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Party Project: Make Your Own Frames From "Scrapbooking" episode SCB-406

It's tea time!

Projects by Sara Douglass.

What better way to showcase an event than by making a unique frame at the party that's all your own? Add beads, background paper, stamped embellishments, wire and more to showcase a picture taken at the event.

Materials:

Stampin' Up Tea Time and Pure & Simple uppercase alphabet sets
Stampin' Up Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Pretty in Pink, and Ultrasmooth White card stock
Stampin' Up Perfect Plum and Pale Plum Craft ink pads
Stampin' Up Pretty in Pink and Pale Plum markers
black journaling marker
Stampin' Up Slumber Party Designer Series background papers
Paper crimper
1/16" circle punch
Soft Subtles Beads
Stampin' Dimensionals
26-gauge Wire Works
Coluzzle
Photo mat frame
Craft knife
Adhesive

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D
	Figure E
	Figure F
	Figure G

1. Cut a piece of the pink patterned paper a half-inch larger than the mat all around. Attach it to the front of the mat.

2. Turn the mat over and use the craft knife to cut an X from corner to corner. Wrap flaps and sides around the back of the frame and adhere in place (figure A).

3. Cut a thin strip of the striped paper and adhere to the front of the frame (figure B).

4. Punch 1/16-inch holes on top and bottom of the striped paper on both the right and left sides.

5. String beads onto the wire, pass wire ends through the holes in the frame, and twist to secure on back of frame (figure C).

6. Stamp the teapot on Ultrasmooth White card stock with Perfect Plum ink

7. Use Pretty in Pink and Pale Plum markers to apply ink to flower rubber stamp and stamp image on Ultrasmooth White card stock (figure D). Repeat for second flower.

8. Cut out flowers and teapot.

9. Stamp additional teapot with Pale Plum ink on Ultrasmooth White card stock and cut out circle on lid.

10. Attach circle and one cut-out flower with Stampin' Dimensional to Perfect Plum teapot (figure E).

11. Attach second cut-out flower with Stampin' Dimensional to photo frame.

12. Cut strips and blocks of the patterned paper and adhere to the Pale Plum background page.

13. Crimp a piece of Perfect Plum card stock, tear two edges, and attach to the back of the frame.
    
14. Attach frame to page.

15. Attach teapot to the pink block in the top left corner.

16. Stamp title with the Perfect Plum ink and add the steam to the end with the Pale Plum ink pad (figure F).

17. Add journaling on Ultrasmooth White, Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, and Pretty in Pink card stock.

18. Cut out individual words and attach to background (figure G).

RESOURCES :

Rubber Stamps
Stampin' Up!
Website: www.stampinup.com

GUESTS :

Sara Douglass
Concept Artist
Stampin' Up
Sandy, UT
Toll-Free Phone: 800-STAMPUP
Website: www.stampinup.com