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  • Ribbons and Stripes/Lacy Heirloom Page
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    episode SCB-340
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    Completed "Ribbons and Stripes" spread

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    Figure A

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    Figure B

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    Figure C

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    Figure D

    Bold colors and patterns aren't for everyone. Here, Anna Griffin creates two pages with muted softness and vintage patterns.

    Ribbons and Stripes

    Materials:

    Scissors
    Craft knife
    Double-sided adhesive
    Steel ruler
    Cutting mat
    2 sheets - AG064 Blue Pattern
    1 sheet - AG089 Platinum Pattern
    2 sheets - AG432 Platinum Frame
    2 sheets - AG420 Blue Frame
    8 - Ivory Ribbon Corners
    2-1/2 yards Ivory Ribbon
    One sheet - Ivory Card Stock

    1. Cut two 3" strips and two 2" strips from the AG089 Platinum repousse.

    2. Lay out your two AG064 sheets and start from the center. By attaching the 3" strips on the inside edges of the blue repousse.

    3. Leave a 4" strip of the blue repousse showing on both sheets and attach the 2" strip (figure A).

    4. Attach ribbons between the stripes of blue and platinum, butting the ribbon right up to the platinum sections (figure B)

    5. Cut four, 3" x 2" rectangles for journaling. Add ribbon corners to top and bottom. Mount frames and journaling blocks.

    Lacy Heirloom Page

    Anna creates a lacy page with a twist -- but reversing a patterned paper and eliminating negative space -- she creates a background with heirloom appeal.

    Materials:

    Scissors
    Craft knife
    Double-Sided adhesive steel ruler
    Cutting mat
    Pop dots
    1 sheet - AGO16 Solid Green
    1 sheet - A0004 Cream and Green Stripe
    1sheet - AG047 Brown Leaf
    1 sheet - AG048 Green Leaf
    1 sheet - AG039 Green Handwriting Paper
    1 sheet - Ivory Paper
    1 sheet - AG242 Green Journal Box
    Green Ribbon
    AG625 Butterfly Sticker

    1. Cut brown leaf paper to 11-1/4" square. Cut 4-1/2" x 7" rectangle from center. Remove all the negative space (white space) with a craft knife (figure C).

    2. Cut four 1" strips and four 3/8" strips of striped paper and four 1/2" strips of handwriting paper. Adhere the handwriting strips down the center of the larger striped paper strips. Mount the larger strips to the outside edge and the smaller strips to the inside edge of the white (non-printed) side of the brown leaf print paper and miter the corners (figure D).

    3. Mount photo to 3-3/4" x 4-3/4" ivory paper and 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" green leaf paper and mount on page. Tie a double ribbon bow and add to page. Add journal box to lower right corner of the page.

    4. Cut two 7-1/4" x 1/4" and two 5" x 1/4"strips of AG004. Adding 1/4" frame strips around photo. Make a frame around the outer edge of the frame and miter the corners.

    5. Adhere two butterfly stickers together to create butterfly embellishments, then trim excess clear sticker.

    6. Make 5 butterflies, curling wings to create dimension, then adhere to page with pop dots.


    RESOURCES :
    Elegant Ribboncraft
    Model: 0891346635
    Author: Christine Kingdom
    North Light Books March 1995
    Krause Publications
    Website: www.krause.com

    The Splendor of Ribbon : More Than 50 Glorious Ribbon Craft Projects
    Model: 1567993974
    Author: Ellie Joos

    Handcrafted Journals, Albums, Scrapbooks and More
    Model: 0806939354
    Author: Marie Browning

    To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.


    Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
    Website: www.sterlingpub.com

    500 Great Heartwarming Expressions for Scrapbooking and Cards
    ISBN: 0968664814
    Author: Sandy Redburn
    (2001) Crafty Secrets Publications
    Website: www.craftysecrets.com/aboutus.htm

    500 More Heartwarming Expressions for Crafting, Painting, Stitching and Scrapbooking
    Model: 0969941099
    Author: Sandy Redburn
    2000

    To order this title from Amazon.com, click here


    Crafty Secrets Publications
    Website: www.craftysecrets.com/aboutus.htm

    Art of the Scrapbook: A Guide to Handbinding and Decorating Memory Books, Albums, and Art Journals
    Model: 0823010198
    Author: Diane V. Maurer-Mathison
    Watson-Guptill Publications
    Website: www.watsonguptill.com

    Decorative Papers
    Anna Griffin Inc.
    Website: www.annagriffin.com


    GUESTS :

    Anna Griffin
    Anna Griffin Inc.
    Website: www.annagriffin.com

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