Love to stencil? Here, designer Judy Joyce uses stencils and embossing powders to create a page that takes the cake! Materials: Red cardstock
White cardstock
Turquoise cardstock
Yellow cardstock
Pigment stamp ink in primary colors, assorted brights and brown
Clear and/or poly-sparkle embossing powder
Thermal embossing gun
Decorative-edged scissors
Low-tack masking tape
Black 10" or 12" album page
Birthday photo, trimmed square
Copy of favorite cake recipe
American Traditional Stencils in BLM-422, Alphabets and Numbers
Stencil brushes in 1-1/8" and 3/16"
Glue stick or adhesive
- Center photo on white cardstock, leaving 1/4" border. Use adhesive mount or glue to attach. Trim the mat with decorative-edged scissors.
- Mount photo and white mat to red cardstock. Trim red cardstock to 1/4" border and set aside.
- Next, center birthday cake stencil on 3" square of white cardstock, attaching with low-tack tape. Stencil frosting with light brown ink (figure A), then remove stencil.
- Sprinkle clear embossing powder over the stenciled image, then brush excess away.
- Use thermal embossing gun to heat the powder until it turns dark and shiny (figure B), with a glazed appearance.
- Replace stencil and repeat process to stencil the candle and flame.
- Stencil cake layers last, without embossing.
- Trim around the embossed, stenciled cake and set asied.
- Trim yellow cardstock to fit album page. Choose a number from the numbers and alphabets stencil (Joyce used "3" to represent the third birthday celebrated in the picture).
- Randomly stencil the number over the right hand side of yellow cardstock using assorted bright colors of pigment ink.
- Trim turquoise paper 1/2" wider than the matted photo, but 1/2" shorter than yellow paper. Use adhesive or glue stick to mount on left side of yellow paper, allowing 1/4" of yellow to show.
- Mount matted photo to turquoise paper, with recipe underneath.
- Fasten trimmed cake piece onto corner of recipe, then place page in album.
Die-cuts/templates provided by Ellison Craft & Design. For more information about Ellison, see Resources. Click here for DIY's Scrapbooking Glossary.
RESOURCES :
The Art of Stenciling
ISBN: 1564773043
Author: Mary Hickey
Order this title from Amazon.com.
Birthday Treats: Recipes and Crafts for the Whole Family
Model: 0811829987
Author: Sara Perry
(August, 2001)
Chronicle Publishing Company
Website: www.chroniclebooks.com
Die-Cuts and Templates (Ellison Craft & Design)
Cropping and cutting system are not available
Ellison
Website: www.ellison.com
Making Great Scrapbook Pages
Model: 1562314416
Author: Hot Off the Press Design Staff
(1998)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Hot Off the Press Inc.
Website: www.craftpizazz.com
Stencils (American Traditional Stencils)
American Traditional Stencils
Website: www.AmericanTraditional.com
Birthday Book: A Journal
Model: 1889262420
Author: Jan Yager, Designer
(1999)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Hannacroix Creek Books
Website: www.hannacroixcreekbooks.com
A Lasting Legacy: Scrapbooks and Photo Albums That Touch the Heart
Model: 096633180X
Author: Souzzann Y.H. Carroll
(1998)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here
Living Vision Press
Bountiful, UT 84011
Meals and Memories: How to Create Keepsake Cookbooks
Model: 0966979907
Author: Kathy Steiligo
(1999)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Carlo Press
Website: www.carlopress.com
Recipe Keepsakes: Your Special Collection of Family Treasures
Model: 0967793203
Author: Sheryn R. Jones
(2000)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Cookbook Resources
Website: www.cookbookresources.com
Celebrate! Birthday Book
Model: 1583770046
Author: Janis Boehm
(1997)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Bound +d/termined inc.
Website: www.bound-determined.com
GUESTS :
Judy Joyce
American Traditional Designs
Website: www.americantraditional.com
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