Love the movement that charms add to a page, but can't find the exact motif you need? Look no further! Michele Gerbrandt has a technique that creates charms with unique appeal. Materials: Shrink-plastic sheet
Rubber stamps
Dye ink pad
Heat gun
Stylus
Straight-edge scissors
1/8" hole punch
1/16" hole punch
Deckle-edge scissors
Jump rings
Pliers
8-1/2" x 11" red cardstock
8-1/2" x 11" blue cardstock
8-1/2" x 11" white cardstock
8-1/2" x 11" yellow cardstock
Acid-free adhesive
Foam dots
Creating the Charms - Stamp image onto shrink plastic (figure A), then cut with straight-edge scissors. Punch a hole in top of image using 1/8" punch.
- Hold the stamped, punched image flat and use the heat gun to heat and shrink the plastic (figure B) to charm size. (Note: Image will curl up, then flatten again.) Set aside to cool.
- Once plastic has cooled, thread jump ring into the hole on charm.
Creating the Page - To make the page, start with the red cardstock as your background paper. Next, trim the blue cardstock to 8-1/2" x 10-3/4", then layer over the red cardstock.
- Cut a leftover strip of the blue to 1-3/4" x 8-1/2" and trim one long edge with deckle-edge scissors.
- Cut the yellow cardstock to 1-1/2" x 8-1/2" and deckle cut one long edge. Adhere the yellow strip to the blue strip.
- Use 1/6" punch to make holes along the deckle edge of the blue strip. Push the jump ring -- with the charm -- through the hole and close the jump ring (figure C) with pliers. Once the charm strip is completed, adhere to background page.
- Use remaining cardstock to mat photographs, then adhere to page.
- Accent page with stamped images randomly arranged.
- For additional embellishment, stamp and cut images and adhere to page with foam dots.
RESOURCES :
Memory Makers Magazine
Memory Makers Magazine
Website: www.memorymakersmagazine.com
| ALSO IN THIS EPISODE: | | Button Accents: Michele Gerbrandt (Dallas) | | Finger Stamping: Michele Gerbrandt (Dallas) | | Paper Pull-Aparts: Michele Gerbrandt (Dallas) | | Photo Weaving: Michele Gerbrandt (Dallas) | | Confetti Creations: Michele Gerbrandt (Dallas) | | Shrink Charms: Michele Gerbrandt (Dallas) | | Working with Vellum and Heritage Photos: Anna Griffin (Salt Lake City) | | Wired Ribbon Photo Mat: Anna Griffin (Salt Lake City) | | Paper Fringe and Bows: Anna Griffin (Salt Lake City) | | Window Page: Anna Griffin (Salt Lake City) | | Personalized Cover: Sandi Genovese (Knoxville, Tennessee) | | Mosaic Die-Cuts: Sandi Genovese (Knoxville, Tennessee) | | Gift Box Album: Sandi Genovese (Knoxville, Tennessee) | | Piercing Paper: Sandi Genovese (Knoxville, Tennessee) | | Heritage Photos: Sandi Genovese (Knoxville, Tennessee) | | Money Bag Card: Sandi Genovese (Knoxville, Tennessee) | | Peekaboo Mini book: Sandi Genovese (Knoxville, Tennessee) | | Interactive Pumpkin Page: Sandi Genovese (Knoxville, Tennessee) | | Changing Photo Orientation: Sandi Genovese (Knoxville, Tennessee) | | Sticker Techniques: Stephanie Rahmatulla (Los Angeles) | | Vacation Albums: Stephanie Rahmatulla (Los Angeles) | | Terrific Tags: Stephanie Rahmatulla (Los Angeles) | | Memorabilia Pocket Page: Stephanie Rahmatulla (Los Angeles) | | Fiber Accents: Stephanie Rahmatulla (Los Angeles) | | Journaling Flip Card: Stephanie Rahmatulla (Los Angeles) | | Color Blocking: Stephanie Rahmatulla (Los Angeles) | | Matting with Stickers: Joy Macdonell (New York City) | | Circle Collages: Joy Macdonell (New York City) | | Dimensional Sticker Art: Joy Macdonell (New York City) | | Dimensional Window Border: Joy Macdonell (New York City) | | Title Stamping: Joy Macdonell (New York City) | | Tea Time Invitation: Joy Macdonell (New York City) | | Digital Photography Demonstration: Sandi Genovese (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
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