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Consistent Design Elements From "Scrapbooking" episode SCB-362

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From the cover design ... ... to the inside pages, this mini album -- an anniversary gift from Sara Douglass to her husband -- has a clean, consistent look and a crisp, masculine feel. Figure A Figure B

Consistent design elements are key to creating a stylish mini-album. Here, Sara Douglass shares her technique for carrying the same design element across all the pages.

Materials:

Classic Alphabet set
Soft Swirls background stamp
White, navy and radiant white vellum card stock
Night of Navy Craft pad
Blue marker
Navy eyelets

1. Cut a 5"x7" piece of Ultrasmooth White card stock for each page.

   
   

2. Mask (cover) with scratch paper 4-1/4" of each page, leaving 2-3/4" of white cardstock showing (figure A).

   
   

3. Stamp Soft Swirls background with navy ink on the white cardstock and allow to dry completely before removing the mask.

   
   

4. Use blue marker to fill heart shapes (figure B).

   
   

5. Type desired text, print on vellum, and cut to size. Attach with navy eyelets.

   
   

6. Trim photos, layer on Night of Navy card stock, and attach to pages.

RESOURCES :
Rubber Stamp Extravaganza
Model: 1581801289
Author: Vesta Abel

From Stamps to Memories -- A Complete Guide to Scrapbooking With Stamps
Model: 0967338506
Author: Cynthia J. Ludlow
(1999)

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

Rubber Stamping for the First Time
Author: Carol Scheffler
(September 1999)

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

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

Alphabet and phrase stamps (Stampin' Up)
Alphabet Fun Upper Set
Phrase Starters Set
STAMPIN' UP!
Website: www.stampinup.com

Soft Swirls background stamp (Stampin' Up)

GUESTS :

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