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Use scrapbooking supplies to make a framed photo into a conversation piece. Decorative theme papers, frames and stickers jazz up our framed Halloween photo.
This shadowbox, a sweet reminder of a family's last reunion, allows display of memorabilia that doesn't fit on a conventional scrapbook page: pebbles, beach glass, driftwood and a dangly bird from a loved one's necklace.
Make your own greeting cards with photo cutouts and a personal hand-lettered message. Our "Psst!" card is a favorite, remade for one occasion after another. "Psst! Isn't it Auntie Mary's birthday?" "Psst! Is Ben graduating from high school?" Psst! Well, you get the message.
Collage, a favorite scrapbooking technique, is used to create a dreamboard, which builds on the past as it helps a person focus on dreams and goals for the future. And all you need are a few old magazines and some glue!
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By Holly Christian
Craft designer and writer
Favorite photos, special stickers, cool paper, silhouettes, pop-ups, fancy lettering -- use all your favorite scrapbooking supplies and techniques to create shadow boxes, framed displays, greeting cards and more. Framed Scrapbook Page Looking for an easy way to extend your scrapbooking pleasure? Hang it up! Instead of putting an embellished photo in a scrapbook, frame it and hang it instead. - Incorporate patterned paper, stickers and journaling in your framed piece. If it works as a scrapbook page, it will probably look good framed. And it will be a great conversation piece.
- If you have a scrapbook page that is so fabulous you want to frame it and keep it in a scrapbook, duplicate the page with a color copy. For the best quality copy, have your copy center make a digital color laser print of the page.
Memory Shadowbox For memorabilia that doesn't fit in a scrapbook, a shadowbox is the perfect solution. - Use a shadowbox to commemorate any family event, from that first dance recital to a family vacation.
- Use a flat item for the background -- perhaps a labeled photograph or a postcard -- and fill the middle ground and foreground with small objects that fit the theme, such as a tiny dancer figurine, seashells or foreign coins collected on a family vacation or a loved one's favorite bauble.
- Choose a glass-covered shadowbox to display vintage or valuable collections. Your precious pieces will be easy to see and they'll be safe from dust, moisture and inquisitive hands.
- An open shadowbox works well for most displays. Hang it at eye level to invite a close look.
Greeting Cards Personalized greeting cards are lovely to receive and even more fun to make. - Begin with a blank card and add a framed photo or photo silhouette, stickers and your handwritten message. Find packets of blank cards at craft stores.
- Add a pop-up to the inside of a card. Even if you've never used a pop-up on a scrapbook page, give it a try. Pop-ups are perfectly suited to greeting cards.
- If you come up with a choice card design that works for many occasions, make multiples and use it over and over again. Make duplicates of necessary photos on a scanner.
Dreamboard Collage Use your scrapbooking supplies and skills to create a dreamboard collage. Unlike traditional scrapbooking, a dreamboard is not based on preserving memories but on realizing dreams and desires for the future. This is a fun tool for helping visualize and manifest future goals. A friend of mine actually realized her dream of a trip to Hawaii within weeks of doing a dreamboard. Dreamboards are fun for long or short-term goals, but remember the old adage, "Be careful what you wish for! You just might get it!" Materials: Old magazines
Scissors
Glue stick
Mat board or illustration board - Look through lots of old magazines and tear out pages that contain images or words that are appealing or energizing. Go on instinct, without too much thinking.
- When you have a stack of pages gathered, take a little breather, and then look through your collection more slowly. Choose images and words that strike you or are especially appealing. Use scissors to cut them out.
- Arrange your cutouts on a piece of matboard. When pleased with the arrangement, glue the cutouts in place.
- Display your dreamboard where you will see it often, and see what happens! Maybe some of your dreams will come true.
Holly Christian was a frequent contributor to HGTV Ideas magazine and has written for other national publications.
RESOURCES :
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Model: 0806942118
Author: Ryne Hazen
Memory Crafting: Beyond the Scrapbook
Model: 087341795X
Author: Judi Kauffman
(1999)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Krause Publications
Website: www.krause.com
Making Memory Books by Hand: 22 Projects to Make, Keep and Share
Model: 1564965856
Author: Kristina Feliciano
(1999)
Rockport Publishers, Inc.
Website: www.rockpub.com
Making Memories: With Fabric, Photos and Family Keepsakes
Model: 1564772349
Author: Margaret Sindelar
(1998)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Martingale & Co. / That Patchwork Place
Website: www.martingale-pub.com
Holly Christian
Craft artist and writer
Holly Christian
Website: www.hollychristian.com
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