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  • A Mat Without Paper (Tricia Morris)
  • From "Special Presentation"
    episode CRP-S1
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    Club Scrap's Tricia Morris shares a technique where you can mat without paper.

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    Note the chalked edges in this close-up shot.

    Use a combination of masks, inks and a sponge tool to create vibrant pages with very little paper required!

    Materials:

    Club Scrap Freedom Kit:

    • 12x12 Red
    • 8.5x11 Khaki
    • Red Hana Hemp

    Silver eyelets
    Cranberry and denim ink (Adirondack)
    ColorBox stylus with blender tip
    12" strip, 5x7 square, 4x6 square of scratch paper

    1. Use the blender tip to sponge denim ink around the perimeter of the 8.5x11 Khaki.

    2. Tear an edge from the 12" strip of scratch paper and lay along the outside edge of the Khaki as a "mask". With the blender tip and Cranberry ink, slide the sponge from the scratch paper onto the 8.5x11 Khaki. Repeat on all four sides.

    3. Place the 5x7 square into the center of the page. Sponge Denim ink around all four edges of the square.

    4. Place a 4x6 square into the center of the page. Sponge Cranberry ink around all four edges.

    5. Cut out the center square and place a photo inside. Mount four eyelets and add Hemp fiber at top and bottom.

    6. Use a mask to decorate 1/2" strips of Khaki paper with Denim and Cranberry ink, add journaling, and mount to the top and bottom of the page.


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