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  • Combining Metal Accents and Woven Fibers (Shelli Gardner)
  • From "Special Presentation"
    episode CRP-S1
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    When Shelli Gardner set out to design this page, she knew the subject matter required a contemporary approach.

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    For a youthful page full of excitement, Gardner used hammered tags and ...

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    ... brightly colored, textured fibers.

    Shelli Gardner creates a page with a youthful approach -- perfect for highlighting photos of Gardner's daughter and her boyfriend!

    Materials:

    Love without End and Classic Alphabet sets
    Radiant White vellum, Basic Black, and Real Red card stock
    White and Real Red Craft pads
    Journaling marker
    Write Me a Memory Font CD
    Stampin' Pastels
    Sponge daubers
    Vellum square and circle metal edge tags
    Real Red large flower eyelets
    Square punch
    Brights Fancy Fibers
    Silver Mini Deco Fasteners
    1/16" circle punch

    1. For background, stamp three flowers with White Craft ink on Basic Black card stock. Liberally sponge Real Red chalk on stamped flowers.

    2. Layer photos on Real Red card stock and attach to background. Cut an X in the center of round tag and carefully remove the paper. Secure tag frame in place slipped over corner of photo. Punch three holes on each side of lower corner of lower photo and weave fiber through holes, securing ends in place on back of page.

    3. Fold down corner of square tag and stamp "friend" with the Real Red Craft pad. Write journaling with marker to tag. Attach tag to page with flower eyelet.

    4. Use font CD to print text on vellum. Punch square in vellum and attach to page. Stamp "Two" with White Craft ink on page through punched square. Punch five 1/16" holes in page and weave fiber through holes, tying ends in a knot.

    5. Attach fasteners to page and hammer lightly to flatten.

    6. Remove paper from square tag and bend and pinch frame. Attach to page with flower eyelet.

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