe; Apps: Hipstamatic and Instagram; Font: Shadows into Light. Supplies: Cardstock, patterned paper, pen, punches, stickers, and adhesive: American Crafts; Punches and scissors: EK Success; Die-cuts: Lifestyle Crafts; Pen: Newell Rubbermaid.

Scrapbook on the Go Turn your iPad into a high-powered scrapbooking tool. Renee Pearson’s iScrapIt class (reneepearson.com) teaches you to use Apple’s Keynote presentation software to design creative layouts. Learn to blend traditional elements such as photos and journaling with innovations such as transitions, music, and video clips. (Got a digital supply stash already? You can use many of those elements in your Keynote layouts too!) Classes last three weeks, and are scheduled throughout the year.

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5Peat Football by Kelly Goree. Supplies: Patterned paper: American Crafts, BoBunny Press, Echo Park Paper Co., Jillibean Soup, and Little Yellow Bicycle; Chipboard: BoBunny Press and Making Memories; Stickers: BasicGrey; Punches: Fiskars Americas and Marvy Uchida; Pen: Newell Rubbermaid; Font: Modern No. 20; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Other: Patterned paper.

Include the Back Story QUESTION ANSWERED:

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TOPIC SCRAPBOOKED:

ACHIEVEMENTS

Scrapbook a story that developed over time to add greater interest and impact for your viewers, like Kelly Goree did on her layout about her son’s football championship. Question #6 inspired Kelly to emphasize the important detail of her story.

Though a big deal on its own, this particular championship was her son’s fifth in a row, which makes the answer to this question and the layout about it that much more remarkable.

Try scrapbooking about repeated or ongoing accomplishments that you or members of your family achieved last year—even if you’ve scrapbooked about those same talents or special skills before—for unique stories in your scrapbooks.

Use embellishments to reinforce and really bring home an important detail of your story, like Kelly did with the number 5. Since this

layout celebrates her son’s fifth consecutive football championship, Kelly added embellishments in fives—five number 5s in the title and five star accents—to really tout her son’s big achievement.

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PUSH-UPS:

STAMP KISSING TECHNIQUE

Give new definition to your stamped images using stamp kissing—a fun technique in which you stamp one stamp onto another. You can use this technique to create dual-color stamped images, or to give solid stamps a pattern or texture, as Kim Watson did on her layout.

Epic Time by Kim Watson. Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper; Patterned paper: Echo Park Paper Co., Fancy Pants Designs, and Studio Calico; Brad: Pink Paislee; Die cuts: October Afternoon; Stickers: Fancy Pants Designs; Stamps: Close to My Heart, Cocoa Daisy, and Technique Tuesday; Ink: Close to My Heart; Embossing powder: American Crafts; Punches: EK Success and Fiskars Americas; Pen: Sakura; Adhesive: I Love to Create, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, and Tombow; Other: Patterned paper, decorative scissors, staple, stickers, thread, toothpicks, and twine.

HOW TO create a stamp kissing background:

Q Ink textured stamp.

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W Press textured stamp onto uninked solid stamp.

Note: Avoid sliding stamps to prevent smudging.

E Stamp solid stamp onto paper.

R Use different textured stamps on same solid stamp for varied background.

Paper Set the mood using patterned paper.

Feb. 14 by Noel Culbertson. Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper; Patterned paper: Crate Paper, My Mind’s Eye, and Pink Paislee; Doilies: Little Yellow Bicycle; Ribbon: Pink Paislee and Webster’s Pages; Journaling spot: My Mind’s Eye; Cardboard and filter: Punky Sprouts; Wood veneer: Studio Calico; Flower: Kaisercraft; Pearls: Want 2 Scrap; Punches: Martha Stewart Crafts; Pen: Sakura; Adhesive: Tombow; Other: Thread.

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Start your romantic layout with an intricate patterned paper, like Noel Culbertson did, to set an elegant tone. Romantic patterns to look for include damask, floral, oriental, vintage typeface or script, pinstripe, or flourishes. Then add a variety of paper types and weights to your layout that fit your personality and romantic style. Try layering doilies, coffee filters, tissue paper, paper flowers, or even cardboard to embellish your layout and achieve a rich, textured look. Noel kept her paper products au naturel, but you can go the extra mile and ink your paper products to match your romantic color scheme. For some nontraditional, romantic color schemes to try on your layout, go to page 83.

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