Designer Julie Parker uses charms to embellish her pages year-round. Incorporating charms are a great way to display favorite keepsakes -- although new charms can be chosen to complement the page theme and add embellishment as desired. In this project, leaf charms are used to embellish the multi-layered "Treasures of Autumn" title block. Materials: Green paper or cardstock
Tan paper or cardstock
4 paper squares in autumnal colors
Pencil
Fine-tipped black marker
Cotton Swab
Brown or rust colored chalk
Tiny hole punch
Fall charms
Wire
Tape
- To create the base of the title block, hand-tear the green paper around the edges (figure A).
- Cut the tan paper or cardstock smaller than the green paper (so that a green border is exposed), and adhere to green paper.
- Arrange and adhere the four color blocks (adjust dimension, if necessary, so that both the green and tan paper extends to create a border around the blocks) to the tan paper (figure B).
- Use pencil to write "Treasures of Autumn" on cardstock (hand-torn to dimension smaller that combined area of color blocks). Use marker to trace over the pencil (figure C). Once ink marker has dried, erase any errant pencil marks.
- Next, use cotton swab to apply brown or rust chalk around the edges of the "Treasures" panel (figure D). Adding the chalk "ages" the torn edges and creates a patina.
- Use tiny hole punch to create charm-sized holes at bottom of "Treasures" panel.
- Bend wire into narrow "U" shape (like a hairpin), and string charm onto the wire until it reaches the bent curve.
- Then, push both ends of wire through the punched hole. Twist ends (figure E) and press wire flat against the back surface. Use tape to secure the wire and cover sharp ends.
- Adhere charmed panel over layered title block and attach to scrapbook page.
- Finish page as desired.
Die-cuts/templates provided by Ellison Craft & Design. For more information about Ellison, see Resources. Click here for DIY's Scrapbooking Glossary.
RESOURCES :
A Year of Scrapbooking
ISBN: 0737000643
Author: Debbie Janasak
1999
Time-Life Books Inc.
Website: www.timelife.com
Die-Cuts and Templates (Ellison Craft & Design)
Cropping and cutting system are not available
Ellison
Website: www.ellison.com
Crafting Beautiful Journals and Albums: How to Personalize, Embellish. . .Scrapbooks
Model: 1581801351
Author: Anna Morgan
Order this title from Amazon.com.
Classic Scrapbooking: The Art and Craft of Creating a Book of Memories
Model: 0881791636
Author: Vera Rosenbluth
(1998)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Hartley & Marks Publishers
Website: www.hartleyandmarks.com
Principles of Design (Scrapbooking Made Easy Series)
Author: Jill A. Rinner
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Red Point Publishing
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Julie Parker
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