A sports album is a great way to feature all the players on a team, or showcase a winning season. Here, designer Ruth White shares her techniques for creating simple sports gift books. Materials: swivel knife
cutting mat
regular and elongated oval templates
square and/or rectangle templates
ruler
acid-free adhesive
paper trimmer
brads
black, burgundy and gray cardstock
vellum
black die-cut letters
silver craft paint or paint pen
- First, decide on a general layout for the album. Keep the pages simple and the layout consistent throughout. Here, White has decided on a gray and black theme, with each player's page receiving the same border style to highlight the photos.
- To create the portrait page, cut black cardstock into 1-1/2" strips, 2 per page.
- Then, cut burgundy cardstock into 1-1/2" strips for the facing page.
- Next, tear the light gray cardstock lengthwise down both sides. Tear cardstock wide enough to cover the black strips.
- Then, adhere black strips to page, leaving a very narrow white border edge. Adhere gray cardstock on top of strips, covering the inside edges.
- Mount player's portrait on black cardstock, and mount in center of gray cardstock (figure A).
- Use die-cut letters to spell each player's name and adhere to page. Print player stats on vellum and adhere to page with brads painted silver.
- Select photos and position (figure B) and crop action shots into shapes using swivel knife and template. Tip: White suggests keeping close-up action shots in one shape, while those that are taken from a distance should all be cropped in another for consistency.
- Cut mats in same shape as photo in a coordinating color (or team color). Mount each photo, then adhere mounted photos to page (figure C).
- When album in complete, color copy, bind and present as a gift to each player (figure D).
Die-cuts/templates provided by Ellison Craft & Design. For more information about Ellison, see Resources. DIY's Scrapbooking Glossary
RESOURCES :
Coluzzle® Nested Templates and Swivel Knife by Provo Craft
Provo Craft Products may be ordered online through Creative Xpress: creativexpress.com
Product-related questions should be addressed to Provo Craft Customer Service.
Provo Craft
Website: www.provocraft.com
Die-Cuts and Templates (Ellison Craft & Design)
Cropping and cutting system are not available
Ellison
Website: www.ellison.com
GUESTS :
Ruth White
Contact Jennifer LaRue at
The Scrapbook Nook
5104 Suite CDE
Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone: 865-583-0780
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